Top ten John Carpenter movies part 1

[vent5]

John Carpenter makes me proud to be from Kentucky. So here is my top 5.

1. Halloween "Of course"

2. The Thing

3. They Live

4. Escape from NY

5. The Fog

4.

[Nosensefornonsense]

escape from LA was my favorite

[MisterPudd]

woah Einstein of horror :O

[benji4783]

the glasses he wears are called hoffman glasses, im pretty sure that this reffers too the inventor of the drug acid (albert hoffman) coincidence? i think not, wear the glasses- open your mind...

[maxpayne232]

nice top ten. very well done.

But my favourite John Carpenter film is In The Mouth Of Madness. How come it's not in your top ten?

[Areashiftybun]

@maxpayne232 I hadn't watched 'In the Mouth of Madness' for a long, long time when I made this list, but I recently revisited it. It's probably his best film from the 90s and perhaps the last 'classic' Carpenter. It's beautifully shot as well, which is surprising because some of his less visually appealing films like Vampires had the same cinematographer as this. In any case, I agree,I'd probably swap Escape From L.A. for that film if I made this list now. Thanks for commenting :)

[maxpayne232]

@Areashiftybun Well I agree. I love it too and it's probably my favourite because when i saw it as a kid it scared the hell out of me. Today i still think it's a fun movie to watch. Sam Neill was great and i loved the ending.

Unfortunately i didn't see The Carpenter Classics like Halloween and Escape from New York as a child. So they didn't have that much of an impression on me but they're still great films.

[AzaleaZoeliz]

@Areashiftybun Hihi, :) no, don't swap Escape from L.A., you were the one that made me rewatch it and get into the satirical and parodical elements that made it so good :D thanks, hihih

I've even changed my mind on Ghosts of Mars, first time I saw it I felt most of it was rubbish but later I rewatched it and could see how much of a Carpenter picture it is. At the same time it shares a trashy feeling with Vampires. I wonder what made Carpenter go in that direction with those films.

[NZ1967]

Love you Scottish accent!  :)

[Areashiftybun]

@NZ1967 Thank you very much. Some people seem to hate it, but it's nice to see some people don't mind it so much :)

[kevgiv]

"Last Rites: The Return of Sebastian Vasilis" starring Bruce Campbell as Karl, Jennifer Anniston as Barbara, Gene Simmons as Sebastian, Randy Quaid as Lyndon, Robert Deniro as Abssi and Viggo Mortonson as Udo, directed by Sam Raimi. A guy can dream!

[EarlyFilmmaker]

Great vid!

[Mazza808]

hes scottish and i enjoyed this

[Mazza808]

for those ignorent people he isnt english he is scottish :)

[bergalini]

@Mazza808 For those other ignorant people, ignorant has no e in the word.

[AcesHiigh]

your english isn't the best........... please re-record it and try to speak clearer...

[Areashiftybun]

Sentences begin with a capital letter as does the word "English".

[gypshasballs22]

@Areashiftybun I like your accent dont lesten to him.

your videos are good john carpenter is the best

[MsRauy]

Don't listen to him. This crazy scottish accent is one of the best features of this video. Great comments on great movies, although I have a different ranking.

[whattheheckevr]

Where is the Native Americans in this future?In America Their Own Land.

[dtowninthisbiatch]

ghosts on mars was the worst movie in the history of man

[Areashiftybun]

@dtowninthisbiatch Well it isn't anywhere close to the quality of Carpenter's earlier work, but I still think it has its moments. I always put this into perspective, the producers forced Carpenter to recast Statham, sidelining him and casting Ice Cube in the role of Desolation. His lead was replaced a week before shooting, not to mention that Natasha Henstridge was ill during the shoot. Carpenter was so disillusioned with the process he all but retired. It's a guilty pleasure.

[smjjohnson]

"Fillum" LMFAO!

[smjjohnson]

Ghosts of Mars SUCKS

[suzrocks]

I really enjoyed this. Don't change a thing. I'm a huge JC fan. Thanks :)

[MrWildboy94]

I've seen Halloween, Christine, and The Thing. Definantly my favorite horror movies :D

[evildeaddrew]

I don't know anyone who doesn't love at least two of his movies. I would love to see what he could do with a big budget.

[UniversalHeat]

LOVE the accent! And good choices

[EricFinnerty]

DARK STAR

[ApocDevTeam]

i've had a panic attack once when watching The Thing, i had already seen it many times before but i was awake for over 20 hours, drank a lot of cola and i hadn't eaten properly xD it happened when the dog mutated, i just got scared shitless and all my hairs were standing up straight even though i had seen it many times before.

[TheCoolestfilms]

assault on precint 13 was i would say the most influencial film to most of the seige films you see now.Its 100% Carpenter.I would say Ridely Scott was masively influenced by carpenter on the way carpenter lit htat film and many others ..although bladerunner was unique in the way it was lit there is a carpenter feel to it.

[flexystudio]

great review

[86amberking]

love scottish accent. it`s greate!

