A group of high school friends all dream of the same man, who when he kills you in your dreams… you die in real life. Can Nancy save her friends while discovering a dark family secret between her and this burnt face ghoul known as… Freddy?
The first thing that draws you into this movie is the atmosphere, the music is very distinct and otherworldly, to this day, I’m not quite sure how they got the sounds they did but it’s very memorable and for boating.
It’s fitting that a movie all about dreams has a very good… Dreamlike quality in its storytelling. The pacing is a little bit on the slower side, but not in any boring aspect, it’s more of a deliberate choice to help put you the audience member in the same headspace as the characters, who are very tired from having to stay awake so they’re not killed by Freddy. It’s very impressive how they use this to convey the characters emotional journey to the audience without drawing too much attention to it.
But what also helps is some stunning and memorable special effects. For a more low budget film, they were able to come up with and squeeze together some really creative and haunting kills. Sometimes it looks like something you’d see at the fair or a haunted house, but still entertaining in a fun, spooky, jump-scare kind of way.
I think the story is an interesting change of pace from most 80 slashers at the time. Usually these teens are isolated. One location, or they are getting picked up one by one, so you don’t really get to have the characters dealing with losing people and what real life consequences that has, and I appreciate that the movie addressed it, well also having it in the movie, just enough to convey the realism of the situation, but not have it take away from the spooky parts of the story.
Again, for a small film filled with mostly unknowns, this is a really good cast. John Saxton has Lieutenant Donald Thompson brings a lot of gravitas and cachet to the role
Robert England is really good at feeling creepy, mysterious, and foreboding. Like I think if you added it up altogether, Freddy’s only in the movie for like seven minutes, but you feel his presence throughout the entire film and how dangerous and unstoppable he is, there’s a reason this became a franchise and a good chunk of that has to do with England so my Freddy hat is off to you 😂
But every great slasher needs a great final girl and Nancy Thompson lives up to her hype. I found her very likeable for her down to earth charm and kindness, her inventive problem solving skills, but the heart and sweet-ness Heather Langenkamp brings to the role… but some badass lines 😂
The rest of the cast is great as well, Ronee Blakley give a strong and multilayered performance playing a complex but sympathetic character. Amanda Wyss is charismatic and fun, while Nick Corri charming but hot headed character went into some interesting story place that I was surprised at but appreciated.
And “Newcomer” Johnny Depp did a fun job playing Nancy’s good but sweet boyfriend… good luck with that career new kid lol
I like Wes Craven’s direction in here a lot. It’s Impressive how he makes the mundane very scary, and I always have a soft spot for movies that can make suburbia scary, that just really hits my “fun Spooky Halloween nostalgia” bone just right and this movie is a prime example as that.
My favorite kill, without spoiling anything… the one in the bed, if you know, you know 😂
And that ending, the first time I saw it I could no believe it because I had never seen anything like that, like I had to ask myself… can they end a movie like that? Is that allowed? 😂
No one’s surprise lol, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) is one of my favorite films, like top 10. I find the characters, Freddy delivers on the scares, the music and filmmaking is very memorable and imaginative, even on my own personal style
I give the film six out of five stars… don’t sleep on this flick ❤️💚❤️💚😂
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