New Nightmare
New Nightmare
It's nearing the 10th Anniversary of the film 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and one of the stars, Heather Langenkamp, is being scared by a voice on a phone, sounding very similar to the film's villain, Freddy Krueger. When Heather realizes that Freddy has now entered the real world, the only way to defeat him is to become Nancy Thompson once again.
MR_BigTime reviewedOctober 12, 2025
What New Nightmare lacks from previous installments, it makes up for with that which they lacked. It takes itself seriously enough to the point where Freddy isn't this clown he had been turned into. The props look like props because they're supposed to. This is a movie about making a movie that takes on a life of its own. It has way less kills, but it is more believable, regardless of the meta aspect of it all. The suspense, the expectation, carries it all the way home, making it all the scarier. They don't overdo the violent bits, so when it is there, it adds genuine shock value.
That said, New Nightmare is probably the best in the franchise, in my humble opinion, even better than A Nightmare on Elm Street. It's like one builds on the other, and the formula is finally right.