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- 1989
- Unrated
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 29 m
- 1989
- Unrated
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 29 m
Summary The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.
Directed By: Stephen Hopkins
Written By: Wes Craven, John Skipp, Craig Spector, Leslie Bohem
- 1989
- Unrated
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 29 m
- 1989
- Unrated
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 29 m
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
54
5.4
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Summary The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.
Directed By: Stephen Hopkins
Written By: Wes Craven, John Skipp, Craig Spector, Leslie Bohem
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
54
27% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
64% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
9% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
54
27% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
64% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
9% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
A dynamic, fully visually realized experience. It's every bit as gory as "Batman" but more cohesive and its struggle between good and evil more tightly integrated. [11 Aug 1989, p.C6]
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 59 User Ratings
5.4
25% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
58% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
17% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 59 User Ratings
5.4
25% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
58% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
17% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
its goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood ok?
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Героиня из предыдущей части ее желания исполнились, стала красоткой но хорошо но Кошмар снова с нами и отобрать души крюгера была неплохой идеей но, не очень эффективной. В фильме появляется 2 малыша, ГГ и Фредди, забавно, Фред снова пытается переродится как во 2 фильме, примерно, и выглядит это получше. Понравились сцены на дороге, прям ужас, призрачного гонщика напомнило, а сцена с комиксом, прям шедевр, Супер-Фредди, реально как Тиран Т-103. Подколы тоже случаются, думаешь щас умрет, но его спасают в последний момент. Мать Фредди играет против его, прям хороша. Концовка в этот раз без экшена, но при этом прям за живое тронуло.
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The principal appeal remains the series' principal weakness as well. These films are all about the blurring of the boundary between dream and reality, which strikes at the heart of what film is all about. But this also means that at regular intervals, someone wakes up to find that it was all a dream, one of the hoariest and least satisfying devices in the history of bad drama. [15 Aug 1989, p.C5]
"5" has none of the pizazz of "1" and "3" and is only marginally better than "2" and "4," the worst of the "Elms."
One promising note, however, was that the character of Freddy Krueger had recovered some of the evil edge he lost in previous installments.
Unfortunately, Aussie helmer Stephen Hopkins adopts a music-video approach, delaying the boring exposition for several reels and usually cutting away from climaxes to destroy much of the film’s impact. Acting is highly variable. Saving grace is the series of spectacular special effects set pieces featuring fanciful makeup, mattes, stopmotion animation and opticals.
The few halfway decent ideas in the story (by John Skip, Craig Spector, and Leslie Bohem) and production design (by C.J. Strawn) are mercilessly and fatally crushed by the inept direction of Stephen Hopkins and the flaccid editing.
This one was just ok. For some reason the kid in this movie just bothered me. Yea he looked scary but he was a bad actor. The movie itself would have been better with a different actor or just cut him out altogether.
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I have seen the several films in the franchise "A Nightmare on Elm Street", and found that I have enjoyed more than most slasher films of the same time ("Halloween", "Friday the 13th" etc.). However, the quality of the franchise has visibly declined with the time and the films that have been released.
The script of this film follows the story of its predecessor, but the way the story was developed lacks tension, suspense and even logic, with the characters acting randomly and thoughtlessly. The film does not have a developed or appealing content and this is reflected in our interest: I feel that I lost interest in the story in the first half hour, and I simply watched the rest without feeling involved or interested in what I was seeing.
The cast counts, of course, with Robert Englund in his usual role, and that he knew how to play wonderfully. It is not by chance that he was never replaced in the role of Krueger. However, I felt that the actor was too good for the film and the dialogues did not do him justice. Younger actors do what they can, but they can't match him, and they have very simple and uninteresting characters. Lisa Wilcox, who has already made the previous film, is the most capable actress but is limited to doing an average job.
The director, Stephen Hopkins, offers us a boring and uninspired job, where his main bet is on creating a visual style that makes the film more attractive. The problem is that there is no content to justify it. I liked the imaginative sets, and some scenes seem to be inspired by German expressionism, but the cinematography, full of contrast and intense colors, did not help and detracted from the unorthodox look of these scenes. The editing also seemed amateurish, to say the least. The soundtrack escapes these problems a little: not being particularly memorable, it works satisfactorily.
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Ok the jingle maybe needs a remix. Acting, effects, and plotting are starting to take some major dips. Freddy's cheesy phrases are really dropping in quality also, I never realized how accurate the Rick and Morty episode was in reflecting how often he ends his sentences with ****
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Production Company
New Line Cinema,
Heron Communications,
Smart Egg Pictures,
The Fourth New Line-Heron Joint Venture
Release Date Aug 11, 1989
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating Unrated
Tagline Roll Over Beethoven - It's Freddy's Fifth!
Awards
Razzie Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Fantasporto
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
