A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, is where we start to see where the franchise was heading. We are introduced to Kristen Parker (Patricia Arquette) who has been having some very real dreams involving our favorite boogeyman, until one night when her mother discovers her in the bathroom with her wrists cut. Wes Craven was back on board as scriptwriter, and it shows as this movie is probably the most inventive of the sequels, given the ‘Dream Warriors’ element.This was the movie that turned Freddy from maniacal slasher into a wise-cracking jokester. Yes, the dream skills idea is good on paper, as we’ve all had dreams where we have had special powers, but Freddy using what amounts to magic to kill? Robert Englund is obviously having a ball as Freddy here, as he’s given a chance to do more with the character. This is a fairly decent attempt at giving the original movie a proper sequel. Many people cite it as the best of the sequels, and it probably is, given the basic story, the use of characters and the narrative.
Dream Warriors (1987) gets 6/10 Stars
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