John Carpenter Movies
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Topic: John Carpenter Movies
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: John Carpenter Movies
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 03:33
Thanks to Cindy for the inspiration for this John Carpenter horror-fest.   1974: Dark Star - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0lkLUkBHY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0lkLUkBHY  1976: Assault on Precinct 13 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fbyNrdngx4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fbyNrdngx4 1978: Halloween - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6y7MSZXMNg" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6y7MSZXMNg 1980: The Fog 1981: Escape from New York - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxeDmjgSS1I" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxeDmjgSS1I 1982: The Thing 1983: Christine  1984: Starman 1986: Big Trouble in Little China 1987: Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne does not appear in this movie)  1988: They Live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2BOU7NDXx0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2BOU7NDXx0 1992: Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1994: In the Mouth of Madness - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiY5tDCvNCc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiY5tDCvNCc 1995: Village of the Damned  1996: Escape from L.A. 1998: Vampires - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkC8lC5zq3Y" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkC8lC5zq3Y 2001: Ghosts of Mars - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d4oBqyqhdg" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d4oBqyqhdg 2010: The Ward - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eraYBv1JWZQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eraYBv1JWZQ
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 05:19
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Assault On Precinct 13 The Fog The Thing Halloween
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 05:26
They're my Top 4 too.
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Octopus II wrote:Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 06:22
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The Thing Assault on Precinct 13 Dark Star They Live The Fog Escape from New York ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 10:20
I think Assault On Precinct 13 has the best soundtrack as well. 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 10:31
Me too! |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 13:32
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Gotta be Escape from NY from a purely creative stance. Halloween, Christine and The Thing also excellent. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 13:50
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AoP13 ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 13:52
| The Thing, because it's the scariest. However, I love Halloween, In the Mouth of Madness, and They Live. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 20:14
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The Thing is a masterpiece of horror and gets my vote -- might have thought it would be too gruesome/gross for you, Paul. I had a dream about it recently. I do have a very soft spot for Escape From New York and is the kind of popcorn movie I can play over and over. Love the "Doo... doo doo doo... doo doo doo doo, doo doo, doo doo, doo doo doo doo..." music. Just reading it as a series of doos is iconic. ;) And then when it moves to ""Doo doo doo doo dood oo etc.", magic. :p Listening to it is even even better than reading the score above. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 21:27
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Great score but my fave from it is 'Everyone's coming to New York' in the old abandoned theater -- "This is Hell, this is Fate, But now this is your world and it's great! So rejoice, pop a cork... Buddy, every-one's coming to New York! New York! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y54c3qGb7LE" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y54c3qGb7LE Inspired. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Starshiper
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 21:59
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 22:24
^ Dark Star is a film that I have struggled to get through.
Love that. By the way, Escape from L.A. was such a pastiche of the basic concept. Such a silly film, but rather fun, surfing on a tsunami and all. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 20 2024 at 23:59
| The Thing. It's worth watching the DVD 'making of' documentary that comes with it. The guy that was originally drafted in to do the effects had a break down it was so difficult. The cast were massively on edge trying to cope without any home comforts and filming in Alaska ( a deliberate decision by Carpenter for that reason!). It helps to create a certain tension that you never ever see in modern horror films. Certainly a top 10 film of all time for me but I do love this particular sci-fi/horror crossover genre. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 21 2024 at 00:03
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^ ^ It was a disappointment though I figured as much. Watching EfNY now-- "If you touch me he dies. If you're not in the air in thirty seconds he dies. If you come back in he dies." -- Romero (Frank Doubleday)  ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Archisorcerus
Date Posted: November 21 2024 at 00:05
| Voted for In the Mouth of Madness. It is in my top three when it comes to horror films. |