Wednesday 21 September 2011

A Nightmare on Elm Street

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Year:1984
Country of origin:USA
Director:Wes Craven
Genre:Slasher
Starring:John Saxon, Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund
Rating:5/5
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/
Tagline:If Nancy Doesn't Wake Up Screaming She Won't Wake Up At All...
Favourite line:"I'm gonna kill you slow."

The original and the best. Craven's slasher introduces the horror icon Freddy Krueger who would terrorize a generation. This is the one before the snappy one liners and the multi-plex pleasing rock or dance cheese soundtracks. Freddy is genuinely menacing, and the death sequences are superb. And besides, any film where you get to see Johnny Depp liquified has to be worth a look. Creepy and provocative. A classic.

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