It was way too uncomfortable and ackward for me to have fun in between the Paul McCartney theme and the crocodiles and boat chase to overlook how insensitive this is.
Getting really annoyed with the trope of the Bond Girl that dies inconsequentially in the first half (in Goldfinger it happens twice).
Do you know that advice about suspense being when the audience knows something that the characters don't?
Carpenter took that advice. He took it so deep he made a movie made of nothing but that.
Maybe it wasn't the best choice to watch this before all the Friday the 13th movies. They are all going to look like garbage compared to this.
[1970s] TOP 20 of the DECADE
Mah boy Jão Carpinteiro ranked (What I’ve seen so far)
A small movie that casts a very long shadow. Watching it is kind of like watching Aliens, where every single moment has been so fully codified by video games over the years that at times it feels like watching a let's play. But, at the same time, it's still more creative than most of its descendants. That ending is a powerful moment.
Also, PSA: this movie is, and always has been (long, funny story) in the public domain. Filmmakers, pick…
