John Carpenter: a film-maker like no other. What's his best?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, June 27, 2005 21:57
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Escape From NY is a really good movie, I love the tone, the photography, almost everything!
But from the dark-comedy POV, Escape From LA is a whole lot funnier. I know, it's derivative in the extreme, it's got the cheesy CGI, blagh, blagh - but the flick has me L-in'OL every time!
Maybe it's just me, Army of Darkness has the same effect on me (just to a higher degree).
The more things change the more they stay the same Chrisisall
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Escape From NY is a really good movie, I love the tone, the photography, almost everything!
But from the dark-comedy POV, Escape From LA is a whole lot funnier. I know, it's derivative in the extreme, it's got the cheesy CGI, blagh, blagh - but the flick has me L-in'OL every time!
Maybe it's just me, Army of Darkness has the same effect on me (just to a higher degree).
The more things change the more they stay the same Chrisisall
Not a fan of "Escape From LA", but "Army of Darkness" is one of my favorite Bruce Campbell movies. I have two versions of it on DVD, the theatrical release, and the "Offical Bootleg Edition" with an alternate ending. Bruce's commentary on that DVD is almost more enjoyable than the film.
I'd given some thought to movin' off the edge -- not an ideal location -- thinkin' a place in the middle.
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Army Of Darkness is my most viewed film, beating out Enter The Dragon and Star Wars at something over 150 viewings (I managed a video store when it came out and watched it on the monitors every day).
Swear to God, Eddie Chrisisall
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2 words THE THING
Best quote has to be from They Live
"I've come here to do 2 things,chew bubblegum and kick ass and i'm all outta bubblegum."
"Hamsters is nice."
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Just for perversity's sake I'll vote for Dark Star.
Nothing is cooler than a living beach-ball. Unless it's an artificially intelligent thermo-nuclear device.
I pretend to like THE THING best, but I'll watch BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA a half-dozen times a year -- usually popping the DVD in whenever I run across it on regular TV.
DARK STAR has always held a special place -- I picked it up on DVD last week, and discovered that the humor I remember doesn't seem quite as funny when you're showing it to someone else.
Wife: "This is awful"
Me: "Yeah, but it's funny."
Wife: "Not a whole lot."
Me: "But the bomb. Come on, you have to love the bomb."
*sigh*
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When I saw the post title, I knew who had written this thread...
Big Trouble sure, Vampires, great, The Fog (Mmmmmm...Adrian Barbeau), Halloween (Yes, I genuinely love this movie) Escape From New York, The Thing, These are all great movies Oh, and Starman...I know all of these have been mentioned...Christine (Hey, best use of Harlem Nocturne ever!)
But, when JC missteps, he does it HARD...Escape From LA...Escape from my living room, more like it. Ghost from Mars...I think I'm going to be sick...Memoirs of an Invisible Man...I've been trying to forget it...
But his highs are always so much better than the lows...And that anamorphic widescreen he's always shooting in makes all the work look so pretty...
Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."
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But, when JC missteps, he does it HARD...Escape From LA...Escape from my living room, more like it.
That's it. I'm all alone in loving Escape From LA!
I can't help it, it cracks me up. It's almost like a Mad magazine send up of the original, to me.
I just got Village of the Damned, and while very far from his best, it's a real good flick (for $6.99,that is).
Sad story, got a smoke? Chrisisall
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I liked Village of the Damned...Its a far cry from the original, but still, I enjoyed seeing it in the theater, and should probably own it on DVD now...I'll have to look for it.
You know, I haven't watched Vampire$ in awhile, but I think I will tonight...that's a great movie, and was James Woods cool in that flick or what?
"Give me the cross, Jack..."
"This cross?"
Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."
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Night Stalker used to be my all time favourite Vampire flick. That was replaced by JC's Vampires.
It's so good, I've put some thought to replacing my dvd of it with the superbit dvd (although the dvd I have is superb, can't see how much better it could look...)
James Woods made the movie! " Pole-smoking fashion victim" gets me every time. Ha ha ha
And shame on me- I don't own Starman. Next on my list.
Mahogony..teak..Chrisisall
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