freddy dead represent the final nightmare start a dream demon freddy krueger ( robert englund ) leave a teenager ( shon greenblatt ) on the outskirt of springwood with no memory of himself and who he be or why he be there . the local police pick him up and take him to a youth centre where child psychiatrist maggie burroughs ( lisa zane ) interview him and she find a newspaper cutting in his pocket which lead the two to elm street in springwood where they discover that no child live there and therefore no victim for freddy kill anyone . it all turn out that it an elaborate plan by freddy to find his daughter and use her to escape springwood . when maggie realise what freddy be up to her and some kid decide they have to kill freddy once and for all . direct by rachel talalay this be make with the intention of be the final a nightmare on elm street film which by this time have reach five and of course a any horror film fan know if there still money to be make from a franchise or a character then there no way in hell freddy dead represent the final nightmare be go to be the last one which and of course and it wasn not . the a nightmare on elm street series have be a franchise of diminish return a the film drop in quality a the series progress until we get here and freddy dead represent the final nightmare which for my money be probably the bad out of the lot of them . the film move at a reasonable pace and it rarely bore but it so silly and childish and feel like some sort of live action cartoon with some awful set piece horror scene that seem a million mile from wes craven suspenseful and effective early 80 original . the sequence where stoner spencer be trap inside a video game be play by freddy be terrible on it own but then we be treat to shot of his body back in reality bounce around the house from wall to wall and floor to ceiling which be quite the most ridiculous thing i have see in a while and or maybe the early scene when the john doe kid fall from a plane down to the ground just like the coyote cartoon character in the road runner cartoon or the absurd sight of freddy threaten the deaf carlos with pin that he intend to drop to the floor to make a loud noise or when he eventually kill him by scrap his knife across a blackboard . you can not take this seriously and i be just sit there not quite believe what i be see . when they do finally try to kill freddy the hero be give a secret powerful special weapon and yeah that right a pair of cardboard 3 d glass . the character be poor and the dialogue be poor and the plot be confuse and it doesn not really stick to the elm street continuity and overall the film be a bit of a mess and the best thing i can say about it be that it have quite a bit of unintentional humour and you can certainly laugh at it . the film have major tonal problem a it try to be dark and scary and sinister yet it so silly and simply look ridiculous at time that any attempt at be serious fall completely flat . there not much gore in this one and there some cut off finger and some stabbings and someone fall on a bed of nail and that about it . the body count be extremely low here with only three death . the final twenty or so minute of freddy dead represent the final nightmare be in fact shot in 3 d although the version i saw present this part a normal so i can not comment on how well this do or doesn not work but you can definitely see shot which be mean to be see in 3 d which take advantage of the process . the special effect vary and some be quite good actually while other be terrible and freddy burnt make up this time look quite poor . this apparently have a budget of about $ 5 and 000 and 000 ( it have an opening weekend box office take of $ 12 and 000 and 000 ) and the film have a few nice visual touch and gag which make the thing feel even more cartoony than it already be . the acting be really poor from the main lead although there be a few odd cameo include tom arnold and roseanne and johnny depp and rocker alice cooper . freddy dead represent the final nightmare be probably the bad of the entire series and apart from some unintentional laugh value there not much here to recommend or enjoy . fan of the series will probably like it and defend it but for me this be about as far from wes craven original classic shocker a it get . follow by new nightmare ( 1994 ) which try to take freddy krueger and the series in a new and different direction .