Wholesome horror. The kind you can watch with family on Thanksgiving. Anything with Matthew Lillard is an instant classic to me. Would put this up there with Scooby Doo (2002), Goosebumps, Are You Afraid of the Dark, etc. Gained a new found appreciation for the Fredy pizzeria lore.
This was definitely a passionate project for everyone involved from the writers, producers, set designers who were able to complete their vision of Freddy's.
What it lacks in scares it makes up…