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Details Emerge On John Carpenter's Gangster Movie, THE PRINCE!

WHO CARES??? by wackybantha	Nov 17th, 2008 07:07:44 PM
NOT ME!!!
Actually... by wackybantha	Nov 17th, 2008 07:08:47 PM
....it does sound pretty cool. I just wanted to see what it felt like to be a jerk in a talkback.
John Carpenter? The legendary John Carpenter? by Quake II	Nov 17th, 2008 07:18:30 PM
The man who could take a small budget and create a kick-ass classic film and make it look effortless. The guy who used to be my favorite director with perfect films like Halloween, The Fog, Escape From New York and Big Troble In Little China? I heard he was taken over by a talentless old hack who not only lost his eye, but his vision as well. I'm beginning to think that without Debra Hill as his producer, the guy will never come back. The new Carpenter even pisses on his old classics by selling off the rights for shitty remakes. RIP John Carpenter.......
Enthusiasm tempered by warsinthesun	Nov 17th, 2008 07:25:14 PM
Not only has he gotten a movie off the ground in eight years but a look at the last three movies he did before that wouldn't generate even a bit of enthusiasm.
All this needs is Dean Cundey by Gwai Lo	Nov 17th, 2008 07:33:02 PM
This script sounds great, now all it needs it some Cundey cinematography and two shits to be given by Carpenter and we might be talking about a late in the game career revival.
The THING 2 by CharyouTree	Nov 17th, 2008 07:42:12 PM
with Del Torro's crew helping with the creatures
Ghosts of Mars is my least favorite movie of all time... by Spacker Dave	Nov 17th, 2008 07:45:52 PM
...given the pedigree it comes from. The Thing is my second favorite movie of all time so that'll give you an idea of how far the mighty have fallen. It's no wonder why it's taken so long for Carpenter to get on track. I hope he knocks this out of the park but my enthusiasm is extremely tempered.
I wouldn't be getting my hopes high if I were... by Gungan Slayer	Nov 17th, 2008 07:55:17 PM
dude has basically done nothing for years, just two episodes for Master of Horror. Are people even willing to finance his projects anymore? Don't get me wrong, it would be nice to see a new Carpenter film again, but he hasn't really done anything worthwhile in years, perhaps decades.
His MOH episodes were great... by TylerDurden3395	Nov 17th, 2008 07:57:14 PM
Shit, the man could direct a tampon commercial and I'd still watch that fucker!
Poor Carpenter... by sonnyfern	Nov 17th, 2008 07:59:06 PM
I always got the feeling he just gave up...in recent interviews and encounters I've heard he just sounds bitter and hateful. I hope he gets his mojo back.
I hope he doesn't die. by pencil-man	Nov 17th, 2008 08:00:18 PM
He's getting reaaallly old. And you know what happens after you get that old?
It's not SCARED STRAIGHT. It's RIOT now. by TheRealRatigan	Nov 17th, 2008 08:09:07 PM
I saw a filmmarket poster online last week witha riot shield and the title "painted across it. The new title is a good thing I think, because "SCARED STRAIGHT" sounds like an after school special from 1983.
let him do the music too by nolan bautista	Nov 17th, 2008 08:17:45 PM
maybe we'll talk
I love bitter John Carpenter. by ImMorganFreeman	Nov 17th, 2008 08:26:15 PM
He's gritty and nihilistic, and even more pissed off than ever! Bring on the darkness!!! And Ghosts of Mars kicks ass. There I said it.
Time to hang it up brotha! by sevadro	Nov 17th, 2008 08:26:41 PM
Love his movies, but after a stretch this long - I doubt anything he makes will be relevant.
He's Sixty! by mrbeaks	Nov 17th, 2008 08:43:15 PM
Robert Altman was sixty-four when he got back in the game with VINCENT AND THEO (and look at his run from QUINTET to TANNER '88 - not pretty). Carpenter just needs some material that kicks him in the ass. A nihilistic gangster movie could do the trick.
i came here to chew bubble gum and make a great by crazybubba	Nov 17th, 2008 08:48:59 PM
gangster flick......................... ..and i'm all out of bubble gum.
