Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

Heather Langenkamp has been plagued with nightmares over the last few weeks. She's been haunted by the character she once defeated years ago in a film roll and can't understand why.

After speaking to the creator of the Nightmare series, Wes Craven, Heather is informed that Freddy has been concealed in the movies and now that they are over, he is moving out into the real world and looking for vengeance.

Written and directed by Wes Craven, starring Heather Langenkamp as herself, John Saxton as himself and Robert Englund as himself and new look Freddy Krueger.

Okay... So let's make a movie about a guy who is making another movie to add to a series that was already ended.

Stupid idea right? Of course it is! Wes Craven thought it would be genius to make another Nightmare movie about making a freaking Nightmare movie and using practically the exact same cast in it that he did in the original film.

They decided to cast the teacher from the first film to be a nurse in this piece of crap for example.

Most of, if not all the scenes were freaking copy's of scenes from the other film.

It's a piss poor excuse for a Nightmare on elm street movie. Had this been a completely separate entity with a whole different cast and antagonist, it could have been excellent but in my eyes it's crap.

I'm very upset about this movie and wish it was never made. It's basically a waste of time and makes a mockery out of the rest of the films.

1 out of 10!

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A Nightmare on Elm Street part 4: The Dream Master (1988)

The dream warriors have been released from Westin Heights and are living a normal teenage life.

Everything is moving up in their lives until Kristen starts feeling signs of an unsettling presence in her dreams and must take immediate action to save herself and her friends.

Directed by Renny Harlin, produced by Robert Shay and Rachel Talalay. Written by Brian Helgeland and Scott Pierce. Starring Tuesday Knight, Andras Jones, Brooke Theiss, Danny Hassell, Lisa Wilcox and Robert Englund as the sometimes not-so-lovable, Freddy Krueger.

I wasn't a huge fan of this movie, but it does displayed all the assets a Nightmare movie requires.

But it couldn't be all that bad! This was the top grossing film in the series prior to the release of Freddy Vs. Jason, which has to tell you something!

The thing that made me dislike the movie to a certain degree was having the dream warriors used like they were in a freaking Highlander film. Each different ability was transferred over to Alice every time one of her friend's died at the hands of Freddy.

And don't get me wrong, I enjoy the Highlander series just fine as it is. But I also enjoy my Freddy without a cross over style of story line.

The acting was pretty good, but nothing was able to really catch my attention like in the previous entries. It seemed almost plain to me although the film had a lot to offer visually. So with that being said I'm giving this piece of the series a 5.5 out of 10.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

A child molester, who was set free on a technicality, was burned at the stake by a group of angry parents.

Years later, an angry Fred Krueger has come back for revenge by killing off the remaining children of Elm street one by one, in their dreams.

Written and directed by Wes Craven. Starring Heather Langenkamp, John Saxton, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund as Fred Krueger.

This was the ultimate boogeyman movie for me! Over the course of several years I would have nightmares of Freddy Krueger. The horrifying look he had, the evil laugh, the way he could just get under your skin was unbelievable.

This movie is the reason why I am obsessed with the horror genre.

The acting is incredible, the dialogue is damn near perfect and the special effects were top notch. Especially the make up used for Fred and the "face coming through the ceiling" effect.

The ending was also excellent in my books, not only do you get a cool finish but they throw in the last minute jump scare for good measure.

This may not come as a shock to you but I give this one a perfect 10 out of 10.

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Hatchet (2006)

A group of guys set out to Mardi Gras to take things off their friend Ben's mind after he is dumped by his longtime girlfriend.

When the booze and the girls won't seem to help with his heartbreak,  Ben decides to take a haunted boat tour where he and everyone aboard, run into a snag and must ban together in order to escape from the fearsome spirit of Victor Crowley.

Written and directed by Adam Green. Starring Deon Richmond, Tamara Feldman, Joel Moore and Kane Hodder as Victor Crowley

To start off, this film was FILLED to the top with some of the biggest stars the horror genre has ever seen, including Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees) and the aforementioned Tony Todd.

Written and directed by Adam Green, you can tell that this was the inspired work of someone who loves watching the classic slasher films. From the cameo's to the ending there was always something an old school fan could pick up on at almost any point of this movie.

The first hour seemed like it was a little too goofy for my tastes, all I could think of this movie as was a mix between Lake Placid and one of the Friday the 13th films, but I soon realized what the writer was doing. And it paid off when the story line got serious and the scenes had started getting filled with gore.

I did find the main character's dialogue a little bit odd at first but it suited the look and mannerisms of the actor portraying him and made me see the type of person he is supposes to be resembling.

The kills in this were a mix of straight old school slasher and new original, innovative deaths which is always a plus when I'm watching a slasher. And the gore used was amazing and very realistic. Although some of the kills weren't overly convincing it was still very well made.

And for the 80's fan out there, the ending is made especially for you! You will love it and hate It all at the same time, I can guarantee that.

So for my big finale, I will have to say that watching this movie is a big yes, even if you're not really a fan of the first hour, such as I was, just keep watching it and it will pay off in the long run. Hence why I am giving it a 7 out of 10.

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