Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) by Logan A — 08 Jul 2012

Ditching the inept direction and bizarre homosexual overtones of its predecessor, the threequel in the Nightmare franchise is infinitely better than the sequel was.

Welcoming back Wes Craven as a writer, the film is almost as fun and creative as the first, and is in some ways better.

Turning the concept on its head by giving the children of Elm Street a way to fight back against Freddy (but still not being invincible against his attacks), the movie creates an interesting and creative conflict between the ultimate nightmare and the self-proclaimed "Dream Warriors" who have learned to turn imagination into a weapon in the dream-world.

We also get some much-needed additional insight into Freddy's origins, adding further interest to the character.

Visually rich and dripping with creativity and danger brought to life with solid acting and amazing visual-effects, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 is great example of an effective horror-film centered around the conflict of good and evil.

Any horror-franchise that can claim to have a good threequel is a dream come true.