A Nightmare on Elm Street [Blu-ray]

They kids loved it. Seeing the parallels between the 80's horror films and Stranger Things is pretty cool.

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All through the 70's and the early 80's there was quite an explosion of great all time classic slasher movies that are both nostalgic and that have great staying power. Such ones as Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, and Friday the 13th are among those brilliant classic slashers. Well as those movies had proven themselves in terms of technique involving groundbreaking gore effects as well as killing method, an iconic serial killer, scenes of partying, sex, and nudity, and above had set the stage for all of the notable cliche's and environment. They also much like this movie spawned a bunch of sequels. Once that whole formula was established, it was truly time for a new and original slasher movie idea and that's where A Nightmare on Elm Street comes through.We get our introduction to child murdering serial killer turned dream demon serial killer Freddy Krueger. Not alot is known about Freddy as yet but you find out a bit about his history, his glove with sharp claws is his weapon of choice, there's only a little mention of his limitless powers in the dream world, and this movie is one of the few that actually mentions that not only does Freddy get strong eating off his victims fear, but if they're brave enough they can take it back from Freddy.We get introduced to Nancy Thompson(Heather Langenkamp) a beautiful and unassuming high school student, her wise-cracking boyfriend Glen Lantz(Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Lone Ranger), her beautiful nightmare ridden best friend Christina "Tina" Gray, and her also wise-cracking boyfriend Rod Lane(Nick Corri).Some Facts About The Film: Wes Craven wrote and directed the movie and was produced by Robert Shaye. The musical score was by Charles Bernstein. The cinematography was by Jacques Haitkin. The production companies are New Line Cinema Media Home Entertainment and Smart Egg Pictures. It was distributed by New Line Cinema. It was released to theaters on November 9, 1984. It's production budget was $1.8 million and it made $25.5 million at the box office.The special effects to this day still look awesome. Among my top faves are: Freddy's shape showing through the wall, Freddy busting through glass, and Marge's bed death.While the body count was low, the kills were pretty unique. Tina's ceiling death was not only horrifying but also very different and original at the time of the movie. My most favorite is Glen's death. It was shocking, disgusting, and I have never seen anything like it before.The score is special and quite nerve inducing the way it can sound only slightly eerie yet calm at first and then frightening as anything.Unfortunately Robert Englund doesn't play Freddy with the sense of humor and sarcasm that he does later on in the series, but it's quite slapstick-y hilarious when Nancy hurts Freddy with her homemade booby traps.The cast are some truly beautiful people: Heather Langenkamp is drop dead gorgeous(even now) and is just smokin' hot. Amanda Wyss is uniquely beautiful sizzling hot. Johnny Depp and Nick Corri are both strikingly handsome. They all made for two attractive couples.Nancy is an impressive heroine as not only the chaste virgin, but the ordinary girl going from frightened and timid to having solutions to her conflict with Freddy and her father locking her up, and as a result becomes toughened and somewhat militant in the end.Overall, what Wes Craven created one forward thinking gem of a slasher throwing in a supernatural element as well as a created a serial killer who's tough to beat as he kills you from your dreams straight to reality. Robert Englund of whom had a small appearance in another great horror movie called Eaten Alive before this, put in one tremendous performance as Freddy Krueger. The main cast are all beautiful people. A couple of the kills were so unique and creative. Freddy is frightening just by not knowing much about him(yet) alone. For anyone who loves a supernatural horror movie, a unique slasher, or even a creepy yet charismatic serial killer, then this classic mid-80's slasher would be just the ticket. In general this is one very essential slasher that belongs in every horror fans collection as it took great risks and became one brilliant classic in the end.

