A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Reaction
30:27 - Review - Розваги
Robert Englund who played Freddy is actually a very sweet guy. The first time I met him was at a convention and it was a fairly large line of people. Everyone was getting him to sign Freddy Krueger stuff from his photo collection and I picked Willie from V which was his first project he worked on just before Nightmare. When I got up to him and sat the photo in front of him for an autograph he stopped, looked up at me and smiled saying, "Thank you so much for picking something like this. It means so much to me when I'm remembered for more than just giving people nightmares." and signed it "To James from "Willie" the good Alien", Robert Englund." and we chatted for a bit.
Willie was a sweetheart. I always felt like he was a closer reflection of Mr. Englund's personality.
Loved Willie from V..
A great character from a series full of them
Met him at a convention about 5 years ago...long line of people but he was so nice to everyone on them. Also entertained us waiting with some cool stories and funny bits.
He had been in movies in the 70s. Freddy changed everything.
Bring him a poster from when he took a turn playing "Phantom of the Opera" .. :D
What makes Nancy so unique isn't that she's fearless, but that she faces her fears.
That's what's gotten lost in today's characters. They're all fearless and all powerful. Some of my favorite characters were just regular people who were afraid but did things anyway. Kathleen Turner in romancing the stone and whoopi Goldberg in jumpin Jack flash are two that come to mind. Also Elizabeth shue in adventures in babysitting. All brilliantly written characters.
I mean, that’s kind of all characters ever. That’s the basics of a character development and a heroes journey.
@@kylereese5841 yeah but theyre implying characters nowadays lack that, a proper journey
@@arkman2237 They do, it's just not often seen by fans. Like Galadriel in ROP is fuelled by grief to the point she's becoming corrupted with hate but fans just see her as strong angry lady. Rhaenyra right now it another good example.
I loved Langencamp's performance in New Nightmare too!
I worked as a usher/projectionist when this came out and I watched it after hours in a totally empty theater the night before it opened. It is still one of my favorite theatrical experiences ever.
There was always something so cool to me about the idea of owning a theater that also served as your home, kind of like owning your own lighthouse or something. I realize you didn't live there, but the idea still sounds cool.
40 years later, and Freddy can still get a scare out of us. Wes Craven is a mad genius.
I think he’d be pretty proud to see such a reaction to one of his best movies
It hasn’t been 40 years yet
Honestly, one of the best things about the premise of this series is that "I'd never do that" or "why would she do that?" don't apply, because people do do weird shit in dreams.
Nancy's one of my favourite film characters. She was deliberately written to be strong and smart, because Wes Craven wanted to create a role model for his daughter.
As for Home Alone, I've often wondered if that's where they got the idea from. It was released 6 years after Nightmare On Elm Street.
To be fair Straw Dogs had someone booby trap their home even earlier than Nightmare on Elm Street.
I always thought Nancy was so brave. Instead of letting the fear drag her down she literally went into the dreams and picked a fight with Freddy!
Right. Then threw herself on him to fight. I forgot about that bit. She's badass. Great film.
Young Ripley, real badass
Wes Craven wrote her to be a role model for his daughter. That's why she's as awesome as she is.
She was only 15 when she started in this film
@@theretrosavage Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp (born July 17, 1964)
She was 20.
The scene where Freddy is on fire was done in one take and was the most elaborate fire scene ever filmed at the time. Stuntman Anthony Cecere was supposed to only run up the stairs, then be extinguished, but he improvised the falling and run back up again. He won best stunt of the year for the scene. I first watched this when I was 11 it was one of the best horror movies I'd seen at that time.
It's amazing, but seriously I'd be livid if someone improvised something while on fire!
Fun fact: this scene wasn't directed by Wes Craven but by Sean S. Cunningham the director of the original Friday the 13th
@_Tim115
Wrong, dumbass. It was NOT the most elaborate fire scene shit at the time, not by a long shot, idiot!
i saw it at the age of 4 or 5, along with child's play and IT's series
@@jasonvoorheescampblood No, no, no, no. Wes did direct the fire scene. What Sean Cunningham directed were pickup shots. Specifically, the shot of Nancy throwing a trash can in front of Freddy and Freddy tossing it away. That's all he did.
Fun Fact: This is Johnny Depp's film debut. He wasn't even supposed to be in this movie. He went to the audition as moral support for his friend (a fellow actor), only to get casted because Wes Craven's daughters picked Depp out of a stack of headshots...
By a strange coincidence, the friend was Jackie Earle Haley. Haley didn't get cast in the 1984 original, but he did land a role in the 2010 remake...as Freddy Krueger himself.
(May've already been covered in the 2,000 previous comments, but...)
That’s pretty cool background info. Glad the original friend got to be in one of these films eventually.
I know for the movie scream 1996, they thought skeet ulrich looked like Johnny depp and they wanted him in the movie.
I thought Robert Downey Jr. fresh out of Weird Science was the one who got Johnny his audition
I love trivia.
