Nightmare on Elm St (series review)

[@JBCloseUpMagic]

I met Robert Englund at Flash Back Weekend this year. After all these years, and telling all the fans the same story his charisma is still there. He's still so passionate about his work its incredible. He's also a super nice guy. We talked about how he ruined sausage pizza for me when I was younger and he ended up telling me the whole story about filming that day.

[@mr.hydrogen1004]

So, Johnny Depp got his start in Nightmare on Elm Street? AND he went on to later play as Edward Scissor-hands? Whoa, role-ception... Guess he was the anti-Freddy in that one.

[@rocketcon]

John Saxon is a very underrated actor. Whenever I see him as Nancy's dad I forget that i'm watching the same actor who played a martial artist in Enter The Dragon with Bruce Lee.

[@moriellymoproblems7842]

Same old Roeper.

[@JoeyD_3636_]

Mind blown

[@genequist3859]

Saxon was a pimp in that movie

[@realbstackz215]

rocketcon He also played in Beverly Hills cop 3

[@dkupke]

Story goes he acted like such an arrogant ass on the set that Bruce Lee was considering legit killing him

[@FabledHeroes3351]

Damn that ending with Pinhead in hell would have been the balls

[@MrNickPresley]

I would pay a lot to watch that.

[@kbean336]

J Double C Lol for real i would have busted a nut if that would have had happened!

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Imagine if Freddy and Jason had to work together to get out of there, just after they killed each other to end up there right before.

[@foreignroninl1555]

HappyBeezerStudios - by Lord_Mogul That sounds awesome.

[@pauldavis8146]

Then they could have done a sequel where Freddy and Jason team up to fight Pinhead and his cenobites to try to escape hell. That would have been epic.

[@TarksGauntlet]

The part of Freddy Vs Jason where he cuts of the girls nose and it doesn't translate into reality can probably be explained by Freddy's weakened power.

[@TheTurnipKing]

I'd have sworn that Freddy himself actually says as much in the movie.

[@sperrin]

Except the difference is that when Freddy is weak and shown as much in the film, he can't hurt anyone - even in their dreams. By the time the nose thing happens, its quite clear Freddy is not weak anymore.

[@TarksGauntlet]

I just assume at this point his power is still very inconsistent and unreliable. Been a while since I seen the movie though.

[@Excard0n]

Yeah he tries to stab the one kid in the beginning and nothing even happens in the dream because he's too weak. That's the whole premise of the movie.

[@volkerball85]

Kind of a random fun fact; the girl who gets her nose ripped off is Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child. This was apparently during the period when she was trying to branch out into movies like Beyonce did. It didn't work out quite as well for her.

[@ThomasBahamas]

The second one had such an impact on me when I was younger, I actually got in trouble when the substitute bus driver missed a turn & I started screaming "OH SHIT! FREDDY'S DRIVING THE BUS! IT'S FREDDY KRUEGER!"

[@binbasesatoktayyldran5236]

Lol

[@louisnapolitano]

😂😂😂

[@sidnew2739]

How could this get you into any kind of trouble?

[@REE-Animation]

You should not watch scary movies 🙂

[@Indy_Bendy]

Sure you did.

[@biguy617]

Good or bad all the Freddy movies are fun to watch because Robert Englund gives his all in every one of them

[@Contra2075]

Robert Englund was his in his late 30s when he started to become Freddy.Age 37 then 47 on new nightmare then 56 on freddy vs jason and he turned 70 in june.Started acting at a good age of 25.

[@oxrjbizzle1984y]

theyre all watchable aside from freddy 2 and freddy 5, those 2 are absolutely horrendous, but certainly not robert englunds fault!

[@whatisdisshit]

I think part 2 gets alot of unnecessary hate.. Its one of my guilty pleasures.

[@toxicpoizon]

Then..theres the 2010 Remake... :X

[@rosequick1142]

Even new nightmare

[@nurse425]

We need a movie that teams up Tommy Jarvis, Nancy and Laurie going after the combined might of Jason, Freddy and Michael, LOL

[@allmightyass8914]

Don’t forget Sydney Prescott and Ghostface

[@thewhitewolf7886]

Gotta have Ash, the king!

