Franchise Discussion: A Nightmare on Elm Street

[FreddyFan]

how about we all list our favorites from greatest to least.

1.a nightmare on elm street
2.a nightmare on elm street 4:the dream master
3.a nightmare on elm street 3:dream warriors
4.a nightmare on elm street 2:freddy's revenge
5.a nightmare on elm street 5:the dream child
6.wes craven's new nightmare
7.freddy's dead:the final nightmare

[crazy clown]

nightmare on elmstreet
nightmare 3
nightmare 4
nightmare 5
new nightmare
freddy's dead
nightmare 2

i think that this is enough of "whats your favorite nightmare movie" threads.

[Freddy#1Slasher]

1) A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3
2) A Nightmare on Elm Street
3) A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2
4) A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4
5) A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 5
6) Wes Craven's New Nightmare
7) Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

If Freddy vs. Jason was included, I would push back Part 4 and make it in my #4 slot.

[FreddyFan]

crazy vlown this is the last wats your favorite nightmare movie i'll be making. i just wanted to see your favorites in a list.by the way, u guys have great lists.

[avenger00soul]

I would only put the first film and the last film in my list. I'm not a big fan of the rest of the series.

[friday13thfan]

1 NMOES 4
2 NMOES 1
3 NMOES 3
4 NMOES 2
5 NMOES 5
6 Wes cravens new nightmare
7Freddys dead

[AUSTIN316426808]

1.A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

2.NEW NIGHTMARE

AFTER THAT WHO REALLY GIVES A FUCK.

[crazy clown]

Originally posted by FreddyFan
crazy vlown this is the last wats your favorite nightmare movie i'll be making. i just wanted to see your favorites in a list.by the way, u guys have great lists.
thank you

[FreddyFan]

your welcome

[Leslie Daher]

my take on the series is this:

one~ was brilliant. an amazing and unique idea that was scary! it was mind blowing at the time and obviously has staying power. very good!

two~ the most under rated of the series IMO. extremely dark and different from the other freddy movies, much like halloween 3 is to that series. not given the recognition it deserves. we really start to see freddy show his bad self in this flick. good movie!

three~ probably my favorite one. there's something unique and really good about this picture. nancy was in it of course and this is where we really start to see fred's funny side. a lot of emotion in this one. very good!!

four~ is about as far as i would go in the series and is the last one i own. decent movie. we get to see freddy evolve but it's lacking some key players-i wish patricia arquette would've come back for this one, but a decent film none the less.

[avenger00soul]

I will agree with you about the original Nightmare, but you are WAY off on Nightmare 2. That "movie" was as boring as they come. The studio kept telling the director to go back and make it scarier. Usually the studio can be wrong, not in this case.

[deathiscoming]

I love this series. Here are my ratings in order:
ANOES
ANOES 3
NEW NIGHTMARE
ANOES 4
ANOES 5
ANOES 6
ANOES2

[crazy clown]

yea man 2 was just...gay...i mean the whole gym teacher thing:confused:

[ds_spoon]

yeah i thought 2 was a bit gay to...

[Digital Murders]

I thought New Nightmare was actually really good.

I don't remember seeing 2. I've seen all the movies I'm pretty sure, but I just can't remember which is which.

I hope I get that fuckin boxset of christmas. :(

[Arioch]

the boxed set owns! anyone made it through that whole extra dvd with the labyrinth? its SOOOOOOO long. Killer having them all on dvd, i watch them all the time.

I love New Nightmare tho, and i will have those boots freddy wears in that one too.

[Freddy#1Slasher]

Don't worry man I like #2 as well.

Great movie. Freddy was darker, scarier, meaner, and more brutal. He showed no fukcing mercy and his kills were awsome, especially Grady's.

The movie is a little slow since the 1st kill does not happen for awhile, but the pool scene and The Grady kill is worth the movie alone.

There is one thing I hated about the movie though, The Ending. :(

My ratings:

1) ANOES 3
2) ANOES 1
3) ANOES 2
4) ANOES 4
5) ANOES 5
6) Wes Craven's New Nightmare
7) Freddy's dead: The Final Nightmare

[simdeer]

Would you like to see a new Nightmare movie made?

[simdeer]

Who would like to see a new Nightmare movie made?

[FairyKorpes]

Originally posted by simdeer
Would you like to see a new Nightmare movie made?

Dude this is the new member area, where on here does it say anything about modern movies?. Omfg

[ShankS]

Originally posted by simdeer
Would you like to see a new Nightmare movie made?

no and wrong forum.