Jackie said those rumors weren't true
Jackie said those rumors weren't true
Freddy Krueger. Not only my favorite slasher villain, but also one of the most iconic villains ever. Robert Englund is so amazing as Freddy.
@@nsasupporter7557 They’re great as well.
Freddy krueger is the goat in my humble opinion.
freddy has so much potential but his movies suck tbh just like jasons.
Robert Englund is still haunted by the character of Freddy. Playing this role changed him. Freddy still gives HIM nightmares.
He's hammin' it up and living the dream with that character. I bet he didn't get recognized that often, though. Which is maybe why he went so wild with it.
I love how she kept saying “she’s dreaming” when that’s how he gets you!😂😂
- Yes, that was exactly my concern, that she was missing the part where the actual threat lies - Freddy lives in the Dream World, and people can't survive without sleep, so sooner or later you will have to face Freddy, because sooner or later you have to sleep. THAT is the terrifying part, you can't run or hide, because he waits inside your mind for you to sleep.
Lol. True. Was thinking the same thing.
@Arthaius
Wrong, dumbass. Surviving has nothing to do with it. No one can never sleep, but it has nothing to do with helping you survive.
@@MrParkerman6 - Sorry to have to inform you but, you, in your rude and offensive way, actually said I was correct. Perhaps try reading both the comment you are replying to, and the reply you leave as well before posting, so you don't make yourself look uneducated by spouting conflicting nonsense. And out of courtesy for anyone who may read a comment you post, leave prejudicial and ignorant insults out of any and all future comments - this is a place for people to chat and enjoy themselves, no one needs to read rude comments, so please keep them to out of public comments.
Thank you.
Let's give Cassie a long round of applause, she deserves it. Most people avoid this film and series all their lives, she bravely accepted the challenge. She's got my respect forever.
- Yeah, I mean if she is a jittery jumpy person, easily spooked, and suffers from reoccurring nightmares, and STILL managed to watch this, I'd say there possibly aren't any more movies that should be a problem for her now.
Except of course the sequels, which I hope she watches ALL 5 of them (#2 is a little off from the main theme, but #3 & #4 are phenomenal, so I DO hope she watches them all)
👏👏👏
Oh come on now! She watched a movie. She didn't cure cancer!
Sparkle bat, she is amazing, brave and strong. What is your problem?
She'll gain my respect when she watches The Exorcist.
Haters?! Why would anyone think her reactions are fake? She's genuine and adorable. Best reaction channel out there.
Totally agree.
Cassie may look like a young woman, but she has the soul of a five-year-old girl. Being innocently, naïve to what she about to witness.
I love the part where Nancy falls asleep in class and the guy reciting Shakespeare's voice and cadence changes to that weird whisper. It's a great example of how sounds from the waking world can intrude on dreams, though may be distorted.
Or if you are asleep and dreaming and incorporate sounds from the TV or radio or people talking around you into your dream and maybe have it turn into a nightmare? Happened to me once, woke up from a nightmare where I was being chased & torn apart by werewolves and woke up to the Howling on TV lol. But when awake I had seen it numerous times and the sequels with no nightmares after watching any of them before.
There was an episode of the TV series MASH where each member of the cast fell asleep and had weird dreams. During one part the priest character fell asleep while hearing a confession. As he dozed off the person he was listening to's voice slowly began sounding like gibberish which is what happens when you doze off while someone is talking. These comments reminding me of that ua-cam.com/video/ZKv7bY52P_A/v-deo.html
And the teacher is Elise from the Insidious movies.
Fun Fact: The guy doing the whisper is Daryl Hannah's brother.
@@msfeistybabe, I fell asleep on UA-cam and could hear someone a reaction video by another guy and it annoyed me in the dream as if I was watching a movie with someone talking all through it. Yet awake, I watch these videos without it bothering me (except some of them quickly chopping between their chatty remarks and the movies).
The 80s was a golden age in practical effects. The ingenuity was off the charts.
That part with Freddy coming through the wall and hovering over her bed was awesome looking. With the right angle it looks incredible.
Nothing compares these days
When Nancy fell asleep to try and lure Freddie into the Waking World, she never actually woke up. She was still trapped in the Dream World. That's why the ending is so weird and Dream Like.
Yeah, if she had actually woken up - freddy would've been on top of her when she did, just like how when she pulled his hat out she was holding it in her hand when she woke up - instead he was hiding in the side of the bed.
That makes sense, it still an absolute shitty ending just because we are not allowed to see how Nancy makes it through. Thats like watching Halloween and fading to black as Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Myers are having there final battle. Oh the audience doesnt need to see how she makes it out or if she makes it out, we'll just wait till part 3 and bring her back.....da fuk is that?? Smh.
@@jackcrews6357
It was not supposed to be a series of films. The ending works as the ending to a one-off film.
@@mainchannel1566 yeah if it was one film it would work because then we would know that Nancy was dead. But because they bring her back, now the ending makes no sense and we never got to see how she woke up from her nightmare or how she made it through so it doesn't work. The ending is horrible.
