Fear Is Just the Beginning: Chronicles the work of cult director John Carpenter through interviews with him and his associates, with emphases on the earlier work.
I saw THE THING in a 3/4 full theater thinking it would be a big hit . Any of his movies are worth a look . His worst movies are better than other director's best made .
@@akfreed6949 I saw the thing late at night in the 80's (having no idea what was coming on I just had the tv on) when I was very young and the gore doesn't come to mind the part that stays with me to this day is the end where the 2 "humans" are there with the fire behind them not knowing if one of them is the thing. That uneasy feeling at the end is epic.
Why would you take it personally? Haha It gets the love it’s always deserved. If it was a dud upon release, I don’t understand why you’d be mad. You weren’t part of the crew that created it, nor were you an investor. I Suppose you’re just fishing for thumbs up. To each their own I guess.
All great ideas and art are hated when first presented. The movie is a lot to take in. Too much for one viewing. Many movies that are now considered masterworks were initially rejected by critics and much of the audience to later find their understanding after multiple views. I think Carpenter now understands it is better to have a classic that is absorbed slowly than a forgettable film. Although, for the Thing is was much slower and affected how he got funding for movies that directly followed. That part sucked...
Carpenter and Romero, coming both from a marked "genre" background, both became among the most important directors of their era, all genres considered. Carpenter's directing in " The thing " is so masterful that it can hardly ever be equalled. Romero's masterpiece " Dawn of the dead" is almost a definitive piece of criticism of a crazy society. Genuine artists.
When I was in film school in the 1980’s, I always wanted to be the next Carpenter. Years later I wanted to be the next Malick. Then I regained my senses, and went back to being the next Carpenter. I’m now an aircraft mechanic. I still want to be the next John Carpenter.
@@peterpetrov4809 I worked in the film business for a few years. Got out of it, and completely changed directions. Aviation has been good to me for 26 years, and now I’m going into early retirement. Maybe I could do shorts for TH-cam or something like that.
I've always been an bigger fan of John Carpenter because he is a genius and for all of us, he's truly the best and that's why I'd adored his wonderful work in films like Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York, The Thing, Christine, Starman and more. Thanks, John. We love you!
The Thing is one of my favourite movies….it scared the life out of me as a 12 yr old when it first came out. Still some of the best special effects ever 👏
The Thing is one of the greatest works of modern cinema. Pound for Pound a top 10 entertainment of all time. Other films are deeper, more inspirational, thought provoking, sentimental, epic etc. but the Thing is just as accomplished in it's realization of Carpenter's vision.
What an absolute master of the cinematic craft. Thank you for posting this fascinating look into one of my favourite Directors. Personal fav is They Live. Rowdy Roddy said he considered it a documentary just before he passed away. Legendary film.🎥👍 RIP RRP aka Nada
He even endorsed it on Alex Jones's Internet show . And there was a conspiracy to get it out of theaters ASAP . It was part of Carpenter's movie deal . The country's economy was really as bad as it was shown in the movie . The homeless people in the movie were really homeless . This was I believe a Republican convention coming up and the movie really needed to be taken out of theaters because of the economy looking so realistic to life . Reaganomics was a bad thing to America . The first few weeks the movie was breaking ticket sales for the time of the year it was released . Universal had the movie pulled out while it was still breaking records . After it was removed , they still counted ticket sales and then released propaganda that the movie sucked and lost money in the theaters .
His resume, his versatility, his music, they don't lie. He must be one of the very best directors and craftsmen that ever lived, if not the best in many areas. That masterpiece called The Thing alone puts him above many more famous directors that don't have his genius and vision. Another underrated great here giving props, George A. Romero, the zombies daddy. A dying breed unfortunately.
