Reviews: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) Movie Review
Subgenres: Slasher, Supernatural Serial killer (Top Supernatural Serial Killers in Movies), Teens, Urban Legend
HellHorror’s review of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) breaks down the plot, scares, cast performances, and its lasting impact on the horror genre.
Jack Sholder directed A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) had an estimated $3 million movie budget and grossed under $30 million at the US box office. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge was nominated for a Saturn Award for best horror film award.
This Freddy Krueger movie puts you in an inner battle with a male teenager whom Freddy possesses from time to time to wreak havoc on the kids of Elm Street. Mark Patton plays Jesse Walsh, with Robert Englund reprising his role as Freddy Krueger.
I was not fond of this film too much. I thought A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) differed from what I liked about the first Freddy Krueger movie. Many undertones made this horror movie seem more weird than enjoyable. In my opinion, writer David Chaskin and director Jack Sholder made a complete mess. Freddy Krueger coming out to possess a young boy was a good idea in some ways, but that makes Freddy a waking demon which he is not. Freddy Krueger is meant to haunt nightmares.
Unless you are open to completely reimagining Freddy Krueger, you can safely skip this movie without any consequences to the rest of the Freddy Krueger franchise. Of the early Freddy Krueger movies, this is the worse, in my opinion.
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- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Rating Scores
- Our Score: 5/10
- Overall Score: 4.78/10
- IMDB: 5.5/10
- MetaCritic: 4.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 4.2/10
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