Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A major step down from the original

After Wes Craven crafted a classic with the original Nightmare on Elm Street, this second installment debuted a year later with Jack Sholder (The Hidden) at the helm. Much of the suspense and eerie atmosphere from the original film is replaced here with some great gore effects and set pieces, but as a whole is a very poor comparison to the original with an uncompelling and contradictory storyline (the presence of Wes Craven is sorely missed) and characters that we could really care less about. Craven would return as co-writer in the next installment, Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, which was a big step above this lackluster entry in the series.