I definitely appreciate the guts John has, he did what he wanted to do and the vast filmography is something that we will always cherish. Can’t imagine an alternate universe where he had dollar signs in his eyes and just kept churning out Halloween sequels instead of giving us his classic’s. (This was a late night drunk conversation topic I had with a buddy recently
This is REALLY good! Big Carpenter fan. So glad the Thing went on to be considered a classic, saw it as a kid and I personally loved it - but no happy ending so most didn't. And now they do!
The way Carpenter feels about Hawks is the way I’ve always felt about Carpenter. Being introduced to Halloween at a very young age and then seeing what he had in store for us following up I was very aware at a young age that Carpenter was my favorite director. This revelation I’d had at a single digit age still holds true to me 4 decades later. Even if I never get another movie I can definitely appreciate that he DID become the rockstar now that he wanted to be back in the 60’s! Plus I hope he, his son& godson score more flicks (they don’t have to be Halloween sequels either)
Fantastic Bio Documentary. .... (I never that knew the lucky bastard was married to Adrienne Barbeau, my most passionate childhood crush!) .... subscribed!
Just finished watching Assault on Precint 13 earlier. Awesome film. I've been a huge Carpenter fan for years and just got the chance to watch it. 1st Carpenter film I ever watched was The Thing and it's my #1 favorite film of all time. John really knows how to do it. Halloween is definitely in my top 10 of all time. Escape from New York and The Fog are also 2 of my other favorites. Phenomenal filmmaker.
50:45 KR: We said, "This isn't going to be appreciated for 20 years," because this monster is so bad. It's so ugly, that they're not going to see the story about 12 guys in paranoia. It's just a story about paranoia, and the breakdown of human beings believing in each other. It's my favorite Agatha Christie movie.
Welles, Kubrick, Carpenter, . . . independent filmmakers who became successful enough to receive recognition by & support of the well-monied Hollywood machine, but ultimately abandon it to retain full control of their vision and creativity. Kudos for their courage to defy mainstream critics -- tools of the industry -- and keep on trucking.
what can you say first about this genius ? writer,director,musician all the package , i think that he was his choise to not participate or involved to commercial stuff like hollywood etc etc , +1 about this credit and also his attitude to be underground,cult and remain his position after these years that means he is a very stable person and ideologist.
The fact that the critics did not like The Thing tells you not to pay attention to film critics. I might read them after I have seen the film which I base on based on the director and actors.
Another Western Director and actually this guy did the original Thing and he's definitely capable of directing many other genres. But Hawks work with John Wayne, which includes Red River and many others. My favourite Howard Hawke's film actually happens to be a "Western", lol. The great casted feel good Western, Rio Bravo. In my opinion John Wayne's top five movie and top 3 John Wayne Western, along with The Searchers, and The Man who shot Liberty Vallance, in my humble opinion. People could throw in Stagecoach, The Suns of Katie Elder, Rio Lobo, The Shootist, and True Grit, and Red River, just to name a few of John Waynes top westerns.
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The Thing is the perfect movie, critics don't know what the're talking about. I'd rather watch The Thing than ET any day. Prince of Darkness is fantastic, so underrated. John Carpenter is the workng man's director.
It's hard to believe the negative reaction to The Thing. That's like one of the best if not best horror movies ever made in my view. I'm glad the negative reviews didn't discourage him from making more of his amazing movies. My friends and I loved it. It's a classic we grew up on in the 80s. It's like John Carpenter shared our imagination. I think it may be that The Thing was a little ahead of its time. Great things often are like that.
Thankfully, Carpenter himself at least mentioned Christine, but Big Trouble In Little China was MIA completely. Hard to believe no one has brought up Christine in the comments though anyway. I did see one guy bring up The Howling, but then that isn't even a Carpenter movie. Lol
One of best documentaries on John Carpenter. Shame Mark Kermode is not nice person in real life. They should have commissioned Mark Cousins, who is actually a genuinely nice person.
