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Consistently watchable and inventive.
Robert Englund, receiving star billing for the first time, is delightful in his frequent incarnations as Freddy, delivering his gag lines with relish and making the grisly proceedings funny.
Though the Elm Street series contains the most intelligent premise in current genre films, none of the movies take much advantage of their potential.
As always, the teen actors are disposable, and even Robert Englund seems to be sleepwalking through Freddy.
...an obvious low point within this incredibly uneven series.
Surprisingly watchable for the third sequel and despite its general predictability it's entertainingly inventive.
With each entry, the films become more removed from their source. Freddy just isn't scary anymore.
Not counting 1994's Wes Craven's New Nightmare, it's superior to all the other later sequels in the series.
Fun, but not a shade on the earlier Elm Street flicks
The new comedy version of Freddy...
As the series drags on, the inventiveness of murders decreases slightly but Freddy's humor continues to entertain.
The Dream Master has a sort of constant level of goofy idiocy.
Bottomless grab-bag from the 80s TV subconscious, riffing on Jaws, Karate Kid, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, with a palette that would make Joel Schumacher queasy
Renny Harlin's finest moment. That should tell you something.
While some of the monotonous effects are strikingly surreal, Harlin's direction creates an atmosphere which is more morbid than scary.
Not much to see here except for the occasional '80s big hairdo and some decent gore shots.
A good sequel in the series directed by trash auteur Renny Harlin with just the right flair.
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