Every nightmare on elm street movie ranked from worst to best. Ranking the a nightmare on elm street franchise from best. Oct 29, 2018 all 9 a nightmare on elm street movies, ranked from worst to best. Not only was it a little more supernatural than the wave of michael myers clones, but it had a neat gimmick. While we wait, heres a full ranking of the nightmare on elm street series, including the six original continuity freddy films, 1994s meta sequel new nightmare, 2003 crossover freddy vs. Critics and fans were divided, feeling that the film was either a throwaway guilty pleasure or an overtly easy cash grab for the studio. It may be an obvious choice, but that doesnt discount the unmatched success of cravens movie, a groundbreaking and. This is about the freddy krueger of the the original film series, predominantly played by robert englund. All the nightmare on elm street movies, ranked screen rant.
A family moves into a house on elm street and soon after, the kids begin to have nightmares of freddy krueger. All harry potter movies ranked worst to best by tomatometer. A nightmare on elm street 1984 one, two, freddys coming for you. Without further ado, here are the nightmare movies, ranked. The nightmare on elm street series is deeper than you know.
Ranking the a nightmare on elm street franchise from best to worst. The film stars heather langenkamp and john saxon, as well as johnny depp in his feature film debut. Ranking all the movies in the nightmare on elm street. The final nightmare is one terrible way to have ended the core nightmare on elm street film series. Yeah, there were a few scenes that werent the best fighting an invisible freddy, but i just love the late 80s feel. A nightmare on elm street is a 1984 american slasher film written and directed by wes craven, and produced by robert shaye. The only other elm street movie with real character development, and some of the greatest kills. Throughout the series, krueger evolved from a terrifying child murderer into a standup. The fourth movie in the series was a nightmare on elm street 4. Every nightmare on elm street movie from worst to best looper. The dream master is a 1988 american fantasy slasher film and the fourth installment in the nightmare on elm street series. The power glove had come out in 1989, been featured in the fred savage classic the.
Ranking the a nightmare on elm street franchise from best to. It takes freddy way too long to show up here, and yeah, theres plenty i could nitpick and choose to dislike but up against the slew of pretty awful sequels, this is an amazing revival. Just marathoned the entire nightmare on elm street series. As far as im concerned, freddy krueger stands high above most other horror icons. The film stars heather langenkamp, john saxon, ronee blakley, amanda wyss, jsu garcia, robert englund, and johnny depp in his feature film debut. Ranking the nightmare on elm street franchise youtube. Wes cravens a nightmare on elm street is a 1984 horrorfantasy film, and the first film in the original film series.
Tom jolliffe on what makes the a nightmare on elm street series the best horror franchise sequels had a significant boom throughout the 80s. Keeps the action rolling in a limited array of locations. Theres no horror series quite like a nightmare on elm street. Without further ado, here are the nightmare movies, ranked worst to best. Still, its a solid horror flick thats worth watching. A nightmare on elm street is a 1984 american supernatural slasher horror film written and directed by wes craven, and the first film of the nightmare on elm street franchise. A nightmare on elm street 1984 film elm street wiki. Ive always favored the a nightmare on elm street franchise over the other popular horror series not so much because they were scarier, but because of freddy himself and his creative kills. Every kill in the a nightmare on elm street franchise ranked. Perhaps the most iconic of all of these flicks are the nightmare on elm street movies, starring robert englund or jackie earl haley in one case as the iconic sweaterwearing slasher, freddy krueger. How a nightmare on elm street 2 secretly became a cult classic. Ranking the nightmare on elm street series no horror franchise is perfect, but the nightmare on elm street series at least has a decent track record. Horror fan and youtuber cody leach, has created a video looking at every single nightmare on elm street kill, and ranked them. The fact that it was a direct sequel to the one noes film i loved more than anything was surely a major contributing factor.
Why a nightmare on elm street is the best horror franchise. Why a nightmare on elm street is the perfect halloween. So beware of spoilers and a whole lot of goreenjoy. Sep 26, 2019 the final movie in the original nightmare on elm street franchise eliminated the series running title and instead was titled freddys dead. Every nightmare on elm street film ranked worst to best. For the most part, the nightmare on elm street series skirted around the pedophilic implications of freddys former life as a child murderer. Nancy thompson nightmare 1 lisa webber freddys revenge. Its directed by nate greene and surrounds the nightmares that follow a horror flick lover who learns the meaning of fandom when he gets a visit from his nightmare idol, or at least his knifefingered glove. The following is a list of the entire nightmare on elm street series ranked worst to best. Last year hulu added the original a nightmare on elm street movies to its streaming selection. Rank the nightmare on elm street movies posted by spslayto on 38 at 3. While the entire series as a whole is all in good fun, the quality of the individual nightmare entries varies from terrifying to laughoutloud. Of the final girls lisa and nancy holbrook were the least memorable final girls of the elm street series. While we wait, heres a full ranking of the nightmare on elm street series, including the six original continuity freddy films, 1994s meta sequel.