[@wetstinkysocks490]

Hate to say it but that might not happen technically Nancy is dead in nightmare on elm Street 3 and laurie is either really old and already killed Michael from that Halloween remake or she's either crazy in the Rob zombie remake and I have no idea how she's doing after Halloween h20 cuz she killed the wrong guy. Tommy could still make a came back tho

[@SuperVideogamer]

Well Nancy is dead

[@canalaovento8279]

@@thewhitewolf7886 hail to the king baby!

[@Noobie2k7]

Can you imagine though how much more messed up it would have been if Wes Craven DID direct Home Alone. . .Now that's a movie i want to see.

[@sonicmario64]

I would definitely love to see an alternate version of "Mommy Dearest" in which Freddy appears and kills Joan Crawford. XD

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

A John Landis *Nightmare* might also be pretty cool.

[@fenriz218]

@@sonicmario64 Crawford would probably have bitten Freddy's nose off... and Dunaway would have finished him off with a high-heel to be brain. Both are/were known to be real-life harpies, which might have made a convincing appearance in "The Exorcist"...

[@peachdoesart7175]

My mom met Robert Englund and only remembered him for his role in Phantom of the Opera. Which I think is hilarious cause he even said himself he was never remembered for that role before.

[@n.b.l.5709]

Lol

[@ShadowSonic2]

I asked him about that around 9 years ago. He had a blast telling me about it

[@humanconvertile]

I remember when the El Rey network marathoned the Nightmare movies and it was hosted by Robert Englund himself. He even did the creepy Freddy voice, it was awesome!

[@joe77750]

The real nightmare movies are just a trilogy 1. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2. Dream Warriors 3. Wes Craven's New Nightmare

[@98izzark69]

*1, 2 and 3

[@Dream0Asylum]

It's what we call, in the fandom, the "beautiful dream" trilogy. It's Nancy's story the whole time, and - when she dies in 3, Kristen dreams her into the events of New Nightmare.

[@owensageek1196]

2 also deserves to be there

[@lucasgrezaud6582]

1, 3 and 7 would be the Nancy trilogy, not to the detriment of the other films which are great. 2 and 5 are criminally underrated, both boasting some GREAT practical effects.

[@joe77750]

@@lucasgrezaud6582 I always felt Freddy was at his peak scariest in 2

[@RatedB1]

Chucky vs Leprechaun sounds fucking awesome

[@lucasworks3327]

RatedB1 I think it would suck because of the production.

[@RisingBeast00]

RatedB1 It would be shit because Leprechaun is a shit series.

[@patches2221]

Wow lots of negative nancys here...

[@SteveNorwalt]

It sounds like an interesting idea, I suppose, but only if Warwick Davis is the Leprechaun. We already know Brad Dourif is good with continuing his role as Chucky, so that probably wouldn't be an issue.

[@lizbarber4151]

I agree but I would rather watch Chucky vs Annabelle

[@bobgray6498]

Heather looked so beautiful in New Nightmare

[@jurassic_zilla_01]

Right

[@BryanX64]

She was at peak babeness in 3 and certainly close to that in NN

[@DamianSabre]

@@BryanX64 Alice in 4 is a babe, too.

[@craigusselman546]

Heathers always been dreamy.

[@anonamatron]

Too bad they didn't redo the bathtub scene.

[@jameslott748]

The No Damage from the nose pulled off in the dream wasn't a forgotten mishap they said his power was still to weak so he couldn't hurt them in real world yet.

[@cineMADvocate]

James Lott they said that several scenes before. Two scenes after the nose bit Freddy gets mad because he wanted to kill the girl that Jason killed. So it’s a screw up either way.

[@pennywisethedancingclown2596]

WE'RE THE DREEEAAM WAARRIORS!!! DONT WANNA DREAM NO MORE!!!

[@remove_marko]

Rocken with Dokken \m/

[@ledsith]

Right on !

[@bridges4232]

And maybe tonight!!! MAYBE TONIGHT YOU’LL BE GOOOOOONE!!!