[ShankS]

for the 3rd time ..... no

[tachii]

only if it doesn't suck like that freddy v. jason piece of shit!!!!

[zwoti]

no

[zwoti]

Originally posted by simdeer
Would you like to see a new Nightmare movie made?

only if you're the first victim

[urgeok]

dont worry .. i think it was eventually posted in every forum.
so he was right once.

[EXTR3MIST]

Posting in the wrong forum seems akin to wishing rape upon one's dead relatives.

Now then, who's up for another Halloween?

[MichaelMyers]

No? Welcome?

[MichaelMyers]

Stop, ass.

[The STE]

Originally posted by simdeer
Who would like to see a new Nightmare movie made?

Fuck You

[horror_spooky]

i hear they are making a new nightmare it's called A Nightmare on Elm Street: The First Kills it's a prequel, so you know it's going 2 suck but anyway, that's wat the website says

www.anightmareonelmstreet.com

[tachii]

will wes craven ever rescue this stray lamb?

[horror_spooky]

i doubt it......Horror movies should keep the original writers unless the writers work forever and come up with THE CRAPIEST movie ever. then they should switch writers. I think they should've switched the Child's Play writer after Child's Play 3 came out. Damn that movie sucked. Bride of Chuckie made it worse. Hopefully Seed of Chucky is good. If it's not.....

[EXTR3MIST]

will wes craven ever rescue this stray lamb?

What, with tosh like New Nightmare?

Hopefully Wes won't try and "rescue" this dead and buried series again.

[tachii]

Originally posted by horror_spooky
i doubt it......Horror movies should keep the original writers unless the writers work forever and come up with THE CRAPIEST movie ever. then they should switch writers. I think they should've switched the Child's Play writer after Child's Play 3 came out. Damn that movie sucked. Bride of Chuckie made it worse. Hopefully Seed of Chucky is good. If it's not.....



somewhat agree

[crazy raplh]

I am thinking about buying the box set, Does anyone have it, and is it worth buying. any good features in it?

[Yellow Jacket]

Originally posted by crazy raplh
I am thinking about buying the box set, Does anyone have it, and is it worth buying. any good features in it?

I have the box set (DVD) and it rules! I say, buy it when you get the chance! I love how on the bonus DVD you can travel through Freddy's house and watch special features in random and see some exclusive footage. The movies rock too!:D

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Yellow Jacket
I have the box set (DVD) and it rules! I say, buy it when you get the chance! I love how on the bonus DVD you can travel through Freddy's house and watch special features in random and see some exclusive footage. The movies rock too!:D

movies vary in quality, boxset is good

[crippler666]

If you have seen the movies before, they are as you remember them.

If not then could still be worth a look, but remember they had a very different fealing at the beginning.

[horror_master]

I'm buying when I can find it.

[massacre]

i got the boxset i got it for £20 in hmv! its great!!!!

[slasherman]

Originally posted by zwoti
movies vary in quality, boxset is good
often the boxsets are without commentary...and other exstras....but it depends on the boxset i guess....

[IDrinkYourBlood]

Sigh, theres a box set of this heep. Sad so so sad.

[bwind22]

Yeah, I've got the NoES boxset. It's pretty cool to have, if for no other reason than that it makes a cool addition to your horror collection.

[Bride_of_Freddy]

You should buy it. I have it and i luv it

[zwoti]

Originally posted by slasherman
often the boxsets are without commentary...and other exstras....but it depends on the boxset i guess....

i'm assuming the boxset in question is the r1 release

[EXTR3MIST]

lets just close this worthless piece of shit thread ?

[urgeok]

Originally posted by EXTR3MIST
lets just close this worthless piece of shit thread ?

you sir, have been drinking !

[EXTR3MIST]

Tenner to the man in white!

:D

[EXTR3MIST]

Plus, they closed that 90's horror thread, which is just not bloody fair.

:mad:

[urgeok]

Originally posted by EXTR3MIST
Plus, they closed that 90's horror thread, which is just not bloody fair.

:mad:


and it was such a valuable insightful thread ...

[EXTR3MIST]

http://jvdowd.tblog.com/

[AmericanManiac]

I also have it and I love it. A very cool feature it comes with is 3D glasses to watch a part in Freddys Dead.

[KF100]

Hey I was just wondering if anyone knows what Glen's car is in the movie.
Thanks.

