May 12, 2005
John Carpenter to direct again
Looks like John Carpenter is set to return to directing after producing the remake of his old movie The Fog, according to Zap2it:
John Carpenter will direct "The 13th Apostle," his first movie since 2001.Carpenter ("Halloween") was drawn to Paul Margolis' "Apostle" script, which was submitted to his "John Carpenter Presents" mentoring program, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Margolis is a television scribe whose credits include several episodes of "MacGyver."
In "Apostle," a Pittsburgh detective investigating a series of murders joins forces with a stockbroker to go undercover in an Internet serial killer club.
Sounds interesting, but do you think Carpenter can return to his previous form and break the recent run of not so good movies? What's your favourite Carpenter film, I have many...but my favourite line has to be "I've come here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all outta bubblegum"!
Posted by at May 12, 2005 04:23 PM
Comments
Posted by: adam at May 12, 2005 05:52 PM
I liked Escape From New York but it dosent hold up as well as The Thing....I would like to see the Fog...is it any good? Just as long as he dosent do another Ghosts of mars......but They Live was enjoyable.
Posted by: jason at May 12, 2005 11:53 PM
has to be the thing, hands down! i agree its one of the scariest movies out there. right from the start with the music and the wind...oh genius. very interested to see how his new one turns out
Posted by: Rich at May 13, 2005 02:05 AM
They Live is up there for sure....Love it....
I also enjoyed the original "The Fog" and was creeped out by "In The Mouth Of Madness"...
He's definitely been missing it lately though...
Posted by: CrzyDJM at May 13, 2005 06:43 AM
I liked Escape From New York but it dosent hold up as well as The Thing is it any good? Just as long as he dosent do another Ghosts of mars......but They Live was enjoyable.
Posted by: Luxury Guide the Lifestyle and leading up-market lifestyle portal for at May 13, 2005 09:50 AM
"Assault on Precinct 13", closely followed by "The Thing". But the music for "Assault..." clinches it, as well as those silenced bullets tap-tap-tapping through the windows and office blinds. Classic stuff!
Posted by: wetwebwork at May 13, 2005 09:57 AM
My favs are The Thing & for some crazy reason, I really enjoyed Prince of Darkness.
Posted by: Rawhead at May 13, 2005 10:06 AM
Yeah! Someone mentioned the Prince of Darkness! I loved that Carpenter film. That, The Thing, They Live, Escape from New York, all excellent movies.
Posted by: Richard Brunton at May 13, 2005 05:10 PM
Wow, I can't believe I forgot about Mouth of Madness!! I loved that too! I remember seeing it for the first time in college. I was on acid when I watched it and totally freaked out.
Posted by: adam at May 13, 2005 05:53 PM
'Big Trouble in Little China' is by FAR his best film. It's also Kurt Russel's best performance ever.
Posted by: trysop at May 14, 2005 01:11 AM
Damn it. Big Trouble in Little China is probably the best of the bunch. That's a superb movie. Totally agree with you Trysop.
Posted by: Richard Brunton at May 14, 2005 04:32 AM
HAHA Richard, that IS the greatest line!! For me it's a tie between The Thing and They Live. The Thing still is one of the scariest movies ever. And They Live just rocks on so many levels.