Ever wonder why The Thing (1982) is so great?
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Ever wonder why The Thing (1982) is so great?
This link:
http://theoriginalfan.blogspot.co.uk/
Producer Stuart Cohen gives a first-hand account of how John Carpenter - finding himself with 6 weeks of downtime before location shooting - shaped The Thing into a modern masterpiece of cinema.
I want to see all of this footage he cut.
http://theoriginalfan.blogspot.co.uk/
Producer Stuart Cohen gives a first-hand account of how John Carpenter - finding himself with 6 weeks of downtime before location shooting - shaped The Thing into a modern masterpiece of cinema.
I want to see all of this footage he cut.
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I hear the footage that was cut was more graphic, but turned the film into a generic hack and slash, which is why JC cut it. Hell, JC invented the slasher. Love that extra stuff, but JC knows what's up. He's a great editor.
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Re: Ever wonder why The Thing (1982) is so great?
I think he's still got a good film in him, but these days he'd rather get stoned, play video games, and watch basketball. And collect checks for his film remakes.
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Its started out well, but I remember the ending was a mess. Granted, I haven't seen it since it was first available for rental, don't remember too much about it, so I might give it a shot if it ever pops up on streaming or cable.
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Have not seen Ghosts of Mars
2010 The Ward
2001 Ghosts of Mars n/a
1998 Vampires
1996 Escape from L.A.
1995 Village of the Damned
1994 In the Mouth of Madness
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^ I'll give you that one.
I guess the reason I'm partial to Carpenter is he's the only filmmaker I've ever actually met and bothered to talk to me about the business.
I guess the reason I'm partial to Carpenter is he's the only filmmaker I've ever actually met and bothered to talk to me about the business.
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Dudes down to earth, Ill give you that. I just wish he'd make more stuff like "Cigarette Burns" rather than "Pro-Life"
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"That's like pouring perfume on a pig." -Roddy Piper
The Thing 1982 is very creepy and scary to watch after midnight, lonely in the living room. Love that movie!
The Thing 1982 is very creepy and scary to watch after midnight, lonely in the living room. Love that movie!
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In The Mouth of Madness isn't just Carpenter's last good film, it's one of his best films, and one of the best evocations of both Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft yet put on film. And the ending is 100% perfect.
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It's not Minight Meat Train ending bad, but I still don't think it's an effective thriller.
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man was good, it was Carpenter playing an effects-laden story as straight as possible and he succeeded IMO.
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The humorous thing about that blogpost chronicling the production is, if it that happened today, people would think the movie was in serious trouble. A 6 week hiatus, the director wasn't happy with what was shot, he's severely reworking the movie, upping the pace, reshooting a lot of footage, etc.
It's also goes to show you why all these script reviews for films that aren't even in production mean next to nothing.
It's also goes to show you why all these script reviews for films that aren't even in production mean next to nothing.