I'm your boyfriend now Nancy!

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 1999)

I had never seen a trailer or a promo of any kind when I walked in to see "A Nightmare on Elm Street" for the very first time. I had no idea I was about to see one of the greatest classic horror films of all time! The premise was extraordinary... a killer who could invade a person's dreams! The character of Freddy Krugger was perfect in this movie (unlike the Nightmare sequels that followed). Freddy's first scene gave me the chills... scraping his razor sharp finger knives while his arms were extended from wall to wall! His one-liners were flawless (unlike the sequels) like,"I'm your boyfriend now Nancy!" Actually, there wasn't that much dialogue for Freddy in this movie... there didn't need to be, his actions spoke louder than words (unlike the bad sequels where Freddy turned into a character that delivered bad jokes before killing someone, spewing out bad one-liners and gags, like the movie he was in the video game... that was horrible). Overall, a great movie, even the terrible acting by Nancy's mom gave the movie a comedic element. I don't believe Wes Craven has done a film as good as Nightmare yet... though when everything gets compared to it, it would be hard to!