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Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 19, 2018 21:28:29 GMT
Quality stuff throughout the 70s and 80s. When the 1990s rolled around, not so much. Even something cheese ball like Prince of Darkness is not without its qualities. The Thing remains his masterpiece of paranoia and increasing dread. No discussion is complete without also mentioning the cinematography of Dean Cundey in films like Halloween and Escape From New York; In Halloween, the roving camera pretty much becomes its own character. Also praise be to a filmmaker who shot almost all his films in anamorphic widescreen.
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Post by jcush on Feb 19, 2018 21:35:30 GMT
I like almost all of his 70's and 80's stuff, but from the 90's to now it's the opposite.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 19, 2018 21:37:59 GMT
I like almost all of his 70's and 80's stuff, but from the 90's to now it's the opposite. PUT THE GLASSES ON! |
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Post by jcush on Feb 19, 2018 21:41:58 GMT
I like almost all of his 70's and 80's stuff, but from the 90's to now it's the opposite. PUT THE GLASSES ON! That fight scene is awesome. Unfortunately that's Carpenter's last film before his huge drop in quality. In he Mouth of Madness is pretty good, but that's his only post 80's film that I like. |
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Post by Marv on Feb 19, 2018 22:33:16 GMT
One of my favorite directors. Even his Vampires movie I liked. Not so much escape from LA tho. The Thing, Halloween, They Live, Big Trouble in Little China, and Christine might all be in my top 100.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 22:37:30 GMT
The Thing is great. They Live is great.
Memoirs of an invisible man is... interesting.
The rest are okay.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Feb 19, 2018 22:37:48 GMT
You're on a roll today with the Richard Donner thread and now this one, another one of my favorites. I agree with you both that the 70s and 80s were his pinnacle, but I did enjoy In the Mouth of Madness and even Vampires. As much as I like his renowned classics like Halloween and The Thing, my personal favorites have always been The Fog (the atmosphere is just fantastic, and the understated score is the perfect compliment) and Prince of Darkness...what a creepy, doom-filled movie, the sort that creeps up on you more after you've watched it than it does during.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Feb 19, 2018 22:39:04 GMT
Same here.
Liked his 70s and 80s stuff, but as we move on, his work gets murky, especially with the endings.
The Ghosts of Mars was a good idea but something went wrong and the ending is just weird.
Vampires-I like it, although I think the best part was the first 10 minutes. I'd rather watch a whole films of them going after vampire nests than the conspiracy Vatican cross story.
The They Live commentary is really good BTW.
The Thing commentary is ok but he really opens up in THEY LIVE and shares anecdotes and talks about directing.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Feb 19, 2018 22:49:46 GMT
Thoroughly enjoyed In the Mouth of Madness...but don't recall his other 90s and onward output being very good.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 19, 2018 22:49:59 GMT
Prince of Darkness...what a creepy, doom-filled movie, the sort that creeps up on you more after you've watched it than it does during. It's that video transmission dream. Really unnerving. |
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 19, 2018 22:56:01 GMT
The They Live commentary is really good BTW. The Thing commentary is ok but he really opens up in THEY LIVE and shares anecdotes and talks about directing. Roddy Piper is hilarious on the They Live commentary. The commentary track for Big Trouble in Little China is also really worth a listen. |
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Post by outrider127 on Feb 19, 2018 23:32:22 GMT
Assault On Precinct 13(1977) is one of my favorite movies of that decade
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Post by Salzmank on Feb 19, 2018 23:35:56 GMT
Halloween is decent; the John Houseman scene in The Fog is (IMO, of course) the best thing Carpenter has ever done (I didn’t like the rest of the movie). Unfortunately, I don’t really like anything else he did. Sorry.
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Post by sublime92 on Feb 20, 2018 0:13:16 GMT
He was unable to adapt to modern filmmaking after the 1980s. His pacing and cinematography remained stuck in 1984. He refused to shave off his unsightly moustache.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 0:27:38 GMT
I don't love his films but more often than not, I like them a lot. I think he's a better director than I sometimes give him credit for. The Fog is one of my all time favorite horror movies, and each time I see Big Trouble in Little China, I like it a little bit more.
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Post by Raimo47 on Feb 20, 2018 1:22:45 GMT
Vampires - 10/10
Halloween - 9/10
Christine - 8/10
The Thing - 8/10
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Post by Trigonomics on Feb 20, 2018 4:19:34 GMT
I still think Ghosts of Mars is a cool movie.
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Post by The Social Introvert on Feb 20, 2018 9:14:52 GMT
One of my favorite directors. Love his style. Love his simplicity. Love his synth.
Seen all his films. Only dislike Village of the Damned, In the Mouth of Madness and The Ward.
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Post by nausea on Feb 20, 2018 9:16:17 GMT
His fans which are 17, 18.. are defending him in droves.
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Post by sostie on Feb 20, 2018 10:31:42 GMT
Still remains my favourite director and composer. I even enjoy his "lesser" movies, though realise they are nowhere near comparable to his earlier work. From Dark Star to They Live, I can't think of many directors that had a decent run of that many films
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