Freddy's Dead (1991) - Archive
The Final Nightmare? I think not.
|May 7/2006|
Unfortunately, my past love for this film has since vanquished after a rather unsatisfying viewing today. I think the director tries too hard at making this an all out comedy that the essence of what made Freddy Krueger so thrilling is silent. There's never a scene where one feels any kind of chilling effect from Freddy. He never appears ominous and that really hurts because even in the series' worst effort{"The Dream Child"), he has some creepy moments. But, in this film, he comes off as an evil clown and the film floats around Wes Craven's rules of how Freddy operates in the nightmare world and how the victims are effected on the outside despite being asleep. The idea of implementing Nintendo gaming from Freddy and his flying on a broomstick like the Wicked Witch of The West really seems yearning for some desperate laughs. The violence is still gory, but less effective. None of the kills in this film even come close to the intense death scenes in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" or even "The Dream Master." It's actually almost a laboring attempt from me just to have to watch it for it's like watching a once great series die a long, hard death. Even the weak 3-D gimmick ruins Freddy's supposed exit from horrordom. So the film simply fails on most accounts except for the director showing us Freddy's past. That one aspect, and unfolding the mystery of who Freddy's after, is worthy of noting. It's a sad thing because I have fond memories of watching this film. Perhaps it made for that certain age where you just can more easily accept mediocrity..and a wise cracking villain doing whatever he wants in a nightmare state.
|May 7/2006|
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Unfortunately, my past love for this film has since vanquished after a rather unsatisfying viewing today. I think the director tries too hard at making this an all out comedy that the essence of what made Freddy Krueger so thrilling is silent. There's never a scene where one feels any kind of chilling effect from Freddy. He never appears ominous and that really hurts because even in the series' worst effort{"The Dream Child"), he has some creepy moments. But, in this film, he comes off as an evil clown and the film floats around Wes Craven's rules of how Freddy operates in the nightmare world and how the victims are effected on the outside despite being asleep. The idea of implementing Nintendo gaming from Freddy and his flying on a broomstick like the Wicked Witch of The West really seems yearning for some desperate laughs. The violence is still gory, but less effective. None of the kills in this film even come close to the intense death scenes in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" or even "The Dream Master." It's actually almost a laboring attempt from me just to have to watch it for it's like watching a once great series die a long, hard death. Even the weak 3-D gimmick ruins Freddy's supposed exit from horrordom. So the film simply fails on most accounts except for the director showing us Freddy's past. That one aspect, and unfolding the mystery of who Freddy's after, is worthy of noting. It's a sad thing because I have fond memories of watching this film. Perhaps it made for that certain age where you just can more easily accept mediocrity..and a wise cracking villain doing whatever he wants in a nightmare state.
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