A Man Who Takes Pride in His Work.

Rating: 7/10 (30 December 2006)

Nightmare on Elm St is many things: first off it's a brilliant film that probably built the basis to which all slashers are built (besides the standards set by TTCM and Halloween.) The idea itself is such a brilliant and chilling notion that left me with many a sleepless night the first time I saw it.
The prospect of someone killing you in your dreams is terrifying. After all, you can't exactly not sleep or run away from him now can you? This basic principal does get overused but c'mon, the first time you saw it you can't say it didn't leave you jittery and scared. The Body Bag Screen is enough to scary the living daylights out of you. Of course this film is also unintentionally funny. (The ending Window Grab made me nearly fall to the ground laughing.) The killing is genius and creative, ranging from being set ablaze to being blended up inside your bed and spewed to the roof and being picked up in a bucket. The sequels may seem quick rehashes of the movie but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying this, and any other of the sequels. So I say you sit back, relax, enjoy the corny acting and the typical sex scenes and root for Freddy like you know you want to.
7/10