My top 5 John Carpenter movies

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  • @josanup
    @josanup 4 месяца назад +4

    Recently watched “Assault on Precinct 13”, and just absolutely blew me away, what a great film, great concept.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +3

      Glad you liked it. It’s so cool!

  • @majfinan
    @majfinan 3 месяца назад +3

    Great Top 5!👌
    And loving the T-shirt 😎

  • @macdaddybender
    @macdaddybender 3 месяца назад +3

    Great video as always. John Carpenter is such a legend. His films are brilliant and his soundtracks are the icing on the cake. He's still making great music, even now. Here's my list:
    1) EFNY
    2) The Thing
    3) Halloween
    4) They Live
    5) Big Trouble in Little China

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +3

      Totally agree with you! I’d love to see one of his music shows. Great list!

  • @seanryan3020
    @seanryan3020 3 месяца назад +1

    "Benson, Arizona" will always be my favorite John Carpenter song!

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      I have to confess, Dark Star is one of the few Carpenter movies I haven’t seen

    • @seanryan3020
      @seanryan3020 3 месяца назад +1

      @horrorhands879 He co-wrote it with Dan O'Bannon (or more accurately, the other way around). It became the basis for Alien. It's available on Tubi, and it really is worth a watch if for nothing other than the sheer "wtf" factor!

  • @jduasvte2436
    @jduasvte2436 3 месяца назад +4

    Great video, my favorite is Christine.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you. Christine is awesome 👍

  • @cultflixfix2453
    @cultflixfix2453 3 месяца назад +3

    Awesome List Bryn! Carpenter is my favorite director has well. My top 5 would be:
    1. Halloween
    2. The Thing
    3. The Fog
    4. Escape from New York
    5. They Live

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      Can’t argue with that list, Leon! Thank you 👍

  • @MONSTERGABhorror
    @MONSTERGABhorror 3 месяца назад +3

    "Halloween" and "The Thing" are in my top 5 favourite of all horror movies ever.
    I absolutely love John Carpenter's style and vision when it comes to directing, especially horror.
    It's like he just gets it. He knows what the audience and fans of the genre want.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      Totally agree, mate. I love his style 👍

  • @lean79
    @lean79 4 месяца назад +5

    Great video! I love Carpenter. Here my top 5 Carpenter movies:
    5) Someone's watching me
    4) Halloween
    3) In the mouth of madness
    2) Assault on Precinct 13
    1) The Thing
    😊😊😊 great content as always!! Keep the good work!

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  4 месяца назад +3

      Thank you! Nice to see Someone’s Watching Me get a mention there 👍

    • @macdaddybender
      @macdaddybender 3 месяца назад +2

      Hi. I'm sure I watched "Someone's Watching Me!" when I was younger. I have all the other Carpenter films, but I can't find this anywhere. Where did you get yours?

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      @@macdaddybender I can’t remember where I bought it from, but it was released by Scream Factory a few years ago if that helps 👍

    • @lean79
      @lean79 3 месяца назад +1

      @@macdaddybender hi. I have the dvd edition, the "Twisted horror collection" by Warner Brothers 😊

  • @maxwashingtonmusic7000
    @maxwashingtonmusic7000 3 месяца назад +2

    Awesome list! I love those movies. Snake Plisken! Great name. Nowadays, crime here in NYC is almost as bad as in that movie! In Halloween, When Jamie Lee says kiddo I thought you outgrew superstition, it makes no sense lol! Even Carpenter said he has no idea what that line means. Debra told him to leave it in. I’ll bet it was from an earlier draft. And when Michael deletes the guy against the wall, there’s no way the knife was long enough. And there’s no reason for him to look at his own hand at the beginning, while he’s deleting. Still a brilliant movie. And I love Prince of Darkness. I agree that Thing is his best 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎃🎃🎃🎃🎥🎥🎥🎥

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      Thanks, Max! Interesting spots there in Halloween! I haven’t seen Prince of Darkness in years - definitely need to revisit that one.

  • @penguinshredder
    @penguinshredder 3 месяца назад +2

    I gotta say, man... I couldn't agree more. JC is my favorite, too. His music gives me chills. The Thing is absolutely a perfect horror movie. I really like Adam Wingard's movies, too. Also, I don't know if you were trying to be funny but when you said, "It takes place in the future but it's 1997 sooooo..." I cracked up lol Great video, bro. Can't wait for the next one. Cheers!

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      Thanks, man. I’m glad you agree. His music is sooo good! Lol, yeah I tried to be a bit witty with the 1997 thing - glad you liked that!

