Movies directed by John Carpenter

Dark Star (1974)

83 mins     Comedy, Sci-Fi      

So let me give you the blurb starting with the fact the John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon started this movie as a college project and it grew from something small to a full movie. Now even casual movie fans will know the name J...

Halloween (1978)

91 mins     Horror      

Like so many others my introduction to horror came at the hands of John Carpenter's "Halloween" a movie which I wasn't old enough to watch when it was originally released back in 1978 but like so many teenagers ended up manag...

Elvis (1979)

170 mins     Biography, Drama, TV Movie      

I have a vague recollection of having watched "Elvis" once before or maybe it just feels that way because of Kurt Russell and the fact he naturally has a touch of Elvis about him. It is Kurt Russell who to be frank makes "Elv...

The Fog (1980)

89 mins     Horror      

The Fog: the residents of Antonio Bay are confronted by the past when those who died in an accident 100 years ago return to seel revenge...

Escape from New York (1981)

99 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime, Sci-Fi      

There is no denying that John Carpenter has given us movies which have helped to define genres no more so than "Halloween". But he has also given us movies which in comparison feel inferior which is the case of "Escape from N...

The Thing (1982)

109 mins     Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi      

6 times, yes 6 times I have watched John Carpenter's "The Thing" and it is not because I love it. No "The Thing" is my movie nemesis as pretty much everyone I know who cares about movies think it is a classic but I don't see ...

Christine (1983)

110 mins     Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller      

When college geek, Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) buys a beaten up old car in the hope of restoring it to its former glory, it seems to take over his life. Spending more and more time repairing his beloved car, he shuns his ...

Starman (1984)

115 mins     Romance, Sci-Fi      

Movie Review - Starman (1984) Jeff Bridges stars as an alien who arrives on Earth after responding to a message sent up on Voyager II. But he finds Earth less than welcoming, with the exception of Jenny (Karen Allen) who find...

Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

99 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

I am probably in the minority when it comes to John Carpenter's "Big Trouble in Little China" because whilst it's entertaining with its rollercoaster ride of action, adventure and comedy I also find it a little dull. The trou...

Prince of Darkness (1987)

102 mins     Horror      

I have a lot of respect for director John Carpenter as he always seems to be trying to deliver a great movie, the trouble is that I reckon his time working in the confines of Hollywood affected him and sadly some of his movie...

They Live (1988)

93 mins     Action , Horror, Sci-Fi      

I am not big on movies which are social commentaries and as such I have to say that whilst for some who watched John Carpenter's "They Live" at the end of the 80s there is the social commentary side it has never worked for me...

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

99 mins     Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi      

Dress it up as much as you like with a touch of film noir style narration and come comedy "Memoirs of an Invisible Man" is a movie about one thing, the special effects of creating a believable invisible man. From the opening ...

Village of the Damned (1995)

99 mins     Horror, Sci-Fi      

In many ways I feel sorry for John Carpenter, following his iconic "Halloween", which helped to define the horror genre, everything he has delivered since has had a lot to live up to and rarely comes close to being as good. O...

Escape from L.A. (1996)

101 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

In 1981 John Carpenter gave us "Escape from New York" and introduced us to Snake Plissken and whilst I wasn't a huge fan of the movie what he did on an estimated budget of $6,000,000 was good. A decade and half later and John...

Vampires (1998)

108 mins     Action , Horror, Thriller      

You mention the name John Carpenter and the movie "Halloween" comes to mind, maybe "Christine" and of course "The Thing", three great horror movies which had edge of your seat atmosphere. The thing is that if you then watch J...

Ghosts of Mars (2001)

98 mins     Action , Horror, Sci-Fi      

Ghosts of Mars: Natasha Henstridge is the futuristic cop dealing with some strange things going on at a mining facility on Mars...