Nightmare on Elm Street

Whatever you do,don t fall asleep-Nancy Thompson

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Directed by:Wes Craven
Cast:Robert Englund,Heather Langenkamp,Johnny Depp
Genre:Horror,Thriller
Year of release:1984
Running Time:95 minutes

Plot:
Nancy is having nightmares, violent nightmares about a mysterious badly burned man with a razor fingered glove on his right hand that calls himself Freddy. When she realizes that her friends are having the same nightmares and that one by one they are being brutally murdered in their sleep she turns to her father who does not believe her and thinks her to be crazy. After she finds out the horrible truth behind Freddy's rampage she decides to take action and bring this dream murderer out of dreamland and into the real world where she can send him straight to where he belongs.

Review:
A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the greatest classics of the horror genre and one of the scariest movies ever made.I grew up watching the series(just those lame sequels)and i had the chance to watch the original couple of years ago and boy this movie scared the hell of the me.This movie will probably make people think twice before sleep.Nightmare also introduced to the world one of the most iconic villains of all time:Freddy Kruger,the famous teen-killer with the fedora hat and the claw-glove.

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Robert Englund IS Freddy Kruger.He s absolutely amazing in the movie and probably the best thing in the movie.Freddy not only is evil and menancing but he s also have a scary sense of humour and a unique charisma.If you think Heath Ledger is scary as The Joker,than watch this movie and you ll see why Freddy is the man.Heather Langerkamp was great as Nancy,the girl who becomes Freddy s nemesis.Her perfomance was decent and believable but gives me the sense that she s a little crazy in some scenes but she was ok.Johnny Depp makes a great debut as Glen,the star of one of the most horrifying scenes of the movie.Johnny starts here his amazing career until today.

Wes Craven is the master of horror on making such a intense and legendary movie that is a cornerstone of the genre.Too bad he didn t make a orginal movie(except Scream)since Nightmare but this is his best movie by far.

25 years later with sequels and a future remake,A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the greatest horror movies of all time and a masterpiece.Don t fall asleep of Freddy will get you.