John Carpenter

Djinn Raffo · 01-23-2003, 03:07 AM

Man what a wicked run of kickin it movies he had for awhile there.

The Thing.
-One of the scariest, creepiest, knock you down pick you up and blow you away sci-fi movies. I know it was a remake.. but this version is the one to see imo. (yes i've seen both)

Escape From New York
-C'mon Snake Plisken is the toughest of them all.

Big Trouble In Little China
-My personal fave. What a wicked movie with some of the best one liners ever.
The rig 'Porkchop Express' with the sillouette of the woman on the front and it says: 'Haulin Ass'
ahahah.... Jack Burton.. hahaha... i laugh just thinkin about it..

Hmm all of those movies have Kurt Russel in em...

What are some other good ones he's done?

Oh yeah They Live! was a definite B grade movie.. but it was a pretty wicked story, the first time i saw it i was rocked by what was going on in it..

Halloween..
-period.

[ 01-23-2003, 03:08 AM: Message edited by: Djinn Raffo ]

Ziroc · 01-23-2003, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Djinn Raffo:
Man what a wicked run of kickin it movies he had for awhile there.

The Thing.
-One of the scariest, creepiest, knock you down pick you up and blow you away sci-fi movies. I know it was a remake.. but this version is the one to see imo. (yes i've seen both)

Escape From New York
-C'mon Snake Plisken is the toughest of them all.

Big Trouble In Little China
-My personal fave. What a wicked movie with some of the best one liners ever.
The rig 'Porkchop Express' with the sillouette of the woman on the front and it says: 'Haulin Ass'
ahahah.... Jack Burton.. hahaha... i laugh just thinkin about it..

Hmm all of those movies have Kurt Russel in em...

What are some other good ones he's done?

Oh yeah They Live! was a definite B grade movie.. but it was a pretty wicked story, the first time i saw it i was rocked by what was going on in it..

Halloween..
-period.

He's my fave Director too!

My Favorites are:

1. Halloween
2. The FOG (DVD was awesome)
3. Big Trouble in little China
4. They Live "I'm here to chew bubble gum and kick ass........"
5. Escape from New York

And a few others [img]smile.gif[/img]

Gazza · 01-23-2003, 08:14 AM

I thought Vampires was a pretty cool movie.

the sauceman · 01-23-2003, 12:39 PM

Hmm, Ive got a couple of those movies at my work, might check them out...
The Thing was a Friggin AWESOME Movie, I'll be sure to check out They Live and The Fog, thanks!

edit: Loved BTILC, so cool.

[ 01-23-2003, 12:40 PM: Message edited by: the sauceman ]

Morgeruat · 01-24-2003, 10:10 AM

I thought that Vampire$ was much better than the movie (both written by JC) essentially the same story, but one goes longer, and doesn't involve some holy relic that can make vamp's immune to sunlight, actually aside from character names the only real point of continuity was the opening sequence...

Zyzzyrazz · 01-26-2003, 06:02 AM

No one mentioned "In the Mouth of Madness", which I thought was a very interesting movie.

arion windrider · 02-23-2003, 03:05 PM

john carpenter is the bomb... he made alot of good movies with lots of action....

Daniel · 02-23-2003, 05:33 PM

Gotta agree, he's a great film writer, but I really wish he would stop composing his own music it's awful.

arion windrider · 02-23-2003, 06:11 PM

he made the music in his films?? which ones???

Daniel · 02-23-2003, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by arion windrider:
he made the music in his films?? which ones???

Nearly all of them, if you watch the opening credits to any of his films you will nearly always see "Music composed by John Carpenter" Pop up.

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02-23-2003, 03:05 PM	#7
arion windrider Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: May 26, 2001 Location: Vancouver,Wa. Age: 56 Posts: 800	john carpenter is the bomb... he made alot of good movies with lots of action.... __________________ \"if it aint broke dont fix it\" <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[dogrun]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/dogrun.gif\" /> <br /><b>proud member of the penguin army</b> <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Smile]\" src=\"smile.gif\" />

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arion windrider Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: May 26, 2001 Location: Vancouver,Wa. Age: 56 Posts: 800	he made the music in his films?? which ones??? __________________ \"if it aint broke dont fix it\" <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[dogrun]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/dogrun.gif\" /> <br /><b>proud member of the penguin army</b> <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Smile]\" src=\"smile.gif\" />

01-23-2003, 03:07 AM	#1
Djinn Raffo Ra Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: Ant Hill Age: 50 Posts: 2,397	Man what a wicked run of kickin it movies he had for awhile there. The Thing. -One of the scariest, creepiest, knock you down pick you up and blow you away sci-fi movies. I know it was a remake.. but this version is the one to see imo. (yes i've seen both) Escape From New York -C'mon Snake Plisken is the toughest of them all. Big Trouble In Little China -My personal fave. What a wicked movie with some of the best one liners ever. The rig 'Porkchop Express' with the sillouette of the woman on the front and it says: 'Haulin Ass' ahahah.... Jack Burton.. hahaha... i laugh just thinkin about it.. Hmm all of those movies have Kurt Russel in em... What are some other good ones he's done? Oh yeah They Live! was a definite B grade movie.. but it was a pretty wicked story, the first time i saw it i was rocked by what was going on in it.. Halloween.. -period. [ 01-23-2003, 03:08 AM: Message edited by: Djinn Raffo ]

01-23-2003, 08:14 AM	#3
Gazza Banned User Join Date: June 17, 2001 Location: Wollongong, NSW, Australia Posts: 282	I thought Vampires was a pretty cool movie.

02-23-2003, 05:33 PM	#8
Daniel Symbol of Cyric Join Date: January 24, 2002 Location: England Age: 42 Posts: 1,203	Gotta agree, he's a great film writer, but I really wish he would stop composing his own music it's awful.

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