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post #1 of 17
8/14/09 at 10:44pm
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He's always been one of my favorites, but I've recently been rewatching a lot of his stuff. Watched Assault on Precinct 13, The Fog, The Thing, and They Live in the past few weeks. I think Escape from New York will probably be up next. He's made some less than stellar stuff lately, but he could put out a POS movie every year till he dies and I'd still consider him one of the greats.

Also...his soundtracks are killer...



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post #2 of 17
8/14/09 at 11:52pm
Big Trouble in Little China is immensely entertaining.
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post #3 of 17
8/14/09 at 11:53pm
In The Mouth Of Madness.
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post #4 of 17
8/15/09 at 11:13am
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Originally Posted by unpainted huffheinz View Post
Big Trouble in Little China is immensely entertaining.

If you ever get a chance to listen to the director's commentary on The Thing you should do it. Kurt Russell and Carpenter are very funny. The commentary on BTLC is extremely boring though.
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post #5 of 17
8/15/09 at 11:27pm
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If you ever get a chance to listen to the director's commentary on The Thing you should do it. Kurt Russell and Carpenter are very funny. The commentary on BTLC is extremely boring though.
+1 on The Thing commentary. It's really one of the best remakes ever.
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post #6 of 17
8/16/09 at 10:24am
John Carpenter was absolutely amazing, and I hope he makes a comeback at some point.


Saw Escape from NY at the local film archive awhile ago, and I enjoyed it tremendously. Still one of my all-time favorite films in any genre.

<3
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post #7 of 17
8/16/09 at 12:37pm
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...I hope he makes a comeback at some point.

+1

He's supposed to be currently shooting a new horror flick in Spokane. Fingers crossed.
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post #8 of 17
8/16/09 at 6:29pm
I love The Thing.
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post #9 of 17
8/16/09 at 6:40pm
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+1

He's supposed to be currently shooting a new horror flick in Spokane. Fingers crossed.

Spokane is rather terrifying.
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post #10 of 17
8/17/09 at 2:04pm
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Big Trouble in Little China is immensely entertaining.
+1000 Incredible flick. So was They Live, Prince of Darkness, The Thing. Almost every single movie Carpenter makes is just a re-make of Assault on 13, but I still love em.
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post #11 of 17
8/17/09 at 2:09pm
"The Thing" was an amazing remake

He doesn't get recognized often for "Bodybags" and original film made up of several short stories but I love that one too. Especially the story where Luke Skywalker gets big shard of glass stuck in his eye!!!
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post #12 of 17
8/17/09 at 2:59pm
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"The Thing" was an amazing remake

He doesn't get recognized often for "Bodybags" and original film made up of several short stories but I love that one too. Especially the story where Luke Skywalker gets big shard of glass stuck in his eye!!!

Never heard of this, must see!
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post #13 of 17
8/18/09 at 2:04pm
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Never heard of this, must see!

It really is a great film, even if it is a little campy. Check out the list of legendary horror directors who make cameos

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106449/
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post #14 of 17
8/18/09 at 2:23pm
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+1 on The Thing commentary. It's really one of the best remakes ever.

Without a doubt. And this is my favorite Carpenter movie (well, of those I've seen).
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post #15 of 17
8/19/09 at 4:48am
No love for "Dark Star"?

Agree on "The Thing"; the best horror film not made by Roman Polanski.
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