  • @trondwillyfry8000
    @trondwillyfry8000 4 месяца назад +3

    Great video, I'll go for this list but I pretty much like almost all his films:
    1. The thing
    2. They live
    3. In the mouth of madness
    4. Halloween
    5. Tie between: Prince of darkness and Escape from new york

  • @h.calvert3165
    @h.calvert3165 3 месяца назад +2

    Having watched your video & read the lists of other subs, it is impossible to escape the omnipresence which is Kurt Russell. So now, time for Part II: The Contribution of Russell to the work of Carpenter. 😉

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Kurt Russell is definitely the man!

  • @BBB-Schmuck
    @BBB-Schmuck 4 месяца назад +2

    Another unique topic HH...good work. And love the haircut, you have that Travis Bickle look from " Taxi Driver!"

  • @normandrichardson3721
    @normandrichardson3721 3 месяца назад

    I'm an old timer, so I have to go with Halloween as my numero uno. Especially because of my experience when I first saw it, at age 13. It was before the arrival of VHS, we were at my uncle's cabin by a lake in Quebec, we watched the film outdoors, on a sheet hanging from the cabin (my aunt worked for a distributor of movies so she had access to a projector) and we watched Halloween, late at night, surrounded by trees, the sounds of that old projector, the waves and every critter imaginable in a forest. This is still one of my greatest cinematic experiences and every time I watch Halloween, I still hear the crickets, the waves and the wind in the trees...)

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for that, Norman. That is probably the coolest movie watching memory/experience I’ve heard!

  • @HighHeelKnight
    @HighHeelKnight 3 месяца назад +2

    In the video game, Saints Row IV, there is a sequence that recreates the epic fight between Roddy Piper and Keith David. 😁

  • @salemslotandmore8278
    @salemslotandmore8278 3 месяца назад +2

    Thank You for the List and Video 😀

  • @scottthemoviecritic8576
    @scottthemoviecritic8576 4 месяца назад +2

    Excellent video Bryn. Really enjoyed it mate. Awesome list my friend. John carpenter is such a fantastic director, so it’s definitely hard to pick a favourite from him. So many great films. The Thing is definitely up there for sure. Halloween is fantastic as well, and I love The Fog, and They Live as well. Awesome stuff my friend.👍😃

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      Thank you, Scott. Glad you’re a fan of his movies too 👍

    • @scottthemoviecritic8576
      @scottthemoviecritic8576 3 месяца назад

      @@horrorhands879 no worries Bryn. Thank you mate. Yeah his films are great.👍

  • @ThisIsEduardoBueno
    @ThisIsEduardoBueno 3 месяца назад +2

    Great list but I have to mention The Fog. It is in my top 5 favorite movies for sure.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      The Fog almost made my list - excellent movie!

  • @stuartgeorge2324
    @stuartgeorge2324 3 месяца назад +3

    Thats weird im working on a top ten carpenter yes its a hard one , great video mate 👍🏻

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      Looking forward to seeing your vid, mate 👍

  • @keithatkins4033
    @keithatkins4033 3 месяца назад +2

    They Live! Really even with that Unnecessary Fight scene that breaks out between Roddy Piper and Keith David over the Glasses. That spoilt it for me just an excuse to see them show off some moves! Oh the star used to be a wrestler we need to give him a Fight scene, Over a pair of shades really!!

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      I can totally see where you’re coming from. But for me, the ridiculousness of the whole thing makes it more entertaining to me. Thanks for watching.

  • @vinceveedal
    @vinceveedal 3 месяца назад +2

    The Thing remake 1982 his best movie in my view. Also, I wish he'd directed this new Salem's Lot movie which is taking forever to be released. I just think his remake would have been awesome.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Thanks, Vince. John Carpenter and Salem’s Lot would definitely be an awesome combination!

  • @tomt55
    @tomt55 3 месяца назад +2

    An excellent list and video. I feel Prince of Darkness has to be on this list. Thank you for the video

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you! I haven’t seen Prince of Darkness in years, definitely need to revisit it.

  • @Paul01191
    @Paul01191 3 месяца назад +3

    Hi Bryn
    Great video
    Hard to do a top 5 list to many good ones.
    He's my list
    5 Big Trouble in Little China
    4 Vampires
    3 Halloween
    2 The Fog
    1 The Thing
    Cheers mate

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +3

      Awesome list, Paul. Thank you!

    • @StingerXtro
      @StingerXtro 3 месяца назад +2

      Vampires usually never makes Top 5 lists!!!

