The original that started it all.And the best in the series.A classic.

Rating: 10/10 (13 July 2006)

Back in early 1985,I had no idea that this was the second film that I had seen that was directed by filmmaker Wes Craven.The first was "Deadly Blessing" back in 1981,which I liked as a nine year old. "A Nightmare on Elm Street".True,it is a horror film in which at the time we were subjected to a new horror film villain.His name was Freddy Krueger.He was played by Robert Englund.Recognizable from the television miniseries "V",Englund became more of a household name as the demonic killer who terrorizes a small community through their dreams.he was once a regular man.A man who killed children.After the parents killed him,he came back in the form of something much more evil that he was when he was alive."A Nightmare on Elm Street" works on the basis Robert Englund provides scares and humor at the same time.The film several sequels or less.Yet,none of these films could match up to the original.