Five Favourite Films with Wes Craven

mightysourdough on 06-12-2009 08:19 AM

LALALALALALALA One of these things is not like the others one of these things do not belong (in sing song)

Single-Serving Friend on 06-12-2009 09:20 AM

Fabulous insight Wes,

And so surprising too!

BTW, where did you get the idea for Last House on the Left?

Single-Serving Friend on 06-12-2009 09:27 AM

Fabulous insight Wes,

And so surprising too!

BTW, where did you get the idea for Last House on the Left?

IndianaSchwartz on 06-12-2009 09:53 AM

So... did Wes Craven just claim that Howard Hawkes directed "The Treasure of Sierra Madre"?

Mysterious F. on 06-12-2009 10:47 AM

He did claim that! It was John Huston, you idiot!!!!!

Dave J. on 06-12-2009 12:16 PM

This is the most thought out and insightful list in quite some time by Rottentomatoes and it's about time too. Having seen almost all of Wes Craven's films I can see the similarities and especially the influence those films contributed much to his movie career. Virgin Spring was his base for 'The Last House' On 'The Left and the Hills Have Eyes' with similarities from Texas Chainsaw. To Kill A Mockingbird inspired Wes's "People under the Stairs".

General Disarray on 06-12-2009 01:08 PM

A lot of people just don't realize how talented a filmmaker Wes Craven is, I just think he makes poor decisions regarding what type of films he chooses.

@ Mightysourdough

LMAO

You sir have just unwittingly stumbled on a great idea for the next Wes Craven feature...Nightmare on Sesame Street.

therereturn on 06-12-2009 01:12 PM

Very interesting.

rle4lunch on 06-12-2009 01:21 PM

don't you love how the author of this article uses the word 'realise' instead of 'realize'? either he's european, which makes it understandable, or just a dude who wants to sound like he has a large venacular. in either case, it looks dumb.

Joe Utichi on 06-12-2009 01:41 PM

rle4lunch: The piece comes out of the UK office of RT, hence the British spelling.

tomwaitsjrHAPPYICONOCLAST on 06-12-2009 01:42 PM

Let me know the last time Wes Craven made a good film. For me, it's that Nightmare on Elm Street that pretended to be a documentary of sorts...

I used to like him, now he makes me vomit. He produces some of the worst films imaginable.

Playboy Slim on 06-12-2009 03:02 PM

Yeah it's been a while since this guy's actually worked hard. Different and interesting list though.

General Disarray on 06-12-2009 03:09 PM

Some of my favorite Wes Craven movies:

Swamp Thing
The Serpent and the Rainbow
People Under The Stairs
New Nightmare

Honorable mention goes to Red Eye

C'mon, how can you guys not love the director of Vampire in Brooklyn, talk about your Mystery Science Theatre bait.

mEn@Ce! on 06-12-2009 03:57 PM

I'm pretty sure The Treasure of Sierra Madre was directed by John Huston, not Howard Hawks....

steve s. on 06-12-2009 05:23 PM

five favorite films needs a vacation......6 months seems right

TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty on 06-12-2009 11:26 PM

What are these worst films tom? Are they the horror classics like Nightmare on Elm Street? Or Scream? Or Last House on the Left? Remember it has been awhile since he actually DIRECTED a movie, he has produced a lot of movies.

moviephiliac on 06-13-2009 10:25 AM

I thought Red Eye was pretty good, why are people making it seem like it has been ages since he made a good movie?

tomwaitsjrHAPPYICONOCLAST on 06-13-2009 10:44 AM

Scream was just a rip-off of the vastly superior STUDENT BODIES!

In the past 15 years, the only film I like of his is NEW NIGHTMARE, though some may argue for SCREAM.

However, it was just a rip-off of STUDENT BODIES!

STUDENT BODIES RULES! I AM MALVERT!

TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty on 06-13-2009 02:37 PM

Student Bodies better than Scream? You are insane.

Angel C. on 06-15-2009 10:08 PM

He does have a nice resume but it has been a while since he made something worth watching. I agree with Mockingbird but the other do not have a chance of holding my interest at all (which should be his ultimate goal).