I honestly don't think so. I may be getting old, but after watching this movie again since it first came out, I have to say that yes, it was a cute romp in the fields of olden-day horror, but it definitely wasn't the best of the Freddy-movies. The explanation of his killing was good, but the explanation of his becoming a super-natural monster was not... could the writer not think of any human-based story instead? It would have been much better if they could have used a myth that already has a lot of backstory then try to create an entirely new one that, in my opinion, was extremely weak (and looked just plain silly - was it just for 3D effects??) The early murder sequences seemed much too long, as if the director couldn't fit anything better in the movie (perhaps more scenes of the main character being inside Krueger's head would have been nice... speaking of that, did anyone see any similarities between Freddy and The Cell's serial killer? Horrible childhoods, self-mutilating, etc.? hmmm).
Anyway, like I said, good schlock horror movie (even with Roseanne and Tom in it), but definitely no memorable horror movie.
Anyway, like I said, good schlock horror movie (even with Roseanne and Tom in it), but definitely no memorable horror movie.
