R.I.P. Wes Craven
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MaximumMadness — 9 years ago(May 23, 2016 07:31 PM)
It's honestly a toss-up between
New Nightmare
and
Scream 2
.
And yes, I know that
Scream
is objectively a better film, but I prefer the more unhinged and more subversive focus and tonality of
Scream 2
.
And FURTHERMORE, this is my signature! SERIOUSLY! Did you think I was still talking about my point? -
hurricanehorton — 9 years ago(June 02, 2016 01:08 AM)
A Nightmare On Elm Street will always be my favourite. Brilliant film, his best.
Only saw Scream once, and years after it came out. But obviously a very good film. I have all four on DVD that I'm working my way through.
If I was asked to name a lesser known of his film, I'd go for The People Under The Stairs. That was fun. -
Dr_Adam_Warlock — 9 years ago(June 02, 2016 01:13 PM)
Elm St., Serpent and the Rainbow, Shocker, Scream 1 and 2, Vampire in Brooklyn, People Under The Stairs, and Deadly Friend. Swamp Thing wasn't so bad either.
I'm so scared your little head will come off in my hands! -
cryptoflovecraft — 4 years ago(January 11, 2022 08:05 PM)
The Hills Have Eyes is my favorite.
Last House on the Left is my second favorite.
His later films don't interest me as much. NOES is an undisputed classic, of course, but I've never really wanted to revisit it. -
ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(January 11, 2022 09:41 PM)
As a tv witch thriller, I myself prefer
Midnight Offerings
with Melissa Sue Anderson over
Summer Of Fear
.
With Craven, I pretty much much enjoy all his 70's and 80's offerings.
Swamp Thing
was a bit blah though, if not cheesy fun. I haven't seen
The Fireworks Woman
or
Invitation To Hell
.
I would have to go with
The Hills Have Eyes
, because I rate it in my top 10 horrors.
Norman! What did you put in my tea? -
I love hutch — 4 years ago(January 12, 2022 05:08 PM)
I love "Midnight Offerings" and thought it was genuinely creepy, with MSA giving a very good, very convincing portrayal of a witch. I love the relationship between Vivian and her mother, played sympathetically by Cathryn Damon.
"Summer of Fear" is just so much fun to me. It's not scary or disturbing at all. It's almost Scooby Doo time. It is definitely high on replay value.
I haven't seen "The Fireworks Woman", but thought "Invitation to Hell" was alright. Susan Lucci and Robert Urich, right?
"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!" -
ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(January 12, 2022 06:16 PM)
Wes Craven making a Scooby Doo type thriller is too anaemic to my mind. I expected a little more, especially after Left and Hills.
Even though only made for tv, SOF could have been edgier like The Spell or MO, which/witch had the perfect brew for what it was. Thinking about it now makes me want to watch it. MO is satisfying!
Norman! What did you put in my tea? -
I love hutch — 4 years ago(January 12, 2022 07:55 PM)
I am a huge fan of "The Spell" also. The mother-daughter relationship is very compelling that one. Reviewers are so willing to overlook some of the more intelligent elements in some of these movies.
"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!"