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Scream Vs A nightmare on elm street


Which Wes Craven slasher is arguably better?

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hmmmm

This one is tough

Are talking move? or franchise?

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I meant just the first movies of each franchise.

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Better?

I'd say NOES. I think it's scarier but Scream is right behind closely

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I prefer ANOES but can't deny Scream was probably more culturally relevant in how it reignited the flailing horror genre in the 90s.

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Scream, by miles. FAR superior than NOES, which only has a interesting idea and villain.

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Conceptually ANOES. Great idea, great villain. Freddy Krueger > Ghostface by miles.

Execution? Scream. A slicker, fancier, more balanced effort. Well acted, well written and nicely shot. A fantastic blend of horror and comedy. The cast has so much personality and are very memorable.

ANOES has a little bit of a cheese factor about it along with a few iffy moments of special effects, coupled with lesser acting/characterizations vs Scream.

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I like how Scream starts off bashing the far superior Elm Street Sequels saying "only the original was good the sequels suck " as if we are more modernized and enlightened now and now we are talking about a 5th sequel to a movie that was only worth watching once in 1996.

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You're way too sensitive. It has nothing to do with "modernity", it's simply a joke about how people always dismiss sequels.

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Oh gosh. This is a really tough one for me. I think I might like the original Scream more. It's arguably the more satisfying film. I also appreciate the closure at the ending, as opposed to Elm Street's vague ending. As we know now, that was a studio decision that Wes Craven was against, so who knows. My opinion might have been reversed had Craven had it his way in '84.

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Scream. It's based in reality (so far anyway and I hope it remains as such which is why I'm against Stu being resurrected but I digress). By virtue of being newer, the technology is better. It's more planned, more self-aware. I don't mean any of this to dis A Nightmare on Elm Street, which I also love

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Scream.

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