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MOVIE OF THE DAY: DEADLY FRIEND

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by Joshua Miller: link

Some ammo for those who think Wes Craven is a hack.
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Very much agreed, Josh.  I don't think Craven is a hack.  That said, he's had a very odd career of ups-and-downs......

 

 

 

1972 - The Last House On The Left

 

Not a perfect movie, but an overall great debut.

 

 

1977 - The Hills Have Eyes

 

Another classic.

 

 

1978 - Summer of Fear (TV)

 

A decent little film, but nothing special.

 

 

1981 - Deadly Blessing

 

I haven't seen this one, but all accounts point towards it being a mediocre misfire.

 

 

1982 - Swamp Thing

 

I like this one, but it is not a great movie.

 

 

1984 - Invitation To Hell (TV)

 

I don't recall this being  very good at all.

 

 

1984 - A Nightmare On Elm Street

 

Classic!

 

 

1985 - The Hills Have Eyes Part II

 

Come on, Wes!  What the hell?!?!?  This is a piece of shit.

 

 

1985 - Chiller (TV)

 

Crap!

 

 

1986 - Casebusters (TV)

 

Crap!

 

 

1986 - Deadly Friend

 

Hilariously awful.

 

 

1988 - The Serpent and the Rainbow

 

That's more like it!  Another great effort!

 

 

1989 - Shocker

 

An entertaining misfire, mostly held together by Mitch Pileggi's performance.

 

 

1990 - Night Terrors (TV)

 

Crap!

 

 

1991 - The People Under The Stairs

 

Back to solid filmmaking again!  Another great one!

 

 

1994 - New Nightmare

 

Uneven at times, but this is another good one.

 

 

1995 - Vampire In Brooklyn

 

And we're back to crap again.

 

 

1996 - Scream

 

Another classic!

 

 

1997 - Scream II

 

A solid sequel.

 

 

1999 - Music of the Heart

 

I haven't seen this, but apparently it's a solid little drama.  This was a passion project for Wes and kudos to him for getting it made.

 

 

2000 - Scream III

 

Back to crap again!

 

 

2005 - Cursed

 

Shit! (Though I wonder what the original version would have been like if the Weinsteins hadn't nixed it part of the way into the shoot and forced a complete rewrite/re-casting).

 

 

2005 - Red Eye

 

And then we get a great one in the same year!  Wes, you confuse me!

 

 

2010 - My Soul To Take

 

Shit!

 

 

2011 - Scream IV

 

Another solid sequel.

 

 

 

Long story short?  Watching a Wes Craven movie is like playing Russian roulette.  The results are always explosive, but sometimes not in the way you want them to be.

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