A Nightmare On Elm Street's "Nancy" Trilogy Ranked Worst To Best
Here's the unofficial «Nancy» trilogy with the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise ranked worst to best. The success of Halloween led to a slew of slasher movies throughout the '80s, often set during themed holidays and featuring mute killers with a unique weapon. A Nightmare On Elm Street added some freshness to the genre, with its killer Freddy Krueger being both very verbal and using dreams and nightmares to stalk his victims. Freddy himself soon became the star of the saga, which made him more of a comedian as the series evolved.
Just like the original Halloween needed Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers to work, the first A Nightmare On Elm Street is grounded by Nancy Thompson, played by Heather Langenkamp. Nancy was the original «final girl» of the series and the first to beat Freddy. Langenkamp returned to the role two more times with A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and Nancy herself is one of the most popular final girls of the genre.
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The character also returned for 2010's critically drubbed A Nightmare On Elm Street remake, played by Rooney Mara. This ranking will focus on the original franchise, so here is A Nightmare On Elm Street's «Nancy Trilogy» ranked.
New Nightmare marked Wes Craven's true return to the series and was the seventh entry overall. Instead of resurrecting Freddy once more, Craven took a very meta approach, exploring the makers of the franchise being confronted by «The Entity,» a demonic being taking on Krueger's form. Langenkamp played both herself and Nancy, with the film being a smart, deconstructionist take on the genre.
New Nightmare is one of the
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