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Poster for John Carpenter's THE WARD hits!
Hey folks, Harry here... On my FB stream I saw that House of Horrors had posted the new one sheet for John Carpenter's THE WARD, which garnered pretty good word of mouth at Toronto last year. I'm dying to see the film. Oh, that's right, it is opening right smack in the middle of the summer, July 8th. I can't believe that I get a new John Carpenter flick this summer! Here's the poster:
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I would love JC to get his Mojo back.
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Second?
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This is his first film in what, 8 years or something? Ya gotta wonder what's been going through his mind all this time. Is he just as baffled as the rest of us why his stuff went off a cliff starting with Village of the Damned? I don't want his films to suck. I want them to rule like they did when I was a kid.
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Asylum + Carpenter = the potential for a good flick!
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a cast i never heard of. a favorite drector. intriguing.
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I got to see it play back in April. It sucks it didn't have a broad theatrical release. It was so much better than Insidious. It has a lot of similarities to Sucker Punch, but doesn't suck.
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not surprising considering Carpenter is more interested in being a human chimney that plays video games than making movies...the guy directs from his trailer now
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If you'll view the body of my message, you'll see I predicted my failure long before you noticed it.
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Everyone at the theater I saw it at was most appreciative of what they saw. There was even applause after it played, and no, the filmmakers weren't in attendance.
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Word is its going direct to video, or at least VOD. Don't expect it to be a lot of places on July 8th...
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that's what the poster looks like....
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.. was already up on denofgeek.com last month http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/732435/john_carpenters_the_ward_review.html
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.. is up on denofgeek.com http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/900573/xmen_first_class_spoilerfree_verdict.html
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Hmmmmm......
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May 21, 2011, 11:15 p.m. CST
Trust me guys, I already caught two advanced screenings
by GuyRitchieRocks
This movie is vintage Carpenter, to the max, full throttle! Believe me, there is more hard core thrills in this film, than in The Thing, Carrie and The Fog combined! There is noone like the king and on July 8th you will be scared beyond belief. Peace.
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Hoping for a return to form nevertheless!
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May 21, 2011, 11:25 p.m. CST
Harry wanting a movie to be good is a better bet than one he say's good
by Jeffrey
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@ frakthetoasters: No kidding
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clearly, whoever that blurb is attributed to doesn't know the films of JC or his history.
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I didn't think it would ever see the light of day. Now if we can only get Joe Dante's pic "The Hole" in theaters.
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Would love to see JOHN CARPENTER make a period WESTERN who knows maybe someday one I wrote...
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May 22, 2011, 1:52 a.m. CST
POSTERS looks perfect WISH I could have worked on the POSTER...
by KHjLL
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Hopefully this will be a return to form for Carpenter.
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...and it was crap, it was the surpise movie, so I didn't know what it was going in, but boy was it terrible, and you could feel the entire audience felt the same. He was really just going through the motions, nothing you havn't seen before and nothing that hasn't been done better. Real shame as I was looking forward to Carpenter coming back to gameform
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..the stuff by Nick whatsisname is fucking awful. Want this to be good but I've an awful feeling that JC's long since lost his mojo and doesn't care that much. The high point of his career since the mid-90's has been the TV feature Cigarette Burns. Such a shame...
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Such a shame about Carpenter. We are witnessing the decline of another former master of genre cinema. His high point has to be The Thing, although there were some surprising flashes of magic with Starman and Big Trouble, and even Memoirs of an Invisible Man--which is not a good film, but does always entertain me when I watch it. Perhaps Mouth of Madness can be counted as his last worthwhile horror film, although it's more a collection of memorable moments than a cohesive whole. Vampires was terrible, and felt like an out of touch film-maker trying to be cool. Ghosts of Mars was painfully bad. Then there's the Carpenter who cheerfully allows his classics to be remade. The fact that he doesn't care just bothers me. I know that film-making is all about the money, and Carpenter is getting paid for the remakes, but considering his reputation--or former reputation--and that amazing back catalogue, could he not have steered the new versions along a better path? If I had Halloween, The Fog, Assault on Precinct 13 and The Thing on my resume, I'd be thinking of ways to legitimately bring them back for a new audience by trying to involve the best film-making talent around instead of watching them become pointless cash-ins. Imagine The Fog directed by a real modern talent. Imagine The Thing as a true sequel rather than this remake/reboot/prequel garbage we're going to get. What a fucking waste.
