A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
New Line Cinema | Release Date: November 1, 1985
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Doppio2diavoloJun 22, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Holy **** what a letdown. I like the idea of Freddy taking control of someone to kill everyone but oh God the only scene I will remember is the pool one, everything else is so bad excecuted… Expand
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5
JPKJul 4, 2019
Meh
It has some good scares, But it hugely lacks the magic of the original.
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4
Jim222001Feb 6, 2023
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst of the sequels. It does try something different but it is ridiculous. Freddy rips through a teens body multiple times to get into the real world. With the teen perfectly fine after each time it happens.
Yet this has *** on my cable rating and part 4 has **. Which is a much better sequel. The gay movie community loves the movie. They just overlook that it isn’t very good.… Expand
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Sosmooth1982Jan 5, 2023
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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JLauSep 25, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Freddy possesses a kid who moves into the house from the first film, making him kill others, mostly at a pool party, but his girlfriend stands by him throughout and helps him make it to the end.… Expand
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kyle20ellisMar 26, 2022
The original 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' is still to me one of the scariest and best horror films there is, as well as a truly great film in its own right and introduced us to one of the genre's most iconic villains in Freddy Krueger. It isThe original 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' is still to me one of the scariest and best horror films there is, as well as a truly great film in its own right and introduced us to one of the genre's most iconic villains in Freddy Krueger. It is always difficult to do a sequel that lives up to a film as good as 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' let alone one to be on the same level.

'A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge' is not to me the dreadful film as reputed, but, while its attempts to do something different is admirable, it should have been much better than it turned out to be. It is very difficult to not feel disappointed when you inevitably compare 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' to its first sequel and find that the drop in quality is so significant and hard to ignore. Whether 'Freddy's Revenge' is the worst of the series is debatable, to me and many others it is one of the weaker ones.

'Freddy's Revenge' is not a complete waste of time. It starts off very promisingly, with the bus scene is thrillingly unsettling. Easily the film's scariest moment and the scene one remembers the most. Robert Englund is still very freaky and shows why Freddy is so iconic as a villain, he may not be quite as terrifying but the material isn't as strong here and he is still highly effective.

It's not a bad-looking film, there is a slickness to it and there are some nightmarish effects. There are some eerie moments, though none of the rest of the film lives up to the bus scene, and some amusing dark humour. The music is suitably haunting.

However, there are also a fair share of problems. The scares don't come enough, and while there are effective ones there are also just as many that are perfunctory and pretty tame by 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' series standards. Credit is due for trying to do something different and there are parts that do intrigue. A tighter pace and less pedestrian direction would have made the execution better, as well as trying to do less and focus more on the quality of the scares and how the story is told.

Jesse is such a dull damp squib of a character who lacks a quick-thinking or logical brain let alone any kind of presence. The one-note expressionless acting of Mark Patton accentuates this. The rest of the cast are nowhere near as bad, but when it comes to the acting the only one to properly rise above the material is Englund. Lastly, the ending is a slap in the face and really undoes Freddy's character, he would never do what he does at the end and it doesn't make sense for him to do it.

Overall, not that bad but could have been much better. 5/10 Bethany Cox… Expand
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eva3si0nAug 28, 2023
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is an expected sequel to the cult youth slasher. The sequel was expected in a short time given the success of the original film. Usually the sequel should be better in everything, or at leastA Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is an expected sequel to the cult youth slasher. The sequel was expected in a short time given the success of the original film. Usually the sequel should be better in everything, or at least reveal the lore of the universe or the plot of the first film. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is not about that. The sequel is inferior to the original film in everything. It looks secondary against its background and almost does not surprise the viewer. As an independent Freddy's Revenge movie, you can watch it, someone will even like it. But to watch it after the original, these are the same ideas that no longer surprise. The main problem of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is to bet on the blood and cruelty of murder, not the atmosphere of fear and mixing reality with sleep as in the original.… Expand
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FilipeNetoApr 3, 2021
After a good start, the "Nightmare" franchise quickly got off track with this film, which is quite stupid in its premises and has a very weak script. However, the best way to enjoy this film is not to compare it with the previous film and notAfter a good start, the "Nightmare" franchise quickly got off track with this film, which is quite stupid in its premises and has a very weak script. However, the best way to enjoy this film is not to compare it with the previous film and not to think too much about the script. It is a raw film and has scenes that can shock the most sensitive, and it works reasonably nowadays if we give some tolerance to the obvious flaws.

In this film, a new family goes to live in the house where the main events of the previous film took place, and the young teenager from the new family quickly begins to suffer from many nightmares. It is, again, Freddy Krueger in action, but this time determined to possess the boy and to do his crimes through his hands. Everything else is quite predictable, with the boy being misunderstood by almost everyone as he tries to fight an evil he doesn't quite know how to defeat.

The film is not that bad, and director Jack Sholder shows that he wants to live up to the film that preceded it, without, however, making more of the same. In fact, there are disturbing scenes, and the beginning is promising. However, one of the film's biggest problems is predictability: as the film advances, the audience understands everything that is going to happen and is able to foresee the dangers and scares from miles away. It is also a less than atmospheric film, where the palpable tension of the first film being rarely felt.

