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Gafemage
07/13/17 10:11:51 PM
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Watched They Live last night & I thought I'd see what this board thinks of his movies. So far I've only seen that one, The Thing & The Fog. If I were to personally rank them:
3. The Fog
2. They Live
1. The Thing

How about the rest of y'all?
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DirkDiggles
07/13/17 10:17:14 PM
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1 Halloween
2 Escape from NY
3 Big Trouble in Little China
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UncleBourbon33
07/13/17 10:18:35 PM
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Only seen The Thing but it's probably my favorite movie.
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Gafemage
07/13/17 10:24:26 PM
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@UncleBourbon33 posted...
Only seen The Thing but it's probably my favorite movie.


It's real good; not the scariest movie I've ever seen (that honor goes to the first forty minutes of Lost Highway), but a solid contender for the overall best horror film I've watched. I was shocked when I found out how negative the reception for it was back when it first came out.
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UncleBourbon33
07/13/17 10:26:02 PM
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Gafemage posted...
@UncleBourbon33 posted...
Only seen The Thing but it's probably my favorite movie.


It's real good; not the scariest movie I've ever seen (that honor goes to the first forty minutes of Lost Highway), but a solid contender for the overall best horror film I've watched. I was shocked when I found out how negative the reception for it was back when it first came out.

I don't even really like horror movies. I think The Thing transcends the genre though and can appeal to anyone.
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frozenshock
07/13/17 10:27:05 PM
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The one with vampires in it
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RE_expert44
07/14/17 10:13:57 AM
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Sphyx
07/14/17 10:15:36 AM
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The ones with Kurt Russell in them.
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Eat More Beef
07/14/17 10:16:07 AM
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5. In The Mouth Of Madness
4. Vampires
3. Big Trouble in Little China
2/1 They Live/The Thing. Both are too good to choose between.
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ultimate reaver
07/14/17 10:17:32 AM
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1. Halloween
2. Big Trouble in Little China
3. The Thing
4. Escape from NY
5. Prince of Darkness
6. Escape from LA
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Gafemage
07/14/17 5:29:29 PM
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UncleBourbon33 posted...
Gafemage posted...
@UncleBourbon33 posted...
Only seen The Thing but it's probably my favorite movie.


It's real good; not the scariest movie I've ever seen (that honor goes to the first forty minutes of Lost Highway), but a solid contender for the overall best horror film I've watched. I was shocked when I found out how negative the reception for it was back when it first came out.

I don't even really like horror movies. I think The Thing transcends the genre though and can appeal to anyone.


I agree; even if someone's not big on the genre, the mystery element, strong acting & fun special effects still make it worth a watch. I especially love this scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Z44BIDPPc

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Dash_Harber
07/14/17 5:33:35 PM
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He's one of my favorite directors. I'd say The Thing, Halloween, and Escape from New York (in no particular order) are his best. I have a soft spot for John Carpenter's Vampires and Prince of Darkness as well, but that's just because of the world building and atmosphere of them. I realize they have their flaws.
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WafflehouseJK
07/14/17 5:34:11 PM
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The Thing by far.
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Lost_All_Senses
07/14/17 5:42:50 PM
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The Thing by far and then Big Trouble in Little China
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ArtVandelay
07/14/17 5:43:36 PM
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RE_expert44 posted...
The thing

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ledbowman
07/14/17 5:46:07 PM
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1. Halloween
2. They Live
3. The Thing
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Gamer99z
07/14/17 5:47:23 PM
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Eat More Beef posted...
5. In The Mouth Of Madness

This movie fucked me up as a kid.
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Deadpool_18
07/14/17 5:49:33 PM
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The Thing, hands down. Puppets>>>>>CGi
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The X Dawg
07/14/17 6:06:43 PM
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If I had to do top 3:

1. Halloween
2. The Thing
3. Escape from New York
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Gafemage
07/15/17 6:50:26 PM
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EnragedSlith
07/15/17 6:58:24 PM
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The Thing
Big Trouble in Little China
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Pus_N_Pecans
07/15/17 6:59:03 PM
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I'll go ahead and rank all of what I've seen from Carpenter:

1. The Thing
2. Halloween
3. In the Mouth of Madness
4. Assault on Precinct 13
5. They Live
6. Escape From New York
7. Big Trouble in Little China
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