1991 Directed by Rachel Talalay
Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.
Robert Englund Lisa Zane Shon Greenblatt Lezlie Deane Ricky Dean Logan Breckin Meyer Yaphet Kotto Tom Arnold Roseanne Barr Elinor Donahue Johnny Depp Cassandra Rachel Friel David Dunard Marilyn Rockafellow Virginia Peters Stella Hall Lindsey Fields Angelina Estrada Peter Spellos Tobe Sexton Chason Schirmer Michael McNab Matthew Faison Vic Watterson Carlease Burke Robert Shaye Warren Barrington Mel Scott-Thomas Jonathan Mazer Show All…
Wow, I never realized that Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare was so universally hated!! I think after The Dream Master and The Dream Child, I welcomed The Final Nightmare with open arms.
I don't know if you can say I'm biased but I do have a bit of a crush on, director, Rachel Talalay. I love that she worked her way up through the entire NOES series until she was finally in the director's chair, herself. Her love for the series shines in the final film all the way through to the end credits (which are accompanied with clips from all six films).
Taking inspiration from the work she did with John Waters on Cry Baby, the casting of a…
You can't scare me anymore.
-Tracy
The seeds of disaster first popped up in possibly the franchise's best sequel in Part 3: Dream Warriors. With each subsequent film the dream sequences became sillier while the one liners became lamer. As a fan you could see the derailment coming as each sequel seemed to speed even faster towards it. Freddy's Dead is the culmination of that as we finally get the complete train wreck that everyone could see coming, but no one seemed to be able to avoid.
Rachel Talalay makes her directorial debut here, and I almost feel bad saying anything bad about her as she's worked on every single Nightmare on Elm Street film since the 1984 original, but…
Rachel Talalay's "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" deserves points for attempting to shake up the formula of the multi-chaptered horror series. While it is not completely successful, this sixth entry in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series adds lore and grownups to the equation that typically finds teens stalked by the finger-knived killer with the knack for one-liners. It also expands the series' mythos; however, the film can not completely get away from what became stale two films ago. Still, it is a watchable and occasionally engrossing horror sequel.
Taking place in a future where Springwood, Ohio, the city where Elm Street claimed its first victim, is devoid of children, the film supplies the usual teen-stalkings and dream logic…
Unfairly shit upon. Such a dramatic tonal shift, I'm forced to love it. I like how much of unburned Freddy we get to see, and I like Lisa Zane as his daughter. At first she seems a little stiff but as her purpose becomes clear the character fully matures and becomes a heroine I root for. Some nice cameos, great soundtrack, rat-tailed Breckin Meyer, all good things.
A live-action cartoon that works as a sequel to the concept of slasher tropes. *exploding 3D chef kiss*
Okay this movie is bad....and is still as bad as I remember...but for some reason it worked for me? Not worked as in 'oh this is a secret masterpiece'...no, worked as in 'this is the worst thing imaginable and I love it to no end'. Every Freddy line is so deliciously terrible, and the pace is so bonkers. I will now readd this to my list of Nightmare films I actually enjoy revisiting.
I’ll be honest, comic Freddy is far more tolerable when it fits the tone of the rest of the film which plays out like a manic dream. Let’s just say that he isn’t the only source for bizarre humor they’re trying for here. Still, there’s a few moments where his buffoonery is enjoyable in that it’s like a live action cartoon and it’s a sight to see. The rub of it is that it’s such a bastardization so you can never enjoy it completely. At least it fits here though. On the whole this is one massively silly film and a distillation of what Freddy had become, a total joke.
There are no redeeming qualities to this movie. Freddy has become a caricature of his former self, and any horror wit has been replaced with cheesy one liners. The only good part of this movie is that classic red/green sweater, hat, and glove.
A significant drop in quality (the video game death is easily the dumbest in the entire series, and the story, though I respect the intended direction, comes off as confusing, muddled, and strained), but there's still a base level of great visuals and good fun. The finale mostly redeems any major missteps.
I liked that this movie felt different than the rest. It is more comedy and its trying to be a little weirder and crazier. I kinda dug getting more of Freddy's back story. The sound death with nails on the chalkboard was one of the better kills of the series. And Johnny Depp made a cameo.
It wasn't a bad movie exactly it was just so fucking weird. If I remember correctly, I believe they were going more towards horror-comedy, I might be wrong.
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