The cast is another problem of this film. It is true that it is the only film in the franchise where the hero is male, and I even found this change interesting, but the fact is that the character is very poorly developed, does not have any kind of charisma and does not arouse any sympathy. It also seems to me that Mark Patton was not the right actor for the character, as he seems lost in the film, and most of the time he does nothing but cry and mourn constantly. The rest of the cast is there because it has to be, even though I liked the performance of Kim Myers, a young actress who knew how to grab her character and give it personality, even though she can't do much more than she did. In the middle of all this, it is Robert Englund who stands out and gives the villain of the series another film that certainly helps to make it memorable and iconic.

Technically, it is a discreet and notable film. Cinematography is the standard and is within what we could demand, but I didn't notice anything particular about it, nor in the sets or costumes, which seem to take advantage of some material from the previous film. I didn't get to say this in the review of the previous film, it was a forgetfulness of mine that the passing of the pen didn't allow me to amend, but I think the makeup department deserves applause for the way it idealized and concretized Krueger's makeup and made it look like real and grotesque burns. The soundtrack works well and the incidental music is quite good.… Expand
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AgentZNov 17, 2020
Universally branded as the "gayest horror movie of all time", but it's not a COMPLETE cinematic disaster as some people make it out to be. Yes, it does have quite a bunch of homoerotic subtext in it and they are not THAT subtle, but it'sUniversally branded as the "gayest horror movie of all time", but it's not a COMPLETE cinematic disaster as some people make it out to be. Yes, it does have quite a bunch of homoerotic subtext in it and they are not THAT subtle, but it's still SORT OF a somewhat enjoyable sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). The acting is admittedly uneven, but gay lead actor Mark Patton's acting as the protagonist Jesse Walsh (who is a straight character) was solid despite his infamous girly screams, infamous snake scene, infamous gay dance scene, infamous gay bar scene, infamous boys' locker room restroom scene, and being dubbed a "scream queen" (which some people probably mean it as an insult). Yeah, some of those scenes are definitely awkward especially if you are a straight guy like me. Not to mention Freddy Krueger murdering people in the real world instead of in the dream world which creates huge plot holes.… Expand
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akshatmahajanJul 4, 2021
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge was average movie. This movie didn't have charm, originality and grasping power like the original.

The concept was same as original with some bad changes. The problem was that the executionA Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge was average movie. This movie didn't have charm, originality and grasping power like the original.

The concept was same as original with some bad changes. The problem was that the execution of the idea was not good. Also, the acting wasn't good. Film contains some creepy moments, but not that much hyped moments.

Overall, this is an average movie but the bad direction and poor acting drag down this particular movie.… Expand
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HabibiehakimJul 22, 2022
Even though at the very least or at the very worst there is still something that i can praise in this sequel which is all the great practical effect that they did, all the disturbing creatures that they made and the fact that i stillEven though at the very least or at the very worst there is still something that i can praise in this sequel which is all the great practical effect that they did, all the disturbing creatures that they made and the fact that i still entertained for the most part, it is horribly perform and the story just can't get no sillier and stupider than this, silly and stupid but not in a good way, the sequel of the great classic A Nightmare's On Elm Street is just awful.… Expand
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Gamzguy17Aug 22, 2021
Ignoring the lore of its own series, "Part 2" tries to be its own beast underneath the surface. Like many a-solid Horror film, it has fun with itself and unashamedly so. For movie goers/pop culture analysts, it is a sweet little treat.Ignoring the lore of its own series, "Part 2" tries to be its own beast underneath the surface. Like many a-solid Horror film, it has fun with itself and unashamedly so. For movie goers/pop culture analysts, it is a sweet little treat. General audiences will likely not care too much.… Expand
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royalguy07Oct 17, 2022
I was bored until somebody got towel spanked multiple times before dying. Possession angle was pretty dull all things considered especially with losing the nightmare angle. 1 death over an hour in is not what anyone signed up for. Jesse wouldI was bored until somebody got towel spanked multiple times before dying. Possession angle was pretty dull all things considered especially with losing the nightmare angle. 1 death over an hour in is not what anyone signed up for. Jesse would 100% be serving multiple life sentences.… Expand
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ChemikerAug 12, 2023
Не понятно начинается, так же кончается) Что расстроило, нет героини из предыдущего фильма.
А что сначала было не поняло, а после скажем так не воспринималось в серьез, когда происходит такое что в реальности произойти не может, то это сон,Не понятно начинается, так же кончается) Что расстроило, нет героини из предыдущего фильма.
А что сначала было не поняло, а после скажем так не воспринималось в серьез, когда происходит такое что в реальности произойти не может, то это сон, но в итоге это в серьез, Фред кромсает в открытую 5 человек, не говоря, что ну как этими 4 иголками кого то можно убить. Было крипово, когда фред вылезает из человека, вот что то, то я прекрасно понимаю того чувака, который пытался открыть дверь, но не успел. Потом бар "Голубая устрица" приплыли зачем то, когда я это смотрел, во-первых думал зачем, во-вторых это сон, а оказалось не сон. Вообщем первая часть на мой взгляд лучше.… Expand
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