This week, Don and Jon strap on the 3D glasses (yes, those glasses) and descend into the neon-lit, cartoonish chaos of Freddy\u2019s Dead: The Final Nightmare. Was this supposed to be the final nail in the Elm Street coffin\u2026 or just a studio-approved cash grab wearing Freddy\u2019s glove?<\/p>\n
We slice into the film\u2019s troubled production, Rachel Talalay\u2019s wild swing at the franchise and Robert Englund\u2019s fully Looney Tunes style Freddy. We talk gimmicky 3D kills, did-we-need-them cameos, standout deaths and how this movie somehow laughed its way to box-office success while critics sharpened their knives.<\/p>\n
Is Freddy\u2019s Dead a misunderstood finale? A tonal nightmare? Or the moment the franchise tripped over its own punchline and face-planted into the dream world?
\nWe argue what works, roast what doesn\u2019t, drop trivia like bodies, and debate whether this one truly belongs near the bottom of the Elm Street pantheon.<\/p>\n
So pour yourself some coffee\u2026 because sleep is overrated.
\nOne, two, time to review…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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