Review of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) by Allan C — 12 Mar 2017

I actually still have my Freddy's Dead 3D glasses from when I originally watched this film in the theater ("House Party 2" ads and all). I remember not liking this film all that much when I originally saw it and it really hasn't improved all that much with age.

This entry features deadly Q-tips, scary road maps, frighteningly loud hearing aids, getting trapped inside video games, Freddy cutting your parachute, and so on. Oh, you also get to see someone using kickboxing on Freddy.

Generally speaking, this film really lost it's way in terms of what's actually scary and instead focused on being funny and coming up with creative deaths and dream sequences. Freddy doesn't even kill anyone with is metal claws! Director Rachel Talalay directs the film with competence and the film does have decent production value.

You also get Yaphet Kotto in a supporting role and funny cameos by Elinor Donahue, Tom Arnold & Rosanne Barr, Johnny Depp, and Alice Cooper as Freddy's abusive father. Overall, this is a pretty weak entry in the Nightmare series, though I'll still say this series is generally better than most horror franchises of this era.