[G1tt7]

Love the scottish accent

[Itztli87]

its FILM, chief

not Fillum

[Areashiftybun]

It's "it's" not "its". "Its" infers belonging to, "it's" is a contraction of "it is", which is what you should have used.

When you learn to write the language I'll learn to speak it.

[Itztli87]

touche, Scotsman

[joelswenson92]

@Areashiftybun shut the fuck up smart ass no one gives a fuck about proper english, this is the US not Europe

[Areashiftybun]

@joelswenson92 wow calm down there son, this is the internet, not the USA or any other country.

[xxSKAGhosTxx]

@joelswenson92

lol, im american; and this isnt america as you would probably call it. its an american film review on the internet; america doesnt own the internet. i hate spelling bee champion word police as more than anyone; so i get you there. but try to keep in mind the internet is like outer space. everyone views it

[xldjvista]

@Areashiftybun Touché!!!

[philnoll]

phillum. Haha

[carcariden]

wow....what a toolish thing to say...

[alexanderheritage]

"It's "it's" not "its". "Its" infers belonging to, "it's" is a contraction of "it is", which is what you should have used"

- Roflcopter.

Incidentally, try examining your own spaced out american drawl of an accent, before you take the piss out of someone for theirs, you retard.

[G1tt7]

Hey Itztli87

Thats how we say it

and we spell film correctly, when writen down

OK chief

[Raven123WOW]

My all time favorite mobvie from him is Big trouble in little China, I saw it when I was a little kid and loved it very much, but I freaked out from the monster LOL

[marcwolfleach]

john the best he made my most fav movie ever he made my most favirut horror movies the thing halloween halloween 2 and the fog and all that i seen the remake of the fog well not sure if ther is and it whas good so thbe origanal has to be better

[cadavermaniac]

great detail about the movies and great list too. Carpenter is one of the best

[Lennon743]

The bad guy in Escape from LA looks like Che Guevara.

[McGuinty1]

I guess I can kinda see your point about "L.A." being spoof, but I think I could die happily without ever seeing it again. Once is more than enough.

Now "Big Trouble in Little China"? There's a spoof. A good one.

[McGuinty1]

What the hell is a "fillem"?

J/k vid poster, your accent is cool.

[almklit]

I would place Assault on Precinct 13 at about number 4

[silbitnuoc]

Carpenter should do a Snake Plissken film, but not with an "escape" them. More like, Snake Plissken: Cleveland, or Vs. etc.

[mohanicus]

wouldnt have included escape from L.A at all in a top ten.

[McGuinty1]

Yeah, what's up with that. It was such a goddamn retread and inferior to the original in pretty much every way imaginable. I mean, "New York" had Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Donald Pleasance and frickin Isaac Hayes. Oh, and Carpenter's then-wife Adrienne Barbeau. And that awesome original music? Carpenter did that shit himself.

[eyepatchentertainmen]

Right, I would have placed it at #1 ten times. The movie is so perfectly hilarious and over the top its brilliant beyond words.

[Thrashaero]

they live was awesome.

'and i'm all out of bubble gum'

cheesy but clever too :)

[jackcoglin]

he is the best movie maker evr

[steve77london]

Great honest commentary. Well done mate - really enjoyed it.

[omegadoom1989]

they live has the longest fist fight scen ever

[koopa64z]

haggis sucks

[Areashiftybun]

Best comment ever

[kfwwrestlingccc]

Halloween should have been #1

[metalord57]

I agree

[DarkNinjaO1]

agree with that all the way

[heizgoth]

0:39 what is that movie?

[Areashiftybun]

That is the poster for "In the mouth of madness", hope that helped.

[inthebiscuits]

I'm still waiting for the Big Trouble sequel.

[ultrablueray]

i hope they dont remake big trouble in little china

[Areashiftybun]

Yeh I know, this would be terrible as have most of the Carpenter remakes.

[perezf10]

Please do a another top 10 director/movies.

This is just me trowing an idea ; Top 10 Stan Winston monsters/movies (I know, not a director).

[Areashiftybun]

That's a very good idea I might take you up on that. The top ten vids are going to be a more regular thing after my short film "the figure" come out (you can see the tailer on this account)

Next top ten, is top ten sequels.

[sandman9x9x]

1st comment is MINE!!! John Carpenter IS the man. I hope they don't do a remake of Escape from N.Y

[CamaradaSupimpa]

Yeah. I hope that too.

[Areashiftybun]

Unfortunately, they are remaking the Thing, Escape from New York and there are rumours about big trouble in Little China. They've already remade the Fog, Assault on precinct 13 and Halloween. It only serves to show how good the originals are.Hollywood needs new ideas.

[sandman9x9x]

True, they can't replace Kurt Russell, he's a legend

[ElAbner]

WOOOOw the THING Coooool!!!!!!!

(remaking)

Have you idea when?

[omegadoom1989]

no dont remake the thing we need a thing part 2 to a fucking remake dont fuck withe the classics