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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors (1987)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:22

Rotten:10

Average Rating:5.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: The third installment in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series. In a medical facility, seven teenagers who have constant nightmares about child murderer Freddy Krueger undergo monitoring for sleep... The third installment in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series. In a medical facility, seven teenagers who have constant nightmares about child murderer Freddy Krueger undergo monitoring for sleep disorders. But nothing that anyone does seems to help them -- until Nancy Thompson, the heroine of the first movie, joins the medical staff. She suggests that they try a new drug, which inhibits dreaming, on the youngsters. The gullible doctor-in-charge opposes this treatment, forcing Nancy to fight both him and a suspicious nurse in order to save the teens. Meanwhile, Freddy gleefully unleashes one horror-filled image after another to traumatize the patients ... till they fear that this is one nightmare they'll never wake up from again. [More]

Starring: Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Priscilla Pointer

Starring: Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Priscilla Pointer, Craig Wasson, John Saxon, Jennifer Rubin, Laurence Fishburne

Director: Chuck Russell

Director: Chuck Russell
Screenwriter: Chuck Russell, Frank Darabont, Wes Craven, Bruce Wagner

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The burn-faced night stalker simply doesn't make the impression here as he did in the former two installments

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
10/09/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Arguably the most imaginative of the horror franchise, with a fair number of truly resonant scenes.

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04/28/08
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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First-time director Russell sustains the legend's success with the help of a workable plot and some first-rate special effects.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
04/28/08
Channel 4 Film

This third chapter of the phenomenally successful horror series marks the return of the original's director, Wes Craven.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/28/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Debuting director Chuck Russell elicits poor performances from most of his thesps, making it difficult to differentiate between pic's comic relief and unintended howlers.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
04/28/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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A great sequel

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02/03/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

The Slasher genre took a different direction with this sarcastic killer who delights in torturing his victims, simulating the nightmares we all experience.

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11/03/07
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

Parts of it work extraordinarily well for a horror film of this vintage. And parts of it don't particularly work at all.

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09/12/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

No review available.

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07/29/07
Neil Cohen
Neil Cohen
Echo Magazine

A creepy score and Russell's sure grasp of the skewed logic of nightmares helps to sustain the ambiguity between the 'real' and 'dream' worlds, while Englund's Freddie now fits like a glove.

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01/26/06
Time Out

No review available.

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10/13/05
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
EnPrimeur.ca

No review available.

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08/27/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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07/01/05
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

The best 'Elm Street' film next to the 1984 original....Freddy's finest moment since his debut

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03/31/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

No review available.

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01/19/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Can you not love this?

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/02/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The film's dream sequences are ingenious, and they feature some remarkable nightmare images and special effects.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/30/04
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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The best of the "Nightmare" series

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07/16/04
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
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No review available.

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03/04/04
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

No review available.

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02/10/04
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies
 
 
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