A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

1/11/1985 1h 27m 5.8/10

Overview

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.

Director

Jack Sholder

Top Billed Cast

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

Kim Myers

Kim Myers

Lisa Webber

Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

Ken Walsh

Robert Rusler

Robert Rusler

Ron Grady

Hope Lange

Hope Lange

Cheryl Walsh

Mark Patton

Mark Patton

Jesse Walsh

Reviews

John Chard

10/11/2015

5/10

Possession is nine-tenths of the law. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge is the runt of the Elm Street litter. It was unfortunate to be the sequel to a landmark horror film, a film that birthed one of the ultimate horror icons whilst having at its core a terrifying premise. A premise that was superbly executed by all involved in the first film. Part 2 bravely tried to advance the bogeyman story to another level, to one of possession, which in hindsight was a mistake. There's also the mixed tonal flow and confused intents that hamper the pic. Whilst the young members of the cast are too blank to garner the required amount of sympathy to get us to care about their plight, especially lead lad Mark Patton as Jesse Walsh. However, there is still a lot to like here, some striking imagery grabs the attention and it is not without some unnerving scares. The debates about what metaphors the makers were going for still exist, and that homo-erotic sheen is never going to go away, but even though it's an average Elm Street movie, it's not as dreadful as it was first painted. 5/10

Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

4/17/2023

5/10

The nightmare that started it all. Made us all scared to go to to sleep. My favorite horror series next to Friday the 13th. Love this movie.

Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

4/17/2023

5/10

My least favorite out of the series. Didn't like this one because Freddy wasn't really killing any one until the end. He used a live human to kill for him. So it was kind of dumb.

Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

4/17/2023

5/10

My least favorite out of the series. Didn't like this one because Freddy wasn't really killing any one until the end. He used a live human to kill for him. So it was kind of dumb.

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