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...now hopefully my dream will come true of a Carpenter bluray collection of all his movies with commentary by him, Kurt Russell, Keith David and Dennis Dun. Not to mention a special disc with all his music, someone make this happen.
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its a great little movie with plenty of shocks the story has been done before I Spoiler:If you have seen identity with John Cussack its exactly the same idea except a different location: Nevertheless its movie well worth watching:
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shit twist ending. just generally straight to dvd fare. such terrible nonsense from a film maker who should know better.
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At this stage, it's pretty difficult for John to recapture the "magic" as he did back in the day. (courtesy of classics like EFNY,The Thing,Halloween,AoP13,etc.) Being that he is one of my all time favorite Directors (Even moreso that the other "JC".*wink*) I really wish him good luck with this film as well as the upcoming FPS F.3.A.R. And if it is a sucess, reunite with Kurt (Russell) to finish the 3rd escape installment. You owe it to us, John!
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and I hated that movie. The last movie I enjoyed by Carpenter was Village of the Damned and that was in 1995. Since then he's made Ghost of Mars, Vampires and Escape from L.A. All terrible. I'll believe this "Proves he's still the Master of Shock" when the reviews start trickling in.
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Monsters, Super..... well theres two. many may have been exaggerating...
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When I was a kid and saw Prince of Darkness I was scared shitless and stayed up all night. The view of that figure coming out of the church in the garbled video and audio was terrifying. Then later when I saw "They Live" I cheered as Roddy Piper beat the crap out of Keith David and the two of them beat the CRAP out of those damned aliens! WE WOULD NOT SUBMIT OR OBEY! Carpenter fricking ROCKS and I bow before him. Yay for the new movie!!!!
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I love his music and how he almost always uses the same font for his credits. Can't wait to see the new movie!
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May 22, 2011, 8:32 a.m. CST
"I have a message for you. . .you're not going to like it. . ."
by heyscot
"Pray. . .for death. . ." OH JESUS CHRIST
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When it screened at TIFF. I think it was TIFF. The reaction was mixed with slight positive leanings. "Better Than Your Last Shit Movie" isn't saying much. Like it or not, Paul W.S. Anderson is as near as we have to a modern-day Carpenter. "B-Level" genre films with A-Level production. I feel like Anderson is capable of a Moment, where popular geek opinion of him changes (and average audience opinion remains the same -- because say what you will, his films make a lot of money). He's no Carpenter, of course, but I worry that Carpenter is no Carpenter, not anymore. I feel nervous about THE WARD. I want it to knock my socks off, but in the few reviews I've dared to read everyone is still snug in there shoes, if grateful Carpenter made another film.
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May 22, 2011, 9:13 a.m. CST
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by linlijung
it is your fault
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worst film of the year behind The rite.
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Anyone who still praises Carpenter's work from the late 80's onward is a hopeless fanboy at best or simply delusional at worst.
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damn that would have been so cool
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fucktards
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Come on, guys.
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May 22, 2011, 11:16 a.m. CST
Why are the ghouls only grabbing her arms...are they afraid of being charged with sexual assault?
by Bobo_Vision
Or are they afraid that the similarities to the Drag Me to Hell poster will be to obvious?
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May 22, 2011, 11:38 a.m. CST
This guy thinks Carpenter went South after parting ways with Cundey
by Phloton
http://tinyurl.com/3lwpxfm He stops at Big Trouble, but I know folks love Prince of Darkness, They Live and Vampires. All three have their moments. I think his list is more about the stuff he likes top to bottom and not just bits. The trailer for The Ward doesn't fill me with confidence. I just don't think Carpenter cares anymore. He longs for a time that doesn't exist anymore.
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posters suck now.
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And that movie sucked ass. JC hasn't made a good movie in 20 years.
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It did in the UK and is already on DVD and blu ray.
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I deduce from this that the movie will be shit. Carpenter using cheap easy tricks to once again cover for his lack of plot. Shame as I love the old John Carpenter :o(
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WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Centurion, Hobo With A Shotgun, Trollhunter, and the magnificent 13 Assassins were all worth the 10.99 pre-theatrical price for me as none of these showed locally. I don't foresee adding The Ward to that list with Carpenter's late-90's-and-forward track record...
