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A Nightmare on Elm Street

Review by Catholic Center Cinema

Directed by Wes Craven, Produced by Robert Shaye, Written by Wes Craven, Music by Charles Bernstein, Cinematography Jacques Haitkin, Editing by Patrick McMahon, Rick Shaine, Distributed by New Line Cinema, Release date(s) November 9, 1984 (1984-11-09) Running time 91 minutes, Country United States, Language English, Budget $1.8 million Box office $26,319,961

Starring John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund

The Story - In America, a mysterious individual is making a terrible weapon: a special glove with steel blades. Tina, a young girl gets lost in an intricate series of streets and is suddenly pounced on by a monster with a deadly "hand." Suddenly, Tina wakes up and realizes she had a bad dream but looks down and sees her nightgown is torn. Meeting up with her mates the day after, she finds out that even her friends Nancy and Rod had similar dreams. Only her friend Glen is cynical and doesn't believe in anything. The nightmare continues for Tina when her mother goes out of town. She invites her three friends round to her place as she feels scared and alone. After making love with Rod, the monster kills her and Rod can do nothing to save her. He runs away. Nancy's Dad, a police officer thinks that Rod is the killer given he ran away. In the meantime, Nancy continually sees the same horrible creature that was stalking Tina. She asks for help from her boyfriend Glen. She then "sees" the horrible end Rod has in his prison cell by the psychopathic killer who many years before terrorized the neighbourhood killing children. This barbaric monster was then killed by the children's parents and one of these was in fact Nancy's mum. So, are Nancy's dreams in fact reality? We don't know. With great strength, she "annihilates" the creature and desperately tries to make everything right, by bringing her dead mother and friends back to life. Everything returns back to normal....but not for long. A new nightmare begins for the protagonists all over again.

Pastoral Assessment - It is a great film from the beginning to the end with a marvellous series of special effects and scenes. There is a breathtaking atmosphere of tension and horror. The director's view was quite exceptional and even the interpretation of Nancy by Heather Langenkamp is good. The irrational dominates here and the border between dreams and reality is hard to understand. Nothing can ever save them, not even prayers or crucifixes. The nightmare then seems finished and then starts again....this time even stronger. Does the killing by the parents really justify this terrible nightmare? The answer isn't in the film, it seems only the spectator can decide. It is most certainly a film that continually frustrates the viewer making him or her very anxious. Not for people with a sensitive nature.

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