@@bonnywrite6136 Yeah it was studio pressure to add that ending. Wes Craven wanted the whole movie to be a Nightmare, and to end with her waking up.
This is why Cassie is one of my favorite channels on here. She goes out of her comfort zone to see the movies that are long part of the cultural lexicon, even if they scare her or even repulse her. What’s even better is she doesn’t dismiss anything she checks out on here, she gives them a fair watch and judges the movies on their own merits. Bravo, Cassie. We know this was a tough one for you.
And now she needs to see Hereditary!
@@Corn_Pone_Flicks Baby steps lol
@@Corn_Pone_Flicks No no no no no no no no no no no no no. Lol
@@aaronbenson2767 Thing is, people need to accept when a movie isn't liked by people. People are entitled to their opinions, including the negative ones. And I'm willing to bet a lot of reactors feel pressure to enjoy things because of weirdos online
@@NYC_Goody Very true. There are a lot of films that are regarded as masterpieces collectively, but there’s still going to be someone who may think that Batman & Robin was better than the Dark Knight. And that’s okay. I think the notion that something has to be universally liked or reviled by fans needs to go. And reactors should be able to react to whatever they’d like to. We need to remember that we’re just along for the ride.
This is one of my favorite horror movies; Freddy Krueger is literally the stuff of nightmares.
Yeah as a 40 year old nothing made me happier then the fact that I have never recalled a dream in my life. Cant be scared of something I do not have lol.
Same here! And “literally “ pulls the comment up a couple notches
@@TacticalSandals Lucky you. I wake up from a dream nearly every morning, and there usually disturbing in some way.
@@TacticalSandals Dream or nightmare? If you can't recall a single dream you need to get the checked out. My cousin couldn't recall a single dream, it turned out to be a brain tumor
@@jamesgatz4490 neither, a nightmare is a dream. its been 42 years of never having one so if its a tumor then it should be the size of a Volvo by now. I had it checked about a decade ago at a sleep institute they just said that I never enter the REM stage of sleep, I am a VERY light sleeper probably due to the fact that for most of my life before college I had a abusive alcoholic father who would kick the crap out of me while I was in bed when he came home from work. Its hard to fall asleep when someone might randomly hit you in the head with a shoe or grab you by the leg and yank you to the floor. I had no reason to be scared of a fictional dream monster when I had a real one living with me.
As a kid this was the most terrifying movie at the time. Because other horror movies, just figure you avoid things by don't go in the woods. Don't go in that scary house, Don't go in the water, but "don't go to sleep" is impossible. But I sure didn't want to fall asleep after watching this.
exactly, dont go to Haddonfield or Crystal Lake and youre good. then this guy comes along.
It really isn't scary... And I saw this as a kid. Is a good movie though
But if you move from Springwood, you should be fine from Freddy. Possession movies with an evil IN YOUR BODY and possessing your soul, freak me out the most. You can't escape your own body!
@@CYB3R2K liar
@@samuelosler1994 the problem with trying to leave Springwood is, EVERY TOWN'S GOT AN ELM STREET!
I love how it took her more then half of the movie to figure out that what happens in your dreams happens in real life lol
Yeah she's not the sharpest tool in the shed. 🤣
@@lv-gamer2568 Are you talking about Nancy?
She's definitely a genuine blonde, but she's still a sweet heart.
That was just so entertaining. Big respect for not only watching, but FINISHING the movie when you were clearly distressed. This is why she has nearly 250 thousand subscribers, people.
I love how you bravely subject yourself to movies like this. They're fun. But the can definitely be scary. You did good.
I watched this when I was 12. I wasn't prepared. I swore to my mom that I would go to sleep directly afterward, but there was no way in hell I was doing that! I was literally shaking and I told her I was just cold. This really got me. But now, as an adult, I have watched it too many times to count and it's still an all-time favorite.
I kept checking behind the curtain in my bedroom for hours ... don't know if I actually slept that first night after I watched it (and the first sequel, in 1986 or 7).
I think I was 9 or 10 when this came out. My siblings let me watch it and I wasn't that scared, but I wasn't alone.
Same, I slept on the floor at the foot of my sister's bed for 2 weeks!
@@adamsgrad93 I wasn't exposed to many slasher movies at the time. I was 11 when this was in theaters, but decided to watch it on cable the next year. And I was the only one watching it, in the dark. lol
Yeah I don't know how this became a kids' movie...but it kind of was.
Crazy factoid: Wes was partially inspired by a string of young Vietnamese teens who suffered critical night terrors, many dying in their sleep. They blamed it on something from their Vietnamese folklore. Very few in the group survived past 22 years old.
Hi Cassie. You did it champ... you survived A Nightmare On Elm Street! That's awesome. You have come so far from the woman who couldn't take anything just a year ago. Hope you are strong enough to watch a few more scary ones. Take care.
More Elm Street in the future?
@@coyotefever105 I say at least up until 3 ..and the new nightmare
The 80's really was an incredible time for horror fans. There's so many iconic and inventive horror movies from that period, that I don't think it's ever been bettered. Great to see you finally reacting to this masterpiece!