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Most of us live in areas where these types of movies won't play theatrically, and who the hell wants to drop 20+ on a BD of a movie they have never seen?
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To October now - I'll see it, kinda cautious (last Carpenter I remember was the semi decent Vampires, and the lacking Ghosts of Mars) but I want the solid, reliable Carpenter back that I know can deliver the goods!! I watched They Live for the billionth time last night, and it still kicks ass!!
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This movie is on SKY Box Office tonight here in the UK, and AICN is reporting its poster? Eh?
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Just look at that happy face.
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For a John Carpenter movie: Put Gerard Butler and Ludacris on Saturn where they fight a ravenous mob of cannibalistic tweens fueled by their rage of not having service for their iphones. And throw a blonde B-list actress in the lead role.
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Halloween, The Fog, The Thing, ASOP13, They Live, Starman,Escape From New York,Prince of Darkness,Big Trouble in Little China- all just incredible pieces of movie fanboy geekdom awesomenss!!! Not many directors can place 2 or 3 movies in there much less 7 or 8!!! I say he has earned the right o make wtvr piece of shit he wants to pay the bills
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And I guess before BD's you refused to watch anything other than a projector? Sounds like you just don't want the people who worked on the project getting any of your money to me
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You can get VOD in 1080p and Dolby Digital Plus. I've seen films that look as good as Blu-Ray (and some even better than BD!) And to add to list of great films that went direct to DVD/BD in the U.S....TRIANGLE! Also TRANSMERICA. As to the person who mentioned SUPER...it did have a theatrical release in NYC. I'll assume it did elsewhere as well...but was also made available via VOD (except for FIOS systems.)
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May 23, 2011, 2:51 a.m. CST
Uh - hey AICN - HERE'S THE FULL TRAILER. You're losing your touch - this took a simple Youtube search
by dasheight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWrnTbLRmMA
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May 23, 2011, 2:53 a.m. CST
Seriously, AICN - what is going on with your staff lately? This movie CAME OUT SIX MONTHS AGO in the UK. How could AICN not know this? Here's the trailer. The DVD-rip has been online for over 3 months.
by dasheight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWrnTbLRmMA
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May 23, 2011, 2:58 a.m. CST
Have to say this again - THE MOVIE WAS RELEASED IN JANUARY IN THE UK - see the full trailer below. The DVD has already been released. The fact that AICN doesn't know this says to me that the staff on this site aren't even TRYING to keep up anymore.
by dasheight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWrnTbLRmMA
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I have it on my iphone to watch with one eye, close up, on a tiny screen......as any good film maker intended.
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As much as I would've loved to have seen a Carpenter directed "Carrie", that credit really belongs to Brian DePalma dude...unfortunately that makes your "comments" pretty suspect. All I've heard from Carpenter fans who've seen this film is that it's a slap in the face. Lazy and filled with poorly timed cheap scares.
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My guess is that he is preaty much done with filmmaking, he just does a few projects here and there now to pay the bills. They Live is the last movie of his that it felt like he wasn't bored making it.
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May 23, 2011, 9:42 a.m. CST
Is this about Beaver Cleaver's dad coming back from the dead?
by tonagan
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May 23, 2011, 10:18 a.m. CST
Anyone know what obscure website that blurb comes from?
by openthepodbaydoorshal
I'd like (no, LOVE) to believe it......but I'll wait and see.
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May 23, 2011, 12:18 p.m. CST
blackwood - "Like it or not, Paul W.S. Anderson is as near as we have to a modern-day Carpenter. "B-Level" genre films with A-Level production."
by openthepodbaydoorshal
One big thing missing is talent. This may not be Halloween, The Thing, Escape From NY, etc. good, but I'll take In The Mouth Of Madness good... Any word on Joe Dante's The Hole?? That and John Landis' Burke and Hare movie?? Already come and gone in the UK? And another good direct to DVD title...Trick R Treat.....rambling done.
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His three best films. At a push, 'Escape from NY' is kind of cool too, But everything else is pretty mediocre.
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