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07-26-2008, 01:52 AM
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
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Wes Craven is back with the franchise he created with New Nightmare. After ten years and four undoubtedly horrible sequels, Robert Shaye gives Craven full command of this next installment.
The plot's very original, that being the setting is in real life, meaning the Freddy we all know and love is a fictional character in a film franchise, or so we think. I was really engaged in the direction that Wes took this film. By giving New Nightmare this original path, Freddy is reborn into the dark sinister monster from the original elm street film.
The cast does a great job, highlighting Heather Lagenkamp who anchors this film from start to finish. Child actior Miko Hughes puts on one of the best child performances in recent years. He's disturbing, and also lovable in other scenes.
The dream sequences, mostly using Miko Hughes and, of course Robert Englund are really top notch. I was pleased that Wes decided to give the audience only spurts of Krueger terror, up until the satisfying conclusion. He builds the viewers suspense and anticipation for that inevitable classic Freddy nightmare.
On the whole, New Nightmare delivers an excellent horror film with a new and original direction from Wes Craven. As a Freddy Kreuger fan, watch the first film, then watch this one. It's great if you use it as a companion piece because Craven references back to his original film a lot with New Nightmare.
8/10
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Wes Craven is back with the franchise he created with New Nightmare. After ten years and four undoubtedly horrible sequels, Robert Shaye gives Craven full command of this next installment.
The plot's very original, that being the setting is in real life, meaning the Freddy we all know and love is a fictional character in a film franchise, or so we think. I was really engaged in the direction that Wes took this film. By giving New Nightmare this original path, Freddy is reborn into the dark sinister monster from the original elm street film.
The cast does a great job, highlighting Heather Lagenkamp who anchors this film from start to finish. Child actior Miko Hughes puts on one of the best child performances in recent years. He's disturbing, and also lovable in other scenes.
The dream sequences, mostly using Miko Hughes and, of course Robert Englund are really top notch. I was pleased that Wes decided to give the audience only spurts of Krueger terror, up until the satisfying conclusion. He builds the viewers suspense and anticipation for that inevitable classic Freddy nightmare.
On the whole, New Nightmare delivers an excellent horror film with a new and original direction from Wes Craven. As a Freddy Kreuger fan, watch the first film, then watch this one. It's great if you use it as a companion piece because Craven references back to his original film a lot with New Nightmare.
8/10