Not aged well but still has the most iconic slasher out there

Rating: 6/10 (30 August 2014)

Some high school kids start dreaming of a scary burned man with knives on his gloves. And soon he starts killing them in their dreams.
I just waited too long to watch the movie. It isn't hat it used to be. I mean, I am sure it seemed terrifying back in the days as it has created such a cult and I also heard to many people refer to it as a scariest movie ever. But watching it now as an adult who saw many slasher movies this one just didn't do anything for me.
I do like the idea. The fact that one is killed by someone in the dream is a scary thing since one can't escape sleeping, it something one just has to do and then is out of control. Too bad it didn't age well.
Was also fun to see Johnny in his first film role. The acting of his and everyone else in the cast doesn't seem so impressive, but I guess this is part of the genre. And the fact that the laughable dialogues make it harder.
Fred Krueger is an iconic villain. Greatly done by Robert Englund. I may not find this movie scary but whenever I think of the perfect slasher he is the one who comes to mind. And his back story actually makes me root for him, I can't stand people who perform their own executions when not happy with justice system. So go on Freddy, kill them and their families off!