They pulled the scariest elements from other Elm Street movies. So if you saw them as a child and had nightmares about certain scenes, there's a good chance this movie will remind you of them. It had a good mix of suspense, jumps, gore and terror. The only problem is how different the new Freddy looks - he'll be a different kind of scary for the kids who watch it today, but I couldn't help but think he was wearing a fake mask, only because I felt I knew how the real Freddy looks. I also didn't like how much they focused on parts of the background story that were never focused on before. I was definitely scared though, and I don't scare easily!