About The Thing I kept seeing that head monster pop all over the web, so I decided to watch it. It was a good movie.

Harry – “And I also do remember watching Halloween III wondering where the heck did that snake come out from under the kid’s head?? It was a gross WTF moment, plus I never got how a TV commercial can turn your head into a bug colony, but it was enjoyable.”

See, it’s the power of the Druid Stone, which was taken from Stonehenge. It’s bug-powers are unleashed through the frequency of the commercial that plays on tv. See, TOTALLY plausible! No?

The Thing is fabulous, isn’t it? I’m such a huge fan of these lock-in/cabin sort of films – and Carpenter’s tentacle-y, Lovecraftian style of monster special effects always win me over

Maili – “I loved In the Mouth of Madness and The Thing (it’s probably one of best U.S. remakes of all time).”

Hell. YES. I completely agree with you. It’s a rare feat when remakes surpass the original, but The Thing is damn near flawless. And finally, another In the Mouth of Madness fan!!!!! *throws up a high five* I am almost scared to admit sometimes that I love Halloween III and MoM, since they’re so sneered upon.

Escape from New York is one of my favorite scifi/dystopian films EVER. Gaah, you make a strong case for it…I have another post in the works, and I’ll make sure to include it

And as for Vampires….blech. No. Just…no. As much as I like James Woods, that film didn’t do anything for me. Maybe because I saw it when I was older? I don’t know.

And oh man, I totally forgot about Starman! That’s the love story one with The Dude (aka Jeff Bridges)? Awesome.

Jeff – There’s no stopping the flashing pumpkin, man!

Well, let me just point out then that I’ve grown to appreciate “Halloween III” for taking the old “Too much TV will turn your brain to mush” line in the most literal sense.
I guess a remake of that would use YouTube for it’s evil plans.

“The Thing” didn’t really work for me either, I always happen to think that Carpenter worked best the fewer money he had available.

Favoured moments?
The end to “Halloween”, hands down, was pure genious:
“Was that the boogey man?”
“As a matter of fact, it was.”
I love Donald Pleasance in that movie, I don’t think it would have been the same without him.

Also Dr. Loomis ride the to the Hospital where they find that Myers had escaped, such fun dialogue in those scenes.

I still remember seeing some footage from Halloween (Jamie Lee Curtis running back to her house followed by Michael) on TV as a child and it completly scared me.

I’d argue that Escape from New York should be on the list. It’s dystopian, for goodness sake! Not only Snake’s life is on the line, he has to deal with crazy inmates in a place where no one could get out alive. Or not supposed to, anyway.

Halloween series – I could never get into those films and I don’t know why. The Fog was highly enjoyable. It’s an awesome tribute to the classic supernatural genre. The remake is damn awful, though.

I actually liked Ghosts of Mars. It’s a pure B-movie, but I liked it because of Henstridge’s character, the concept, the imagination, some scenes and sod it, the sheer B-movie feel to it.

Vampires (or Vampire$) is a disappointment, though. Hang on, what am I saying? Let’s face it, it’s utterly shite.

Other JC films I liked that wouldn’t fit in your Halloween list: The Philadelphia Experiment, Assault on Precinct 13 (the original) and perhaps, Starman.

Orannia – Awww, you should at least give Halloween a try! No? That’s ok, I can understand If you ever feel the urge though, you could give one of these a try!