it was as focused as a blur. It feels like a story was originally written without supernatural elements and then one things led to another and it’s supernatural scotch taped on top. Shock Corridor it isn’t. In contrast, Ghosts of Mars is “Carpenter doesn’t give a shit (again) and plays the hits, killer soundtrack though”.
what’s baffling is that in-between these two there were Masters of Horror episodes which were actually fine mid-tier Carpenter romps. Cigarette Burns got that wacky lost film premise and Pro-Life is basically Carpenter’s take on Rosemary’s Baby.
I think The Ward seems worse to me because of the expectation that Carpenter got his mojo back instead of accepting that he is washed and that it happens to your favorites too.
it was as focused as a blur. It feels like a story was originally written without supernatural elements and then one things led to another and it’s supernatural scotch taped on top. Shock Corridor it isn’t. In contrast, Ghosts of Mars is “Carpenter doesn’t give a shit (again) and plays the hits, killer soundtrack though”.
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yeah, that might suffice.
what’s baffling is that in-between these two there were Masters of Horror episodes which were actually fine mid-tier Carpenter romps. Cigarette Burns got that wacky lost film premise and Pro-Life is basically Carpenter’s take on Rosemary’s Baby.
I think The Ward seems worse to me because of the expectation that Carpenter got his mojo back instead of accepting that he is washed and that it happens to your favorites too.