Comments on: Wes Craven’s Dream Warriors http://retroslashers.net/wes-cravens-dream-warriors/ Unearthing Forgotten Horror Thu, 23 May 2013 02:07:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: PosterMojo http://retroslashers.net/wes-cravens-dream-warriors/#comment-5140 PosterMojo Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:07:03 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/?p=9601#comment-5140 One of my favorites of the series by far. I had a chance to read the first draft script which is waaaaaaaaay different than the movie we know today. I think it would have made a great movie if they kept the original storyline that Wes worked on. Speaking of Freddy, at Poster Mojo we have a set of 7 4″x6″ “mini movie posters” featuring different artwork from the series. Check it out! Only 10 bucks and free shipping for all U.S. residents!!

]]> By: John Klyza http://retroslashers.net/wes-cravens-dream-warriors/#comment-5139 John Klyza Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:53:50 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/?p=9601#comment-5139 Agreed. The fantasy elements gave future sequels an excuse to forget about true horror and bring other genres into the films, i.e. martial-arts in part 4, superheros in part 5, etc. Only the first two films and New Nightmare actually contain nightmarish scenarios that ring true to our own subconsciousness. Part 3 was basically the template by which the rest of the canonical series followed and was ruined by.

]]> By: Christian Sellers http://retroslashers.net/wes-cravens-dream-warriors/#comment-5138 Christian Sellers Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:35:16 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/?p=9601#comment-5138 My only real issue with Darabont and Russell’s script is how the last act resorts to wizards and other juvenile fantasy cliches. The first hour has some of the most unnerving set pieces of any franchise slasher (such as the ‘puppet’ scene), but unfortunately it all falls apart by the end and marks a decline in quality for the subsequent sequels.

]]> By: John Klyza http://retroslashers.net/wes-cravens-dream-warriors/#comment-5137 John Klyza Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:12:21 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/?p=9601#comment-5137 This is Hollywood for ya: They took a gamble on Craven and NOES that paid off big-time. They brought him back for part 3 then got rid of him because they didn’t want his risky, unconventional material – the same factor that sold them on the first one. Hence they bring in some young hot shots to play it safer.

]]> By: Amanda By Night http://retroslashers.net/wes-cravens-dream-warriors/#comment-5136 Amanda By Night Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:48:53 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/?p=9601#comment-5136 Wow! Informative. Thanks for this.

I love this movie. As sequels go, it really stands up to the original. I love a lot of the Nightmare movies, but not quite as much as this one and the original.

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