1st watched 7/30/2022 - 7 out of 10 (Dir-Chuck Russell):
Excellent third entry in the Freddy Krueger, Nightmare on Elm Street series is much gorier than any of the others, but also brings back the mystery and fight-back elements of the first movie. It starts as a new teen's(played by Patricia Arquette) dream is entered again by the horror character - making her slice her wrists and than she is sent to an insane asylum. There are a group of kids haunted in their dreams by the same character at this facility. Heather Langenkamp's character, Nancy, shows back up to be an intern and help Craig Wasson's psychiatrist with the kids. They happen to all have parents that help in the murder of the real Krueger, and that's why he's haunting them. The current methods are actually harming the kids, but Nancy starts bringing them together to fight Krueger. There are a lot of elements to this story co-written by Wes Craven - bringing him back into the fold on this series with excellent results. There is a lot of experimentation on the special effects(some working better than others), but the story is what holds this together. A negative, in my opinion, the ending - teasing us with a possible other movie, wasn't necessary. Otherwise, very well done.