A Nightmare on Elm Street
Springwood ’s resident dreaming stalkerFreddy Kruegerhas lash his way through nineA Nightmare on Elm Streetfilms , and here ’s how they stack up . bear from the thinker of revulsion legend Wes Craven , Freddy made a mark on the music genre in a means only a select few character have . Even though Freddy has n’t appear in a celluloid since 2010 - and since 2003 for original actor Robert Englund - theNightmare on Elm Streetfranchise remain just as dear and popular among fans as ever .
This continued enthusiasm was made evident by the vastly confident chemical reaction to Englund don Freddy ’s makeup and wardrobe for a Halloween episode of 1980s - set sitcomThe Goldbergslast year . Even many Freddy fans who had never determine a unmarried installment ofThe Goldbergstuned in just for the dainty of seeing their favorite scoundrel once again , albeit in a comedic setting . Currently , reports say that Wes Craven ’s estate is nowtaking rake for a newNightmare on Elm Streetproject , so Freddy likely wo n’t remain torpid for too much longer .
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While we look , here ’s a full ranking of theNightmare on Elm Streetseries , let in the six original continuity Freddy film , 1994 ’s meta sequelNew Nightmare,2003 crossoverFreddy vs. Jason , and 2010’sNightmare on Elm Streetremake . Without further bustle , here are theNightmaremovies , ranked high-risk to just .
9. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
This may seem like the obvious choice for the bottom spot on aNightmare on Elm Streetranking , but that does n’t mean it ’s not the right one . While Jackie Earle Haley does his best to try on and escape from Robert Englund ’s shadow as Freddy , the playscript and roll surrounding him just is n’t very respectable . While thenew Nancy , Rooney Mara , has turned in keen public presentation elsewhere , she admitted after the fact that she really was n’t concerned in making this film , and it shows , as she sleepwalks through her performance . Also , while theNightmare on Elm Streetremake has some interesting new ideas , it too often abandons them to ripoff scenes done better in the master copy .
8. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
There are manyA Nightmare on Elm Streetfans with love for every movie Robert Englund act Freddy in , and it ’s not hard to see why , as depending on the film , he ’s either interminably charismatic or ceaselessly fearful . Sometimes both at once . Unfortunately , Freddy ’s Deadwas the apex of Freddy ’s stand - up comic phase angle , and most of his prank fall completely flat , such as " I ’ll get you my pretty , and your short soul too " while riding a Calluna vulgaris . The tantrum with Nintendo ’s Power Glove is also groan worthy . Things are n’t all high-risk though , as the look into Freddy ’s past as a human being is welcome , and gives Englund a chance to play sinister again .
7. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5can be a thwarting film , as when it ’s in effect , it ’s really good . " It ’s a male child " aside , Freddy ’s temper is n’t quite as out of ascendancy as inFreddy ’s Dead , and the scenes where Alice ( Lisa Wilcox ) relive Freddy ’s invention by rape are licitly quite creepy . Dan being transformed into a cycle is a great model of body horror , and Freddy feed Greta to herself until she chokes is hiscruelest kill to date . The problem is that the body reckoning is extremely low , and the plot line of Freddy trying to possess Alice ’s tyke just is n’t very interesting , lead up to an anti - climactic finale .
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6. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
There was a time where most buff would ’ve easily rankedA Nightmare on Elm Street 2as the unsound of the Englund moving picture , asthe patch is full of holes , it has no real connection to any of the other films , and there are several aspect which are so incomprehensible that they defy any kind of rational explanation . However , in more recent year , Freddy ’s Revengehas been reevaluated by many , thanks to Freddy still being scary and not funny , a unique score by Christopher Young , and fun scenes like Freddy massacre a group of teen at a pool political party . Plus , A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 ’s noted gay subtext has made it a favorite of many LGBTQ horror fans .
5. Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
By all conventional criterion , Freddy vs. Jasonis far from a honest flick . The human fibre are mostly one - dimensional kill fodder , and several plot turn really do n’t make much gumption , such asJason being terrified of body of water all of a sudden . As a movie made solely for hard-core devotee ofA Nightmare on Elm StreetandFriday the 13ththough , it ’s a succeeder , with lots of gory kills , some cool nightmare sequence , a pissed - off Demon Freddy human body that look wonderful , some nakedness sprinkled in , and a farseeing , brutal last fighting between the two iconic slashers that is more than worth the price of accession .
4. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4is a mo odd , as it mark off the point when Freddy pop to get too comedic for his own good , such as in the prospect pictured above . At the same time , it ’s a really colorful , well - shot movie that introduces a great new heroine in Alice ( Lisa Wilcox ) . The brief return of the survivingDream Warriorsis also welcome , even minus Patricia Arquette . The Dream Masteralso features some really entertaining , creative kill scenes and incubus sequences , let in one where Freddy crop up like a medico , one where Alice gets sucked into a black and white-hot picture , and one where Alice and Dan get immobilise in a time loop .
3. Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
A herald to succeeding Wes Craven hitScream , New Nightmarecasts the wizard ofA Nightmare on Elm Streetas themselves , as well as Craven and executives from New Line Cinema . It seems an ancient demon had been imprisoned inside the essence of the Freddy Krueger reference , and when the films ended , the fiend was release . Now , a new , darker Freddy is trying to enter the veridical world , and to do so , he needs to do battle with Heather Langenkamp ( Nancy ) one last time .
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2. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3isn’t quite the best motion picture in the franchise , but it ’s definitely the most fun . Sporting a heavy alloy subject song , a likable plaster bandage ofDream Warriorsbattling Freddy , andthe homecoming of Nancy Thompson , A Nightmare on Elm Street 3is about as full as horror sequels get . feature Hellenic job like " Welcome to primetime , bitch , " and brute kill like turning Philip into a human tool , Dream Warriorsis the thoroughgoing blend of fearsome Freddy and funny Freddy .
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1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
It ’s no enigma that with movie franchises , the original is almost always the beneficial . After all , the first movie has to be great and do well to even earn a sequel , much less a series of them . While Wes Craven ’s originalA Nightmare on Elm Streetisn’t quite the most fun entrance in the dealership , it ’s easily the scariest , presenting a Freddy that ’s sadistic and relentless . There ’s no real jest here , and Freddy ’s few stemma are delivered with ominous intent . Nancy is also one of the best heroine in slasher chronicle , and is easygoing to root for . When it comes to horror , it ’s never a bad time to revisit the first stumble toElm Street .
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