Why is nightmare on elm street 4 rated r

A young man invites a young woman on a date. A young man and a young woman sit on a bed together talking. In a dream, a young woman fights with a man with knives on his hands: he throws her against a wall and ceiling, she stabs him in the eye with scissors, and he pulls the scissors out we hear a squish and see stringy blood when the scissor is pulled away.

In a dream, a young man is slammed into a pipe three times and we see his bloody nose and face; he is then slashed across the chest by a man with knives on his hands we see blood. We see several blood-soaked bodies hanging in a machine room.

In a dream, a young woman looks for her dog outside at night and she finds him dead with large bloody slashes on his side. A young woman dreams that a man with knives on his hands slashes at her and cuts her arm we see blood on her arm.

People are shown grieving at a funeral, a young woman imagines that she sees herself as a young girl throwing flowers into the grave and when the little girl turns around, we see slashes on her dress; the young woman also imagines a bloody hand reaching out of the grave to grab her ankle.

A young woman falls asleep and dreams about a man with knives on his hands, who caresses her hand with a blade and licks her face. Freddy Krueger evolved over the course of the Nightmare On Elm Street series from a menacing boogeyman to something of a comical prankster, especially after the runaway success of the third movie.

When A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 went into production, director Renny Harlin felt Robert Englund's dream demon had become a cultural icon and wanted to put him front and center. While followers of the series have mixed feelings on the direction A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 took, it clearly struck a chord with viewers as it was the highest-grossing entry to date upon release in The movie somewhat controversially ended up killing the surviving Dream Warriors from the previous movie, including Kristen, who was played by Patricia Arquette in part 3 and Tuesday Knight in The Dream Master.

Positive role models. Scary, but knows it doesn't need to be too scary I love this movie simply because it knows it shouldn't take it self too seriously, and the result is a very fun and enjoyable classic horror movie.

Content wise, parents should know that there's one scene in the movie that you couldn't get away with in a PG movie. It's a scene where a teen is sucked into a bed and then gallons of blood and guts spray everywhere. It's probably the scariest sequence in the movie because it's so violent. We see a teen's side breast in one sequence, as well as loud moaning. In another scene, we see a teen's breast for a few minutes. We see a girl take off her nightgown.

We see her breasts and panties. There is language throughout the film. Suggested rating: R for a violent scene, nudity, and language. On the scary side of things, parents should know that this film actually isn't too scary. It's rather fun to watch, and there's one brilliant jumpscare, but instead of leaving you screaming, you'll be shaking your head up and down, thinking how awesome it is.

It's just the kind of movies that you clap your hands to because it knows it should be more campy than scary. Teen, 14 years old Written by Ethanrtms October 16, Violent and subpar Not nearly as scary as poltergeist or Halloween. He actually was kind of funny. Teen, 13 years old Written by Adam S October 6, Great movie and not as bad as some may say The movie is an amazing classical, but is it appropriate?

In my opinion most parts yes. Besides some brief laungage from Freddy Krueger the movie is great. If your child wants to watch this film just make sure they understand that the violence and bloody imagery is fake and they should be fine. Teen, 16 years old Written by MovieGeek September 23, A well made classic A Nightmare on Elm Street is a very well structured horror movie and one of the very few good slasher movies.

Although the special effects are outdated it is still a rather scary movie and contains a fair amount of violence including a blood fountain. However the bodycount is rather low for a slasher film, which makes this more effective as the movie focuses more on being scary rather than having a massive kill count. The movie is also one of the few slasher movies with likeable and in-depth protagonists along with an iconic killer.

Because of it's violence however I would personally not show it to someone under 15 unless they are able to handle scary movies. Teen, 14 years old Written by horrorfan September 15, Okay not scary at all i think kids could watch this its not scary at all i mean i watched it when i was 7. Teen, 13 years old Written by Coolpool July 23, Prepare for scare Overall good slasher film.

Special effects are good for an 80's film. Violence comes in from the start, and expect gallons of blood.

All victims are teens. Lots of nightmare sequences. JLau Sep 25, This review contains spoilers , click expand to view. Kristen, the girl who can summon others into her dreams, is out of the institution but Freddy kills her and her friends so she passes her powers onto someone else in the hope of defeating him. FilipeNeto Apr 22, A good sequel. However, things do not end there, and the film presents a very well elaborated A good sequel.

However, things do not end there, and the film presents a very well elaborated script, in which the villain has many opportunities to scare us, although the credibility of what is told can sometimes be too imaginative. The cast does its job satisfactorily. Robert Englund remains impeccable in the role of Krueger, who immortalized with his way of acting and his surrender.

Lisa Wilcox is a good protagonist, Rodney Eastman does a positive job and stands out from the crowd and Tuesday Knight seemed satisfactory, but not particularly notable. Even so, I don't think the cast's work was happier than in the previous film. Technically, it is a very well made film and appears to have a lot of money invested.

The CGI and the special effects are quite good and worked well and there are several deaths and strong scenes with great visual impact. Englund's make-up also looks realistic and detailed, and that makes it disturbing and impactful. There is room for humor, but the film is genuinely tense and the suspense was built in a coherent and skillful way. Dark cinematography with strong colors helps to accentuate this tension and the soundtrack also plays an honorable role, although sometimes it does not seem to sound very good.

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