“A Nightmare On Elm Street 2” subtitled “Freddy’s Revenge” is not much better and not much worse than the original film and that’s because it just isn’t very scary or particularly fun. This one is unsure of itself as at times it feels like a satire and then contradicts itself by having long sections that seem like the genuine article. For the bad wrap this one has received, I can at least defend it by saying it is no weaker than its predecessor.

In “Freddy’s Revenge”, child killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund “A Nightmare On Elm Street”) is back haunting the dreams of sexuality-confused teen Jesse (Mark Patton), who has just moved into the very house Freddy terrorised last time (this is a boring cliché in horror films). Jesse finds that Mr. Krueger is using him to commit several more grizzly and generally dull murders.

Mark Patton actually seems okay as Jesse but the script doesn’t help him out at all. Freddy is a little more comedic this time around and that definitely works in his favour. I like the incredibly small role Robert Englund has without the make-up as the bus driver. The other characters are dumb as hell seen as how this is another dud teen slasher movie so don’t be expecting anything smart coming from them.

“Freddy’s Revenge” has an entertaining opening scene and it is straight-downhill from there on. The “Nightmare On Elm Street” films are better than lots of teen slasher pictures in the sense that the villain actually has some personality, despite it not being pushed to its full potential. If you’re here for Freddy and the blood and guts then you’ll enjoy this film. One thing I also disliked was the overly sexual nature of the film, not only does it have loads of intercourse-craving teens like most slasher movies but it features numerous and unnecessary shots of male rears and numerous and unnecessary homosexual references that add nothing to the film whatsoever.