Have we got a thread for this guy? One dedicated to all things Carpentian?
Mainly because i happened upon "Escape from New York" last night on ITV3 and experienced some small delight in remembering how much i enjoyed it as a tiddler, and the pleasant sensation of still enjoying watching it 20 years later. So many films of yore turn into fey gold in your hand once the sheen of nostalgia wears off.
He's involved in making a new movie at the moment, "13th Apostle", which is some kind of serial killer flick from what i can make out. A few sites are keeping tabs on the pre-production lifecycle, although there's nothing yet on IMDB which is a bit strange. The best site i've found so far is >>HERE<<.
But back to his salad days. I think Prince of Darkness is his tour-de-force / piece de resistance. Sooooo creepy. OK, a corpse reanimated by beetles muttering "pray for death" might not be everyone's cup of tea, but the tachyon transmission - "this is not a dream, not a dream" as something hoves into view through the church door is pure cinematic platinum. A thousand bucks to set up the shot, and a generation of kids scared is a pretty good ROI.
For the full text of this message in a bottle from the future, check out the IMDB discussion boards on this movie - "You are seeing what is actually occuring for the purpose of causality violation." - ubergood, ya?
I know, i know "Ghosts of Mars", but as a wise man once said - in every life a little rain must fall.
Anybody out there got their own fave movies / moments? And of course mods move or merge if i'm re-treading old ground here...
Mainly because i happened upon "Escape from New York" last night on ITV3 and experienced some small delight in remembering how much i enjoyed it as a tiddler, and the pleasant sensation of still enjoying watching it 20 years later. So many films of yore turn into fey gold in your hand once the sheen of nostalgia wears off.
He's involved in making a new movie at the moment, "13th Apostle", which is some kind of serial killer flick from what i can make out. A few sites are keeping tabs on the pre-production lifecycle, although there's nothing yet on IMDB which is a bit strange. The best site i've found so far is >>HERE<<.
But back to his salad days. I think Prince of Darkness is his tour-de-force / piece de resistance. Sooooo creepy. OK, a corpse reanimated by beetles muttering "pray for death" might not be everyone's cup of tea, but the tachyon transmission - "this is not a dream, not a dream" as something hoves into view through the church door is pure cinematic platinum. A thousand bucks to set up the shot, and a generation of kids scared is a pretty good ROI.
For the full text of this message in a bottle from the future, check out the IMDB discussion boards on this movie - "You are seeing what is actually occuring for the purpose of causality violation." - ubergood, ya?
I know, i know "Ghosts of Mars", but as a wise man once said - in every life a little rain must fall.
Anybody out there got their own fave movies / moments? And of course mods move or merge if i'm re-treading old ground here...