A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Genre: Horror
Duration: 87 minuten
Alternative title: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2
Country:
United States
Directed by: Jack Sholder
Stars: Robert Englund, Kim Myers and Mark Patton
IMDb score:
5,5 (88.408)
Releasedate: 1 November 1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge plot
"The man of your dreams is back!"
The Walsh family moves into the house on Elm Street and it isn't long before their son Jesse starts having nightmares about the deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time Freddy tries to take over Jesse's body in order to cause havoc in the real world.
Actors and actresses
Freddy Krueger
Jesse Walsh
Lisa Webber
Ron Grady
Ken Walsh
Cheryl Walsh
Coach Schneider
Mrs. Webber
Mr. Webber
Kerry
Reviews & comments
slam1975
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- 291 messages
- 310 votes
I actually didn't think he was that bad. Had some pretty fun scenes. Have a good look. It's funny how different it is from the other parts.
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Tommy De Vito
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- 599 messages
- 1465 votes
Nice sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street.
No longer Wes Craven in the director's chair, but at that time still an unknown director Sholder. He does the trick just fine on his own. The familiar elements are back in the sequel and it's all quite entertaining. Tension every now and then, blood, nightmares and the razor sharp blades. It's all there. So great entertainment.
Story is different, but was also necessary. Otherwise you would almost have the exact same movie. In itself there is a nice twist to the story. Enough for part 2, on to Dream Warriors! I am curious what I can expect there and how Freddy will make life miserable for his 'enemies' this time again and not just make it sour I think...
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Shadowed
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- 12083 messages
- 7064 votes
Mediocre.
Part 1 has been around for a while now and I honestly don't know much about it anymore. I do know the lines of that part a little bit, and I'm sure this part is a little bit different. In addition, there is less room for Englund as Freddy, a rather special choice that does not have a beneficial effect on the film.
The build-up of the film is slow and I didn't notice a lot of atmosphere. With this kind of series it is important that you know what to expect, but I had that less during this part. Of course, unpredictability is not wrong, but this part deviates too far. Such an Englund just needs to be used more often, and only the moments with him have some effect, because the other moments are less interesting.
I was not a fan of the visual quality of the film. Especially the finale is portrayed abominably, making it difficult to take the horror seriously anywhere. Myers and Patton both do very poorly and never manage to form any fun characters. With the more largely missing Freddy, Englund also manages to make little impression.
The film does have some scenes that make it worth it, with the opening being the biggest highlight. In between we also get a number of decent scenes that are enhanced by a well-supporting and now iconic soundtrack. The film still manages to gain some atmosphere there, and the set-up of the murders were also quite nice.
That being said, this sequel was very disappointing to me. It's fine that they go in a different direction, but then I think it's best that you either don't put Freddy in it or let Freddy play a prominent role. Now the film has too little to rely on in terms of horror, and the premise wasn't exactly exciting either. Too bad, but luckily the sequels were better again.
Translated from Dutch · View originalPre- and sequels
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010
New Nightmare
1994
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
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