Tagged: Carpenter

Retro Review: John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)

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By on Mar 26th, 2014

The Thing (1982) from Universal Pictures The Fast Facts: Who: John Carpenter directed, Kurt Russell played the impressively bearded protagonist, and Rob Bottin created some memorable SFX and creatures. What: After bringing us Halloween (1978) and before directing Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Carpenter created this compact film that comfortably straddles the line between…

Why Were 1980s Genre Films So Gory?

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By on Mar 18th, 2014

I still haven’t seen the new RoboCop, but I hear the most striking difference between the 1987 original and this newer version is how many fewer blood squibs make it on-screen. Yes, the improvements in CG animation means that the 300: Rise of an Empire can douse its characters in blood without having to do…