A Hora do Pesadelo: O Terror de Freddy Krueger

Definitely nostalgic, and I liked the bridge between the first segment and the second one through a minor character in the first segment having more prominence in the second one. Sure, some episodes lacked the Freddy element, but still worth reflecting upon.

Its not as good as the movies but its watchable. I enjoyed Sisters Keeper the best as it was a good story and it has a truely disturbing end! If there's nothing on TV to watch then go rent this its not as awful as it sounds.

This series was started after the awful Nightmare on Elm Street 4. Freddy's original character was by now completely obscured by feeble wisecracks and, of course, the money-minded dross industry who realized they had a cash cow on their hands. Actually, some of the episodes in this series are better than some of the later Freddy films. 'End of the World' is an interesting and thought-provoking tale about the nuclear threat. There are also other strong episodes involving crystals which can turn daydreams into nightmarish reality, machines capable of watching dreams and the like. The pilot episode re-writes the Freddy myth but is still entertaining and well-made.

However, there are also a lot of episodes which are no more than an excuse for a series of rather unimaginative surreal images and occasional unfunny 'jokes' from Freddy. These come across as very tedious. 'Saturday Night Special', for example, is just complete trash.

But if you can get hold of the better episodes then do so, as they make good viewing.

Very similar to other series of similar nature like Tales from the Crypt and Hitchcock earlier. Roles within relationships and the familiy within a capitalist culture are common themes the scripts revolve around. Vanity and power struggle often central, ultimately leading to the premature deaht of the characters. From this perspective theyre is a moral values, christian in nature, twist to the series. Freddy take on justice for a social Faux pas is a comically grotesque death served up with one of his infamous cheesey one liners.. I only saw a few episodes when I was young and am now really enjoying the full series I recently got hold of. They are fairly well written but its really a nostalgic journey for me back to the 80s. What can you say, the 80s was a strange time, when even grisley fictional charaters like Freddy Kruger could become a cultural icons.Its part of being an 80s baby lol. Its hard to find a series as emblematic of the 80s as this, from the culture struggle of social identity, to the hair cuts, music and sets. Having a morbid sense of humour was also an essential social must.

I remember being a kid and seeing commercials for this show but, since it was on late at night, I never had the pleasure of watching it. Chiller TV ran marathons of this 7 or 8 years ago and, being the low budget, schlock loving individual that I am, came to enjoy this series greatly.

Season one shines far brighter than season two with episodes such as "It's A Miserable Life", "Sister's Keeper", "Do Dreams Bleed" and "Identity Crisis" standing out amongst the pack. Almost all of the episodes are cheesy as all get-out but still just kind of have that weird 80's vibe compounded by random and bizarre stories that make them enjoyable nonetheless.

I'd love to see this series get a full release on video. It's a classic among schlock mongers and utilizes standard 80's stereotypes that would likely be considered weird by those born long after the series originally aired.