If only the Carpenter of 30 years ago returned... by Kid Idioteque	Nov 17th, 2008 08:50:19 PM
But I'm not going to get my hopes up.
I love John Carpenter! by The Reluctant Austinite	Nov 17th, 2008 09:18:43 PM
If I know Talkbacks, this will get real nasty, real quick. John is my film hero. I went to WKU because he went there. The man has had a rough career, besieged on all sides by fans and critics alike all the way. The films we all consider classics, outside of HALLOWEEN, were pretty much spit on and kicked around by the fans and critics alike during their theatrical releases. THE THING got the worst of it. I remember. I was there. And he remembers too. Nobody got BIG TROUBLE during its theatrical run. THE FOG was bombed. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK was panned. ASSAULT ON PRECINT 13 snubbed. He should be bitter. Any of us would be bitter. There is no director alive today that deserves a comeback more than John Carpenter, and hopefully one that won't have to wait 20 years to see any appreciation.
well you had me at John Car... by DrManhattansUnit	Nov 17th, 2008 09:32:48 PM
"penter" is just icing on the cake.
Ghosts of Mars sucked he can't go out on that note by Charlie_Allnut	Nov 17th, 2008 10:38:33 PM

Unforgiven is one of the most overated by cathartist	Nov 17th, 2008 10:46:57 PM
westerns of all time. I sure hope its not like a gangster version of that movie or it may just be a boring as Unforgiven too. As for Carpenter; Big Trouble and Mouth of Madness will always be two of my favorite movies of all time!
Old West Alien Invasion flick in 3D by DRACULA_WANTS_THE_AMULET	Nov 17th, 2008 11:00:50 PM
I'd love to see John make a old Western/Alien Invasion flick. Shoot it in 3d. Have that Touch of Evil and it Came from Outerspace shit about it. Something from space crashes near a small western town. A deafening boom and large blinding flash illuminates the night sky. The Sheriff and some men go out to the crash area to investigate it. When they come back. It's obvious that they are possessed. The remaining town tries to kill This possessed Posse. No fucking chance in hell! A kid escapes on horse back. He confronts a loner living secluded in the hills. This Loner is known for his gun and bare handed fighting skills. He begs him to go back to the town to kill this evil before it infects the world. Something like that. Always wanted to see John do a Western...
Well shit.. Thats too much like Ghost of Mars by DRACULA_WANTS_THE_AMULET	Nov 17th, 2008 11:17:41 PM
I got it John Carpenters Indian Massacre- based on the Jamestown Massacre.
"Helluva thing, killin' a man... by Dogmatic	Nov 17th, 2008 11:39:25 PM
take everything he has and everything he's ever gonna have." If this movie has lines like that....it'll be awesome.
What needs to happen by Dancingforever	Nov 18th, 2008 12:35:12 AM
Is the development of an Alien Gangster Genre. I would see the feel to be like Blade Runner, and great kooky characters that you could find from the casino scene in Star wars. Some Aliens would have lEEt talents like being able to assassinate while others with big heads would be the bosses because they would be smart. There would be fish aliens who would take other alien gangster to their doom under water and possible fornicate with them in weird 70s style gritty film shots with The Bangles Eternal Flame playing in the background. Cameos by E.T. or other world famous aliens would be a must.
Heck, I'm sold by Organs	Nov 18th, 2008 12:46:03 AM
Even though he has made less than stellar work, I love The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, and In the Mouth of Madness too much to not get hyped.
puhleeze!! by surprider	Nov 18th, 2008 12:54:22 AM
he's so overated
SCARED STRAIGHT = great title by BenBraddock	Nov 18th, 2008 01:04:37 AM
RIOT = "straight to dvd" title
I hope he gets to make this by caruso_stalker217	Nov 18th, 2008 02:03:27 AM
A Cage/Carpenter prison movie would be cool, but this idea sounds more interesting. Carpenter has made a ton of westerns that aren't westerns, so he can do this shit.
