Your Favourite/Best/Worst "John Carpenter" Movies?

[God of War]

I'm a big JC fan. What's your choices with his movies as director? Because this guy acts, writes, composes and directs since he was 14 years old. Surely one of the most versatile movie makers out there.

My fav - Halloween
Best - Thing
Worst - ?


Psychopath (2008) [pending]
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Vampires (1998)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Village of the Damned (1995)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
They Live (1988)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Starman (1984)
Christine (1983)
The Thing (1982)
Escape from New York (1981)
The Fog (1980)
Someone's Watching Me (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Dark Star (1974)
Sorceror from Outer Space (1969)
Warrior and the Demon (1969)
Gorgon, the Space Monster (1969)
Gorgo Versus Godzilla (1969)
Terror from Space (1963)
Revenge of the Colossal Beasts (1962)

[Cronos]

my all time favourite director, i love all his films and find it very difficult to pick a favourite. he also does amazing soundtracks which go perfectly with them, the ones for In The Mouth Of Madness and Starman are easily two of my favourites. right now i'd probably say In The Mouth Of Madness is just above the others as far as a favourite could go, absolutely love that film, the direction, cast, soundtrack, story and characters are all brilliant. i'd probably have to say Halloween is his best and while i still really like it, Escape From LA is the lesser of his films. i'd love to see the shorts he did but they seem to be impossible to find

and Psychopath is one of my most anticipated films, can't wait for that

[teenkiller]

My favorite is The Thing. The worst that I have seen is The Fog. Halloween is also great but Christine is just so so. Still a few of his films I am looking forward to seeing though. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[Jig Saw 123]

Favorite: Halloween

Best: Halloween

Worst: Escape from L.A.

[LordSimen]

1. Halloween (1978) - 10/10
2. The Thing (1982) - 10/10
3. Escape from New York (1981) - 10/10
4. Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - 10/10
5. Prince of Darkness (1987) - 9/10
6. They Live (1988)- 9/10
7. Escape from L.A. (1996) - 9/10
8. The Fog (1980) - 9/10
9. Vampires (1998) - 8/10
10. Ghosts of Mars (2001) - 7/10
11. Starman (1984) - 7/10
12. Village of the Damned (1995) - 6/10








N/A:
Psychopath (2008)
Dark Star (1974)
Someone's Watching Me (1978)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

[Muddy Shores]

Fave: Big Trouble in Little China
Best: Halloween
Worst: Ghosts of Mars (by far)

[Funnyman]

MY JOHN CARPENTER TOP 10 (http://www.joblo.com/forums/profile.php?s=&action=showlist&listid=1097)

#1 Big Trouble in Little China
#2 Christine
#3 The Thing
#4 Escape from New York
#5 Halloween
#6 They Live
#7 Elvis
#8 Vampires
#9 The Fog
#10 Escape from L.A.

I WISH MORE PEOPLE HAD SEEN ELVIS. KURT RUSSELL IS AMAZING IN IT.

[Frank the Tank]

The Thing - 9/10
Halloween - 9/10
Prince Of Darkness - 8/10
They Live - 8/10
In The Mouth Of Madness - 7.5/10
Big Trouble In Little China - 7.5/10
Escape From New York - 7/10
The Fog - 7/10
Christine - 6.5/10
Vampires - 6/10
Ghosts Of Mars - 6/10
Escape From L.A. - 5/10

Haven't Seen:

Dark Star
Assault On Precinct 13
Starman
Memoirs Of An Invisible Man
Elvis
Village Of The Damned

[God of War]

Originally posted by Funnyman
[URL=http://www.joblo.com/forums/profile.php?s=&action=showlist&listid=1097]I WISH MORE PEOPLE HAD SEEN ELVIS. KURT RUSSELL IS AMAZING IN IT.
I'd like to see that. Was it a made for Tv 2 part mini-series? Or a feature length film? I have never ever seen it, nor I have seen it available for rent or for purchase. Carpenter and Russell have done some great work together.

