Best Horror Franchise?

*Slap-Happy* · 06-27-2009, 08:46 AM

My favorites have been Friday the 13th, Nightmare on elm street, Texas Chainsaw and Evil Dead. I watched all of those series as kid, and I loved them!

What is your favorite horror franchise?

*cqb101* · 06-27-2009, 09:39 AM

The best is probably Romero's "Dead" series. Any one of the first 3 films is better than pretty much any film from any of the other franchises listed (with a few exceptions, of course). None of the other franchises have reached the depth and social commentary Romero has achieved over the years. Hell, Night of the Living Dead pretty much invented the zombie genre.

My favorite though? Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I still consider the first film to be one of the best horror films of all time, and it's definitely my favorite. The second is good old campy fun. Bill Mosely as Chop Top is hilarious. Dennis Hopper having a "sword" (using chainsaws, of course) fight with Leatherface? Priceless! The third one has a cannibalistic Viggo Mortensen and the Excalibur chainsaw. And who can forget The Next Generation where Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zelwegger got their start. Even the remakes are awesome.

So, yea, I voted for Romero's Dead series as the best, but TCM is definitely my favorite.

*Slap-Happy* · 06-27-2009, 09:45 AM

I effin' LOVE TCM2. That movie is awesome!

*Brodie* · 06-27-2009, 12:03 PM

I hold a special place in my heart for the Child's Play series. It shows a lot of care/dedication for Don Mancini to write all of the films, and direct Seed. But the second is still one of my all time favorite films.

Also, F13 and NOES aren't really amazing films....but have a real staying power. There's something likable about Jason and Freddy that some of those films get right.

*That Matt Guy* · 06-27-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cqb101

My favorite though? Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I still consider the first film to be one of the best horror films of all time, and it's definitely my favorite. The second is good old campy fun. Bill Mosely as Chop Top is hilarious. Dennis Hopper having a "sword" (using chainsaws, of course) fight with Leatherface? Priceless! The third one has a cannibalistic Viggo Mortensen and the Excalibur chainsaw. And who can forget The Next Generation where Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zelwegger got their start. Even the remakes are awesome.

Pretty much summed it up for me. TCM 2 is one of my favorite movies.

*cqb101* · 06-27-2009, 01:02 PM

Looking at the poll itself again, it's kind of wack. How can you have Hostel (which is only 2 films-hardly a franchise) or Evil Dead and Scream (just trilogies...again, not really a franchise) and leave off some of the old Universal Horror franchises? Or some Hammer horror? Or where are the Alien movies? They're just as much horror as they are sci-fi. Considering there are options on that poll that only have 3 or 4 movies, where's Sleepaway Camp? Hell, even Predator?

*Brodie* · 06-27-2009, 01:23 PM

Oh man....Sleepaway Camp. I'd vote for that like 9 times.

*Spitfire* · 06-27-2009, 02:04 PM

I can't vote on this. The main reason for me is while the first one or two movies in a series might be good the rest are usually horrid, and not in a good way. I also don't count Evil Dead as horror because I always viewed it as a parody, that's what I would vote for.

*Brodie* · 06-27-2009, 06:18 PM

They arent a parody. its horror comedy. Thats a genre.

*Slap-Happy* · 06-27-2009, 08:24 PM

I thought I put Sleepaway on there.

*Ninjinister* · 06-27-2009, 10:16 PM

Are these all just American-based ones? I don't see any that were foreign made, unless there's one or two that I'm mistaken on the origins of on that list.

*Slap-Happy* · 06-28-2009, 05:02 PM

Hellraiser was made in the UK and released in America.

*cqb101* · 06-28-2009, 06:50 PM

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Hellraiser was made in the UK and released in America.

That doesn't make it a foreign franchise.

*Slap-Happy* · 06-29-2009, 05:52 PM

New poll with With Sleepaway Camp, Predator, Jaws, and Leprechaun.

*Slap-Happy* · 07-02-2009, 02:23 AM

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But the second is still one of my all time favorite films.

Why the second one?

*Brodie* · 07-02-2009, 02:30 AM

I feel like the second one had just the right tone necessary for a movie about a killer doll. It was funny, without being overly dumb, or silly. Chucky was still scary when he needed to be, but he had charisma, which he didn't have much of in the first. Like, you couldn't really hate the doll in CP2, because he came off as just a normal guy...a normal guy in a doll body who wanted out.

Its a great sequel to the first movie...the third was rushed and wasn't very well done. Mancini himself doesn't really like it.

CP2 defined Chucky as a horror icon for me, and made him a character I could have a vested interest in later on.

*Slap-Happy* · 07-02-2009, 02:36 AM

He was just kind like "Get me the f**k out of here."

*Brodie* · 07-02-2009, 03:06 AM

.....Maybe a little bit more than that...

*Slap-Happy* · 07-02-2009, 03:11 AM

He just used knives and other weapons to get his point across.

*Brodie* · 07-02-2009, 11:18 AM

Maybe you should rewatch it. And with what you just said....how is that any different than Jason or Mike Meyers?

