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This one's defeated by the rigid formula.
Englund once again is in bravura form as Freddy, playing as much for nasty laughs as unnerving shocks.
An ingenious, cathartic exercise in illusion and fear.
An intricately constructed horror film, it not only takes you to hell and back, but thoroughly engages the mind as well as the emotions.
It's witty, smart, funny, entertaining, and you'll still like yourself in the morning for watching it.
[Craven] has brought back a sense of genuine horror to the series, in part by taking it to completely new ground, and in part by giving his actors a legitimate script to work with.
Wes Craven returns to the series that he started with what is undoubtedly its strongest entry...
It's scary, intelligent and highly recommended.
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Genre thrills with a big dose of originality.
Craven never gets heavy with a message, focusing instead on breaking new, scary ground and (presumably) making a decisive finish to the franchise he invented.
A fantastic original sequel
This film gives us all the terror of the original without any of the sarcasm of the rest of the series. Wes Craven's return is impressive and rivals the original in terms of quality.
Nothing less than the 8 1/2 of slasher movies.
The climactic punch-up fails to match the power of the first film's true ending, but in deconstructing his own bastardised creation, Craven redeems both the series and his own tarnished reputation.
Decent return of a serious Freddy.
Craven takes us into one of the most bizarro horror setups ever put to film, as he reveals, yeah, those other six films were all just movies, but now it's for real. He's not kidding.
A smart self-referential horror movie that plays the references for scares, not laughs.
Poor execution of a great concept. Why doesn't Englund ever meet Freddy? Why aren't there more movie refernces? Has Langencamp'
Wes Craven's ultimate ego trip take on Freddy Krueger. Most interesting than good. Often dull.
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