You always think this is the best 80s horror movie of all time, then you think about the so-so acting, the bad blocking, the violent edits and remember that _The Shining_ came out four years **before** this, so then you shut up.

I really like this horror film. As a kid, it definitely scared me, but now I'm able to appreciate it. Like other horror films of this era, it does suspense well.

I really enjoyed the atmosphere this movie achieves. It might be unintentionally created by the score, acting and filming techniques but the movie really make you feel like you are having a drug fueled nightmare or stuck in sleep paralysis.
9/10

Going through a phase of re-watching all the horror movies of the past, mainly the classics which I’d watched as a kid but can only remember snippets. I forgot how good this film was, it was one that scared the s:asterisk_symbol::asterisk_symbol:t out of me as a kid.. a lot more than other ones. An absolute classic and deserves to be right up there in the best horror film debate! Freddy Krueger is the ultimate villain. Horror films very rarely blow me away, it’s not my favourite genre, but one I enjoy for sure.

The blood fountain alone puts this movie in the top tier of the horror pantheon. A nearly faultless classic.

From legendary writer/director Wes Craven comes A Nightmare on Elm Street, one of the most iconic horror films ever made. Notorious child killer Freddy Krueger rises from beyond the grave to seek revenge on his murderers by going into the dreams of their children and killing them. Craven does a great job at creating intense and frightening imagery and moves the film along at a steady pace. However, the acting by Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, and Robert Englund is rather weak, but it’s on par for the genre. A Nightmare on Elm Street is an imaginative and terrifying film that launched a franchise which helped to redefine the horror genre for a generation.

A Nightmare on Elm Street still remains one of my favorite horror films. It is truly a slasher masterpiece and it is one of the first horror films I ever saw in my life. In that regard it'll always hold a special place in my heart.

We have Robert Englund in his iconic role as Freddy Krueger which he plays perfectly, we have one of the best horror leading ladies in Nancy played by Heather Langenkamp. It's a delight seeing a final girl being not so helpless. Anyway, we also get John Saxon as her dad and a young Johnny Depp with the most amazing death you'll see in awhile!

I've seen this film three times since I joined Letterboxd and it never fails to deliver. It is always very entertaining and it never bores me. A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the best creations by Wes Craven. A legend.

So, if you have never seen A Nightmare on Elm Street do yourself a favor and watch this it! Now I'm off listening to the Fresh Prince song about Elm Street.

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a classic.

Freddy Krueger is a classic, iconic villain. Movie is a little bit slow. Crazy to see how different a young Johnny Depp looks. At least he had a cool death scene.

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I really have some catching up to do when it comes to classic 70's and 80's horror. This one made me feel like i should have watched it on VHS rather than BluRay, 25 years ago rather than today. Then i would have been in the target demographic and possibly this flick would have held some appeal for me. But now, it just leaves me feeling rather old and wondering what all the fuss was about. It's a decent teen slasher flick with a some interesting visuals and quite a few unintentionally goofy moments. I wasn't bored by it but also don't feel particularly compelled to explore the franchise any further.

"I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams"

Man, Freddy is poetically dedicated to traumatize his victims before he kills them. Freaking chills.

I think I actually prefer this over Halloween. Both Michael and Freddy are disruptions of the status quo, a force of evil tragedy forced upon teens who should never have to confront it. But Michael is impersonal, detached, inhuman. He is The Shape, after all, and Halloween is about selling you on that. Jamie Lee Curtis is great, and Laurie is good, but her arc takes second stage. Freddy, in contrast, is all too human. He's gleefully sadistic, picking on the young and vulnerable, drawing it out with cruel insults. And Nancy is a protagonist you can't help but root for. Her grief for her best friend genuinely made my eyes well up, and her realization that the only person she can rely on for this is herself, not her parents, is compelling stuff. And she Home Alones Freddy! That's so rad!

Englund and Langenkamp are equally vital halves of this movie, and the creativity in the horror still shines today. What keeps it from the full five is the sequel hook ending that's more franchise driven than artistically so. But that doesn't stop this movie from its deserved place in the upper echelon of horror.

I was a Freddy kid growing up but I have had the longest gap in rewatches compared to other slashers, most likely due to being worried that the movies won’t live up to what’s in my head. Even from memory I know the series is a mixed bag but the original holds up really well. Freddy is scary but playful and the dream segments are inventive while still being relatively simple to keep the lines blurred between realities. Could have used more Saxon!

> Mom: What are dreams?
> Doctor: Incredible body hocus pocus.

Cheesy dialogue, dramatic overacting, off-beat pacing, practical effects: 8/10

Perfect 80s horror. Cult classic.

Level "Excellent" • 8 :heart: • Recommended.

I guess if you have an overinflated appreciation for "firsts of it kind" and don't mind bad acting, cheap sets, and cheesy special effects then this is a winner. Only thing I really liked is that it features a strong female protagonist. Ahead of it's time in that regard.