More of this "one director" series, please. These are great to have an outlook at the director's material over the years.

@ScottNicholson86

2 жыл бұрын

I second this

@jasong8085

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Wes Craven would be a good candidate

@hannibalburgers477

2 жыл бұрын

john waters

@AlbionVega

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasong8085 Dude, this.

@ian12346

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeg4691 Good god why?! And yes I’d watch it 😆🤙

Jay watching They Live "all the time" as a kid explains a lot.

@frankmerker630

2 жыл бұрын

The Nerd Crew owes its success to They Live

@thedrewdog

2 жыл бұрын

I first saw it when Joe Bob did a Monstervision episode with it.

@theactualTVB

2 жыл бұрын

I can relate. They Live is a masterpiece.

@pyro380

2 жыл бұрын

Is that what turned him into a weirdo sex pervert?

@mattaardsma8245

2 жыл бұрын

That and Return of the Living Dead.

Big Trouble In Little China was described to me as "A movie where the Comic Relief Sidekick thinks he's the Main Character and lives in an Eastern D&D fantasy world where he rolls only 1's or 20's."

@BubblesTheBard

2 жыл бұрын

that sounds about right yeah

@ivosamuelgiosadominguez6649

2 жыл бұрын

Well, you sold it to me. I'm gonna check it out.

@David_Lo_Pan

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@Rocknrollrocker

2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most amazing things I've ever read

@horserage

2 жыл бұрын

@Kara Paupus He can be smart and still raucously unlucky and lucky.

Rich doesn't realize he loves Christine so much because it's his relationship with Mike.

The Thing also has the greatest performance ever given by a dog.

@MB-fk2iz

2 жыл бұрын

The Chihuahua Movie wants a word with you...

@irwinisidro

2 жыл бұрын

When one of the dogs literally starts biting pieces of the metal fence to escape out of fear.

@Double_Vision

2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe you've done this to Air Bud.

@josuev.2951

2 жыл бұрын

The dog in Bad Moon was great too

@johnbowles5399

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this. Absolutely inspired canine performance.

"They live" being Jay's childhood comfort movie somehow says more about him than his childhood of unrated slasher films, and I love that.

@Arbiter099

2 жыл бұрын

I had a similar experience with Army of Darkness

@Piterdeveirs333

2 жыл бұрын

Mine was Big Trouble in Little China

@blueonblack83

2 жыл бұрын

Terminator 2 for me.

@cordcampbell2443

2 жыл бұрын

Mine was Predator

@nicolasriveros943

2 жыл бұрын

In My case was Terminator 2 lol

Out of everything said in this three-part series the most important thing we need to remember is that Rich Evans hates John Carpenter's Halloween

@spillanegottleib1681

2 жыл бұрын

If a movie relies on lore Rich and Mike will dismiss it.

@Beery1962

2 жыл бұрын

@@spillanegottleib1681 It only relies on lore for those who grew up on movies with 1990s (or later) pacing. For those of us who grew up in the '70s, Halloween was (and still is) a masterpiece of suspense.

@djnorth2020

2 жыл бұрын

That dirty dog, hating Halloween so much he made it into a three part video that I had to watch.

@ryballs4569

2 жыл бұрын

@@Beery1962 okay boomer

@pbmorris74

2 жыл бұрын

People who grew up in the 70s aren't boomers you dolt

In the earlier episode they jokingly note how Adrienne Barbeau's last screen appearance in a Carpenter film is possibly due to a completely conjectural affair. I think it's worth adding that in her uncredited scene in The Thing, all Kurt Russel says is "cheating bitch."

@lorddevilfish5868

2 жыл бұрын

More evidence for the national inquirer! Also is that the only bit of comedy in the Thing? Because most of John Carpenter’s movies have some comedy elements like They Live, Big Trouble in Little China, and even Halloween.

@ASpooneyBard

Жыл бұрын

I know this comment is 5 months old but I never get to quote one of my favorite lines from the movie: "Gentlemen: We're under a lot of stress... but if you don't mind, I'd rather not spend the entire winter... TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!" It's not completely humorless. The scene where the head grows legs and walks away is funny too. There's little moments and one-liners, just not entire comedy scenes. It never breaks the oppressive atmosphere.

@gughunterx437

27 күн бұрын

@@lorddevilfish5868 "You gotta be f***ing kidding!"

@lorddevilfish5868

27 күн бұрын

@@gughunterx437 Fair point that’s super dark humor though

The Thing is Carpenter's masterpiece. I can watch that film over and over and still get creeped out in certain scenes. Plus, Kurt Russell is the man. Lol

@lutherheggs451

2 жыл бұрын

Not really. Its great however, John Carpenter cannot write an ending to ANY film to save his fucking life...All of his movies have garbage endings. The Thing, just ends decades later he had to admit that neither were infected. Big Trouble in China just ends, Starman just ends. The closest thing to a decent ending in a John Carpenter film is Escape from New York and Halloween just ending works for that story.

@jonathannelson7292

2 жыл бұрын

@@lutherheggs451 you are entitled to your wrong opinion, but the ending to the thing was perfect. As mentioned in the video, the entire theme of the movie was paranoia, and I don't know why anyone would choose a different ending to the thing. It was sublime.

@alexvalin9085

2 жыл бұрын

The Thing is the greatest horror film of all time. I watch it probably 2-3 times a year

@charlottecorday8494

2 жыл бұрын

Kurt Russell is the epitome of a real man, I love him so much

@Moviesan69

2 жыл бұрын

The 'blood test' jump scare gets me *every single time* I watch the movie lol

That prolonged fight scene always felt like how it is arguing with someone to believe something they really don’t want to see. Waking up is hard to do.

@Life-Row-Toll

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@Zoroasterisk

2 жыл бұрын

"Convictions are a greater enemy of truth than lies" - Nietzsche

"It's equally relevant because NOTHING CHANGES" The mask slips and Cynical Jay becomes Profound Jay.