    • @Paul01191
      @Paul01191 3 месяца назад

      ​@CrispyGypsy
      Yes you are right it doesn't usually make a top 5 list, and sometimes not a top 10 list.
      But I've always liked it and feel it's very underrated.
      But John carpenter has such a great body of work it probably just gets forgotten about.
      But I would recommend people take another look at it.

  • @archibaldstokes
    @archibaldstokes 4 месяца назад +3

    Great video!

  • @DAVIDDIGS
    @DAVIDDIGS 4 месяца назад +3

    I still have yet to watch Assault on Precinct 13.
    My list would be:
    5. They Live
    4. Christine
    3. The Fog
    2. Halloween
    1. The Thing

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      Great list! Definitely give Assault on Precinct 13 a try 👍

  • @StingerXtro
    @StingerXtro 3 месяца назад +3

    I never really cared for Assault on Precint 13 at all, I find it kinda boring, honestly. I actually like Ghosts Of Mars more. Where's The Fog LOL! Great Ranking!!!😀👍 here's my very different Ranking...
    1. THE THING
    2. THE FOG
    3. VAMPIRES (Doesn't get enough respect, criminally underrated)
    4. BIG TROUBLE ON LITTLE CHINA
    (We really shook the Pillars of Heaven Wang!)
    5. HALLOWEEN (Yes, do not adjust your PC screen, Halloween is at #5 everyone)

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      Great to hear a differing opinion! 👍 I know!!! It pained me to leave The Fog off! Thanks for sharing!

  • @jamesmoss3424
    @jamesmoss3424 3 месяца назад +2

    Halloween 🎃 78 is number one on my list. 😀👍

  • @BRONCOJUGGALOTALKSMOVIES
    @BRONCOJUGGALOTALKSMOVIES 3 месяца назад +2

    Awesome bro

  • @evilash9753
    @evilash9753 3 месяца назад +3

    Tough to do just five but..
    5. Prince of Darkness
    4. The Fog
    3. The Thing
    2. Big Trouble in Little China
    1. Halloween

  • @jackdavide5742
    @jackdavide5742 3 месяца назад +1

    Great list! I'd have almost the same list, but would omit either The Thing or Escape from NY to have Starman at #1. I used to think Escape from NY was his best work until I once made the mistake of double-billing it with Assault on Precinct 13. That's when I discovered no comparison.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you, Jack. Yeah, they are both great movies.

  • @Truegho
    @Truegho 3 месяца назад

    You will probably already know what I am going to say here, Bryn, regarding what is my own No. 1 John Carpenter movie: HALLOWEEN (1978), of course! An absolute classic of horror cinema, and definitely in my all time Top 50 greatest horror movies of all time. I love CHRISTINE too. Excellent video, Bryn. Thank you for sharing your five selections.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Yes, Halloween is excellent. Christine is a great movie too and almost made my list. Thanks, Alan!

  • @israelvaldez26
    @israelvaldez26 3 месяца назад

    I have to say that it's really difficult for me to make a top 5 John Carpenter list, but your top 5 list is excellent, especially your number 1 pick!

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you very much! It really is difficult picking a top 5.

  • @hudson3838
    @hudson3838 4 месяца назад +3

    You may think im crazy but i think john carpenter is trying to tell us something. aliens that look like us, they live / the thing and i believe all leaders and politicians are from a diff planet ( divde and conquer) and here's another crazy thing l did enjoy Ghosts of mars, it entertained me, and was never bored and that's all i want from a movie, ok! now you can call me crazy : }

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +3

      I think he was definitely on to something with They Live. Glad you enjoyed Ghosts of Mars - I can hardly criticise considering some of the trashy films I watch! 😅

  • @tinasmith8791
    @tinasmith8791 Месяц назад

    Hey Bryn, Great video! I really liked "The Fog"! It was a good movie with a great twist at the end!!

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks, Tina! The Fog almost made my list.

  • @HorrificNightmaresJM
    @HorrificNightmaresJM 3 месяца назад

    Fantastic list Bryn. It's nice to see escape from New York place so high. I really like assault on precinct 13.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад

      Thanks, Jason. I’ve always loved those two.