This Wes Craven slasher is the one that started it all & sparked the Freddy Krueger phenomenon as well as Wes Craven's movie making career which was also inspired by directors like John Carpenter, George Romero, Stephen King, and Brian De Palma.A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET was set in the fictional Midwestern town of Springwood, Ohio revolves around several teenagers who are killed by the relentless Freddy Kruger(Robert Englund)in their dreams if they fall asleep, thus causing their death in reality with the teenagers Nancy Thompson(Heather Langenkamp), Tina Gray(Amanda Wyss), Glen Lantz(Johnny Depp), and Rod Lane(Nicholas Cori) all being unaware of the cause of this strange phenomenon since, but their furious vengeful parents hold a dark secret from long ago about Freddy being a convicted child murderer whom they hunted & burned to death and is now manipulating their children to exact his revenge on the neighbors who killed him from beyond the grave.A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET was released in the Fall of 1984 and was on an estimated budget of $1.8 million which was a sum this film earned back on its first week and was an instant success amassing a total of $25.5 million at the box office.Additionally, Wes Craven's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET is credited on many troops found in low-budget horror flicks of the 1970's and 1980's, originating in John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN which had its theatrical release in the Fall of 1978 along with the fact that A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET was the scariest movie since HALLOWEEN back then as well, including the morality play that revolves around sexual promiscuity in teenagers resulting in their eventual death, leading to the term "slasher film" along with the fact that the creation of the Freddy Krueger character in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET was also inspired by the Michael Myers character in HALLOWEEN.Unfortunately, this horror flicks sequel A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET-PART II: FREDDY'S REVENGE didn't do nearly as well as the original since the sequel tanked at the box office during its theatrical release in the Fall of 1985 and was called "The Bummer of the Summer" back in 1986 since Wes Craven refused to be a part of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET-PART 2 since its director(Jack Sholder)changed the premise of its predecessor by having Freddy attack people in the waking world instead of murdering them in their dreams, plus Craven didn't like the idea of Freddy manipulating the protagonist into committing the murders either.In addition to why A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET I did so much better than A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET PART II; the reception from most critics was very negative since much of the criticism of "Freddy's Revenge" in the title of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET-PART 2 was aimed at the fact that the film while continuing the storyline of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET I taking on a completely different direction which made Wes Craven's situation with A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET-PART II: FREDDY'S REVENGE very similar to John Carpenter's situation with HALLOWEEN 2 when it was released in theaters back in the Fall of 1981 since Carpenter declined to direct the sequel to his masterpiece HALLOWEEN that was released on Wednesday October 25, 1978 since Carpenter like Craven didn't even want or plan on making a sequel, which was why HALLOWEEN II didn't come out until 3 years later from its predecessor, despite the fact that HALLOWEEN 2 was an awesome successful flick and sequel that was almost as successful as HALLOWEEN I was, unlike A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET-PART 2, especially since they don't make sequels they way they used to either.Since John Carpenter refused to direct HALLOWEEN 2 during its theatrical release on Halloween weekend of 1981, the directors position to John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN was given to director Rick Rosenthal who did an awesome job with making HALLOWEEN II virtually identical to its predecessor by making HALLOWEEN 2 conclude from HALLOWEEN I on the same night which was supposedly Halloween night of 1978 proving to viewers that the nightmare & ordeal with Michael Myers wasn't over yet.Additionally; the success & popularity of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET eventually led to the inspiration of Wes Craven's future horror flicks like DEADLY FRIEND in the Fall of 1986, SHOCKER in the Fall of 1989, and SCREAM in the Fall of 1996 just like the creation of HALLOWEEN inspired John Carpenter with future flicks like THE FOG in the Winter of 1980, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK in the Summer of 1981, THE THING in the Summer of 1982, and CHRISTINE in the Fall of 1983.So now I'm anxious to see if Bayer's version of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET from the Spring of 2010 isn't as messed up as Zombie's version of HALLOWEEN that came out in the Summer of 2007 since remakes are never as good as the originals, including PSYCHO and CARRIE.

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I’ve loved this movie ever since I was a kid when it first came out. I know word for word throughout the entire movie! One of the best 80’s scary movies

Everybody knows this is a classic movie so not much to say there... Amazon had this movie marked as a freebie one day so I ordered it. Everything went fine but then a few days later they said they made a mistake and took the movie back out of my account. I don't really care but you'd think a big company like Amazon could just eat their mistake and at least let people keep the movie.

Um dos meus filmes favoritos de terror, um clássico do Craven e chegou rapidinho e perfeito.