@jingbot1071

2 жыл бұрын

PUNISHED JAY

@Grogeous_Maximus

2 жыл бұрын

But Cynical Jay and Profound Jay are always the same person

@Palidupe

2 жыл бұрын

Like gandolf the white

@Intertayne

2 жыл бұрын

Is this not already obvious to most people?

@spillanegottleib1681

2 жыл бұрын

Plenty of art, and that includes film, speaks of a future time accurately. What else would it be, but more relevant at that later time than when it was first created. Is Jay saying that a financial document that accurately predicts inflation in 10 years is equally relevant the moment it was written, before the inflation starts, and in that future 10 years later? To paraphrase the character in "Things", "What the fook is Jay talkin aboot" A swing and a miss.

I'm a chess player and I just had to put up the position from 27:53 on my chess analysis tool to see if the position was real or just some random chess position. I turns out they got someone who really knows chess to set up the position. It's checkmate in two moves from black (the computer). if Kurt gives up his queen it's checkmate in four. Either way, he's getting checkmated. Really nice touch. My favorite Carpenter movie is Big Trouble In Little China.

@tropicalholocaust

2 жыл бұрын

That is very interesting. I think the chess game is also relevant in the foreshadowing as Russell hands over the whisky glass to drink which he defeated the chess machine with to David at the end too.

@TheWuCepticon1981

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm a big fan of your channel. 👍

@cdubsb3831

2 жыл бұрын

Were you able to tell if the computer took an illegal action to get to that point?

@craftpaint1644

2 жыл бұрын

"It's all in the reflexes" 🙆🇺🇲🛠️🇷🇺

@teacherrussell5206

2 жыл бұрын

What would the price of that computer have been at that time? Not to mention wasting that drink.

That cut to Xtro as Rich was describing the much needed epilogue to Starman, was golden.

@loungelizard3922

2 жыл бұрын

His laugh in response to Rich is actually him thinking about editing in Xtro later.

@Marcelo_DBZ_Music

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Jay edited this video

@bendameron9922

2 жыл бұрын

@@Marcelo_DBZ_Music surely he did!

I simultaneously love that Rich Evans rates Christine so highly and hate that he neglected to talk bout the lead actor’s performance. He knocked it out of the park!

@Jack_nnn_

2 жыл бұрын

god keith gordon. the king.

@mizurjell9534

2 жыл бұрын

He did talk about the lead actor, the car

@randalgraves6979

2 жыл бұрын

🤔 Is Christine Bumblebees evil sister?

@mizurjell9534

2 жыл бұрын

@@randalgraves6979 Christine is from an actual movie and not a toy commercial so I'm gonna say no

@Jack_nnn_

2 жыл бұрын

@@mizurjell9534 oh SNAP

There's a really wholesome energy to this 3 part series. I love every time Jay just politely accepts that Rich hates his some of his favorite movies lmao

@tristan8940

2 жыл бұрын

Super healthy response that allows for a fun discussion. Take notes, humanity!

I'm really looking forward to Rich apologetically defending his stance on Halloween whenever it's brought up in the future, like Mike has to defend his belief in ghosts.

@lucasoheyze4597

2 жыл бұрын

He can just refer them back here where he explains in detail at length.

@Pedro-zu3uq

Жыл бұрын

And guilty for ruining Start Wars too.

@nebularain3338

11 ай бұрын

Are people not allowed to have subjective preferences and opinions on films?

@swagromancer

11 ай бұрын

@@nebularain3338 No.

To clear up the mystery of why Big Trouble bombed; Fox didn't get it - panicked - and decided to cut their losses by not advertising it and quietly killing it in theaters. When it hit home video, and the pressure was off, it was an instant hit. Pretty much the same story with The Thing. To this day, no mater what the context is, Carpenter is so bitter that he refuses to talk about either Fox or BTLC.

@andrewgoodall2183

2 жыл бұрын

I saw this twice as a teenager at Leicester Square (central London where big releases happen in the UK if you didn't know), and had no idea it bombed. Loved it.

@yodabaki970

2 жыл бұрын

@@gsesquire3441 in all fairness would that be a great thing? For all their resources Speilberg and Lucas never really made anything great that wasn't an immense struggle against their own restrictions. Seems like half of filmmaking is being trapped inside the confines of a budget and overcoming it. Obviously it would have been nice if he'd gotten more money and I don't want to fetishize low resources but he's made a far more interesting body of work without the money they had.

@wyrmh0le

2 жыл бұрын

Fox? Fucking up a good thing because they had no idea what to do with it and in their confusion wished it would just go away? Strains credulity imho.

@belisariussmith9095

2 жыл бұрын

@@wyrmh0le almost as much as amber heard being a horrible monster

Back in 2013 I attended a screening of They Live at the Trocadero Theater in Philly for the film's 25th anniversary. Rowdy Roddy Piper was in the audience and came on stage after the end of the movie. He said he had never experienced something like that before and felt awed, because all throughout the film everyone was cheering and shouting at their favorite parts, particularly the suplex at the end of the fistfight. Then they brought out a special cake for him complete with the sunglasses. It was such a great night, and I know he had a blast, too. Fast forward to 2019, and I was working for an urban forest management company in California, doing inventories of trees for LA County. There's a street in West Rancho Dominguez that I was surveying, and on both sides of the street from end to end were campers and RV's that people were living in, a very common sight out there, as I learned from that job. The cost of living is just so high, it's ridiculous. People have to live somewhere. Anyway, I was approached by a few people who thought I was an undercover cop or something scoping out the area. Very nice people, and I explained what I was doing, and to this day I'm not sure they believed me. But they pointed to some posters that said that the county was going to do cleaning along the street within the next few days. The following week I bumped into them again on a different street I was surveying. They said that the county came in and bulldozed or towed anything that hadn't been moved. So many of those vehicles were broken down and couldn't be moved in time. One of them said that she lost her camper, and of course she wasn't the only one. I asked them what the people who lost their homes were going to do now and got a shrug in return. I understand feeling like that scene is hyperbole or totally fictitious, because that's exactly what I thought until that day. But no, turns out that actually happens. It's a messed up world we live in.