[Creighton Duke]

ill whack in the DVD and have a look.
You might have to spray or change the convertible roof for the stripped effect, dont think that colour comes as standard on the car - be cool if it did though.

[ShankS]

1958 Cadillac Series 62.

[KF100]

Wicked thanks.

[pbrosas1982]

Hey, I heard that before the re-release of the upcoming A Nightmare On Elm Street remastered DVD, they are going to be showing in it the movie theater 2 nights before (9/20 and 9/21.) I’ve never seen it in the theater before and they are showing a special segment of all of Freddy’s best kills after the show! It’s gonna be sweet! I found out about it on www.bigscreenboxoffice.com.

[The Flayed One]

http://www.economywholesale.com/images/EWI%20Products/Armour%20Potted%20Meat.jpg

[voorhees92]

i think that means Spamming. yeah im leavin right now.

[XtRaVa]

Lmao...exact same post word for word on the other movie forums I go on.

When will they learn? :D

[Chaos17]

I am gonna buy the freddy box set.

Now i was reading and i see there are 2? from amazon.co.uk

i would like to know which is better.

I think its this one but pls help

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nightmare-Street-Collection-Region-REGION/dp/0780626966/sr=1-9/qid=1159792962/ref=sr_1_9/026-5285813-8636439?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

or

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nightmare-Street-Seven-Disc-Collectors/dp/B00030ES14/sr=1-1/qid=1159792962/ref=sr_1_1/026-5285813-8636439?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Now the first one i have is better right? or not?

wat the advantage for each?

the first one is the same but with loads more features right?

[Chaos17]

Could someone help me pls

I would like to order one or the other as soon as possible :)

[dethbyfire]

I have the one thatyou have listed on top and i think it would be better then the other one.

[Geddy]

I think you should get the 1st one you listed also.I have it and It's awesome.I think the second ones the same but it does'nt have the awesome special features disc that the first one does.

[azathoth777]

The first one is also the one I have and I agree that it is a great set. I'd go with this one.

[Chaos17]

Thanks for the help :D

[top-gunner]

i wudnt get either...all of the Nightmare On Elm Street movies suck except the first one

[Geddy]

Originally posted by top-gunner
i wudnt get either...all of the Nightmare On Elm Street movies suck except the first one
I've got to disagree with you there.The first is the best of the series but it's not the only good one.

[bbeastieboy]

they are both the same. one is region 1 and the second is region 2. are you stupid?

[Geddy]

Originally posted by bbeastieboy
they are both the same. one is region 1 and the second is region 2. are you stupid?
Umm actually they are different.One has 7 discs and one has 8.

[mikel1021]

I've been saving my money up for that first one, poor college student over here, I want it in a box set not individual.

but thats my choice

[Geddy]

I got it and it's worth every penny in my opinion.The bonus disc on the first set is awesome.

[bbeastieboy]

He can only play one box set on his DVD player. He doesn't have a choice.

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by bbeastieboy
He can only play one box set on his DVD player. He doesn't have a choice.

Some region 1 DVD players can play region 2 DVDs. Mine can.

Are you stupid?

[psycho_butthead]

my bf has the first one you listed. its pretty kickass.

[Rabid Child]

Its on my wishlisht i may wait till they rerelease the dvds like the first one and if they make a boxset i'll get that i hope they do. I got the bonus disc from my library today.

[Rabid Child]

Ugh... I hate starting new pages

[Chaos17]

i have a multi region DVD player so it doesn't matter wich region i get.

i wanted to know which one had the same as the other + more.


And as some ppl have said the first 1 i listed has the same as the second plus more :)

[Chaos17]

1 last question i have already ordered the first 1 i linked.

But i was wondering is the first 1 i linked the same as this one http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/478282/A_Nightmare_On_Elm_Street_7_Disc_Box_Set/Product.html#jump-features

Or does the first one i have linked have everything all the box sets have plus more?

like the same features plus even more. like same interview + more behind the scenes??

[Geddy]

The first one has one disc filled with special features.So it has all the movies plus the 8th disc which has a bunch of special features.

[Chaos17]

sorry i didn't undertand the one i orders that was on my first post thats the first link is the best one that has the most things.

and the new one that i have posted thats from play.com is the same? or diffrent?

coz the cover looks the same but just smaller?

[_____V_____]

Get the first one. It comes with a bonus disc which has a shitload of cool features in it. Its worth all the savings you got, trust me.

[Dee Hart]

I have the box set it awesome, I like the nightmare on elm street movies,
though. is there a friday the 13th box set. anyone know.

