Set in the winter of 1982 at a research station in antarctica, a twelveman research team finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and has remained buried in the snow for. Its also the best remake ever made, a scifihorror masterpiece offering a. An illustrated celebration of the john carpenter masterpiece celebrating the 35th anniversary of john carpenter s scifihorror classic film the thing, this 400page first volume hardcover of printed in bloods artbook series features over 375 brandnew pieces of artwork created specifically for this collection. Escape from new york 1981 directed by john carpenter. It has a very atmospheric and fitting, subtle synthesizer soundtrack, which is indeed very carpenter like. Grimmer and more terrifying than the 1950s take, john carpenter s the thing is a tense scifi thriller rife with compelling tension and some remarkable makeup effects. Complete motion picture score c 1982 universal city studios c 2010 cimmerian records. Watch a great documentary on the making of john carpenters the. Jan 20, 2017 john carpenter s the thing music from the motion picture by ennio morricone.
John carpenters the thing music from the motion picture by ennio morricone. Stuart cohen has said you were very committed to not writing the script for the thing. The thing is a 1982 american science fiction horror film directed by john carpenter and written by bill lancaster. A research team in antarctica is hunted by a shapeshifting alien. Buysoundtrax records is proud to announce the release of a new recording for the 1982 horror classic, the thing music from the motion picture, featuring music composed by ennio morricone for the film directed by john carpenter halloween, escape from new york, written by bill lancaster, starring kurt russell, keith david, donald moffat, wilford brimley, richard masur, charles hallahan, peter. The thing and the majority of the group will do anything to survive. With john carpenter, david foster, bill lancaster, john j. In the past, this would be the part where wed tell you that everyones entitled to one good scare. Shockingly, norris has become inhabited by the thing, and as his chest caves in, coopers arms are ripped off. He is a film maker who happens to make music for his own films, and that makes him a composer.
The popcorn poops watch and discuss john carpenter s 1982 film the thing. Factory will release john carpenters the thing collectors edition on october 11, 2016. Titulo original john carpenter the thing pais uk noruega estreno en usa 25061982 estreno en espana 29101982 estreno en dvd venta 16111999 estreno en vod 12112008 productora universal pictures director john carpenter guion john w. John carpenters the thing is both a horror and sciencefiction classic.
Prior to the thing, director john carpenter had gained a reputation as a director who also composed the music for his own films and had begun collaborating with sound designer and fellow composer alan. John carpenters the thing 1982 left viewers with a movie ending that could be interpreted in many ways. It was based on an idea by irwin yablans about a killer who stalks babysitters, tentatively titled the babysitter murders until yablans suggested that the story could take place on october 31st and halloween might not be such a bad title for an exploitationhorror movie. The thing is a 1982 american science fiction body horror film directed by john carpenter and written by bill lancaster. Campbell pretty much bypasses the 1950s version from his beloved howard hawks and gets to the heart of the. The thing composed by john carpenter performed by john carpenter, cody carpenter, and daniel davies features the unreleased score cues from 1982s the thing. Carpenters vision was something completely different that would go down as a scifirhorror classic. There has been a mystery surrounding john carpenters the thing since it was released back in 1982.
Escape from new york was one that id always heard was a bit polarizing. The closest the thing gets to having a woman on the screen is the female game show contestant seen on the video palmer is watching and an inflatable doll that. Even for a company that has produced a plethora of deluxe reissues from the filmmakers catalogue, the thing is the crown jewel, and one of the most highly anticipated in the companys history of excellent releases. John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american filmmaker, screenwriter and composer. The popcorn poops watch and discuss john carpenters 1982 film the thing. Halloween was written in approximately 10 days by debra hill and myself. He and his family relocated to bowling green, kentucky during 1953. John carpenters the thing and lost cues the thing bundle. Campbell pretty much bypasses the 1950s version from his. Along the way he learns that theres no such thing as an overnight success but there are timeless principles to help you stand out, excel, and make an impact on people and the world. Its my favorite film around halloween and for michigan winters. One of its new features is a commentary track with cinematographer dean cundeywho reveals a. Why did ennio morricone write the soundtrack of the thing. Aug 30, 2016 there has been a mystery surrounding john carpenter s the thing since it was released back in 1982.
Has john carpenter explained the things ambiguous ending. John carpenter s the thing 1982 left viewers with a movie ending that could be interpreted in many ways. In that movie the monster was basically a frankenstein rip off right down to the domed head. Scream factory is celebrating their fouryear anniversary today by announcing an upcoming collectors edition bluray release of john carpenters the thing announced by scream factory on facebook, the thing collectors edition bluray will contain two discs, feature new artwork and bonus features, and is slated for a september release. From the fog, the thing, christine, to big trouble in little china. Every john carpenter movie from worst to best a complete dissection of the antiheroes and creeps from the horror master. Macready character or keith davids childs character or are both men human. John carpenters the thing is both a remake of howard hawks 1951 film of the same name and a readaptation of the john w. However, carpenter felt that due to the higher price associated with his fee, universal studios will not pursue his storyline. The thing 1982 directed by john carpenter genres horror, science fiction subgenres alien film, creature film, scifi horror run time 108 min. Grimmer and more terrifying than the 1950s take, john carpenters the thing is a tense scifi thriller rife with compelling tension and some remarkable makeup effects. Almost everything he touched was gold or at least close to it. Play in new window download this february is the 10th annual women in horror month, so horror movie podcast is honoring the ladies of our favorite genre who work in front and behind the camera. Macready kurt russell uses the flame thrower on the creature.
