Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Psycho is an intelligent picture which focuses on the psychological derioration of one man and society's perceptions of insanity. Hallloween is about comic-book slasher who slaugheters horny teens.
I'm going to have to stop you there! Assault On Precinct 13 and The Thing compete for being his best directed films, I would say. As for me, I prefer The Fog to Halloween. But the influence of Halloween cannot be overlooked. It's style, pacing, scoring and atmosphere are excellent examples of the genre.
Originally posted by: Mike O
Because it set down the guidelines and the template for all "slasher" films to follow. With the exception of Psycho, it's the original. Show some respect.
Originally posted by: Zion
Lol, I don't think any slasher movie is supposed to be analyzed in that great a detail. You could come up with just as many questions with any Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, or Hellraiser film if you really wanted to. Scary movies like those are almost cheesy on purpose.
I agree. The point that I am making is that Halloween is held in such high esteem compared to its slasher brethern, and I'm wondering why.
Lol, I don't think any slasher movie is supposed to be analyzed in that great a detail. You could come up with just as many questions with any Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, or Hellraiser film if you really wanted to. Scary movies like those are almost cheesy on purpose.
I agree. The point that I am making is that Halloween is held in such high esteem compared to its slasher brethern, and I'm wondering why.
Because it set down the guidelines and the template for all "slasher" films to follow. With the exception of Psycho, it's the original. Show some respect.
Psycho is an intelligent picture which focuses on the psychological derioration of one man and society's perceptions of insanity. Hallloween is about comic-book slasher who slaugheters horny teens.
I'm going to have to stop you there! Assault On Precinct 13 and The Thing compete for being his best directed films, I would say. As for me, I prefer The Fog to Halloween. But the influence of Halloween cannot be overlooked. It's style, pacing, scoring and atmosphere are excellent examples of the genre.
While I am by no means a fan of Carpenter, I'll agree to a certain extent about The Thing. What about Starman? It's hard to overlook Jeff Bridges brilliant performance, and Carpenter's bizzare sentimentaliy lends a unique sensitivity to it.