John Carpenter Career Deep Dive and Ranking!

[@HauntedHippie]

Y’all I know I kept calling Roddy Piper Roddy Rich!! My brain to mouth coordination betrays me on occasion 😩

[@jeorgehicks2324]

Whoops! I guess I got something started with the Roddy Piper/Roddy Rich comment I made. Sorry Kylie! We still appreciate ya though!!

[@BABYMILO19]

No worry! Your vids slay no matter how many mistakes you make💅

[@excelsiormoviereviews]

The Thing, Halloween, Escape From New York, Big Trouble In Little China and The Fog are in my Top 5 from Carpenter. Of course, I’ve been watching these movies for most of my life.

[@jwnj9716]

The Thing is definitely my favourite John Carpenter film. His films immediately pull you in from the very beginning thanks to his score and atmosphere, for example, "The Fog". Big fan of his apocalypse trilogy. Great video.

[@filmwitchpod]

Your deep dives are really entertaining me while I attempt to unpack the million boxes from our move so thank you Kylie!!! Also, my favorite is PRINCE OF DARKNESS, which I’m realizing only now most people would consider an unorthodox fav, but I really love how ambitious it is and the pervasive sense of dread.

[@walterfechter8080]

I saw "The Thing" when it premiered in 1982. Some of the practical special effects left my stomach churning, but the movie maintained a level of suspense like none other. Kurt Russell was the epitome of kick ass! Thanks for this review!

[@ChristophBartlett]

Looking good Hippie! And the video was intriguing as always :)

[@Ubermensch1972]

I've been subscribed to your channel for quite some time, so it's odd that I'm just now watching this video featuring my "homeboy" John Carpenter. I was born, raised, and still reside in Bowling Green, KY. Mr. Carpenter is still talked about favorably here in Southern KY.

[@LadikKistan]

Omg I can't believe I found your videos only a week ago, I have such a great time with your horror commentary and knowledge, and you're only 1 year younger than me! I honestly cheered for Village of the Damned to be as higher as possible 'cause I love that movie and out of all Carpenter's three I've seen (with Thing and Halloween of course) it's the only one unapreciated enough in my opinion, so really thank you for that 5th place. I've seen the original VotD last year and I think it's really great film for 1960 but remake is still my favourite and the only movie ever that cause me faster heart beat by watching the final scene.

[@HauntedHippie]

Ok hell yea! Seen some love for Village of the Damned in the comments, makes me happy

[@somedude8548]

Excellent stuff here. I’m really glad I found your channel.

[@AlmightyBruce]

10: Assault on Precinct 13 9: The Fog 8: Escape From New York 7: They Live 6: Big Trouble in Little China 5: Dark Star 4: Christine 3: Halloween 2: Starman 1: The Thing

[@christermyrberg3661]

1. Escape From New York/Escape From L.A. 2..Big Trouble In Little China 3. The Thing 4. Elvis 5. They Live 6. Prince Of Darkness 7. Village Of The Damned 8. Memoirs Of An Invisible Man 9. In The Mouth Of Madness 10. Halloween 11. Vampires 12. Body Bags 13. Assault On Precinct 13 14. The Fog 15. Ghosts Of Mars 16. Starman 17. Christine 18. Someone's Watching Me 19. The Ward 20. Dark Star

[@lvb82]

Your placement of Somebody's Watching Me is a HUGE surprise because I thought I was the only one who would rank it this highly haha, I love it. Fantastic video.

[@HauntedHippie]

Hell yea!!

[@transformersfan3509]

We can agree that John Carpenter made some goods and bads but that won't stop him from being a great director just Others action/horror directors like Wes Craven.

[@kevinthecollector818]

john carpenter is one of my favorite director's

[@anthonywheeler2082]

Wow, you did use my Lovecraft meets Alice in Wonderland concept! To great effect, I might add. And I decided to subscribe. You're very good at this. It must have been a ton of work. Finally, I love your whole aesthetic. It's cool.

[@HauntedHippie]

This was probably the most time I’ve ever put into a video! Appreciate that!

[@ShyheemOfTheDead]

Halloween & Big Trouble In Little China Are My Top 2 Favorite John Carpenter Films Of All Time.

