Heather acted, and looked her best in this one she was gorgeous here.

Wes Craven's first attempt at a meta movie and it worked out pretty good. This is one of my favorite Nightmare movies but it's also interesting as a prototype for what would eventually become Scream.

Fun fact: The earthquake really happened and they just filmed some shots from the aftermath. It was in the script so everyone thought Wes was the devil on set making things happen lol

Heather has said this film and the original are her favorites .. of all the series . Another fun fact she's wearing the original pajamas , from the 84 film . She said after the film was done she stole them from Wes Craven , and kept them lol

Such a wickedly brilliant film. The entire Langenkamp trilogy are the best of the best and depending on the mood anyone of the three are easily my favorite. Such a shame that more people didn’t see this upon its release. I was smart enough to see it in theaters in 94 as a teenager.

The younger nurse is Wes Craven's daughter. She and her friends are why Johnny Depp got the role of Glenn. Lin Shaye is the sister of producer Bob Shaye, and you see her in a lot of small New Line Cinema roles. There are a few others in the funeral crowd from other movies. One of them is Tuesday Knight, the one who played Kristen in part 4.

I have always loved this movie. It's telling that this was Craven's last film before "Scream", before he decided to take meta-horror in a more satiric direction instead of this brilliant myth about storytelling. My favorite bit is how the demon/Freddy waits inside the bed sheet until Heather fully commits to playing her part, when she chooses to "be" Nancy and calls John "daddy". My GF and I at the time half crawled out of our seats in the theater for the shot when he opens the glove into frame.

This is also my favorite of the Nightmare series. It's far more cerebral and frightening than any of the others. Also, Miko Hughes, the actor playing Dylan, has been acting since young childhood. He was in Pet Semetary, Kindergarten Cop, Apollo 13, Spawn, and he's still acting to this day.

This movie was intended to be a more dignified send off to Freddy Krueger than Freddy's Dead...I think it succeeds.

This movie is very meta, showing what would happen if Freddy Krueger, a fictional character, would escape into the real world to wreak a horrible vengeance against those who wronged him throughout the movie franchise.

Fun Fact: The actor playing Nancy's son later went on to purchase the playground equipment from the movie when the owners wanted to tear it down. They were gunna tear it down for safety reasons I think. Now he has it on his property

This one was so chilling to me when I was younger. I distinctively remember watching this upstairs at my cousins house. It was the 3 of us watching in the dark on and old box tv lol. The Julie scene came on and when he said “ever play skin the cat” and then started to drag her we all looked at each other and ran to go outside of the house screaming. My eldest cousin ran out first leaving us behind and I swore as I looked behind me down the long dark hallway as we frantically tried to open the door, I saw Freddy approaching us arms stretched out like in the original. Lmao it was the scariest thing I had experienced and took years for me to revisit the movie.

You, me, & the movies is the only reason I’m ever excited about Mondays. Also good to see good old Dave Rod make an appearance again.

This film is certainly the best in the series. Wes Craven had significantly improved as a writer and director in the ten years since the first Nightmare, and this time, he was afforded a proper budget to execute his ideas effectively.

This movie doesn’t get talked about enough. It’s one of the best of all. It takes everything so seriously. And it’s so wonderfully written by Wes. I miss him. He’s a major loss to the entertainment industry. The God didn’t want me line is my favorite of the movie for sure. Love the reaction/review my friends. Can’t wait for the next

The husband is singing an REM song while falling asleep driving. Get it. R.E.M.

This movie was such a redemption for the series and I'm so happy you've seen it

The truck hitting its brakes to avoid hitting Dylan brings the Pet Sematary PTSD.

You guys and Cinema Rules are my favorite reaction channels, especially the horror reactions.

With that, you've now finished my personal trilogy of the Nightmare series. Nightmare on Elm Street, Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and New Nightmare. I was always bothered by Julie's death in this film. I really liked her and she felt like a very genuine character. (In my opinion of course) Now you have the remake left. Yeeeesh

to fun to see a woman watch those movies, the is obviously not into horror or at least not in this kind of horror, but still she takes it serious and makes a serious review, really nice.

Julie is one of the characters i feel sorry for her death. She didnt even saw Freddy. She didnt knew what was happening to her... how can someone fight against something that didnt see. Sure the other characters in previous films, were asleep and didnt know about the nightmare could kill, but they did saw Freddy... I love how they played Nancy/ Heather thing. To confuse us, if Heather in fact was Nancy and she was having this dream how she was heather... It would be good, if they played that a little earlier.

