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wellspacedout	Your top 5 John carpenter films	Lead	[-]
Sep 29 06 7:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I love John carpenters 80's films & i think they deserve there own thread not to meantion what could be the holy grail of horror fims in Halloween & a remake as good as its original the THING, I thought its good to narrow it down to 5 & not 10 t osee what peoples favourites really are, Its really hard to decide which order but i'll try somethng like this >> 1. Halloween 2. Escape from New york (great casting donald pleasance again too) 3. The Thing 4. The Fog 5. They live ( great anti capatalist message and i think the most overlooked and most fun of all his films) OK they might be simple but so damn catchy My top 5 soundtracks would be maybe 1. Assault on precint 13 2. Escape from NY 3. The Fog 4. Halloween 3 5. The Thing
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blackbiped	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#1	[-]
Sep 29 06 10:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	1. HALLOWEEN 2. THE THING 3. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK 4. ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 5. THE FOG *Quote:* great anti capatalist message Eh, I like capitalism. Otherwise, THEY LIVE is a fun film, but I don't have a warm spot reserved in my heart for it. Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.
Omega Man	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#2	[-]
Sep 30 06 12:57 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* Eh, I like capitalism. Actually, the film slams unregulated, "laissez faire" capitalism not the socially-conscious, non-predatory regulated capitalism of the J.K. Galbraith school of thought. "Smile... only for awhile, my tiny crocodile... and let your lips caress your teeth." www.eccentric-cinema.com
Pulpmonster	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#3	[-]
Sep 30 06 6:10 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	1) Halloween 2)The Thing 3) Cigarette Burns (Masters of Horror) 4) The Fog 5) They Live also enjoyed: Starman, Ghosts of Mars (thats right), In the Mouth of Madness..
wellspacedout	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#4	[-]
Sep 30 06 7:09 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I forgot one of my best films DARK STAR how could i?? Dark star is so funnie the conversation with the bomb when the bomb replie slike err?? well & when the dead loutenant inside the Ice at the time of desperate need just wants to know how are the Dodgers doing lol! My name wellspaced out originates from that film, but i think some conservative people thought er?? wellspacedout how inapropiate lol! i have been once told my name is the most innapropiate in the whole of CHFB something like that was said? I see it as a compliment instead.
Omega Man	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#5	[-]
Sep 30 06 7:10 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE THING HALLOWEEN ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK THEY LIVE THE FOG "Smile... only for awhile, my tiny crocodile... and let your lips caress your teeth." www.eccentric-cinema.com
jimi d2	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#6	[-]
Sep 30 06 8:47 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Mine would be : 1. The Thing - one of my favorite monster movies ever, and as an update to another of my favorite monster movies ever, this one didn't disappoint in any way... 2. Big Trouble in Little China - grossly under-rated! and on some days I'd probably rate it number one on this list. Kurt Russell is hilarious in this one, and there's so much happening! Fun, fun, fun... 3. Cigarette Burns - the best work John's done in years... 4. They Live - gritty, funny, sad, frightening, and it really gets the feel of the streets... 5. Escape From New York - great adventure, and Snake is an archetypal anti-hero... honorable mentions: The Fog (creepy), Halloween (creepier!)
blackbiped	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#7	[-]
Sep 30 06 8:53 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Darn it, I forgot about STARMAN and BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. I might have to replace THE FOG with one of those. Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.
Vlad the Inhaler	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#8	[-]
Sep 30 06 1:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	1. The Fog -- Classicist horror that would've made Algernon Blackwood proud. Just a great old-fashioned ghost story. 2. The Thing -- Scary as hell. And really good performances from his actors. 3. Big Trouble in Little China -- Years ahead of its time. Funny and exciting and a total babe-fest. 4. Halloween -- 'nuff said. 5. In the Mouth of Madness -- I think I'm one of the few who really liked this tip-o'-the-hat to H.P. Lovecraft. Vlad The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. -- H. P. Lovecraft
blackbiped	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#9	[-]
Sep 30 06 2:49 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	CHRISTINE doesn't seem to be faring too well here. It's not one of my faves, but I would've expected somebody to mention it by now. Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.
Doctor 1313	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#10	[-]
Sep 30 06 6:57 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	1. & 2. (tie) HALLOWEEN and THE FOG 3. THE THING 4. PRINCE OF DARKNESS 5. BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA Honorable Mention: "The Gas Station" segment of BODY BAGS DOCTOR 13
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Joe Karlosi	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#11	[-]
Oct 1 06 6:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My top five are THE THING and HALLOWEEN. ---------------------- "It's MORE ... than a hobby!"
Alias the Scarecrow	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#12	[-]
Oct 1 06 6:54 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	1)HALLOWEEN 2)THE FOG 3)THE THING 4)CHRISTINE 5)ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
wellspacedout	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#13	[-]
Oct 1 06 1:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	its nice to see Prince of Darkness get a shout and Christine got a mention now, Seems im the only one who loves dark star though? a film which inspired Alien. That Gas station segment is well good too from body bags that deserved to get picked out. I could dare to ask peoples favourite music also?
blackbiped	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#14	[-]
Oct 1 06 3:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I like DARK STAR a lot, but not as much as his later stuff. The ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 music is cool, but I don't think Carpenter ever wrote a cooler theme than the one for ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.
John M Short	Re: Your top 5 John carpenter films	#15	[-]
Oct 2 06 9:26 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	1. ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 2. HALLOWEEN 3. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK 4. THE THING 5. BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
gcalan	top 5 carpenter	#16	[-]
Oct 2 06 8:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	1) The Thing 2) Halloween 3) Mouth of Madness 4) Prince of Darkness 5) The Fog
Carl Eyesnheart	Re: top 5 carpenter	#17	[-]
Oct 3 06 11:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Halloween The Fog The Thing Escape From New York Prince Of Darkness I like all of his films, with the exception of VAMPIRES, which I hate.
Doctor 1313	Re: top 5 carpenter	#18	[-]
Oct 3 06 1:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* I like all of his films, with the exception of VAMPIRES, which I hate. Same here. Carpenter's work is definitely hit or miss, but the only one iI absolutely hate is VAMPIRES. I missed it at the theater, so I bought it sight unseen on dvd...after all, it was John Carpenter. After I finished watching it, I immediately put it up for sale on Ebay. Couldn't get rid of it fast enough. DOCTOR 13
Carl Eyesnheart	Re: top 5 carpenter	#19	[-]
Oct 3 06 2:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It's an ugly film, no doubt about it.
John M Short	Re: top 5 carpenter	#20	[-]
Oct 3 06 6:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hmmm, I dug VAMPIRES. As usual with later Carpenter films (at least in my opinion) the leads are miscast, but I found it to be grimy fun. If this had come out of the 70's I'm betting it would have a better rep. GHOSTS OF MARS is the one I'm still scratching my head over...
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