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John Carpenter Collection [DVD]

Adrienne Barbeau (Actor), Austin Stoker (Actor), John Carpenter (Director) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: DVD
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Contributor Adrienne Barbeau, Tony Burton, Dennis Dun, John Carpenter, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Cyphers, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, Roddy Piper, John Houseman, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Alice Cooper, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Austin Stoker See more
Runtime 10 hours and 58 minutes
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Very few filmmakers could hope to achieve the immense cult status obtained by legendary director John Carpenter and his highly influential, unmistakable movies. Having written, directed, edited and scored the music for most of his films he remains a true auteur and a groundbreaking innovator of independent cinema. With his vivid imagination, sly streaks of dark humour and his tense, terrifying and sometimes disturbing scenarios he has become renowned as a master of horror and is responsible for creating some of modern cinemas most original and iconic characters, from Halloween’s relentlessly evil Michael Myers and Escape from New York’s unstoppable anti-hero Snake Plisskin to The Fog’s unforgettable army of zombie pirates.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Rated ‏ : ‎ Suitable for 18 years and over
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.6 x 13.6 x 5.4 cm; 639.57 g
  • Director ‏ : ‎ John Carpenter
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 10 hours and 58 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 6 Oct. 2008
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Adrienne Barbeau, Austin Stoker, Dennis Dun, Ernest Borgnine, Kurt Russell
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Optimum Home Releasing
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001D07Q1W
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • D. Sarakinis
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great collection, almost no subtitles
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 September 2009
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    The films are all great, in my opinion this is Carpenter at his best. However, I'm taking one star off for two reasons.

    First, there are absolutely no subtitles, apart from The Thing, not even for hard of hearing.

    Second, the collection's best film, and Carpenter's best film, The Thing, is just a repackaging of the older DVD version. The aspect ratio is 2.35:1, but encoded for 4:3 TVs. That means, if you own a widescreen TV, you will get the movie "windowed" in the centre of the screen.

    But, again, for the price of the boxset, it is a great deal.
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  • Holly Martens
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hail the cut-price Hitchcock!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2010
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    I was attracted to this collection due to the fact that Carpenter had directed 3 of the most chilling films ever made, Assault on Precinct 13, The Thing & Halloween. Add to the mix, Escape to New York & the Fog and we're talking an outstanding legacy. All these films are included in the collection, and all the traits of a good Carpenter film are present: tight scripts, genuine shock & horror, distinctive soundtrack music (mostly provided by the director himself) and all clocking in around an action-packed 90-100 minutes.
    Prince of Darkness, I hadn't seen before and while I wouldn't regard it as a classic it still puts a lot of contemporary directors to shame. The one dud is They Live, a good idea but not delivered with same aplomb as the others.
    In summation, 6 out of 7 ain't bad, so well worth an investment.
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  • Daniel Mumby
    4.0 out of 5 stars Really Good Carpenter Collection
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 November 2010
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    This is a very good boxset containing a good spread of John Carpenter's work. Disappointed that Starman or Dark Star are not included, and that a number of discs (like Prince of Darkness) have no real special features. But the picture and sound quality is excellent, the existing special features are informative, there is minimal packaging and the films themselves hold up very well. A must-have for Carpenter fans.
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  • Sammy O - Brighton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011
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    Absolutely classic boxset! All the great films. Doesn't play through an HD DVD cable though , as has interlacing problems (I have seen this on a number of modern re-release disks.)
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  • Amazon Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2017
    What idiot priced this at over £20,000 lol
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  • S. Meadows
    4.0 out of 5 stars A collection of nihilism
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2011
    Spanning a period of a little over 10 years, this is a great collection of films from a master of nihlism and violence. Starting with Assault on Precinct 13, we have what is essentially a classic western put into a late 20th century context. This is then followed up with by the best film of the collection, and one of the best horror fims of all time, Halloween. There are a variety of genres into which Carpenter inserts his visions, though his style is recongisable throughout as is his home-made music which pervades the soundtracks of all the films. Towards the end, we have a bit of mixed bag. Prince of Darkness is undoubtedly the weak link in this collection, though the follow up, They Live, is a subversive work of brilliant political satire.

