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Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) a score of 3.0140 out of 4
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Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
In celebration of the film's 15th anniversary, New Line has issued a handsome DVD edition of the first installment of the far superior of the two defining horror franchises of the '80s (the other being Friday the 13th). True to New Line form, the visual ...read the complete Nightmare On Elm Street movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
In 1984, A Nightmare on Elm Street revived the teen horror genre, later spawning six sequels about Freddy, the burn victim/child killer who kills you when you fall asleep. Who knew that the sheep were homages to Buñuel? Or that this was Johnny Depp's ...read the complete Nightmare On Elm Street movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
The far superior of the two defining horror franchises of the '80s. ...read the complete Nightmare On Elm Street movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for iF Magazine (Sean Elliott)iF Magazine (Sean Elliott)
For all those Nightmare fans, like myself, that went out and got the Nightmare Collection DVD boxed set a few years back that included the Nightmare encyclopedia, the 3D glasses, etc this new DVD probably pisses you off. Nothin ...read the complete Nightmare On Elm Street movie review at iF Magazine (Sean Elliott)
Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for iF Magazine (Peter Brown)iF Magazine (Peter Brown)
Since the film has been out of print for five years, this is the third re-release of the film (not counting the Elm Street collections) but if you haven't pick it up yet, this is a good version to own as it has been digitally remastered from the or ...read the complete Nightmare On Elm Street movie review at iF Magazine (Peter Brown)
Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine (Nick Schager)Slant Magazine (Nick Schager)
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a movie defined by its dual legacies. ...read the complete Nightmare On Elm Street movie review at Slant Magazine (Nick Schager)
Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
A Nightmare on Elm Street is classic horror of the 1980s, and a welcome departure from the schlock that the other slasher movie franchises, Friday the 13th and Halloween, had become. Writer-director Wes Craven (Scream, Scream 2) adds humor and imagination ...read the complete Nightmare On Elm Street movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
 
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