[Chaos17]

yeah there is.

Go to play or amazon and search friday the 13th and u will see a box set.

[_____V_____]

Friday the 13th Box Set : From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (http://www.amazon.com/Friday-13th-Crystal-Manhattan-Movies/dp/B0002JP572)

Recommended.

[radiognome]

so far as i know, 7 dvd disc includes the cencored version. the other is uncencored. i know this because i searched their differences before. google it.

so they are not the same.

[Fred Krueger]

I had forgotten how much i enjoyed A Nightmare on Elm Street until i picked up the new remastered Infinifilm version. Not only as good as the film has ever looked, but also a ton of extras!

The movie itself contains less comedy than even i remember, and i like that, Freddy's roots and all. i still think the "tina in a Bodybag" scenes and the blood shooting up out of the bed hood up really well.

My favourite extra on the disc, and why i recommend it for huge fans of the film, is a look at the making of the movie from beginning to end, with actor and staff interviews. It tells everything you could ever want to know and more, in a manageable length.

Now obviously I'm a big fan of the series, but has anyone else picked this up? What's your take on the content and watching the film that started it all again?

[The_Return]

I very, very rarely bother to watch special features, so I took advantage of this release in a different way. Because of this fancy new SE, the original DVD got a crazy price cut...finally got around to grabbing that, plus the first 2 sequels.

[Geddy]

Who's all on the commentary?

[Fred Krueger]

director Wes Craven, producer Robert Shaye, co-producers Sara Risher and John Burrows, cinematographer Jacques Haitkin, composer Charles Bernstein, editors Rick Shaine and Patrick McMahon, effects producers Jim Doyle and David B. Miller, film historian David Del Valle, and actors Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, and Ronnee Blakely

"The House That Freddy Built" - The Legacy of New Line Horror is also a great feature. They go through the movies they've made, how they came across franchises etc..., and the role Nightmare on elm Street played in it all.

[Tad]

I passed on the infinifilm because I already have the NOES boxed set. And I can't justify spending another $25 Can on the same movie I already have just for a few special features. But god knows I've been tempted.

[slayer666]

I plan to pick this one up eventually. I didn't care for any of the sequels, so the box set would be pointless.

[Geddy]

I wish that Johnny Depp was on the commentary.

[joshaube]

Mhm, the DVDs did get a ridiculous price cut. You can grab them all in the Discount Bin at Walmart now. 6.88$ a piece.

I don't often watch special features on DVDs either. To me, all a DVD really needs is... a quality transfer, a wide selection of audio and subtitle streams, and a commentary. Needless to say, "deleted scenes" shouldn't be there, they should be re-added into the film where they were cut. I want to see the film as it was meant to be, not edited down for those with no attention span.

Slap all that together, and for any movie, it's worth owning.

[The_Return]

Mhm, the DVDs did get a ridiculous price cut. You can grab them all in the Discount Bin at Walmart now. 6.88$ a piece.

I don't often watch special features on DVDs either. To me, all a DVD really needs is... a quality transfer, a wide selection of audio and subtitle streams, and a commentary. Needless to say, "deleted scenes" shouldn't be there, they should be re-added into the film where they were cut. I want to see the film as it was meant to be, not edited down for those with no attention span.

Slap all that together, and for any movie, it's worth owning.

Re. your delete scenes comment:

Alot of times, scenes are cut for good reason. Having them back in the film wouldnt always make it better.

Take League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. SDont know what you think of it, but I love it. Anyway...a few (most) of the deleted scenes there really deserved to be cut, would have detracted from the movie.

[Ginger<3]

i loved the special features .... i pouted when fred turned them off to go to work that day. it's a great DVD.

[JP500]

I picked it up about a week ago.It was well worth it.

[The_Return]

As of about 20 minutes ago, Ive finally got through the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Now, how about some nice friendly discussion?;)

The thing that makes me think that I prefer this franchise over Friday the 13th is sheer originality. Though alot of the Friday films were themselves stronger, they fell into a formula after awhile, where even though some of the films were undeniably pretty bad, Nightmare always at least had a new idea behind it. Friday the 13th has consistency, but Nightmare gets bonus points for not just re-hashing the same formula.

So what are everyone's favourite films in this infamous series? What were your favourite kills? What do you think about Freddy - better as a dark, menacing killer or a wacky dark comic?

