tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post3723880514120508841..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: John CarpenterEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-21280775153545810142007-07-14T17:21:00.000-07:002007-07-14T17:21:00.000-07:00Well said, EdharryWell said, Ed<BR/><BR/>harryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-3268168748099937782007-07-14T07:32:00.000-07:002007-07-14T07:32:00.000-07:00Sad to note that had he produced these films over ...Sad to note that had he produced these films over a thirty year period, he would still be considered a great one. Instead they came rather fast.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-76143705559951937382007-07-14T06:42:00.000-07:002007-07-14T06:42:00.000-07:00John Carpenter is probably one of the best example...John Carpenter is probably one of the best examples of a career's path from near universal praise to, well, the other end of the spectrum.<BR/><BR/>When he burst on the scene with "Dark Star" and then "Assault on Precinct 13" and "Halloween" and then "Escape From New York" he was riding high. Then came "The Thing," "Christine," and "Star Man." After that it seemed to go downhill...<BR/><BR/>Still, like you said Ed, perhaps he [and I hope so]has more good films in him. Even if he doesn't, he still did quite a few entertaining movies. And doing even 1 is more than most of us ever do.Craig Zablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350991808928451673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-48762806238448846902007-07-14T06:22:00.000-07:002007-07-14T06:22:00.000-07:00http://p082.ezboard.com/fshocklinesforumfrm2.showM...http://p082.ezboard.com/fshocklinesforumfrm2.showMessage?topicID=48794.topic<BR/><BR/>This will get you to the Shocklines discussion about CarpenterEd Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-48286469316132611312007-07-14T05:39:00.000-07:002007-07-14T05:39:00.000-07:00I have faith in Rob Zombie's Hlloween remake even ...I have faith in Rob Zombie's Hlloween remake even though I see no point in most of these new horror "reinterpretations" of films that are barely one or two decades old. For the most, the revisions tend to consist in increasing the gore and body ratio and nothing else. I hope nobody tampers with They Live, probably Carpenter's finest. I can see how a big studio would water down its political contents and make it a harmless film about glasses with lots of opportunities for product placement.Gonzalo Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947145087511918151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-78041052855375979992007-07-13T23:04:00.000-07:002007-07-13T23:04:00.000-07:00Mr Gorman, do you have a link to that discussion?Mr Gorman, do you have a link to that discussion?Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132880923144324381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-65660274019520186982007-07-13T20:42:00.000-07:002007-07-13T20:42:00.000-07:00I don't know much about Carpenter's recent career,...I don't know much about Carpenter's recent career, except that the last films of his that I saw (ESCAPE FROM L.A. and GHOSTS OF MARS) were pretty lackluster. The studios seem to be happy enough remaking his older movies (which presumably have some brand recognition from 25 years of play on cable and home video) but putting the remakes in younger hands. Maybe they figure the younger guys will work better with today's CGI and other FX, won't load the soundtrack with synthesizer music (an element that badly dates Carpenter's '70s and '80s films, in my opinion), will work for less, and won't want total control. They may also figure that Carpenter's ubiquitous homages to Howard Hawks and John Wayne resonate little if at all with today's kids who are the mainstay of horror and SF movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-50773926601144564202007-07-13T19:55:00.000-07:002007-07-13T19:55:00.000-07:00Yes, there's a reason why I fear success almost as...Yes, there's a reason why I fear success almost as much as failure as a writer, man. This nailed it for me, Ed. Great blog entry.<BR/><BR/>Nickolas CookAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com