[@jasonvoorhees310]

What an amazing director. Whether you love or hate some of his films you have to appreciate what he's brought to film if you like movies. Hell, even music. The man is crazy good at composing.

[@HauntedHippie]

We’re blessed to have his scores truly

[@jasonvoorhees310]

@@HauntedHippie I'm thankful he passed that talent down to his son Cody too.

[@chriscze6153]

I think a certain shout out needs to go to "The King in Yellow" by Robert M Chambers, which directly inspired Lovecraft himself. I haven't seen In The Mouth of Madness, but the concept of someone going crazy upon reading a manuscript is literally taken from "The King in Yellow", which has elements of cosmic horror too. Just a fun tidbit for anyone who didn't know.

[@rjmacready8830]

JC did make a Western. He co-wrote "El Diablo," a 1990 TV film starring Anthony Edwards and Lou Gossett Jr. JC wanted to make "El Diablo" instead of "The Thing," because he considered the 1951 version as perfection and he wanted to direct a Western.

[@corybourrier9722]

Stoked to watch 😎

[@quietdemon8138]

Cool fact about They live is that John cast Piper because he thought that he didn’t look like a ridiculously jacked wrestler but was more of a plausible worker and just a dude who was a builder as a job but doesn’t really draw attention to himself which I love, if there’s one thing that defines John’s filmography for me it’s definitely atmosphere, from how cosy and familiar Haddonfield feels to how empty and almost post apocalyptic that New York became in Escape, The Fog and The Thing both have super creepy surroundings and John perfectly increases the tension throughout them, I do wish he’d return to directing but oh well at least his new Blumhouse Halloween scores are awesome

[@drac3650]

KZbin finally recommends me a hidden gem, you give me Ask a Mortician vibes lol

[@jeorgehicks2324]

A few quick comments: 1. When you mentioned a certain famous TikTok sound at the beginning, I was kinda expecting/disappointed that you didn’t connect Carpenter to it😂 2. We now know who inspired Kylie to be such a hippie. Thank you Carpenter and Debra Hill! 3. I never knew that Roddy Rich was a professional wrestler in the 80s who appeared in a Carpenter film😂 4. I personally have Halloween slightly ahead of The Thing, but you can certainly go either way. They are the bonfided classics of Carpenter! Great video Kylie!! I will be looking out to see where you place Carpenter all time amid horror directors, if you are going to rank them at the end of this series!

[@HauntedHippie]

Omg I know I didn’t catch that Roddy Rich slip up until after I exported the final edit and by that point sometimes you just gotta let it be lmfao

[@jeorgehicks2324]

@@HauntedHippie We’ll let it slide this one time😂

[@buncombeshinola2257]

baby barf quick cut punchline was def a top ten hilarious moment on your channel 🤟👺

[@daric40]

Haunted hippie endless amazing videos

[@lonelydog97]

Back in 2018 I went to this horror convention and got to attend a John Carpenter q and a. After it ended, I didn't want to get stuck in a line of people trying to file out of the room, so I quickly left through this back door and made my way to the lobby of the hotel we were at. As soon as I walk back into the building, BOOM theres big JC himself standing right there! It was just me and these two other girls, and we all instantly had an "oh shit that's him!" moment and froze. Before any of us could make up our mind about whether we should say something to him or not he began to make his way out of the room, so we instinctively started following him lol. It quickly dawned on me that we looked weird just awkwardly trailing behind him, so I stopped 😂 I regret not at least saying hi 😭

[@rjmacready8830]

The Thing, EFNY, Halloween, They Live, Christine, The Fog, Prince of Darkness, Precinct 13, Starman, Big Trouble. 11-15: Mouth of Madness, Invisible Man, Village of the Damned, Body Bags, Cigarette Burns.

[@robk.6591]

My favorite John Carpenter movies: 1. The Thing 2. Halloween 3. In the Mouth of Madness 4. Escape From New York 5. Escape From L.A. (a guilty pleasure for me.) He's not my favorite horror director. But he does have an excellent eye for blocking shots, telling a linear narrative, and creating atmosphere. I agree that most of his best work are films where he just keeps it simple. He seems to have his fingers on the pulse of things (especially with themes that involve feeling alone and isolated as well as the "fantastic") that seems to connect with a lot of like-minded people.