@johnnyskinwalker4095

2 жыл бұрын

2 great stories(one up lifting, another sad). Thanks for sharing them.

@tartrazine5

2 жыл бұрын

This is also the perfect example of ordinary people blaming the wrong people for their problems. California has had massive population growth (largely from illegal immigration) and it's a nightmare to try to build new housing there, but somehow Republicans get blamed.

@MollyWinter

2 жыл бұрын

@@tartrazine5 I missed the part where I said anything about Republicans.

@DetectiveOlivaw

2 жыл бұрын

They Live has only grown more and more real and less and less ham-handed with time. The idea that anyone can watch it now and go “what a crazy cautionary tale that is not representative of our current world at all” is nuts to me.

@micksplace

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not saying this to be argumentative but the part you're leaving out about these nice people is that the vast majority of them are in the throes of addiction and/or mental crisis not to mention criminals hiding out. Most functioning people who lose their job or find they don't earn enough to maintain their home and life move to a place that is more suited to them...hell we hear daily about how many are FLEEING Cali (for whatever reason). These people don't just find a place to park so they can just "be"...they destroy every area they're in hording piles and piles of garbage discarding their paraphernalia everywhere and literally sh*tting in the streets. The days of shoeless Joe traveling in empty boxcars asking for a quarter for a cup of coffee are LONG GONE...these people are the product of a broken health care system that can't make money off of them and that issue will not be fixed during the lifetime of anyone alive today. Sorry but your sympathies are not for the people on Nada's hill...they're for the crazies in the sewers in Escape from NY.

The reason the fight in They Live goes on for so long is it's a metaphor for changing someone's mind. I can't remember what documentary I saw (I think it was one about John Milius) and they talk about all Piper wants is to show Keith David the truth but he wants none of it and takes for freaking ever to convince someone like that.

I actually love the prologue for Big Trouble in Little China precisely because it sets up the joke that Jack Burton is, in the end, the goofy sidekick of the story. Like, it builds him up as if he's this legendary hero, and then the whiplash you get from him constantly fumbling about like an idiot for the rest of the film makes everything more hilarious.

@TehSEOULMAN

2 жыл бұрын

The wording Egg Shen uses even makes more sense. He doesn’t say “Jack Burton saved us all!” or anything like that, he just says “He showed great courage” Which he did. He just wasn’t very useful with that courage.

@China_Secret_Police

2 жыл бұрын

@@TehSEOULMAN And he never plugged a guy before.

@L1VE3V1L

2 жыл бұрын

He killed LoPan. Don’t forget that. It’s all in the reflexes.

@alexvalin9085

Жыл бұрын

i watched this movie again recently and that is the impression i got as well

The extended fight scene in "They Live" is genius. It's a representation of the misdirected anger that people feel when they know they are being wronged by the system but point the finger at their fellow citizens instead.

@emhu2594

2 жыл бұрын

The full movie is on KZread

@billhicks8

2 жыл бұрын

Zizek take?

@steverogers7601

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, they just wanted to show a really long and ridiculous fight scene lol

@andrewcone6847

2 жыл бұрын

I interpret that scene as "if you try to help somebody, explain something to them, they will fight hard to keep their ignorance and self esteem"

@TohnoEn

2 жыл бұрын

It's boring as hell is what it is. I still can't believe they could say this film "isn't heavy handed" with a straight face. Carpenter might as well have personally walked into the theater with iron gloves.

"Don't panic, it's only me: [full name]." How I enter every room from now on

@roguebantha7324

2 жыл бұрын

Complete with superhero pose, for added effect.

@UbiquitousNight

2 жыл бұрын

@@roguebantha7324 I will mimic the Sailor Moon pose while doing the same. (*｀･ω･)ゞ

@plasmabeamgames

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad they brought up that line, for some reason I remembered the unnatural way she delivered it too.

@spillanegottleib1681

2 жыл бұрын

People have to call you "Full Name"? That must get awkward.

@janeeyre1990

2 жыл бұрын

@@spillanegottleib1681 DON'T PANIC

Jay is so right on when he says Big Trouble in a Little China is the best movie ever while watching it. It's obviously not, but it's just such a joy to watch.

@TheWaynos73

Жыл бұрын

I think Big Trouble (which is amazing by the way) flopped at the box office is because it was released two days after Top Gun which destroyed everything in 1986. Carpenter’s best movies always had the crappiest timing.

@DocSmouse

9 ай бұрын

@@TheWaynos73 I only just read that John Carpenter turned down the job for Top Gun, so it must have been a double kick in the nuts. What a shame.

Jay and Rich is a pretty underrated duo

I would love to see more ranked director lists! If Josh and Jay did one on David Lynch films that would be wonderful. I really love this format!

@patrickweller5254

2 жыл бұрын

This would be amazing.

@medievaldad9537

2 жыл бұрын

Impossible to chose a favorite

@nivekleveb8872

2 жыл бұрын

@@medievaldad9537 Mulholland Drive, of course. Or "Fire Walk With Me". Or "Blue Velvet." Fuck it, you're right.

@MadMike1

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like David Cronenberg would work well for this format too.

@Tetragrammaton22

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they could do famous director George Lucas next.

I never really stopped to think about it when I was a kid but John Carpenter is single handedly responsible for my love of slasher, synth, Keith David and Kurt Russell. Thank you JC

@HyperlordB

2 жыл бұрын

JC is back, and this time he won't die.

@cyrollan

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize how much I love John Carpenter until seeing all his works discussed in a single conversation. I am just like "that's right, he did the one movie! And the other one!" The guy is a legend and I never really grasped it

I was lucky enough to see The Thing at an indie theater last week. Watching my favorite John Carpenter film on the big screen with a live audience 39 years after its release was amazing!

