Spielberg vs. John Carpenter - who's th e daddy (2 Viewers)

[Shimser]

Who is the daddy? Stevo or Johnser?

 

[the pibblious one]

carpentzyer: director of the 3rd best western ever: assault on precinct 13 (ye bitch)

 

[Ed]

John Carpenter wins hands down, just for "They Live" and "The Thing" , allegedly there's a john carpenter festival/marathon thingy planned for sometime this year, that's not a bad thing, that's a good thing.

 

[Goodbye]

Strange question... they are not even in the same league...
They are both good and bad at what they do in that Jaws is amazing and A.I. is a heap of shite... and that The Thing is amazing and er... em...

Yeah ok, Carpenter wins

 

[Shimser]

But do9n't ye rate close encounters, or temple of doom? P.S. Escape from new york is carpenters best

 

[pete]

I think spielberg has shown he can do just about any type of movie and make it happen.

But The Thing.. jesus. What a fucking film.

 

[#10-7]

when the head turns into a spider? jesus me pants..

 

[morgen-vox]

but spielberg's a jew

 

[Goodbye]

Okey then...
George Lucas or David Cronenberg?

 

[Goodbye]

Originally posted by Ian
Okey then...
George Lucas or David Cronenberg?

And I wasent changing the subject just because of what Morgen cocks said

 

[pete]

Originally posted by morgen-vox
but spielberg's a jew

see now this, combined with the signature, is just the sort of "humour" i don't really like.

and me in a good mood and all

 

[Trisky]

Carpenter vs. Spielberg?
Both are good but I think the issue that would separate them would be consistency.
With Carpenter for every Escape To New York there is an Escape From LA. The only good films he has ever made are The Thing (absolute classic), Starman, Darkstar, Halloween, Escape From New York, The Fog (enjoyable cack) and Assault on Precinct 13.
In Spielbergs portfolio you will find gems like Duel, Jaws, Close Encounters, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, ET, Empire Of The Sun (under-rated gem), Jurassic Park (cack but enjoyably so), Schindlers List, AI (apart from the misjudged final 30 minutes and Brendan Gleeson).
I think Spielberg has had only two real stinkers that I can think of; Hook and 1941, maybe Always too.
Carpenter has had Ghosts of Mars, Vampires, In The Mouth of Madness, They Live, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Christine (about a demonically-possessed car, for gods sake) and Big Trouble in Little China.
Spielberg wins it by a mile for me, but Carpenter has some good films, it' s a pity that the last undeniably good one was 20 years ago (The Thing).

 

[pete]

Originally posted by Trisky
They Live

Rowdy Roddy Piper!

 

[morgen-vox]

you racist fucks: why do you presume being jewish is a bad thing? some of my best friends are jewish (you know who you are)

 

[herv]

Originally posted by Trisky
Carpenter vs. Spielberg?
Both are good but I think the issue that would separate them would be consistency.
With Carpenter for every Escape To New York there is an Escape From LA. The only good films he has ever made are The Thing (absolute classic), Starman, Darkstar, Halloween, Escape From New York, The Fog (enjoyable cack) and Assault on Precinct 13.
In Spielbergs portfolio you will find gems like Duel, Jaws, Close Encounters, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, ET, Empire Of The Sun (under-rated gem), Jurassic Park (cack but enjoyably so), Schindlers List, AI (apart from the misjudged final 30 minutes and Brendan Gleeson).
I think Spielberg has had only two real stinkers that I can think of; Hook and 1941, maybe Always too.
Carpenter has had Ghosts of Mars, Vampires, In The Mouth of Madness, They Live, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Christine (about a demonically-possessed car, for gods sake) and Big Trouble in Little China.
Spielberg wins it by a mile for me, but Carpenter has some good films, it' s a pity that the last undeniably good one was 20 years ago (The Thing).

whats the spielberg film "always"? excuse my ignorance by the way.

 

[Sprite Boy]

Originally posted by pete


see now this, combined with the signature, is just the sort of "humour" i don't really like.

and me in a good mood and all

You know you want to Pete

 

[Sprite Boy]

Originally posted by herv

whats the spielberg film "always"? excuse my ignorance by the way.

Herv that's the soppy one with that jaws fella Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter. It's soppy and like ghost except he dies in a plane crash!

Not very good

 

[snakybus]

Originally posted by Trisky
Christine (about a demonically-possessed car, for gods sake)

Excuse me...."Duel" ???

 

[Trisky]

Duel is not about a demonically possessed truck if that is what you were thinking Snaky.
In Duel, you see the guys arm sticking out of the window at the gas-station scene and you see his feet as he gets out of the truck.
Sorry to be a movie geek.

 

[Sprite Boy]

Originally posted by Trisky
Duel is not about a demonically possessed truck if that is what you were thinking Snaky.
In Duel, you see the guys arm sticking out of the window at the gas-station scene and you see his feet as he gets out of the truck.
Sorry to be a movie geek.

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