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chefzombie

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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #30 on: February 14, 2020, 07:31:50 PM »

yup.


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Alex

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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #31 on: February 14, 2020, 08:13:51 PM »

Unfortunately, a lot of people can't appreciate the slow build tension this man can create in films like these or Halloween. Always feel a little bit of pity for people who can't enjoy them, but then everyone has their own tastes.


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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #32 on: February 14, 2020, 08:25:30 PM »

i've always thought that the reason that slasher porn is so popular is due to the whole" instant gratification syndrome" thing that seems to the norm for far too many people of all ages.


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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #33 on: February 14, 2020, 08:27:29 PM »

Yes a shame that much of it was inspired by far better movies.


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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #34 on: February 15, 2020, 11:10:33 AM »

How did this old thread get resurrected?


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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #35 on: February 15, 2020, 11:20:19 AM »

Quote from: Gabriel Knight on February 11, 2020, 12:28:21 PM

Holy Carpenter, a 19 year old necro! That has to be a record.

This is like looking at an old tombstone. Makes you wonder about these people who posted back in 2001. Where are they now? Maybe we should do a "who can find the oldest thread" game. Should be interesting.


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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #36 on: February 15, 2020, 12:34:06 PM »

I'm posting this so I find it later, just a "dumb film" review of THE FOG :

http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,119732.msg200545.html#msg200545


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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #37 on: February 17, 2020, 05:35:51 AM »

Quote from: Allhallowsday on February 15, 2020, 11:10:33 AM

How did this old thread get resurrected?

40th anniversary

http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,4845.msg642215.html#msg642215


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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #38 on: February 17, 2020, 05:43:30 AM »

"How John Carpenter's The Fog went from disaster to cult horror classic on its 40th anniversary"

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Halloween hit theaters in October 1978. Directed by Carpenter and produced and co-written by Debra Hill, the low-budget slasher went on to gross $47 million at the United States box office, over 200 times its budget, and was considered one of the most terrifying films ever made. So how would Carpenter and Hill live up to the exploits of Michael Myers? By turning to a classic genre of literature, one of the cornerstones of horror: the ghost story.

"Happy 40th Anniversary To John Carpenter's The Fog!"

"40 Fun Facts About 'The Fog'"

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40. Time Out ranked it #77 in their 100 Best Horror Movies of all Time poll.

"John Carpenter’s The Fog Featured A Familial Connection"


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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #39 on: February 17, 2020, 05:46:58 AM »

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Betancourt explained, “In 1938, acclaimed science fiction author John W. Campbell published the novella Who Goes There?, about a team of scientists in Antarctica who discover and are terrorized by a monstrous, shape-shifting alien entity. The story would later be adapted into John Carpenter’s iconic movie The Thing (following an earlier film adaptation in 1951). The published novella was actually an abridged version of Campbell’s original story, called Frozen Hell, which had to be shortened for publication. The Frozen Hell manuscript remained unknown and unpublished for decades, and it was only recently rediscovered.”


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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #40 on: May 07, 2020, 11:00:45 PM »


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Re: John Capenter's "The Fog" & "The Thing"

« Reply #41 on: May 08, 2020, 11:54:48 AM »

THE FOG is dumb. I like it.
THE THING is superior. I love it.


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