Perfectly adorable

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Well, Freddy most certainly did get his revenge with this film. Sadly, none of the cast members from the original film returned for Freddy to give his revenge to. In all, the second film in this iconic franchise isn't anything new besides a few scares and Freddy doing Freddy things. But even to that point, it's not always Freddy wearing the glove and committing the crimes, and it diminishes the effect when it's not him.The one thing this film does do is build the mythology around Freddy Krueger's history on Elm Street. Of course he would come back and haunt the same house that Nancy Thompson lived in, now inhabited by the Walsh family. His main target, a timid and constantly nervous, Jesse Walsh. Freddy has a different relationship with Jesse than he did with Nancy, and it just doesn't have the same emotional impact as it did the first time around.It's the same old high school drama, bullying, and sexual tension that plagues the teens in this sequel, and those things nearly outweigh Freddy's screen time. Like any good horror villain, he spends his time working in the shadows, but that only works when the horror is amplified at the important times of the film. That's not the case here.The one incredible moment from this film is Freddy's re-birth sequence. Terrifying and visually impressive, that scene is easily one of the most powerful moments of the series. Overall, this is simply one of those horror films you'll watch on cable, and nothing you need to spend valuable time on.3.4/10

When I put on this movie tonight, I assumed it would be a weak sequel to a nightmare on Elm Street. Woah, it ended up being so much more! Yes, it is in fact a weak sequel to a Nightmare on Elm street, but it is also a highly subversive story about a young gay man who cannot face his budding sexuality. Oftentimes the metaphor is more interesting than what is ostensibly on-screen, and it would be a mistake to consider this film on its surface level alone. I have watched thousands of movies, and hundreds of horror films, and have never seen anything quite like this. In the end, I'd actually recommend watching this mediocre slasher sequel, as an entertaining and fascinating touchstone of LGBT cinema, brilliantly subverting the genre right in front of mainstream audience's eyes.

This movie was a let down compared to the first film and I can totally understand why most people don't like it.This movie was no where near as scary or as creepy as the first movie and That's one of the biggest problems i have with this movie.I think the biggest problem most people have with this movie is it's tone, there are times were it's very goofy and silly and I can totally understand the hate the movie gets.The first time I saw the movie i thought it was a disgrace to the Original and seeing it again i still feel the same way. The movie comes no where near to beating the Original.The first movie had much better characters much better writing better directing and it was much darker because we didn't know Freddy that well so he seemed like more of a threat.But in this movie he's the opposite he comes across as more of a joker and not as scary as he was in the first film.I only remember two scenes when he was slightly scary in this sequel but it wasn't enough, I definitely wanted to see more of the scary Freddy and instead i got less. That's one of the big problems i have with the sequels, Freddy gets more and more comedic and I don't think that's how his character should have been, Even the director of the first film Wes Craven said he wanted Freddy to be scary and he never wanted to do sequels but they got made because hard-core fans wanted them, so different directors came to direct the sequels except the last one which Craven directed.He made the Last movie so he could bring Freddy back to his roots and make him scary again which he knew True fans of the Original movie would love and he was right people liked New Nightmare because Freddy returned to his old scary self. movie 2 was boring and there was no suspense or tension.It Lacked everything that made the first movie Great. Another problem for me is Mark Patton i don't like his character or his acting.He screams like a girl and he acts too feminine and having him act that way was a mistake in my opinion. During the scenes when he's supposed to be angry he pulls this kind of face like he's constipated or something. I watched that and I thought what kind of man are you?. He acts more like a girl then a guy for some reason.There is a really Dumb cringe worthy scene where he's dancing and singing on his bed and when I saw that scene i wanted to Puke and close my eyes that's how UNFunny it was.This movie needed a hero like Nancy who could kick Ass not this Lame Idiot.When Freddy Torments him he just stands there with this constipated look on his face that looks like a mixture between a girl that's about to have a hissy fit and a scared constipated child and it's laughable. The guy does not know how to act tough or look tough or be tough and he fails miserably as a main character. He was Boring and he was Not a Fighter and he wasn't much of a man.I thought Nancy was more of a man than he was and she's a Girl!. How Sad is that? Nancy from the first movie is more of a man than he is!.Nancy is also a much better character than him. Another problem i have with the movie are the gay references, I don't think the movie needed to be filled with Them. This is supposed to be a horror movie not a gay movie and all the subtle gay jokes and references felt weird and out of place in this movie and they should not have been in the movie.If people liked them fine good for you but I didn't like them, and having all of that Lame humour just made the film less scary and more of a Joke and I didn't watch the movie for jokes i watched the movie to be scared and entertained.This Movie should Not be called Freddy's Revenge either That title makes No sense.What Revenge? Revenge on who? Revenge on Nancy? who's NOT in this movie? (Yeah that makes loads of sense). Most of the characters in the movie i did not care about and That's another Big problem.When you have no-one to root for The movie becomes boring.The only character i Liked was Lisa.The only thing this movie has going for it are some good special effects and a few action scenes. I Liked the scene when Freddy ripped his skin off his head and said to Jesse you've got the body and I've got the brain.And Freddy trying to take over Jesse's body and trying to force him to kill people.The idea was interesting but it didn't work for me because of how it was done.The idea had potential but I don't think it was handled right. Another scene I Liked was the pool party scene when Freddy shows up and starts slicing people up and everyone screams and runs away.I admit the scene was entertaining but it was too short lived and the movie needed more scenes like that when Freddy Hacks people up instead we are treated to dumb jokes.A couple of jokes worked but most of them Failed. I am Not a Fan of this movie.I Get that the director wanted to do something different and there's nothing wrong with trying something different but it needs to be done the right way and It was done the wrong way. What made the first movie Great was the fact that the characters were fighting Freddy in the dream world and In the dream world he can do anything he wants which makes it more fun to watch but in this sequel everything happens in the real world.Overall it's Not my Cup of Tea.

Five years have passed since the events of the first film and the Walsh family have just moved into the house where the events of the first film were centred. Their teenage son Jesse starts having nightmares that feature the razor-fingered fiend Freddy Krueger. He isn't attacked in this dreams; instead Freddy is trying to possess him so that he can carry on his murderous spree in the real world. As he starts to behave strangely his parents wonder if he is on drugs or needs psychiatric help. Inevitable people start to die; starting with the gym teacher who had picked on Jesse and his friend Grady. There are other strange occurrences; the Walsh's pet birds act strangely and attack them and the temperature rises unnaturally. Jesse's girlfriend Lisa tries to help him but she could just be putting herself in danger. Things get bloody when a large group of teens, including Jesse and Lisa, gather at a party and Freddy emerges.I wasn't expecting too much from this film; Wes Craven is no longer directing and apart from Freddy Krueger we have an entirely new set of characters… thankfully it turns out that it wasn't bad at all. The fact that Freddy is trying to possess Jesse rather than just murdering teens in their dreams meant it wasn't just a rehash of the first film. The cast of relatively unknown actors does a decent enough job; most notable Mark Patton who is pretty good as Jesse and Kim Myers as Lisa. It takes a while before anybody is killed but that didn't matter too much as the tension was built nicely. Once the killing does start it isn't immediately obvious how it is happening as this victim seems to be being attacked by an invisible force. The special effects are pretty good. Overall I'd say this was a decent sequel; not as good as the first but still rather fun.