tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369795000647898787.post2949762813651335960..comments2023-10-09T01:56:48.215-07:00Comments on Collected Cinema: Happy Birthday John CarpenterJack Thursbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101157160144955486noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369795000647898787.post-49384638289565897132012-01-18T13:29:05.650-08:002012-01-18T13:29:05.650-08:00Got a copy of The Ward but haven't had chance ...Got a copy of The Ward but haven't had chance to sit down and watch it yet. I just got done watching Pro-Life, the 2nd Masters of Horror TV episode he directed. Not bad but a little lacklustre.<br /><br />Yeah, Memoirs is a weird one for me too. I love Chevy Chase and I love John Carpenter but the movie doesn't really work. It's got a lot of great scenes (like the bits where we can see Chase but the other characters can't) but there's no real story to hang it all on. The end in particular unsatisfying. I partly blame Daryl Hannah for being a lousy co-star. They needed to spice it with a little more comedy (not loads) and a better co-star like Goldie Hawn.Jack Thursbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101157160144955486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369795000647898787.post-5428366328943830732012-01-17T14:40:12.370-08:002012-01-17T14:40:12.370-08:00One of my all-time favorite directors. "The W...One of my all-time favorite directors. "The Ward" was a breath of fresh air and felt like old school Carpenter agaI in, after the turd that was "Ghosts of Mars" left a sour taste in my mouth. I hope the guy keeps making them like that. And I love his style of music, always have. I think "They Live" has one of his best scores, though I wonder why he used a pseudonym for the writing credits on that one? <br /><br />I haven't seen "Memoirs of an Invisible Man" in forever, but always felt it was severely underrated. I think more than anything, it was having Chevy Chase in it that hurt it's chances of ever being taken seriously. I know it was his pet project and it was him who spearheaded the whole thing and even got Carpenter involved, but even though he was pretty good in it, people just weren't ready for a serious Chevy Chase. I'll have to check that one out again sometime soon.robotGEEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355070295108163031noreply@blogger.com