which is your all time favorite John Carpenter movie?
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which is your all time favorite John Carpenter movie?
I have to go with "Escape from New York" (though a close second is his remake of "The Thing", a movie way ahead of its time). But I mean, come on, Brain.
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Thomas Jefferson in letter to Madison
Back in the days when a leopard could grab and break your Australopithecus (gracile or robust) nek and drag you into the tree as a snack, mankind has never had a break"
** Stone Giant
I was almost going to cast my vote for "Escape from L.A." (Other) but then realized that, being from Los Angeles myself, you guys might take me seriously!
"The Thing", hands down . . . though I do have a soft spot for "Big Trouble in Little China".
Though it may not be popular to say this here, besides those two movies (and "Escape from New York") I don't really like John Carpenter movies. I don't know if its the over the top acting or his cheesy psuedo Tangerine Dream soundtracks, but I find I have a hard time getting through most of his films now.
EDIT: after looking at his movie list I'd have to correct myself and say I don't like his recent stuff. I forgot he did Holloween, which is a great move, so he does have quite a few good ones in his resume.
- Wheggi
"The Thing", hands down . . . though I do have a soft spot for "Big Trouble in Little China".
Though it may not be popular to say this here, besides those two movies (and "Escape from New York") I don't really like John Carpenter movies. I don't know if its the over the top acting or his cheesy psuedo Tangerine Dream soundtracks, but I find I have a hard time getting through most of his films now.
EDIT: after looking at his movie list I'd have to correct myself and say I don't like his recent stuff. I forgot he did Holloween, which is a great move, so he does have quite a few good ones in his resume.
- Wheggi
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Stephen Colbert: “What would you do, when coming up with your character you roll six rolls of three six-sided dice to come up with your character”
Joe Magliano: “There’s a new way now where you roll 4d6 and you take away the lowest.”
Stephen Colbert: “Really? That’s for children!”
An old school role-playing game periodical with a focus on adventure design
Stephen Colbert: “What would you do, when coming up with your character you roll six rolls of three six-sided dice to come up with your character”
Joe Magliano: “There’s a new way now where you roll 4d6 and you take away the lowest.”
Stephen Colbert: “Really? That’s for children!”
W, another good one you may have missed is called "Prince of Darkness" another Halloween release back in the 80s.
"I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery."
Thomas Jefferson in letter to Madison
Back in the days when a leopard could grab and break your Australopithecus (gracile or robust) nek and drag you into the tree as a snack, mankind has never had a break"
** Stone Giant
Thomas Jefferson in letter to Madison
Back in the days when a leopard could grab and break your Australopithecus (gracile or robust) nek and drag you into the tree as a snack, mankind has never had a break"
** Stone Giant
You're right: Prince of Darkness (that's the one with Sam Neal (sp), right?) was a good Lovecraftian movie! I stand corrected, John Carpenter has put out a decent amount of coole genre flicks.
- Wheggi
- Wheggi
The Twisting Stair
An old school role-playing game periodical with a focus on adventure design
Stephen Colbert: “What would you do, when coming up with your character you roll six rolls of three six-sided dice to come up with your character”
Joe Magliano: “There’s a new way now where you roll 4d6 and you take away the lowest.”
Stephen Colbert: “Really? That’s for children!”
An old school role-playing game periodical with a focus on adventure design
Stephen Colbert: “What would you do, when coming up with your character you roll six rolls of three six-sided dice to come up with your character”
Joe Magliano: “There’s a new way now where you roll 4d6 and you take away the lowest.”
Stephen Colbert: “Really? That’s for children!”
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No Whegster, that was In the Mouth of Madness. Prince of Darkness is the one with the green liquid as the devil in the basement of the church.
Personally, I absolutely adore Carpenter's 80s stuff. He was without a doubt my hands-down favorite director for a long time. Now, he just makes B-movie crap.
My favorites are The Thing, Prince of Darkness, Big Trouble in Little China and They Live. I also enjoy Halloween, The Fog, Starman and Escape From New York.
The 80s was a great time for movies.
Personally, I absolutely adore Carpenter's 80s stuff. He was without a doubt my hands-down favorite director for a long time. Now, he just makes B-movie crap.