Beaks is right by BadMrWonka	Nov 18th, 2008 02:15:42 AM
my dad is fucking 61, and he rides his bike all over the city for fun. Carpenter shouldn't be in a hurry. if this project is worthwhile, and it sounds like it is, let it marinate and hopefully come to fruition. he doesn't need to make The Thing again, he just needs a hit to get him back into the realm where he can make what he wants. get a couple of A-list actors signed on, and this will definitely get made, and then it's off to the races!
No Thing sequel. No- bad Talkbackers. by Lost Jarv	Nov 18th, 2008 02:48:45 AM
Why shit on one of the finest endings of all time. Carpenter needs to make Escape Part 3 befor clubbing the remake artists to death with a big stick for shitting on his work.
Great John Carpenter films: by kwisatzhaderach	Nov 18th, 2008 03:08:32 AM
Assault on Precint 13, Halloween, The Fog, Escape From New York, The Thing, Starman, Big Trouble in Little China, Prince of Darkness, They Live and In The Mouth of Madness.
You ageist fucking SOB's!!!! by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Nov 18th, 2008 03:23:48 AM
Sidney Lumet is 84, and he just made one of the best fucking films of 2007. Clint Eastwood is 78 and if you’re not looking forward to Gran Turismo you’re a fucking idiot. Carpenter can keep making flicks until he drops. Go back to the Robotech talkback, douchebags.
Ghost of Mars was great by theycallmemrglass	Nov 18th, 2008 03:59:13 AM
And I love Escape from LA, Invisible Man and even Vampires (But Kurt should have been in that one). I love them because somehow they felt his 80s movies. Dialogue felt 80s, the effects felt 80s. The man is stuck in time.
GHOSTS OF MARS has the cheesiest fucking ending by caruso_stalker217	Nov 18th, 2008 04:41:59 AM
I love it.
Talkbackers may piss on everything that's new by myspoonistoobig	Nov 18th, 2008 06:33:23 AM
But deep down they still know it would kick ass for someone like John fucking Carpenter to come back and make a movie that just owns everything. I see the potential here. Come on, John. One more, for the fences...
Nicolas Cage in John Carpenter's RIOT! by Stuntcock Mike	Nov 18th, 2008 07:35:15 AM
Now.
A great quote about Carpenter's ride by EriamJH	Nov 18th, 2008 08:14:41 AM
He does crappy B-movie stories, but somehow was given an A-list budget.
"brutal and dark and violent at the end." by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Nov 18th, 2008 08:53:58 AM
As opposed to all those non brutal and dark endings in Carpenter's flicks?
I mean seriously by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Nov 18th, 2008 08:54:26 AM
Did you expect someone to hand out balloons and teddy bears at the end?
I thought while watching Doomsday, by skimn	Nov 18th, 2008 08:57:59 AM
which was such a love letter to Carpenter's EFNY (the intro, the title font, the music), that Carpenter needed a kick ass script and a decent budget and he could knock one out of the park again. Those one-offs for Masters Of Horror don't count, he was just keeping his beak wet. Lets hope this is the one. He is the last of the genre kings of the seventies to hang hope on. Hooper..sorry. Dante..where are you (I know about his next project tho)? Romero..stuck in zombieland. Cronenberg...doing excellent work, but has abandoned the "new flesh". DePalma...waiting for a return to glory. C'mon John, we need you.
You call Doomsday a love letter by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Nov 18th, 2008 09:02:50 AM
I call it a ripoff. I haven't seen it, but I can tell just from the trailer. I'm not saying I wouldn't like it, but I'm saying it's nothing really original.
He's only 60? by I Dunno	Nov 18th, 2008 09:06:09 AM
Wow. Cocaine's a helluva drug. I haven't seen all of Carpenter's work but even a shitty Carpenter movie is at least not boring. Except I don't get the geek love for Prince of Darkness. But it's such a consensus that it's great, it must be me.
Carpenter by A-COD	Nov 18th, 2008 09:06:47 AM
Is a "B" movie maker. These guys need high outputs and low budgets. If he cranks out enough, probability says something will be entertaining. The fact that he stopped making movies isn't good.
