John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies?

Rammsteinfan · 01-27-04, 01:18 AM

Saw this listing over at Davisdvd as coming in March... does anyone have any info on this beside what Amazon has posted? I have all of his films except for a few on DVD and was wondering if anyone has heard anything on this and if it will be worth adding to my JC collection.

"One of the great maverick directors of the past three decades, John Carpenter changed the face of horror and action with a string of worldwide smash hits. A true renaissance man of the silver screen, he often writes, produces and scores his films as well and has proven himself with over 35 films . From his breakthrough classic, Halloween (one of the most successful independent features of all time), to such audience favorites as Escape from New York, The Thing, Assault on Precinct 13, Big Trouble in Little China, They Live, Prince of Darkness and many more, the whole story is covered in this fascinating documentary. Featuring interviews with Jamie Lee Curtis, Kurt Russell, Peter Fonda, Debra Hill, Alice Cooper, Adrienne Barbeau, Stacey Keach and many more!" -Amazon

Thx.

Yocke · 01-27-04, 01:36 AM

Cool. Sounds like a documentary. Whatever it is, I'll be there!

QuiGonJosh · 01-27-04, 05:10 AM

Being a big time Carpenter fan...I'm there!

Adrenaline · 01-27-04, 07:25 AM

I really enjoy The Thing and Escape From New York but his other movies aren't up there imo.

-Assault on Precinct 13 wasn't good imo
-They Live had some cool ideas just wasn't brought to life
-Big Trouble oh man where to begin! It was fun, but too B-Movie for me.
-The Fog interesting elements in it with the greed but again wasn't brough to life in its fullest imo.
-Halloween was interesting if not almost B-movie, after watching it twice I lost interest.
-Ghost of Mars had some cool elements as well but whoever was in charge of casting should be shot, some of those characters (with the exception of Natasha) were really out of place (ie Ice Cube).

I never saw Prince of Darkness or Vampires, I will eventually though.

bboisvert · 01-27-04, 08:59 AM

It's a 60-minute documentary coming out from Image Entertainment on 3/23. Here's the cover:

F For Fake · 01-27-04, 09:24 AM

YIKES, that's fugly. Oh well, it's about Carpenter, so I'll still buy it!

QuiGonJosh · 01-27-04, 11:33 AM

just 60min. ehhh...it better be really cheap!

AndrewWickliffe · 01-27-04, 11:39 AM

I'd prefer he make a new movies . . .

gutwrencher · 01-27-04, 11:44 AM

this will go well with my Films Of John Carpenter book.

...now if I could just have the Elvis dvd!!!!

bboisvert · 01-27-04, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by QuiGonJosh
just 60min. ehhh...it better be really cheap!

Retail is $19.99. Should be easy to find in the $12 range.

Quote:

Originally posted by AndrewWickliffe
I'd prefer he make a new movies . . .

It's *about* him. Not *by* him.

And, yes, that cover is pretty terrible. Someone took a 2-hour Photoshop class and then just went nuts.

F For Fake · 01-27-04, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bboisvert
And, yes, that cover is pretty terrible. Someone took a 2-hour Photoshop class and then just went nuts.

That's a full hour and 57 minutes longer than it took them to make the cover. I mean, crap on a cracker, that's ugly!

Of course, I love the Carpenter, but he's not exactly, uh, well, a "handsome man".

BlackBeauty92 · 01-27-04, 04:57 PM

for $12 i rather buy his other movies....

unless it got some really really really interesting things to talk about.... really

JDF5244 · 01-27-04, 05:42 PM

Know a guy who has always idolized Carpenter...he saw him in L.A. and approached him to tell him how wonderful he thought he was and what an impact his films have had on him, and he said Carpenter was a total beeeyatch.
Kind of took the wind out of my friend's sails.

01-27-04, 01:18 AM	#1
Rammsteinfan DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 5,071	John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies? Saw this listing over at Davisdvd as coming in March... does anyone have any info on this beside what Amazon has posted? I have all of his films except for a few on DVD and was wondering if anyone has heard anything on this and if it will be worth adding to my JC collection. "One of the great maverick directors of the past three decades, John Carpenter changed the face of horror and action with a string of worldwide smash hits. A true renaissance man of the silver screen, he often writes, produces and scores his films as well and has proven himself with over 35 films . From his breakthrough classic, Halloween (one of the most successful independent features of all time), to such audience favorites as Escape from New York, The Thing, Assault on Precinct 13, Big Trouble in Little China, They Live, Prince of Darkness and many more, the whole story is covered in this fascinating documentary. Featuring interviews with Jamie Lee Curtis, Kurt Russell, Peter Fonda, Debra Hill, Alice Cooper, Adrienne Barbeau, Stacey Keach and many more!" -Amazon Thx. __________________ "Multitasking - screwing up several things at once!" MY BLU / DVD COLLECTION

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Adrenaline DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Elkridge, MD USA Posts: 1,477	I really enjoy The Thing and Escape From New York but his other movies aren't up there imo. -Assault on Precinct 13 wasn't good imo -They Live had some cool ideas just wasn't brought to life -Big Trouble oh man where to begin! It was fun, but too B-Movie for me. -The Fog interesting elements in it with the greed but again wasn't brough to life in its fullest imo. -Halloween was interesting if not almost B-movie, after watching it twice I lost interest. -Ghost of Mars had some cool elements as well but whoever was in charge of casting should be shot, some of those characters (with the exception of Natasha) were really out of place (ie Ice Cube). I never saw Prince of Darkness or Vampires, I will eventually though. __________________ You can't double dip on life, why not get the ultimate edition? Less then 1% snapper, 0% Non-Anamorphic DVDs and now with 10% more Blu! My Countdown Counting down to: Start of "Lost" Principal Photography "Lost" is finished being filmed! Onto Post

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BlackBeauty92 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Jakarta, INA Posts: 1,958	for $12 i rather buy his other movies.... unless it got some really really really interesting things to talk about.... really __________________ "All these rumors about Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Hayden Christensen, Colin Farell etc. being gay surface out of a mix of jealousy & gossip. I assure you, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Colin Farrell are NOT gay" ~ By DonnachaOne My DVD Collection DVD Trade List

01-27-04, 01:36 AM	#2
Yocke Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Sweden Posts: 653	Cool. Sounds like a documentary. Whatever it is, I'll be there!

01-27-04, 05:10 AM	#3
QuiGonJosh Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,220	Being a big time Carpenter fan...I'm there!

01-27-04, 08:59 AM	#5
bboisvert DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Docking Bay 94 Posts: 14,216	It's a 60-minute documentary coming out from Image Entertainment on 3/23. Here's the cover:

01-27-04, 11:33 AM	#7
QuiGonJosh Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,220	just 60min. ehhh...it better be really cheap!

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AndrewWickliffe Cool New Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 36	I'd prefer he make a new movies . . .

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JDF5244 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Hermosa Beach Posts: 729	Know a guy who has always idolized Carpenter...he saw him in L.A. and approached him to tell him how wonderful he thought he was and what an impact his films have had on him, and he said Carpenter was a total beeeyatch. Kind of took the wind out of my friend's sails.