Favorite John Carpenter Film? (Part 1 -- the early years)

[Khephra]

Poll question: Favorite John Carpenter Film? (Part 1 -- the early years)

[Khephra]

1. Favorite quotes?

Plissken: I don't give a fuck about your war... or your president.

[Enraged_Ape]

3. That is the all-time classic

I watched this movie again just before the carrier-sock-stuffing stunt and I shot Guinness out of my nostrils when Snake said that.

[Cheswick2.0]

2. STARMAN

great movie

[vi5]

4. The Thing, Halloween, and Escape from NY all rule...

Each for different reasons. Such a great filmmaker.

I voted for the Thing because I'm a total sucker for the "small group of people in confined space fighting some sort of creature/ghost/element" genre.

[ForrestGump]

5. "Big Trouble In Little China," though

I loved "Starman" and Kurt Russell delivered the best Elvis yet since the real thing.

I've lost track of how many times I've watched "Big Trouble In Little China." It's a classic.

[VelmaD]

7. I think we all lost track...

back when they showed it at least once a day on HBO when I was younger. :-)

I've got great memories of watching that movie over and over and over with my little brother.

DV

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

12. Totally agree, Forrest!

But I had a hard time choosing with Escape fron NY on the Ballot.



Feel safe.
Ashcroft watches over us all.

[DrGonzoLives]

6. A slight edge to Halloween over The Thing

n/m

[Sean Reynolds]

8. HOW CAN HALLOWEEN BE LOSING?

It IS the best slasher movie EVER! Best JC movie EVER!

I think I'm gonna have to send Michael Myers after all ya'all that didn't vote for it!

[King_Crimson]

9. Keep him away from me...

Sean. I voted for it!

[Sean Reynolds]

11. Good.

:)

[Fenris]

10. I chose Christine even though it is a horrible movie IMHO

I just get a kick out of it every time I see it. It's got that guy who played Rodney Dangerfield's son in "Back To School" in it (his name is Keith Gordon, but I will always remember him as Jason Mellon), which was a worse movie!

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

13. I personally loved "Big Trouble in Little China", but...

I hadn't seen "The Thing" in its entirety until last winter, and it freaked the bejeebus outta me. Especially the ending.
While BTinLC is excellent, I had to vote for "The Thing"
(Mainly because I thought this was about the best John Carpenter film, not my favorite. That's what I get for not reading the headline to the post thoroughly.)