A Nightmare On Elm Street Movies: Ranked From Worst To Best

6. A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 - Freddy's Revenge

Although Freddy's Revenge is considered by many to be the weakest entry in the series, it is in reality one of the more enjoyable and bold Freddy flicks, and what is admirable about Freddy's Revenge is the attempt to do something a bit new. Slasher films were a dime a dozen in the 80s and it was far too enticing for studios to throw out the same formulaic films every year and cash in, but as flawed as it is, at least the first Nightmare sequel made an attempt to differentiate itself a bit from the original. In it, protagonist Jesse essentially becomes a vessel for Freddy to embody and do his dirty work with. It's an idea that probably needed some more thought behind it, but it's definitely an interesting concept to play with. The film is notorious for its homosexual subtexts, and intentional or not, they sort of work - Jesse struggles with letting Freddy take him over and perhaps it's a similar struggle to him showing his true colours (if, in fact, he really is gay). The film also nabs some marks for trying to be scary, which lots of the later entries pretty much throw out the window.