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Kat Hughes
THN
One for the ‘Fred Head’ in your life, Never Sleep Again is an informative deep-dive into a franchise of nightmares.
Rated: 4/5
Feb 15, 2023
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Eddie Harrison
film-authority.com
…Freddy fans will relish this, but even for the non-adherent, there’s plenty of juicy Elm Street gossip here to keep you awake at night…
Rated: 3/5
Feb 4, 2023
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David Harris
Spectrum Culture
Never Sleep Again, though both funny and frightening, is ultimately a touching journey through the Elm Street mythology.
Oct 28, 2019
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Martin Unsworth
Starburst
For a four-hour film, it sure does fly by, and you certainly won't be snoozing during it.
Rated: 9/10
Jan 16, 2017
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Bill Gibron
PopMatters
Never Sleep Again won't be winning any awards as the kind of documentary that changes and rearranges the genre. Instead, it is a wildly informative summary of a seminal horror icon - and the people who populated his dark, disturbing dreamscapes.
Rated: 8/10
Dec 29, 2016
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Scott Weinberg
FEARnet
It's almost like something Ken Burns would make if he were a huge horror geek.
Rated: 4/5
Jan 9, 2011
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Uma aventura eletrizante pelo legado de um dos maiores vilões da história do cinema. Wes Craven criou uma história tão poderosa e criativa que, mesmo com o poder fora de suas mãos, ainda manteve a memória de Freddy Krueger viva por décadas.
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01/15/23
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MARCO C
yeah pretty much best documentary ever
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03/14/21
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My god I did not think that this movie would be flipping 3 hours. I thought it was going to be maybe an hour and 30 something minutes talking about the legacy of all the nightmares not do a full fledge analysis of each movie. It's a little too much nightmare information for me. I'm not the biggest nightmare fan. I'm more of a Texas chainsaw guy or Friday but I still respect this franchise and love the first and new nightmare movies. This documentary peaked my interest into seeing Freddy vs Jason got me because I never saw the ads for it and this movie showed all the hype especially in Japan with the whole boxing thing between the two icons. I learned a lot about nightmare watching this and I can't wait to see what happens next in the nightmare on elm street franchise.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/19/23
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My god I did not think that this movie would be flipping 3 hours. I thought it was going to be maybe an hour and 30 something minutes talking about the legacy of all the nightmares not do a full fledge analysis of each movie. It’s a little too much nightmare information for me. I’m not the biggest nightmare fan. I’m more of a Texas chainsaw guy or Friday but I still respect this franchise and love the first and new nightmare movies. This documentary peaked my interest into seeing Freddy vs Jason got me because I never saw the ads for it and this movie showed all the hype especially in Japan with the whole boxing thing between the two icons. I learned a lot about nightmare watching this and I can’t wait to see what happens next in the nightmare on elm street franchise.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
10/29/20
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andrew k
A comprehensive and lengthy behind-the-scenes walk through one of the most iconic horror franchises of all time.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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matthew b
Three years since horror legend, Wes Craven passed. He made a massive impact on the horror genre and one of the all time greats. The terror will live on forever.
'Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy' is a fascinating documentary on the Elm Street movies. Don't let the four hour run time put you off, as it's an interesting watch. While the interviews themselves are a bit over the top, like the actors and directors think their made/starred in high art movies. Although you can tell a lot of love and care went into these, even the terrible ones.
Also, it's funny hearing Renny Harlin, director of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master', say every decision he made was "pure genius" while showing the most absurd shots clips from the film.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
03/30/23
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