on REMAKES

[halloweenrules]

dude the fog sucked monkey balls, john shouldn\'t have done that remake. he should have sticked to his slasher style. i agree that remakes suck ass and i hope they don\'t ruin my beloved Halloween with some crappy ass \" REMAKE\" UGH!!!

[VampiricClown]

John Carpenter didn't do the remake. It was written and directed by a new person I believe.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by halloweenrules
dude the fog sucked monkey balls, john shouldn\'t have done that remake. he should have sticked to his slasher style. i agree that remakes suck ass and i hope they don\'t ruin my beloved Halloween with some crappy ass \" REMAKE\" UGH!!!


1. Calm down
2. Learn to type
3. Watch more than one movie by a certain director before commenting on his "style", so you dont look like a complete moron.

[alkytrio666]

Merge the two previous posts together, and that's my response.

[azathoth777]

Yes it sucked, but honestly I don't thing the original is that great either.

[halloweenrules]

actually I can type and a hell of a lot better than you. sorry I lost my temper. just got a little pissed off. had a bad day. and i have seen a lot more than one of his movies. i just dont think that Halloween is where Rob Zombie should be going. don\'t get me wrong, I loved Devils rejects. but it was really gorry, and Halloween is not supposed to be about blood and gore. sure Micheal has supper human strength, but that doesn\'t mean you need to turn him into some sort of freak. I am into the more stalking, lurking style of horror films. not the bloody disgusting shit.

[halloweenrules]

oh and if you want to know how many different movies i have seen just ask before you go off running your mouth about how much of a moron i am. all im saying is dont assume things you cant back up.

[Jameslofton]

Originally posted by alkytrio666
Merge the two previous posts together, and that's my response. Post of the day.(well, actually two days ago, but you know what I mean).:D

[PhilnEdee]

I don't think John Carpenter was even contacted about the FOG remake...this was one remake that really didn't remake the suspene or thrill of the original...I liked it because it explained the whole double cross the lepers story in some detail...I didn't like it because it wouldn't scare my 7 yo daughter.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by halloweenrules
oh and if you want to know how many different movies i have seen just ask before you go off running your mouth about how much of a moron i am. all im saying is dont assume things you cant back up.

Im not saying you havent seen many movies, but you obviously haven't seen much from John Carpenter.


he should have sticked to his slasher style


Not only is that some awful grammer, but other than Halloween, Carpenter really hasn't done much that could be considered "slasher". Lets look at some of his films, shall we?


Escape from New York? - Yep, that's definatly a slasher [/scarcasim]

The Thing? - Sure, it has a pretty good body count, but slasher? Far from it.

In the Mouth of Madness? - Until the end, hardly anyone even dies in this. No slasher this time.

Starman? Memoirs of an Invisible Man? Big Trouble in Little China? - I think you must get my point by now.


Other than Halloween, Christine is the closest that he's come to a slasher film. Admittedly, I havent seen a few of his more recent ones (Ghosts of Mars), but I'm certainly familiar enough with his work to not classify him as a slasher director.


all im saying is dont assume things you cant back up.

Same to you. Just because one of his best films was a slasher, that doesnt mean you should assume that's all that he makes.


When we get down to it though, I agree with you. I dont think Rob Zombie is right for Halloween either. Who knows though, he might surprise us.

[PhilnEdee]

Got to say no DVD collection is complete without most of the ones you mentioned:
Escape from New York (not LA)
Halloween
The Thing
The Fog

Most will be A-OK without a copy of In the Mouth of Madness and Starman though!

Carpenters views and the music he mixed in made these movies something special...you could feel the dread in the Thing just from the constant "bom... bom... bom" music...and Halloweens themes is probably the most recognized movie "tune" in the world. Amazing how easy it is to recognize what movie of his(J Carpenter) it is, just from hearing the score...no one has done anything good like that lately, especially in horror...the first Crow movie itself had a rocking soundtrack...but the score blew.

[The_Return]

Most will be A-OK without a copy of In the Mouth of Madness and Starman though!

Dude...I cant agree there. Ive never really been interested enough to see Starman...but In the Mouth of Madness?

Easily among Carpenter's best. Amospheric, great story, Sam Neill at his best... To be completly honest, I actually prefer it to Halloween (Ok, not a popular opinion, I know).

Halloween is without a doubt a work of genius, but it's been copied and overdone so much through the years it loses much of the effect. ItMoM on the other hand is just brutally original from beginning to end....you wont find many other films like it.

Dont get me wrong, Halloween is by all means a fantastic film. My own personal preferences lead me closer to In the Mouth of Madness.

[PhilnEdee]

Maybe I need to go get In the Mouth of...oin DVD and check it out...seems like the last time I saw it was on AMC or TCM or something, edited...and been awhile..but seems like it left alot of questions unanswered...like what was up with the old lady at the motel abusing her husband?:)