[@HauntedHippie]

I was surprised by how thematically rich his entire filmography was even if not every attempt was super great haha

[@UpnAbout99]

i love John Carpenter!!!! huge fan.

[@kroagw06]

When it comes to John Carpenter, I can narrow it down to a top 3 that is as follows: 3. Christine 2. Assault on Precinct 13 2. Halloween 2. The Fog 2. Escape from New York 2. Big Trouble in Little China 2. Prince or Darkness 2. They Live And at number one… The Thing! PS: today I learned (after watching this video) that I’m too much of a millennial for gen-z slang like “Carpentussy.” Stay spookie, Creepy Kylie!!

[@peacecraft82]

I’m so glad you put Village of the Damned so high. The John Carpenter version is my favorite movie of all time. No offense to anyone but I’m not sure why everyone says the original was better I found it very slow and very boring. The sequel children of the Damned was a little more interesting.

[@HauntedHippie]

Wow fav of all time! Nice

[@freedomguy55]

One thing about The Memoir of the Invisible Man the clothes he wears that are invisible are the ones he wore when he turned invisible. That is why maybe it seems inconsistent to you.

[@mikepanick9362]

Maybe give Prince of Darkness another spin? The jump scare at the end had my Sons and their friends jumping out of their seats, and the dream sequences which were broadcasts from the future are creepy as hell.

[@incrediblyStupid678]

In the Mouth of Madness, while it falls a bit flat in certain points, will always hold a special place in my heart because it's probably the only really good Lovecraft movie out there. Not forgetting about Reanimator here, but Reanimator lacks that element of cosmic horror I particularly enjoy. Also, The Fog, Prince of Darkness, In the Mouth of Madness and The Thing are probably among the most atmospheric horror movies out there. But that is a very subjective thing, I think. Anyway, thank you for doing this, I thoroughly enjoy your videos.

[@UpnAbout99]

well done HH... for educating the newer generations to the classics!! REAL Horror!! Kurt Russell, one of my all time favourites. Escape from LA & NY. nobody messes with my Snake xx and then there is MICHAEL. The Ultimate. all i can say here is: PEOPLE.....CLOSE YOUR CURTAINS, DAMN!!!!

[@mera7150]

Hello!!!! I know I’m late but this is another account I’m on but I love your channel!!! If I could suggest a review you should try camp sleep away it’s twist is amazing!

[@linknlog]

I haven’t seen every Carpenter film, but my top three by a mile are Halloween, The Thing, and They Live. I must have gone back and all three of them at least fifty times each.

[@rileylallier429]

1. The Thing 2. Big Trouble In Little China 3. Halloween 4. They Live 5. Christine 6. Prince Of Darkness 7. Assualt On Precinct 13 8. Escape From New York 9. Escape From LA 10. The Fog 11. Vampires 12. In The Mouth Of Madness 13. Ghosts Of Mars 14. Dark Star

[@zacharybryant9881]

My top 10 before I watch to see how they compare: 1. Halloween 2. The Thing 3. Big Trouble in Little China 4. Escape From New York 5. In the Mouth of Madness 6. Starman 7. Vampires 8. Assault on Precinct 13 9. They Live 10. Cigarette Burns

[@christophermosca4547]

Interesting ranking and review . I’m a John Caroenter fan ….. I can’t think of a ranking right now but I’ll say among my favorites would be Halloween , The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China , Prince of Darkness , They Live , Assault on Precinct 13, Escape From NY …… but fairly high up , The Fog. I think The Fog is one of his more underrated films. The cinematography was excellent (wasn’t Dean Cundhy handling it ?) , and the actors …… I think they all were pretty good . The story was more plot driven than focused on the individual characters…… but that’s fine. It was a supernatural horror film and the creepiness , suspense ….. that all appealed to me . I think with repeated viewings you’d get the feel and find it’s an excellent film . I’ve had more nightmares over this film than almost any of his other films . It seems into the subconscious better ?? Not sure how to describe it. As I think you put it - to each his own. I’d give it another chance or more chances though . It is just such a creepy film .