Personally, here's how I would rank the series from best to weakest:

A Nightmare on Elm Street
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Freddy Vs. Jason

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare


Until the first break, all 3 are awesome horror movies, some of the best of their kind. Freddy Vs. Jason isnt great, but its alot of fun; definatly more Nightmare than Friday. Part 2 was ok, but fairly forgettable...4 and 5 werent flat out horrible, but far from good...and Freddy's Dead just sucked. No continuity, crappy humor, horrible ending. Had some decent ideas behind it, but sure didnt turn out well.

Thoughts?

[AUSTIN316426808]

I agree with the ranking.

My favorite of the series is either the original or New Nightmare which are also the best in the series.

I prefer the darker Freddy because the jokes are there just in moderation. The original and New Nightmare are the best films which also happen to be the films he's darkest in. I enjoy the comedy but when it's heavy throughout the film it gets old fast. Freddy aside, I just enjoy dark films more than others.

Overall I think it's a good series with a couple of great movies, one or two subpar and a handful of decent, enjoyable films.

[Geddy]

1.A Nightmare On Elm Street.
2.Wes Craven's New Nightmare.
3.A Nightmare On Elm Street 3 Dream Warriors.
4.A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 The Dream Master.
5.A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 Freddy's Revenge.
6.Freddy Vs Jason.
7.Freddy's Dead The Final Nightmare.
8.A Nightmare On Elm Street 5 The Dream Child.

A Nightmare On Elm Street's my favourite horror series.
Do you think they'll make a Freddy Vs Jason 2?

[pinkerton]

I enjoy pt 2 alot but the "rules" seem to get bent.Very bent.

[zwoti]

A Nightmare on Elm Street
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors



interesting that wes was involved with your top 3 :cool:

[The_Return]

interesting that wes was involved with your top 3 :cool:

He's not the only comon element in them: Heather Langenkamp. The ultimate slasher heroine, IMO. All the rest had boring, throw-away heros / heroines, but Nancy is awesome.

[paws the great]

A Nightmare on Elm Street- A classic horror film.

Freddy Vs. Jason- A fun and slick slasher.

New Nightmare
Dream Warriors
Freddy's Revenge
Freddy's Dead
The Dream master
The Dream Child


I love the first Nightmare on Elm Street, but I'm not a huge fan of the rest.

[garthmanorgirl]

I agree with most of your order, but I'd switch a couple:
I prefer Dream Warriors over New Nightmare.

I also am not a big fan of Part 2. I'd put it next to last behind Final Nightmare. The rule bending was just a bit too annoying for me :D

I would also put Freddy vs. Jason right up there. I enjoyed the whole "Christmas sweater, phallic symbol" conversation between Freddy and Kelly Rowland's character.

[Spec7ral]

i have the series but havent seen all of them yet, i dip into it about once a month so it's not really much of a controlled experiment for me.

However, on the subject of dream movies, I can tell you that Freddy will never top the line "Maybe she's the one who bought the damn gasoline and helped pour it on the babies!" from Bad Dreams. Definetly one of my top 5 b-movie lines of all time, maybe even number one.

[alicefan]

i like Freddy's humor and his killing is cool, but the ranking prob. wouldn't be the same as mine, the original is prob. the best, but I thought Freddy's Dead should be higher than last in a ranking of the series, part 2 i think is the worst out of the series

[BASSI]

Freddy is not scary when he funny,
but he did scare me in New nightmare (he wasn't funny in this one or 1st one)
3rd one and Freddy vs Jason were really fun to watch


my list would be

1.A Nightmare On Elm Street.
2.Wes Craven's New Nightmare.
3Freddy Vs Jason.
4 A Nightmare On Elm Street 3 .
5.A Nightmare On Elm Street 2
6.A Nightmare On Elm Street 4
7 A Nightmare On Elm Street 5
8 Freddy's Dead The Final Nightmare.

[paws the great]

Freddy is not scary when he funny,


Yes, I agree.

Freddy's a BAD joke in part 4,5 and "Freddy's Dead":)

[alicefan]

the funny side of Freddy is still cool, especially when he makes some of those jokes, but I agree that he wasn't very funny in part 3, but in part 1 he was sort of comical

[Manic1511]

is it me or the guy "rod" or "nick" in part one look similar to the guy "ron" on part two? i know its two different actors but they look mighty similar...:confused:

[The Holy Ghost]

Obviously the original is amazing and everyone knows that but my favorite sequel is definetly part 3. I love it, such a great part in the series. The puppet scene is crazy, and scared the shit outta me as a kid. The Freddy Snake was nicely done. Plus Nancy was in this one, so it had to be good :D

There's some great kills in every movie, i like the cockroach kill in part 4 and even though Freddys Dead sucked, i like the deaf guy kill, lol.

