Near Perfect, A Horror Classic!

Rating: 9/10 (14 May 2014)

Freddy Krueger is my favorite Horror icon. He is just a lot more interesting than the Michael Myers or the Jason Voorhees of the world. He doesn't plod along and kill you right away, he savers the kill, allows you to run and run until you can't anymore, like a boxer waiting for the opposing fighter to tire himself out. Freddy waits until you are at your most unstable, your most vulnerable, and then, he becomes your worst nightmare, and then you die.
Maybe its my sick, twisted mind, but I love that about Freddy. He knows when and how he's going to kill you, he just takes pleasure knowing that you don't know. The Freddy here is far different Freddy from the sequels. Yeah he's got a small bit of that black comedic humor about him, but for the most part, he's just flat out disturbing. The knives against the pipes, the face only slightly revealed by light, he cuts of two of his fingers and then smiles about it... thats down right mental. Always with the smiling as well, always smiling, planning, he's a cunning b@st@rd and he knows it.
Of course, I couldn't make this all about Freddy. The cast of characters are the best iv seen in a slasher. They all have great personalities, there isn't any obvious person who's going to die, it seems crazy characters like this are in a film even considered a slasher. Nancy is a strong, independent character that isn't the wimpy, constantly crying character or the weirdly over-tomboyish character, she actually feels like a, get this, real person. I loved Johnny Depp here as well, his character has a name but I just call him Johnny because, well its hard not to considering how big he's become. On a side not do you think thats why a lot of young people star in horror films?, because they saw how big Depp got and thought 'I can do that', I know nobody has ever thought of that, but it would be interesting.
The special effect are very good for the budget this film had. The anti gravity death scene, the blood gushing from the bed, Freddy coming out of the wall, its all really wonderful practical special effects and shows you that you don't need a big budget to produce quality effects.
Overall, I cant rate this highly enough, fantastic film that works without trying to shock or scare you, it just disturbs you, it gets right under your skin and invades your safe place, your dreams. Its a film that has remained timeless even after more than 30 years and heres to 30 more years of Freddy terrorising the kids of Elm Street.