Magical, ghoulish horror classic for all ages (ha-ha-ha)

Rating: Null/10 (20 January 2003)

You see, these are my three main categories of world movies (not counting the small ones - I mean categories, not movies). First are the movies that I like very much, for example "Harry Potter" or, if you are true cine-fan, much of Fellini films. Second are films that I dislike or even hate, I think "Matrix" would be perfect for it. But third... There are films which I call "movies of my childhood" (there are, of course, actors too), which both you and I jaust cannot discuss, even if they were in bad quality. You see, when Russians had the time of Perestroyka and Glasnost, there was a lot of American films were shown in our theaters. So, "Nuns on the Run", "Godzilla" and others can be easily named as "my childhood films" ( because I was then 10 or 11). And this movie is on the first place. I remember it impressed me so much that I began collect the money for buying another part of "Nightmare" films, so much that Robert Englund became one of my most favourite actors and I even asked my mother to make me a Freddy red-green sweater. Sounds strange, huh? But this movie just hooked me... Well, what else can I say about this movie? Wes Craven did it - directed and wrote this cleverest and intriguing shocker of all times, and it is superb. Everything in this movie is just first rate; the cast and the acting - how can you forget fresh, zany, sexy and beautiful Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson, or really funny Johnny Depp's first(!) screen appearance (probably that's the reason why I still can't take him serious), or Ronee Blakley and John Saxon's outstanding performances as Nancy's always-doubting-in-something-but-still-having-a-smile-on-their-face parents, or - say it with me - F-R-E-D-D-Y K-R-U-E-G-E-R in Robert Englund's body. But it's all also about the music. I don't know how Charles Bernstein made it, but every time I hear the Freddy main theme, it makes me thrill and chill on one side and laugh out loud on another. So, what else could I say? The camera work is excellent, the plot couldn't be better. This movie is far from "worth to watch" and "instant classic". Wait - it will COME AFTER YOU. And you will be jumping in your junkyard, singing: One, two, Freddy's coming for you Three, four, better lock your door Five, six, grab your crucifix Seven, eight, better stay up late Nine, ten, NEVER SLEEP AGAIN!!!!!!!!!