From "Night of the Living Dead" in 1968 up to the late 80s was the golden age for horror movies if you ask me. Every single subgenre shined and got a few legendary entries - or in the case of Slashers, they were newly invented. I wish I could have experienced it back then, although being a horror fan today isn't too bad either. The genre has been really good for about a decade now.
Very true
I respect the Nightmare/Freddy series. But I’ve always been more of a Friday the 13th Fan. I’m hoping that Cassie will react to this great film (and series) as well.
@@Jpew2007 Fair enough. It kind of shows that there was so many amazing 80's horror franchises. Nightmare on Elm street, Friday 13th, Halloween, Evil Dead, Hellraiser, the Romero Dead series to name a few. That whole era of brilliant writing and practical effects was just perfect. The only issue was the occasional poor acting, but it never really mattered that much. I don't think that kind of filmmaking will ever be replicated.
There were some s**t shows, too though weren't there? What's the one with killer Santa?
Cassie, I swear *Misery* was made for you and Carly. I believe you'll even appreciate Annie's non cursing. There is no *"fetch,"* but there's several *"dirty birds"* and a *"cock-a-doodie"* 👍👍
I agree that's a good movie she could tolerate. Not sure how consulting with her horror loving patrons convinced her that this was in her wheelhouse but then again I'm not surprised at all. Smh
@@MattKeller I'm honestly feeling bad watching her. That's a reaction first for me.
@@clevelandcbi yeah I turned it off, I know patrons love when she has nightmares but frankly it does nothing for me and I think the channel is better with lighter stuff. To each their own I suppose
But Annie does curse at the end of the movie.
@@MattKeller you're just soft, this reaction will get her money so that's all that matters lol
Cassie I’m so proud of you!! I never thought you’d do a movie like this! I would have thought it’d be way past your “scary but not too scary” criteria. Loved the reaction and look forward to more!!
The best horror premise.. with sharks you stay away from the water, you avoid the camp lake etc etc.. you cant avoid sleep, dreams are the unknown, and youre mostly defenseless in the dark and left to your imagination
Fun Fact: The joke behind 15 year old Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) looking in the mirror and saying, "God, I look like I'm 20" is because she actually was when she made this movie.
Another Fun Fact: This is Johnny Depp's first movie.
Also, Fred "Freddy" Krueger (Robert Englund) performance was so popular, as the series progressed he was allowed to add his own flavor to it and he intentionally added a strange humor to the character, giving him some pretty memorable one-liners. It became something that viewers looked forward to. So, actually there was some intentional humor and that helped make the series popular.
Movie gave me nightmares but also my first crush. Heather's still gorgeous, I'm betting.
Robert is the reason to continue the series for sure, especially with double roles in New Nightmare. He has so much fun as Freddy.
Eventually killed the series as well. 1 3 and if I remember correctly 4 were good before the rails fell off. Hmm.. I need a series rewatch to be sure I remember correctly.
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@@AFMountaineer2000 They check in, but they don't check out!
I think it's important to remember this movie was produced on a shoe-string budget for its time, explaining some of the wonkier aspects and the less-than-incredible acting, but the creativity on display has kept it so watchable, almost 40 years on. Also, after Cassie's Shining reaction, I expected her to have a much harder time with this one, and thought she got through it rather well, all things considered.
I will always have amazing memories of this film. My parents rented it for my sister in 1985 when I was only 6 going on 7. It was for her and her friend to watch while babysitting me (cliche but true). At first I wasn't really bothered watching it (why was I allowed to watch it, lol?) but when it got the the scene where Freddy's arms extend unnaturally long in the tunnel I became incredibly disturbed, I'd never seen anything so unnatural before. I told my sister that if I didn't like the movie they had to turn it off, mom and dad said so. My sister (17) correctly called me out as a liar and kept watching. Then when the scene came of Tina's bodybag being pulled away by an unseen force, I lost my shit. I mean I didn't scream and go crazy or anything but I was absolutely shivering, just terrified. Again, I had never seen something so patently unnatural. Those two moments - corny looking though the long-arm Freddy is now - are seared into my memory as the most frightening things I ever saw as a child - until about a year later when I saw three dead bodies on a lawn that had been ejected from their car as the result of a drunken high speed crash. Good times, being a kid in the 80s. Good times. Probably no connection to my severe GAD or anything.
Robert “Freddy” Englund is really a great guy, just as someone else has already mentioned. I also met him at a convention, and his reaction when he found out my name’s Tina… he automatically “became” Freddy, screwed up his face, hissed my name at me (much like here), and gave his famous Freddy cackling laughter, before instantly switching back to himself and joking “Dang it, I thought I’d finished you off!” On the autograph, he wrote “To Tina, my very first victim, “Freddy” - Robert Englund” He’s so much fun! 🥰
"It's HOME ALONE in a Horror Movie!!"
