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Post by Artie Kendall on May 15, 2020 0:05:53 GMT -5
 In the 1970's John Carpenter was known mostly for his screenwriting and less for his directing. He got to show his craft behind the camera only a handful of times throughout the decade with small budget films make little to no returns. That all changed in 1978 with the release of Halloween. The hit paved the way for an incredible output of 8 films in the 80's. So wrestlingfigs...what is your favorite film by John Carpenter in the 80's?
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Post by The Brain on May 15, 2020 0:28:49 GMT -5
The Thing is my fav horror move of all time. They Live is a close 2nd.
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Post by rowdy1971 on May 15, 2020 8:57:10 GMT -5
Without a doubt hard choices, but, my favorite movie of all time is "Escape From New York" with "The Thing" being a very close second. You don't get any better scary movie than "The Thing". "They Live" is third, "Big Trouble in Little China" is fourth. As much of a Carpenter fan that I am, I've never seen "The Fog"! I really have to see that one.
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Post by HandsomeHollywood on May 15, 2020 12:54:25 GMT -5
I didn't even need to look at the options. Just click The Thing.
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Post by Self-Savior on May 15, 2020 13:20:29 GMT -5
The Thing by far. "Nobody trusts anybody now and we're all very tired."
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Post by JC Motors on May 15, 2020 17:58:10 GMT -5
Christine
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Post by King Richius on May 15, 2020 18:07:55 GMT -5
It's easily "Prince of Darkness" for me. The mix of science and theology is done so convincingly and IIRC Alice Cooper makes a cameo. "The Thing" and "They Live" are also good choices as both are classics.
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Post by rKoNomad316 on May 15, 2020 20:40:41 GMT -5
Escape from New York
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Post by TheLastDude on May 15, 2020 21:15:18 GMT -5
1) Big Trouble in Little China
2) They Live
3) Escape From New York
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Post by Artie Kendall on May 16, 2020 11:38:44 GMT -5
@ham the whole reason these polls came about was from a conversation I had with a friend about Scorsese in the 80s and how the general film fan had not heard or seen of those films minus Raging Bull. The polls were to remind people either what the person did beyond the hits or just how dominate they were during that time.
I post these polls across three different sites. For this one I thought surely the forum about wrestling figures would vote They Live. Thank you for surprising me.
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Post by TurboEddie on May 16, 2020 23:33:15 GMT -5
Christine.
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Post by Sandman on May 17, 2020 1:16:07 GMT -5
Escape from New York all day!, i've watched that movie countless times and it's always a classic. Plenty of action with memorable characters, you can't go wrong with Snake.. "You're.. the Duke.. A NUMBER 1!"
Also props to: The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, Christine & They Live
Watched: the Fog one time a while ago but couldn't get into that one..
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Post by TheHitmanKid on May 17, 2020 10:58:50 GMT -5
The Thing!
The monsters were so creative looking. The movies was very clever as to how the monsters still kept the personality of the human hosts.
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Post by HooliganPunx24 on Jun 7, 2020 1:16:40 GMT -5
sooooo hard to pick. I went with Big Trouble but Escape from New York, The Thing, and They Live are right up there
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Post by JokerFC on Jun 10, 2020 19:45:37 GMT -5
The Thing
Escape from NY
The Fog
Big trouble in Little China
They Live
great stuff. Starman & Christine? strange departures for him....Prince Of Darkness? Meh....
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Post by neptuneandtheblues on Jul 17, 2020 15:52:24 GMT -5
Christine and the Thing are a tie for me. If we go Carpenter from any decade, It's Halloween for sure.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 23, 2020 10:24:16 GMT -5
It's The Thing. No-brainer for me. I enjoy all of his movies for one reason or another, but The Thing is his storytelling peak. It's a haunting movie that has stuck with me since I first saw it.
Side story, I got to watch an original 35mm pressing at Dismember the Alamo last year (for like my 5th time) and it did not disappoint.
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