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

2. A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Dream Warriors is hands-down the most fun of all the Freddy movies and a prime example of a horror sequel done right. After Freddy's Revenge failed to live up to the hype, something new was needed to inject some life into the franchise, and with Wes Craven back on the writing team and star of the original and fan-favourite Heather Langenkamp reprising her role as Nancy, Dream Warriors was already shaping up to be a more enticing Freddy film. One of the most refreshing things about Dream Warriors is the eclectic cast of characters; a bunch of teenagers in a hospital, each with their own unique problems (be it anger issues, self-esteem, self-harming) who are for the most part cliches, but the kind of cheesy 80s cliches that are fun to watch. Englund is on great form as Freddy, too and this entry is the first to really veer into comedy-horror territory. Freddy is no longer the quiet, mysterious killer, but instead more like a charismatic one, and in this, he's chock to the brim with terrific so-bad-they're-good one-liners. Unlike the later films in the series, Dream Warriors doesn't go full-on ridiculous and Freddy is still rather menacing and someone to fear. Thank goodness for that.