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08-31-2015, 03:50 AM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/we...ies-818806
If you know your movies, Wes Craven is the mastermind behind Nightmare on Elm Street. He lost the battle with the brain cancer he was fighting. What a sad day for movie buffs. I heard he was a very nice guy to talk about his movies with too, its a shame I'll never get to meet him(probably not even in my dreams). You'll be missed Wes.
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08-31-2015, 05:51 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-31-2015, 05:52 AM by Mass Distraction.)
For he will be missed.
That Nightmare on Elm Street marathon I have been planning is starting to seem like a good idea soon.
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Man, the next ten or twenty years are going to be rough for a lot of us. All of the actors, directors and pretty much everyone in all our favourite movies from the 80's and 90's will be leaving us one by one. It'll be so sad.
R.I.P Wes.
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I'm fucking devastated. I'll be having a Scream marathon this week.
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Dude made some great movies. Not all of them were smash hits, but with out him, we would not have A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, or Wishmaster, three of my FAVORITE horror movie series ever. Robert Englund owes the man for make him a public figure for so long. Johnny Depp had his first big brake on the first Nightmare and was hand picked by Mr. Craven himself, which means the The Pirates of the Caribbean have him to thank for being so popular.
The man was also very kind according to the interviews I've seen. I have a very hard time believing that the cast of the original Nightmare or Scream would not come. Heather Langenkamp (Nancy from Nightmare 1 and 3) and Neve Campbell (Sidney from Scream) have said that he was like a father figure to them on set. Johnny Depp loved the man so much that he was insulted that they didn't invite him back for New Nightmare (they thought he would not come thinking it was just another low budget movie like the first, but Johnny really thanks that movie and Mr. Craven for getting his career off the ground). Here's a link to show you how loved he really was.
All I can really say is that it's a shame that we will never see anything from this man again. He is one of the greatest, up there with John Carpenter, Sir Ridley Scott, and George A. Romero, and he will be missed. Thank you for all the good movies Mr. Craven and enjoy the after life.
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The horror genre has lost it's emperor with the death of Wes Craven. He was more than just that when it came to directing and producing and all that, be he made a lot of our best movie memories, and he will be sadly, and greatly missed.
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08-31-2015, 04:43 PM
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I would like to bring up one my personal favorites of his; Scream. Everything about that movie; the writing, the acting, the characters, and the reveal... it's just amazing. The way it dissects and makes fun of slasher movie tropes (the same he himself popularized) was superb. It made me appreciate horror movies even more.
It saddens me to know that the creator of that movie has passed.
I never knew the man (although I've heard he was a nice guy), so I can't comment on him as a person, but as an artist... Well, I'll try my best. This man was a talented filmmaker, willing to poke fun at himself, and others. His films showed that even in a horror movie, you can have a sense of humor. Not many others tried to do that. His films have become pop culture icons, and for good reason. He's has left a mark on pop culture that will surely be there for years to come. Whether it be Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, or even The Hills Have Eyes, his movies will be ingrained in movie history.
Rest in Peace, Wes Craven.
You'll be sorely missed.
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(08-31-2015, 04:43 PM)Takahashi2212 Wrote: This man was a talented filmmaker, willing to poke fun at himself, and others. His films showed that even in a horror movie, you can have a sense of humor. Not many others tried to do that. His films have become pop culture icons, and for good reason. He's has left a mark on pop culture that will surely be there for years to come. Whether it be Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, or even The Hills Have Eyes, his movies will be ingrained in movie history.
A good example of his humor. Fred the janitor.
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He's playing a parody of his own creation. If that is not willness to make fun of what you do, I don't know what is.
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Cancer. Don't much care for it.
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Had to look up what he did. He appeared in Castle, as himself, in the episode "Scared to Death". Well played.
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He had a great run in life and has achieved so much as a director.
My memory of him will always be that cameo he had in Jay and Silent Bob strike back.
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