[@tili724]

Love that song

[@kri249]

Fucken love Dokken

[@alejandrovaldez9848]

YOU FORGOT THE POWER GLOVE!!!!! NOW IM PLAYING WITH POWER!!!

[@agonleed3841]

Alejandro Valdez yea!

[@Spikey-Valentine]

Freddy's dead has been copyrighted by Nintendo

[@aroachyboachy4716]

You could beet fready with that

[@NienNienNien]

Fred -"Great graphics"

[@Dim4323]

Nintendo now your playing with NIGHTMARES

[@sarlaccstapeworm990]

I remember John Saxon being my SECOND favorite character in Bruce Lee's "Enter The Dragon" (1973)... He played "Roper", a degenerate gambler that entered the martial arts tournament on Han's island. His wisecracks and sarcasm was appealing to me even in my childhood years. And the irony of HIM being the one to beat "Bolo" (Han's right-hand bodyguard), really solidified HIM as being my next to favorite guy in that whole movie!!😁👍

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

I have fond memories of part three. At age 11-12, I thought it was the funniest "horror" movie I had ever seen. The 80's were good times; back in the days when going to the cinema was a treat.

[@carl_anderson9315]

Heather Lagenkamp was so damn attractive.

[@TGHjustin]

Facts

[@NastheVictorious]

Prettier than most Young women in Films these days. I think they wear too much make up and less is More.

[@Untouchaable]

Robert Englund is the only Freddy Krueger. He should return for one more.

[@jakesmith8941]

Yea, the remake sucked

[@John-gq8sy]

Freddy vs Jason vs Ash needs to happen

[@lexipaquin9894]

he never will, he said it himself hes too old. doesnt wanna give a lifeless performance i guess. i like the last onscreen action is a wink. good sendoff

[@educationiskey3331]

Intimidation well said.

[@cancer7579]

Intimidation hes too old... but he should be the one who picks who replaces him.

[@DailyScaryStoriesPodcast]

Honestly, the 1980s were the heyday of the horror genre, and practical effects were a big part of why those films were so terrifying.

[@purplestrawberrysunset]

There's nothing terrifying or scary in these films. 🤔

[@ParadoxdesignsOrg]

As a 80's kid, I can vouch there was nothing scarier back then.

[@divisdecos5271]

Damn the idea of Freddy & Jason both going to hell & then meeting Pinhead is fucking awesome. I can just imagine them in a dark room with the chains hanging down from the ceiling & Doug Bradley coming out saying “What seems to be the problem?” Then maybe a little smirk or something & then it ends. But that kind of cliff hanger demands a sequel that just couldn’t be done

[@StevieViola]

"Welcome to prime-time, BITCH!"

[@biglos9d]

"This is it, Jennifer... your big break in TV!"

[@Harcix]

Who gives a fuck what you think?!

[@therion7776]

I've always remembered that line and still say it sometimes

[@thatonetntdude1232]

"Hey!You forgot about the Power Glove!"

[@hideandpride1891]

R.I.P John Saxon. We will never forget you for playing Nancy's father in the original.

[@outpostorange9580]

Fun Fact: There actually was a playable demo game of sorts called Nightmare on Elm St. 4: The Dream Master released by a company called the Unicorn Corporation based in the Netherlands. They sold magazines from 1989-1993 and in those magazines were floppy demo disks of upcoming games. In the July 1990 edition they had a floppy disk that had: graphic scenes, a playable demo of "zapping" Freddy with a beam of light, and music all from the movie. Although not really a full game, it's still pretty interesting. The company also did one for Total Recall and Terminator 2: Judgement Day in 1992.

[@Grinder1999X]

Michael Kalendra are there videos or links to these? Footage?

[@Staalstraal]

Rolfe's voice alone makes me happy to watch this.

[@MarioKazooie]

I absolutely need to know how did you put a Gamecube controller on your name

[@Marinanor]

@Cinemassacre , the reason why her nose was cut off but she wasn't hurt in real life is because Freddy was weaker at that time.