John, for shit's sake. Put down the weed, grab a camera by Stuntcock Mike	Nov 18th, 2008 09:41:41 AM
Please. We want you back.
Cool- by Judge Briggs	Nov 18th, 2008 09:46:20 AM
Carpenter is one of the best horror directors of all time. I would like to see a follow up to Prince of Darkness. That or In the Mouth of Madness. See the chaos spread and what would come afterward... In the mean time, I have Fallout 3.
John Carpenter has had his day now by unionJACKass.webs.com	Nov 18th, 2008 09:58:53 AM
He's become awful. He hasn't made a decent film since MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE way back in 1992!!
Don't really have anything new to add... by password.swordfish	Nov 18th, 2008 09:59:22 AM
so I'll just echo previous sentiments. Carpenter used to be so stellar, I'll still see any garbage he puts out there (and yes, everything since Escape from LA has been garbage). The man created truly original and badass flicks: Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, The Thing (ooooh, so good!), Big Trouble, Escape from New York, In the Mouth of Madness, Prince of Darkness... (I think some people should go rewatch the Fog though, that was a misstep. Just some real poor stuff in that one). And dear god, NO NICHOLAS CAGE! When was the last time that guy was in anything watchable? Adaptation, maybe? Reuniting Carpenter with fucking badass Kurt Russell is the best idea ever.
I'm surprised Dickblood... by DocPazuzu	Nov 18th, 2008 10:23:15 AM
...hasn't shown up yet, telling everyone how Big Trouble in Little China is "the only good movie" Carpenter ever made.
I thought Danny would show up... by HoboCode	Nov 18th, 2008 10:26:46 AM
wondering if this movie was a John McCain biopic.
somebody re-release The Thing in theatres by T 1000 xp professional	Nov 18th, 2008 10:29:02 AM
that would be a freaking nice weekend....Somebody said they don't get the geek love for Prince of Darkness. Same here man. I'm definitely excited/hopeful about a new Carpenter flick though...anybody has Kurt Russel's #. If that movie was ever made. This site would be swarmed by excitement and the world would be at peace.
DocPazuzu by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Nov 18th, 2008 10:29:41 AM
I don't know the ins and outs of all posters, but he's said that? Wow, I mean I don't like every Carpenter movie, but what Carpenter fan does not put Halloween or EFNY on top?
Binks by Lost Jarv	Nov 18th, 2008 10:38:40 AM
Me. The Thing FTW!
The Thing... by DocPazuzu	Nov 18th, 2008 10:47:07 AM
...is quite possibly my favorite movie of all time.
RE: GHOSTS OF MARS by Mr. Nice Gaius	Nov 18th, 2008 11:03:39 AM
Carpenter was supposed to have turned in his Director's License after that debacle. Apparently, he was spared this humiliation thanks to several glorious close-ups of Natasha Henstridge.
MNG by DocPazuzu	Nov 18th, 2008 11:12:01 AM
The funniest thing about GOM is comparing the DVD cover with the movie. On the cover, Ice Cube is taller than Henstridge, but in the movie she virtually towers over him. Other than that the movie sucks mightily -- possibly Carpenter's worst effort.
WHY IS CARPENTER TALKING TO DEVIN?!?! by BringingSexyBack	Nov 18th, 2008 11:18:57 AM
Shouldn't Drew be getting the scoop on this? I hope this gangster movie is accompanied by a kickass synthesizer soundtrack!!!!!!
JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING YOU DO! by BringingSexyBack	Nov 18th, 2008 11:22:59 AM
Wherein an alien parasite infects a 50s pop band. Featuring all new synthesizer soundtrack by Carpenter.
DocPaz by Mr. Nice Gaius	Nov 18th, 2008 11:25:16 AM
Agreed. GOM is also a good example (despite its premise) of how his movies seemed to have gotten smaller over the years. There is such a slapdash feel to both GOM and VAMPIRES that it really makes you appreciate his earlier work. And man, Henstridge still looks good but back in the day...dear Lord! I would gladly let her tower of me. BTW - I've had no luck trying to find the last traces of Tom Bodet.