[@MaxStone289]

At a Halloween party in 2015, it was my job to bring a bunch of scary movies that included all of the big name titles and a movie called The Thing. It was the version directed by John Carpenter and the first scene happened, it was of course the scene with the "dog" being chased by the helicopter and shot at by the guy with the rifle. Loud gasps and boos erupted by everyone there as they thought the person was hunting the dog/wolf so they had me turn the movie off. The first time I saw the movie I had a similar reaction, but my aunt said, here's a spoiler, that isn't a dog, its the creature, the bad creature. Perhaps I should've told my friends that the was The Thing, as it is a brilliant movie.

[@gametheorymedia]

Good, substantial stuff here--subscribed! :D

[@HauntedHippie]

Welcome!

[@zachsutton6195]

15. Starman 14. Village of the Damned 13. Vampires 12. Dark Star 11. Escape from New York 10. They Live 9. The Fog 8. Escape from LA 7. Prince of Darkness 6. Christine 5. Assault on Precinct 13 4. Big Trouble in Little China 3. In the Mouth of Madness 2. Halloween 1. The Thing

[@nikkilev78]

Your vids are great! I... wish for you to give The Fog another try. Love that movie. Your critiques are valid, but I really see it as a vibes movie. I love the setting, the Priest, and most of all Adrienne Barbeau's sexy voice DJ skills. I found her to be believably great at the job. Its not a scary movie, its not a movie full of memorable characters (other than the two previously mentioned), but I love it as a vibes movie.

[@ericmwanza99]

The best movie he has ever done is The Thing 1980 such a masterpiece

[@cuff7714]

Great video Kylie, loved the deep-dive on top of the ranking. Looking forward to seeing how you breakdown Craven's career too! Top 5 Carpenter for me: 1. The Thing 2. The Fog 3. They Live 4. Halloween 5. Christine

[@HauntedHippie]

Appreciate that!

[@toddjacobs6068]

I like how Assault on Precinct 13 is basically a zombie movie

[@HauntedHippie]

Definitely feels a bit like night of the living dead to me

[@80s_kid]

Ghost of Mars was really horribly bad, but Vampires somehow became strangely "stylish" with James Woods' exaggerated gestures and Carpenter's typical solutions. And The Fog is a masterpiece, in my top 5 Carpenter films. 24:26 Dialogues are very important elements of a film and can easily ruin it. Carpenter's films wouldn't be nearly as successful without good dialogue.

[@HauntedHippie]

I didn’t say the dialogue wasn’t good but there was still too much of it and not enough action lol

[@giselleparks3125]

In the Mouth of Madness is my faaaav Carpenter film I rarely see people talking about it😢

[@RamZar50]

My Top 5 John Carpenter Movies: 1. The Thing (1982) 2. Big Trouble in Little China (1986) 3. Halloween (1978) 4. Starman (1984) 5. Escape From New York (1981)

[@D3athL1vin]

crazy to think Metal Gear Solid never would have existed without him

[@jonathanbrown7250]

I don't agree with the low ranking of "Escape from New York" but will let that go because someone FINALLY gave "The Fog" the low ranking it deserves. it's two hours of "Something bad is coming, something bad is coming, something bad is coming" followed by 3 minutes of the bad thing coming.

[@E-ALVIN]

“Carpen-tussy” SENT me 😂

[@damonmcfarland9364]

Halloween is tied with They Live & Escape Frim New York for me.

[@aydenvavra2153]

Awesome video and long live John Carpenter.

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

They Live is his best film and it's meant to be a documentary not a film. I saw Roddy Pipers video about it 🙂 🐾 💞

[@Δάμων_Δ]

Carpentussy is officially my new word for when I want to sound smart

[@pyenapple]

Prince of Darkness is only #2 after the Thing at #1

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

I love original Assault on precinct 13 and the remake. I think the remake is really great, you should definitely check it out 👍

[@ThePotatoBoy80]

I used to have a car that would give me some problems and i always wished it would fix itself like Christine 😅

[@robertchambers6344]

I suggest watching Escape from New York with commentary. And as far a Ghosts of Mars...it's basically a remake of his Assault on Preceint 13

[@danielkonjevoda4289]

1.Halloween 2.Thing 3.Fog 4.Escape from NY 5.They live

[@1992Magnascopics]

As a lifelong fan of Carpenter's films, it's nice to see you give some love to a few of his '90's movies within your Top Ten. Also, I love ALL these cats that I'm about to mention, but I truly feel that Carpenter's worst feature films are far superior in comparison to the worst from Craven, Hooper, Romero, Argento, DePalma, or Cronenberg. Carpenter is the GOAT!