[@frozenlicks]

exactly

[@Kaptinkumar]

That’s what I was thinking

[@foreignroninl1555]

Yeah, I remember Freddy stating earlier on in the movie that he wasn’t strong enough just yet.

[@erickleefeld4883]

Yeah, at one point he tries to hurt a guy in his dream, but can't even do anything. Later on, he hurts Kelly Rowland in her dream, but it fails to carry over to real life. He's still working his way up.

[@GarretOakamber]

Now you're playing with power Freddy!

[@connorwinn3815]

You forgot the power glove 😂😂😂 I love that scene

[@jimhalfpenny442]

There's an interesting small detail in the third movie. The bar in which Nancy finds her father is called "Little Nemo's." It's a reference to the old comic strip "Little Nemo in Slumberland."

[@BazookaTooth707]

Deep cut

[@danielseth8272]

"Oh no! It's the kid from Full House." Lol that's cold blooded

[@h.u.n.k493]

You forgot to mention Dokken's awesome Dream Warriors song!

[@mtn9272]

DREAM WARRIORS! DONT WANNA DREAN NO MORE!

[@JoeyJ0J0]

WE ARE THE DREAM WARRIORS

[@FruitSmax]

AND MAYBE TONIGHT, MAYBE TONIGHT YOU'LL BE GONE!

[@enamias]

This thread kicks ass

[@vicchopin]

+ Brian May and.. yes... even the Goo Goo Dolls songs are top notch

[@mikshinee87]

By the time he started playing in "Nightmare on Elm Street" Johnny Depp had already dropped out of school, left his home and had to work to support himself at 15. One tough cookie, though I don't condone dropping out of school of course.

[@megaton_a]

I'm still madly in love with Heather Langenkamp.

[@westingtyler1]

that's correct.

[@Michael-Crouch]

I'm still madly in love with Lisa.(Freddy's Revenge)

[@MrParkerman6]

Do I smell? ..........uh, Pantene? Pam? Pam!

[@GimpEMCo-1]

yes,met her she was 50, still smoking hot

[@Mcrclerk]

Who isnt

[@Erlaxis]

I agree that 1, 3 and New Nightmare are the best, but I also kinda liked the remake. The kills are pretty brutal and the depiction of Freddy as a child abuser gives him a darker edge to say the least.

[@deltaflowers5365]

Pennywise vs The Killer Clowns from Outer Space.

[@icefire5855]

Classy YEAH!!!!!

[@chrisadams3656]

That's perfect. Id give it to the killer clowns for sure

[@officiallyjan8596]

Chris Adams Pennywise is an abstract lovecraftian horror whose true form can't even be grasped by mere mortals, what we see is either just what he makes us see or the closest thing our brain can approximate. The killer clowns are just aliens. xD

[@chrisadams3656]

@@officiallyjan8596 I always thought it was implied that pennywise was a transcended being. Basically our imagination can add or subtract powers to pennywise only due to our lack of knowledge of his true self. Where the killer clowns do show their technological abilities, that ship and the form that they chose was also just to fool people. So they have the power and intelligence to research the inner workings of a planet's culture. For all we know they could be systematically absorbing planet's and going unnoticed . For whatever reason though, both pennywise and the killer clowns have a severe weakness to rag tag 80s kids

[@thebatter7769]

@@officiallyjan8596 Basically he is a being of the prim that has existed before the universe was made by gan raising the dark tower. He would annihilate simple clowns since his true form is inside the macroverse which dwarfs the universe.

[@bashandbonk9784]

It PAINS me that pinhead could have been in freddy vs jason

[@pillpollen3154]

Pleaaasseee do a Hellraiser series review :)

[@spook9004]

They all suck.

[@patrickcoakley8326]

He already did

[@pillpollen3154]

Give me link then

[@TheQuantaLight]

1,2 and 3 were pretty good

[@thepossessor]

@@TheQuantaLight 4 was alright too

[@derekpushkar4013]

Jack Earle Haley actually drove Johnny depp to audition for the original nightmare on elm street kind of a weird coincidence

[@marmcd2003]

No kidding since he'd become the new Freddy in the reboot.

