Dig your claws into the original chilling masterpiece that spawned the greatest franchise ever! now remastered & featuring hours of new infinifilm extras. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 01/08/2008
Wes Craven's 1984 horror film is a better movie than it is generally credited for being. Forget the tawdry sequels; this highly original, almost surrealist work stars Robert Englund as a mutilated monster who kills teenagers during their dreams. Craven, who only directed one Elm Street sequel (Wes Craven's New Nightmare), takes the Hitchcockian step of layering in psychological explanations for the terror and then proving them all irrelevant in the face of mindless evil. The horror in the film is emotionally raw, in contrast to the overimaginative set pieces of most of the sequels that followed; and the final scene is as deeply unsettling as anything Luis Buñuel ever committed to film. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
BLU RAY REVIEW - Best its gonna get:
I am a proud owner of a rare copy of this Nightmare blu ray movie and I have to say that the picture quality on this is beautiful. in the day scenes it has rich color but my only gripe is that in my opinion is that it is not a sharp picture. There is one scene that blew me away where Nancy and her bf were standing on a bridge talking about the night before. it was jawdropping because ive had this on dvd and vhs in the past and they couldnt compare. I would say buy this Blu Ray because it is a very big... more info
FREDDIE'S NIGHTMARES:
A Nightmare on Elm Street (Infinifilm Edition)
'One Two Freddy's coming for you. Three Four, better lock your door. Five Six, grab your crucifix. Seven, Eight, never stay up late. Nine, Ten, never sleep again.'
THIS HAUNTING TWISTED NURSERY RHYME LAUNCHED ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL HORROR FILM SERIES, SINCE HAMMER LAUNCHED, HORROR OF DRACULA, ON AN UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC, IN 1956. PITY CREATOR AND DIRECTOR, WES CRAVEN, WHO SIGNED AWAY THE LUCRATIVE RIGHTS TO HIS BOGEY-MAN VILLAIN FREDDY KRUEGER (... more info
Pretty Definative:
This 2 disc definative edition of the film is truly definitive. It's picture is even better that the The Nightmare on Elm Street Collection. Besides picture quality the extras are very informative. So if you already own the The Nightmare on Elm Street Collection this DVD is worth paying for.
The film that started it all!:
Since the NOES series is my favorite horror series of all time, I thought I'd write out reviews for all the movies. Nightmare On Elm Street...an instant classic. How you can you beat an idea like falling asleep, being chased by someone like Freddy Krueger, killed in your dream, and dying for real while you sleep? It probably has to be one of the most innovative ideas in horror, ever! The pace in this movie is great. Doesn't go too fast, doesn't go to slow where you lose interest. It's nice to be... more info
