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Post by Burke on May 30, 2016 16:11:09 GMT -5
 In an interview with Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast (via Vulture), John Carpenter had some harsh words for the Friday the 13th franchise and the slasher boom of the 80s.
When comparing his own film Halloween to Friday the 13th, he said: “One sprints from an organic idea and has a truly artist’s eye working. And Friday the 13th, I feel, affects me as very cynical. It’s very cynical moviemaking. It just doesn’t rise above its cheapness. That’s what the teenagers want to see. So they just started making them, cranking them out … most of them were awful. I think the reason that all these slasher movies came in the ’80s was a lot of folks said, ‘Look at that Halloween movie.’ It was made for peanuts, and look at the money it’s made! We can make money like that.”
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Post by Brandon on May 30, 2016 16:16:14 GMT -5
One sprints from an organic idea and has a truly artist's eye working. Wasn't Halloween originally a Black Christmas sequel?  Friday the 13th Part 2 - The Final Chapter.  |
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Post by Burke on May 30, 2016 16:21:15 GMT -5
One sprints from an organic idea and has a truly artist's eye working. Wasn't Halloween originally a Black Christmas sequel? It was? I don't think I've ever heard that. |
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Post by Brandon on May 30, 2016 16:48:40 GMT -5
Yeah, henny. All the original Halloween even was was some random guy strangling chicks. The didn't even add the plot twist that he and Laurie were siblings until the sequel, and that's the only thing that gives this series a leg up in terms of a plot. Even the name wasn't original, he just picked a different holiday. Honestly if he's gonna be out in these streets acting like this he should just go ahead and die. It looks like it's past time for that anyway.  |
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Post by Mutant Couch on May 30, 2016 17:01:48 GMT -5
I don't know why he even cares. Both series are inferior to Leprechaun.
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