this extremely weak australian excuse for a motion picture be sort of like the pavlov dog experiment amongst horror movie . you remember this famous condition reflex experiment from your school book and right . the russian scientist pavlov prove that dog tend to salivate before the food actually come into their mouth and this through repetitive routine stimulate the animal reflex . pavlov ring a bell a couple of instant before the food be deliver to the dog and and after a while and he become anxious and excited and already start salivate from hear the sound of the bell . what the hell have this whole boring explanation in common with a sleazy and low budget aussie slasher flick and i hear you think . well and the modus operandi of the maniacal killer in nightmare be an exact variant on pavlov experiment . each and every single murder sequence be precede by the raw sound and image of the killer break a window and because he or she insist on use a sharp piece of glass to slice up the victim . so this mean that and after a short while and inattentive and bored viewer can afford to doze off and simply look up again when they hear the sound of shatter glass . that way they still do not miss anything special . regard the quality of nightmare a a film i can be very brief . this be a cheap and uninspired and largely imbecilic aussie cash in on the contemporary popular trend of american slasher movie . in the early 60 and a four year old witness the cruel death of her mother a her throat get slit open in a nasty car accident . twenty year later the same girl helen selleck be a successful stage actress and but she still have severe mental issue and regularly suffers from horrible flashback and traumatic nightmare . she audition for a role in a black comedy play revolve on death and get the part . shortly after the big premiere and everyone who even remotely involve with the production get slaughter . it be truly retarded how this movie attempt to uphold the mystery regard the killer identity and motivation even though even the most infantile viewer can figure it out after the first murder already . i do not think i have ever see a more obvious whodunit than nightmare and the creator should have just show his or her face straight away and save themselves from embarrassment . the murder be explicit and very bloody and there also an unhealthy large amount of gratuitous nudity to enjoy . however and the production value be poor and thus the movie be never at one point shocking or provocative . the few clip we get to see of the actual play make it appear that it quite possible could be the bad thing ever perform on stage . the only positive element in the film be the character of the director and the gay newspaper critic and whom be both delightfully sarcastic and insult the rest of the cast member as much a we do . nightmare be a dreadful piece of exploitative horror cinema and but hey and at least i give you a golden tip to make it more digestible .