The first and the best of the Freddy Krueger series!

Rating: 8/10 (17 June 2004)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) was the first film in the franchise series that featured serial killer/child molester Freddy Krueger. After being set free from prison on a legal technicality, he's set. But the parents of Springwood meter out some vigilante justice against this psychotic pervert. Years later, he's back from the dead terrorizing the children of the parents who murdered him. He's become a real life monster invading the dreams of his victims. But there is one teenager who's brave enough to stand up to him. Her name is Nancy and she's tired of Freddy and does everything within her power to try and stop him. Is Nancy up to the challenge? Can she stop this supernatural fiend before it's too late?
Like I said before. This seminal film is the best in the series. Wes Craven struck pay dirt with this surprise hit of 1984. Not only did this film kick start the most successful horror film franchise in movie history but it sent it's production company New Line Cinema into the stratosphere making it a big player in Hollywood. This was the film that made Freddy Krueger a permanent fixture in American pop culture and it become a worldwide phenomenon.
Highly recommended.