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Post by lostinlimbo on May 10, 2023 23:10:05 GMT
 Wes Craven9/10A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 8/10The Hills Have Eyes 1977 7/10Scream 2 1997 Scream 1996 Deadly Blessing 1981 Red Eye 2005 The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988 Summer of Fear 1978 Aka Stranger in Our House 6/10The Last House on the Left 1972 Swamp Thing 1982 People Under the Stairs 1991 New Nightmare 1994 5/10Shocker 1989 Scream 3 2000 Scre4m 2011 Cursed 2005 Chiller 1985 4/10Deadly Friend 1986 Invitation to Hell 1984 The Hills Have Eyes Part II 1984 Nightvisions 1990 My Soul to Take 2010 Vampire in Brooklyn 1995 Pick a film or two from what you have seen that would you recommend to someone who was curious in delving into his work?I think ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ is easily head and shoulders above everything else. Iconic and nightmarish with imagination to boot. Then ‘Scream‘ would be my other choice.   Other threads; Larry Cohen- imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/328389/rank-rate-films-larry-cohenTerence Fisher- imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/328169/rank-rate-films-terence-fisherMario Bava- imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/328152/rank-rate-films-mario-bava Pete Walker- imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/328065/rank-rate-films-pete-walker Sergio Martino- imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/328062/rank-rate-films-sergio-martino Lucio Fulci- imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/327787/rank-rate-films-lucio-fulci Dario Argento- imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/327788/rank-rate-films-dario-argento |
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Post by James on May 10, 2023 23:26:48 GMT
A Nightmare on Elm Street - 9.5/10
Scream - 8.5/10
New Nightmare - 8/10
The Hills Have Eyes - 8/10
Scream 2 - 7/10
Scream 4 - 7/10
The People Under the Stairs - 7/10
The Last House on the Left - 6.5/10
Scream 3 - 6/10
Deadly Blessing - 6/10
Vampire in Brooklyn - 6/10
The Hills Have Eyes Part II - 5/10
For beginners: A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream.
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Post by Captain Spencer on May 11, 2023 2:07:35 GMT
A Nightmare On Elm Street - 8.5/10
New Nightmare - 7.5/10
Shocker - 7.5/10
Scream - 7.5/10
The Hills Have Eyes - 7/10
The People Under The Stairs - 7/10
Deadly Blessing - 6.5/10
Swamp Thing - 6.5/10
Summer Of Fear - 6.5/10
The Last House On the Left - 6.5/10
The Serpent And The Rainbow - 6/10
Deadly Friend - 6/10
Scream 2 - 6/10
Red Eye - 6/10
The Hills Have Eyes Part II - 3/10
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 11, 2023 2:29:49 GMT
Shocker - 10/10
A Nightmare on Elm Street - 9/10
The People Under the Stairs - 9/10
Scream - 9/10
Wes Cravens New Nightmare - 9/10
Deadly Friend - 8/10
Scream 2 - 8/10
Scream 4 - 8/10
Scream 3 - 7/10
The Last House on the Left - 6/10
The Hills Have Eyes - 6/10
Red Eye - 5/10
The Serpent and the Rainbow - 5/10
The Hills Have Eyes Part II - 5/10
Vampire in Brooklyn - 5/10
Cursed - 5/10
Deadly Blessing - 5/10
Music of the Heart - 5/10
My Soul to Take - 3/10
Two films: A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream
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Post by moviebuffbrad on May 11, 2023 2:49:01 GMT
Scream -10/10
A Nightmare on Elm Street -9/10
Wes Craven's New Hooker -8/10
Scream 2 -7/10
The People Under the Stairs -7/10
The Hills Have Eyes -7/10
Red Eye -7/10
Scream 4 -6/10
Swamp Thing -6/10
The Serpent and the Rainbow -6/10
Shocker -5/10
Deadly Friend -5/10
Last House on the Left -5/10
Deadly Blessing -5/10
Summer of Fear -5/10
Scream 3 -4/10
Cursed -3/10
Vampire in Brooklyn -2/10
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 13, 2023 21:55:19 GMT
Wes Craven's New Hooker -8/10 I didn’t know Craven went back to directing porn during the lean years 😁 |
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Post by movielover on May 14, 2023 15:53:52 GMT
1. Red Eye - 8/10
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street - 7.5/10
3. Scream - 7.5/10
4. New Nightmare - 7/10
5. Shocker - 7/10
6. Scream 4 - 7/10
7. The Serpent and the Rainbow - 7/10
8. Summer of Fear - 7/10
9. The Hills Have Eyes - 7/10
10. Scream 3 - 7/10
11. Deadly Blessing - 6.5/10
12. Scream 2 - 6.5/10
13. Cursed - 6.5/10
14. Deadly Friend - 6.5/10
15. The Last House on the Left - 5/10
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Post by moviemouth on May 16, 2023 2:36:09 GMT
Probably my favorite horror director, not that that is saying much in my case. Also the most versitile. Supernatural slashers, backwoods freaks, Hill people, meta and parody, vampires, werewolves, cults, voodoo, cyborgs, Mutant swamp heroes and a drama about a music teacher that led to another Oscar nomination for Meryl Streep.
