All three draw heavily from the works ofH.
Its widely considered the weakest film in the trilogy, and often ranks toward the bottom of Carpenters filmography.
It manages to makeThe Thinglook tame, and thats not something just any film can accomplish.
The Apocalypse Trilogy has never been more accurately named than here.
Carpenter’s horror masterwork is one of the most homaged and ripped-off films ever.
The highlight is the distorted dream sequence.
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John Carpenter had made several huge horror hits in a row, which both helped and hurt him.
In 1986, Carpenter created a wild action fantasy film withBig Trouble in Little China.
We loved it because it was so over-the-top.
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Imagine, instead, if it had a thin plot.
Would it have become such a hit if it was justKurt Russellacting cool inside of a thin plot?
Carpenter said,
“The movie was so profound.
I thought, Well, shit, I want to do something like this.
So thats what my inspiration really came from.
It was certainly better for him, and for us, than just making moreHalloweensequels.
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Love it or hate it,Prince of Darknessis a movie like you’ve never seen before.
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