That's "over me". by Mr. Nice Gaius	Nov 18th, 2008 11:26:38 AM

JOHN CARPENTER'S GHOST OF MARS 2: THE RECKONING by BringingSexyBack	Nov 18th, 2008 11:27:29 AM
Mmm Mmm Ghosty!
JOHN CARPENTER'S ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK 2: LAID OFF by BringingSexyBack	Nov 18th, 2008 11:28:34 AM
Snake got laid off from Lehman Brothers.
Ghosts of Mars by Lost Jarv	Nov 18th, 2008 11:31:05 AM
Is a bad film on every level- it's a remake of one of his own remakes and sucks mightily. Having said that, I would like to fold Henstridge and.... jarv trails off in a pile of drool
Damn it by Lost Jarv	Nov 18th, 2008 11:32:26 AM
That was meant to be "fold Henstridge like a deck chair"- but I mangled it. Shit. Anyhoo, Bodet has several new monikers. It's hard catching him though.
Lost Jarv by Mr. Nice Gaius	Nov 18th, 2008 11:36:04 AM
Do you recall Bodet's most recent screenname? I can't remember it (let alone find it) and I'm wondering if he was banned (again) right before the alleged registration freeze.
Oh... by DocPazuzu	Nov 18th, 2008 11:36:08 AM
...I've got a "tower of me" for Henstridge. Oh yes.
JOHN CARPENTER'S QUANTUM OF SOLACE by BringingSexyBack	Nov 18th, 2008 11:37:03 AM
John Carpenter don't do rapid editing. He's practically slo-mo.
Speaking of Henstridge... by DocPazuzu	Nov 18th, 2008 11:41:25 AM
...can't let mention of her go without giving a shout-out to Species 2, one of the most shamelessly awful and wonderful schlock-fi movies ever. It's everything Slither wanted to be and failed at.
"tower of me" by Mr. Nice Gaius	Nov 18th, 2008 11:47:17 AM
Ha!
Henstridge is in that terrible movie, DOGPARK... by Mr. Nice Gaius	Nov 18th, 2008 11:55:41 AM
...with Luke Wilson. Now, I'm all for ladies with short hair. But the creators of that film saw fit to give Natasha a hairstyle that can only be described as an Aryan Helmet.
"Ghosts of Mars" might have turned out differently by The Reluctant Austinite	Nov 18th, 2008 11:58:59 AM
if Carpenter were allowed to make the movie he wanted. Originally, he cast Jason Statham as Desolation Williams, but Statham wasn't a star yet so the studio FORCED him to cast Ice Cube. Carpenter went over Ice Cube's house to meet with him only to have to first have a 15 minute "session" with his handlers telling him how he should address the rapper. Never call him Ice or Ice Cube or Mr. Cube; only refer to him as Cube. Then Courtney Love was supposed to play the lead, but dropped out one week prior to shooting and had to be replaced by Natasha Henstridge at the last minute. Who knows how that might have worked or not worked. Massive studio tinkering followed. I still believe, if Carpenter were allowed a badass anti-hero to play Desolation Williams instead of "Cube," the results might have been better.
He's got a few active, but I'm damned if I can remember by Lost Jarv	Nov 18th, 2008 12:04:36 PM
what they are. There's a species 3 apparently. Bet that one's great as well. I maintain that the first one isn't schlock and is actually a good film. About an Alien fuckmonster.
The Reluctant Austinite by Lost Jarv	Nov 18th, 2008 12:05:58 PM
He's made that movie. It's called Assault on Precinct 13 and rocks.
Any Carpenter will do! by Mr.Krinkle	Nov 18th, 2008 12:47:52 PM
I don't care what the genre is, just let the man make a damn movie! And please studio people, don't fuck with him. Kurt Russell and Carpenter teaming up again on something original would be awesome.
