Yep Hills for me too.It's raw and brutal,doesn't go too far like LHOTL and that fear of unknown wide open spaces and primitive landscapes makes it a winner.
Ol' Freddy boy shouldn't be knocked for the ridiculous sequels imho,the original was a classic.(With the exception of that ludicrous tacked-on ending.):ack:

oh, never really liked Hills have eyes for some reason that i still can't figure out (maybe I'll give it another try!). I also have a big soft spot for Shocker, its a lot of fun. Likewise Nightmare on Elm street, and i do like the silly ending! and I like all the sequels (some of them more than the original). But Last House takes it for me, love it's rawness and David Hess - well, nuff said!

Believe it or not,HILLS 2 is a guilty pleasure of mine.....:o

One of his worst,I found was SUMMER OF FEAR,a rather bollocks TV movie.:yawn:
Deadly friend,whilst no classic was rather fun.:woot:

Deadly Blessing was not bad.:eyebrows:

Scream as we all know,brought the slasher boom back.:clap:

Shocker was IMHO too much of a Freddy Krueger imitation.....:suspicious:

The People Under The Stairs was nuts!:der:

The Serpent and The Rainbow was another I could never really get into....:yawn:

It's astonishingly silly but my guilty pleasure of Craven's is Swamp Thing. :embarassed:

Well worth it for Ms.Barbeau.......;)

Hills 2 must be the only film to feature a dog with a flashback.:laugh:

I went with New Nightmare, I loved how he brought realism to the horror genre in a way that I hadn't seen prior to that film. Also, Freddy looked BAD ASS in this one; it does get a little silly towards the climax, how does she stab him in the eye with a eel? :doh: - but it's forgivable!

It's just a blast watching Rob Englund being Rob Englund, Wes being Wes and even Bob Shaye pretending to be Bob Shaye! Winner.

It was a winner Phill.
Very original twist to the franchise indeed,and after all those stand-up comedian sequels,was a refreshing change.

Yeah, the Freddy franchise; for me, goes a little somethin' like this:

Nightmare on Elm Street
Nightmare on Elm Street 3
New Nightmare

That's it! :)