I grew up on these, but somehow had never seen part 6, so thirteen years later, I checked it out this morning. I should've slept in. Not just the worst "Nightmare" movie, but one of the worst films of all time. Yes, Freddy hasn't been scary since the second film, but at least he had some good joke writers up until part 4. New Line execs Talalay and DeLuca thought they could write and direct a film...not-uh. This time around it's like a ten-year-old penned his quips that are eye-rollingly bad. Freddy on a broomstick?? Freddy playing Nintendo?? Man, not only is Freddy dead, the series has been dead since the end of part 4. Although I can say I'd still watch part 5 over this. The plot is the worst slog of any of the films, as Freddy even disappears for a half hour while the thing is laid out. The lead that is carrying it all is one of the weakest actors I've encountered, Shon Greenblat. His look and delivery is all wrong, the same going for Ricky Dean Logan. His death scene is one of the stupidest things I've ever watched, as he's agonizingly slain with a Q-tip (stop laughing). Screaming endlessly in a dorky pitch, it's painful for the viewer as well. The Nintendo death is horrifically idiotic as well, as all slasher-film tone is demolished as a victim jumps all over a room in a trance, ala a video game character. Complete with jump sound effects and superhuman strength, it was the moment where I raised a hand to the screen going "Come on, what is this crap?". And after Freddy is dead, star Zane and her "Freddy's dead!", and head-tossing smile puts a cap on this steaming mess of a movie. Later Fred, thanks for the 80s memories, I don't blame you, but the writers.
Review of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