[@feedthemeat543f]

@@marmcd2003 I actually really liked Jack in the remake. He's the only good thing about it.

[@patches2221]

I still think the way James says "bury" is funny

[@westingtyler1]

burry

[@trustmeits610pm2]

Yeah and he keeps doing it. It's not a slip of the tongue. It's just his accent. I like it.

[@raulsalcedo8332]

Who the hell else here says it like "berry'd"

[@moebacca]

I was about to comment.. James, what the hell is that? Burry-yal. I feel like he did that to troll us.

[@vandamme6379]

It’s actually a Scottish/Irish thing.

[@WingedSumac]

I saw 'Freddy's Dead' in the theater in 3D when I was 12. This was in a small town theater in Iowa (back when they let any age into the theater). It was the coolest thing I'd ever seen at that point in my life! At least until I saw Pokémon 2000 on acid in the theater back when I was 18. Haha

[@Tgkjj]

i just want to clarify about that nose scene in fvj is freddy is still not at full power yet so he can cause fear but cant physically injure anybody yet

[@darknessanddistance4469]

Send Freddy's dead, he changed his mind and decided he didn't need her nose because he already smells!!

[@chickenking1753]

The best time to wear a striped sweater is all the time

[@gr8darklord604]

I love how he mentions the guy who voices roger rabbit, then says: "She starts setting up some booby traps" Was this intentional?

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Gr8 Darklord I was wondering that too. I expected him to giggle when he said booby traps.

[@kingnothingist]

Why don't we all just assume that it was intentional.

[@giovannipinazza]

“Bon apetit, bitch!”

[@TearYouApart360]

Dream Warriors is the best movie in the series. It perfectly mixes Gore, Horror, and Comedy. Best line in the series: "Welcome to Primetime, bitch!"

[@enamias]

1&3

[@guyverjay1289]

nope 1 is the best film

[@cineMADvocate]

Say it with me Nerd: Lang. En. Kamp! XD

[@riverpaw3234]

Yee

[@Bryan-T]

I watched these movies as a young kid and had many nightmares. I've never been as scared of a movie as I was then. This still remains my favorite horror franchise.

[@maxgarcia2790]

Not sure when/why you did this series review but you so absolutely spot on! Nightmare 1,3, New NM are the best! Truly I love part 2 as well for many reasons! Thx buddy

[@x37v1990]

You should have mentioned Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash (from evil dead), it was supposed to be made, but they only made a comic book out of it :(

[@boomstickcritique902]

Well the comic is based from the script they had written from it so if you own the comic you pretty much know what would have been.The reason it diddnt get mad was because Sam Rami diddnt want to allow them to use the character because they diddnt want any of the main 3 to die but Rami wanted Ash to kill both Freddy an Jason.

[@phantomknightpercival120]

BoomStick Critique Linkara actually did a review on it

[@aroachyboachy4716]

@@boomstickcritique902 that's cool ash should have killed both of them it would have been a bold dicison

[@mfrost228]

Part 3 is my favorite as well, also has a great soundtrack, with Dokken doing Dream Warriors, what’s better than rokken with Dokken while some teens get terrorized in their dreams. I liked all of the characters, and thought it was a good twist that they all had some super powers when in a dream.

[@BlazePiffington]

That power glove tho

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Scary in the fear sense or scary in the "Oh dear lord, this series is dead"

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Maybe but for Collectors it's a must have.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

No, not really. Did I think it was stupid in the movie oh HELL yes, did it really bother me that much, not really. I usually skip that movie anyway.

[@foreignroninl1555]

“HEY! You forgot the power glove!!!”

[@qui-gonjinn6060]

Blaze Piffington NOW YOUR PLAYING WITH POWAAH

[@kryceksangel]

Trivia: Final Nightmare was Robert Englund's favorite

[@darknessanddistance4469]

If you said that in an interview on the film came out, it was just for the publicity. But if it really was his favorite of the film series oh, could it be just because going to see his real face so much in it? Certainly was far from the most sophisticated

[@mrcritical6751]

It could be that he was just happy not to wear prosthetics as much and getting to actually act and pull of Freddy in different emotions rather than his typical angry goofball

[@jwm1444]

He's clearly having fun in that movie lol. I think to him that's Peak Freddy.

