Dream Warriors. Director Stephen Hopkins appears to like the teenagers, so the movie has more emotional weight than some of the other entries in the series. The kids all seem to be nice people that you want to get out of Freddy’s warpath. I’m not saying it’s perfect, but The Dream Child works in the same way for me as Halloween 4, where I like Rachel (Ellie Cornell) and Jamie (Danielle Harris) so much that having Michael Myers in the movie is just a bonus. I’m not sure why NOES 5 has a bad reputation. I think it’s moody (it feels very free-flowing and dreamy), has a sense of dread, and deals (at least a little) with teen relevant topics like pregnancy, adoption, and abortion in a sincere way. Plus, some of the technical filmmaking is amazing. I’m thinking specifically about the use of lighting and color in the dream sequences and the M.C. Escher moments in the climax. I could go on about The Dream Child (and I will) but first...what is it about The Dream Child that you enjoy?
Freddy vs. Jason is lame and the remake is completely generic and forgettable except for Rooney Mara, who is always interestingly sad. You should set your DVR for The Goldbergs this week. Robert Englund is going to be back as Freddy Krueger for the episode!
Two questions to close us out: Of the big slasher franchises, is the NOES series the one you enjoy the most? And what is your favorite sequence in this double bill of Dream Master and Dream Child? I love the movie theater/diner sequence in part 4 where Alice is sucked into the movie screen. The way it’s shot makes it look like a horror version of a Maxell commercial.
Erich: Way ahead of you on The Goldbergs. I’m already camped out in my living room.
Two questions to close us out: Of the big slasher franchises, is the NOES series the one you enjoy the most? And what is your favorite sequence in this double bill of Dream Master and Dream Child? I love the movie theater/diner sequence in part 4 where Alice is sucked into the movie screen. The way it’s shot makes it look like a horror version of a Maxell commercial.
Erich: Way ahead of you on The Goldbergs. I’m already camped out in my living room.
Nightmare on Elm Street, which is great in different ways. There’s a lot to like about the Halloween sequels, but they don’t feel binge-worthy the way NOES does. Maybe I just prefer Freddy as a chatty foe to Michael Myers’ relentless silence. Michael Myers is the ultimate horror villain in the original, but over a series of films that blankness gets a bit...boring? I also dig the continuity of NOES to the fractured rebooted timelines of Halloween. You’ll notice I haven’t argued the merits of Friday the 13th. I haven’t seen all of them, but from movie one that series does nothing for me. If I want a cola, I don’t reach for Royal Crown.
I don’t know for certain that I like the Nightmare on Elm Street series better than Halloween (my answer will probably change after I see the new movie) but for the past few Scary Movie Months I have been more likely to put on a NOES movie than any other franchise. They’re fun. They’re bloody without turning my stomach. They bring me back to a horror-watching childhood I never had but wish I did. Do I wish Freddy would stop saying “bitch”? Absolutely. But I suppose if anyone is — by definition — unwoke, it’s him.
Adam: Haha, nicely done sir.
I don’t know for certain that I like the Nightmare on Elm Street series better than Halloween (my answer will probably change after I see the new movie) but for the past few Scary Movie Months I have been more likely to put on a NOES movie than any other franchise. They’re fun. They’re bloody without turning my stomach. They bring me back to a horror-watching childhood I never had but wish I did. Do I wish Freddy would stop saying “bitch”? Absolutely. But I suppose if anyone is — by definition — unwoke, it’s him.
Adam: Haha, nicely done sir.
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