Freddy > Jason

[the_real_linda]

i heard there making freddy vs jason 2............dunno tho



1. NOES 3-dream warriors
2. NOES
3. Wes Cravens new nightmare
4. Freddys dead-Final nightmare
6. Freddy vs Jason
7. NOES 2- freddys revenge
8. NOES 4- Dream Master
9. NOES 5 Dream Child

[X-Man88]

PART 3: (A Penis-like Freddy starts to eat Kirsten)


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PART 7: (Freddy wraps his long tongue all over Nancy's body)


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[occupier]

hey man youre links dont work

[chaibill]

What was the one with the nurse with the nice tits. She spits out tongues that tie the kid to the bed. I think it was # 4?

[VampiricClown]

These are such lame threads.

[colubrid660]

What was the one with the nurse with the nice tits. She spits out tongues that tie the kid to the bed. I think it was # 4?

It was that "Dream Warriors" one, I believe. What a shitty movie.

I think you could find sexual themes in most horror flicks. It seems to be a very sexual genre in ways.

EDIT: I think you (the thread starter) may mean more like sexual imagery, rather than themes per se. I know the Alien movies are full of sexual imagery, especially the first. As for sexual themes in horror, David Cronenberg's films of the late 70's and 80's come straight to mind.

[Phalanx]

"Penis like"?
I would think more snake like...what with swallowing prey in a similar method to a snake?
But hey, if you see this as a phallic representation, perhaps you're looking just a bit too hard - might wanna look into that.

As for the tongue thing, so?
He did a tongue thing in the first one (down the phoneline) too, Freddy is a sick perv trying to weird out his victims - did he go to rape them? no.
He's a sick and demented killer who enjoys toying with his victims, largely around, but not exclusive to, their personal fears.

I think in terms of sexual content, considering the time of the majority of the series and the number of installments, they're actually comparatively mild in terms of the genre/time.

[Elvis_Christ]

The original Freddy snake was coloured dildo pink they had to cover it with goo n shit to get the scene past the ratings board.

[Doc Faustus]

Of course Nightmare on Elm Street is full of sexual content. It's implied that Freddy is not just a killer, but a molester as well. He's also an incubus. The series is every bit as sexually charged as the Friday the 13th movies, it's just very slightly less overt.

[Elvis_Christ]

What's sexually charged about the F13th flicks? Phallic machete and the whole attacking people fucking deal?

[Doc Faustus]

That just about covers it. It's really heavyhanded and constantly sexual irresponsibility, to the point that it feels like Jason ends up embodying a lot of the danger that was just getting attached to sex in the 80s and 90s. Jason becomes a walking AIDS virus.

[Elvis_Christ]

I think I've read that somewhere before... quite a interesting analogy.

[Doc Faustus]

It's slightly glossed over. People tend to forget the biggest component of it: the hockey mask. The facelessness is the key. There've always been elementals and facekillers in folklore, but in this case, they modernized it and punked the image up wonderfully. Now, instead of stealing people's breath at night, you have something tangible with a machete. He also kind of embodies the sexual element of the serial killer, which still felt like a new phenomenon for people to grasp by then. Every kind of disease that can come to bear occurs in the 80s slasher movie. If you read up on medieval slavic vampire folklore, you'll find a lot of stirring resemblances and that we still use the same kind of magical thinking. Revenants of drowned children and those who died of disease return to bring vengeance down on anybody who gets in their way, and the genotype of the creature shows what it eats. There are undead infants for example, that drink blood from a mother's breast, or criminals who return to their families. Jason's perfectly with type: Q: what killed Jason? A: sexual irresponsibility. Q: who killed Jason this way? A:teenagers. Q: who does he kill? A:teenagers. It's the same cycle of accountability and victimhood that slavic revenants have, but in this case the modern scapegoat is sexual irresponsibility.

[psychooralien]

Since the remake is being made I decided to start a thread on what you think of the series so far.

I disliked 2, 5, freddy's dead and freddy's nightmares series.

A friend of mine said 1, 3 and new nightmare were good becuase they had originality.

And, of course I bought the boxset last weekend with NO SPECIAL FEATURES, except from the freddy vs. jason film which is my 2nd favourite Nightmare film.

What did you think? And don't redirect this thread becuase I haven't seen one on the first page.

