Nightmare on Elm Street

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“Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.”

Having met Robert Englund, U agree with the statement that there is no Freddy without Robert. Also, I know there’s a playground friendly version of “one-two, Freddy’s coming for you” but I can’t even begin to remember it. This movie is embedded in my brain. And with good reason.

The concept for Nightmare had actually come to Wes because of a real life news story where there was a boy who was refusing to go to sleep because he believed he would lie. When family and friends finally convinced him to rest – he died in his sleep.

Our dreams are collections of thoughts that are both conscious and sub. It’s also a state in which we are fully vulnerable to whatever our fears may be. It’s a perfect place for someone to gain control and do as they wish. Just like Freddy.

Though Freddy has become a pop icon, we may forget the fact that he was a child killer. That’s how the whole thing started. The parents of Elm Street exacted their own bran of justice. But what we send out to the world, always comes back to us.

The imagery in this movie is epic and really gives credence to why some things are always going to be better when done without CGI.

SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT

There are dozens of iconic moment in this movie, but my favorite death was Johnny Depp being sucked into his bed with his small little black and white TV. Not only are the effects epic, but as a kid I totally had one of those TV’s

Also, I loge the style in which Nancy fights Freddy, almost a pre-cursor to the fun action we find in the “Home Alone” movies.

So, Freddy is a Sticky Bandit?