[@Filming_Scene]

good stuff. You should do a review on the Hellraiser series, it went down hill fast edit. And the Cube series

[@JustJohnny]

I enjoyed the later films as single entries. I'm not sure any of them were originally intended to be Hellrasier films, just scripts laying around where they threw Pinhead and his gash in. I can see why fans dislike them though.

[@TheMike8219]

Great video guys. It's always good to find legitimate fans of the Franchise doing vids like this! 👍

[@DiarraHarris]

I always got a nosferatu vibe from Freddy I'm glad other people saw it to.

[@dynad00d15]

In part 3, i loved how Freddy manipulated time to delay nancy who was trying to save someone. Like a timeloop.. :D

[@MrCaptnrex]

to be fair for the start of 4, it was supposed to be an implication that it was a "hound from hell" pissing on his remains to bring him back lol

[@johnroberts4624]

I also love how a dog named Jason brings him back in Part 4 and then he returns the favor years later by bringing Jason back in Freddy vs. Jason

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

For those who actually like Maggie in Freddy's Dead, do NOT read the sequel to Freddy vs Jason vs Ash, Freddy vs Jason vs Ash: Ngithmare Warriors. It ruins her character, and some of the stuff from the former story. They make Maggie a villain, who ends up in an icky relationship with Freddy, and gets squished by a tank. It's a huge middle finger to the fans.

[@owiseone1]

3 was my favorite as well

[@enigmatic247]

Please keep going, i love this series. I grew up with all these movies. Im 30 and i remember all these moments, kinda sad really, it was a happier time in my life and freddy made it better lol the pinhead ending in freddy vs jason would have been godlike!!!!

[@Olebull93]

Im a simple man, I see Freddy I upvote.

[@Gargoyle_911nn]

What? That pinhead ending sounds like it would've been amazing!

[@83jbbentley]

In the movie Nightmare part 2...nah, they just fucked up.

[@johnroberts4624]

Josh is quoting the AVGN episode where he reviewed the Nightmare on Elm Street game and he was trying to explain why Freddy had knives coming out of his fingers on the title screen

[@ScottNetherstone]

Your videos are great as always. I will reply to one thing you said: "he cuts off her nose in a dream and then she wakes up fine, as if they forgot that what happens in the dreams happens to you in real life" (or something like that)... the premise of the movie is that he (Freddy) had to get his powers back by getting the kids to believe in/fear him again. So maybe at that point he didn't have the power to actually hurt her in dream world yet. Just my take. Thanks for all the great videos!!!

[@ZekeThePlumber86]

I also agree with the original, part 3, and New Nightmare being the best 3. No coincidence that the lovely Heather L. is in all 3.

[@trentfarrell]

1) I love that you ended it with a recommendation for 1, 3, and New Nightmare. They’re my favorites as well. The secret Nancy Trilogy. 2) I think the nose rip scene in Freddy vs Jason didn’t kill the girl, or affect her actual body,’because Freddy had not yet regained enough strength. It’s been a little bit since I watched it, but I think I remember him even saying something like that.

[@gtabro1337]

Wes Craven's New Nightmare was a fantastic surprise, felt so fresh in a series that was getting more and more watered down

[@PSUDarius2032]

This still is my favorite of the 80's horror series.. Always felt Freddy was scarier than the rest... The puppet kill from the 3rd movie gave me sooo many nightmares as a child...

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Also I love the way they mixed things up with Freddy, he's kind of like a good midpoint between Micheal Myers and Jason Jason is essentially little more than an animal, who kills based on instinct rather than personal enjoyment, so you could argue he's not evil, Micheal is Pure Evil who kills without any reason or justification, he just kills cause he can. Freddy is the inbetween, he kills pretty much anyone like Micheal but does so for the sick enjoyment of it. Nice contrast.

