Great horror classic.I like the clever ways that Freddy kills in his nightmares. His song is also like none other.If you sing it,most know what nightmares you are singing about.

That little Freddy song is rather catchy though.

the best horror film ever!!!!!

1,2 freddy's comin for you; 3,4 better lock the door; 5,6 grab your crucifix; 7,8 better stay up late; 9,10 NEVER SLEEP AGAIN!

CLASSIC!

LMAO... Oh, there's no one quite like Robert Englund.

SHIT SEQUELS

freddy's coming for you

crazy shit, scary as hell....

more of a slasher than a horror movie..still I must confess that I enjoy them.

awesome movie

yeah freddy

Again for its time- it was a decent enough horror film

Almost too scary. Anyone who has ever been sleep deprived can attest to the fear and hallucinations that can occur as a result. But knowing that everytime you doze off you have a good chance of being killed in a horrible manner...that is scary.

this scared me to death when I was a kid

thats the worst scene of all

Awesome...scary!

Scary when it was first released and holds up pretty well. Tina's demise is a slasher classic.

Freddy!

kinda corny tho

It has johnny depp in it, so it must be good

Sorry, I was referring to Friday the 13th...

The concept was great...the first three films were pretty good. I prefer suspense to slice and dice...but this one was ok for a brief while. The #3 film in 3-D was kind of cool. The best part was a girl laying on the ground and her boyfriend playing with a yo yo over her head... 

Maybe if I'd have seen it when it came out, my opinion would be different, but I saw it for the first time just a few years ago, and I thought it was kind of cheesy.

All time best!!!

You really can't get much better than a Freddy movie. Terrible acting, silly plot, amazing stripey sweaters, and weird 80's style. this movie means fun for the 18+ family.

The 80's were not a good time for horror movies. Film-makers determined that a faceless maniac chopping up copulating teenagers in a nauseating variety of ways was a sure-fire (not to mention cheap and relatively effortless) way to make lots and lots of money. Imagination, creativity, and often decency, went out the window. So the films that were creative and inspired tend to stand out, like "Nightmare on Elm Street". Wes Craven is an uneven director. Some of his films have moments of real power ("Last House on the Left" remains a very disturbing film over 30 years after its release); others are meandering, boring, pointless. The premise of "Nightmare" was inspired; a malevolent entity that can only hurt you in your dreams. As a confirmed insomniac, this was a theme that I could readily relate to. The character of Freddy Krueger was original, grimly humorous, relentlessly sadistic and homicidal. Robert Englund is very good in the role of Freddy; the others actors are less effective but acceptable in their parts (Johnny Depp would go on to become a very good actor, but his role here could have been played by anyone). The story holds you, though, and there's a genuine sense of gripping suspense that builds up throughout the film and doesn't let up until the very last moments. Unfortunately, the film was successful enough to generate a slew of sequels, none of which matched the quality of the first film.

This is almost a perfect horror film, but it NEEDED MORE GORE to get a perfect 5 from me. I realize it was made in a time when gore wasn't the big thing. But I think movies like this should always be gory. Gore adds to the shock effect, and it just makes horror films better. Still, this is a scary, wildly imaginative movie. One of Wes Craven's best.

i love freddy krueger soo much hes so awesome and the movies are so good there not that scary but they are so creative and original..i love number one but number 3 would have to be my favourite.

The only reason that this movie gets two stars is because of the laughter that I get out of it. This should be under comedy, it's hardly scary.

I rate it tops for originality and for starting a genre; although as usual, you can run a good thing into the ground!

An absolute classic at the time slasher movies where not that popular friday the 13th just had there final chapter there seemed not to be any more halloween movies but when A nightmare on elm street came out it saved slashers bringing supernatrual with slasher the film became on of the best horror films giving us freddy kruger alot of sequels a classic

This one spawned a whole lot of imitations. Freddy Kreuger was the ultimate villain as he could enter his victims nightmares with deadly consequences.At the time-this film was boldly original and quite well acted,with what were then state of the art special effects,to boot.