Best reaction line ever
I literally laughed out loud. 😂
Nancy totally McCallistered Freddy!
Though it's totally backwards...Home Alone is Nightmare on Elm Street without Freddy.
I always thought that Nancy realizes at the very end of the movie that it is her mother's dream that she is in, not hers. Nancy has defeated Freddy at this point, so he can't come after her in Nancy's, or her friend's dreams. The sequence with the car is Freddy simply moving Nancy and her friends out of the picture, so he can then proceed to attack one of the people he really hates, Nancy's mom.
Nancy's shouts of "Mother!" is our heroine desperately trying to get her mom to wake up from the dream before Freddy gets her.
Part 2 of the franchise does give the audience one, brief line of dialogue about the final date of Nancy's mom.
That's actually a really good theory and it makes sense.
How does that theory explain Tina, Rod, and Glenn's presence?
@@christopherwall2121 Fair point.
When Nancy confronts Freddy at the end of the movie, she says she wants her mother and friends back. My thinking on this is that's exactly what happened. Nancy got back her mother, her friends, and all the energy that Freddy had taken from her. Nancy'd friends are alive, and in the world again, at least for the moment. I can't remember if Tina, Glenn, and Rod are ever mentioned again in the film series? (I think Glenn went on to become an actor?)
It could be they all went on to grow up, and live their lives, much like Nancy was doing up until we see her again in Part 3. It could also well be that they all three escaped their grizzly fates at the hand of Freddy Krueger before Freddy circled back around to get them again later on, much like what immediately happened to Nancy's mother in the closing moments of the first film in the series.
@@cmb318 Johnny Depp shows up in _Freddy's Dead_ , but in what might be part of a dream, doing a "this is your brain on drugs" PSA before getting smacked with a frying pan by Freddy. You can decide whether or now Oprah Noodlemantra was Freddy using Glenn's image to lure in another victim or not for yourself.
@@christopherwall2121 I have completely forgotten about Johnny Depp's cameo in that film! I think a lot of things are open to interpretation in some of the Elm Street films by the viewer. It makes for a lot of fun!
Fun fact: Johnny Depp never intended to audition for the movie, he was going to support his friend who WAS.
Director Wes Craven requested he read some lines from the script anyway, Depp agreed, and here we are!
And don’t worry about his friend, Jackie Earle Haley has become a successful actor too!
_Elm Street_ satisfied all reasonable criteria for the ideal horror movie. Great reaction. Great reaction. And I forgot just how ingenious and realistic the practical effects are. The audiences in 1984 must have been both terrified and impressed.
You're a real trooper for taking this one on, and it's much appreciated.
I don’t think she’ll be convinced to do that one
@@justindenney-hall5875 Give the lady a break, man.
Her mums acting was spot on. He weird interactions add to the foreboding feeling. She should be there to protect her daughter. Her weirdness gives her a disconnect to her daughter which heightens your fear as the audience. Beautifully written and perfectly acted
Used to watch this as a very young kid. It used to give me nightmares. And I secretly loved it!
I gotta give Cassie alot of credit for watching such a horrifying movie, when I first saw this as a kid it scared the hell out of me but now it's my favorite horror movie, with the best villain and final girl in my humble opinion. 🥰
Hey Nancy! No running in the hallway!!
My brothers used to scare the crap out of me saying this line when we were kids. 😂😂
Her reactions are hilarious. Even other movies where she pulls the blanket up over her head like that’s going to stop something.
"No. No. Nope. No. Nuh uh. No." Girl knows how to set her boundaries. Lol.
Like an innocent little child, hiding their eyes when they think something’s in their bedroom, yet still leaves one of them open….
Probably the best horror saga. Every film is unique: different directors, different styles, a great Freddy's developement, quality always good chapter by chapter. Also the underrater chapter 2 is very interesting. 3 and 4 are in my heart.
New Nightmare is my favourite of the sequels. Meta as fuck.
Out of all of the 1980's horror movies, this one has got to be one of the best.
I could never pick a best 80s horror movie because there were so many, and they were different kinds of horror so they're hard to compare. Gun to my head, I'd probably pick either The Shining or The Thing. But Nightmare is up there as well.
Silver Bullet, Christine, Cujo, Pet Sematary, Pumpkinhead, Misery, Fire Starter, Dreamcatcher
This is such a favorite movie of mine. Growing up, I slowly became a horror fan and Nightmare on Elm street was one of the earliest horror movies I've watched, next to Scream and Tremors, as a Eight/Nine year old. The original ending was exactly what you said, Wes Craven wanted Nancy to be victorious in defeating Freddy, but producer Bob Shaye had the final say and he saw franchise potential and that's why Fred was left alive.
Will never forget Freddy extending his arms in the alley scene, while watching it as a kid. Scared the hell out of me. Lol
I love the stairs being basically quicksand. Being slow in dreams when you need to run or fight back feels like moving underwater.
I liked that too. I think that was actually a suggestion from one of the producers that Wes Craven didn't originally like. But he came around.
