Dreamy horror flick.

Rating: 6/10 (17 June 2014)

This is the horror flick that will give you nightmares, about a group of friends living on Elm Street trying to stop the evil spirit of Freddy Krueger, a clawed killer who stalks young victims in their dreams.
Like the horror flicks of the late 1970s to the 1980s, this film is one of the first original slasher movies of its kind and holds well on its own, spawning a set of sequels and remakes. It has some very creepy and scary moments that will jump out at you and will make you cover your eyes.
The plot is pretty basic, though, with lots of people hiding, slashing and screaming - not much substance to the story. The acting was mostly campy with cheesy dialog, but it was cool seeing Johnny Depp in his movie debut. The overall atmosphere and cinematography of the film have this lazy, dreamy and emotionless feeling, probably wanting to give the audience the impression of a dream; however, and I think it gives the film a lackluster and somewhat boring feel.
You will get some good scares out of the film, but the plot somewhat goes all over the place, living you a bit confused in the story at first.
Grade C