First and foremost I am a Jason fan, but Freddy had a couple of good movies back in the day. All "killer" sequels seem to turn campy after 2-3 movies. Godzilla, Freddy, Jason, to name a few. The killers are no longer feared, become the heroes, lose their originality and their bite! This movie had to fight all this and the negative camp that the series churned out. I am big on sound and this movie had some great uses of sound. Freddie's voice was very cool, contrary to what I've been reading on here, and there were plenty of jumps/startles. I can accept that Freddie looks more like a real burn victim, and his ambiguity of good vs evil real life character was a nice twist. Some dream sequences were predictable, but I felt the tension in the audience because mostly we weren't sure. The acting wasn't bad either, and the questions I ask myself are... Did I have fun, Was I entertained, Did the movie affect me emotionlly? YES!
Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street