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street - 8/10
2. Scream - 8/10
3. The Serpent and the Rainbow - 7/10
4. Music of the Heart - 6.5/10
5. Scream 4 - 6.5/10
6. Scream 2 - 6.5/10
7. The People Under the Stairs - 6/10
8. Red Eye - 6/10
9. Scream 3 - 6/10
10. Deadly Friend - 5.5/10
11. Shocker - 5/10
12. The Last House on the Left - 5/10
13. Swamp Thing - 5/10
14. New Nightmare - 5/10
15. The Hills Have Eyes - 5/10
16. Deadly Blessing - 4.5/10
17. My Soul to Take - 4.5/10
18. Cursed - 4/10
19. Vampire in Brooklyn - 3.5/10
20. The Hills Have Eyes Part II - 3.5/10
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Post by theravenking on May 17, 2023 14:50:06 GMT
Scream 2 - 8/10
Scream - 8/10
A Nightmare on Elm Street - 7.5/10
Red Eye - 6.5/10
New Nightmare - 6/10
Scream 4 - 5/10
Vampire in Brooklyn - 5/10
Scream 3 - 5/10
Cursed - 5/10
The Serpent and the Rainbow - 4.5/10
The People Under the Stairs - 4/10
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Post by forca84 on May 17, 2023 20:54:51 GMT
Scream 2 - 10/10
Scream - 5/10
A Nightmare on Elm Street - 7.5/10
Red Eye - 6.5/10
New Nightmare - 10/10
Scream 4 - 8/10
Scream 3 - 6/10
Cursed - 5/10
The Serpent and the Rainbow - 10/10
The People Under the Stairs - 3/10
Shocker - 4/10
The Last House on the Left- 10/10
The Hills have Eyes- 10/10
The Hills have Eyes 2-5/10
My Soul to take- 7/10
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 17, 2023 22:28:28 GMT
Scream 2 - 10/10 Scream - 5/10 A Nightmare on Elm Street - 7.5/10 Red Eye - 6.5/10 New Nightmare - 10/10 Scream 4 - 8/10 Scream 3 - 6/10 Cursed - 5/10 The Serpent and the Rainbow - 10/10 The People Under the Stairs - 3/10 Shocker - 4/10 The Last House on the Left- 10/10 The Hills have Eyes- 10/10 The Hills have Eyes 2-5/10 My Soul to take- 7/10 Don’t think I’ve ever seen the original Scream put down as the weakest of the first 4 films. Going though his filmography when putting my list together, ‘My Soul to Take’ definitely got me curious in checking it out again. For some reason, when I last saw the ‘Slender Man’, the jarring/dreamlike tone/vibe kept reminding of Craven’s film. I think both films had production issues that screwed around with the final product. |
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 17, 2023 22:44:24 GMT
Probably my favorite horror director, not that that is saying much in my case. Also the most versitile. Supernatural slashers, backwoods freaks, Hill people, meta and parody, vampires, werewolves, cults, voodoo, cyborgs, Mutant swamp heroes and a drama about a music teacher that led to another Oscar nomination for Meryl Streep. 1. A Nightmare on Elm Street - 8/10 2. Scream - 8/10 3. The Serpent and the Rainbow - 7/10 4. Music of the Heart - 6.5/10 5. Scream 4 - 6.5/10 6. Scream 2 - 6.5/10 7. The People Under the Stairs - 6/10 8. Red Eye - 6/10 9. Scream 3 - 6/10 10. Deadly Friend - 5.5/10 11. Shocker - 5/10 12. The Last House on the Left - 5/10 13. Swamp Thing - 5/10 14. New Nightmare - 5/10 15. The Hills Have Eyes - 5/10 16. Deadly Blessing - 4.5/10 17. My Soul to Take - 4.5/10 18. Cursed - 4/10 19. Vampire in Brooklyn - 3.5/10 20. The Hills Have Eyes Part II - 3.5/10 True, he was very elastic when it came to sub-genres within the horror genre. I’m not too sure if he got pigeon holed into the genre, or it was by choice. Never seen ‘Music of the Heart’, but it sticks out. Curious if that was a personal project for him? One thing I did find common though, was his climax’s/endings can disappoint me. I think ‘A Nightmare of Elm Street’ is perfect until the ending. Same for ‘Deadly Blessing’. While other films like ‘Serpent and the Rainbow’, ‘Red Eye’, People Under the Stairs’ etc I didn’t care for how the final acts play out. |
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Post by moviemouth on May 17, 2023 22:51:14 GMT
