Chuck Russell got behind this, my favourite film in the series, which sees Nancy Thompson return to help the kids of Elm Street under the guise of a psychiatrist who specializes in dream therapy.
From its creepy opening moments to that first nightmare sequence where Patricia Arquette’s Kristen Parker gets her feet stuck in goo, I was shitting myself. (although bear in mind that I was probably six or seven when I first saw it).
What I liked most about this film was that it allowed an ensemble of cool characters we actually cared for, to do battle with Freddy in the dream dimension across a range of cool set pieces including a freaky hall of mirrors and of course the boiler room from hell. This film was the first to feature a number of memorable one liners, and ensured Freddy’s place in the pop culture hall of famous boogeymen.
The deaths are novel and the puppet walk scene is still revolting to this day (I always hated sharing a name with that unfortunate soul) ensuring that the franchise headed in the direction fans hoped for.
OVERALL SUMMARY
The ending tugs at fans heart strings, but kept them asking for more and that’s exactly what we got.
