A Nightmare on Elm Street movies ranked best to worst.

A good film that stands the test of time. It is not like your typical horror/slasher flick, it is more sophisticated than that with it's exploration of psychology, dreams and the supernatural.

A worthy sequel of the original that took things in a different direction. From here on out (among the six films that make up the main franchise) the movies are about teams of dreamers fighting Freddy and the dreamworlds are more elaborate. The setting is also different, here it is set in a mental asylum for kids having trouble with dreams and Nancy from the original is a supporting character as a psychology grad student and dream guide for the kids. Almost as good as the original but with a different style.

This is not a continuation of the franchise in the traditional sense but it is nevertheless a unique story idea of Freddy (or rather a supernatural entity taking on his persona) and coming into the "real world" where The Nightmare On Elm Street franchise exists. It is nice several of the actors from the original playing "themselves" and seemingly blending reality with fiction. A great film in it's own right, much more original than trying to pigeon hole more traditional sequels as other horror franchises have done.

The previous Elm Street film, Dream Warriors seemed to be the fitting end to a trilogy with Freddy seemingly dead but this one reopens the story line continuing from that one. Once again there is a team of dreamers but the story shifts to a single heroine who becomes known as "The Dream Master". I found The Dream Master to be about equally enjoyable with Dream Warriors, this film did have a bigger production value and it shows with more elaborate sets and plot elements, well directed by Renny Harlin, it also probably has the best soundtrack of all the films.

This movie is not bad, I think it gets too much criticism in some quarters . It's style is very close to the original, it is even set in the same house, the only differences being that the protagonist is male this time and Freddy enters the real world more this time. Everything done in this film does feel a bit second rate compared to the original, still it is has a bit of it's own vibe and it is worth a watch.

A satisfying entry about the same quality as the last two, Dream Warriors and Dream Master. We get to learn more about Freddy's origins and how he tries to take over the soul of the unborn son of Alice, The Dream Master heroine from the first film. As in the last two creative dream sequences and interesting secondary characters.

Honestly I am not sure what to think of this movie. I like the opening montage with Freddy and I like the idea of Freddy essentially controlling Jason. I like the idea of two supernatural entities fighting it out. So the set up is good but it is mostly just a slasher flick and the end is just pointless precisely because they are two supernatural entities posed to live for eternity and thus it is a draw. It is just meh but it is nice seeing Robert England in what is to this date his last performance as Freddy Kruger. It is better than the reboot only because it's existence is slightly less pointless than it.

I didn't have high expectations for this reboot to begin with but I have to admit it is better than I thought it would be. That it is not to say it is good either and certainly not original but the storytelling is competently done well enough to have kept my interest. At times I just wanted to pretend this is a stand alone horror film and as such it would be a decent film but when compared to the other films in the Nightmare franchise it is second rate and the least good of the bunch, slightly below Freddy's Dead, 6 out of 10 stars. As a side note I also enjoyed seeing Chicago area filming locations in the movie, also probably helped me enjoy the film a little bit more.

This movie although not bad does have a number of problems. For one it has no relation to the story arc going back to Dream Warriors (unless you count the end credits homage with scenes from each of the six films). The whole town without children sequence was just goofy redeemed only by the fact that it is implied the whole place is in a dream dimension, still there is a lot of goofiness that makes it feel out of place from the previous installments. The redeeming factors are the Freddy origin story and Yaphet Kotto as a psychologist studying dreams, in general the second half is better, the ending does seem a little bit underwhelming given this is concluding a six film story arc but at least an explanation of some kind is given. The least good of the six part main franchise but there are still entertaining aspects to it and worth a watch.