Funny fact I learned driving past Bowling Green Kentucky last August. The immediate following exit passing Bowling Green is Smiths Grove Kentucky. I thought that was funny
Many years ago, I was an extra on "Big Trouble In Little China." During a break, I walked up to the director, John Carpenter, just to tell him how much I enjoyed "The Thing." I was surprised at just what a nice guy he was. It was like meeting an old friend, he was so kind and ego-free. When I asked him why the film did so poorly at the box office, he said, "Bad timing. I had the tough luck of releasing it at the same time of a little movie called "E.T." When I told him that I watched 'Thing' over two dozen times, he replied, "Would you like to see who shot it??" and introduced me to Dean Cundy, which was so fucking COOL. When I told Dean how many times I'd seen it, he smiled and said, "Then you've seen it more times than I did." John Carpenter is such an friendly and genuinely kind man, and will never forget that wonderful experience.
Nothing to do with E.T. Both movies aime for a different audience anyway. I always found this blame game extremely implausible. Maybe releasing a movie like The Thing in the midst of summer was not a bright idea.
@@karlkarlos3545 He wasn't "placing blame," bright boy. He was simply stating FACT, unless in the depths of your ignorance you believe that the American public would be more inclined to see a low-budget film made by an unknown director with a non-existent advertising budget, as opposed to a Steven Spielberg big budget film pushed to the hilt by the mass media?? You're even dumber that I thought you were.
@@tiffsaver I wasn't saying HE was "placing blame". And please refrain from the name calling. We can keep this civilized, can't we? My point is, that this blame: "E.T's positive message killed The Thing" has been repeated so many times, that it became a go to mantra, without considering more plausible reasons. The Thing came out in a crowded summer, that also included Blade Runner, Poltergeist and Star Trek II. Also, E.T. had quite a moderate budget, especially for Spielberg, who was just riding on the success of Raiders of the lost Ark. As a matter of facts with $10.5 million, E.T. had a even lower budget than The Thing with $11.4 million.
Carpenter reminds me in some ways of Hitchcock. He’s using the tools of film making to *tell the story*. He gets it. It doesn’t need huge budgets, star power or pizzazz to work - hell, look at some of Clint “One-Take” Eastwood’s work. And character-actors really, really pay off in these kinds of films too.
I almost wonder if something was rigged behind-the-scene with some kind of studio intervention or espionage or something to make the negative reception of The Thing. Because I can't fathom a world that wouldn't love that movie!
Jesus fucking Christ "thing" was a scary fucking movie! and the one with the glasses that let you see aliens was fucking freaky! such a cool idea! carpenter was a true legend.
John Carpenter's Escape From LA is unwarranted in hate. I've always seen it as a Parody of NY, having fun with it and Kurt leaning hard into Snake. Yes, surfer scene sucks but overall it's a fun movie.
Most people put John Carpenter in the horror movie box, but his filmography actually has a diversity of genres. Action, romance, science fiction, comedy, thrillers, even a musical biopic. In my opinion, he was a better filmmaker than Stanley Kubrick.
He made They Live. That's enough for legendary status in my book. The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China may be better films, but They Live will always be my favourite Carpenter joint.
same here, fantastic film, it has such a refreshing offbeat quality to it while making a serious point, and the music works well. Roddy Piper is great too!
The Thing is an exceptional horror movie. It gives chills and thrills. ET was in family science fiction. The Thing is horror. The Alien is safely in outer space, The Thing is here on Earth with us. The Thing leaves a more lasting impression. Good to know the critics were authoritarian idiots back then as much as they are today though. Times really haven't changed.
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I will never not be mad that The Thing got hated when it was released. Carpenter really was (at the time) an unappreciated visionary
I saw THE THING in a 3/4 full theater thinking it would be a big hit . Any of his movies are worth a look . His worst movies are better than other director's best made .
@@akfreed6949 I saw the thing late at night in the 80's (having no idea what was coming on I just had the tv on) when I was very young and the gore doesn't come to mind the part that stays with me to this day is the end where the 2 "humans" are there with the fire behind them not knowing if one of them is the thing. That uneasy feeling at the end is epic.
