Review – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Now the series is starting to settle into a rut, building on the Freddy mythos. We’re starting to get a better idea of what kind of white magic it takes to subdue this particular demon (dream powers and all that new age rot). We even get some insight into the “origin of Freddy” (who could ever forget the “bastard son of a hundred maniacs” speech?). However, despite an occasional clever touch, like the bar named Little Nemo’s, the series is at this point becoming a bit too formulaic. Or maybe it’s just that by the time this one came out I had grown a bit beyond the average target audience range and thus don’t have quite such a warm spot in my heart for it. Quick note on the DVD: some small changes appear to have been made in the copy available on disc (such as the use of a different song early in the movie). I’m not sure why the thing was changed, but it was. Mildly amusing