A Nightmare on Elm Street - 4.5/5
The one that started it all. It has a creative premise, unique and memorable killer, and great final girl. The ending feels kind of weird though as it's left up to if there wasn't a sequel or not if Freddy won or lost or something else. It was pretty confusing.
Freddy's Revenge - 3/5
Lore breaks everywhere as Freddy tries to move into the real world. It has some good ideas as the main character's body is taken over by Freddy, but is then saved by his girlfriend's kiss.
Dream Warriors - 4/5
A great sequel to the first that enhances the lore to the first. The film allows for more than a few competent characters while Freddy is still his scary/funny self.
Dream Master - 3/5
Definitely an alright movie to watch and when the series started to really go down hill. It does still have good moments like the ending where Freddy's past kills tear him apart from the inside and some of its goofy Freddy moments.
Dream Child - 2/5
Even though the idea of Freddy being reborn through someone else's child sounds interesting, it doesn't work in this film. I was honestly so tired of watching this films by this point that I barely remember anything from this film.
Final Nightmare - 3/5
This movie is at its best when it doesn't take itself seriously and is just in full cartoon mode. It's weird to say that because that's not what Freddy is, but I can't help but enjoy myself when it tries to be funny and gets me laughing. When it's serious, it's boring and not interesting.
New Nightmare - 4/5
I can't lie when I say that I don't like part of this movie for being too meta, but I also can't say I didn't enjoy the fan service this movie gives. This whole meta thing is the film's whole point and it just uses the Elm street franchise to show its meta nature.
2010 - 3/5
The weakest of Michael Bay studio's horror movie remakes, but still decent. It's way more serious than the others with the new person who plays Freddy giving a more terrifying performance rather than a comedic/horrifying feel that classic Freddy gives. Also the big twist of the film is that the killer is a killer and he wasn't misunderstood. I can see where they were going with this but it's not good in execution.
Recommended:
1st
Dream Warriors
New Nightmare
A lot of people like this slasher franchise more than the others, but I find it to be above average. It's definitely better than the Halloween series that's for sure.
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