...the ending kind of ruined it for me. A little too overdone in my opinion.
Craven did the same mistake with Nightmare on Elm Street, Deadly Friend and The People Under The Stairs.
On the first two, the ending had no logic, and on the last, it was a little overdone, just like this one.
Man, I agree 100% (especially on the People under the stairs- I was rolling my eyes through that ending). I seriously think Craven should get someone else to direct the last 10 minutes of his films.
shareI agree the ending was a bit much. It seemed like this film had several endings, actually, each one a little less satisfying than the previous one.
shareI just finished watching it, and, being an 80s horror fan, I think this is one of the worst 80s movies period. The plot is horrible, the effecsts are horrible, and nothing makes sense in the end.
Movies like Nightmare on Elm Street at least have some humor and are in general more straightforward. This was just a bad movie.
I personally thought the whole movie sucked not scary and no real flow either 4 out of 10.
shareIt did got over the top and silly at the end, the film was rather ominous for the bulk of it and it seemed to try too hard to create an exciting ending but it was overkill. I personally didn't mind the ending of Nightmare on Elmstreet as I have always felt that film has always had a certain level of dark humour to it so I felt it fit.
shareTHere's nothing wrong with the ending of A Nightmare on Elm Street. It's a dream for crying out loud, and it's really ambiguous on who's dream it is, and calls for great discussions.
Leave A Nightmare on Elm Street alone. That's Craven's best film hands down, and it's nothing short of a fantasy horror masterpiece.
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Let's not forget about the ending to Scream. A 10 minute stabbing competition between the two killers.
With that being said, I just got done watching the Serpent and the Rainbow, and I was impressed with the entire movie. Psychological Horror at its absolute best, but the ending was just too over-the-top. Spirits flying everywhere just didn't really do it for me. If the movie would have ended on a downbeat note, then it would be an almost perfect film.
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Nightmare on Elm Street was one of the first horror movies I ever saw, and it has always held a special place in my heart. Wes Craven introduced me to horror, and I've been into it ever since. But the ending of the first nightmare was NOT what Wes wanted. If you watch Never Sleep Again, The Elm Street Legacy, he talks about what a mess he thinks they made of the ending. The studip wanted it that way, Wes didn't want a sequel, he thought it would take away from the film. The only reason that ending was there was because Bob Shaye and New Line insisted on it so it could be left open for sequels. Wes hated the ending.
shareThe ending seriously, literally RUINED what was a really good movie up till that point.
I loved the movie. I Loved how creepy it was and how they portrayed magic, I loved the characters.
Everything was going great Until that ridiculous, lame, stupid ending. The ending ruins everything.
The ending ruins what was a good movie so far. I Hated it! I just hated it so much.
It became so cheesy and unrealistic. I cannot believe Craven would make such a retarded ending. What the hell was he thinking?
One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.
I agreed about the ending when I was younger. I saw this movie when I was about 20 and thought it was bit too much, like a farce.
Today, about 25 years later, I watched it again and realized, if you have met the evil eye to eye and survived as a winner, the ending actually makes a lot of sense. I can say that's how it's like. The ending is very symbolic and surreal, but then again, at that crucial point in your life stuff becomes symbolic and surreal. Past that, you go back to what you are, but changed. And it's a good thing. So now, I have more respect for the makers of the film.
In a way this movie is a lot like Heart of Darkness, or Apocalypse Now.
Other than the endless fist fighting the charred zombie heretic bit I really liked the ending. I thought it blurred the line between fantasy and reality in a way that made me question whether or not Pullman's character was still trapped in the casket, or if he was dead and imagining everything taking place, or if he was hallucinating from the drugs he'd ingested.
It was very ambiguous and I enjoyed the vivid and imaginative imagery, which reminded me of Craven's first Nightmare on Elm Street (no bad thing).
The ending sucked. The first 1/2 of this film isn't too great, then the 2nd half gets pretty good, then when it comes to climax time... total bust. It just ENDED. I hate clean endings like this. The good guy vanquished the bad guy. THE END. ROLL CREDITS.
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