    That said, we need to put these films in context. They are not cinematic masterpieces with great acting or sharp scriptwriting, for the most part. They are just fun films, with little depth but a huge fount of enjoyment if you what you like is suspense, violence and a dose of insanity.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant films
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2014
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    It's John Carpenter, how could I possibly fault it?
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  • mr x
    5.0 out of 5 stars best box set i own.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2011
    this collection is almost how i would have chosen the 7 dvd line up with the only exception being the addition of 'christine' instead of prince of darkness which is a 7/10 worth a watch movie while the other 6 are carpenter's best i.e halloween,assault on precinct 13 and they live 8/10 and escape from new york,the fog and the thing 9/10. there will be fans saying what about 'big trouble in little china' also but that cracker has a light hearted feel to it which would not fit in with the feel of the other films here. if you have forgotten it or never seen it 'in the mouth of madness' is probably the last great film this genious director made. for the price you could get one new release dvd which will only be better than one of the movies in this set and if you already own 2 or 3 of the ones here do wot i did and give them to someone you know an buy this set. i hope the soon to be released 'the ward' is a welcome return for this director.
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  • Apkallu
    5.0 out of 5 stars Comment refuser ?
    Reviewed in France on 27 June 2012
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    En effet, comment refuser une telle oeuvre à si petit prix ?

    John Carpenter est un des rares réalisateurs (manifestement initié), qui à travers ces films ait eu le courage bien avant d'autres de nous avertir que notre réalité n'est qu'une illusion.

    Que nos maîtres se jouent de nous, que le pouvoir visible n'est que le bras armé corrompu de puissances obscures dont les orgines remontent à la nuit des temps.

    Le film le moins équivoque à ce sujet est indubitablement "Invasion Los Angeles" à qui va donc ma préférence dans ce coffret.

    Enfin, comment oublier les musiques (qu'il a composées) venant à point renforcer l'ambiance inimitable de ses films !
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  • lahire
    5.0 out of 5 stars Un réalisateur pas mauvais pour un sou
    Reviewed in France on 19 June 2013
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    John Carpenter est un réalisateur qui à accumulé un nombre de classiques impressionnants à l'image d'autres cinéastes comme Spielberg même si ce dernier à rencontrer le succès pratiquement tous le temps. ce coffret contient tous ces plus grands classiques à prix modique. Fog (au remake dégueulasse) Thing (préquel/remake pas mal) Assaut qui m' choqué lorsue je l'ai vu pour la première fois il y a à peine quelques jours ce qui prouve qu'il n'a rien perdu de son efficacité, l'hallucinant prince des ténèbres et les aussi géniaux new York 1997 et villages des damnés (dernier film du regretté C. Reeves)

    En bref super coffret
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  • gaëlB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Vraiment très bien.
    Reviewed in France on 15 February 2012
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    Six classiques, entre cinéma d'épouvante avec "fog", le "village des damnés", "le prince des ténèbres" et "the thing", et action fantastique "invasion LA" et "NY 1997" remasterisés agrémentés de commentaires du cultissime réalisateur John Carpenter, à un prix trèèès intéressant. Pour les amateurs de frissons et de sensations fortes, c'est bien fait, et c'est le pied!.. Alors ne résistez pas à la tentation...
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Coffret Carpenter
    Reviewed in France on 13 January 2017
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    Coffret réunissant les éditions "simples" studio canal dans une boite en carton. Six films cultes de John Carpenter avec le magnifique The Thing et le terrifiant Prince des Ténèbres.
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    Reviewed in France on 13 January 2017
    Coffret réunissant les éditions "simples" studio canal dans une boite en carton. Six films cultes de John Carpenter avec le magnifique The Thing et le terrifiant Prince des Ténèbres.
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  • Courtois
    5.0 out of 5 stars brick wall
    Reviewed in France on 28 January 2012
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    un coffret intéressant qui permet d'avoir un bon aperçu du talent de john carpenter et de voir ou revoir ses classiques comme "the thing" ou "new york 1997".
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