This was always the Nightmare film I was most familiar with. It was probably on TV more often than the others when I was old enough to be watching TV on my own at night. So this one scare me the most.
Click here for a list of all other films reviewed and considered for this October 2012 series of horror reviews.
For the third A Nightmare
on Elm Street film, New Line wisely brought Wes Craven back on as a
producer. The result is that rare horror sequel that is better than the
preceding film. Even if it doesn’t quite surpass the directorial skill of the
original, it remains a creepy and occasionally fear-inducing effort. It is more
disturbing than scary because Freddy Krueger, at a certain point, ceases to be
a scary icon. He’s endowed with, dare I say, too much personality. His
grotesque visage is all he has to summon visceral fear.
