Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) by Nelson M — 04 Jun 2012
I much prefer John Carpenter to Wes Craven, but of all the horror film series out there, the "Nightmare" films have flourished the most. Not to mention, but this remains a fairly creative and inventive horror film which explores the world of dreams and nightmares without being Lynchian or snobbish.
Experimentation is good, and this film does explore the possibilities of the dream world but doesn't come off as trying to be too high concept or symbolic. Instead, it presents our dreams as reality and making it hard for us to differentiate between the two, creating much more horror than anything too surreal.
This review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) was written by Nelson M on 04 Jun 2012.
A Nightmare on Elm Street has generally received very positive reviews.
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