Review #111: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
This review was originally written in October 2020. October Movie Review #28- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master In every way this movie felt like a tacked-on sequel to a series that was already finished. I can't really call it BAD, exactly, but it's a very bizarre movie with some really weird writing choices, and nothing about it is consistent from scene to scene. The characters are all really bland and annoying when they do stand out, and it was hard to feel excited about anything in the movie because I could never quite grasp how any of the mechanics worked. I liked the idea of a person being able to take on the traits and abilities of people that Freddy killed, but it felt like it was designed for a completely different movie and outside of a short action sequence at the end of this one it didn't even come into play in a meaningful way except to cue to the audience "It's okay, there will be stakes now". Also, the big climax comes from showing Fr...