Probably my favorite horror director, not that that is saying much in my case. Also the most versitile. Supernatural slashers, backwoods freaks, Hill people, meta and parody, vampires, werewolves, cults, voodoo, cyborgs, Mutant swamp heroes and a drama about a music teacher that led to another Oscar nomination for Meryl Streep. 1. A Nightmare on Elm Street - 8/10 2. Scream - 8/10 3. The Serpent and the Rainbow - 7/10 4. Music of the Heart - 6.5/10 5. Scream 4 - 6.5/10 6. Scream 2 - 6.5/10 7. The People Under the Stairs - 6/10 8. Red Eye - 6/10 9. Scream 3 - 6/10 10. Deadly Friend - 5.5/10 11. Shocker - 5/10 12. The Last House on the Left - 5/10 13. Swamp Thing - 5/10 14. New Nightmare - 5/10 15. The Hills Have Eyes - 5/10 16. Deadly Blessing - 4.5/10 17. My Soul to Take - 4.5/10 18. Cursed - 4/10 19. Vampire in Brooklyn - 3.5/10 20. The Hills Have Eyes Part II - 3.5/10 True, he was very elastic when it came to sub-genres within the horror genre. I’m not too sure if he got pigeon holed into the genre, or it was by choice. Never seen ‘Music of the Heart’, but it sticks out. Curious if that was a personal project for him? One thing I did find common though, was his climax’s/endings can disappoint me. I think ‘A Nightmare of Elm Street’ is perfect until the ending. Same for ‘Deadly Blessing’. While other films like ‘Serpent and the Rainbow’, ‘Red Eye’, People Under the Stairs’ etc I didn’t care for how the final acts play out. I agree about the endings, especially Deadly Blessing. Mediocre horror movie with a terrible final act. |
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Post by forca84 on May 18, 2023 2:20:46 GMT
Scream 2 - 10/10 Scream - 5/10 A Nightmare on Elm Street - 7.5/10 Red Eye - 6.5/10 New Nightmare - 10/10 Scream 4 - 8/10 Scream 3 - 6/10 Cursed - 5/10 The Serpent and the Rainbow - 10/10 The People Under the Stairs - 3/10 Shocker - 4/10 The Last House on the Left- 10/10 The Hills have Eyes- 10/10 The Hills have Eyes 2-5/10 My Soul to take- 7/10 Don’t think I’ve ever seen the original Scream put down as the weakest of the first 4 films. Going though his filmography when putting my list together, ‘My Soul to Take’ definitely got me curious in checking it out again. For some reason, when I last saw the ‘Slender Man’, the jarring/dreamlike tone/vibe kept reminding of Craven’s film. I think both films had production issues that screwed around with the final product. Ope! That was a mistake. Part 1 is pretty great. Part 2 isn't as good to me but had it's moments. Part 3 I didn't like back in the day. But I get it more now. The dark side of Hollywood. I've mellowed on it. I really like part 4. I'm not a huge fan of parts 5 and 6. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on May 18, 2023 19:13:51 GMT
Probably my favorite horror director, not that that is saying much in my case. Also the most versitile. Supernatural slashers, backwoods freaks, Hill people, meta and parody, vampires, werewolves, cults, voodoo, cyborgs, Mutant swamp heroes and a drama about a music teacher that led to another Oscar nomination for Meryl Streep. 1. A Nightmare on Elm Street - 8/10 2. Scream - 8/10 3. The Serpent and the Rainbow - 7/10 4. Music of the Heart - 6.5/10 5. Scream 4 - 6.5/10 6. Scream 2 - 6.5/10 7. The People Under the Stairs - 6/10 8. Red Eye - 6/10 9. Scream 3 - 6/10 10. Deadly Friend - 5.5/10 11. Shocker - 5/10 12. The Last House on the Left - 5/10 13. Swamp Thing - 5/10 14. New Nightmare - 5/10 15. The Hills Have Eyes - 5/10 16. Deadly Blessing - 4.5/10 17. My Soul to Take - 4.5/10 18. Cursed - 4/10 19. Vampire in Brooklyn - 3.5/10 20. The Hills Have Eyes Part II - 3.5/10 True, he was very elastic when it came to sub-genres within the horror genre. I’m not too sure if he got pigeon holed into the genre, or it was by choice. Never seen ‘Music of the Heart’, but it sticks out. Curious if that was a personal project for him? One thing I did find common though, was his climax’s/endings can disappoint me. I think ‘A Nightmare of Elm Street’ is perfect until the ending. Same for ‘Deadly Blessing’. While other films like ‘Serpent and the Rainbow’, ‘Red Eye’, People Under the Stairs’ etc I didn’t care for how the final acts play out. I think the common wisdom is that he was trying to get out of the horror genre but never really could. Music of the Heart was a favor from the Weinsteins for making the Scream movies. |
