John Carpenter: Master of Fear 4-Film Collection [DVD]

Four great films in one small package!

I mostly bought this collection because it includes The Thing, but for the great price I figured I would buy this collection since it also includes 3 other films by John Carpenter that I had not seen before. Very fun if you want to watch some different movies that you probably haven't seen before, and great around Halloween when you want a fun movie night. Reviews: The Thing - 10/10, A horror classic that is still scary and horrifying today with outstanding practical effects. Prince of Darkness - 6/10, Strange horror movie. Good acting and interesting idea, but falls through in execution. The plot is complicated and jumps around, leaving something to be desired. They Live - 8/10, Iconic film. I was expecting a horror movie, but this ended up being more of an action movie with heavy political commentary about media, capitalism and their effects on society. Fun watch! Village of the Damned - 7/10, Fun supernatural horror about kids with psychic powers in a small town. Somewhat reminiscent of Children of the Corn.

This is a collection of four films. The best by far is "The Thing" with Kurt Russell. But two lesser known films are really excellent. "They Live" with surprisingly good actor "Rowdy" Roddy Piper is a creepy allegory about a surveillance state and waking up to soft tyranny. The best lines are "put the glasses on" and "I'm all out of bubblegum". Funny and yet profound, it is a creepy film with modern resonance relevant today. The next gem is "Prince of Darkness", about the return of the antichrist. If you buy into the premise, you'll enjoy the film. Suspenseful and dark, the film features a cameo of Alice Cooper. The last film is a remake of "Village of the Damned". I saw the original and it is better. This newer version has Superman Christopher Reeve and Kirsty Alley. It's an ok film, but definitely the runt of this litter.

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Great collection for John Carpenter fans.

This set is a great introduction to John Carpenter's work, and a great value in general. The Thing and They Live are basically mandatory viewing for horror and science fiction enthusiasts, and Prince of Darkness and Village of the Damned (while certainly not perfect films by any means) are certainly interesting examples of Carpenter's style of film making, and certainly worth watching. Also, thank you so much for the movies being on single sided DVDs! I HATE double sided DVDs, they get scratched up easier, it's often difficult to identify which side is which, and they're just a pain to handle in general. This collection contains two single sided disks with two movies per disk, both of which are clearly labeled, perfect! I presume they're able to fit two movies per disk due to this collection's lack of special features, however as someone who's never cared about DVD special features, and probably never will, this is not a big drawback for me. I have no problem at all recommending this set for new the budding Carpenter fan or the budget minded horror consumer!

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All of these movies are pretty good. I hadn't seen The Village of the Damned, but no worries. With John Carpenter at the helm it was an entertaining hour and a half or so to watch as usual. Good buy!

4 film collection-The thing-Prince of darkness-They live-Village of the damned. 1st one-The thing-The winter of 1982, a 12 men reserch team at a Antarctic reaserch station find an alien buried in the snow for over 100.000 years. When thawed wreaks havoc, and takes on the appearence of those it kills. 2nd-Prince of darkness-A group of students uncover an acient canister and unleash a strang liquid that turns there coworker into zombies. 3rd-They live-Aliens are gaining control of earth by looking like humans. By using a pair of unique sunglasses that reveal the truth. 4th-Village of the damned-About 7 children born into a small town and turn out to be aliens.

Excelente compilado, considerar que al comprarlo es región 1, por lo que no cualquier dvd / blu rai lo lee, no tiene mucho contenido adicional y solamente cuenta audio y textos en ingles, si consideras esto es una buena compra.

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"They Live", "The Thing" and "Prince of Darkness" have been some of my most favourite movies at all times when I was in high school. I used to watch these movies on movie channel. I have been looking for "They Live" dvd for some time, and this one dvd package contains all the best movies from John Carpenter. I am very pleased with the purchase.

Came quickly and was exactly as advertised. Love it! Great movies too!