@remka2000

Жыл бұрын

There was a double feature one or two years ago with They Live and The Thing in a theater in my city. Awesome time (and you could go and buy beers at the convenience store next door between the two 😊)

Bored at work earlier so I decided to rank their combined scores with the average total included: 1. The Thing (1.5) 2. Big Trouble (2.5) 3. Escape NY (4) 4(tie) Starman (5) 4(tie) They Live (5) 6. Christine (6) 7. Halloween (7.5) 8(tie) Assault on Pre 13 (9.5) 8(tie) Memories of an Inv Man (9.5) 10(tie) Vampires (11) 10(tie) In the Mouth of Madness (11) 10(tie) Prince of Darkness (11) 10(tie) The Fog (11) 14. Village of the Damned (13) 15. The Ward (13.5) 16(tie) Dark Star (16.5) 16(tie) Escape from LA (16.5) 18. Ghosts of Mars (17)

@BattousaiX333

2 жыл бұрын

This is cool, thank you

@wickedlateok1697

2 жыл бұрын

Nice list. I always found Ghosts Of Mars to be pretty entertaining in a shlocky way, certainly a guilty pleasure of mine. I'd swap it with The Ward and it's really close to my list.

@vario6492

2 жыл бұрын

I love you

@HTHAMMACK1

22 күн бұрын

Halloween should be top 2 at worst.

I love the drawn out fight scene in They Live, in my opinion it drags on for a thematic reason. The stubborn struggle by Keith David’s character represents just how far people will fight to cling on to the reality they know and understand. This quote from The Matrix sums it up well: “You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.”

@TohnoEn

2 жыл бұрын

It was clear that it was the intention, but it was a little too much. The point was evident about halfway through, the rest of it honestly felt like padding for a film that doesn't have much of a plot.

@ThePinkMan

2 жыл бұрын

Makes me think about how Galileo couldn't even get a lot of his colleagues to look through his telescope.

@Wolfkiller

2 жыл бұрын

GOD DAMN I love seeing some well written class analysis of They Live and The Matrix

@UbiquitousNight

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of a lazy person that will not take stand for anything, but when their laziness is challenged they will stand to defend it.

@erichorwitz1663

2 жыл бұрын

I think Slavoj Zizek said something similar yeah

You know what's weird about Big Trouble in Little China is that EVERYONE in my elementary school was talking about it when it originally came out. EVERYONE! So when I learned later that it was a catastrophic failure, I was very confused.

@stephensporman8206

2 жыл бұрын

Did you actually see it in theaters or on VHS/TV? Might have something to with it. I wasn't born yet when it came out but saw it many many times on tv during the early/mid 90s.

@thelonelydirector

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephensporman8206 I actually DIDN'T see it until it hit cable because my family didn't go to the movies when I was a kid (I'm 44 now). But all of my friends were quoting it when I was in 4th grade. I came from a small town so maybe it was just more families there went to the movies because there wasn't much to do?

@HawkOfGP

2 жыл бұрын

@@thelonelydirector Even movies that bombed may have been "hits" at specific regions. The numbers in the big cities tend to decide the film's commercial success.

@carnifex2005

2 жыл бұрын

I remember it bombing because it was up against Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Karate Kid II and Top Gun. My brother and I had a chance to watch BTILC in the theater but picked FBDO because it had a line up and using kid logic, felt that FBDO must have been a better movie because of that. My brother and I didn't end up watching BTILC until it hit video about a year later and ended up watching it at least 10 times over a weekend. Had never seen a movie like it before and is still my favourite movie of all time.

@GoldenFava

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. We all saw it in the theater and everyone was talking about it. Weird that it is considered a box office bomb

"I hate John Carpenter's Halloween" - Rich Evans, 2021

"While you are watching it, it is the best movie ever made." Truer words were never spoken

"Put on the glasses!" Keith David: "No."

Well Jay pretty much summed up my world view with the “It’s not more relevant now, it’s just that nothing ever changes” part…

@kidicaruz

2 жыл бұрын

It's depressing because it's true

@royalewithcheese17

2 жыл бұрын

Except the world constantly changes and has consistently improved. If you're a cynic looking for ways to stay cynical and you ignore all the nuance to the ways things have improved and the ways problems today are different from old problems then of course you'll find general comparisons like the one Jay mentions

@CinemaGulp

2 жыл бұрын

Totally

@MisterMacross

2 жыл бұрын

Which isn't true. Plenty of things have changed since the movie came out. Things have gotten worse and worse due entirely to the efforts of the bourgeoisie--the "aliens"--and every attempt to reverse all these awful changes, from the anti-war movements of the early 2000s, the Fight for 15, attempts at implementing universal healthcare, moves to curtail the fossil fuel industries, Occupy Wall Street, The Arab Spring, The Pink Wave in Latin America, etc, etc, etc, have all been brutally crushed by the bourgeoisie and the sell out defenders of Capitalism.

@kytoons5950

2 жыл бұрын

@@MisterMacross Right. Things have happened in regards to the power dynamic, yet that dynamic hasn't effectively changed since then. You can say its getting worse and that's why its more relevant, yet it isn't like they've figured out how to dig in to their foothold. They've just adapted like they always have, and nothings changed because they constantly are.

The fight scene in they live is absolutely perfect. Its the perfect embodiment of how it feels to try and wake somebody up to a harsh reality they don't want to accept

@ryankuchinskas

8 ай бұрын

You and I just posted the same comment😅

On Rich’s point about The Thing and the chess wizard foreshadowing: Not only does the computer checkmate him unexpectedly, under closer inspection apparently the computer made an illegal move and actually did cheat, which is a cool detail.

please do more director focused videos, as someone who isn't a big film head personally, i like seeing you guys get enough time on one creator to really explore what makes them tick for you guys. I've heard so often about how great John Carpenter is, but with this series I feel like I actually understand why a bit better.

@travischarlebois4674

2 жыл бұрын

Some contemporaries of carpenters like Cronenberg and lynch would be the dream

@zetterburger

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like 2/3 of his movies they thought sucked but I agree.

@dub8918

2 жыл бұрын

Stanley kubrick and david lynch overviews would be so interesting

@Rhidcully

2 жыл бұрын

Never do Micheal Bay. Ranking garbage tier trash fires is a drag for everyone.

@nocodeguitar

2 жыл бұрын

PLEASE!!!!!

