Let's get this out of the way: Jackie Earle Haley is not Robert Englund. It was common knowledge when the reboot was announced that they would cast someone new as Freddy Krueger. I will admit, even I was saddened by the news. Let's face it, would you have wanted Sean Connery as James Bond in Quantam of Solace? No. And not because he's too old. I'm certain he could still pull it off. It's becasue the new 007 movies have taken a different direction. Englund could be Freddy again with both hands tied behind his back. But this is not the old Nightmare on Elm Street.

Ain't It Cool News posted the first review of A Nightmare on Elm Street from a test screening today. Read the entire unedited review from "Skin Peeler" below.

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Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Release Date - October 14, 1994
Opening Weekend - $6,667,118
Domestic Total Gross - $18,090,181

Starring: Heather Lagenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes, Wes Craven, John Saxon

Written & Directed By: Wes Craven

A Nightmare On Elm Street is one of the most iconic and inspiring horror films. It is such a haunting film that has everything; great characters, gory and original deaths, a creative story, and interesting concepts. It merges the lines of reality and fiction, taking away any safety net and taking us in to a dimension where nightmares are a reality and nothing is impossible. You really care for the characters, which is one thing that makes it stand apart from the average slasher. Nancy is easy to sympathize with and one of the stronger female characters of horror.