Christine

J.R. Hudson

J.R. Hudson

Spirit Animal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gyNy2pAb3E&mode=related&search=

Here is the first 30 Minutes for those of you youngster types who ahve never seen it

People mention John Carpenter and they say Halloween or The Thing in the same breath; and not without reason

But I always found this film his most polished in terms of mis-en-scene and bravado

It's the first 30 minutes, so look for the fight scene, the parent scene and of course when Arnie forst ses's Christine. Look at that two shot with the car mount and then the pan out of no where; GENIUS !!!!!!!!!!

It's john's last good film IMO

He was at the top of his game and then regressed and never matured
 
It's been a long time, but I'll put it on the netflix list and check it out again.

But -- "Christine" being Carpenter's last "good" film? Blasphemy! :) Both "Big Trouble In Little China" and "They Live" came after "Christine"... I'd put "They Live" as his last stroke of genius... I mean, after that we got saddled with "Vampires" and "Escape from L.A.'' -- blech.
 
I agree with you Barry, up to "They Live."

I mean do you remember how long that fight between Keith David and Roddy Piper was?????
 
I always thought that Christine is one of the least of Carpenter's films.

Come to think of it, I still do.
 
Lessee...bottom 5 Carpenter films...

The Fog

Prince of Darkness

Escape From L.A.

Ghosts of Mars

and...

...Christine
 
Barry_Green said:
That was the whole point! :) Man, that was a great fight scene, and it just kept going, and going, and going... :nads:
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If They Live would've just had Kurt Russell, all would have been forgiven. :)

As for Christine, I don't remember it being all that. I think the premise alone made me think it was silly. But I'll throw it in Netflix. JH is so over the moon about it, I gotta check it again...
 
Christine freaked me out as a kid.

I remember some commercial that had Christine, Cujo, and that cat from Cat's Eye in it. I always thought that was cool.
 
Mark Harris said:
If They Live would've just had Kurt Russell, all would have been forgiven. :)
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If They Live would've had Kurt Russell, it would have brought home the Oscar for Best Picture. :evil:

But hey, it's Rowdy Roddy Piper's greatest role, I don't think he ever did anything else that compares with his accomplishments in "They Live". :)
 
DeSica said:
I was still in highschool when I saw that film...and I
think the fight scene ended just after graduation.
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LOL :thumbsup: :evil: :D

Barry_Green said:
It's been a long time, but I'll put it on the netflix list and check it out again.

But -- "Christine" being Carpenter's last "good" film? Blasphemy! :) Both "Big Trouble In Little China" and "They Live" came after "Christine"... I'd put "They Live" as his last stroke of genius... I mean, after that we got saddled with "Vampires" and "Escape from L.A.'' -- blech.
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I'm telling you.

I loved Big Trouble and They Live, but neither come close to the magic of my Top 5

JC's Top 5

Halloween
The Thing
Escape From New York
Christine
The Fog --- Campy and low-budget, but something is there. You can see the love of filmmaking in this picture depite the limitations they were given

JC's Bottom 5

Escape From L.A.
Vampires
Ghost of Mars
Village of the Damned
In the Mouth of Madness
 
J.R. Hudson said:
The Fog --- Campy and low-budget, but something is there. You can see the love of filmmaking in this picture depite the limitations they were given
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I can discern a love of filmmaking behind "Plan Nine From Outer Space," too, but that doesn't go very far in the direction of making it a good film...
 
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