“Wes Craven’s New Nightmare” is my favorite…but it’s hard for me to explain, to me it’s not as entertaining as the rest of the films, but the story is deeper i feel is why i rank it as my #1….

I always thought that even though Heather was awake, Wes was finishing the nightmare. So he's asleep, she's awake, but the demon's influence is causing the nightmare to become reality so her waking world and his nightmare become the same. That's why she has to adhere to the nightmare and become Nancy. Since Freddy is now real and Nancy was the only one to stop him, Nancy must become real to stop him. I always liked how cerebreal this one got.

The child actor that played her son also played Gage in the original Pet Cemetery, I believe....either way he will forever be the creepy little boy from Pet Cemetery lol

It's in one of the documentaries about the series where they talked about how meta the film was going to get. Like how Wes Craven was actually living in the back of a van just writing Nightmare on Elm Street scripts to keep Freddy at bay and had cut his own eyelids off to prevent himself sleeping

"i'm not gonna go with excited… But I'm here..." She's there trapped in the house being forced to watch scary movies. It's like mystery science theater 3000 if the husband was the evil scientist doing experiments on their lovely wife! 🤣

Loved the 1st, 3rd, and this the most. I miss Wes Craven also props to him for the creative storyline to bring back some of the OG cast members. Perfect way to say goodbye to a classic franchise.

"That was dave rod" 😂😂😂

My absolute favorite Nightmare film! Such a unique concept and Freddy is at his most menacing, imo! And, of course, Heather is at her most stunning

"You got a hall-pass?" "SCREW YOUR HALL PASS!"

16:15 I couldn't help but laugh, the expression on her face combined with the music LOL

I’m almost mid way through the reaction but had to stop & comment “ugh, don’t welcome to prime time him” lmao! That was so funny & sincere. Love it 😆

You wouldn't think that little boy was cute when babysitting him after he had done the original Pet Cemetery. An acquaintance of mine babysat him IRL. Yikes.

I remember when this movie came out and the talk about how meta it was. I think it was ahead of it’s time. A movie like this comes out today, maybe it doesn’t get talked about but for early 90s, pretty revolutionary. It’s even more interesting to see that We Craven would in couple years direct the super meta Scream.

This is my third favorite Elm Street film of the franchise! Love the entire franchise. It's not only my #1 favorite horror franchise but my second favorite Hollywood franchise.

I gotta binge watch the rest of your reactions before I watch this. Just stopping by to comment. New subscriber btw. Love the videos.✌

This may be my favorite one. It avoided some of the grossness of the others and relied on a lot of tension for the scares. Dylan is also Gage in Pet Sematary. He was a horror veteran by the time this came out.

The Teacher/Nurse/actually not a bad actress, is Lynn Shay, producer Bob Shay's (producer talking to Nancy) sister. She is so funny in King Pin. "What is it about good S3X that makes me wanna take a crap? You really jarred something lose there tiger." LOL

I love how happy she got when she saw Dave Rod 😂😂😂

I LOVED this one. I didn't know what "meta" was until this movie. This scared me more than the others because it came into the "real world". Just a good idea altogether.

The nurse who played the teacher in the first film is Lin Shaye. She is the sister of Bob Shaye, the executive producer and owner of New Line Cinema that Heather has the meeting with after her TV show interview. Lin has carved out her own career as an actress over the years. You probably have also seen her in There's Something About Mary and Kingpin, along with the Insidious films.

I can see where Wes came from when he did this one, as far as bringing Freddy back into his "roots" by making Freddy darker and scary like they did in the 1st one kinda. But in my opinion, if I had to guess why this one didn't do that good in box office, not even higher than Freddy's Dead as people was so quick to call out that, its because a lot of people actually enjoyed "Entertaining Freddy" where he's funny, sadistic, and scary all into one and when this one came out, it wasn't what fans were expecting by "We wanted Freddy back" as they said in this movie. Because one thing, I felt Wes didn't understand (God rest his soul) due to him having a problem with the previous one was the fact that Freddy's popularity did indeed grow by him having a sick sense of humor, which was shocking because that's exactly what Freddy have had the whole time, since the first one, that comedic side. But this one didn't really focus on that, I felt like they were trying to hard to rely on the "terrifying" side of him. Don't get me wrong, I loved this one as well, I love all the originals but out of the series, I would say that this is my least favorite. Mostly because to me, they went against what Freddy was about, by having that spark of entertainment. Me personally, I like "Entertaining Sadistic Freddy" than just plain "Dark Freddy" to me that's what made him different from Jason, Michael Myers, & Leatherface and better. That's why I didn't like the remake, that and it wasn't Robert Englund. Lastly, great reaction! Always love seeing Mrs. Movies with that horrifying and disgusting look on her face when it comes to Freddy lol. She actually reacted differently than I thought. Also fun fact: Johnny Depp was orginally suggested to be one of the cast in the funeral scene. But the casting director or producers didn't call him because they didn't think he was going to do it. Johnny Depp heard about that and he said he would have been there without hesitation, if they did asked him. They mentioned that in the Never Sleep Again Documentary.