Ghosts Of Mars by skimn	Nov 18th, 2008 12:49:54 PM
I have a vague recollection, but doesn't that have a flashback in a flashback, within a flashback? The tequila and confusion kicked in at that point... Oh, and don't use Marilyn Manson as your villian model...
Lost Jarv by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Nov 18th, 2008 01:34:40 PM
Don't hate, but I've never gotten around to seeing The Thing. I don't know why. I want to see it, I just haven't yet.
Please get Dean Cundey back in the fold by Samuel Fulmer	Nov 18th, 2008 03:29:08 PM
Since he's the one thing that all of Carpenter's really good films (Halloween, The Fog, Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in little China) have in common.
Carpenter at 60 by Samuel Fulmer	Nov 18th, 2008 03:33:37 PM
He may look like he's pushing 85, but at least he doesn't have the huge George Lucas neck.
I blame post 1980's Chevy Chase for by Samuel Fulmer	Nov 18th, 2008 03:38:03 PM
ruining Carpenter's career. He's the black hole of the entertainment world. How many people have basically never been popular again after working with him? There's too many to county. I don't think Carpenter's career has been the same after Memoirs of an Invisible Man.
No hate, Binks... by DocPazuzu	Nov 18th, 2008 03:38:10 PM
...just pity! You really owe it to yourself to see it.
"We're on fire, Macready!" by GrandMuffTarkin	Nov 18th, 2008 03:53:25 PM
I would rather not spend the rest of the winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!
"I ain't goin' with Windows." by DocPazuzu	Nov 18th, 2008 03:54:29 PM
"Hey, FUCK YOU, PALMER!!"
aaahhh, Species... by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Nov 18th, 2008 03:56:04 PM
I probably masturbated 26,000 times to that flick growing up. Good times. Henstridge was da bomb in Species, yo.
IF by Come_ON	Nov 18th, 2008 04:11:22 PM
THIS MOVIE DOESN'T HAVE ALICE COOPER STABBING SOMEONE WITH A BIKE THEN COUNT ME OUT
Wake-up hollywood !!!! by giger167	Nov 18th, 2008 05:10:16 PM
A world where John Carpenter knocked out a movie every couple of years would indeed be a brighter place. Give him a low-mid budget and a decent cast and watch the magic fly. What's shocking is the huge amount of horror/sci-fi films being made by hacks and turning over a decent profit, the majority of the being remakes or bland asian rehashes. You have one of the greatest genre directors wanting to work and no interest. Why hasn't Sam Raimi's horror company signed him up or Lionsgate or New LIne, the man even has his own original ideas to film. And when he starts to make films again perhaps he can coax Rob Bottin out of selling timeshares or whatever the fuck he is doing now. Maybe he just needs a new producing partner or something. I'm a fan so I'm biased, but the man made at least five of my all time favourite films, and some of them even made money lol :)
"I was wonderin'... by ThereWolf	Nov 18th, 2008 05:23:19 PM
when El Capitan would get a chance to use his pop gun."
Hey Binks... by spud mcspud	Nov 18th, 2008 05:26:49 PM
GrandMuffTarkin just got in there with one of the best lines in THE THING. Now THAT is how you deliver a fucking line! Seriously, THE THING is a stone cold, one for the ages, undeniable CLASSIC. Go and buy it RIGHT NOW and skullfuck your own eyes in ways James Cameron's AVATAR can only DREEEEEEAM OF!!! THE THING is required viewing. I envy you your first look at that movie, 'cos they REALLY don't make them like that any more...
"I'm not gonna harm... by ThereWolf	Nov 18th, 2008 05:53:19 PM
... anybody, there's nothin' wrong with me and if there was I'm all better now. I would like to come back inside..." I could do this all day with 'The Thing' so I'll shut up now.
"I don't know who to trust..." by DocPazuzu	Nov 18th, 2008 06:01:18 PM
"Trust's a hard thing to come by these days. Tell you what -- why don't you put your trust in the Lord?"