[@trustmeits610pm2]

Oh I don't know if there's absolutely no mind being Jason's actions. Sometimes his kills have a kind of deliberate irony to them. He doesn't always simply hack people apart. There's a mind there. He's just not a longterm planner. Freddy really is a unique horror movie villain. Not because of his powers, but because he has a personality. Freddy loves what he does. He's laughing and joking the whole way through. Most movie monsters/killers are the freakin' Terminator. Stone faced killing machines on a mission. Freddy though? Freddy is having a good time.

[@grantorino2325]

How about Michael Myers vs. the Silver Shamrock robots? (Seriously, what's the problem? BOTH sets of characters were created by the same people). We could even have a plot where both the Silver Shamrock company and Myers's cult are trying to sacrifice millions of children---but for entirely different reasons. And the only way to stop them is to get the cult--with Michael--and the company--with the robots--to fight each other. And the only way to do THAT is by having Dr. Loomis and Dr. Challis join forces!

[@rinraiden]

1,3 & 4 are the only ones worth watching. 4 had a great ending for Freddy and it's honestly better to forget the later sequels ever existed.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Certainly the most consistently scary of the Slasher filers. Nightmare on Elm Street probably has the record for most GOOD sequels in it's library. Part 1, 3, 4, New Nightmare and possibly Part 2 if you ignore certain things, makes a solid 5. Most other slasher films don't have that Halloween: 3, maybe 4 Friday the 13th: 3 Texas Chainsaw: 2

[@brianhutcherson1700]

The Fan Without a Face Halloween 3 I disagree because Michael Myers isn't in it. It really doesn't have anything to do with the series

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Not what I mean I meant it has like 3 good movies in it besides the original 2, 4 and H20.

[@brianhutcherson1700]

The Fan Without a Face Ahhh I got ya Lol I misread

[@Userius1]

Aside from some problems, 5 wasn't actually bad, and 6 despite its confused Curse of Thorn storyline still dripped with atmosphere throughout in both the theatrical version and producer's cut.

[@thegamingmisfit1291]

Brian Hutcherson the series is called Halloween not Michael Myers Halloween 3 has more to do with Halloween than any of the others

[@headofthekeeper1943]

The original ending for Freddy Vs Jason with pinhead sounds actually amazing to me, and Although I think the Ending we have now is pretty good and In character for both Freddy and Jason in my opinion, The originally planned ending sounds much better.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

The original plan for Freddy was for him to be a child molester. Apparently in the early 80's when it was being made it was considered too creepy for an R rating and would've resulted in adults only, they wanted to keep it to R so they changed him to a child murderer. This is where the child molester angle came from in the remake - it's what was originally intended for the character. The remake Freddy was originally supposed to look like a realistic burn victim. They really did their research. Unfortunately, they found it was TOO realistic, and actually grossed test audiences out to the point where it was a distraction. So they toned it down and made it a little bit cartoony, which resulted in the CG mess it became.

[@fenriz218]

In the German version, it's actually made clear from the beginning that he was a kiddie-fiddler, which obviously makes the character even creepier. Liked the idea, that the remake picked up the idea but hated that the screen-writers essentially wasted it in the end. And almost an irony that I just watched a video on former vice-president Joe Biden...

[@bentramer682]

The no company would take the film until the molester aspect was removed because they thought it seemed to much of an attack on Hollywood films corporation owners. If that doesn't say something, idk what would. For me the molester angle is still very prevalent in all the films.

[@na-ky8ou]

Hey James, nice video! A little story about Freddy vs Jason: Originally, it was supposed to include Ash from the Evil Dead series...yeah! It was supposed to be Freddy vs Jason vs Ash, I'm not even kidding! Eventhough the movie was never made, they still released a comic book of the original scenario.And also, Jason vs Leatherface exists as a comic book too ;)

[@wmd40]

The 3rd has always been my favorite too. It's fucking awesome

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Always enjoy your horror series reviews and this video is no exception. Thanks James for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@briagaldabazzz]

I know something more terrorific than freddy: a game of LJN!!

[@mmwhitaker1]

briagaldabazzz stop ur scarying me.