Best reaction from Mrs movies!!

That bed slide tunnel looked like fun.

I love that everyone who worked with one of the big masters of horror (Wes) said he was an absolutely sweetheart!

The Hellraiser franchise needs a meta remake like this.

Can’t stop watching your videos,I wish I knew both of u because I think we’d have a laugh,great video once again.👍

I remember this one . Heather ( Nancy as herself playing Nancy!) The kid who played the son in also the little son the original Pet Sematary. Miko Hughes. I saw him grown up in a recent interview he's a real good actor.😰😵🤯😰🎥

There is a fan film in production called Dylan's New Nightmare. It's a direct sequel to this following and adult Dylan played by Miko Hughes who plays him in this movie. This is my favorite Nightmare movie so I'm excited for the fan film.

Wes Craven didn't think Johnny Depp would come back for the funeral scene because Depp was a huge star by this time. Johnny said he would have.

You guys should check out Wes Craven’s Vampire In Brooklyn with Eddie Murphy. I’m sure you’ll get a kick out of that one 😂

RIP Dave Rod references :(.

Dylan was like no one gives the tongue to my mom while he stabs Freddy's 👅! 🤣

Moms are the toughest people in the world. They have nothing to lose and everything to live for.

The little boy playing the role of Dylan was in Kindergarten Cop with Arnold Schwarzenegger and he was also in Pet Cemetery.

I rank them 3 1 4 new nightmare 5 6 2. I remember when it came out it felt really original it was great. I think Wes doing this movie put him in the right mindset to nail scream.

Yes, it was Dave Rod.

Saw this opening night when it came out. Really liked it. Though it was the perfect ending for Freddy. This was a really good precursor to Scream. Ranks in the top 3 for me (1, 3, and then this)

OMG MY FAV YT COUPLE🙈

I've been waiting for this one hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🎃🎃🎃🎃

Best Horror Sequel Ever Made Wes Craven Nailed it 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

You can deff tell when Wes hand wasn’t involved in a movie lol the screams and Freddie’s he was involved in were always top notch love his genious

This movie was ahead of its time and it’s why Scream worked so well and the reason why the Scream franchise is one of my favorites and Ik the Mrs will love trying to guess who the killer is and Sydney Prescott as a character who kicks ass

I love the Dave Rod joke is still going haha

Looking forward to the remake era of this channel because 2003s Texas Chainsaw Massacre is also a masterpiece and its Prequel is great fantastic fun.

This one is up there with my favorites in the series. I like that the was a mother as this movie was made for the same adults (who have kids at this point) who were teenagers when the original came out. It also plays with the themes of darkness vs light and how Freddy wants to snuff out childhood innocence. The graveyard scene had many notable faces from the original minus one… Johnny Depp. Wes Craven did want him for the scene but felt at that time Depp was way too popular and probably wouldn’t want to do a cameo. After the movie came out though he ran into Depp who was hurt he wasn’t offered the chance and said he would have loved to be in the scene. I love the Meta nature of the film, all the characters playing themselves, the fact that heather’s husband in the film was a special effects artist (her real husband was as well) and playing with the idea that inspired the film… Freddy had become a pop culture icon and celebrated like at the talk show scene. That last one was why Craven did this film, he felt Freddy was no longer scary and there was no way to “fix” the old character so he created this version. Another aspect of the film I enjoyed was the Grim fairy tale running plot point and how the doctor questioned heathers parenting ability because she was in horror and her kid may have been exposed to it. It was making a parallel that horror movies can (and in the case of Wes’s Nightmare films) serve the same role as Grim’a fairy tales. That the story of the “boogie man” etc is as old as time (or this incarnation of Freddy) and that kids are exposed to it in part for entertainment, in part to impart a moral message etc. That by not doing it they lack the experience and even coping mechanisms when faced with real danger and real evil.

Definetely one of the best. You can feel Wes Craven's level in that one comparing to the 4's, 5's, and so on.

