I understand the movie is a classic but I just can't get myself to watch it. From the scene I've seen its just so disgusting to gross to watch it makes me want to honestly vomit so I honestly think I can never watch it.
The Thing is definitely not for the squeamish however it's not just gore for the sake of gore. The reason why The Thing is a classic is because it's a master class in tension and paranoia. I can understand being put off by the gore but there's so much more to the film than the gore.
@@thir13enthman I had more problems watching the Evil Dead and Salems Lot than that back then.Salems Lot always freaked me out, I should try and watch it now.
I could listen to John Carpenter talk all day. For me, he's one of the most relatable personalities I can find in a director, not to mention he's a freakin genius!
Just imagine how he still is relevant- ennio morricone got his final oscar for once upon a time in hollywood...half of the films music was originally composed for 'the thing'. Tarantino do talk about while promoting the film's novel now. Amazing!
He's spot on when he talks about the reason for so many re-makes an sequels is "Familiarity". I started to really see this in the 90s when the poster for "Terminator 2" was simply a black background with "T2" in the center. It really hit home when I was in NYC and at a bus station, all that there was , was a pirate skull with an eyepatch and the date at the bottom. It told you everything that you needed to know, without a single word.
"The Thing" is one of my fave movies. I didn't see it at the movies, but I did see it in the 80's and we were all on the edge of our seats during that film. It really kept you guessing. Not sure why people have to be in the mood for certain genres at a certain time. I saw E.T. when it was at the theater, enjoyed it - got weepy - and still could be excited about a horror flick.
His music, alone, places him in a league of own. Big trouble in little China was the theme of my fake sick days in elementary school. The thing was a masterpiece that a discovered later in my teens. Halloween was assumed to be created by a genius throughout my lifetime. It wasn't until my twenties that I realize they were all from the same incredible human being.
14:43 Why did you cut out the part where the Swedish girl asks John's thoughts on Rob Zombie's Halloween remake? I now wonder how much else is missing. I for one am interested in ANYTHING Mr. Carpenter has to say.
He said he approved the remake and was curious to see it in pre production and then when the movie came out Rob Zombie lied and said Carpenter disapproved of everything and was difficult with him
I love how he asks stuff to the students. But I don't know, it just saddens me how everyone just talks about the same films every time, when this man has made so many other masterpieces.
@@thegamewin100 in the mouth of madness, christine, assault on precinct 13, someone's watching me (this one I understand, not that easy to find) the fact no one talks about they live is insane.
@@hornek oh for sure they live is so underrated all of his other films are even the “bad” ones none of them are objectively bad if you ask me are still either fun to watch or hilarious
John Carpenter's ELVIS is proof he's a genius of a director. I saw that with alot of my relatives with a wide range of ages. A couple of my cousins were like 5&6,and they were quiet and glued to the screen! It's a great docudrama for the whole family. I know he doesn't like praise, but I think it belongs in the official library of film.
For some reason that movie is thought of as kind of a letdown in his filmography, but I think it's fucking awesome... I see it in the theater often, it's shown at least once a year at The Castro in SF. I guess I partly love it because it's filmed in an area that I go to on the weekends often.
I met John Carpenter at Keystone Comic con in Philly 2019. He’s an amazing nice guy along with his wife Sandy and enjoyed talking to him for a few minutes about Kurt Russell and his movies. He no doubt one of my favorite filmmakers that I look up to!
He is a true great director, and a composer. His "The End" is still a huge, I mean very huge in Turkey. They'll play in the past in many 80's movies. And in tv shows, soccer stadiums, social media... Greetings from Belgium
Yeah, Rob was incredibly gifted as a Special Effects Artist. And what a imagination that guy had, amazing. John's picture actually follows the book very closely. Who Goes There? By John W. Campbell
Carpenter is the kind of dude that will call you out on your bullshit lol. He's an alright dude in my book. And huge thanks for uploading this. That was highly enjoyable 👍
John Carpenter. A man out of his time. Yet, exceptional anytime. I love how he embraces youth and rebellion no matter his age. I guess that’s a reflection of that conflict.
John Carpenter is a bad motherf.... shut your mouth! He is putting down a straight line to these kids. Amazing honesty. Great interview and thank you for posting!
It's funny you mentioned that . The big joke of Big Trouble In Little China was a SWITCH joke . The main character , Jack Burton , got credit for his costars work . Through most of the movie he's just there and got praise from everyone even though his sidekick did most of the work
@@akfreed6949 You are mistaken, Jack Burton is the sidekick and basically taken on a ride. But Hollywood, even today, have real trouble casting Asian leads because they think they won't appeal to the general audience. Even superstars like Jackie Chan are always cast with an American co-star. The guy is an absolute genius and master in his craft, and gets limited in his freedom to do what he wants. The same goes for Chow Yun- Fat, John Woo and Tsui Hark. They fled Hollywood because of that. I believe Michelle Yeoh, is the first actress to kind of break the mould. We will have to see whether this truly leads to more and better.
THE THING IS MASTERPIECE! we saw it opening weekend and it BLEW OUR MINDS!!! LOL. only about 20 people were in the theater; Eric Twin on Lancaster Ave back home in Ardmore 😅 the bar was raised, the bar was Exploded, the EFX were such that we were never going back--a new precedent was set." ❤
8:56 I hate monsters you don't really get to see, reason why I liked The Thing so much. I love the emphasis he puts on the story. Good stories have become very rare.
