A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

The best of the Elm Street sequels, this creepy, surreal fantasy features terrific effects, a fine young cast, and an air of grim fatalism that sets it apart from its giggly successors. Patricia Arquette stars as Kristen, whose nightmare leads to a slashed wrist which looks suspiciously like a ...more

The third entry in the Nightmare on Elm Street series benefits from a bigger budget, a widened scope, and the participation of some notable talent. Wes Craven returned to work on the screenplay, joined in the long run by Frank Darabont, Bruce Wagner, and Chuck Russell, whose direction brings a new slickness to the series. In future entries, this would prove a problem, but ANOES 3 benefits, its bigger special-effects budget allowing it to push the series closer to outright surrealism than ever ...more