[ilovemovies]

1. Memoirs of an Invisible Man - 8/10
2. In the Mouth of Madness - 7/10
3. Vampires - 7/10
4. Ghosts of Mars - 7/10
5. The Thing - 7/10
6. Halloween - 7/10
7. Escape From LA - 6/10
8. Village of the Damned - 1/10
9. Big Trouble in Little China - 0/10

[RandalGraves]

Doesn't get much better than the Escape from LA/NY flicks imo:cool:

[Kikabi]

Of what I've seen:

Favorites (not in any particular order)
Vampires
The Thing
Halloween
Big Trouble in Little China

Best:
The Thing
Halloween

Pretty Good
Prince of Darkness
The Mouth of Madness
Elvis
Starman
Escape from New York (need to see this again to refresh my memory.)

Worst:
They Live
The Fog

Haven't seen:
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Village of the Damned (1995)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Christine (1983)
Someone's Watching Me (1978)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Dark Star (1974)
Sorceror from Outer Space (1969)
Warrior and the Demon (1969)
Gorgon, the Space Monster (1969)
Gorgo Versus Godzilla (1969)
Terror from Space (1963)
Revenge of the Colossal Beasts (1962)

(What's worth checking out?)

Been wanting to see:
Ghosts of Mars
Escape from New York (rewatch)
Escape from L.A.

[MidnightAngel]

My favorites:
1.The Thing
2.Halloween
3.Escape from New York
4.The Fog
5.Christine
6.In the Mouth of Madness
7.Big Trouble in Little China

My least favorites:
1.Dark Star
2.Ghosts of Mars
3.Prince of Darkness
4.Vampires
5.Starman

[Kings-Rook1]

My fav - Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Best – The Thing (1982) - Best remake ever!
Worst - Ghosts of Mars (2001) - Avoid at all cost!

[Le_Big_Mac]

The Thing is my favorite.

[Fergus]

My favorite: Starman

the Worst: Prince of Darkness by far

[Rick-James]

Favorite: Halloween
Best: The Thing
Worst: Ghost of Mars

My top ten JC flicks.




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[Dirtyfrog]

Best : Halloween - without a shadow of a doubt
Fav : The Thing - horror & sci-fi combined like peanut butter & jelly... woah!
Worst : Ghost of Mars - turd on a stick

[Drewza89]

He was one of the best earlier in his career. It's a shame that he has lost his touch (and he won't admit it).

Favorite Escape from New York
I love Escape just because of how cool it is and how fun it is to watch. I cannot stress enough how great the special effects have held up. Kurt Russell is totally badass in it.

Best Starman
It's a total masterpiece. Jeff Bridges was phenomenal in it (well deserved Oscar nomination for best actor). I much prefer it over E.T.

Worst Ghosts of Mars/Village of the Damned
What little I've seen of the two was awful. Even though he only produced it, Vampires: Los Muertos is one of the most poorly put together movies I've seen in recent years.

I have hope for his upcoming movie Psychopath.

[Kikabi]

So, I had Ghosts of Mars on my "been wanting to see" list. Now, I have the impression that it should be on my "never see" list!

Don't get the lovin' for They Live. I appreciated the cheesy fun of it. But the "social message" about mass consumerism comes out like being hit repeatedly by a 2x4. Again, it's fun and all, but I don't see it as one of Carpenter's best. What am I not seeing or appreciating about They Live?

[KillaMyers]

I consider Carpenter to be one of the great directors, and I haven't out & out disliked any of his films. I don't get the hatred for Ghost of Mars though. Sure it's flawed but it's also extremely entertaining.

My fav - The Thing
Best - The Thing
Worst - tie Prince of Darkness/Village of the Damned



Ghosts of Mars - 7/10
Vampires - 7/10
Escape from L.A. - 7/10
Village of the Damned - 4/10
In the Mouth of Madness - 9/10
Memoirs of an Invisible Man - 5/10
They Live - 8/10
Prince of Darkness - 4/10
Big Trouble in Little China - 8/10
Starman - 7/10
Christine - 7/10
The Thing - 10/10
Escape from New York - 9/10
The Fog - 8/10
Halloween - 10/10
Assault on Precinct 13 - 6/10

[travisvornoff]

best- escape from new york

worst- ghost of mars

over all i dont really like him but what i like of his i love!

[stuntmanBOB]

The thing- Greatest monster movie ever!!!