A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge 4K 1985

The first Nightmare on Elm Street was a huge success and became a very popular film among viewers. Freddy Krueger began to gain his first fans, and Wes Craven was understood by people and recognized as a genius. All this was wonderful, and New Line Cinema realized that the project was profitable. Their thirst for profit made them take a risk and quickly slap together a sequel. Craven was categorically against this idea, considering it an unnecessary extravagance. But the producers didn't care about his opinion and launched the project anyway. They hired the unknown Jack Sholder as director and commissioned a certain David Chaskin to write the script. The budget was roughly doubled, and the film was shot in about a month. A considerable number of people went to the cinema to see what they had come up with.

When I was about to watch the sequel to one of my favorite movies, I was very skeptical. After all, only Robert England remained from the film crew of the first part (not counting the predatory sharks of producers), which was disappointing. None of the characters from the first part were in the film, and I thought, “What's the point of the sequel?” The only thing that reassured me was Elm Street, where the action takes place.
The plot is interesting but predictable. Krueger possesses Jesse, forcing him to kill. Jesse must put an end to this, if not for himself, then for his girlfriend. Jesse's friendship with his tormentor is incomprehensible. He always mocks Jesse, but despite this, they remain friends. Thanks to Sholder for the ending, which makes us understand that nothing is over. This ‘Nightmare’ is primarily beautiful for its picturesque murders, which are filled with blood, which cannot fail to delight fans of slasher films.

Freddy's Revenge has one big drawback: the absence of Charles Bernstein's original musical theme, which I, as a Krueger fan, adore, but cannot hear in this film, even though I try. Because of this, the film significantly loses out to the first film in terms of soundtrack.

It's funny that Brad Pitt auditioned for the role of Jesse. If he had been cast in the role, then now, in 2009, viewers would see an interesting analogy. Johnny Depp, the actor from the first film, became a megastar. Brad Pitt, the actor from the second film, also became a megastar. But, to my great regret, Pitt did not get the part, and the role of Jesse went to another handsome actor. But Mark Patton did not disappoint and coped well with his task. It's just a pity that this film was his last; I would like to know where he is now and what he is doing.

Overall, the sequel turned out to be good and exciting. It's enjoyable to watch: it's solidly filmed, they didn't overdo it with Kruger's appearances, and the actors don't go overboard with their dramatic talents, which would clearly be superfluous in this film.