Really bummed how obviously it hurt him that the Thing wasn’t an initial success. I saw it in the theater when I was 12 and just loved it. Even at that age, I felt the themes of men isolated and trying to deal with the nihilistic aspect of they’re not gonna make it, but they can try and stop it. Big trouble in little China was the same. I’d actually gone to see Ferris Bueller as I was a teenager on my own in the city and honestly didn’t think it was that great. Right after, I saw Big Trouble and it totally saved the day. It was fun, exuberant, great lines. I will say I enjoyed Escape From New York but didn’t love it. Again, in the theater. I always felt there needed to be better and more scenes of establishing why Snake was a badass and a legend. They told us but didn’t show us. Ghosts of Mars seemed to be his go at a western but the whole Ice Cube casting and character just didn’t work for me. Henstridge as great to look at as she was, was a little stiff too. I’ve liked her in other stuff. The very end is really cheesy, but not in a great exploitation way…lol Vampires was pretty good until the last act. The last showdown was really underwhelming. The cast was really good though. Love it when Woods is allowed to chew scenery. Prince of Darkness I find really re-watchable. In general I really like Carpenter’s sensibilities, especially with his somewhat minimalist but atmospheric scores. I like how you’ve seen over the years so many movies have used the font that he used so much, for their movies. Even in the titles themselves, not just the credits. Unfortunately you watch most of them and that’s all they have in common with what John could do…lol
I'll always wonder what a Western directed by Carpenter or Scorsese would be like. 10 of John Carpenter's films are in my favorite movies of all time. Stunning career when you think about it.
What do you mean? Haven't you seen Assault on Precinct 13, Ghosts of Mars or Vampires? They are basically Westerns. I mean, Assault on Precinct 13 essentially is his version of Rio Bravo.
He is a genius. I cannot recall how many times i watched The Thing, a movie i would put in my top 3 favorite movie together with 2001 a space odyssey and the good the bad the ugly. But if i had the chance to ask him one question it would be : Man, do you consider yourself as poor ? If not, why do you do such a focus on money ? He complains or refer to money in every interview i saw, it is funny for a director who i think never did a movie where the subject was the money :)
Most of his movies were tight budget , even Escape From LA . To me it's a digital low budget equivalent to analog Escape From New York . He unfairly took alotta crap for the digital effects which were still new , and for what he paid for them it was OK to me .
Their commentaries are the best . I wish they did many more movies together JUST for the commentaries . I was hoping for an Escape From LA commentary .
I remember seeing the Thing back in 82 as a 17 year old, I skipped high school and watched it by myself at the pictures. I thought it was a great movie and never understood why it got panned.
@@southlondon86 There were bits in in that shocked a lot of people. The special effects were amazing for the time. Especially whern the head sprouted legs and tried to escape.
You can reach him through his assistant . I politely asked him if THE THING videogame could be made into a sequel of HIS film . He has an address you can write to .
In-Camera is what's best, its how we work, do as much as you can do on set in production before Post. David Fincher was mentored under the tutorage of Stanley, I've heard. Stanley Kubrick in case nobody knew.
Its because I uploaded the clip on facebook and then everybody started writing news articles and talking about it so the ny film academy got butthurt I guess.
The excised bit can be found on the video linked below. It starts at two minutes and fifteen: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uVYs5Y_EqSc.html
I gotta say. I saw this back in the day the night it came out and knew right away it was incredible. I had seen ET and was sick of everything with a happy ending back then. Was a huge Halloween fan as well and loved horror.
Sometimes the rule of not showing the monster holds true (Jeepers Creepers tanked for me once the gargoyle spread his wings and took flight). Sometimes it makes sense to slow your roll then shock the audience with it (Jaws, Alien, CHUD, a million others). The Thing does exactly what it needed to do--the fact that the monster could masquerade as any donkus, we needed to know that what lay inside was insanely terrifying.
I thought his THE THING would be a big hit . The theater was almost 3/4 full and no one walked out . For you young ones John Carpenter was vindicated in the video sales and rentals . A great movie in the video rental stores had a huge number of videotape copies of the most wanted to sell or rent . Always a high rental even though it wasn't a new movie .
This was 300% better than that AnE series? Actor's Studio? JC was amazing. Can everyone respect Kurt Russel a little bit more, tomorrow? I love Kurt Russel and JC and wish more people took Mr. Russel seriously.
Listening to him talking about the long hours sorta makes me feel vindicated. I worked in film for like 10 years and waking up and working for twelve hours a day, too tired to function, and I'm going back to school to teach because I can't keep up with it. I quit after a cinematographer friend of mine described driving home, closing his eyes, and waking up in his drive way. Not sure if he fell asleep at the wheel or not.
Some remakes that I DO like ( a rarity ) - The Thing ( 1982 ), Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( 1978 ), Nosferatu The Vampire ( 1979 ), Cat People ( 1982 ), and Scarface ( 1983 ), but THOSE are OLDER ones and have nothing to do with this shitty current Hollywood remake TREND ( which I pretty much hate ).
Horror movies should go back to being more practical like with Halloween or something different again. Take the sci fi bullshit out (not hating on sci fi cuz sometimes it can kinda be ok) but it’s not needed really. I’ve watched all these movies before my time and I feel they’re better than some of the movies made today.
Have to agree with most of this am 40 now and was born the yr Halloween was made it was my 1st horror I ever saw when I was too young to be honest.. but didn't effect me... saw alot of films on pirate after they were band too (Exorcist Texas , Evil Dead) to me the 70s, early/ late 80s great.. 90s up to now remakes only a few that really stand out probably because the best has already been done... but also think they rely too much on cgi.. look at Alien and Aliens 30+ odd years old but monsters looks more realistic because it's effort and makeup...