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80s is one of my favourite decades ever! So, I decided to make a topic about classic movies from that decade. My first movie will be "A Nightmare on Elm Street". I'm waiting for your favourite movies..

"A Nightmare on Elm Street" is the famous horror film that was released in the US in November 1984! Although I have seen many thrillers from the 80s, I never had the opportunity to watch this film that made one of the most frightening film stunts! Honestly, when I was kid, Freddy Krueger’s repulsive face always scared me when I would see his face on the cover of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in the video store in my neighborhood. Of course, later in my teens and my student years, I had exactly the contrary reaction. Freddy looked more like a caricature, because we used to liken ugly people with him (no offence) and this childish behavior always provoked laughter from me. However, I saw the remake of the original film on the big screen over five years ago but I only remembered that Rooney Mara starred.
Despite this, one of the cinemas at the centre of my city showed the original film as part of a tribute that they had for Wes Craven during two days! The hall was certainly full of young people as I expected and my curiosity had reached its peak! While I was laughing with the evolution of the plot, I can say that "Nightmare on Elm Street" was a quite good horror movie. Do not forget that it was shot over 31 years ago and there were not the best visual effects in that period. With the exception, of course, the visual effects were used in some science fiction movies and adventures. However, Wes Craven created a great atmosphere and inspired one of the most "successful" serial killers! Freddy Krueger appears in the dreams of teenagers and he tries to kill them only in the length of their slumber, causing –of course- their death in the real world, too. It was a smart and innovative script idea for that time! Moreover, Wes Craven made sure to include funny scenes throughout the duration of the movie and some dialogues causing laughter on their own. The sound effects played a catalytic role in the overall result and the music of the film was fairly characteristic (overflowing 80s). The cutie Heather Langenkamp was the perfect choice for the lead role and the character that portrayed, Nancy Thompson were among the best I've seen in movies of this genre. The remaining performances were just nice while Johnny Depp embodied one of the main characters, making his film debut!
"A Nightmare on Elm Street" is considered one of the most representative films of its kind and it still remains a classic! It has millions of fans worldwide and is a benchmark in the circles of horror fans. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" cost only $1.8 million but it managed to collect more than $25 million dollars at the American Box Office, literally saving the film studio New Line Cinema from bankruptcy. It has assembled a very good rating by users of IMDb (7,5) and it has received positive reviews from the experts of the film industry. I cannot say that I was shocked by its content, but if I watched it in a very young age, surely Freddy would have haunted my childhood dreams.