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A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) - Patreon Version

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John Colson

"I'm never having a bath again." 😂

John Colson

I have many great memories with this movie. One, my mom rented the VHS and figured that this would be the movie that swore me off of horror movies. Spoiler alert, it didn't I still love them. Two, my grandma lived on Elm Street. Mom and I were talking about the movie during a family holiday and grandma was intrigued. We went to the local grocery store (where my aunt worked) and grandma and I rented the first Elm Street. She loved it and we immediately drove back and rented Part 2 Freddy's Revenge. My aunt and mom still laugh about it to this day.

MaplenutsReact

Hahaha omg I can't believe your grandma loved Elm Street!

John Colson

My mom was so upset. First she tries to swear me off horror movies and now I'm binging Elm Streets with her mother 😂 Creepy thing is, my grandma knew Ed Gein, the Wisconsin serial killer (who's the partial basis for Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho and Silence of the Lambs)

pinkdino99

This is the film that saved New Line Cinema. No Nightmare on Elm Street... no Lord of the Rings ! Wes Craven's young daughter saw a photo of Depp and insisted that he put him in the movie. Craven's first film Last House was a very low budget Grindhouse slasher that absolutely repulsed audiences as it seemed so real. The tagline was "tell yourself... it's only a movie... it's only a movie !" This film's budget was tiny as well which goes to show the inventiveness and ingenuity in creating the effects. I loved the scene with the bubblegum stairway... I have definitely had that nightmare ! But my all time fave scene is where she falls asleep in English class and the kid whispers "...were it not if I had bad dreams." Brilliant. Unfortunately the quality drops off a cliff after this until Freddy becomes almost a cartoon caricature and the audience is simply rating which was his "best kill". Nothing ever recaptures this magic, and one of the best concepts for a horror movie ever invented.

Dennis B

from 10 to 16/17 years old i would watch every horror movie i could get my hands on... house, candyman, poltergeist, arachnaphobia, exorcist, hellraiser... this was the one that gave me nightmares, nightmare on elm street part 1.

Jeffrey Fisher

New comment on an old post. 😄 Huge horror fan here, and I decided to go back and watch some of your earlier reactions from before I discovered your channel and signed up for your Patreon. Glad to see you enjoyed this classic! I tried watching another reactor do this film, and they turned their watch-along into a drinking game. They joked and talked over most of the film, and then they were lost and confused at the end because they missed half the plot points and dialog. I found it so disrespectful. One of the reasons I love you guys is that you give these movies your respect and full attention. You notice things that other reactors do not, and most importantly, you don't constantly talk over the movies or fake scream at every jump scare just for clicks on YT. That's why I am a Patreon here. Anyway, you should definitely come back to this franchise. People are mixed on part 2, but Elm Street 3 is a classic and most people's favorite film in the franchise. 4, 5, 6 get progressively worse, but Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a fantastic film, and kind of a deconstruction of the franchise, something Craven went on to top with Scream. As far as other films from him, Scream is a must watch, of course. I think you would enjoy People Under the Stairs. It's a bit lighter in tone. Also, opinions vary, but I really enjoyed Shocker as well. It's got the supernatural vibe from Elm Street, and a great villain.