tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post5912733127912063244..comments2024-02-10T01:22:29.316-08:00Comments on Hugo Stiglitz Makes Movies: John Carpenter: VampiresKevin J. Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-23009805368977321472013-07-02T08:11:39.150-07:002013-07-02T08:11:39.150-07:00Yeah, I wasn't crazy about Carpenter's use...Yeah, I wasn't crazy about Carpenter's use of the dissolve during the motel massacre, but it does work when he uses the dissolve montage technique during the sequence where Jack beheads and buries his slaughtered teammates. And to show what a tough guy Jack truly is, he torches the motel for good measure and Woods looks cool as he fulfills and tried and true action film cliché of walking away from a gigantic explosion.<br /><br />The problem I have with Jack and Montoya's mercurial relationship is that unlike in THE THING or THEY LIVE where you really felt that those guys were a legitimate threat to each other, in VAMPIRES, you never get the impression that Montoya would really truly challenge Jack and so their friction, at times, feels forced, or in one scene where they are actually about to get into it, Carpenter pulls things back.<br /><br />I also wanted to mention that Carpenter is so good at filming scenes with expositional dialogue and this is because of good writing and the right actor saying the words (think of Donald Pleasence in HALLOWEEN or Dennis Dun in BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA). Tim Guinee does a wonderful job imparting crucial information about Valek’s true intentions in an engaging way that takes us deeper into the film’s mythos.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.com