jamesmorgan-04114
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Graduating teens board a cruise ship headed to New York City, but unbeknownst to them, crazed serial killer Jason Voorhees has been reborn and boarded the boat as well, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake.
By this point, it was obvious the creators of this franchise had run out of ideas and were just throwing darts at an idea board to figure out what to do next. It's not quite as silly as sending him to Hell or to space, but it's very close. Even worse, he's only in Manhattan for the final 20 minutes of the movie.
Most of the gore, probably due to the MPAA, has been hacked out, so it feels more like an elevated TV movie and some of the characters can veer towards the annoying side. It's still not a terrible time if you go in with lowered expectations and, if you're watching the 7th sequel in a slasher franchise, you'd be silly to expect anything earth shattering.
By this point, it was obvious the creators of this franchise had run out of ideas and were just throwing darts at an idea board to figure out what to do next. It's not quite as silly as sending him to Hell or to space, but it's very close. Even worse, he's only in Manhattan for the final 20 minutes of the movie.
Most of the gore, probably due to the MPAA, has been hacked out, so it feels more like an elevated TV movie and some of the characters can veer towards the annoying side. It's still not a terrible time if you go in with lowered expectations and, if you're watching the 7th sequel in a slasher franchise, you'd be silly to expect anything earth shattering.
The Dream Master's Alice returns and finds herself troubled by more nightmares about Freddy Krueger. Even worse, she finds herself pregnant and Freddy's trying to get to her and a new batch of fresh victims through her unborn child.
None of this is ever completely explained, but it's an interesting idea. The Dream Child doesn't lack visually interesting set pieces and creative death scenes, but the story itself meanders a bit too much in the middle portion and you start to wonder where the whole thing is going. By the time it reaches the bizarre finale, you'll wonder how you got there and if everything was made up on the spot.
On the plus side, Freddy is less of a comic in this one and it has a lot of style.
None of this is ever completely explained, but it's an interesting idea. The Dream Child doesn't lack visually interesting set pieces and creative death scenes, but the story itself meanders a bit too much in the middle portion and you start to wonder where the whole thing is going. By the time it reaches the bizarre finale, you'll wonder how you got there and if everything was made up on the spot.
On the plus side, Freddy is less of a comic in this one and it has a lot of style.
It's a fool's errand to try and remake a horror classic such as Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street, but if you're going to do it, at least try to bring something new to the table.
In this remake's defense, it does go back to the darker, scarier Freddy with a much welcome breath of fresh air. Freddy doesn't mess around here. He has a few quips, but nothing that take you out of the movie or change the tone drastically. The makeup is a huge misfire, making Freddy look less scary and more catlike. Jackie Earle Haley does the best he can do with what he's been given, which isn't much, and I liked what he brought to the role.
The teen roles are a mixed bag with Katie Cassidy and Kyle Gallner bringing a lot of charm and charisma to their roles with Thomas Dekker bringing a nice tormented approach to his character. Unfortunately, Rooney Mara has been saddled with an unworkable version of classic heroine Nancy that portrays her as sullen and cold, so it's impossible to warm up to her or root for her. Connie Britton and Clancy Brown are wasted as two of the parents.
In this remake's defense, it does go back to the darker, scarier Freddy with a much welcome breath of fresh air. Freddy doesn't mess around here. He has a few quips, but nothing that take you out of the movie or change the tone drastically. The makeup is a huge misfire, making Freddy look less scary and more catlike. Jackie Earle Haley does the best he can do with what he's been given, which isn't much, and I liked what he brought to the role.
The teen roles are a mixed bag with Katie Cassidy and Kyle Gallner bringing a lot of charm and charisma to their roles with Thomas Dekker bringing a nice tormented approach to his character. Unfortunately, Rooney Mara has been saddled with an unworkable version of classic heroine Nancy that portrays her as sullen and cold, so it's impossible to warm up to her or root for her. Connie Britton and Clancy Brown are wasted as two of the parents.