To: RightWhale
Yeah once he actually made some bucks he got into the production side, makes it easier to get the movie you want out, it's hard for the producer to make cuts the director and writer disagree with when they're all the same guy. Eveybody in Hollywood bought they're way in, that's how the place work, I don't hold it against anybody. I've got a lot of respect for Carpenter, good director, good writer, fun guy, seems pretty well grounded. Probably the most enjoyable commentary track I've ever listened to was Big Trouble in Little China, apparently he and Russell hadn't seen each other in a while so they spend most of the movie chatting about their families and reminiscing about their various projects together, almost no insight into the movie itself but it sure was fun (at least I'm pretty sure it was BTILC, might have been The Thing or Escape from New York, I got on a Carpenter and Russell kick and watched all 3 in one week).
58 posted on
11/10/2005 1:50:08 PM PST by
discostu
(When someone tries to kill you, you try to kill them right back)
To: discostu
I used to watch the movies. Rented all the tapes I could stand, sci-fi and horror mostly. The ones that stood out, different, joking, mocking, actual fun, were Carpenter's as often as not. Can't remember any titles offhand; haven't watched a movie in years.
59 posted on
11/10/2005 1:57:35 PM PST by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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