A Nightmare On Elm Street (Special Edition) (DVD)

...even though the film is a certificate 18. From what I could gather back then, from the way that kids were trying to scare the hell out of each other while re-telling bits of the movie,Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) was a very bad and scary character from a horror movie which it seemed only the 'cool' kids of the class were either allowed to have seen or were brave enough to watch sneekily behind their parents backs.

I however, being ...
...a movie rated 'PG' sneekily behind my parents back just incase it had a bad word or mild violence etc ... was not ever gonna get near a movie like this , and to be honest, all the other kids talking about _'A Nightmare on Elm Street'_ probably scared me enough into not wanting to see it back then at age 10.

I spotted this Brand New 2 disc special edition on eBay for £2.99, so of course I snapped it up.
So finally at age 29 I was ... more

A Nightmare On Elm Street

2 disc Special edition

One, two, freddy's coming for you
Three, four ,better lock your door
Five, six ,grab your crucifix
Seven, eight, gonna stay up late
Nine, ten, never sleep again

First time I heard that rhyme, I must have been about 10 years old and in the school playground. It was very popular with kids at the time, even though the film is a certificate 18. From what I could gather back then, from the way that kids were trying to scare the hell out of each other while re-telling bits of the movie,Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) was a very bad and scary character from a horror movie which it seemed only the 'cool' kids of the class were either allowed to have seen or were brave enough to watch sneekily behind their parents backs.

I however, being the sort of kid that would have to watch a movie rated 'PG' sneekily behind my parents back just incase it had a bad word or mild violence etc ... was not ever gonna get near a movie like this , and to be honest, all the other kids talking about 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' probably scared me enough into not wanting to see it back then at age 10.

I spotted this Brand New 2 disc special edition on eBay for £2.99, so of course I snapped it up.
So finally at age 29 I was able to see this movie for the first time.

For some reason I had it in my mind that this film was out nearer 1990 then in 1984! But as soon as I started viewing it was so obviously an 80's movie. What with the 80's scary synth music and shaky camera angles ,and of course the fashion and the film set. But for me none of this made me like the movie any less. In fact I think I liked it more for being so typical of its time.
This movie is a teen slasher type of movie. so ,for people who like films like scream and urban legend and haven't yet seen this movie, I think this would be suited to them or you. As well as people who are fans of the horror genre in general of course. This movie is directed by Wes Craven

The Story

Tina and Nancy are teenaged best friends living on Elm street. Straight off the film shows Tina is having horrible nightmare's involving a gruesome looking character and it is pretty soon after the Nightmare's begin that Tina gets murdered(that scene is not one for the faint hearted). The finger is pointed at the person she was last seen with, but all to soon after Tina's death, best friend Nancy starts to experience the same terrible nightmares and from what Nancy can gather they involve the same gruesome monster type being. Slowly Nancy puts two and two together and tries to make sense of things. Johnny Depp Plays Glen the boyfriend of Nancy in this movie(So this is a pretty early performance from him here -if not the first).
Nancy meanwhile struggles with getting anyone to listen to her and the theories she has made, and Nancy's Mum is beginning to get in the way of her plan to try and solve the mystery . However, Nancy's mum does hold some information as to the possible identity of this Nightmare stalking fiend and it is only on learning this information that He becomes known as Freddy Kruegar(or Fred Kruegar to be more precise). Nancy knows enough quite quickly to know that she can't let herself go to sleep. That's because it is only during her sleep that Freddy Kruegar comes to life and is at his most gruesome and dangerous. Nancy finally convinces her boyfriend to help her to end the Nightmare once and for all ,but does she really know what she is doing and will she be able to prevent Freddy from ever killing again?

Should You Watch it?

If you are a fan of classic horrors then i'd say -''why haven't you already seen this?''
I recommend this movie and although it is very far from reality it is a clever story line and will leave you wondering by the end.
I think the story is really original. However, I didn't really get too scared watching it.That said there were definitely moments that made me jump, and a few times I had to look away as it did get quite gruesome in parts. It definitely has the ability to scare but even more so if you are the type to scare quite easily.
I think the special effects were pretty good for this movie especially as it was made in the 80's.
Although overall it is quite dated I still thought that it was a fantastic horror movie..

I Recommend this Movie

Thanks very much for reading .

DVD info

This 2 disc edition of the dvd is packed full of extras. RE-MASTERED PICTURES AND SOUND-ALL NEW BONUS FEATURES

DISC 1

• Feature Film
• Nightmare Trivia :Alternative Scenes
• Have a look at other Nightmares
• All access pass:Feature Length Commentary with Director and cast and crew
• Original Feature Length Commentary with the Director

DISC 2

• Beyond The movie:The House That Freddy Built
• The Legacy of New Line Horror
• Night Terrors:The Origins of Wes Cravens Nightmare
• All Access Pass:Alternate Endings
• Never Sleep Again: The making of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
• Freddy's Coming For You-Trivia Challenge
• Theatrical Trailor

Certificate 18Feature run time : 87 mins
 

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