Still remains the best in the franchise

Rating: 7/10 (10 October 2005)

Robert Englund, for better or worse, had his career shaped in this role as Freddy Krueger, a demonic bogeyman, enters the nightmares of teenagers that live on Elm Street to terrorize them with his homemade knife gloves as well as their own worst fears in this classic horror film that captured the hearts & minds of a generation, single handedly rescuing New Line from bankruptcy. Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) must figure out who this mysterious killer is and find some way to stop him despite her parents whom have something to hide. Thrilling, well-acted and having a very memorable villain, this film started a franchise wit subsequent movies never quite holding a candle to the original. In addition to it being a great horror movie, it's also notable for being Johnny Depp's debut on film. It's a damn shame that Langenkamp relied on a body double for the nude scene, only to expose her REAL assets in "Nickel Mountain" only a year later.
My Grade: B+
DVD Extras: Commentary by Wes Craven, Director of Photography Jacques Haitkin, Actress Heather Langenkamp & Actor John Saxon; Cast and Crew Bios; and Jump to a Nightmare option (more extras for the film can be found on the seventh disc of The Nightmare Collection DVD set)
DVD-Rom content: Trivia game; Screenplay; and web link