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Adam Scott · 06-26-2006, 12:35 AM

"The was Carpenter's last good film. Since then, there have been nothing but remakes of his better films, and SEs of his best films."

Ghost of Mars was the last "decent" effort and that flopped horribly. Since then, yes, they have been releasing his older works in Special Editions, although none of them have really been adorned with great audio tracks...

"Has he retired, or have projects just not been that good to come by?"

He's been involved in projects like assisting production for his own Fog remake and things like that; my guess is he still needs a paycheck but has run out of ideas, if that is possible.

"I still consider him among my favorite director's and Big Trouble in Little China and The Thing are his best works, IMO."

He is indeed one of my favorite directors, too, Josh, and The Thing was AWESOME; definitely one of his best. I put Big Trouble in Little China next to They Live in terms of Carpenter films I did not like.

06-26-2006, 12:35 AM	#8 of 27
Adam Scott *Adam Scott* Join Date: Jun 2006 Local Time: 02:12 AM Local Date: 12-03-2008 Posts: 177	Re: John Carpenter's Vampires - how about a SE? "The was Carpenter's last good film. Since then, there have been nothing but remakes of his better films, and SEs of his best films." Ghost of Mars was the last "decent" effort and that flopped horribly. Since then, yes, they have been releasing his older works in Special Editions, although none of them have really been adorned with great audio tracks... "Has he retired, or have projects just not been that good to come by?" He's been involved in projects like assisting production for his own Fog remake and things like that; my guess is he still needs a paycheck but has run out of ideas, if that is possible. "I still consider him among my favorite director's and Big Trouble in Little China and The Thing are his best works, IMO." He is indeed one of my favorite directors, too, Josh, and The Thing was AWESOME; definitely one of his best. I put Big Trouble in Little China next to They Live in terms of Carpenter films I did not like. Last edited by Adam Scott : 06-26-2006 at 03:31 PM.