Watching the two installments of Masters of Horror directed by John Carpenter was like watching his entire career summed up in two hour long endeavors. The first episode, Cigarette Burns, was great. It was moody, atmospheric, well-acted, engaging, slightly disturbing with an interesting story and some solid gore. The second, Pro-Life, was like the second half of Carpenter's career...you watch it because you want to give him the benefit of the doubt and find some of that magic that he delivered in Big Trouble in Little China, or The Thing, but all you really get is Vampires or Ghosts of Mars. It had cheese for effects (although there was a bit of a shout out to the Thing in it) and just didn't hold the attention like it could have.
I thought he was back after Cigarette Burns, but unfortunately I was wrong. Although I did notice that his son is taking up scoring films.
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Capt. Hendry
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- Captain Patrick Hendry
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