My favorites are The Thing, Prince of Darkness, Big Trouble in Little China and They Live. I also enjoy Halloween, The Fog, Starman and Escape From New York.
The 80s was a great time for movies.
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I can't really pick just one. On the list above the only one i didn't really care for was Vampires.
I guess if i had to narrow it all down-- then its still a toss up between Halloween, The Thing, and Prince of Darkness. But Big Trouble in Little China will always have a special place on my movie rack. I just can't help but to love that movie.
I guess if i had to narrow it all down-- then its still a toss up between Halloween, The Thing, and Prince of Darkness. But Big Trouble in Little China will always have a special place on my movie rack. I just can't help but to love that movie.
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Yep, that's right . . . thanks for the correction. I remember now I didn't like PoD, (remember it being reeeeeeally slow), but In the Mouth of Madness was great. Its been a while since I've seen either.BonesMcCoy wrote:No Whegster, that was In the Mouth of Madness. Prince of Darkness is the one with the green liquid as the devil in the basement of the church.
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The Twisting Stair
An old school role-playing game periodical with a focus on adventure design
Stephen Colbert: “What would you do, when coming up with your character you roll six rolls of three six-sided dice to come up with your character”
Joe Magliano: “There’s a new way now where you roll 4d6 and you take away the lowest.”
Stephen Colbert: “Really? That’s for children!”
An old school role-playing game periodical with a focus on adventure design
Stephen Colbert: “What would you do, when coming up with your character you roll six rolls of three six-sided dice to come up with your character”
Joe Magliano: “There’s a new way now where you roll 4d6 and you take away the lowest.”
Stephen Colbert: “Really? That’s for children!”
Really it's a tie between The Thing and Escape From New York, but just voted for EfNY to say I'd made a choice. Of those listed, The Fog is probably my least favorite. I remember being bored and disappointed, because I liked his films so much.
Overall, the Kurt Russell features were the best, but I have no idea what happend to the abomination known as Escape from L.A. Terrible, simply terrible.
Prince of Darkness is noticeably absent from the list. It belongs in the top five:
The Thing
Escape From New York
Halloween
Vampires
Prince of Darkness
Overall, the Kurt Russell features were the best, but I have no idea what happend to the abomination known as Escape from L.A. Terrible, simply terrible.
Prince of Darkness is noticeably absent from the list. It belongs in the top five:
The Thing
Escape From New York
Halloween
Vampires
Prince of Darkness
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Halloween wins for its brilliant steadicam tracking shots and theme music (and earns bonus points for having P.J. Soles in its cast) -- it's actually pretty high on my list of all time favorite movies. In the Mouth of Madness and They Live are both very good also, as is The Thing (though I greatly prefer the original, so that colors my judgment a little). I must confess I haven't even bothered to see any of his movies from the past 10 years or so.
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I'm surprised to hear that you prefer the original The Thing over JC's version. This was one of those rare instances where the remake was actually truer to the source material (John Campbell's excellent novelette "Who Goes There?") than the original. I just could never get into the Carrot Man . . .T. Foster wrote:Halloween wins for its brilliant steadicam tracking shots and theme music (and earns bonus points for having P.J. Soles in its cast) -- it's actually pretty high on my list of all time favorite movies. In the Mouth of Madness and They Live are both very good also, as is The Thing (though I greatly prefer the original, so that colors my judgment a little). I must confess I haven't even bothered to see any of his movies from the past 10 years or so.
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The Twisting Stair
An old school role-playing game periodical with a focus on adventure design
Stephen Colbert: “What would you do, when coming up with your character you roll six rolls of three six-sided dice to come up with your character”
Joe Magliano: “There’s a new way now where you roll 4d6 and you take away the lowest.”
Stephen Colbert: “Really? That’s for children!”
An old school role-playing game periodical with a focus on adventure design
Stephen Colbert: “What would you do, when coming up with your character you roll six rolls of three six-sided dice to come up with your character”
Joe Magliano: “There’s a new way now where you roll 4d6 and you take away the lowest.”
Stephen Colbert: “Really? That’s for children!”
In the Mouth of Madness!
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There is some excellent Cthulhu goodness within. It's the best. I was shocked it wasn't on the list!
--Ghul
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