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 18, 2023 22:26:15 GMT
True, he was very elastic when it came to sub-genres within the horror genre. I’m not too sure if he got pigeon holed into the genre, or it was by choice. Never seen ‘Music of the Heart’, but it sticks out. Curious if that was a personal project for him? One thing I did find common though, was his climax’s/endings can disappoint me. I think ‘A Nightmare of Elm Street’ is perfect until the ending. Same for ‘Deadly Blessing’. While other films like ‘Serpent and the Rainbow’, ‘Red Eye’, People Under the Stairs’ etc I didn’t care for how the final acts play out. I think the common wisdom is that he was trying to get out of the horror genre but never really could. Music of the Heart was a favor from the Weinsteins for making the Scream movies. I’m just surprised ‘Music of the Heart‘ didn’t open up at least a few more opportunities outside the genre films. Maybe it did, but those offers Craven mightn’t have cared much for? |
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Post by moviemouth on May 18, 2023 22:37:03 GMT
I think the common wisdom is that he was trying to get out of the horror genre but never really could. Music of the Heart was a favor from the Weinsteins for making the Scream movies. I’m just surprised ‘Music of the Heart‘ didn’t open up at least a few more opportunities outside the genre films. Maybe it did, but those offers Craven mightn’t have cared much for? Maybe the disappointment of not being able to branch out is why Cursed ended up being one of his laziest movies. |
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Post by forca84 on May 18, 2023 22:46:22 GMT
I’m just surprised ‘Music of the Heart‘ didn’t open up at least a few more opportunities outside the genre films. Maybe it did, but those offers Craven mightn’t have cared much for? Maybe the disappointment of not being able to branch out is why Cursed ended up being one of his laziest movies. 'Cursed had an awful Production due to the Weinstiens messing with it. It was 90% filmed with a whole different cast and plotlines. And it was scrapped and filmed all over again multiple times. The original version is sitting in a Vault somewhere. Wes absolutely hated the experience. |
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Post by moviemouth on May 18, 2023 22:57:53 GMT
Maybe the disappointment of not being able to branch out is why Cursed ended up being one of his laziest movies. 'Cursed had an awful Production due to the Weinstiens messing with it. It was 90% filmed with a whole different cast and plotlines. And it was scrapped and filmed all over again multiple times. The original version is sitting in a Vault somewhere. Wes absolutely hated the experience. That is too bad. Not his fault the final product is crap then. Those meddling Weinstiens. |
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Post by forca84 on May 19, 2023 0:13:17 GMT
'Cursed had an awful Production due to the Weinstiens messing with it. It was 90% filmed with a whole different cast and plotlines. And it was scrapped and filmed all over again multiple times. The original version is sitting in a Vault somewhere. Wes absolutely hated the experience. That is too bad. Not his fault the final product is crap then. Those meddling Weinstiens. They've messed with several movies... "Black Christmas" (2006) was heavily messed with. "We need Michelle Trachtenberg dragged by her eyeball sockets down a hall..." |
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