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Page 12/Western Maryland CoUege/April 2, 1987 _ Craig Cecil Nightmare on Elm Street 3 tops trilogy Children sleep and dream. Heather Langenkamp also All of this insight and planning And die. Freddy's back. returns lO reprise her role as emphasize how much better Freddy Krueger returns to Nancy Thompson from the first Nightmare 3 is than the less slice-and-dice yet more adolescent film. However, this lime Nancy imaginative Freddy's Revenge dreamers in New Line Cinema'sA is not a sufferer of the which could have been aptly Nightmare on Elm Street 3, The nightmares. but rather a slightly subtitled "The Pool Party Dream Wa"iors. older grad student specializing in Massacre". For the uninitiated, Fred dream behavior. Shortly after the Although the visual effects Krueger was a child murderer film begins she arrives at a are the star of the show, both burned to death by the Elm Street psychiatric' hospital to aid in Ole Langcnkamp and Robert Englund parents many years ago. therapy sessions of a group of give the story an added dimension. Although his physical body was suicidal teens. Because of her Langenkamp manages to do an destroyed, Freddy's spirit past encounters with the man of admirable job keeping her dignity continues to kill in the dream the hour Nancy quickly realizes in a role mat always has her world. So, unlike other screen who is really behind the "suicide" screaming and fighting for her slashers, Freddy can't be killed attempts, and tries to help the life. She's the only character that since he is already dead. In each group elude Freddy's grasp. audiences don't want to see go dream, Freddy, with tattered hat Along the way audiences get to through the Krueger la Machine. and scarred face, chases after his witness some gut-wrenching much from the first Nightmare, make Nightmare 3 a true sequel Englund gives Freddy a certain victim offering a free shave with (literally) scenes, bizarre dreams, eliminating all of its weaknesses, and not just another mindless evil arrogance that makes him his razor-taloned glove. The and hear some top-notch allowing him to produce one of bloodfest. It does add to the story unforgeu.able to viewers and gimmick is, if Freddy kills screaming. the most visually-stunning horror of me original film. Viewers are dreamers alike, proving that make- someone in a dream they won't The major strength of films of all-time. Craven allowed to learn more about up alone does not always make climb out of bed in the morning. Nightmare 3 is the strange aura it estimated that Freddy's shock Freddy's past and in the process the monster. In the first two films of this creates by mixing and distorting value would be dissipating after encounter some new twists which The increasing speed of the trilogy, some kids dreamed, others the film's reality from the dream viewers had become familiar with add to the film's mystique. last fifteen minutes of the film didn't, and most died. world, creating an intermediate him in two films. so more Craven a1sowisely had the story adds the final touches (and Wes Craven, director of the plane where anything and emphasis is placed on disguising based around the psychiatric slashes) to an excellent and well original NighJmnre on Elm Street everything can happen. At limes, Freddy through ingenious special hospital and not the now familiar designed movie which caps off the (but n01 the less-than-spectacular though, this distortion can effects. This notion that Freddy Elm Street neighborhood. The best horror trilogy to date. And Freddy's Revenge ), returns this become confusing as viewers sit could pop-up in any form hospital is also one of many sites yes, there will be a Nightmare on time as producer with, shall we back wondering if the characters anywhere more man maintains the where Hitchcock-style camera Elm Street 4. Until then. sweet say, all skills sharpened and a onscreen are in a dream, the "real fright level. effects, such as spinning rooms, dreams. stock-pile of special effects in world," or somewhere in between. dark tunnel scenes, and distorted Rating out or 10 : hand. Craven seemsto have learned Craven also manages to perceptions, are put to good use. ******* BOREDOM ... lS not in CAPBoard's vocabulary mm. . 8- S U ND AT S ~. r;:::===~ sf NOTE ~~ wa£[y Saunders 'Dance Company ,._ An overnight NY experience • Saturday, April 11 . Sunday, April 12 • departing 7 am from Alumni Hall , • returning 6 pm Sunday ·SOLDOUTI Come see America's • sponsored by CAPBoard and favorite Australian ... the Art Department Crocodile Dundee • Sutufay, .9Ipril5 • .9Ifumni:Jfa[[ • 3 pm ~ • Thursday, April 2 • Students $1, 'Jacufty atufSuif! $4 Relax with Rick Kelly (That's Tonight!) ... Keyboardistlsinger ·7&9pm • Thursday, Apri19 • Forum • $1 • 'l(fceptinn Joflowing in 9v[c'Dani£[Lounge • PUB • 9 pm • FREE!