[@aydenvavra2153]

Easily my favorite filmmaker of all time. My favorites from Carpenter are The Thing, Assault on Precinct 13, Vampires, Ghosts of Mars, Halloween, Escape from New York, Escape from La, Cigarette Burns, In the Mouth of Madness, Christine, Dark Star, The Fog, Starman, They Live, Elvis, Prince of Darkness, and Village of the Damned. Even my least favorites from him like The Ward, Pro Life, Body Bags, and Memoirs of an Invisible Man are still enjoyable films imo just not as great as his other films.

[@jerryhensley6255]

Oh my God I went on a hunt to find the dark Star DVD

[@robertfeldmann542]

village higher than mouth of madness ...cant see it

[@brenair4480]

Good rankings. I think the only Carpenter film I won't watch again is probably Memoirs, and not because of Carpenter, he did what he could. It's because of Chevy Chase. Chevy (I'm the star I say how to make a movie) chase was a nightmare on set and caused so many problems for crew, actors, and just anyone around him in general. It's considered by Carpenter his worst film making experience and the only one he would take back in hindsight. Basically Chevy made Kinski look like a silly tantrum on set compared to Chevys antics. Also, Carpenter is a huge western fan. He made two westerns in his career. Can you guess which ones? If you said Big Trouble in Little China, and Vampires you get a gold star. Both films have a very macho esque feel to the leads. Kurt emulated John Wayne for Big Trouble in Little China. James Woods hammed it up with his over the top macho dialogue. Top 5 1. Big Trouble in Little China 2. In the Mouth of Madness 3. Escape from New York 4. Prince of Darkness 5. The Thing Carpenters apocalypse trilogy for me is interchangeable but for today that's my ranking

[@NeoConnor1]

I would argue that Assault on Precinct 13, They Live, the two Escape films, and even Ghosts of Mars have a Western feel.

[@stuartgeorge2324]

The Thing is dam near perfection imo and up there with The Shinning and Jaws 👌👌👌

[@theheadlessjackfrost679]

Since you talked about the Masters of Horror episodes of John Carpenter, why not do a ranking of all the Masters of Horror episodes?

[@HauntedHippie]

I don’t love the quality of the show it’s kind of a tough watch for me 😅 maybe some day I’ll go back to it

[@kennethweser]

I grew up with John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Clive Barker so I LOVE his movies with only a couple exceptions and I'm sorry but we are going to have to agree to disagree. John Carpenter is ahead of our time and his movies, mostly, are appreciated with the passage of time and then recognized for the masterpieces they are. No hate to you or your work but give his movies a second or third watch and you may appreciate them more than now.

[@marceezy6983]

They Live is a classic that fight scene with Roddy and Keith fight scene is awesome

[@str8strength134]

The Thing is a masterpiece and def his best film

[@keremgoart]

18:27 I love this 🤣

[@sushiwalrus5333]

i cant believe you said carpentussy (21:49)

[@robertchambers6344]

Imo Carpenter has never gotten the credit he deserves.

[@lightskinjay1131]

Why Jamie Do John Like That🤦🏽

[@VampyMeow]

"his whole carpentussy" 😭

[@Bluargh02]

One of the greatest b movie directors of all time

[@adammurnane2400]

Ghost of mars should have been a video game

[@Steven-re9ln]

Thanks for putting a time stamp for your ranking in the vid details. My top 5 are: Halloween The thing Escape from New York The fog Christine Honestly tho, out of his filmography the only two I rly care about are Halloween and the thing Great vid

[@thechosenones4375]

If I ever do one of these, I'm sure I'll upset people lol JC is very hit or miss with me.

[@ChristmasKathy]

👏🏼🖤👏🏼

[@corrado]

wow... no love for Escape from New York.