Why would you take it personally? Haha
It gets the love it’s always deserved. If it was a dud upon release, I don’t understand why you’d be mad. You weren’t part of the crew that created it, nor were you an investor.
I Suppose you’re just fishing for thumbs up. To each their own I guess.
All great ideas and art are hated when first presented. The movie is a lot to take in. Too much for one viewing. Many movies that are now considered masterworks were initially rejected by critics and much of the audience to later find their understanding after multiple views. I think Carpenter now understands it is better to have a classic that is absorbed slowly than a forgettable film. Although, for the Thing is was much slower and affected how he got funding for movies that directly followed. That part sucked...
I can't imagine growing up without John Carpenter movies. Thank you John.
It's easy if you try.
Assault on Precinct 13 deserves more recognition, damnit!!! The story, the acting, the editing, the action, the music, all 10/10!!
His most underrated film. Personally I find Halloween and The Thing overrated. They are good movies though.
Carpenter and Romero, coming both from a marked "genre" background, both became among the most important directors of their era, all genres considered. Carpenter's directing in " The thing " is so masterful that it can hardly ever be equalled. Romero's masterpiece " Dawn of the dead" is almost a definitive piece of criticism of a crazy society. Genuine artists.
Their films have meaning !
I cannot believe that the thing had bad critics!!! It was terrifying!! Brilliant!!! It's part of cinema history.
@xavisan.."bad critics"..?? ..isn't that thee only kind they make..??
John carpenter found his audience decades later and now he will be remembered forever
When I was in film school in the 1980’s, I always wanted to be the next Carpenter. Years later I wanted to be the next Malick. Then I regained my senses, and went back to being the next Carpenter.
I’m now an aircraft mechanic. I still want to be the next John Carpenter.
Indeed. I think that Carpenter is the superior artist compared to Malick.
Make a Carpenter style low budge short movie and put it on youtube.
So,you studied in filmschool and became an aircraft mechanic?
Go for it buddy! It's never too late.
@@peterpetrov4809 I worked in the film business for a few years. Got out of it, and completely changed directions. Aviation has been good to me for 26 years, and now I’m going into early retirement. Maybe I could do shorts for TH-cam or something like that.
I've always been an bigger fan of John Carpenter because he is a genius and for all of us, he's truly the best and that's why I'd adored his wonderful work in films like Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York, The Thing, Christine, Starman and more. Thanks, John. We love you!
Early 80s he was bang bang bang just hit you with all these brilliant movies they just don't make them like this today.
All time favorite movie - THE THING! Unmatched.
The Thing is one of my favourite movies….it scared the life out of me as a 12 yr old when it first came out. Still some of the best special effects ever 👏
The Thing is one of the greatest works of modern cinema. Pound for Pound a top 10 entertainment of all time. Other films are deeper, more inspirational, thought provoking, sentimental, epic etc. but the Thing is just as accomplished in it's realization of Carpenter's vision.
Also made for a really solid video game that almost nobody seems to remember or have played lol.
The Thing!!!!!!!!! Greatest horror film ever made and one of the best movies ever made of ANY genre.
John is incredible director and producer and I hope I can get to his level one day!
I don't care what anyone says. Nick Castle was the best "Shape". The way he moved with such motivation, his looks, the way he was just SO CREEPY.
John Carpenter is the reason why i'm in film school at ASU this very day!
‘The Thing’ is 109 minutes of masterful film making, horror or otherwise. It’s quite simply a masterpiece.
John is the coolest guy of all time. Thank you so much for Halloween. My favorite movie ever
What an absolute master of the cinematic craft. Thank you for posting this fascinating look into one of my favourite Directors.
