I could never be mistaken for a gorehound. The only kind of horror I'm actively into is suspense horror, and only in measured doses. Call me a weakling if you will, but blood and guts have never been my thing.

Not a screencap and not representative of the blue-hue I mention below.

That said, I've always dug the concept behind the Nightmare on Elm Street series if not every entry in it. So sue me, I really dig the hell out of New Nightmare. The original Elm Street hit Blu-ray a couple of weeks ago and I'm only just getting to it.

The transfer is the big deal here (in a good way), even though it's a bit cool, with dark scenes coming off a little blue-toned. This could just as easily be the fault of the actual projected look of the movie on film as it could be VC-1 as the video encoder used. Either way, it's only a minor note on an otherwise grain-appropriate, clean, and even transfer of a 26-year-old movie. The audio upgrade to DTS-Master HD 7.1 is the real wowzer here.

As someone who has only ever experienced the movie on home video or cable (there are a few generations of us now), I'd consider this a definitive release of the title, complete with the extras (2 commentaries, 3 featurettes, alternate endings, in-movie focus points, and interactive trivia track). Amazon's $16.99 asking price includes a movie cash voucher for this weekend's remake/reboot that's gotten tons of disastrous reviews.