A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 4K 1987

After the success of the second installment, the producers finally found a way to persuade Craven to write the script for a new series about the adventures of Freddy Krueger. They promised him that this film would be the conclusion of the trilogy. Wes, inspired as always, masterfully did his job and sent the script to the guys at New Line. Of course, they had no intention of making the third Nightmare the last, so they simply deceived Wes and were probably proud of their ability to take advantage of people.

Wes made me very happy by bringing Nancy Thompson, the main character of the first two parts, back to the series. She is now an adult and intelligent. It's nice that at least someone familiar with Krueger has appeared in the franchise. Nancy comes to work at a clinic for teenagers suffering from sleep disorders. All hope for saving the children rests solely on her. The plot line develops rapidly and excitingly. Craven wrote a tightly constructed script, which you can feel while watching. Initially, Robert England wanted to write the script. Unfortunately, we will never know what idea he wanted to implement.

Perhaps the best scene in the film was the murder of one of the kids, when Freddy, lifting him up by his veins like a puppet, began to lead him to an open window. The old nun who appears to Dr. Gordon looks very scary. The film is full of mysterious and shocking moments.

I was finally happy when John Saxon, Nancy's father, appeared on the screen. It was very unusual to see him like this: an unshaven drunk who doesn't shy away from swearing left and right. Thompson's magnificent acting makes him the second most colorful character after Freddy Krueger himself. Newcomer Patricia Arquette also deserves praise for her role as a girl who can drag people into her dreams. She portrayed the special sensations of entering Nancy's house, which look very expressive against the general background.

But I can't resist mentioning the film's downside. The mysterious, scary, and enigmatic atmosphere is completely at odds with the film's characters' transformations into superheroes. You can't help but ask yourself, “Is this a fucking comic book movie?” I apologize for the profanity, but that's exactly what I thought when I saw the guys trying on superhero costumes.

If Craven hadn't written the third part of Nightmare, God knows what the producers would have done with this wonderful franchise. So, many thanks to Wes and Frank Darabont for the amazing script and to Chuck Russell for the beautiful direction.