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    John Carpenters 'The Ward'

    This initial review from AICN makes it sound OK'ish...

    http://www.aintitcool.com/node/46531
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    Now here is the real question: Carpenter, who is one of my favorite directors, always runs hot and cold with his flicks. They're either really good or god awful.. my question is, is he going to be "hot" on this one, or cold? I hope this is a good one. My fingers are crossed.
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    Escape from LA was the last film of his I enjoyed... Vampires was OK, but showed the downward trend IMHO...

    For me, he stopped making great flicks in the 80s...


    At least he's done the music for "The Ward" as usual with his films
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    I actually love Vampires. Escape From LA is okay, in a real cheesy way.

    I'm hoping The Ward is a return to his creepy atmosphere he achieved many years ago.
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    I think it started getting bad with Village Of The Damned - that was pretty awful.

    But, I can't really say anything bad about Carpenter - he is one of my all time favs - I think he's an incredibly smart director. I've read a ton of his interviews and I could endlessly listen to the guy talk about filmmaking. And even in his movies I don't like, there are moments that are just pure Carpenter that make him so distinct and clever.

    At this point, he's welded himself into film history - so, he can do no wrong in my book. I would love another GREAT film from him, but it doesn't change my opinion of him.



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    Is this a "real" John Carpenter movie, or some random project that gives him "Executive Producer" credit?


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    I think he 'did it!'
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    You guys seen this yet?


    If this trailer is any indication, it looks like 90 minutes of "cat jumps from the shadows"....
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    I need to get me a job there...that place looks like it's full of "vulnerable" young hotties.
    Oblivion gallops closer, favoring the spur, sparing the rein - I think we will be gone soon
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    Quote Originally Posted by bassman View Post
    If this trailer is any indication, it looks like 90 minutes of "cat jumps from the shadows"....
    So he's remaking Surivial?

    Couldn't resist.
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    Nah....if it were survival it would be "cat jumps from the shadows, human character drives a roll of toilet paper up it's nose" or some shit like that...
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    Quote Originally Posted by bassman View Post
    Nah....if it were survival it would be "cat jumps from the shadows, human character drives a roll of toilet paper up it's nose" or some shit like that...
    Touche', bassman..
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    Gotta be honest, I wasn't impressed in the slightest by that trailer.

    But HELLO Lindsay Fonseca!
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    What I wanna know is, why hasn't this been released in the states yet? Seems like it was released in 4-5 countries, none of which are the us. WTF gives?!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Legion2213 View Post
    I need to get me a job there...that place looks like it's full of "vulnerable" young hotties.


    Roman Polanski approves this message and is putting his jacket on to meet you there.

    In all seriousness, I'll check it out. But Carpenter is a little bit like Romero right now -- he hasn't made a great film in a long, long time. Of course, the comparison really ends there because Carpenter hasn't exactly made absolute shit the last 10 years either.

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