Classic Horror that bleeds into the films of today

Rating: 6/10 (7 November 2016)

A Nightmare on Elm Street is the first movie in a series of films that did become the "typical horror movie" but this one doesn't suffer from it. It's got an interesting story, a solid villain, and some awesome scenes of brutality. It has just the right amount of those 3 elements as well.
The acting in the movie is about what you can expect from the 80s, the dialogue is a little cheesy and the line deliver is nothing Oscar-worthy. But that doesn't detract from the film or even feel out of place but what does feel out of place is the music. The music is not good, may have worked back then but it did not age well.
Going back to what I said about the right amount of the three categories I listed: The scenes of gore are really well done. Especially the first death in the film, It's one of the best scenes from a horror movie I've seen. Even the rest of them are well done and are very original.
Overall it's a good classic horror movie with some crazy effects and a creepy villain.