[colubrid660]

Since the remake is being made I decided to start a thread on what you think of the series so far.

I disliked 2, 5, freddy's dead and freddy's nightmares series.

A friend of mine said 1, 3 and new nightmare were good becuase they had originality.

And, of course I bought the boxset last weekend with NO SPECIAL FEATURES, except from the freddy vs. jason film which is my 2nd favourite Nightmare film.

What did you think? And don't redirect this thread becuase I haven't seen one on the first page.

The first is a great movie. The second is a sort of mishmashed 80's convention horror film, which was unintentionally funny in a lot of ways. The third is freaking stupid and the same can be said for the rest, not counting "New Nightmare" which was the best out of the series after the original.

Who is doing the remake?

[Doc Faustus]

I like the third. It's more of a comic book than a horror movie, but it's still kinda cool.

[The_Return]

You might be interested in this thread from awhile back:

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27738

[Posher778]

First one is among the best horror films ever made.


All others sucked.

[The_Return]

First one is among the best horror films ever made.


All others sucked.

You dont even like New Nightmare?

I put that one almost on par with the original.

[Posher778]

You dont even like New Nightmare?

I put that one almost on par with the original.

Not really. It was better than the other sequels, but I really wasn't impressed at all by anything but the original.

[pinkfloyd45769]

Freddy is just funny to me,he isnt really scary.I hope the remake makes him a little more scary.

[Elvis_Christ]

I'd rather see another sequel/prequel as good as New Nightmare than a remake... maybe they should have another go at a TV series.

[colubrid660]

Or they could just come up with something original and try to squeeze money out of that...But don't count on it :(

[Elvis_Christ]

More originality comes out of bastardizations when it comes to franchises. Folklore of a sinister backstory, sometimes better as a comic, TV episode, shitty sequel but its all essential if the character strikes home for you.

[Mr. Grady]

Loved the fist one, but got soured on the rest after seeing the second, so I never revisited the series. You can hold out hope that good material can still be created. The whole concept of dreams (nightmares) intermingling with reality is fantastic, so the groundowork has been laid. Can't say that I'm "holding my breath" awaiting the new release, though.

"No more pickin on Dim, bruvah..."

[Dee Hart]

I also have the nightmare on elm street box set and freddy vs jason
and new nightmare, I like freddy's movies. but didn't they explain
in the first or second film what made freddy what he is today. they didn't
tell why jason is why heis the way he is except that the counselor weren't
watching him and he drowned in the lake.
has anyone seen hatchet: it has freddy(robert england) candyman(tony todd)
and the other kane hodder (who played jason) and is the boogeman) in it
it was great.

[Gerbzilla2000]

Sorry But I Hate Freddy Films They Just Make Me Laught ...

[all4gore]

I'm a huge fan of the Nightmare series, but a remake is no good. Everybody is doing them, and it's really starting to get annoying. Just go make a shitty sequel...no expects much from a sequel, and it really doesn't have to live up to anything. If they do a remake, then it has to live up to the original, and they never do. So I actually hope this film never happens....along with the Hellraiser remake.

[BabyBaby]

freddys one of my favoritesssss.

1s the best but out of the rest the 3rd comes in 2nd.

[freddy69]

i love the first mightmare the rest of them arent that great0:p

[Staplez]

I'm a huge fan of the Nightmare series, but a remake is no good. Everybody is doing them, and it's really starting to get annoying. Just go make a shitty sequel...no expects much from a sequel, and it really doesn't have to live up to anything. If they do a remake, then it has to live up to the original, and they never do. So I actually hope this film never happens....along with the Hellraiser remake.


Theres so many things wrong with this I dont even know where to start.

[Abominus]

I really enjoyed the first one (I actually re-watched it last night) as a legitimate horror movie. I enjoyed the rest of the series as classic 80's slasher camp. New Nightmare introduced a darker, scarier Freddy that I really liked and made him the monster he always should have been.

If they remake it (given the current trend I don't know why they wouldn't) I'd like to see it taken back to the feel of a proper horror movie, rather than a horror comedy.

As mediocre as the remakes were I would compare "old" Leatherface versus remake Leatherface. Updated and much more intimidating, thats what I would like to see done with Freddy.

[all4gore]

Theres so many things wrong with this I dont even know where to start.

with my post, or the fact they want to remake Nightmare on Elm St.

[colubrid660]

Updated and much more intimidating, thats what I would like to see done with Freddy.