The Thing by disfigurehead	Nov 18th, 2008 07:40:30 PM
"I would rather not spend spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!!!!!!!!"
he should have done Man On Fire by Maniaq	Nov 18th, 2008 09:21:43 PM
that movie would have been perfect for him - and fuck knows he couldn't have done any worse than Tony Scott, that's fo DAMN SURE! the gangster flick sounds ok, the prison flick - not so much... btw Skimm - you left out Friedkin! How could you leave out Billy Friedkin! Now THERE'S one for the where-are-they-now files... Oh yeah... "You, you're ok, but this one - REAL FUCKIN UGLY!"
I know I need to see it, but by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Nov 19th, 2008 08:43:31 AM
I'm broke, and don't have a netflix acount, or rent DVDs. My library has a good selection, so I borrow from there. I know I'm being cheap, and I need to see it. All of you out there need to see Equillibrium if you haven't
Unforgiven is over-rated??? by Wee Willie	Nov 19th, 2008 10:25:45 AM
You're saying that based on what? the scores of good reviews? The Academy Awards, the film itself. It's pretty much recognized as one of the great modern Westerns. Your subjective opinion that it's over-rated is just that YOUR opinion.
I wish... by ThereWolf	Nov 19th, 2008 02:28:52 PM
this TB was higher up the Talkback chart. During a certain stage of my life, Carpenter's output was essential. Assault On Precinct 13 - Halloween - The Fog - Escape From New York - The Thing... He couldn't miss at one point. Christine is underrated, I think, as is They Live and Prince Of Darkness. Dropped in between those, the tremendous Big Trouble In Little China. I still think he's got a corking movie left in him somewhere. If a studio took a chance and gave him a decent budget, I'd warily embrace a Thing 2. Also, although this TB appears to be done and dusted already, I'd just like to say I'm honoured being on the same TB as the mighty triumvirate of Lost Jarv, DocPazuzu & Mr. Nice Gaius whose wholesale slaughter of AvP apologists several months ago filled my heart with pride. I thank yow. Again.
"I thought you were dead?" by Yelnick McWaWa	Nov 19th, 2008 09:43:43 PM
Glad to see the Carp love. I love almsot all of his shit, but I drew the line at those piss awful episodes of "Masters of Horror." Totally beneath him, the writers should be shot. So pedestrian.
Do it! by Yelnick McWaWa	Nov 19th, 2008 09:46:38 PM
Watch "The Thing" otherwise, shut your mouth or I'll fuck it.
John Carpenter - the COOLEST auteur in films. by Ivan_Mtl	Nov 20th, 2008 08:33:09 AM
When I look at my DVD shelves there is only one section in which I have filed the films according to their director (the rest are filed alphabetically for easy access - which proves that I need to get a life). :-( Anyway, that director is John Carpenter. I have enjoyed every one of his films (yes, some more than others), and the man can truly be called an auteur. He can write, direct, and even score his own movies. How many other directors can make that claim? I mean, seriously... the man gave us Michael Myers, Jack Burton and Snake Plissken. How much cooler can you get?
no way is the orginal Thing cheesy! by just pillow talk	Nov 20th, 2008 08:39:11 AM
Considering it's time of release, no way I say!
Ivan by skimn	Nov 20th, 2008 09:25:30 AM
I can only think of Robert Rodriguez as being as "all-in-one", even moreso. But I think even Robert wishes he could be Carpenter.
Ivan by ThereWolf	Nov 20th, 2008 02:47:39 PM
No need to get a life; sounds like you've got one.
Damn right... by ThereWolf	Nov 20th, 2008 02:51:01 PM
The Thing From Another World ain't cheesy! Solid Sf. Fast shooting dialogue, typical Hawks. Check out the Carpenter commentary on the recent DVD release.
The Fog by ThereWolf	Nov 20th, 2008 04:41:55 PM
That shot of Stevie Wayne's car coming toward us. The camera does a leisurely 180 pan across the bay - and back to Stevie's car, now heading away from us. Simple but effective. Gives a real sense of place. Also, walking down the steps to the lighthouse while the radio ads are playing on the soundtrack. Just the sense of isolation - and impending danger. Quality.

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