A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 Directed by Chuck Russell
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If You Think You're Ready For Freddy, Think Again!
It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.
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"I said, Where's the fucking bourbon?"
Not as creepy or bloody as the original, nor as innovative as New Nightmare -- but this is a lot more entertaining than either. The acting is poor (seriously, Heather Langenkamp is wicked cute, but she's not winning an Oscar anytime soon). The dialogue and effects are cheesy, and the soundtrack is definitely of its time.
And it's glorious.
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"Welcome to prime time, bitch."
This is my jam.
While the previous two Elm Street films have been reasonably enjoyable and whatnot, DREAM WARRIORS takes it to the next level. It knows how cool Freddy is and how cool his kills can be. Throw in some awesome special effects and a few genuinely likable characters and voila! you got yourself a great movie. I think I'm going to dress up as Freddy this Halloween, but I'm going to put a big sign on my back saying "I'm dressing up as Freddy, but like the Freddy from Dream Warriors, not the Freddy from the other ones. I mean, he's cool in the other ones, I guess, but his Dream Warriors incarnation…
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"Great! Now it's my dick that's killin' me!"
Ah God bless Kincaid. That tubby, foul-mouthed strongman with the heart of gold!Now when I was young, horror films were really just a way to show off. Wether that be to my friends who were not allowed to watch them or to prove how fearless I was to the ones who were. At heart I was really just a Schwarzenegger loving, action movie fanboy.
That is...until Dream Warriors turned up and started my obsession with all things bloody and gore soaked!!
It was my perfect film...the right amount of blood, boobs, a bunch of characters you genuinely cared about and stacks of quotable lines. I didn't even know what it was…
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One of the films that absolutely define my childhood, but nostalgia is not the only reason I love it. It's a genuinely excellent film in so many ways, it's the best NIGHTMARE film, and it's easily one of the greatest horror films of the '80s.
A major key to the film's success is the fact that it's set in an adolescent psychiatric hospital, and it takes that seriously. The characters in DREAM WARRIORS are not interchangeable, bubblebrained camp counselors, they are damaged kids with traumatic histories, and the outsider bond they have with one another feels totally genuine. On top of that, they're played by uncommonly good actors, which makes for an unusually emotionally involving film.
Heather Langenkamp and John…
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When I was twelve years old I was a role playing game playing, comic book reading nerd of 1. 86 meters tall. The only two things I got out of this were that I never got picked on and that I could easily go to the avalanche of eighties horror films in the cinema that were rated 16 years or older. Of that year, Nightmare on Elm Street 3 was by far my favourite and I haven't stopped loving it since.
I had only seen mr. Kruger's face on the box covers of vhs tapes in our local video store, but had never actually seen one. This was my first encounter with Elm Street. I remember walking out of the…
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After the homo-erotic snooze fest that was Freddy's Revenge, comes Dream Warriors.
Wes Craven penned the script, bringing back some of the feel from the original and thankfully, the score.
It may not be as scary as the first Elm Street, but Dream Warriors still packs a punch! It's filled with some pretty cool characters, inventive kills and Heather Langenkamp reprises her role as kick-ass Nancy Thompson.
This film also marks the transition from "dark and scary" Freddy to "witty and less intimidating" Freddy (which is my personal favorite Freddy :P).
Definitely one of my favorite Elm Street films!
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Amazing horror sequel, one of the best I've seen... it is original, has incredible dream worlds and effects, great returning characters and new characters, it has scary moments and funny moments, Freddy is now a bonafide comedian - "Welcome to prime time, bitch!". Everything works wonderfully.
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This movie was miles better than "Freddy's Revenge" - it feels more like the original, but with better kills and more likeable characters.
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The best of the Elm Street sequels does begin to lose it in the final act but the first part of the film is still one of the best introductions to Freddy in the series. Robert Englund is on top form and clearly relishing the role, bringing in the wicked sense of humour without resorting to lines about "great graphics".
It was clear from this film where the series was going to go but on this occasion it manages to stay the right side of the line marked 'silly'.
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"Welcome to prime time, bitch."
This is my jam.
While the previous two Elm Street films have been reasonably enjoyable and whatnot, DREAM WARRIORS takes it to the next level. It knows how cool Freddy is and how cool his kills can be. Throw in some awesome special effects and a few genuinely likable characters and voila! you got yourself a great movie. I think I'm going to dress up as Freddy this Halloween, but I'm going to put a big sign on my back saying "I'm dressing up as Freddy, but like the Freddy from Dream Warriors, not the Freddy from the other ones. I mean, he's cool in the other ones, I guess, but his Dream Warriors incarnation…
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"Great! Now it's my dick that's killin' me!"
Ah God bless Kincaid. That tubby, foul-mouthed strongman with the heart of gold!Now when I was young, horror films were really just a way to show off. Wether that be to my friends who were not allowed to watch them or to prove how fearless I was to the ones who were. At heart I was really just a Schwarzenegger loving, action movie fanboy.
That is...until Dream Warriors turned up and started my obsession with all things bloody and gore soaked!!
It was my perfect film...the right amount of blood, boobs, a bunch of characters you genuinely cared about and stacks of quotable lines. I didn't even know what it was…
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Easily the best of the Elm Street sequels, and it's arguable whether or not it's even better than the original.
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I bet it gets Wes Craven so heated that he didn't make the best Freddy movie.
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Increasingly silly but effective sequel incorporates more characters, personalising nightmares and unique in-dream abilities. The hospital setting and some inventive dream scapes result in this feeling different to the first film. Chilling score too.
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This is great, just great.