Product: New Nightmare [VHS] (1994)
Rating: 3.0
Wes Craven returns to director chair..
this is the second time that Craven directed a "Nightmare" film, (though he wrote or co-wrote screenplays for other Nightmare films, including this one).since he wrote and directed this film based on the characters he also created, this film is more in line with his "vision" of what a Nightmare film should be.In this film the story is a "film within a film" as the lead characters play their characters and also their "real" selves. The story shifts back and forth between these two worlds. Half-way in the film Wes, playing "himself", explains the background myth of the Freddy Kruger character and why is now entering into reality instead of being limited to the fictional universe of film.Also back is Heather Langenkamp, who makes her 3rd appearance (and so far last) in the film series. She adds dramatic weight to this film, since her character was firmly established in the 1st and 3rd films.Overall, if I had to rank this film as part of the series, I would rank it # 3, with the first and 3rd film coming in first and second place, respectively. The other sequels are entertaining, but the best films in the series are those in which Wes Craven and Heather Langenkamp are involved.