Is he overrated? Is The Thing overrated here?

>>84374205
No and no. His output took a downturn in the 90s but his stuff from the 70s and 80s is nearly all good to great.

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>>84374205
>is john carpenter overrated

>>84374422
I love him just thought it'd be an interesting thread

In The Mouth of Madness is the overrated one.

>>84374625
>the movie nobody talks about is overrated

>>84374205
you mean underrated and ahead of his time

>>84374820
Gets mentioned all the time, especially in muh lovelycrafts threads.
Prince of Darkness is the one I see mentioned the least, and even that had a whole thread dedicated to it yesterday.

>>84374205
he is extremely overrated
The Thing however is not overrated. The Thing is a masterpiece. Everything else Carpenter has touched is shit.

>>84374868
that doesn't mean it's not underrated. Nobody outside of lovecraft threads on this board ever talks about Mouth of Madness

>>84374205
It's pretty underrated desu. No one mixes psychological drama/horror with masculinity anymore. Just screaming girls and overconfident boyfriends.

>>84374903
Because it's garbage.

>>84374903
You mean underappreciated in that case. It's a very flawed film.

>>84374625

That's not They Live

>>84374205
Don't you have to be known to be overrated, JC is a cult director.

>>84374923
Whatever you know what i mean. Fuck off.

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>>84374205
no and definitely not.

if anything he's underrated

>>84374205
Masters of Horror: Pro Life is fucking amazing

>>84374205
Asking a question like that not only makes you look like a complete a---hole but also a giant knob.

Achievement unlocked.

>>84375660
Like I said earlier Carpenter is my favorite director just thought this would be an interesting question

I see The Thing posted here more than any other Carpenter movie and that includes Halloween.

>>84375660
Not an interesting question.
But credit I will give.

Asking for an analytical explanation/discussion about what made him such a great director in the 70s and 80s might have been a better one.

Carpenter wears many hats when creating a film. It's when all hats are worn equally that he makes magic happen.

>>84376628
Every thread here about him is sucking his dick. Just thought it'd be fun to give people that don't like him a chance.

He's made a bunch of shit movies, but his best are legit classics.

>>84376670
If you ask about any of his movies pre-90s all you'll get is dick sucking.

>>84374205
Kind of and definitely. He made some cool action movies and a couple of solid horror/action movies. He's no master of either.