A Nightmare On Elm Street 3 Reviews

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The third story of the continuing misadventures of the fiendish Freddy Krueger. This time he is out to terrorise a group of Elm Street kids who are confined to a mental hospital for sleep disorders and suicide attempts. His presence is not quite what the doctor ordered. Read more

Starring	Robert Englund, John Saxon, Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson
Director	Charles Russell
Genres	Horror

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Critics' reviews (3) of A Nightmare On Elm Street 3
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"...A cannily conceived follow-up in the hit series....The legion of special effects experts working here more than deliver their goods..."
- Variety
- Posted 11 Mar 2005
This time, Old Pizza Face terrorises a bunch of 'sleep-disturbed' kids whose doctors believe they share a group... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
"...The film's dream sequences are ingenious, and they feature some remarkable nightmare images..."
- New York Times
- Posted 11 Mar 2005
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of A Nightmare On Elm Street 3
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

For me

For me this had to be one of the best in the complete set...they really went to town with this one.

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- - A customer from UK
  - Posted 23 Jun 2004 10:11
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Return to form!

After the good but slightly disapointing Freddies Revenge, this film marks a return to form with special effects that for the time were groundbreaking and even ... more

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- - Mark Adams from Great Yarmouth, England
  - Posted 23 Apr 2005 21:20
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

great horror

prob my favorite in the series, exellent

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- - neil ingram from england
  - Posted 21 Feb 2005 15:34
Most recent members' reviews (2) of A Nightmare On Elm Street 3
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

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better than freddys revenge

This third film in the series is much better than the second one, its more in line with the first films story. Would recomend to rent it if you've not seen ... more

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- - gaz115 from Stoke-On-Trent
  - Posted 09 Feb 2007 16:05
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

great horror

prob my favorite in the series, exellent

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- - neil ingram from england
  - Posted 21 Feb 2005 15:34

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

For me

For me this had to be one of the best in the complete set...they really went to town with this one.

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- - A customer from UK
  - Posted 23 Jun 2004 10:11
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Return to form!

After the good but slightly disapointing Freddies Revenge, this film marks a return to form with special effects that for the time were groundbreaking and even ... more

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- - Mark Adams from Great Yarmouth, England
  - Posted 23 Apr 2005 21:20
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

great horror

prob my favorite in the series, exellent

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- - neil ingram from england
  - Posted 21 Feb 2005 15:34
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Nightmare On Elm Street 3

your not sleeping are you? watch this and the rest, you wont sleep for weeks, freddy is back

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- - A customer from england
  - Posted 25 May 2005 12:32
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

better than the second

the writers got it right on this one! two thumbs up

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- - pdowenuk from nottingham
  - Posted 19 Oct 2004 13:04
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Great film!

I like all the nightmare on Elm street films, they have just enough gore and horror to keep you watching and a half decent story to go with it! Always worth a ... more

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- - A customer from Suffolk
  - Posted 10 Oct 2005 14:03
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Great film!

I like all the nightmare on Elm street films, they have just enough gore and horror to keep you watching and a half decent story to go with it! Always worth a ... more

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- - A customer from Suffolk
  - Posted 10 Oct 2005 14:04
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Just as good as the first...

This one was a return to greatness after the dissapointing Freddy's Revenge. The return of Nancy was an excellent bonus, also an early glimpse of Lawerence ... more

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- - Jools from Leeds, England
  - Posted 26 Jan 2006 15:08
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

THE BEST SO FAR

I have only watched 1,2 & 3 but this ones the best.

As the reviews are saying they really went to town on making more of a story than just this ... more

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- - A customer from COVENTRY
  - Posted 05 Jan 2007 15:41
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

better than freddys revenge

This third film in the series is much better than the second one, its more in line with the first films story. Would recomend to rent it if you've not seen ... more

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- - gaz115 from Stoke-On-Trent
  - Posted 09 Feb 2007 16:05

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Critics' reviews (3)
"...A cannily conceived follow-up in the hit series....The legion of special effects experts working here more than deliver their goods..."
- Variety
- Posted 11 Mar 2005
This time, Old Pizza Face terrorises a bunch of 'sleep-disturbed' kids whose doctors believe they share a group... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
"...The film's dream sequences are ingenious, and they feature some remarkable nightmare images..."
- New York Times
- Posted 11 Mar 2005

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