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by pat I'm going to get a lot of flack for this one. I may not actually hear any of it, but people will think it at me. I can feel it when they do, and it's cold. So cold. I watched this movie again recently, and to be perfectly honest, I didn't really care for it. I'm a John Carpenter fan, to the point of defending the strengths of "Ghosts of Mars" and "Escape from L.A." For the most part, anything he does is good with me. To go back and watch one of his classics, one I loved as a child, one many people still consider one of his finest films, and come away from it unimpressed is pretty traumatic for me. I suddenly remember how it felt when I learned that the Easter Bunny wasn't Catholic, but just an agnostic jobber. Well, we all grow up sometime. The main problem with the film was that it was dull. I understand the difference between suspense and dull, and there was little suspense here. If we didn't know what was in the fog, it would've been suspenseful. When we see that it just masks some ghosts, who are unfortunately solid and therefore have to break down doors instead of seeping in the cracks (which would've been scary) it loses something. We're told too much too soon, then we sit around and wait for everything to unfold. It comes across by the end as a supernatural rehash of the superior "Assault on Precinct 13." The general idea of people trapped inside against forces they can't reason with that are simply overwhelming is a common theme of Carpenter's, but in this case it seemed that was all there was. No statement about gang violence and the degradation of our society. No paranoia about who we can trust and who is going to turn against us. The closest we get is that the sins of our forefathers will come back to haunt us. Unfortunately this is more present in the summary of the plot than in the actual actions of the film. We're given the backstory, a bunch of stuff happens, we get some more info about why, more random stuff, then at the end the baddies get what belonged to them. Maybe I'm oversimplifying. Nobody is used to their potential. There's very little character development, so there isn't too much for everyone to do except ask what's going on, run, hide, and scream. The cinematography at times is brilliant. After all, it's Dean Cundey. The man's a genius. Other times it's just functional. Oh, that hurt to even think. I can see where this is going, and I can't bear to put myself through this anymore. Out of respect for the love I had for this movie as a child I am going to just say I was disappointed, and go watch "Yor, Hunter from the Future." That one HAS to be as awesome as I remember, right? |
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