Freddie’s truly one of the most scary villains EVER. I mean, it’s easier to distance yourself from a killer that lives in the woods like Jason, or in a small town like Leatherface, or a runaway from a mental facility like Michael Mayers… but Freddie… he could simply live inside your mind. You could dream of him at any given second, he’d fuck your entire mind up and you could die just from thinking of him.
Agree completely..I've always said that you can get in a car and get away from Micheal, you can avoid camp crystal lake and Jason but you have to sleep and can't stop whether you dream or not so you have to deal with Freddy and that's what makes him number 1 among the big three horror franchisees.
yeah if you've done any lucid dreaming this movie starts being silly. the lack of control in a dream is an illusion brought on by the fact that you don't remember falling asleep.
@@jamesadvincola9687 Not hard to beat Jason or Michael at personality lol neither of them talk 🤣
But Pinhead could be in any condition,asleep awake,deep thought didn't matter
Aww man I remember getting like that after a scary movie when I was pre to early teen....You saying you thought hands would come from under the bed etc....You really reminded me of what that felt like for a minute.....as an adult though it just takes a lot to get me back to that.
Thanks for the reaction....you are very entertaining to watch with.
The house is located in Downtown LA and it's currently for sale for 300k .
This came out when I was in high school & it scared the crap out of me. The Freddy jump rope song is still stuck in my head to this day & I will never forget it.
While Nightmare isn't super scary, it's definitely got a unique and creepy premise. Hopefully you continue with some of the older classics!
These scary movie reactions are the best. I think you jumped more than The Shining and Poltergiest combined, lol
With the passing of Angela Lansbury, this might be a good time to recommend The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), as a "scary, but not too scary" movie for Cassie to watch. Ms Lansbury's 3rd movie, and her 2nd Oscar nomination.
I LOL'd when she saw Johnny and said that he was 11 haha I know he's so baby! 💜 I laughed when she was teying to distract herself from being scared and said, "People sure had big hair in the 80's" 🤣 Cassie, you're too pure for this world.
- I also found a lot of her antics super amusing in this - my favorite part was actually when she was dreaming and walked up to that borken door window, and then as she pushed it open, it had the classic spooky creaky door sound, and I thought Cassie was gonna poop a kitten, I actually literally laughed out loud when she spooked at that door creak, lol.
I remember seeing this as a senior in HS soon after it came out. I had a total celebrity crush on Amanda Wyss even though she was 24 years old at the time of this movie coming out. She was three years older than Johnny Depp. This was terrifying at the time, and one of the most creepy elements to me was the children doing their Freddy chant.
I'm 44 years old and Freddie still makes an appearance in my dreams every once and awhile...
It warms my heart that these old horror movies from my childhood still have it in them to scare the piss out of people.
P.S. I love your nails.
That final scene where the mom turned into a dummy and got pulled through the window made me bust up laughing.
What makes Freddy my favorite slasher over the others, aside from his powers being infinitely more interesting and potential for creativity, is that Freddy ENJOYS what he does. He doesn't kill cause of some kinda dogma, or revenge (even if revenge singles out specific targets), or just cause it's what he does. He does it because it's fun for him.
Robert Englund's performance really sold Freddy. Iconic.
I originally saw this the way back in the 80s whenever that was maybe 84. I forgotten how I lost suspension of disbelief with her screaming out the window and they don’t come in.
It cracked me up to hear you say, “Oh, frick”. I thought I was the only one who says that! Lol! 😂
I just found you and your channel yesterday, and I’m having a great time watching your reactions! Keep up the good work! ❤️
I am SO proud of you. This terrified me when I was young, and I would never had put this on a beginners "not so scary" poll, but you took it like a champ 100%
This was the first horror movie I ever watched it scared the 💩out of me!
This film is really, really, REALLY good (and one of the scariest), but I admit I was disappointed with that last scene of the film; it somehow felt so tacked on. As far as I understood, the director Wes Craven (may his soul rest in peace) also hated that ending, which had to be added to the film at the request of the producer, in order to get more sequels to the film. I don't really have anything against the next Elm Street films, but this first one could have ended a little more elegantly.
I thought too that the ending was pretty bad(they could have "wrote it" differently),but except that the movie is still awesome after many years
Yep. An almost perfect movie except for the ending. I just pretend the end doesn't exist since it wasn't the intended ending anyway. 🙃
I like how the car's roof had Freddy's colors :)
I think that the Bob Shaye was right on this one. "It was all just a dream and everything's fine" is an unsatisfying ending, whereas "...or so you think, but this is also a dream" works.
I liked the ending because you didn't know what was a dream and what was real. The ending looked like a dream but are the friends dead or was she still dreaming. Frankly, the "you're just a dream" and he disappears would have been a pathetic ending. Nothing like being able to kill your villain by saying "you're just a dream" - that would have been the weakest villain ever.
I remember the 1988 vhs cover for nightmare on elm street 4 stated Freddy was the most popular cinematic villain since darth vader. Just goes to show how popular he was
The horror movie that started my horror fandom. One of my favourite reactions I've seen to this movie. Great stuff.
