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The Prowler or The Burning

posted 11 years ago by dullfinboy
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I prefer The Burning. The Prowler is my second favorite slasher movie ever. The Burning Is my favorite.

Neither is my favorite, but I would say THE BURNING is the more entertaining of the two.

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[–] valiantg 11 years ago

The burning is slow moving but rosemary's killer is better by far.

[–] shred-com 11 years ago

The Burning. The Prowler's dull, and I'm someone who loves even the worst slashers of the 80's. It just one film I'll never get the love for *shrugs*.

[–] DesperateHouseboy 11 years ago

The Prowler. Minus a few scenes (especially the raft scene) I found The Burning kinda dull.

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[–] panthersrulenfl69 10 years ago

The killer is wearing a WW2 outfit it's not stolen or anything. (spoiler) He is the guy that got dumped while at war so when he came back he got his revenge on Rosemary now when they hold the dance again after 30 years it sets him off again. If you paid attention you would have easily seen why he wears the outfit.

Also I am a fan of both films but the Prowler is my 2nd favorite slasher behind the original Elm Street.

[–] captaincracker 11 years ago

I love both, but THE BURNING is better.

Without the gore effects, THE PROWLER may not have been as great.

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[–] Vega_Lyra 10 years ago

Definitely the Burning.

I found much of the Prowler to be pretty standard fare. Not bad, just nothing extraordinary.

I'm also a big fan of summer camp type films.

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[–] gwnightscream 10 years ago

Both are good, but I like The Burning better.

[–] GeneticSugarKane 10 years ago

The Prowler. I've never particularly cared for The Burning, apart from a couple of excellent murder set-pieces. The ending is particularly sloppy, where they use a still shot of the killer on (I believe) multiple occasions after his face is revealed.

I find the entirety of The Prowler to be spooky and full of intensity. It's a better made film in general.

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