One of the horror greats.

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2005)

I first saw this when I was quite young, and after that I was hooked on both Nightmare on Elm Street films and horror in general. The plot involves four teen-aged friends who find they are having nightmares about the same man, a horribly-burnt character in a red-green striped sweater and a battered old hat, wielding steel claws on a metallic glove.
This is one of my favourite films and, in my view, is up there with the likes of Frankenstein, Dracula and so on. What really sets it apart from a lot of horror films of its kind is the surreal atmosphere, the well-written storyline, the genuine characters and the thin line between dreams and reality. This is one of those films which never grows old on you no matter how many times you watch it.