A Genuine Classic...one of my favorites

Rating: 7/10 (3 July 2009)

I just got my hands on A Nightmare on Elm Street at a store a couple days ago, and I decided to watch it by myself. I've seen the movie tons of times, and I've decided to write a review about it while it's fresh on my mind...
A Nightmare on Elm Street is about a girl named Nancy who suffers from nightmares all involving a strange man (Freddy Krueger), who brutally picks them off one-by-one (in their dreams), leaving Nancy to stop him once and for all.
I must say that ANOES is not only one of my favorite horror movies, but one of my favorite movies in general. I love the atmosphere, (genuine) scares, and tension that Wes Craven brings to the table, and that's what makes it a great scary movie...something modern day horror movies ignore by trading in suspense with jump scenes and pointless gore.
One of my only (minor) gripes about the film is that I wish it could have been better acted...some of the lines made me cringe...but hey, so what? I can live with it.
A Nightmare on Elm Street will always be a classic, and one of the most influential horror films ever (in my opinion)...and to anyone who hasn't seen it, do yourself a favor and pop this baby in!