Wes Craven's New Nightmare

at 1st it was slow and hard to get into but half way through it was great i loved it. such a very very clever film i think if a Freddy fan then a must see. 10/10

Excellent movie, one of my faves, recommend highly to freddie crugar fans, Well worth a watch! Good scare factor! WOW

Officially the 7th entry in the increasingly risible/ monotonous Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, this at least has the good sense to rip up the rule book and take a different stab at the material. So director Craven is writing a horror movie involving Freddy Kruger that seems to be seeping out into the real world, affecting the actress who played the heroine in his first film and even the actor who has played Freddy in all the movies. The series has always skirted between reality and dreams but here the lines are even more blurry, making for a much more interesting film. Leading lady Langenkamp gets put through all manner of hell by her director; shame he has to resort to a hellbound climax like all the other entries. But this meta approach - one of the first self-aware horror movies - set Craven on the road towards 'Scream', for which we must all be thankful.

it was ok but once you have seen one you seen all found it quiet boring didnt like it really

'Wes Craven's New Nightmare,' is full of suspense, (like the first movie) with less of a kill count providing an element of realism.

The first half of the film builds the suspense, so much to the point that it becomes a little too slow, yet in the second half things really heat up.

Heather, (Nancy from the first and third Elm Street movies) is married and has a kid called Dylan. The film focuses on Dylan's Freddy nightmares which characterisitcally only Dylan and Heather believe is happening.

Interesting it is a film within a film within a film (if you follow), which adds an element of confusion. Throughout the film Heather discovers the film script and spookily it is followed to the word. Wes Craven appears and says its up to Heather to reprise her role as Nancy for one final time.

There are the usual ominous signs that Freddy is not far away are there : the blood on Heather's husband's hand, Dylan making a Freddie face in his soggy breakfast cereal, several earthquakes, Heather appears to be living in, 'That house,' and a lot of self referential nods, (that would be continued in Scream triology).

Nancy and John even say the same lines from the first film and John has re-appeared as a police officer. Sinisterly part of Heather's hair turns grey!

There aren't many laughs, (such as in films four to six inclusive). The one light hearted moment is the tv interview with Heather and Robert Englund who plays Freddie. He prances onto the set hamming it up!

A key improvement is that Heather must have had acting lessons, her acting is much improved from the first and the third movies!

Its a nice return to how the franchise started off and is certainly better than the third movie.