Personal fav is They Live. Rowdy Roddy said he considered it a documentary just before he passed away. Legendary film.🎥👍
RIP RRP aka Nada
He even endorsed it on Alex Jones's Internet show . And there was a conspiracy to get it out of theaters ASAP . It was part of Carpenter's movie deal . The country's economy was really as bad as it was shown in the movie . The homeless people in the movie were really homeless . This was I believe a Republican convention coming up and the movie really needed to be taken out of theaters because of the economy looking so realistic to life . Reaganomics was a bad thing to America . The first few weeks the movie was breaking ticket sales for the time of the year it was released . Universal had the movie pulled out while it was still breaking records . After it was removed , they still counted ticket sales and then released propaganda that the movie sucked and lost money in the theaters .
My favourite director of all time. Always has and always will be.
John carpenter is a fuckin genius when it comes to horror and also a great composer
Starman is in my top 5 movies of all time, a beautiful, touching, stunning masterpiece!
His resume, his versatility, his music, they don't lie. He must be one of the very best directors and craftsmen that ever lived, if not the best in many areas.
That masterpiece called The Thing alone puts him above many more famous directors that don't have his genius and vision.
Another underrated great here giving props, George A. Romero, the zombies daddy. A dying breed unfortunately.
I definitely appreciate the guts John has, he did what he wanted to do and the vast filmography is something that we will always cherish. Can’t imagine an alternate universe where he had dollar signs in his eyes and just kept churning out Halloween sequels instead of giving us his classic’s. (This was a late night drunk conversation topic I had with a buddy recently
My absolute favorite director of all time. Love you John and your movies
This is REALLY good! Big Carpenter fan. So glad the Thing went on to be considered a classic, saw it as a kid and I personally loved it - but no happy ending so most didn't. And now they do!
One of my favorite directors hands down! Thanks for the childhood memories my friend!!
He is with all the great directors.
The way Carpenter feels about Hawks is the way I’ve always felt about Carpenter. Being introduced to Halloween at a very young age and then seeing what he had in store for us following up I was very aware at a young age that Carpenter was my favorite director. This revelation I’d had at a single digit age still holds true to me 4 decades later. Even if I never get another movie I can definitely appreciate that he DID become the rockstar now that he wanted to be back in the 60’s! Plus I hope he, his son& godson score more flicks (they don’t have to be Halloween sequels either)
John Carpenter - a visionary filmaker who’s films I’ve enjoyed immensely. Thank goodness to his parents for producing him.
The Thing is an amazing movie and John is an absolute legend.
I like how Fonda noted that being in on Carpenter's /Russel relationship for a moment was worth the entire dig
Glad this popped up in my recommendations, the weather's awful and this reminded me its time for a Carpenterathon, all day and night.
John Carpenter, the Master himself
He is an amazing film maker and his soundtrack work is great. Escape from New York is excellent.
Fantastic Bio Documentary. .... (I never that knew the lucky bastard was married to Adrienne Barbeau, my most passionate childhood crush!) .... subscribed!
He will be remembered. I've seen alot of his movies over the yrs. He always does a good job😊😊
Music is a crucial piece of the filmmaking puzzle.
John carpenter is a legend his films are class
Just finished watching Assault on Precint 13 earlier. Awesome film. I've been a huge Carpenter fan for years and just got the chance to watch it. 1st Carpenter film I ever watched was The Thing and it's my #1 favorite film of all time. John really knows how to do it. Halloween is definitely in my top 10 of all time. Escape from New York and The Fog are also 2 of my other favorites. Phenomenal filmmaker.
50:45 KR: We said, "This isn't going to be appreciated for 20 years," because this monster is so bad. It's so ugly, that they're not going to see the story about 12 guys in paranoia. It's just a story about paranoia, and the breakdown of human beings believing in each other.
It's my favorite Agatha Christie movie.
I love his original soundtracks. He is such a talented and prolific man.
Welles, Kubrick, Carpenter, . . . independent filmmakers who became successful enough to receive recognition by & support of the well-monied Hollywood machine, but ultimately abandon it to retain full control of their vision and creativity.