[@grantorino2325]

Even SCARIER: Make the "LJN" movie a sequel to "Pixels." 🕹

[@kingkosher6231]

20:55 Freddy needs fear in order to do real world damage to people. This was made clear in FvJ....

[@incognitro7634]

Nothing about Freddy using the Power Glove?!?!

[@theinternetgavemeaids5393]

The kill where the girl is slashed while she’s on the ceiling and there’s crazy amounts of blood. It’s the coolest kill in horror movie history.

[@TheKorfish]

Im gonna say this now if you ever meet any of the lead nightmare chicks heather langenkamp (Nancy) in the nicest.

[@subzero8679]

Lisa Wilcox is really nice too.

[@mycubiclepenguin868]

Oh, ok, I'll make sure to look out for her niceness next time I'm talking to her

[@johnschou2172]

I met her in 2018 at Days of the Dead. She was so nice to me!! I also met the actors from "Dream Warriors" and THEY were nice too!!! The next year, I met Amanda Wyss and Robert Englund, himself at DragonCon, and THEY were nice too!!

[@JSPokemonYT]

My Ranking: 1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 10/10 2. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) 10/10 3. Wes Cavern's New Nightmare (1994) 10/10 4. Freddy vs. Jason (2003) 10/10 5. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) 8/10 6. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) 8/10 7. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) 5/10 8. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) 1/10 9. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) 1/10

[@darknessanddistance4469]

I definitely would go see Chucky versus Leprechaun

[@amanietingle6379]

this A Nightmare on Elmstreet series review was a delight and informational.

[@warriorx1328]

I liked the remake. It wasn't the best but I enjoyed seeing Freddy being more of a monster like the original.

[@Gamingwithgleez]

Totally agree with your top 3. Spot on. This was a pleasure to watch and an awesome time through memory lane. Thanks man!

[@nurse425]

Ahhh, back when Johnny Depp was in the opening credits as "Introducing"!

[@menacexp]

#3 was my favourite of the series. I remember begging my mom to take me to see it in theatre when I was 12 lol

[@mr.summerset8054]

Nice one James. Evil dead next

[@brenr3086]

I was wondering yesterday if you’d ever make this video. And When I came back from school to see this, MIND BLOWN.

[@Textra1]

I don't consider New Nightmare (it's *not* part 7) as a sequel. It's a stand alone movie where an unknown demon likes the Freddy character so much, it takes his form. But it's not actually Freddy. Calling it a sequel is not correct, imo.

[@justindenney-hall5875]

Textra1 That's what I've always said, thank you !

[@boomstickcritique902]

You are correct it isnt a sequel but its still the 7th film in the franchise.

[@sperrin]

Textra1 Its definetly a sequel. It continues the story of Nancy/Heather. It directly references the original film. Characters return as do plot points from a previous entry. And finally, by the very definiton of the word 'sequel' - New Nightmare fits.

[@jsmith5212]

No its not dumbfuck

[@prieto0265]

I would love a battle between the actor of Freddy and the real Freddy

[@patrickperalta59]

Nancy dies in part 3...then with the new story of the actors filming the original movie Nancy is back I loved it,

[@moriellymoproblems7842]

Dream Master was my favourite, and had one of the best intros ever.

[@BikerBenny]

20:50 us that Kelly Rowland?

[@RogueShadow11375]

Yep

[@KasugaiKrow]

Never realized that was Johnny Depp until now! Wtf.

[@ChaseMC215]

We love Johnny Depp

[@hexen666]

And Kevin Bacon was in the original Friday the 13th.

[@TheJason0162]

The character Kelly Leek from the old school bad news bears movie, (the kid who rode the motorcycle) was played by Jack Earle Haley

[@athousandpins]

I love Freddy's Dead. I think it's the continuation of 2 where he is still in control at the end. It was all a dream and then he slowly killed off all the children in the town which is where 5 kicks off.

[@hadsbros]

At 2:43, it looks like two Actors have melded their faces together on the right. Which is an Actual scene from the film, was this Kraven's intention or...?