Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #89: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: the dream master

Genre: Horror/Horreur

Annee/Year: 1988

Format: DVD

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: the dream master. This is obviously the fourth installment in the franchise which is this time directed by Renny Harlin and written by Wes Craven. I personnaly think this is where the franchise hits it's stride. The dream master is one of the best Nightmare movie in the series. Yes it is dated, and yes it sounds much like a Much Music video with all it's pop music score (Sinead O'connor anyone?) and yes as usual the acting is not it's forte. BUT Robert Englund playing Freddy, really hits the note and the balance with the funny one liner is really effective on this one. Some of the kill scenes are really memorable. Personnaly i really like the scene with the kid sitting on his water bed; pulling the sheets to see the pinup girl from his calendar seimming naked inside the mattress. Obviously this is only to peak his interest as Freddy rips through the plastic mattress for the kill with his classic metal claws. Next day the mom finds the kid bloody inside the mattress. What demented minds...gotta love it. If you are amateurs of the genre and of the franchise dont miss this one.

Le quatrième film de la série Nightmare on Elm street est certainement une que vous devriez voir si cette franchise vous intéresse. Dirige par Renny Harlin et écrit par Wes Craven ce film montre des signes de vieillissement avec ces acteurs moyens et sa bande sonore tirée de Musique Plus des années '80 (vous vous souvenez de Sinead O'connor?). Le fil a cependant plusieurs points positifs à son arc. Le script est solide et les commentaires drôles de Freddy sont à leurs meilleurs. On sent ici que Robert Englund qui joue le rôle de Freddy rentre vraiment dans le personnage et est à son plus efficace. À voir ou revoir.

Great quotes:
Freddy Krueger: You shouldn't have buried me. I'm not dead.
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Kincaid: Kristen! Freddy's back! Freddy's back! Freddy's back! [Freddy stabs Kincaid in the stomach]
Kincaid: I'll see you in hell.
Freddy Krueger: Tell 'em Freddy sent ya.
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[after killling a kid in his water mattress]Freddy Krueger: How's this for a wet dream?
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[about the roach motel] Freddy Krueger: You can check in, but you can't check out
Freddy Krueger: If the food don't kill ya, the service will. [laughs]
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Chorus Children: Now I lay me down to sleep. The Master of Dreams my soul will keep. In the reflection by my side...
Alice Johnson: Evil will see itself, and it shall die!
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Rick: She told us a story about Freddy. Fred Krueger. He's a town legend. He was a child killer freed on a technicality.
Daniel 'Dan' Jordan: So?
Rick: So, a lot of parents got pissed of and, according to Kris, they hunted him down and roasted him like a Thanksgiving turkey.

Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095742/fullcredits

Rating perso: 7.0/10