『エルム街の悪夢』(A Nightmare on Elm Street)('84)出演∶ジョン・サクソン、ロニー・ブレイクリー、ヘザー・ランゲンカンプ、ロバート・イングランド、ジョニー・デップ、ニック・コッリ、アマンダ・ワイス、ジョゼフ・ホイップ、チャールズ・フライシャー、ジョー・アンガー監督∶ウェス・クレイヴン'60年代までは､"夏の風物詩"的なイロモノ映画だったホラー映画。日本では､まだ"ホラー"という言葉すら一般化しておらず､『四谷怪談』『番町皿屋敷』などに代表される怪談的なものや､妖怪が出てくる怪奇映画が主だった。欧米では､吸血鬼､狼男､ミイラ男､フランケンシュタインの怪物などのモンスター映画が主流だった｡'70年代に入り､『エクソシスト』『オーメン』など､製作費を掛けたメジャーなホラー作品が登場して､"ホラー"は単なるイロモノでなく､ドル箱ジャンルになってゆく。そんな中で､B級並み低予算でも､見せ方次第で高度の娯楽性とホントーの怖さを併せ持った作品が出来ると証明してみせたのが､ジョン·カーペンター監督の『ハロウィン』で､シリーズ化される。さらに『13日の金曜日』シリーズが続く。進化した特殊メイクを駆使したB級やスプラッター系のホラー映画が玉石混淆で次々と作られるようになった。そんな中に登場し､大ヒットしたのが､ウェス·クレイヴン監督の『エルム街の悪夢』だった。生身の連続殺人鬼ブギーマン(『ハロウィン』)やジェイソン(『13日の金曜日』)と､ひと味違う昔死んだはずの殺人鬼フレディが､夢の中から現れて､リアル世界の人間を殺すというファンタジー·ホラーだ。雪山や寒冷地が舞台の映画で､「寝るな! 寝たら死ぬぞ」という展開はよく見るが､"眠ると夢魔に殺される"というホラーはなかなか新鮮であった。仕事で徹夜が常態の職種の人や､授業中の居眠り常習犯の生徒·学生などには､とくにその恐怖が実感できたかも……(笑)[物語] 女子高生ナンシー(ランゲンカンプ)は､悪夢に悩まされていた。焼けただれた顔の男が､鉤爪のように数本の指に装着したナイフを振りかざし襲ってくる夢だ。学校に行くと､親友ティナ(ワイス)も悪夢を見たと言う。もしや同じ夢？ティナの親が留守で､ティナの恋人ロッド(コッリ)が泊まりに来た夜､ナンシーとBFのグレン(デップ)も同家に泊まることになる。その夜､眠るティナの悲鳴にロッドが目を覚ますと ､ティナは目に見えない何者かに引きずり回され､見えない刃物で引き裂かれて死ぬ。ナンシーとグレンが駆けつけると､ロッドは窓から逃げ出した後で､ティナの惨殺死体だけが残っていた。ロッドが容疑者として手配される。彼は無実を訴えようとナンシーの前に現れるが､それを見越してナンシーに見張りをつけていたナンシーの父·トンプソン警部補(サクソン)に逮捕されてしまう。彼の無実を信じるナンシーは､夢の中で"あの男"を探すが､逆に殺されかける。留置場で眠っていたロッドは､蛇のようにねじれ動くシーツに絡められ､自殺に見せかけて殺されてしまう。フレディ·クルーガーと名乗る夢の中の男(イングランド)の話をナンシーに聞いた母·マージ(ブレイクリー)は､告白する。フレディという殺人鬼はかつて街に実在した､と。20人の子供を殺したが無罪となったフレディを､街の人々が追い詰めてリンチに掛け､焼き殺してしまったと言う。死んだフレディが復讐のために､夢魔となって帰ってきたのか……!?　ナンシーは､夢の中からフレディを引きずり出そうと､グレンに協力を頼む。だが､彼らを待つのは､新たな惨劇であった……!!初公開から40年近く経った今､Blu-rayで改めて見ると､初見の時の恐怖感はいささか薄れてしまっている。しかし､'86年の日本公開時､封切館で見た時のコワサは鮮明に覚えている。(お化けが怖かった幼稚園·小学生時代は別にして)'60年代までの旧タイプ怪奇映画を歯牙にもかけなかった私だが､成人してから､心臓ムギュッのドキドキ·バクバク映画が３本ある。『エイリアン(第１作)』『ハロウィン(第１作)』『エルム街の悪夢(第１作)』の３本だ｡(個人の意見です)　正直､20歳過ぎてから映画を見て､コワがるとは思いませんでした(笑)　昔の怪奇映画に比べて､恐怖シーン､ショック·シーンの見せ方の上手さは､'80年前後に飛躍的に進歩したようです。[余談] 主人公ナンシーの父親役のジョン·サクソンは､ある意味"運のいい俳優さん"だ。オードリー·ヘプバーン主演の『許されざる者』やクリント·イーストウッド主演の『シノーラ』などの脇役俳優だった彼が､特技の空手を買われ(?)､アメリカ映画初主演のブルース·リーと共演した『燃えよドラゴン』が世界的メガ·ヒット。クレジットではリーとW主演扱いで､いきなり有名に! 低予算映画『エルム街の悪夢』では､無名の若者俳優たちを押さえて､トップに名前が出ます(笑)今をときめくジョニー·デップも､これがデビュー作らしく､脇役ながら"introducing(新人) JOHNNY DEPP"として単独でクレジットされてます。デビュー作の低予算映画が､思わぬ大ヒットになった彼もまた"運のいい俳優さん"かも……(笑)

