Best John Carpenter film?

John Carpenter is one of the most interesting cult film directors. He's done everything from horror to action to comedy. Which one is your favorite?

 

The Amazing Criswell sees "The Thing" being a tremendous success...

 

I cast the first vote for Halloween.
I thought this would be the winner, but it's early yet.

 

This is hard. Halloween is a classic, The Thing and They Live are both damn good, Prince Of Darkness and In The Mouth Of Madness are both underrated.

 

Halloween, then Assault on Precinct 13 - both masterpieces

everything else, considerably lower on the scale

 

Halloween by a huge margin

He took the Hitchcock sample of minimizing the violence you show and let your mind make up the rest. Scared the hell out of me when I was in the theater.
The fog has its moments, but there's no character development at all.

I tried to watch the Thing, I was nauseated and had to shut it off.

 

I voted for The Thing. It is amazing how many of these films I have never heard of. Halloween of course is a classic but not my favorite. Escape from New York and They Live were fun, and Starman also had its moments.

 

1. They Live
2. Halloween
3. Escape From New York

 

The one with the Rowdy Piper-Man

 

THE THING

 

I almost voted "Halloween" but I've seen that so many times over the years that I've completely burnt myself out of it. Ditto for "Escape From NY."

"The Thing" still holds up well to repeated viewings, though, so that gets the nod from me.

 

I'm torn. I think "Big Trouble in Little China" is my favorite, overall, but I'm not sure it's his best film.

I really like "The Fog". And "Escape From New York" never gets old. "The Thing" certainly is a great film, but I strangely rarely get the itch to watch it, unlike the aforementioned films. "They Live" is another favorite of mine but I wouldn't say it was a masterpiece, per se. And personally I'm not a fan of the work he did after that. Well, I kinda like "Invisible Man", but that's only because it's like 'sci-fi Fletch'.

Okay, fine.."The Thing" is probably his best work, and "Big Trouble in Little China" is his most entertaining work, but I'm voting for the underrated "The Fog". I like the cinematography and ensemble cast.

 

Escape from New York, for me. It's just so cool. What a cast.

 

Either Assault On Precinct 13
or They Live.

Voted: They Live.

 

Well tis was a hard decision tbh, SOoo many Great Movies!! Went with tha THING in end.. The Warmest Place to Hide is Man..

I Like all J.C. Movies though tbh.. ..

1. THE THING
2. HALLOWEEN
3. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
4. BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA(is The Rock remaking this?)
5. DARKSTAR
6. STARMAN
7. CHRISTINE
8. THEY LIVE
9. PRINCE OF DARKNESS
10. THE FOG

atb

 

The Thing, because it's still nerve wracking and ingeniously horrifying.

 

+1

 

Have to go with Snake in the first Escape movie.

 

They LIVE
Assault On Precinct 13
Ghosts OF Mars
THE THING
HALLOWEEN
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
DARKSTAR
STARMAN
THE FOG

 

"Have you paid your dues, Jack?"

"Yes and the check is in the mail!"



Big Trouble in Little China

 

The Fog
The Thing
Halloween
Dark Star.

Remarkable falling off in his later career.

 

The Thing is his best for me too,but i enjoyed They Live a lot,great great plot.

 

Escape from New York
Big Trouble in Little China
They Live

 

I'd love to make an impartial/even based choice...........but I haven't seen all of his films.
But i'll have to go with EFNY.
the ultimate anti-hero.

 

I voted for Escape From New York - it's my favorite at least - and frankly I'm surprised that it's received so few votes so far. Although this could just simply be because the man made some truly excellent films that a large percentage of his output could be considered "best".