Rich has given me a newfound appreciation for Christine. I’ve always enjoyed the movie but when he describes how she’s “felt up” and checked out by a factory worker and she responds to it like a woman that’s been disrespected like I’ve never even thought about that and I love that her personality is so evident even in the first few moments of the film

@justinamerican8200

2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I guffawed at Jay's, "It's a Stephen King story with the stupid shit taken out."

@beetlequeen1732

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinamerican8200 as much as I enjoy Stephen king and his stupid shit sometimes you gotta do some serious sifting if you want a decent movie

@fordprefect679

2 жыл бұрын

The movies can be questionable, but the books tend to be solid character studies, with the fantastical thrown in.

@blarghchan

2 жыл бұрын

@@fordprefect679 That's the thing, if you aren't down for a character study, then I guess stick to his short stories? 'Cause otherwise you're about to crawl into the head of half a dozen people.

@alexsilva28

2 жыл бұрын

@@blarghchan Literally. I got halfway through IT before giving up. Haven't picked it back up for almost two years now

00:20 They Live 10:32 Starman 19:11 Christine 24:39 The Thing 31:05 Big Trouble in Little China

I don't think I'll ever get tired watching all these guys discuss the movies they love.

John Carpenter has made some of the most rewatchable films in the history of film.

@superdicas7815

2 жыл бұрын

You mean great movies?

Keith David is so underutilized. My favorite character in nearly every film he's in.

@jkjerbdhetheth

2 жыл бұрын

Even made a valiant, if not quite successful attempt to replace Chevy Chase in Community

@mattcarpenter318

2 жыл бұрын

He owns Platoon. The three leads are white but the heart of that film is Keith David’s character. Every second he has onscreen he’s adding heaping doses of quality to the film.

@rossegan7244

2 жыл бұрын

Hes great in "marked for death".

as someone who was three years old when Big Trouble came out, it was an inherently accepted piece of pop culture amongst kids, like Candyman would be a few years later. BTILC was as popular among the kids I grew up around as Ghostbusters was, we just immediately understood that it was awesome and it was a huge part of our lives. Sleepaway Camp was also like that, but BTILC was a BIG deal. it bombing must've just been parents' fault somehow.

@Blaurot

2 жыл бұрын

Older people usually have more set expectations i would say because seeing a movie is a comitment with jobs etc goin on, so not getting what you expect might have soured their experience

@mandu6665

Жыл бұрын

Definitely. I, as an awkward totally unathletic nerd forced to play sports by my dipshit parents, casually mentioned it to my friend on our Little League team one day while riding the bench. The popular star athlete child trapped in a man's body teammate got a huge grin on his face and excitedly shrieked at me, "That movie is AWESOME." We nerded out the rest of the game discussing our favorite parts.

@remka2000

Жыл бұрын

Same here. Also Buckaroo Banzai 😊

Honestly one of my favourite series on RLM, it helped me to find what John Carpenter was missing and what I was missing from JC. He's one of my favourite directors of all time and the fact he walked his own path and is still indisputably one of the most influential horror directors of all time, if not THE most, brought so much joy into my life. Thank you Jay and Rich

The Thing Tag Line: “It just wants to go home”.

@fleshworm

2 жыл бұрын

It had just one day left till retirement

@pekinobo

2 жыл бұрын

Now with a new soundtrack, here is the leaked lyrics; "Show me the way to fly home, I am cold and I wanna go to bed, Kurt Russel had a little drink about an hour ago and... " In storms Kurt Russel and sings "I have a little flame thrower to keep you warm and nice.." The Thing goes "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT????" The End

This ranking is even more relevant now than when it was made!

@samuelG009

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

Very unique placements. I gotta respect the high rank for Starman, it’s one of the most beautiful movie’s I’ve ever seen.

Jay's casual reference to John Gardner's Grendel novel is the hottest thing ever.

John Carpenter had a really rock solid, borderline perfect run through out the 80s.

@McdonaldeS1986

2 жыл бұрын

I think it was a perfect run dude

@burningexeter4365

2 жыл бұрын

@Brian Babin Because they're wasn't. Carpenter in the 80s reminds me so much of Peter Jackson from 1987 all the way to 2005 where he just made one great movie after another.

@benhaworth9937

2 жыл бұрын

Assault on Precinct 13 to They Live is one of the greatest runs of any director

@burningexeter4365

2 жыл бұрын

@@McdonaldeS1986 Same. I put borderline perfect cause if it was a completely perfect run than it would've lasted through the 90s.

@McdonaldeS1986

2 жыл бұрын

@@burningexeter4365 ahhhh I get ya man and totally agree, stupid memoirs of an invisible man spoiling the fun

That moment in the They Live alley fight with the board, and Roddy going "oh shit" and realizing it went too far -- that's EXACTLY the vibe that makes the whole fight so enjoyable, despite it's length. It's like two close brothers fighting -- not to _KILL_ -- and with each one being equally matched in stubbornness and strength. And just when you think, yep, that's it, they wore each other out... BOOM, explodes all over again. It's hysterical and fun. And if it wasn't THESE TWO actors, in THIS movie, I don't know if it could have worked. It shouldn't. But it does. And I love it. Such a great film. :)

@TheAdarkerglow

2 жыл бұрын

Keith David has stated it's the gentlest fight he's ever been in, due to Piper's background in Pro Wrestling.

@StevenSeagull123

2 жыл бұрын

It is also a good metaphor for the struggle it takes to change someone's world view when they refuse to see the reality of it all.

@difascio

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, this is accurate. My brother is 3 years younger than me and when we were little this is EXACTLY what happens lol. Fortunately, we're older and (a little bit) wiser and we get along much more now.

@sentinel8758

2 жыл бұрын

I always liked how Southpark made an almost direct reference to that fight scene by recreating it in the older episode where Jimmy first shows up.

@toneloak

2 жыл бұрын

That fight proves that They Live would absolutely work as a TV show. Dave Bautista would kill as Nada and Carpenter should get a second crack on the soundtrack.