John carpenters the thing finally gets the bluray treatment it deserves tweet share post bookmark subscribe the best movie about a visiting alien in 1982 is. He was interested in films from an early age, particularly the westerns of howard hawks and john ford, as well as 1950s lowbudget horror films such as the thing from. Social media, youtube, and bit torrent sites have robbed us of the. Although carpenter has worked with various movie genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s. The music for the thing was composed by the great ennio morricone. The thing 1982, john carpenter, kurt russell, the thing from another world, who goes there, john carpenter s the thing, halloween, escape from new york, the fog language english. The thing 1982 carpenters take on the classic and chilling short story from john w. It is important to stress that his music is never primarily thought as listening material on its own, isolated from the imagery of his films. The thing bundle limited edition bundle including john. Now, its possible that the movies cinematographer just let the cat out of the bag. View the tcmdb entry for the thing from another world 1951. One of the undisputed masters of the horror genre, john carpenters career has spanned forty years and over forty films. John carpenters the thing finally gets the bluray treatment.
These are just a couple, simple themes i noticed after watching john carpenters the thing for the 50th time. Those sit alongside the driving, led zeppelininfluenced assault on precinct theme, halloweens iconic 54 piano riff, and the eerie synth work of the fog. Oct 10, 2016 john carpenters the thing finally gets the bluray treatment it deserves tweet share post bookmark subscribe the best movie about a visiting alien in 1982 is now one of the best blurays in 2016. With kurt russell, wilford brimley, keith david, richard masur. John carpenter anthology movie themes 19741998 2017 mp3. Its hard to talk about the musician john carpenter without forgeting his films. Anthology is a nearcomprehensive survey of john carpenters greatest themes, from his very first movie, the nobudget scifi film dark star, to 1998s supernatural western, vampires. John carpenters the thing music from the motion picture by ennio morricone licensed to youtube by tunecore on behalf of bsx records, and 2 music rights societies. Well, i had just come off making escape from new york and before that i wasworking on the screenplay for the philadelphia experiment, which was one of these urban legendtype stories about a destroyer in world war ii. Heres an hd version of john carpenters the thing, starring kurt russell.
Taken from the 1982 movie directed by john carpenter. Major themes of the thing 1982 zombies ruin everything. A director who straddles the line between mainstream and cult filmmaking, his most personal work, including john carpenters the thing, halloween, and less successfully, prince of darkness, is permeated with a sense of dread and the inevitability of violence. Oct 06, 2008 the thing 1982 carpenters take on the classic and chilling short story from john w. There is something i have always found odd about the soundtrack of john carpenter s 1982 version of the thing. Torrent file content john carpenter anthology movie themes 19741998 2017 mp3 320kbps hunter john carpenter anthology movie themes 19741998 2017 320 1 in the mouth of madness. I find the deviation of this film from the feelings of every day americans during the early 1980s to be very interesting. Theres a snazzy new bluray of john carpenters monster classic the thing coming out in october. When the thing prequel was announced there was a lot of speculation about whether it was a remake or a reboot or a prequel and a lot of people were really up in arms that it was happening it all because your film is pretty much considered gospel. A huge secret about john carpenters the thing may have just. The thing 1982 1080p hddvdrip h264 aac icebane kingdom release torrent or any other torrent from category. The thing 1982, john carpenter, kurt russell, the thing from another world, who goes there, john carpenters the thing, halloween, escape from new york, the fog language english. In 2004, john carpenter said in an empire magazine interview that he has a story idea for the thing ii, which centers around the two surviving characters, macready and childs.
Movie themes 19741998 by john carpenter, released 20 october 2017 1. A revealing and insightful look into the making of this underrated horror film. Though john carpenters wife at the time, adrienne barbeau, provided the voice of the films chessplaying computer chess wizard there are little to no female characters in the movie. It is important to stress that his music is never primarily thought as listening material on. There is something i have always found odd about the soundtrack of john carpenters 1982 version of the thing.
Ending of john carpenters the thing science fiction. The thing serves as a prelude to john carpenters classic 1982 film of the same name. Now more than 30 years old, this rrated remake of the thing from another world unveiled a shapeshifting alien invader. It serves the bare serviceable minimum for a horror flick, but the thing is all booscares and a slave to the far superior john carpenter version. John carpenter on the thing creative screenwriting. John carpenter, who scored the movie himself as he did with many of his movies, clearly understood its power. In 1982 famed horror director john carpenter released the thing. An illustrated celebration of the john carpenter masterpiece celebrating the 35th anniversary of john carpenters scifihorror classic film the thing, this 400page first volume hardcover of printed in bloods artbook series features over 375 brandnew pieces of artwork created specifically for this collection. The mysterious ending of john carpenters the thing may. A huge secret about john carpenters the thing may have. Feb 20, 20 john carpenter s the thing is both a horror and sciencefiction classic. The thing 1982 arrow remaster complete bluraycoaster.
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