You would be the funniest person to watch a scary movie with.
Loved the security blanket!
I remember when Cassie was getting ready to watch Ghostbusters and she said it was going to be the scariest movie she had ever seen 🤣
Her generation is softer than a marshmallow. God help us if a war breaks out and their tasked with storming the beaches.
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Now I'm curious: what generation are you?
I believe Cassie is in her 40s...
@@Jekyll_Island_Creatures I'm just here trying to make a funny little comment to make people chuckle and you have to barge in with this weird comment for no reason. A take so bad it makes me want to delete my comment just to remove your dumb reply from the internet forever.
@@TheNyquilDriver Your comment wasn't funny nor insightful. By all means, do everyone a favor and expunge your milquetoast existence from the internet.
@@o.b.7217reacting to 80s movies only makes her an honorary 80s child.
Note the actor that played the doctor at the sleep clinic was also the voice of Roger Rabbit from the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
"It's a Dream, It's A Dream, It's A Dream, It's a dream" you're right, and therein lies the problem 😄
When I was a kid in the late 80s and early 90s, I was terrified by Freddy's appearance, and he was a pop culture icon and his face was everywhere. I saw Nightmare 1, 2 and 3 for the first time as a teenager; and many times since; but your reaction took me back to my very first watch when I was afraid of Freddy. So, thank you for enduring that. It was obviously a harder watch than you expected, but 2 and 3 are well worth watching as great cult horror films (especially 2!), and after that Freddie becomes more of a comical character played for laughs.
What makes this series so frightening is the idea that your dreams can kill you. This was a brilliant idea from the screenwriters and Englund was so friggin good in his role as Kreuger. He would later star in a secondary role in Wes Craven's Wishmaster, which is based on the mythological creature known as a "djinn" or "genie".
I'm glad you decided to give this movie a go! It's one of my favorite films for a myriad of different reasons, the biggest two being the sheer creativity and the character of Nancy. Final girls from slasher films rarely get the kind of character development that Nancy got in this film. Her illusions about the safety of her world were shattered in a matter of days and she had to find the strength to save herself because no one believed her. The concept of not being able to fall asleep is a terrifying device because the viewer knows that no one can stay awake forever. The reason why Nancy couldn't come out of her dream is that she was sleep deprived for too long. Anyone whose ever stayed awake for several days can relate to being half asleep and half awake and how disorienting a feeling that is.
There was a great TV series from 1988-1990 about the town of Springwood and various other scary things that went on there, called Freddy's Nightmares. The pilot was Freddy's trial, release, and death at the hands of the parents. He remained as the "host" of the series, returning in a few episodes for actual stories of Freddy himself. It was on the website Tubi for awhile, but was removed about a year ago. It even starred Robert Englund, though nobody else from the movies if I recall correctly.
As for the ending, Wes Craven didn't like the ending either. In his original intended ending, Nancy took away Freddy's power, he died and she went to school happy. But Bob Shayne, the producer wanted the "zinger" at the end, and as he was the one paying for the entire movie, he got his way.
Scared the crap out of me as a kid but easily my favorite horror series.
Her dad acted that way because she was still dreaming.
In the later movies, Freddy is more of a humorous character, cracking one liners after his kills. This is the only film in the series that really tries to scare you.
There's a later film, 'Wes Craven's New Nightmare' where Freddy comes after the cast of this film in real life with the actors and Wes Craven playing themselves. It's a pretty unique and interesting concept.
And actor Robert Englund (playing Freddy) is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.
Nightmare 2 is on the serious side still...it's just weird compared to the rest.
But it's a good watch, would love to see her reactions to it.
@@Imasuky while I enjoyed Nightmare 2, Wes Craven pretty much disowned it. The studio wanted a sequel, so they handed it to another writer. That's why it kind of stands apart from the other films in the series.
Such great reactions to the jump scares. In the second half of the film reality and the dreamscape were merging. So there is no one way to look at this movie.
I would love you to react to The Haunting (1963) I am so intrigued what your reaction would be. At least ask around and you will see it is a must see movie!
I cant help but burst out laughing when he phone tongues her lol
It's funny to me how this new generation would watch this and call the effects "dated" and cheesy. But when compared to order CGI these effects are more accurate to what would actually happen in those situations. Admittedly some of the coloring might not be perfect, but these practical effects were created with real life applications in mind, not just what would visually shock an observer. In my opinion, practical effects really deserve to be brought back into more common use. It's not impossible. The Last Samurai had great practical effects for every decapitation scene. And the CGI only help blend the scenes together well.
The original ending I think was going to have them win, but the studio wanted an open ending for sequels.
Still one of the best horror movies ever made. Saw it for the first time when I was VERY young and it still creeps me out when I watch it. Funny you mentioned early on that the setting and atmosphere reminded you of Halloween. They were filmed in the same neighborhood.
Idle Hands was also filmed in the same neighborhood. It is off of Sunset Blvd.
