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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

 Starring: Robert Englund

 Directed by: Rachel Talalay

 Rated R

 Genre: Horror

 Original Release Year: 1991

 Synopsis: Freddy is out to get the last teenager in the town of Springwood, this time he finds out there is another Kruger...his child.

 My Thoughts: My...what a twist...or is it? This was a very interesting film to say the least and is the sixth installment of the Nightmare franchise.

   Scorecard

     Acting- Breckin Meyer begins his reign of terror as an actor in this film and does a very convincing job. I was really impressed with the way the entire cast meshed, everyone seemed to have great chemistry with one and other. Of course the movie wouldn't be complete without Robert Englund and his contribution to the great character of Freddy Kruger, not to mention some cameos of Alice Cooper, Rosanne, Tom Arnold and former Nightmare cast member Johnny Depp. (1)

     Direction- A woman directing a horror flick? Woulda Thunk It? I was not really that impressed with her vision of this film. She did get good performances out of her actors, and the story flowed well enough to keep the film going, but there was something strange about the way she directed this film that made me not like it as much as I should have. (1/2)

     Story- Freddy Kruger has a child? I am not going to spoil the twist, but it was one of those DUH! moments that you could see at least a half mile away. This story had good flow, and carried nicely over to film, I have no complaints. (1)

     Expectations- I lied when I said that I was not expecting anything from the rest of the franchise. When I had heard that this would be the last film in the franchise, I was hoping that it would go out with a BANG. While it did not quite go out with a huge bang, it didn't fail to be pretty darned good. (1/2)

     Boring?- With a running time of 90 minutes or so, they cannot afford to be boring. Sadly, there were some parts that really dragged, and some other parts that didn't make a lick of sense, and it really brought down the quality of the film. (1/2)

   Final Score: 3 1/2 out of 5

 Final Thoughts: This was easily the second best movie in the franchise. While there was truly nothing spectacular in this film, it was certainly much better than all the other sequels. This is recommended if you like horror movies, and only if you like the genre, because if you don't you will hate it.

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