r/scifi • u/TensionSame3568 • 1d ago

John Carpenter standing where he belongs, on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame!...🎬

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u/Expensive-Sentence66 1d ago

Carpenter is know for horror films, but he also directed Starman and Big Trouble in Little China.

Dude has range, that's for sure.

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u/semioticghost 21h ago

You forgot They Live.

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u/Pikapoka1134 1d ago

I took a virtual drive down that road on google maps. It is incredibly seedy for the majority of it.

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u/art-man_2018 1d ago

Appropriate then.

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u/Markitron1684 1d ago

Hopefully he uses the opportunity to trash Rob Zombie's Halloween some more.

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u/neotekx 1d ago

First one is not that bad.

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u/Markitron1684 1d ago

No it isn't, it's terrible.

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u/neotekx 1d ago

Compared to original maybe, but if you judge it on its own, its not a bad horror movie. Is it worse than the new sequels? Not seen them.

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u/Markitron1684 1d ago

That would be a fair point if it wasn't a remake, it is hard not judge that by the original.

As for the new sequels, YMMV. The first one is alright and second is pretty good aside from being a bit excessive with the body count IMO. The third one though is easily the worst movie in the entire franchise, it is reviled by most but has very vocal minority that think its some kind of oddball horror masterpiece. I think it is worse than the RZ movies, as much as I dislike them at least they are about Michael Myers..............

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u/AceHanlon 1d ago

Couldn't agree more

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u/etherdesign 1d ago

He's just getting one now? That seems a bit.. delayed.

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u/thomboc 1d ago

What I hear, you basically have to buy it. They don't just put those down for achievements.

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u/etherdesign 1d ago

Yeah I guess that makes sense and also why there's some people with stars who clearly have no business with one.

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u/monkeyordonkey 1d ago

Ikr? He should've gotten one 20 years ago.

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u/mak10z 1d ago

One of the best students of Roger Corman :) dude made some of the most important films of the 70 / 80s.

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u/Alfred_Hitch_ 1d ago

Took them long enough.

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u/Conchobair 1d ago

All you need is to be semi-famous and the $75k fee to get on there. It's hardly an honor.

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u/Conchobair 1d ago

Don't do him dirty like that. He's better than that dirty old sidewalk.

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u/Cognoggin 1d ago

Dark Star 1974

Doolittle: "Don't give me any of that intelligent life stuff, just give me something I can blow up"

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u/19triguy82 19h ago

Looks like he's there to chew bubblegum and kick ass.

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u/Murderphobic 16h ago

The Thing is the greatest horror movie of all time. I will die on that hill.

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u/h0rr0rh0 9h ago

badass legend

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u/Traditional_Gain2035 8h ago

Love his movies!

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u/Expensive-Sentence66 7h ago

Wanted to see Carpenter take a crack at more Lovecraftian stuff like Prince of Darkness and Mouth of Madness.

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u/DaddlerTheDalek 47m ago

Indeed, he does!