View Poll Results: What is the best modern horror franchise?
Friday The 13th	4	28.57%
A Nightmare on Elm Street	4	28.57%
Texas Chainsaw Massacre	2	14.29%
Scream	1	7.14%
Halloween	2	14.29%
The Evil Dead	6	42.86%
Sleepaway Camp	2	14.29%
Saw	1	7.14%
Amityville	0	0%
Romero's Dead	3	21.43%
Hellraiser	1	7.14%
Predator	3	21.43%
Child's Play	1	7.14%
Jaws	1	7.14%
Leprechaun	0	0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll

06-27-2009, 08:46 AM	#1
Slap-Happy Bad Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,911	Best Horror Franchise? My favorites have been Friday the 13th, Nightmare on elm street, Texas Chainsaw and Evil Dead. I watched all of those series as kid, and I loved them! What is your favorite horror franchise? Last edited by Slap-Happy; 06-27-2009 at 09:18 AM.

06-27-2009, 09:39 AM	#2
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	The best is probably Romero's "Dead" series. Any one of the first 3 films is better than pretty much any film from any of the other franchises listed (with a few exceptions, of course). None of the other franchises have reached the depth and social commentary Romero has achieved over the years. Hell, Night of the Living Dead pretty much invented the zombie genre. My favorite though? Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I still consider the first film to be one of the best horror films of all time, and it's definitely my favorite. The second is good old campy fun. Bill Mosely as Chop Top is hilarious. Dennis Hopper having a "sword" (using chainsaws, of course) fight with Leatherface? Priceless! The third one has a cannibalistic Viggo Mortensen and the Excalibur chainsaw. And who can forget The Next Generation where Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zelwegger got their start. Even the remakes are awesome. So, yea, I voted for Romero's Dead series as the best, but TCM is definitely my favorite. __________________ Facebook

06-27-2009, 12:03 PM	#4
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	I hold a special place in my heart for the Child's Play series. It shows a lot of care/dedication for Don Mancini to write all of the films, and direct Seed. But the second is still one of my all time favorite films. Also, F13 and NOES aren't really amazing films....but have a real staying power. There's something likable about Jason and Freddy that some of those films get right. __________________ Stupendous Monster

06-27-2009, 01:02 PM	#6
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	Looking at the poll itself again, it's kind of wack. How can you have Hostel (which is only 2 films-hardly a franchise) or Evil Dead and Scream (just trilogies...again, not really a franchise) and leave off some of the old Universal Horror franchises? Or some Hammer horror? Or where are the Alien movies? They're just as much horror as they are sci-fi. Considering there are options on that poll that only have 3 or 4 movies, where's Sleepaway Camp? Hell, even Predator? __________________ Facebook

06-27-2009, 09:45 AM	#3
Slap-Happy Bad Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,911	I effin' LOVE TCM2. That movie is awesome!

06-27-2009, 01:23 PM	#7
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Oh man....Sleepaway Camp. I'd vote for that like 9 times. __________________ Stupendous Monster

06-27-2009, 02:04 PM	#8
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	I can't vote on this. The main reason for me is while the first one or two movies in a series might be good the rest are usually horrid, and not in a good way. I also don't count Evil Dead as horror because I always viewed it as a parody, that's what I would vote for. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

06-27-2009, 06:18 PM	#9
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	They arent a parody. its horror comedy. Thats a genre. __________________ Stupendous Monster

06-27-2009, 08:24 PM	#10
Slap-Happy Bad Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,911	I thought I put Sleepaway on there.

06-27-2009, 10:16 PM	#11
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Are these all just American-based ones? I don't see any that were foreign made, unless there's one or two that I'm mistaken on the origins of on that list. __________________

06-28-2009, 05:02 PM	#12
Slap-Happy Bad Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,911	Hellraiser was made in the UK and released in America.

06-29-2009, 05:52 PM	#14
Slap-Happy Bad Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,911	New Poll! New poll with With Sleepaway Camp, Predator, Jaws, and Leprechaun.

07-02-2009, 02:30 AM	#16
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	I feel like the second one had just the right tone necessary for a movie about a killer doll. It was funny, without being overly dumb, or silly. Chucky was still scary when he needed to be, but he had charisma, which he didn't have much of in the first. Like, you couldn't really hate the doll in CP2, because he came off as just a normal guy...a normal guy in a doll body who wanted out. Its a great sequel to the first movie...the third was rushed and wasn't very well done. Mancini himself doesn't really like it. CP2 defined Chucky as a horror icon for me, and made him a character I could have a vested interest in later on. __________________ Stupendous Monster

07-02-2009, 02:36 AM	#17
Slap-Happy Bad Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,911	He was just kind like "Get me the f**k out of here."

07-02-2009, 03:06 AM	#18
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	.....Maybe a little bit more than that... __________________ Stupendous Monster

07-02-2009, 03:11 AM	#19
Slap-Happy Bad Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,911	He just used knives and other weapons to get his point across.

07-02-2009, 11:18 AM	#20
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Maybe you should rewatch it. And with what you just said....how is that any different than Jason or Mike Meyers? __________________ Stupendous Monster