I never thought about it before, but Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China kind of works like a point-of-view character for the audience. Not just in asking expected questions, but in hoping to be brave in terrifying situations and also failing since we'd be completely out of our element (with the occasional success too).

I agree, “that scene” in They Live is one of the single best dystopian future/revelation/realisation scenes this side of the Matrix!

"Big Trouble in Little China" is definitely my favorite John Carpenter movie. When Jack Burton sees that little eyeball monster and goes "Oh God no please what is that thing" it kills me every time.

@tulk3747

2 жыл бұрын

"Shut up Mr. Burton you weren't brought upon this earth to 'get it' "!

@ironmaster6496

2 жыл бұрын

INDEED i also love Jack's reactions to the weird shit that happens in the movie

@idiopathictendencies8453

2 жыл бұрын

"What!? Huh!? What will come out no more"!? 🤣

@tulk3747

2 жыл бұрын

@@idiopathictendencies8453 "you mean oil?" "No , I mean Black Blood of the Earth"

Its insane how badly carpenter did in cinemas, he has like 10 absolute bangers that have never really left the zeitgeist its surprising he didn't get jaded sooner.

@SSky06

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine making the Thing and it bombing. Like what the fuck.

Big Trouble in Little China is probably my all-time favorite movie. It's just perfect from start to finish.

Big Trouble In Little China was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and it still is pretty high on the list.

That short story Rich recommended... Holy shit. One of the most chilling final lines I have ever read.

"It's entirely on accident" Sorry Rich, but it's all in the reflexes.

@SquamusMaximus

2 жыл бұрын

He can see obscure foreshadowing in "The Thing" with the chess game, but can't point out the obvious callback/saying that Jack Burton lives by. Perhaps he thought it was obvious? Yessir, checks in the mail.

@ABUBBA22

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't he do a knife trick at the start of the movie when he was first talking to his friend?

@SquamusMaximus

2 жыл бұрын

@@patheticpear2897 And that's not to mention the first time we hear Jack say "Its all in the reflexes" is in his opening monologue.

So nice to hear some positives about Christine I've loved this film since i first saw it. But it's not often spoken about which is a shame as its one of Carpenter's more underated movies

@TheEchelon1619

2 жыл бұрын

Like every Stephen King adaptation the fans of the book always talk shit about it.

@JamesGadbury

Жыл бұрын

One of my favourites. Totally underappreciated.

The flaws with They Live can be chalked up to it being adapted from a 1986, 7 page comic called "NADA" that was itself adapted from a 1963 short story called "Eight O'Clock In the Morning." Piper dying at the end is a slight twist on same ultimate outcome of the protagonist's fate. The short story also leans a bit more in the Total Recall and Fight Club (novel) direction leaving it more ambiguous as to whether or not what Nada was seeing was real or just in Nada's head. In the movie, he's betrayed and murdered. In the story, he just dies after he was told that his heart would stop at 8am the next day before he goes on a one man crusade to "wake up" the masses.

I love the singular joke that, outside of killing the bad guy, Jack Burton is the most useless hero ever created. I remember John Carpenter on radio's Joey Reynold's show when Big Trouble in Little China opened and almost every critic and audience member didn't get the joke. In fact, he received a lot of flack for Christine by a caller. I felt so sorry for him that day.

@aether9461

2 жыл бұрын

The moment you realize that Burton is actually the comedy sidekick to the real hero, that movie clicks in such a spectacular way. Absolutely my favorite carpenter film and I will not change that.

@MrSkeltal268

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same reaction as Rich when watching this movie as a kid. I thought "jeeze, did Kurt Russel have to be so dumb and hammy?" but learning this now, all I want to do is rewatch it.

@kongzilla2270

2 жыл бұрын

That Jack burton shooting the roof and getting knocked out is gold. It made me belly laugh like a mf when I first saw it.

@VashdaCrash

2 жыл бұрын

I at least thought that the chinese guy was cool... Really didn't get the joke.

@Flint-Dibble-the-Don

2 жыл бұрын

@@VashdaCrash you have to be more specific.

“It’s equally relevant because nothing changes”. Best quote. 👏🏻

Even knowing that opening scene of Big Trouble was a studio note, I actually think it actually adds to the humour of Jack Burton's preposterous character. This super serious interview talking about how they all owe him a huge debt, and then you see the film that follows lol

"There has always been people in power taking advantage of people without power " - Jay Bingo !

Fun Idea: The Thing's Alien is the exact same species as Starman, but their ship crashed landed in the arctic with no initial template to acclimate to the environment, went insane and unstable.

@clearmenser

2 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic! I love it.

@valkyllias

2 жыл бұрын

It's all part of the John Carpinter Cinematic Universe.

@MainManJaggi

2 жыл бұрын

@@valkyllias It's like poetry. It rhymes.

@neohubris

2 жыл бұрын

no balls though

@TrueAuthenticSweets

2 жыл бұрын

IT BROKE NEW GROUND

A lot of They Live was inspired by this 60's short story called "Eight O'Clock in the Morning", which I believe had a main character conveniently named "Nada". It was a much more straightforward "typical" story about an alien invasion that disguises themselves as humans. It was just a really convenient name for Carpenter to use since he wanted an "everyman". Another fun note: he told Roddy that Nada has a back story... "but you go home and write it yourself. Don't tell any of the cast it, never tell me it." Roddy did indicate he did his homework, he did exactly that, and he died being the only person who knew Nada's back story. Ah, what a beautiful approach to directing, isn't it?

@TransRoofKorean

2 жыл бұрын

Also, how don't they know that Kurt's "phone repairman" scheme is lifted straight out of Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury"? That's the whole point of his character, he's blundering around acting out action roles, doing action-y things he's seen people in movies do. You see, he "is" the hero! That's why he keeps acting out that role! (Big Trouble is _such_ a great movie, love it so much...)

@TransRoofKorean

2 жыл бұрын

@@ULTRAOutdoorsman Honestly that's how Bruce acts in Fist of Fury, awkward and nerdy like that -- maybe Bruce was acting out Deckard and Jack was acting out Bruce!