Kudos for their courage to defy mainstream critics -- tools of the industry -- and keep on trucking.
The Thing was the scariest movie I ever saw, messed me up pretty good!!!!
what can you say first about this genius ? writer,director,musician all the package , i think that he was his choise to not participate or involved to commercial stuff like hollywood etc etc , +1 about this credit and also his attitude to be underground,cult and remain his position after these years that means he is a very stable person and ideologist.
The Thing is a masterpiece. Favorite horror film of all time.
1982 gave us an amazing movie about an E.T. stranded on Earth... And then there was that other crap and sentimental movie by Spielberg.
Seeing any movie with John Carpenter's name above the the title you know it's gonna be good
What a great documentary. Right at the beginning of the 2000s
Amazing career by an amazing master of horror movies and a great director
The fact that the critics did not like The Thing tells you not to pay attention to film critics. I might read them after I have seen the film which I base on based on the director and actors.
What a legend. Maybe one day he'll come back and direct a final film but even if he doesn't his films and legacy will live forever
Love ❤️ John Carpenter 🎃 Halloween
"DARK STAR" was one of the GREATEST science fiction movies ever created...!!! Till this DAY...!!!
Another Western Director and actually this guy did the original Thing and he's definitely capable of directing many other genres. But Hawks work with John Wayne, which includes Red River and many others. My favourite Howard Hawke's film actually happens to be a "Western", lol. The great casted feel good Western, Rio Bravo. In my opinion John Wayne's top five movie and top 3 John Wayne Western, along with The Searchers, and The Man who shot Liberty Vallance, in my humble opinion. People could throw in Stagecoach, The Suns of Katie Elder, Rio Lobo, The Shootist, and True Grit, and Red River, just to name a few of John Waynes top westerns.
John carpenter is a genius
Big Trouble and Christine deserved to be mentioned, Escape LA less so
R.I.P. Debra Hill.
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The Thing is in my top favorite movies of all time.
The Thing is the perfect movie, critics don't know what the're talking about.
I'd rather watch The Thing than ET any day.
Prince of Darkness is fantastic, so underrated.
John Carpenter is the workng man's director.
Wow.... Talk about heart break. I don't think I could have done that.
It's hard to believe the negative reaction to The Thing. That's like one of the best if not best horror movies ever made in my view. I'm glad the negative reviews didn't discourage him from making more of his amazing movies. My friends and I loved it. It's a classic we grew up on in the 80s. It's like John Carpenter shared our imagination. I think it may be that The Thing was a little ahead of its time. Great things often are like that.
I love that little kids are happy they can play the Halloween Theme song 😭
"Snake Pliskin"........what a great name.
Apparently it was the name of a student went by at Carpenters high school.
"The Thing" is great Horror! I'm waiting for "The Thing 3"!!!
Interesting articulation of a compliment by Jamie Lee Curtis at the end there.
Thankfully, Carpenter himself at least mentioned Christine, but Big Trouble In Little China was MIA completely. Hard to believe no one has brought up Christine in the comments though anyway. I did see one guy bring up The Howling, but then that isn't even a Carpenter movie. Lol
RIP Debra Hill
One of best documentaries on John Carpenter. Shame Mark Kermode is not nice person in real life. They should have commissioned Mark Cousins, who is actually a genuinely nice person.
A genius
John carpenter the best horror and science fiction director in the world
They live the thing big trouble in little China. Just to name a few of my childhood favourites. John Carpenter was an awesome film maker.
Great that uk Stonehenge uk fog was inspiring to him to create a film ........
All I am going to say
“Assault On Prescient 13”
“Escape From New York”
These are his best movies period.
Assault on precinct 13 is my favourite.
