A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - 7/10
It’s far from perfect, but it’s a ton of fun. Robert Englund as Fred Krueger isn’t in it all that much, but every scene he’s in is gold. It’s funny how cheesy it is at times, and how obvious the fire suit is when Freddy is burned by Nancy, and some characters are underwritten and others are poorly acted, but most of the film is awesome. The soundtrack, direction, camerawork and sound effects are great, and overall it’s just a really cool movie.
The burn scene may have an obvious mask, but it’s awesome. It’s the longest a stuntman has ever burned on film in a single take.
I love the film right up to the final four-ish minutes.
Oh I don’t think the scene sucks merely because the burn mask is obvious. I was laughing with joy the whole time Freddy was on fire! “I’ll kill you slow!” And I too don’t really get the final five minutes. The closest I can chalk it up to is that it’s Marge’s dream, since she’s too blackout drunk at that point to remember any previous events from the film. But even that’s a stretch.