Freddy is back again in his worst movie from the original series. They waited six movies until finally telling Freddy's full backstory. At his death, he was approached by three dream demons who gave him his powers. The CGI on these things is so ugly looking. This film was 3-D and it's easy to tell how these ugly things stand out so well. They were trying to cram way too much backstory in the film and it truly makes you wonder why this wasn't spread out. Freddy's kills are the goofiest in the entire series. It's hard to say he's really weakened because he still gets rid of his victims well.

I have no idea why this movie would depower Freddy. The characters do absolutely nothing out of the ordinary to beat him. The film is needlessly rushed and there's so much going on at the end that a lot of the movie just seems like filler. He does come back in "Freddy Vs. Jason" so this is once again a misleading title. It's just a dumb pointless movie and even more so than most slasher films. It shouldn't please any fan but at least it's not as bad as the remake. It's a stupid poorly paced film and it makes you realize why most people don't like slasher films. *1/2