Day 16: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Tonight the Frida Cinema had a double feature: the first Nightmare on Elm Street and Nightmare on Elm Street 3.
I've seen the first Nightmare before, and had a great time seeing it on the big screen, with the awkward acting being the only thing that really doesn't hold up (and getting consistent laughs in the theater).
But I was confused, why show it with 3 and not 2?
Well, my horror fanatic friend Scott Parsons explained that apparently 2 has hardly anything to do with the first film, but 3 has a direct connection.
That connection is Nancy, the first film's protagonist. Now she's the new intern at a psych ward (it's not exactly clear how much time has passed, but this film was released three years after the first one) and is helping a group of children who are all haunted by Freddy Krueger because they're the last of the descendants of those who killed Freddy.
While it's certainly not without its fair share of both intentional and unintentional laughs, there are undoubtedly some fun creative moments to enjoy. It's worth it for the stop motion and practical effects alone, but there's also some great set design and plenty of unfocused creativity in terms of scares.
The characters, while stock and one-dimensional, are given enough scrappy charm and personality by the actors to make them likable, and the story, while predictable, is still consistently entertaining, though not as engaging as the original.
It's worth checking out once for fun, but it won't be a Halloween regular for me.
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