The nightmare on elm street series is one of the most entertaining franchises in horror, and i go back and revisit it at least annually well, i revisit most of then. This version of freddy krueger is the main antagonist of the a nightmare on elm street reboot. Mar 27, 2019 horror fan and youtuber cody leach, has created a video looking at every single nightmare on elm street kill, and ranked them. The nightmare on elm street films ranked horror amino.
Nov 10, 2014 30 years ago, on november 9th, 1984, wes cravens a nightmare on elm street opened in theaters, introducing the world to what would become one of the most successful series in horror history and. The dream master was one of my least favorites in the entire series. A nightmare on elm street is a bad dream for fans of the original 1984 movie or anyone who enjoys well made horror films. Weve ranked the films, weve ranked the freddys, and now its time to rank all 34 kills in the franchise from worst to best. As freddy turns 30, we decided to rank the nightmare on elm street films. No more insomnia deep sleep music with relaxing rain 3.
Read haleighs ranking of the a nightmare on elm street films from the brilliant first movie the abysmal 2010 remake, theyre all here from worst. In honor of the glorious halloween season, lets rank one of the most definitive horror slasher franchises. The most ridiculous a nightmare on elm street kills, ranked. The definitive ranking of the nightmare on elm street movies.
A fan film 2011 check out this brief but effective short filmed on the campus of the university of west georgia by student jared thornton. Sep 01, 2018 a nightmare on elm street basically built new line. Putting my wishful pontificating aside, a nightmare on elm street has a genius conceit and a nearperfect villain. Cravens creative genius and is the grand finale that the original nightmare series truly. Oct 31, 2018 for halloween horror this year, ive ranked the nine films in the nightmare on elm street franchise, including the crossover film with the friday the th franchise freddy vs.
Even the presence of a young breckin meyer who dazzled us years later in rat race and the lovely lisa zane a solid musician, and sister, in her own right couldnt save it. All nightmare on elm street movies, from best to worst title year netflix director. Its also the 3 rd highest grossing movie in the a nightmare on elm street franchise. The dream warriors 1987 is definitely the best of the best my number 2 sequel horror slasher film in the series franchise. All 9 nightmare on elm street movies ranked from worst to. Dream child was the fifth installment in as many years, and after the box office heights of dream master, the ticket sales for this one took a big tumble. Aug 19, 2017 freddy is now standing tall with jason and michael myers as the main maiming behemoths of cinema. Heres every a nightmare on elm street movie, ranked from worst. People are haunted by nightmares that depict their deaths in this violent anthology series based on the nightmare on elm street films and hosted by the razorgloved maniac from those. Oct 20, 2018 heres an oldie from years ago, representing one of the first a nightmare on elm street fan films on youtube. How do you rank the nightmare on elm street franchise.
Bringing nightmares to the popular culture since the eighties, elm street has been referenced in many places. Those two have some great elements, although part 3 is where freddy starts becoming more of a comedian with some of the memorable one liners. The real potential for an animated nightmare on elm street series can be seen in the comics. Yes, the original nightmare on elm street is the best film in the series. The year was 1991, and man, we were all playing with power. The dream master 1988 i think this is a fun movie and had the best blend of freddy being humorous while still being a mean sob. While many of the comics are hit and miss, one exception is freddy vs. Mar 26, 2012 after last weeks dream warriors script to scream i found that i had a lot of leftover thoughts racing in my head regarding the nightmare on elm street franchise in general. Did you know that robert englund almost hosted a reality tv series based on wes cravens classic 1984 supernatural slasher flick a nightmare on elm street. In this film, freddy appeared once again as a dream demon and a serial killer after his death in life, he was a child molester. It even has the best celebrity cameo of the entire series. A nightmare on elm street could work as an animated movie. A nightmare on elm street is an american horror franchise that consists of nine slasher films, a television series, novels, and comic books. This time, i am doing the big three halloween, friday the th and a nightmare on elm street.
I might consider this to be one of my favorites in the series. But the new line cinemaproduced a nightmare on elm street is not just reddicks recommendation for the best film to watch over halloween. Freddys revenge 1985 the question of where to place freddys revenge on a nightmare on elm street ranking is a tough one. Nightmare on elm street films ranked the film magazine. While typically classed as one of the key slasher franchises of the. In the meantime, we pay tribute to the legacy of a nightmare on elm street by ranking the entire series to date. The dream master has some of the funniest freddy krueger moments in the series. The most ridiculous a nightmare on elm street kills, ranked last year hulu added the original a nightmare on elm street movies to its streaming selection. A special look at nightmare on elm street series 4 with pictures, videos, gratuitous gifs and more. The dream master is the fourth nightmare on elm street film, released in the year 1988, directed by renny harlin despite the dream warriors best efforts, freddy krueger returns from his grave to continue invading the dreams of others. A nightmare on elm street as if there would be any other number 1. New line cinema is moving forward with a new a nightmare on elm street film, and fans are split as to the announcement.