The first Nightmare will always be the best. The story behind the story (told later in New Nightmare) holds true to this day. If you don't keep the monster alive by telling and retelling his story, true monsters will be found among us. This is something believed by many. I can personally say that Freddy scared the bejesus out of me the first time I saw it. Now, it's more like comedy to me, but the original had some serious horror to it. Freddy's one liners became a joke after this movie, but truly, I hid my eyes alot during this first one and not just because I was only 16 years old at the time.

freddie kruegar made people afraid to go to sleep at night in fear that he may be in their dreams. it was scary at first but a good thing over done with all the sequels made him commercialized and less scary

THIS IS THE BEST HORROR FLICK OF ALL TIMES.THE CONCECPT THE MUSIC THE CHILLS AND THRILLS.-THEY ROCK UR SOUL AND STIRR UR MIND.KUDOS.

I own the boxset, the definitive one with 8 disks. I have loved the films as a child, and I do to this day, the original is the stand-out, but three and New Nightmare come in close second, and the rest have a place in my heart as well. I also LOVE Robert Englund (Freddy).

Wonderful, who says villains can't have a scense of humor. He is evil and funny at the same time. If I was going to be killed I would want Freddy to do it.

Didnt understand this much i liked all the other movies though

changed the entire slasher genre, making the villain have more character. this is the one that made wes craven a household name. required watching.

If you want to get scared watch Halloween not this garbage.

My favorite film in the series, it went abit downhill afterwards.

You have to admit this is one of the scariest films of all time. Robert Englund did a great job as Freddy Krueger. And I was glad to see Johnny Depp in this movie too. Heather Lagenkamp is a good actress and I'm sad she's not in film business anymore.

all of you listen: A nightmare on elm street is the best horror movie in history. I never saw an horror movie like that.Not even now with all the tech things that producers have.. A nightmare on elm street was made first in 87..then got along the 90s. i remember watching the movies,was i a kid.. i had about 8,9years when i watched movies from him..with my older brother and parents.. i dreamed about it.. every time when i was sick,with fever..everynight..i dreamed the same dream..i was in the hospital..and freddy would come for me..grabbing me in a leg..and takin me away..everynight..i think ive a trauma with that.. so dont say Freddy Krueger is s*** cuz it aint. i Just registered to write that.

Freddy Kruger rocks!! and this movie rocks!! it's very intresting!! it's scary too! all the perfect ingredients to make a horror movie!!

A unique premise and scary aura is what puts A Nightmare on Elm Street over the top as a horror film. The senseless number of sequels has unfortunately tarnished the reputation of the original film. Nevertheless, this film is a solid horror flick. Perhaps the most compelling thing about the film is its darkness. The dark aura of the film is its greatest asset, along with a solid performance by Englund, whose dark performance exemplifies the overall darkness of the film itself. Although I found Langenkamp's performance to be terribly contrived, that's certainly nothing new in horror films. Overall A Nightmare on Elm Street is a solid horror flick that is rightfully considered a classic.

THE SCARRIEST MOVIE THAT I'VE EVER SEEN!! I HAD NIGHTMARES FOR DAYS THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE FIRST MOVIE!!! I STILL CAN'T REALLY WATCH THE WHOLE MOVIE IN ONE SITTING!!

The first nightmare takes the cake! The kid being drug across the ceiling was fabuloso! Also the girl in the body bag being drug through the hall of the School during the day! This still scares the living s@#t out of me , and I have seen a ton of horror films in my 38 yr.s this is the best to date...Just don't go to sleep!

Definately a classic horror movie ! I remember falling totally in love with Johnny Depp after seeing him in this flick. 1,2, Freddy's coming for you.....3,4 better lock the door......5,6 get a crucifix....7,8 better stay up late.....9,10...never sleep AGAIN !

WOW this sucked. Horrible acting by no name actors and Wes Craven must have been asleep behind the camera to create such a stupid movie. Ready here is an easy formula for anyone interesed in making horror films- GORE DOES NOT EQUAL SCARY!!! Go out and watch the Shining instead

Truly innovative for 1984. I am a Freddy freak!I collect all kinds of horro movie stuff and Freddy is my fav. The movie still sends a bit of a scare into me on nights when I am by myself.I recently saw Freddy vs. Jason and loved it! My hubby is a Jason fan and I am hard-core for Freddy. Made things interesting at home!

One word, BAD. BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD. It may scare kids, but it's just bad. The film quality is horrible. The characters are shallow, and the story is thin. The only redeeming factor is Rober Englund, who can somehow turn any character into something interesting.