  • @h.calvert3165
    @h.calvert3165 3 месяца назад +2

    Directors. . .how about some more of these profiles of The Greatest (not excluding Hitchcock). Then how about a summary vid, putting them in order, counting down from 10 to 1, with the films that won them their place? 🤔

  • @movieboff452
    @movieboff452 3 месяца назад +1

    I love John carpenter, my favourite director. My top 5 would be:
    1. The thing
    2. In the mouth of madness
    3. Assault on precinct 13
    4 Big trouble in little china
    5. Halloween
    To be honest that top 5 always changes as I watch them and because I love his films that much. Although the thing would always be number 1.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Great list. They are kinda interchangeable, but The Thing would definitely be my number 1 too.

  • @cday131
    @cday131 3 месяца назад +2

    5. They Live
    4. In the Mouth of Madness
    3. Assault on Precinct 13
    2. Christine
    1. The Thing
    I could switch around 3-5 in any order really. 6. The Fog, 7. The Ward
    I prefer Halloween II, which he didn't direct, to the original since it has more going on.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Awesome! Good to see some love for Christine 👍

  • @eelponna3145
    @eelponna3145 4 месяца назад +3

    You can tell an amazing director when The Fog doesn’t even make it in their top five!

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      I know, right?! The Fog was close.

  • @h.calvert3165
    @h.calvert3165 3 месяца назад +2

    Looks like Carpenter has always had major parts for black actors. Val Lewton used to give black performers dignified roles in his 1940's films. Maybe the first step in their rehabilitation in horror, leading to Samuel L. Jackson & Wesley Snipes characterizations? Just a random thought! 🤔

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Interesting idea, H! Not to mention Ben in Night of the Living Dead.

    • @h.calvert3165
      @h.calvert3165 3 месяца назад

      ​@@horrorhands879
      That was so unheard of at the time, wasn't it? 😲

  • @tonyjamesprice1847
    @tonyjamesprice1847 12 дней назад

    Awesome video 😊
    My list
    5 prince of darkness
    4 the fog
    3 the thing
    2 halloween
    1 assault on precinct 13

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  12 дней назад +1

      Thank you and great list! Is that The Cult in your profile pic?

    • @tonyjamesprice1847
      @tonyjamesprice1847 12 дней назад

      @@horrorhands879 your correct it is the cult 😀 one of my favourite band's since i heard the song rain playing in demons 2 😀

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  12 дней назад

      @@tonyjamesprice1847 OMG, same here! I love that bit in Demons 2!!!!

  • @rogermorris9696
    @rogermorris9696 4 месяца назад +4

    To be fair he has made two or three stinkers:
    !) The Ward, a paint by numbers horror movie set in a mental ward.
    2) Village of The Dammed (1995), a remake of a British classic (never a good sign) that nobody wanted or needed.
    3) Escape from L.A (1996), a mess of a sequel to a 15 year old movie with bad sfx, a plot that is the same as the first one.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      Yes, they weren’t his best work. Escape From LA was particularly disappointing for me. Thanks for watching.

  • @doublebillmovies
    @doublebillmovies 4 месяца назад +3

    Hi Bryn.
    I only have 9 John Carpenter Films so out of them mine would be.
    5. Assault On Precinct 13
    4. Christine
    3. The Ward
    2. They Live
    1. The Thing
    I don't rate Halloween, The Prince Of Darkness is better for me, I find The Fog disappointing and I was too late to the party to think Escape From New York is cool. Not really a fan.
    Maybe further viewings will improve things for me.
    They are the only films I have of his.
    Trev

    • @eelponna3145
      @eelponna3145 4 месяца назад +3

      Wait, Trev, what?! You put The Ward at number 3?!! C’mon man! How can that be?

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      Thanks for sharing your list, Trev. Hope you enjoy more of his movies wherever you get around to watching them.

    • @doublebillmovies
      @doublebillmovies 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@eelponna3145 😂 To annoy the Hardcore John Carpenter fans 😆
      No. I really not a fan of Halloween purely because I only saw it for the 1st time about 10 years ago.
      I'd rather see the dead sailor's in the Fog so that film frustrated the hell out of me and Escape From New York really hasn't aged well. I only saw that for the first time last year.
      I'm a musician first, film love 2nd so have spent more of my life doing, seeing, listening to music more than I've watched films.
      So there's a lot I'm catching up on.
      Trevor

  • @AtomicSnackBar
    @AtomicSnackBar 3 месяца назад +3

    You wily young upstart, you. Threw some curveballs in there. Very enjoyable episode.
    Back when Dick and I were doing the podcast regularly, we had a request to do an episode on this very topic. I thought a bit about it, but now that you have, I don't have to. But my list would have been:
    5. They Live
    4. Elvis
    3. The Thing
    2. Big Trouble in Little China
    1. Escape from New York

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +3

      I knew you would have an interesting list! Thanks for watching! And, I for one, would still love to see that podcast!