All 9 a nightmare on elm street movies, ranked from best to worst. Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, freddy krueger returns in this sixth installment of the nightmare on elm street films, as psychologist maggie burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares. My ranking of a great horror series, the freddy krueger saga. This film was advertised to end the series and finally finish off freddy krueger once and for all. About half of the films are good, while another third are simply mediocre and only a couple are outright awful. Nightmare on elm street movies ranked best to worst. It is the first installment in the a nightmare on elm street film series and stars heather langenkamp, john saxon, ronee blakley, robert englund as freddy krueger, 7 and johnny depp in his film debut. Dec 15, 2019 while we wait, heres a full ranking of the nightmare on elm street series, including the six original continuity freddy films, 1994s meta sequel new nightmare, 2003 crossover freddy vs. He is the stuff nightmares are made of and, if youre not careful, those nightmares might just be the. And with rumors swirling over a reboot sitting in development, theres no time like the present to revisit each film in the series. The rules established by the original nightmare on elm street are tossed out the window. Read haleighs ranking of the a nightmare on elm street films from the brilliant first movie the abysmal 2010 remake, theyre all here from worst to best. In a genre dominated by jason vorhees and his quest to rid the world of topless camp counselors, the nightmare on elm street franchise was a breath of fresh air. From then on, what had been an irregular practice prior, was increasingly common.
Oct 08, 2019 read haleighs ranking of the a nightmare on elm street films from the brilliant first movie the abysmal 2010 remake, theyre all here from worst to best. All 9 a nightmare on elm street movies, ranked from worst to. All 9 a nightmare on elm street movies, ranked from best to. Every freddy krueger appearance, ranked worst to best. After friday the th, i moved onto watching a nightmare on elm street for the first time. Scenes here feel out of a real nightmare and freddy is pretty horrifying and everything is just perfect, the score, lighting, atmosphere, directing, everything.
The films began with the film a nightmare on elm street 1984 created by wes craven. If you are looking for one or more other versions of freddy, please check the freddy krueger disambiguation. So new line plunged ahead with not only a fifth nightmare, but a new television series called. Apr 29, 2017 in a genre dominated by jason vorhees and his quest to rid the world of topless camp counselors, the nightmare on elm street franchise was a breath of fresh air.
Never one to ignore a grudge, freddy returned to once again wreak havoc on alice lisa wilcox the badass final girl from the previous sequel, the dream master. Theres no time like the present to revisit each film in the series. Nightmare on elm street series ranked from best to worst. How would you rank the final girls of the a nightmare on. Rank the nightmare on elm street films best to reddit. There were plenty of horror fans deriding the nightmare on elm street series for. The coolest effect in a nightmare on elm street was a. And then theres the time wes craven lost control of a rotating room full of blood.
A nightmare on elm street 3 is my number one favorite best film in the franchise that i just love this film to death. Frederick charles krueger, referred to as freddy krueger and fred krueger, is a serial killer and the main antagonist of the original a nightmare on elm street film series. The nightmare on elm street series is deeper than you. A nightmare on elm street netflix series is not happening, but the 2010 movie is on netflix. Mar 16, 2018 theres no time like the present to revisit each film in the series.
But, nightmare isnt a comedy, and this one leans a little too heavily on the humor and not enough on the tension that brought the franchise to the dance. Welcome to prime time ranking the nightmare on elm street series. Parts 25 are fun sequels but theyre not a patch on the horror classic. Great use of music and sound effects create a mood of true dread, and with limited funds. The dream warriors 1987 is definitely the best of the best my number 2 sequel horror slasher film in the series. All 9 a nightmare on elm street movies, ranked from worst to best. First look at nightmare on elm street series 4 action. How would you rank the final girls of the a nightmare on elm street series. This time, though, freddy possesses a young teenage boy, jesse mark patton, to. Freddys revenge 1985 youve got the body ive got the brains. Jason and the 2010 remake, in an attempt to get at what makes this often scary, usually campy, and frequently bizarre horror series worth watching. All 9 a nightmare on elm street movies, ranked from best.
All 9 a nightmare on elm street movies, ranked from worst. Nightmare on elm street movies ranked from worst to best collider. The dream child 1989 mommy issues are the name of the game in a nightmare on elm street. Wes craven what makes freddy truly terrifying, and an inspired invention on cravens part, is that he exists not in the real world but in the shadowy realm of dreams. Nowadays of course, everything is about franchise potential. Freddy krueger original film series elm street wiki.
Nightmare on elm street movies ranked best to worst imdb. Centered on the exploits of freddy kreuger, this series has followed the dream demon as he has hacked and slashed teens to death since 1984. Jan 24, 2020 personally, i think a nightmare on elm street 4. Heres every a nightmare on elm street movie, ranked from worst to best. Comparing the halloween, friday the th, and a nightmare on. It is the first installment in the a nightmare on elm street film series and stars heather langenkamp, john saxon, ronee blakley, robert englund as freddy krueger, and johnny depp in his film debut. The film was directed by renny harlin and stars robert englund, lisa wilcox, and danny hassel. Thats seven movies filled with terror, insanity, awful oneliners, and bizarre murder scenes that you absolutely need to revisit asap. The 10 highest grossing monster movies of all time, ranked.
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