A creepy horror classic.

Rating: 8/10 (21 June 2006)

A Nightmare on Elm Street tells the story of a dead serial killer/child molester who was murdered by a lynch mob, and now is killing the mob's children in their dreams. After her friend is killed, Nancy Thompson stands up to the dream demon to stop him once and for all. A Nightmare on Elm Street is a creepy horror classic by one of the greatest horror masters Wes Craven.
A Nightmare on Elm Street is not a typical slasher movie. In 1984 when it was released, there had already been four Friday the 13th movies, three Halloween movies, and one Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Violent slasher movies with a silent, masked serial killer was the horror movie formula of the time, but Wes Craven went a different, original route by making the killer a wise cracking burn victim. Even his weapon is something never seen before: A glove with knives attached to each of the fingers. The movie has a mood to it that is very creepy. The dream sequences are dark and foreboding, and make the killer himself look more evil. The way the killer makes cracks at his victims before he kills them gives him more of a personality, which makes him a more interesting killer than Jason.
The acting in this movie is quite good. Fans of Johnny Depp will get a kick out of seeing him in his first film role as a sex starved teen. Robert Englund is perfect as the murderous Freddy Krueger. I'm sure he wasn't expecting the character to take over most of his acting career.
Overall, this is a classic horror film that should be viewed by all fans of the genre.
8/10