- Actors: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes, David Newsom, Tracy Middendorf
- Directors: Wes Craven
- Writers: Wes Craven
- Producers: Wes Craven, Marianne Maddalena, Jay Roewe, Jeffrey Fenner, Robert Shaye
- Format: Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Alliance (Universal)
- Release Date: Aug 27 2002
- Run Time: 112 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 0780630904
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English-professor-turned-horror-auteur Wes Craven brings both careers to play in this ingenious reinterpretation of the Nightmare on Elm Street series as a modern-day fairy tale--a sort of Hansel and Gretel for big kids. Heather Langenkamp, star of the original film, plays Heather Langenkamp, an actress and mother wracked with nightmares as Los Angeles is rocked with unexplained earthquakes. Meanwhile, her son starts sleepwalking and croaking Freddy Krueger threats. Is it a coincidence that Wes Craven (playing himself) is turning his own troubled dreams into a new screenplay, which he calls "a sort of nightmare in progress"? According to his visions, the imaginary Freddy has become the embodiment of ancient evil and is trying to break out of his movie prison and into the physical world. It's a rather literal and glib explanation, but words have never been Craven's strong suit. His central thesis, the cultural importance of stories, is more resonant in the web of imagery arising from dreams, movies, and the subconscious. Robert Englund and John Saxon play themselves and their movie characters (though this Freddy is decidedly less wisecracking and more demonic). It's a thoughtful, imaginative, and often gripping modern horror film that echoes with suggestions of The Exorcist and Poltergeist. Though less of a fun-house thrill ride than previous Nightmares, it's scarier and smarter than any of the other series sequels. --Sean Axmaker
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Writer/director Wes Craven (Scream 1, 2 and 3) returns to the darkest shadows of Elm Street in the seventh film in the Freddy Krueger series. Winner of a Golden Scroll for Outstanding Achievement from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror, this spine-tingling tale reunites original Nightmare stars Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon as "reel" Freddy invades the real world, with deadly results. But don't worry, Freddy fans. It's only a movie...or is it?
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Finally, a somewhat scary 'Nightmare'!,
By Zagnorch (Terra, Sol System) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
It took 'em seven tries, but they finally put out a 'Nightmare' that was kinda scary. And setting in the 'real world' was a great angle for the principals-- including 'Nightmare' 1 & 3 star Heather Langenkamp as the focal character, along with Robert Englund, New Line producer Bob Shaye and director Wes Craven in supporting roles-- to play off of. I also liked its relatively low cheeseball factor compared to the previous "reel world" Freddy adventures. There were no corny one-liners, the Freddy-killings are actually kinda shocking (albeit relatively mundane), and the whole deal with 'real' Freddy messin' with Langenkamp's kid actually disturbed me a little bit. Sadly, the climactic ending was a bit too hokey, bringing down a movie that I thought had some real momentum going up to this point.The 'New Nightmare' DVD includes a theatrical trailer, English subtitles, and a feature-length commentary by director Wes Craven. I was shocked by how calm and soft-spoken he was here-- his demeanor and behavior just didn't seem to jibe with his reputation as a premier horror-film director. Not really having seen himor heard him talk all that much before I took a listen to this track, I was kinda expecting some stark raving madman who'd just escaped the local psych lock-up... Anyhoo, in the commentary track Craven goes over the usual stuff that directors usually discuss in movie commentary tracks: the technical aspects and the difficulty he had shooting some scenes, the things that inspired him to make the movie, and his philosophy on filmmaking. He also talks about how close to REAL real-life his movie got with the principals (particularly Heather Langenkamp), both on a personal and professional level. All in all, I found 'New Nightmare' to be a somewhat compelling new take on the 'Nightmare' franchise, and a pretty good bookend to the whole schmear. If only the ending was a bit stronger... 'Late
1.0 out of 5 stars
Ghastly but for the wrong reasons,
By inframan (the lower depths) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
This stinker never should have been made. It drags, it's "humor" is heavy-handed, the acting is stilted at best & the usual driving rhythm of the Freddy movies just never gets going.All in all it's just a desperate little self-referential exercise that would have been better if assigned to a batch of talented 12 year olds.
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