Eh, I don't think Carpenter peaked early. He had a pretty much 100% successful run of movies from Dark Star to at least Big Trouble, or maybe They Live. That's nearly 15 years and 10 or so movies. I think it's more accurate to say that after such a strong run, he fell hard.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 15:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'd even go so far as In The Mouth of Madness, with the mis-step of Memoirs of an Invisible Man in between that and They Live. After that, though, ugh.
― A Full Torgo Apparition (Phil D.), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 15:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Mouth of Madness is okaaaay, and then yeah, massive drop after that. They Live is the last 'can be watched and enjoyed many times' Carpenter.
I didn't learn my lesson until paying to see Escape from LA *AND* Vampires in the theater...I was such a fangirl I kept hoping it would get better. But it really, really didn't. *cries*
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 17:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
Also Vampires is the reason I hate James Woods to this day.
banning amateurist...damn no ban button. banning alex in nyc in retrospect too for being such a dope.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 17:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
banning me for what? i didn't say all his '80s films suck. some of them are pretty damn good, if flawed. big trouble is probably the best of the lot. but they do seem like a dropoff to me from assault/halloween which are unfuckwithable.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 17:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
actually i think i was just taking alex's thread title and first post out on you. he's not around, i have to ban someone!
― scott seward, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
plus, i love this movie.
Pissed that Netflix has this streaming in pan and scan.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
and i really like later walter hill movies too. trespass, wild bill, last man standing, crossroads, johnny handsome, streets of fire, red heat, extreme prejudice.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm actually more of a fan of streets of fire than i am of the 48 hours movies. though the first 48 hours is good.
though my fave three came out three years in a row: warriors, long riders, and southern comfort.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
and speaking of walter hill, would watch:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet_to_the_Head
― scott seward, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
banning alex in nyc in retrospect too for being such a dope.
Why don't you go gargle with a bag of your own filth?
― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
ALEX!
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
If an eyepatch and camo pants is wrong, I don't want it to be right.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
this is the weakest of the Carpenter/Russell troika but it is still great. Carpenter had an amazing 15 year run - Josh in Chicago otm about that. Even stuff like the Fog and They Live are loads of fun.
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
oof i should have known better than to summon the grouch.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 19:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol
― RudolfHitlerFtw (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 20:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
this is kind've the second worst thread title ever
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 21:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
― A Full Torgo Apparition (Phil D.), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 21:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
watching this now - so many plot elements lifted from neuromancer!
― dayo, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 00:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh wait according to wiki it's the other way around
― dayo, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 00:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 00:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
gibson has acknowledged the film's influence iirc
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 00:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
this thread title fucking infuriates me btw
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 00:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
agreed. there is nothing stupid about this film that the film itself isn't aware of.
― filthy dylan, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 00:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
the other thread only has like 5 posts :(
― dayo, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 01:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
revolver with a scope + unlimited bullets has got to be one of the best movie weapons ever
― dayo, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 01:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
you know what is surprisingly entertaining and competently written? the novelization of this movie.
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 02:14 (1 year ago) Permalink