My favorite reaction from you both! This was just so good! This is my personal favorite Nightmare and one of my favorite movies! It’s so scary and deep and I think Wes put it all into this 💙

I thought this was very clever. I liked the 'story within a story' angle that this brought out, slightly before 'Scream' if I remember rightly. A big plus for me was that as Heather was my first crush in the 80's, I was delighted to see her return here. Robert, Wes and the entire cast did great jobs in my view.

Omg that little boy in Pet Cemetery used to give me nightmares.

The actress that replaced Kristen in part 4 is also in that funeral scene.

I thought she said "I'm here I'm freddy to party" 😂😂

Lynda Shey played the nurse in this and the teacher in the first, also the sister of Bob Shey the producer Heather was talking to in tbe movie. Shes also famious for the Insidious films. i loved Freddys look in this, i think the ending got a bit "Tom & Jerry", but it was deffinatly a great originial concept.

All the original cast was there except Johnny Depp, who Wes didn't invite because he thought Johnny wouldn't do it. Later, Johnny said he absolutely would have done it and was hurt he wasn't asked.

New Nightmare was a darn good entry.

I have to say, Heather looked 🔥🔥🔥 in this one!

So glad u reacted to this movie I am currently watching new nightmare as well while I am watching this reaction

I accidentally watched this, when I bought the entire Freddy VHS collection, and this one came with it, half way through is when I realized it was a Freddy Movieception. Was great watching it with y'all!

These are always entertaining. Cheers

That nurse, who was a teacher in the first movie, stars in Insidious movies as a psychic/clairevoyant 😎

2024. Almost two hours of intense acting, suspense, threatening and stunning (for that time and even now) visual effects, meta that sent goosebumbs down my spine, superb finale where everything is in its right place. It doesn't age.

My Nightmare On Elm Street List From Best To Worst: 1. A Nightmare On Elm Street 3 Dream Warriors 2. Wes Craven's New Nightmare 3. A Nightmare On Elm Street 4. A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 Freddy's Revenge 5. A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 The Dream Master 6. Freddy vs. Jason 7. A Nightmare On Elm Street 5 The Dream Child 8. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Love the vids keep them coming

Great reaction Mr and Mrs movies, for me this is one of my favorites next to the OG film. Love how it's a what if concept a movie within a movie, the kid in the movie is actually working on a sequel fan film where he is having nightmares. Keep up the great work.

My favorite film in the franchise, so creative.

Loved the reaction y’all! This movie is definitely top 2 for me, moving from #1 to #2 depending on my mood lol. I always look forward to y’all’s horror movie reactions

It's the best one, I agree. Very complex, very intelligent. Two years before Scream, Craven already created the perfect postmodern horror meta film.

I was hoping you would do this one! Haven't even watched yet, but I give you 5 stars just for covering it!

While most people don't consider New Nightmare part of the series, it seems like Robert Englund does when he brings up the movie. He felt it too was a proper book end to the series and felt FvJ was the one not canon because it's a hybrid. Fans also believe Freddy isn't actually Freddy but a ancient demon in the form as Freddy, but Englund in interviews always says "Freddy HIMSELF" and not "a demon pretending to be Freddy." Even Wes once said it wasn't his intentions to make it sound like he's a imposter Freddy but more like this was his official backstory. (This is mainly because he didn't watch Freddy's Dead all the way which explained his origins.) So I think New Nightmare retcons Freddy's Dead and says THIS is Freddy's true story.

Btw, that guy yelling "What's going on?!? Shut the effects!" That's Wes Craven himself.

34:00 Speaking of call backs, yeah there was the hall pass & Julie's death. There was also the squishy stairs too, remember? They really went back to basics on this one, but made it a lot darker. It's really good.

14:52 His mother told him "God helps if you reach out" Dilan is reaching out begging to God to take him before the evil does. That scene hits me HARD Because I understand why

New Nightmare is the greatest Nightmare on Elm Street film.

In the commentary track, Wes Craven said he didn't ask Johnny Depp to be in the movie because he didn't think he would be interested since he just became a big star. After the movie was made, Johnny Depp ran into Wes craven and asked why he wasn't written in the movie and he would have loved to have been in it.

If Dylan takes the sleeping pill he isn’t able to wake up. He needs to be able to wake up or he simply won’t wake up ever again. I like this kid. WHERES HIS SEQUEL 😂😂👍

I'm glad they are giving this movie some love. New Nightmare is number 3 on my ranking. #1 Dream Warriors, #2 Original, #3 New Nightmare

Great reaction at the painting.

I love that you actually liked this one along with part one. Greatreaction. I would love to see your reactions to one of my favourite movies, Once Were Warriors.

New Nightmare number 3 on my favorite ranking list.