I had never heard or seen this film before, except for The Simpsons' spoof of it. I find information on the film and finally watched on YouTube and I couldn't take my eyes off it. I did get a little scare, but I know it is only a movie...I am not stupid! And to you Johnny Depp fans like I am, this is his first film.The film (as you all know) starts with 15-year-old Nancy Thompson (I think) suffering from violent nightmares about a badly burned man wearing a glove with knives on each finger. She quickly learns that this man -- a child murderer named Freddy Krueger is also terrorizing the dreams of her friend Tina, her boyfriend Rod and her (Nancy's) boyfriend, Glen. As they begin to die one by one in their sleep, Nancy learns from her mother, that years ago, the parents of Elm Street burned Krueger alive, by leaving a trial of gasoline to the his boiler room; also splashing the gas around the place. And now Freddy's ghost is back to claim their children's lives as revenge! So Nancy must save their lives and her own by bringing Freddy out of their dreams and back into the real world to destroy him forever.The was film was a horror film success, that four sequels were made. But because of the negative reviews, I am not going to watch them. So my last word is that this film a excellent scare-fest, and I would advise you of naive nature like me NOT to watch it before bed (*evil laughter*).

Also Ich für meinen Teil finde das dass Re-make von diesem Film viel zu schlecht beurteilt wird ! Ich finde es gut dass die alten Sachen mit neuer Kameratechnik, Effekten und Ton qualität heraus gebracht werden. Ich kann nur sagen das Jackie Early Harley diese Rolle perefekt spielt und dieser film zu unrecht bewertet wird ! Dieser Film verspricht meiner Meinung alles was ein Typischer Freddy Küger Film eben voraus sagt. Die alten sind zwar auch gut und sollten in keiner DVD sammlung fehlen aber wenn man mit der Zeit geht sollte man sich langsam aber doch mit Neuheiten zufrieden geben und nicht alt mit neu vergleichen. Klar ! Robert Englund war der geborene Freddy und das kann ihm auch keiner nehmen! Aber Jackie macht seine sache auch nicht schlecht ! Lange rede kurzer Sinn: Toller Film mit Humor Sarkasmus Action Spannung und Horror ! TOLLER FILM !

...3...4...und ist deutlich besser hier.Ich habe mir alle Freddy Filme erst vor kurzem nochmal zu Gemüte geführt und muss sagen, dass dieser hier mir sogar noch besser gefällt als der erste Teil, welcher IMO der beste der alten Filme ist.Was mir insbesondere besser gefällt als im Original sind die CGI-Effekte. Freddy sieht realistischer und gruseliger aus. Als absoluter Freddy-Fan bin ich wirklich der Meinung, dass Jackie Earl Haley Freddy sehr gut verkörpert. Er ist nun deutlich weniger lustig wirkt dadurch sehr viel böser, was mir persönlich sehr gut gefällt.Die ein oder andere Szene, die man aus dem Original entnommen und frisch aufbereitet hat ist aber leider nicht so gut wie im Original. Die "Handschuh im Badewasser"-Szene gefällt mir im Original besser, während hier die "Gesicht in der Wand"-Szene besser ist. Besser, aber weniger gruselig, da das Zimmer hell ist, während Freddy aus der Wand kommt. Im Original ist das licht aus und die Wand nur weis. Das siehr gruseliger aus.Die Story im Remake gefällt mir aber bedeutend besser. Zwar ist die Tatsache, dass Krueger hier ein Kinderschänder ist etwas "naja", aber ansonsten ist die Story besser als im Original.Mein Fazit: Die Bilder wie der Handschuh im Wasser und die Wand-Szene sind im Original gruseliger und teilweise besser, aber der Film selber und auch FREDDY sind hier besser als im Original.PS: Das Steelbook ist jeden Cent wert. Absolut super.