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +3

      I knew you would have an interesting list! Thanks for watching! And, I for one, would still love to see that podcast!

    • @AtomicSnackBar
      @AtomicSnackBar 3 месяца назад +2

      @@horrorhands879 No, siree. You've ruined me for all Carpenter lists. It's the price you pay for being awesome.

    • @AtomicSnackBar
      @AtomicSnackBar 3 месяца назад +2

      @@horrorhands879 In the Mouth of Madness probably would have been my number 6 on the list.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +2

      @@AtomicSnackBar That one is underrated

  • @h.calvert3165
    @h.calvert3165 3 месяца назад

    Happy Easter, Bryn & Horror Fam! ✝️

  • @Prof.CliffDavenport.
    @Prof.CliffDavenport. 3 месяца назад

    Another very tough ask this I like to deliberate more.. Shame I’m all out of bubblegum, here goes nothing…
    5) Big Trouble In Little China
    4) Assualt On Precinct 13
    3) They Live
    2) Escape From New York
    1) The Thing
    Special mentions to Halloween, The Fog and In The Mouth of Madness, any one of which could’ve pipped Big Trouble to the final spot

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Great list, Cliff! Nice to see four of my favourites make you choices

    • @Prof.CliffDavenport.
      @Prof.CliffDavenport. 3 месяца назад

      Psychic link confirmed! 😵‍💫
      😄@@horrorhands879

  • @michaelmyers3709
    @michaelmyers3709 18 дней назад

    In order:
    The Fog
    Halloween
    The Thing
    They Live
    Christine

  • @h.calvert3165
    @h.calvert3165 3 месяца назад +2

    They Live is really Carpenter's Invasion of the Body Snatchers, isn't it? The 1950's paranoia about Manchurian Candidate-level brainwashing is there; so is the every-other-person-is-a-commie-you-just-can't-see-it theme. 😑
    Hallowe'en does have some very artificial & melodramatic acting from two of the teenage girl characters. However, having been a teenage girl myself (something I suspect you have never done), I can tell you that that behaviour is actually 100% authentic & realistic. Adolescence is basically a dress rehearsal for adult attitudes & situations, right? However, having no idea how you really should react to life as an adult, you enact some very cringeworthy performances indeed! 😖
    The Thing? Have you done a full video yet on the genius of Rob Bottin? Nuff said. 👾

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +1

      Yeah, I love the paranoia-inducing vibe of They Live. Thank you for the insight into teenage girl life lol. Rob Bottin did some absolutely fantastic work. Thanks, H!

    • @h.calvert3165
      @h.calvert3165 3 месяца назад

      ​@@horrorhands879
      You're a John Carpenter-level RUclipsr. Could watch your vids 24/7! 🏆

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад

      @@h.calvert3165 That’s very kind of you to say

  • @snakeypliskersson1378
    @snakeypliskersson1378 4 месяца назад +3

    Great film maker, awful person . Rude, conceited and has very little time for his fans, although he will resentfully talk to you, if you pay.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  4 месяца назад +2

      Really? That’s unfortunate to hear. Never had the opportunity to meet him myself.

    • @snakeypliskersson1378
      @snakeypliskersson1378 4 месяца назад +2

      @@horrorhands879 Sadly, yep. Broke my heart. Zach Snyder is really great, my pal is friends with his DP Larry Fong. He sent me loads of signed Watchmen stuff back in the day and an email saying i hope you enjoy the film. Now THAT'S fan service haha. Great channel BTW.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  4 месяца назад +2

      @@snakeypliskersson1378 Yeah, that was cool of him. Thank you!

    • @erikramaekers63
      @erikramaekers63 3 месяца назад

      Making his fans pay is sick

  • @MartinMcloughlin-463
    @MartinMcloughlin-463 3 месяца назад +3

    I cant argue with you here bryn, the thing is my all timer mate, have an awesome week
    For.me.it would be
    1.the thing
    2.in the.mouth of.madness
    3. The fog
    4.they live
    5. Prince of darkness
    As you say there all good, I can even watch the invisible man movie he made with chevy chase

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879  3 месяца назад +3

      Great list, mate. Invisible Man is one of the few of his that I haven’t seen.

    • @MartinMcloughlin-463
      @MartinMcloughlin-463 3 месяца назад +1

      @@horrorhands879 it ain't grand it can't decide if it's a carpenter or a chevy chase movie. It's neither , but it isn't horrendous either