Comments on: LESSONS IN CARPENTERY: The Introduction!

By: THE INDISPENSIBLES - #20: John Carpenter’s THE THING | Stale Popcorn

THE INDISPENSIBLES - #20: John Carpenter’s THE THING | Stale Popcorn — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:03:27 +0000

[...] Carpenter fan (and I think we can agree that there’s no bigger one then me!) will probably tell you that The Thing is his greatest movie. I place Halloween higher, [...]

By: [DVD Review (R2)] THE JOHN CARPENTER COLLECTION | Stale Popcorn

[DVD Review (R2)] THE JOHN CARPENTER COLLECTION | Stale Popcorn — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:42:05 +0000

[...] movies in just 29 hours. It’s a great read and also completely barmy! And it starts right here. addthis_url = [...]

By: No Tom! No Dick! Just HARRY! One Night In With The DIRTY HARRY Franchise! | Stale Popcorn

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:35:14 +0000

[...] I’m going to watch them ALL – in one sitting, over the course of 30 hours (read that right here)! If I want to revist the first two Best of the Best movies for no other reason then shits and [...]

By: Qualifying To Be One Of The BEST OF THE BEST! | Stale Popcorn

Qualifying To Be One Of The BEST OF THE BEST! | Stale Popcorn — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:57:58 +0000

[...] AND catch up with the “franchise” myself in one, long, drink-fuelled, ”Lessons In Carpentery” style night. The results do indeed [...]

By: THE SATURDAY NIGHT ‘3-WAY’ #1 | Stale Popcorn

THE SATURDAY NIGHT ‘3-WAY’ #1 | Stale Popcorn — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:07:41 +0000

[...] If You Liked Lessons In Carpentery, Then It’s Quite Possible You Might Consider This An Inferior Attempt To Rip That [...]

By: John Carpenter and Nic Cage Sign Up To Get SCARED STRAIGHT! | Stale Popcorn

John Carpenter and Nic Cage Sign Up To Get SCARED STRAIGHT! | Stale Popcorn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:30:17 +0000

[...] obsessive John Carpenter fan I am right? I don’t need to point you in the direction of this suicide mission or these musings off a mad man do I? So there’s no better person on this site to rant [...]

By: Gazz

Gazz — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 22:41:37 +0000

Aww, I think that’s the nicest thing I’ve had written about OFF THE SHELF series James. Thanks so much. I really appreciate it.

Thanks for the offer too, I will keep that in mind. Fans of Wyv and I when we did the ill-fated FILMBLAH (the outtakes of which birthed this very website believe it or not!) will be aware that there are murmours of interest in turning the OLD CHILDHOOD FAVOURITES issue(s) into a book so once OFF THE SHELF is completed, that is my NEXT task!

By: James

James — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:01:32 +0000

Yeah, but it’s been worth it. While some are perhaps more passionate than others (for example, your Spike Lee issue was brilliant and I totally related to it as a fellow Lee fan; whereas your Asian cinema issue had the tone of somebody who was curious about the cinema and well versed in some areas without ever really having dived in fully — understandably so. I like the mix of styles in that sense because it isn’t some omniscient critical voice, it’s personable and informed while also enthusiastic and inclusive). So I’m glad you pissed an elephant through your penis

Should you ever need someone to proof Off The Shelf or offer some editing here and there should you decide to try your hand at becoming a bestselling author (in addition to those folks closer at hand), I’m happy to help. I’m an English grad and prospective English teacher so I can at least spell!

By: Gazz

Gazz — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:31:30 +0000

Awww, thanks James!

If I had the choice though, I’d rather go through the hell of this again then I would do OFF THE SHELF again! That shit is like pissing an elephant through my penis!

Not long to go now though – maybe only another five or six issues!

By: James

James — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:12:53 +0000

I think, even now, this was one of the funniest things I’ve ever read on the internet. The paragraph that included the fried sandwich was gold!

I’m a huge Carpenter fan, I actually think if you consider his output up to Starman then it’s pretty much cinematic perfection. Perhaps not Bergman-perfection but surely a masterclass in populist, genre film-making? I love his movies. Especially Assault…, The Fog, Escape…, The Thing, Big Trouble…, and Starman.

Glad you put this back up, guys.