I'm glad that you were able to survive this classic horror film from my childhood. Great reaction Cassie! 👍🏿
I'm so proud of you for making it through this movie! It was a truly traumatic experience for me when I was younger and watched it in the theater!
Yeah, I figured this was going to be a very rough one.
This is GOLD …. I think I would seriously pay money for her and her sister to just watch scary movies all day … their scared reactions is pure comedic GOLD
They are adults... yet handle "scary" worse than children. It's pretty clear to me, that a person as old as she who still reacts like this... hasn't had to deal with *ANY* kind of *_Real_* hardship... *_Ever._* Don't get me wrong I don't want her to have a shitty life.... but my god, I would *NEVER* count on her to be helpful in a dangerous/scary situation in real life.
James I think you thought this too deeply, just remember
it's only a movie
it's only a movie
it's only a movie
It's only a movie
@@daz69phillips can't tell if you're joking, so I'll ask a serious question... do you *_honestly_* think she would react better or worse if a *real* robber broke into her house?
Further more, go look at the sheer amount of people who find her getting *_GENUINELY_* horrified.... funny, hilarious, comedy gold, etc... then tell me I'm worse.
@@James-iu2km Sounds logical, right? But it's not real psychology. I haven't gone through any real hardship and I laugh at these.
Some people are just more susceptible to scare or fear and it's not just due to one reason, there are a lot of variables involved.
Cas and Mary, from Mary Watches Movies, are always fun to watch scarey movies with! 🤣😂🤣
Fun Fact: Peter Jackson (director of LOTR) got his start with New Line Cinema during the Nightmare of Elm Street as a PA. And stayed with the studio until the Producer of Nightmare on Elm Street, O'Shea became CEO and green lit the LOTR with Peter Jackson at the helm 15 yrs later.
Thanks Cassie for this one, I grew up watching Freddy's movies so I definitely enjoyed your reactions too much, please continue this series as Freddy's antic's just get crazier along the way, and you'll learn about his origin!!.
"Why is she lying? ,..I dont understand people" Very relatable 😆 ....I do understand it in this movie though....she's probably more afraid of being considered crazy and getting sent into an asylum or something. Which says something about society too, not just her.
If she said what was going on, they would have thought she was going crazy. She probably didn't want to be labeled that, so she lied.
Yeah, that’s the same thing I was thinking. She didn’t want her mother to think she was going crazy.
I have to hand it to you. Sounds like you’re doing lots of Halloween flicks of diff genres / levels of spookiness. You really do a lot for your fans, and I thank you.
“It’s like Home Alone in a horror movie.“ Brilliant.
xD looooll
Oh man this movie is a CLASSIC glad new people are giving the nightmare on elm street series a watch. 😊❤📚
"Let's not...sing that." Cassie you are a stud, an Amazonian warrior, and an absolute Legend.
@@justindenney-hall5875 Her courage transcends gender and race. Lol.
This was Johnny Depp's first film.
Wes Craven's daughter saw his headshot and said, "He's dreamy!". So, Wes figured he better cast him in the film.
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Scream: hold my beer 🍺
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Yeaaah.. that was an ending the director put in as a favor to the guy that helped get it on its feet. Believe it or not it was supposed to actually all be a dream and everybody lived but the producer wanted sequel opportunities.
Look as a fan of these movies, we’ve collectively agreed it’s the moms dream before she died. Nancy DID actually live to see another movie
"Can we have some grief counseling here?"
It's the eighties, Cass. That sort of thing (going to counseling) came with a stigma (should any of the other kids at school find out) that was often far worse than whatever trauma you were dealing with, so kids back then mostly kept their problems to themselves.
Being raised in 80s, this is true. I'd never go there.
This is a 100% factual statement.
and in addition... counseling then was not like today... not really about understanding but just to correct the behavior without getting to the problem behind it...
Yep this is where Gen X was formed, as the first generation of kids where both parents worked, and there was no social media or cellphones, so kids grew up tough and self sufficient. At the same time many of the films of this era portrayed parents as clueless, self centered, or worse actively hostile and not trusting of their kids. Both kids and parents were adjusting to economics changes that society wasn't equipped to deal with.
Facts. A friend in 8th grade was found under mysterious circumstances in the woods. It was awful - you could hear kids literally screaming with grief. Nobody ever talked to us about it, other to let us know he had died.
This movie traumatized me as a kid, I was 11 and watched it alone late at night, was scared to go to bed for weeks, great reaction Cassie as always, there's no way a killer would get you, 😆, like you said,this is where you run away screaming
LOL @ 30:02-30:04. That earbud throw summed it up, way to go cassie
Ending explained: Nancy stayed awake for too long. The entire last act was a coma dream. Freddy let her think she had defeated him.
This is hands down one of your best and funniest reactions on your channel. I love your horror movie reactions, they are the best!
I suspect you have nightmares because you're afraid of your own darkside/shadow. Which explains the wolves actually.
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.”
He continued, “The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
I love this. Very true. Thankyou for that.