@Flayne009

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. Also check out Stephen King's short story "10 O'clock in the Morning". It's about people who quit smoking and this allows them to see the alien menace.

@william4996

2 жыл бұрын

@@Flayne009 I Googled it and it's actually The Ten O'clock People. Just to make it easier to find.

@Flayne009

2 жыл бұрын

@@william4996 It's cool. Thanks man.

For me personally I think The Thing is not only carpenters greatest film but honestly the best sci fi/horror film of all time. Everything from the effects, casting, music, screenplay ect is just perfect it. The aniexty and paranoia explored in the film through the characters is more realistic than any film I have ever seen

There's a scene in Big Trouble in Little China where Jack Burton is wearing glasses and he looks a lot like the characters that Kurt Russell portrayed as a teenager in Disney films in the 1960's, like in The Computer Wears Tennis Shoes.

If Jamie Lee Curtis doesn't have that knife superglued and duct-taped to her hand in Halloween Kills, I swear to Christ...

@sericpopp

2 жыл бұрын

She's gonna go "Dangerous Men" and hold it with her butt cheeks.

@LeonSKennedy7777

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that part was great! People do illogical & thoughtless things in fear.

@SteveRudzinski

2 жыл бұрын

That's one reason why I appreciated how tightly she held that damn axe in H20.

@slamrobot6584

2 жыл бұрын

GO. AWAY.

@DinerLingo

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeonSKennedy7777 Reminds me of that Geico horror movie commercial: "Why can't we just get in the running car?" "Are you crazy? Let's hide behind the chainsaws!" & "Head for the cemetery!" I always chuckle when that's on.

When I was living in Boston we went and saw "The Thing" at a midnight showing during a blizzard. One of my best movie memories.

I used to watch Big Trouble In Little China on vhs at my nans house like 3x a week it never got old and i still love it so much

This was good, now i need to watch Christine. Everyone talks about Rich's laugh but his process of explaining a movie in so under rated. Thanks guys.

I’ve only seen two of his movies but I could hear these guys talk John Carpenter for hours

@Lotto013

2 жыл бұрын

same, I could hear RLM talk about anything really

@SplendidCoffee0

2 жыл бұрын

Rich and Jay deserve to be in a documentary about John Carpenter.

@D00dman

2 жыл бұрын

What two were they?

@FeebleBird903

2 жыл бұрын

Watch more

@MrSolrac321

2 жыл бұрын

@@D00dman I’ve seen Halloween and big trouble in little China. I saw them both in high school though so it’s definitely time i rewatched them

As to why Big Trouble bombed so badly, Carpenter and Russell talk about that in the commentary track. They talk about how the studio completely fucked up the marketing, even after it tested through the roof.

@Zoroasterisk

2 жыл бұрын

How to snatch defeat from the Jaws of victory: An introductory guide to the wild world of film financing in the studio system

@Malkav65

2 жыл бұрын

This fucking city can kill anybody!

@tulk3747

2 жыл бұрын

BTILC has hands down the best commentary track that I've seen. The spend a good amount of the time talking about everything but the movie, you you don't really mind. Also I think they were kind of buzzed I cant remember, Great I have to go back and watch it again Honorable Commentary mentions: Snatch Superbad

@JamesonWilde

2 жыл бұрын

Love that commentary track. Used to put it on to fall asleep too.

@Myrth1

2 жыл бұрын

It's basically the same story with... all his movies, really. Either the studio didn't care or, which was usually far worse, the studio did care... and mismanaged things in active way, rather than being just bunch of hacks.

John Carpenters skill is taking extremly silly premises and presenting them competently on screen so much so that as the movie unfolds you are fully invested in the story and characters yet before you ever saw it it sounded completely silly and you swore it would never work but it does and does beautifully and thats why i love Johns work.

"Colin and I did the Thing" I couldn't help but chuckle.

The theory I kind of love about They Live is that after the end of the movie, when the world knows the aliens exist and are in charge, nothing changes. People would grumble and protest, but things would just quickly go back to the status quo with the understanding that aliens are in charge. As long as most people wouldn't have to change their comfortable life they aren't going to put up a fuss

@mr.battle20

2 жыл бұрын

That's pretty much how things are today. The powers that be have stripped away virtually all rights the citizenry is supposed to have, but all we do is grumble a bit then go back to our daily distractions.

@charlottecorday8494

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.battle20 Yeah look at Australia. They're happily embracing a fascist takeover

@TheDilden

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.battle20 bruh you have no idea what you're talking about

@badlaamaurukehu

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDilden bruh bruh

@justinamerican8200

2 жыл бұрын

@@badlaamaurukehu bruh bruh bruh

For Christine... the assembly line scene feels very much like they watched The Love Bug, only to turn the premise of Herbie on its head, when Tennessee said: You don't understand what happens, do you? They make cars. They make 'em exactly the same way. One or two of 'em turn out to be something special. Nobody knows why. I know why.

This list has been incredible, and has driven me to rewatch many of these. Thank you Red Letter.

One of the things I love about "Starman" is how nice the ordinary people they run into on their cross country journey. Especially the guys at the hotel who tell them there's some cops trying to jigger the lock on their car.

@ZyxthePest

2 жыл бұрын

I love the guy who gives Starman a ride and they talk about map making.

“It figures it’d be something like this.” -Nada

This has been a really fun series to watch, but I still can't believe Rich actually put Halloween at #12

@shack8110

2 жыл бұрын

outrageous! i was immediately furiously typing my indignation in the comment section :-) seriously though, no film ever scared the shit out of me more than Halloween, granted I was 7 when I first saw it.

Rich is 100% about the Starman ending. That movie is oddly powerful & affecting. It's probably the best non-horror alien encounter movie ever; Arrival is great but requires time-travelling/prescience in the plot. Starman is a far simpler story, like ET for adults.

i find it strange how his movies didn't make money when they are some of the most entertaining, fun and best films I've seen in my life.. the thing is a legit masterpiece as well imo.

@equanimity92

2 жыл бұрын

He was ahead of his time and misunderstood. He is like the Nikola Tesla of Film Directors

@DelosFive

2 жыл бұрын

Sublime talent isn't always recognised during a genius' time.

