A Hora do Pesadelo 5: O Maior Horror de Freddy

Some of the best, if not the best, special effects in the seven-part "Nightmare On Elm Street" series were featured in this movie. They are good and they are clever.

The teens in here are still annoying and profane but not to the degree they are in most of the "Freddy" films. There are some real "hotties" in here, too. The ridiculous part is that all these "teens" look about 25 years old (which they probably are). Robert Englund (Freddy) has some funny lines, as he did in a most of these movies and the movie is well-photographed.

My problem with the story, and almost of them actually, is the theology which has always been so stupid, but I tolerated it through all of the films. But here, to a show a book in the beginning of the film that says "Christian Mythology," is a real cheap shot and going too far. This pagan propaganda was heavy in this film, which is really only worthwhile for the inventive special-effects.

First,the pros,the Gothic tone,it really helps the movie feel different than the others.Freddy,he is very sadistic and evil in this one.The acting was good,and I like how the movie deals with mature themes like teen pregnancy.I liked some of the dream sequences,the cinematography was very eerie.The kills were decent,not many this time but they were creative,and the effects were great.Now,the cons,the pacing,the movie is fast,but it's so boring,nothing even happens.The characters,I didn't care about any of them.The humor,all of Freddy's lines were stupid,I didn't laugh once.The plot,while interesting,is very stupid and poorly executed.The Dream Child has a great tone and deaths,but the rest of the movie is too boring and lazy to be interesting.

The series began suffering with the fourth movie, but this one really sent the series down hill. The acting is horrible. Only Robert Englund delivers a good performance. Not easy considering how pathetic this movie makes Freddy. Instead of the dark and scary villain, he's become a wise cracking jerk. The story is poor, making little sense. More details about Freddy's past come to light, but it really doesn't make a difference. The movie is also not very scary. The makers of this movie just opt for a lot of gore. The special effects try to fix the movie's many problems, but they don't. You'd think they would know when to quit, but yet another sequel followed. Thumbs down on this one.

this one gets an "Average" slapped on it.....the material is getting old here now....saw this one as a double feature at a drive in...the film is o.k...still fred chasing unlucky teens..slashin em..and spoutin off one liners.....definitely a weaker film than the first 4..

however, its still fun ....and maintains that creepy, "ooooh its fred krueger,and hes back in my dreams again" vibe..but not as creative as the others. If a die hard fan like myself, you'll still shell out cash for it....

After the events of Dream Master, Alice and her new friends graduate from high school, but little does she know that Freddy Krueger has returned once again and plans to be reborn into the real world through her unborn son. The only person who can stop him is his dead mother and only Alice can free her spirit in order to defeat him once again.

The sequels to the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, like I said before, has been hit and miss with Dream Warriors, Dream Master, and New Nightmare being better entries and others like Freddy's Revenge, and Freddy's Dead being weaker entries. Dream Child is another weak entry and while not exactly godawful, it lacks the elements to actually be a perfect dream.

Now there are some good things about Dream Child. The production design looks fine. It doesn't have the imaginative nature of Dream Master and Dream Warriors, but it does feel dream-like. The music score is once again haunting and fits the tone and atmosphere while Robert Englund did his best with otherwise lackluster material.

That being said, there are several problems with this fifth entry. The story isn't quite as imaginative and fresh and feels rather pedestrian, the pacing is very uneven, the writing is filled with one-liners from Freddy Krueger that aren't quite as funny, the direction is pretty drab, and the rest of the acting isn't that good. Lisa Wilcox did okay, but she wasn't as interesting as in Dream Master while the other characters are poorly-written due to their illogical decision making and while the death scenes are cool to look at, they do lack the spark that made the death scenes in Dream Master, Dream Warriors, and the original more memorable.

Overall, Dream Child isn't exactly godawful and has some good moments, but this is a dream that should've been better.