{"id":23111,"date":"2020-01-17T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=23111"},"modified":"2020-01-16T19:57:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:57:14","slug":"ranking-john-carpenters-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=23111","title":{"rendered":"Ranking John Carpenter’s Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The folks at Film School Rejects decided to Rank The Movies Directed By John Carpenter<\/a>.\u00a0 This sounded like fun, so I decided to play along.\u00a0 Below are my rankings and thoughts…<\/p>\n

The Ward<\/em> (2010)
\nVillage of the Damned<\/em> (1995)
\nMemoirs of an Invisible Man<\/em> (1992)
\nPrince of Darkness<\/em> (1987)
\nIn the Mouth of Madness<\/em> (1994)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The films above I haven’t seen.<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0 Dark Star<\/em> (1974)\u00a0 I don’t know if I have ever seen the whole thing.\u00a0 It just didn’t resonate with me.\u00a0 Most folks really like it.<\/p>\n

14.\u00a0 The Fog<\/em> (1980)\u00a0 I saw this on its theatrical release and it left me flat.\u00a0 Which surprised me because I was expecting a lot.<\/p>\n

13.\u00a0 Someone\u2019s Watching Me!<\/em> (1978)\u00a0 Watched this before I knew who John Carpenter was.\u00a0 It was good.<\/p>\n

12.\u00a0 Vampires<\/em> (1998)\u00a0 I thought James Woods was miscast.<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0 Elvis<\/em> (1979)\u00a0 Who knew Kurt Russell could impersonate Elvis (and later Clint Eastwood)?<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 Christine<\/em> (1983)\u00a0 Saw this at the theater and thought it was well done.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0 Ghosts of Mars<\/em> (2001)\u00a0 Sci-fi action directed by Carpenter.\u00a0 What’s not to like?<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 Escape from L.A.<\/em> (1996)\u00a0 I was so excited about the return of Snake Plissken under the creative team of Carpenter and Russell.\u00a0 Sadly the film played up the camp more than I would have liked.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 Big Trouble in Little China<\/em> (1986)\u00a0 My wife and I along with another couple saw BTiLC on its opening weekend.\u00a0 I really liked it.\u00a0 No one else in the group did.\u00a0 Kurt Russell steals the show.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 They Live<\/em> (1988)\u00a0 Surprisingly good.\u00a0 Roddy Piper was the perfect lead.\u00a0 I felt the ending was a bit off but not enough to really matter.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Starman<\/em> (1984)\u00a0 Big budget and big stars.\u00a0 Perhaps my wife’s favorite Carpenter flick because it’s a good one.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 \u00a0Halloween<\/em> (1978)\u00a0 Another Carpenter classic.\u00a0 I first saw it in a drive-in and had sound problems through part of the film.\u00a0 The movie still worked.\u00a0 That is a sign of great direction!<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 The Thing<\/em> (1982)\u00a0 I saw it on it’s initial theatrical release in a nearly empty theater.\u00a0 Reaction from fans and critics wasn’t good.\u00a0 Over the years that has all changed.\u00a0 I thought it was a mistake remaking a classic but Carpenter pulled it off.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 \u00a0Assault on Precinct 13<\/em> (1976)\u00a0 This is the movie that made me a John Carpenter fan.\u00a0 Thank God for VHS.\u00a0 Low budget but man, does Carpenter make it work.\u00a0 Darwin Joston was perfect casting.\u00a0 I always thought we’d see more from him.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Escape from New York<\/em> (1981)\u00a0 I saw EfNY several times on it’s first theatrical release and loved it.\u00a0 I still do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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