@bfgfanatic1747

2 жыл бұрын

@@gsesquire3441 My dad took me to many a restricted flick at our local cinema, so it's not impossible.

@johndawhale3197

2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching The Thing like 10 years ago when it was underrated...now it's overrated.

@johnnyskinwalker4095

2 жыл бұрын

That is what is called a cult director. People who love his movies REALLY love them and we almost love him because he is underrated. But his stuff never connected with a large crowd because they are cheesy and low rent(yes even The Thing). Personally It's like I love Carpenter more for his body of work than his films individualy.

"You realize it's the greatest movie ever made... while watching it." That explains the movie so perfectly! I know there are probably better movies out there for any number of reasons, but when watching Big Trouble in Little China, it really feels amazing.

@spsawyer22

2 жыл бұрын

The only movie I watched back to back to back to back...(I watched it for 24 hrs straight with my childhood best friend).

@ranjamha8202

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree. I watched it and its dated as fuck. Over rated as hell

@21DaHoagie12

2 жыл бұрын

@@ranjamha8202 you must be like 12 years old 🤣

@ranjamha8202

2 жыл бұрын

@@21DaHoagie12 You must be a 12 year old to even find this movie funny. The Thing is light years above it.

@roguebantha7324

2 жыл бұрын

@@ranjamha8202 ...not a whole lot of humor in The Thing; I would argue Big Trouble is wayyyy funnier...

These 3 videos are probably among my favorite things they've done. I like how it's the perfect mix of insight and humor. And Rich being on brand.

These three videos were some of the best stuff you have done in a long time. Great idea to go through your fav Carpenter movies and your reasonings behind the movies themselves.

Star man ended perfectly. With the musical score and Karen Allen staring off as the camera focuses on her face rather than the ship ascending into the sky.

Having read "The Things" short story, I enthusiastically urge everyone to go read it, it's so good!

Was planning on only watching the videos, but i had a lot of fun rewatching some of the movies along after they discussed some of them. Good format, hope they do more of these

Nice to see Rich mention the short story "The Things". I think it's a very good interpretation of the organism that is The Thing. I recommend that short story. I also recommend reading the original novella "Frozen Hell" aka "Who Goes There", by John W. Campbell.

This has been a great excuse for me to introduce my wife to John Carpenter. She watched The Thing for the first time last night and loved it. Tonight, They Live, and tomorrow, In The Mouth of Madness.

@blueonblack83

2 жыл бұрын

Throw in Little China as well.

@rydz656

2 жыл бұрын

Liar.

@Caffeine_Club

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dielawn69 careful! There's some people on this thread that get butthurt if you dare to say it wasn't just a cheesey mess. I agree though, it was one of Carpenter's better films 👍

@badlaamaurukehu

2 жыл бұрын

@@Caffeine_Club Lotta hurt butts all over the comments.

Seeing Rich recommend a Peter Watts short story was wild. The man has impeccable taste. The Things is fantastic.

@thedrewdog

2 жыл бұрын

Just don't watch "Things". Not without weed and Joe Bob Briggs anyway.

@danbolt6003

2 жыл бұрын

Because he's the hero KZread deserves, but not the one it needs right now

@rwo23

2 жыл бұрын

did not realize that was a Peter Watts story, I will have to check it out. Peter Watts is an amazing sci fi author, dude has a phd in biology and it shows in his writing. Blindsight was one of the best books I read during lockdown and I have since tried to find everything else by this dude and read it all

@ztactility

2 жыл бұрын

@@rwo23 Peter Watts wrote an improbably good novelization for Crysis 2 called Crysis: Legion, and it has no business being as good as it is. Highly recommended.

@turingmachine7905

2 жыл бұрын

Blindsight is so good.

John Carpenter is my favorite director and fav overall artist/entertainer (I love his music too)! Thanks for this 3 part series, guys! I really enjoyed it!

Can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this mini-series. Also very happy that Starman was so high on both your lists, such a great movie. Off now to listen to The Coup De Villes!

Rich: “…keeps getting weirder, and keeps getting progressively weirder”. He could be describing the trajectory of RLM.

@austinlamonge4741

2 жыл бұрын

I know it feels like I’m watching some progress with Alzheimer’s

Just wanted to say that Rich Evans has been as good as he's ever been in this series. Fantastic work.

@billm4449

2 жыл бұрын

I think that Rich and Jay are one of the better pairings... Anyone and Jay, all shows need Jay.

@UbiquitousNight

2 жыл бұрын

@@billm4449 Must keep appealing to the Jay demographic.

@alexsilva28

2 жыл бұрын

@@billm4449 Jay is the key... To all of this.

@FutureDeep

2 жыл бұрын

The actor playing Rich Evans deserves an award.

RLM has helped me with my journey of discovering my love for film with their re-views. I’ve seen films that wouldn’t discover on my own. People always talk about how you should watch Spielberg or Tarantino which you should but John Carpenter deserves some more love.

I absolutely love your reviews. Being a huge Carpenter fan, this series of videos is my favorite content RLM has ever put out. Not just because I love Carpenter, but you guys have a real love and understanding of these films. I've always loved Mike and Jay on Half in the Bag, but I think Jay and Rich have the best chemistry on re:View. More re:Views like this please!

They Live has arguably the greatest fight scene in any movie ever. All over a man just trying to get another man to wear some glasses. R.I.P. Roddy Piper

@steverogers7601

2 жыл бұрын

Nah

@myhatelect

2 жыл бұрын

I legitimately dislike that scene. Its so out of place and long. Really brings the movie to a halt

@jeffsinfinitygaminglounge2099

2 жыл бұрын

“Cmon Tim Tim where the hat”

@cyrollan

2 жыл бұрын

He was also amazing in Hell Comes to Frogtown

@TheWuCepticon1981

2 жыл бұрын

@@myhatelect The scene fits because John Carpenter wanted it in there, and wanted it that long. And that's why it's the most memorable scene in the movie.