1, 2, I recommend this one to you

Rating: 8/10 (18 June 2005)

The original Nightmare is still the best in the Freddy Krueger series. Here, Wes Craven manages to build some terrific suspense with a highly original idea and also creating a truly scary horror villain (whose impact has lessened dramatically with all the sequels, unfortunately).
The idea that when kids are killed in their dreams, they actually are killed for real is one kick-ass idea and Craven milks it for all it's worth. The atmosphere is tense and solid throughout with some solid scares along the way.
Acting performances are generally O.K. John Saxon is good as always, Heather Langenkamp is pretty solid as Nancy, Freddy's main nemesis and a young Johnny Depp is also quite good. The film does unfortunately have a very weak ending, which undermines the overall impact of the film, but up until then, this is a first class horror film all the way.