6th_Deadly_Venom

@Kakarot89 Same reason why Nausicaa, Wild at Heart, Where Eagles Dare, In the Loop, Cannibal Apocalypse, etc. aren't on the list. I can't fit every movie I love into a list of just 50.

6th_Deadly_Venom

It's a celebration over at The Demise of Film! This month, me and Kakarot89 are doing a LIST of 100 movies we think you aught to see before you die! $30 says you've never seen a single film on my list! $50 says you've never even heard of the vast majority of them! HahaHA! Come on over to thedemiseoffilm.com and join in on the festivities and such!

TheCreepyHomeboys

Greetings,
          
          I am the Creeper and I heard you may be willing to contribute a story to my little anthology of terror. If this is true, please send me a private message so we may discuss further. If it is not true, respond anyway to let me know that my informant is a liar.
          
          Looking forward to hearing from you,
          The Creeper

6th_Deadly_Venom

@Kakarot89 Prince of Darkness is great. It's very slow and methodically paced, but it's very atmospheric and creepy, plus it's combination of scientific horror and religious horror makes the plot very compelling. It was made in 1987 (Carpenter's "good" period) so you know it's awesome. Plus, one of the hobos is played by Alice Cooper.
          
          Prince of Darkness combines a lot of what I love about Carpenter's films, like reliance on atmosphere and tension rather than overt gore, really good performances, strong western motifs (the siege in this case, you'll see it in the end), and a feeling of constant, lingering dread (also present in Halloween and The Thing). It doesn't pull off these elements quite as well as his better known films, and their is certainly a lot of things that don't work in Prince of Darkness, but for my money it's an underrated and well-directed horror flick from the guy who specializes in such films.
          
          So yeah, I like it. Also, Hobo Apocalypse is the best alternate title I've ever heard for a film, almost as good as Army of Darkness' Japanese title: CAPTAIN SUPERMARKET!!

6th_Deadly_Venom

@Kakarot89 It's alright. There are way, way, WAY better Wuxia out there (Swordsman Trilogy, Duel to the Death, Chinese Ghost Story, Zu Warriors from Magic Mountain, The Blade, Green Snake, Once Upon a Time in China), but it's a good flick to start with if you're new to the genre. Plus, Chow Yun Fat is in it, and he automatically makes everything better through sheer charisma.