Wes Craven

[melaniepants]

Wes Craven is a horror Genius. I love all his work:eek:

[The_Return]

Wes Craven is a hack that managed to make a couple good movies early in his career.

[Roderick Usher]

Come on, return - he's had at least two significant and highly influential horror/thriller in every decade since the 70's

Last House on the Left & The Hills Have Eyes - 70s
Nightmare on Elm Street & Serpent and the Rainbow - 80's
Scream trilogy - 90s

and so far Red Eye in 00s

he's great

[the_real_linda]

i thought he didnt like horrors and any film he did outside the genre failed so he keeps making horrors....i do like his work dont get me wrong.

[Geddy]

I like most of his early stuff.

[Popsicle Cannibal]

Wes Craven is a thouroughly average director. To be fair, his films do often have quite original concepts. I just hate how uneducated people always talk about how he's "the king of horror" or whatever bullshit.

[roshiq]

Come on, return - he's had at least two significant and highly influential horror/thriller in every decade since the 70's

Last House on the Left & The Hills Have Eyes - 70s
Nightmare on Elm Street & Serpent and the Rainbow - 80's
Scream trilogy - 90s

and so far Red Eye in 00s

he's great


I'm fully Agree with u :)

[the_real_linda]

he's good but i agree with popsicle that he is overrated.

[SamCostello]

I find Craven really frustrating. I agree with those who say that he makes some really great movies - the original NoES, Red Eye, New Nightmare, etc. - and some good ones - Serpent and the Rainbow, Scream 1 - but there's a lot of bad stuff mixed in, too.

He's an interesting guy, though. I heard him interviewed on the radio a few years back about the fantasy/SF novel he wrote and was really impressed by his thoughtfulness and introspection.

Here's hoping he comes up with more good movies in the future.

Sam

[the_real_linda]

yeah i supose gotta take the great with the terrible

love the split lip strip....cool site...very dark the cancer stip is really good....and true bout not feeling there and floating through it all

[urgeok]

Come on, return - he's had at least two significant and highly influential horror/thriller in every decade since the 70's

Last House on the Left & The Hills Have Eyes - 70s
Nightmare on Elm Street & Serpent and the Rainbow - 80's
Scream trilogy - 90s

and so far Red Eye in 00s

he's great


i think The Hills Have Eyes and Nightmare on Elm St (#1) were enough to give him legendary horror film guy status - but a lot of his other stuff seems to be evidence of his lack of interest in the genre.

i though Red Eye was a pretty bad example to use as a testiment of his greatness :eek:

[The Flayed One]

Wes Craven is a hack that managed to make a couple good movies early in his career.


It's good to see I'm not the only one who feels this way:cool:

Seriously, I give him credit for the few good ones he's done. He's got what I like to call the Stephen King syndrome. Turn out a few pieces of brilliant work, ride the wave all the way home by throwing your name on any piece of trash and collecting royalties.

[urgeok]

like 'wes craven's Wishmaster'

why would you want your name associated with that crap ?

[SamCostello]

Thanks for the kind words! They're much appreciated.

Sam

[melaniepants]

Wishmaster was a good movie

[Roderick Usher]

Turn out a few pieces of brilliant work, ride the wave all the way home by throwing your name on any piece of trash and collecting royalties.

man, you're gonna hate me in a few years...:)

[urgeok]

man, you're gonna hate me in a few years...:)

cant imagine why ?!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/support/giantsquid.jpg

[LadyFrost]

Wishmaster was not one of the best movies to attach you name to...but Wes Craven does come up with some good movies. But what filmmaker doesnt come up with some crap films during his career? I mean they have to start somewhere and most of them (im not saying all of them) will start with a really bad movie that holds some tiny morsel of good in it so they get noticed.....

and then some film makers fizzle out for a few years or their careers slide because they are comfortable in their status and believe that any film they make will be a hit because of their privous ones.

all in all...even the most genious of film makers will make a real doozy, or two, or three...they're human like everyone else.

But i do like Wes Cravens stuff.

xXLadyFrostXx

[Popsicle Cannibal]

cant imagine why ?!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/support/giantsquid.jpg

My god I fucking love that squid! It's like a joke that never stops being funny!:D

[The Mothman]

i saw serpent in the rainbow recently. i have to say i was very disapointed. i seemed just like a normal horor film, nothing special.

[Zero]

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q108/zerohdc/monkey-kiss_1_1_1.jpg

[paws the great]

I think Wes Craven is a good director.


His great movies.

The Hills have Eyes
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The People Under the Stairs
Scream


His good movies.

Deadly Blessing
Serpent and the Rainbow
Red Eye
Deadly Friend
Shocker
New Nightmare
Summer of Fear
Scream 2
Last House on the Left

His poor movies.


Hills Have Eyes 2
Scream 3
Swamp Thing
Cursed
Chiller
Vampire in Brooklyn
Invitation to Hell

[paws the great]

Was Flowers in the Attic directed by Wes Craven or Jeffrey Bloom?

I know Craven wrote the screenplay.