My favorite director next George A. ROMERO
Brilliant movies
LEGEND
The thing is a classic and scary film
Funny fact I learned driving past Bowling Green Kentucky last August. The immediate following exit passing Bowling Green is Smiths Grove Kentucky. I thought that was funny
A great movie
Imagine if we never had a director like Carpenter
Many years ago, I was an extra on "Big Trouble In Little China." During a break, I walked up to the director, John Carpenter, just to tell him how much I enjoyed "The Thing." I was surprised at just what a nice guy he was. It was like meeting an old friend, he was so kind and ego-free. When I asked him why the film did so poorly at the box office, he said, "Bad timing. I had the tough luck of releasing it at the same time of a little movie called "E.T." When I told him that I watched 'Thing' over two dozen times, he replied, "Would you like to see who shot it??" and introduced me to Dean Cundy, which was so fucking COOL. When I told Dean how many times I'd seen it, he smiled and said, "Then you've seen it more times than I did." John Carpenter is such an friendly and genuinely kind man, and will never forget that wonderful experience.
Nothing to do with E.T. Both movies aime for a different audience anyway. I always found this blame game extremely implausible. Maybe releasing a movie like The Thing in the midst of summer was not a bright idea.
@@karlkarlos3545
He wasn't "placing blame," bright boy. He was simply stating FACT, unless in the depths of your ignorance you believe that the American public would be more inclined to see a low-budget film made by an unknown director with a non-existent advertising budget, as opposed to a Steven Spielberg big budget film pushed to the hilt by the mass media?? You're even dumber that I thought you were.
@@tiffsaver I wasn't saying HE was "placing blame". And please refrain from the name calling. We can keep this civilized, can't we? My point is, that this blame: "E.T's positive message killed The Thing" has been repeated so many times, that it became a go to mantra, without considering more plausible reasons. The Thing came out in a crowded summer, that also included Blade Runner, Poltergeist and Star Trek II. Also, E.T. had quite a moderate budget, especially for Spielberg, who was just riding on the success of Raiders of the lost Ark. As a matter of facts with $10.5 million, E.T. had a even lower budget than The Thing with $11.4 million.
Carpenter reminds me in some ways of Hitchcock. He’s using the tools of film making to *tell the story*. He gets it. It doesn’t need huge budgets, star power or pizzazz to work - hell, look at some of Clint “One-Take” Eastwood’s work. And character-actors really, really pay off in these kinds of films too.
I almost wonder if something was rigged behind-the-scene with some kind of studio intervention or espionage or something to make the negative reception of The Thing. Because I can't fathom a world that wouldn't love that movie!
I never knew that The Thing was that poorly received at the time, I thought it was great then, and still do.
Greatest horror director of all time
Jesus fucking Christ "thing" was a scary fucking movie! and the one with the glasses that let you see aliens was fucking freaky! such a cool idea! carpenter was a true legend.
Cringe
I think I saw every one but have to check
John Carpenter's Escape From LA is unwarranted in hate. I've always seen it as a Parody of NY, having fun with it and Kurt leaning hard into Snake. Yes, surfer scene sucks but overall it's a fun movie.
Wow . Adrianne Barbeau was looking good!!!
Most people put John Carpenter in the horror movie box, but his filmography actually has a diversity of genres. Action, romance, science fiction, comedy, thrillers, even a musical biopic. In my opinion, he was a better filmmaker than Stanley Kubrick.
What is that so song during the credits? Great documentary.
yeah, I like the thing 2,. Its very Underrated😂📹📹
They Live changed my death.
Master
He made They Live.
That's enough for legendary status in my book. The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China may be better films, but They Live will always be my favourite Carpenter joint.
same here, fantastic film, it has such a refreshing offbeat quality to it while making a serious point, and the music works well. Roddy Piper is great too!
Got any bubblegum?
I want a documentary about Deborah Hill.
The Thing is an exceptional horror movie. It gives chills and thrills. ET was in family science fiction. The Thing is horror. The Alien is safely in outer space, The Thing is here on Earth with us. The Thing leaves a more lasting impression. Good to know the critics were authoritarian idiots back then as much as they are today though. Times really haven't changed.