Yeah if they do this and add something new to the remake, I won't really have a problem.

There are some good remakes out there, there is just more bad ones.

[Elvis_Christ]

Is Robert Englund going to be Freddy? I don't know if the remake would work for me if he isn't. Who else could be Freddy?

[The_Return]

Is Robert Englund going to be Freddy? I don't know if the remake would work for me if he isn't. Who else could be Freddy?

I dont have any suggestions, but with Englund's consent it could be kind of cool to see someone else in the role.

[freddy69]

i like the first nightmare the rest arent that good

[FreddyNumberOne1]

As big of Freddy fan that I am, I much prefer him being the dark, scary type evil villain. He was pretty scary and mean in the first two. The 3rd movie was very good, but he started to get funny then. It makes for a sick type villain who laughs at you and cracks jokes while he kills you, but stick to the bad ass stuff. Freddy is still considered one of the most powerful villains because of his psychic powers in the dream world though. I think the remake needs to portray him as the evil, sick, twisted villain he actually is.

As far as the current franchise .... I loved them all, but I rank them like this:

1) Nightmare on Elm Street 1
2) Nightmare on Elm Street 3
3) Nightmare on Elm Street 2
4) Nightmare on Elm Street 4
5) New Nightmare
6) Nightmare on Elm Street 5
7) Freddys Dead the final nightmare

[Elvis_Christ]

i like the first nightmare the rest arent that good

You didn't like New Nightmare?

[killermonkey]

I would have to agree that the original, and following chapters are pretty comedic, but that gives it its own nich I suppose....New Nightmare is pretty dark, and I would like to see the "nightmare" remake go there!

[sopater]

I liked part 1 & 3 the best, but I also enjoyed all the others as well.

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac31/sopater/Nightmaretoilet.jpg

[iSeymore]

Only films I've seen of the series as of today; are...
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
and if you want to count Freddy Vs. Jason (2003) then by all means, go ahead. still somewhat part of this particular horror franchise. yes?
I am stoked for seeing the rest of the horror movie in the franchise along with the upcoming remake in April of 2010. : )

[mlauzon]

I've seen all of the following:

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
New Nightmare (1994)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

I still haven't seen:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

But, now that a remake is coming out, I'll have to break my own rule and watch the series from the start including the ones I've never seen.

[mlauzon]

I don't care, I love cheesy '80s movies, the more cheese the better!

[sopater]

You've got to be a fan of cheese. The Freddy movies after part one started to get cheesier. I don't mind because I like cheese.:cool::cool::cool:

[K.Diddy]

:)Only one's I didn't Like are part 2,which was just stupid and broke all the laws laid down in the firs one and ''New nightmare''.It made all the other one's feel like just ''movies''

[Tangleduponblue]

1. Nightmare on Elm Street
2. New Nightmare
3. Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
4. Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Dream Child
5. Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Dream Master
6. Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
7. Freddy vs. Jason
8. Nightmare on Elm Street (remake)
9. Freddy's Dead

Spots 4-6 are fluid, depending on how I feel, but the top three and the bottom three are set permenantly.

[Fearonsarms]

ANOES
ANOES 3
New Nightmare
ANOE 4
ANOE 2
ANOE 6
Freddy vs jason
ANOE 5

I haven't seen the remake cos everyone I know said it was crap

[metternich1815]

Okay, I have seen all of these films and own them on some form or another. I have been planning on replacing some of my VHS versions and I was wondering if anyone knows where to get keepcases for any of the films in the series, but especially 2 and 3?

Thank you,

metternich1815

[cryptkeeper666]

Don't know man. Wish I can help. Sorry!

[MichaelMyers]

Consider trying your hand at customization.

[sross1800]

Hi there! :) My name's Sean! :) I'm 23 years old, and I've got autism. Even though I'm not really into horror movies, but since I like the nostalgia of the 1980's and 1990's, and since it's going to celebrate it's 30th anniversary this November, what memories do you have from between November of 1984 and early to mid of 1985 when you saw the very first "Nightmare on Elm Street" in movie theaters?

Thanks! :)
Sean

[Doc Faustus]

Franchise horror tends to be the broken clock that's right twice a day. For a franchise to survive, it needs a somewhat compelling original entry and one cool sequel for fans to defend in arguments, proving the validity of the franchise by showing that is 25 percent good. For me personally, the sequel that makes Nightmare on Elm Street a defensible franchise is Dream Warriors. It makes the possibilities of its world bigger and it has some genuinely cool kills.