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FangoFan
11-17-2003, 09:13 AM
Who is the bigger genre heavyweight Craven or Carpenter ?
I posted my first thread and the question sucks, sorry for the incompetents I will reword it
Who is the biggest influence of the horror genre Craven or Carpenter ?
Plissken
11-17-2003, 09:54 AM
I would say Carpenter as if we didnt have Halloween, horror wouldnt be the same
FangoFan
11-17-2003, 09:59 AM
I agree ,
When Craven did the Scream movies I wonder if he was paying homage to a genre that Carpenter created.
mudsliptones
11-17-2003, 10:24 AM
nothing beats the thing, nothing, not even freddy
massacre man
11-17-2003, 11:51 AM
john carpenter
best movie-halloween
wes craven
best movie--nightmare on elm street
halloweens the greatest horror movie ever made and nightmare on elm street is the second best so carpenter is the best in my book
Killer Clown#1
11-17-2003, 12:01 PM
Originally posted by mudsliptones
nothing beats the thing, nothing, not even freddy Damn Strait!:) Carpenter rocks!
_Leatha_Face_
11-17-2003, 12:33 PM
yup im gonna have to go with carpenter as well on this :) love the halloween movies
Ritualistic
11-17-2003, 02:15 PM
I dont think I could pick one over the other....
I'd have to go with Carpenter. The man did make great films such as Halloween, The Thing, They Live, Prince of Darkness, Big Trouble in Little China, Escape from... and In the Mouth of Madness. Therefore, I think he's superior to Craven.
_Leatha_Face_
11-17-2003, 02:52 PM
Originally posted by D'Lo
I'd have to go with Carpenter. The man did make great films such as Halloween, The Thing, They Live, Prince of Darkness, Big Trouble in Little China, Escape from... and In the Mouth of Madness. Therefore, I think he's superior to Craven. i thought clive barker did in the mouth of madness?? i could be wrong though
massacre man
11-17-2003, 03:45 PM
Originally posted by _Leatha_Face_
i thought clive barker did in the mouth of madness?? i could be wrong though
no it wuz good ol johny
MichaelMyers
11-17-2003, 04:15 PM
Carpenter.
blackace
11-17-2003, 04:36 PM
I have to go with Ritualistic I think both are excellent writers and directors. I cant pick one. Both have great movies and upsets. So think that it would be a tie.
ShamSham04
11-17-2003, 04:52 PM
For once I am gonna have to pick Craven. I like more films by him than I do by Carpenter. Carpenter's only success was Halloween.
Sick_As_Fuck
11-17-2003, 05:13 PM
Carpenter.
avenger00soul
11-17-2003, 07:18 PM
Both huge influences in the genre but I'm going to pick Carpenter b/c he has consistently been great. Wes has been hit or miss for a long time.
cheebacheeba
11-24-2003, 07:45 PM
why is this even a question??
Both carpenter and craven are great, but if you look at the majority of their films, their styles are both like, really different, I can't even find many fair points on which to compare them.
I like 'em both.
Put it this way, Lets say the choice was as follows - If you chose one of them as your favourite, all of the films by the other would be erased from existence, and you'd never get to see 'em....how many of you would then chose your favourite?
I don't think many of you would want to make that choice, as you know that they have both (despite a few bad films on both their parts) provided us with some excellent movies and scares over the years.
Enough with the comparison already!!!;)