***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** What 's the matter with you people ? Why is EVERYBODY trashing this film ? It is usually the same persons who dislike part 2 which was also neat. Not only Freddy 's Dead is good , it is very good because it contains everything : inventive plot twists , engaging reoccuring dreams , hallucinating atmosphere ( a city on the border of reality and fantasy with weird adults and no kids at all ) , marvellous flashbacks and FINALLY a reasonal explanation about the Freddy Krueger phenomena. After 5 movies it was NEVER explained exactly how it is possible that a dead person torments people in their dreams and manages to kill them by manifesting nightmares . At last , we have some substandard explanation . After the horrible #4 and the mediocre #5 not only we have improvement scriptwise but we have very interesting characters . Sure the video game sequence is kind of corny but the rest of the deaths were frightful. If anyone of you says that was not scared with Freddy killing the kid with the hearing problem is a total liar . The girl who plays Tracy simply kicks a** . She is dynamic and fights for her live in a very realistic way . Towards the end you will find yourself GLUED in your couch . You are very concerned for the lives of the characters . The script has a few inconsistencies like it is never explained how Freddy erased the existance of his victums from the memories of the others . It does not matter . The basic premise is for a teenager who believes he is the long lost son of Freddy Krueger and
is stalked by him . He ends up in an asylum and being supervised by a male and female doctor who consider the idea of hypnosis and dream manipulation ( OK it reminds a bit of part 3 but we can forgive that ). The female doctor escorts him in a strange city to investigate for his roots and Freddy . Along with them go 3 more kids with problematic domestic backgrounds (e.g. one of them is Tracy being sexually abused by her own father) . I won't spoil the rest . The scenes in the strange city are Gothic and effective . The final showdowns between the heroes and the killer are the most intense in the entire series , excellently tied up with delusional flashbacks which after 6 movies are original
and prove that the dreamlike atmosphere can STILL be accepted and not a tired rehash . The writers made a perfect job . We learn all we wanted to know about Freddy 's history and the script neatly ties most of the loose ends of the series . There is a complaint " Why again drag him into the real world ? It didn 't work when Nancy(in #1) and Jesse(in #2) tried it " . I will have to remind you that they never actually managed to KILL him . He was defeated but not destroyed . Part 6 is not the best but one of the best in the series . FORGET the bad reviews and give it a
shot . There is an extra bonus : you finally see what is the real face of Freddy before burned ( this scene is also included so you MUST SEE IT) . There are also slight references to the prequels . And a very cool hint : the vast ARSENAL of weaponry in the end !!!! See it alone and very late at night . You will be spooked. Fab cast , fab script , fab SFX and direction , fab fun.
EXCELLENT !!!! 8.5 / 10
(and for God 's shake skip the tragedy of part 7 at all costs)
is stalked by him . He ends up in an asylum and being supervised by a male and female doctor who consider the idea of hypnosis and dream manipulation ( OK it reminds a bit of part 3 but we can forgive that ). The female doctor escorts him in a strange city to investigate for his roots and Freddy . Along with them go 3 more kids with problematic domestic backgrounds (e.g. one of them is Tracy being sexually abused by her own father) . I won't spoil the rest . The scenes in the strange city are Gothic and effective . The final showdowns between the heroes and the killer are the most intense in the entire series , excellently tied up with delusional flashbacks which after 6 movies are original
and prove that the dreamlike atmosphere can STILL be accepted and not a tired rehash . The writers made a perfect job . We learn all we wanted to know about Freddy 's history and the script neatly ties most of the loose ends of the series . There is a complaint " Why again drag him into the real world ? It didn 't work when Nancy(in #1) and Jesse(in #2) tried it " . I will have to remind you that they never actually managed to KILL him . He was defeated but not destroyed . Part 6 is not the best but one of the best in the series . FORGET the bad reviews and give it a
shot . There is an extra bonus : you finally see what is the real face of Freddy before burned ( this scene is also included so you MUST SEE IT) . There are also slight references to the prequels . And a very cool hint : the vast ARSENAL of weaponry in the end !!!! See it alone and very late at night . You will be spooked. Fab cast , fab script , fab SFX and direction , fab fun.
EXCELLENT !!!! 8.5 / 10
(and for God 's shake skip the tragedy of part 7 at all costs)