Classic Slasher

Rating: 7/10 (30 April 1999)

The first in the apparently never ending series of films that featured child killer Freddy Krueger. This unlike most the sequels is a very dark, scary and well written film. The only thing that lets the film down is the way cheesy ending.
The film starts of dark and scary and manages to maintain the tome throughout. The acting is quite good though some of the cast are better than others. Heather Langenkamp is a standout and even the awful Robert Englund manages not to overact in this one.
Wes Craven is one of the all time horror greats with this and the Scream films and Wes Craven's New Nightmare to prove this.