[@69abm]

Legend

[@marceezy6983]

Jamie is mean she says he looks wierd and would never bring him to the house comon

[@HauntedHippie]

Yea kind of a weird interview moment lol

[@СталкерТравушка]

To be fair🤭 jamie looked so uncanny when she was young ( as in halloween for ex) her huge ballony boobers together with the strange head form😅...) she is exactly privileged, to say so... She looked better when she was older

[@randycunningham7318]

Carpenter is more talented than Craven.

[@СталкерТравушка]

Craven is overrated af. I think he did not really one great movie. I dont like scream and i think nightmare 1 isnt that good like ppl praise it for. Its a classic for sure but its far from a great movie

[@randycunningham7318]

@@СталкерТравушка Yeah he is pretty overrated.

[@UpnAbout99]

Again, you put JOHN C AND STEVEN K in the same room.... and magic happens !!!!!!

[@RodrickMarsMoon]

You really look like Haley from Modern Family if she was into The Cure, for real 🤔😄.

[@HauntedHippie]

I’ll take it 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@royalhorror]

If I had to make a top Haunted Hippie videos , this would definitely be top 3 !!! I love coming to my filming lesson ! I didn’t know about many of these films . Surprisingly, I got so intrigued with escape from New York . I remember my dad liking this film. Do you think Cristine needs a remake ? Omg so excited for this series ESPECIALLY when you talk about M.night and James Wan . My fave 1&2 directors OMGGG

[@HauntedHippie]

:,) I don’t know if Christine needs a remake tbh. It would be interesting to see them use a modern car like a Tesla but we’ve seen the evil AI thing before with the child’s play remake

[@DesiSJ]

Okay so I'm gonna say a thing and its gonna be a hot take thing, but its how I feel. I don't think that John Carpenter, Clive Barker, or Wes Craven were the titans we think they were when it came to movies. I think they made a couple lightening in a bottle movies and the reputations from those films carried them and is carrying them through their careers. We keep going because we are looking for that cinematic high they gave us with movies like The Thing, Halloween, NoES, Scream, Hellraiser, etc, but more often then not if you go through all of their filmographies, they have more misses than hits. Its just when they hit that success, its POWERFUL and they HIT IT PERFECT. Had Wes not done Scream, he was probably done for because I can't think of anything other than that series that truly hit for him after that. Same with Carpenter. John had Halloween and the Thing, which didn't even really get popular until later and I think that push kept him relevant. Also, please don't get me wrong, I LOVE Carpenter and Craven and I respect them very much for their contributions to cinema, but it just feels like I don't enjoy most of their films, but the ones I do...the love for them is etched on my soul for all eternity. Top Five: Halloween The Thing Vampires In The Mouth of Madness They Live *Deep breath* OKAY... let me have it, haha.

[@HauntedHippie]

Okay I fully agree though 😩

[@DesiSJ]

@@HauntedHippie WOO! I thought for sure I was gonna get met with a WTF is wrong with you, haha

[@kingmj87]

branding Fifth Element “low quality sci-fi” is certainly a take

[@damonmcfarland9364]

you know you kept calling him Roddy Rich? LOL

[@HauntedHippie]

I know 🤦🏽‍♀️ looks like I need to put up a pinned comment now lol

[@southern_cinephile3412]

Roddy rich 😂😂😂😂

[@Sinastyr]

carpentussy

[@NecoLumi]

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[@mikepanick9362]

The Color Out of Space was ruined by another asinine, way over the top “performance” by the worst “actor” of our time. Love Prince of Darkness! “Father……”

[@martincarlos3759]

Uuuh, Jamie Lee Curtis really scares me off in the most disturbing way.

[@mr.misterioshirts.4577]

You look like Marie Elizabeth Winstead...And you know it don't you

[@ryanpatrick6894]

The only good thing he’s done was Halloween his other stuff I don’t care for

[@robk.6591]

You don't even like The Thing?

[@ryanpatrick6894]

@@robk.6591 nah I respect the movie bc it’s a classic but I think it’s overrated

[@cmonman3639]

This chick thinks They Live is full of anti-right wing messaging lmfao