Guillermo del Toro inonda Twitter di elogi per John Carpenter e ci ricorda cos’è l’horror

E’ da pochissimo stato comunicato che il geniale John Carpenter parteciperà in qualità di produttore esecutivo al nuovo film di Halloween, in collaborazione con la Blumhouse e Miramax. Forse già informato e galvanizzato dalla lieta novella, o forse solo preso da un incontrollabile slancio di adorazione per il regista/sceneggiatore/compositore, il suo collega Guillermo del Toro ha letteralmente inondato il suo profilo Twitter con lodi, citazioni e riferimenti di varia natura alle opere e al mood del ‘divino’ – e purtroppo mai troppo ricordato – Carpenter, elogiandone i film, le musiche, le sceneggiature, l’indole e così via…

Se certo è bello vedere che il regista messicano sia uno sfegatato fan del grande maestro dell’horror, abbiamo deciso di documentarne i plurimi encomi, raccogliendo per voi qui di seguito tutti i tweet, alternandoli ai trailer delle pellicole citate, veri e propri capolavori del genere:

When I think of John Carpenter, I am amazed at the fact that we take him for granted. How can we? Why should we? He is lightning in a bottle

— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

Assault on Precinct 13 by John Carpenter. Carpenter flexing his muscles, revamping the archetypes of a Western and establishing his own.
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

Halloween by John Carpenter. A genre supernova. Creates a taxonomic category that still lives. Unsparing precision, simplicity and elegance.

— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

Sidebar: We must all agree that Carpenter is a brilliant writer / director. A rare breed. A true auteur. Oh, and a hallowed composer. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

The Fog by John Carpenter. 1/2 One of my favorites. Highly original blend of bare bones folk tale horror and metaphor. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

The Fog by John Carpenter. 2/2 The film works like JC’s scores, by spare rhythmic punctuation. Its origin reveals a literary streak in JC — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

Carpenter’s scores fluctuate w his films. Listen to them: they embody the spirit of each film perfectly. They are his final auteur voice. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

Carpenter’s scores fluctuate w his films. Listen to them: they embody the spirit of each film perfectly. They are his final auteur voice. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

Second sidebar: John Carpenter doesn’t give a fuck whether we like his films or not. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

John Carpenter is one tough motherfucker. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

The Thing by John Carpenter. 1/4 A game-changer (again) and one of the finest horror films ever made. It cannot be matched. Holy Grail. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

The Thing by John Carpenter. 2/4 Make up effects, score, cinematography, production design are all utter perfection. But so is the script. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

The Thing by John Carpenter. 3/4 the irony is that most reviewers at the time were entirely blind to the virtues of story and character. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

The Thing by John Carpenter. 4/4 The movie bombed and was panned both. And I believe it fragmented Carpenter’s heart somewhat. Fuck them all — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

The Thing by John Carpenter 5/4 Carpenter chose (like Scott in Alien) to define character and story through audio-visual coding and… — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

The Thing by John Carpenter 6/4 …their interactions. Viewers needed to pay attention to the way characters related and spoke. Structure… — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

The Thing by John Carpenter 7/4 …not neatly packaged into a pre-digested structure. The movie was fiber, not pablum. You had to chew… — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

The Thing by John Carpenter 8/4 …but we were at the peak of pre-chewed regurgitation.We MUST atone for the errors of the past. Masterpiece — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

Anecdote 1/2: One night, over dinner, I told John Carpenter, how much all generations love The Thing. How amazing it was that it had… — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

Anecdote 2/2: …over time, “found its audience” and was now revered. “What fucking good does that do to me” he said. We ordered dessert. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

Final thought for the day: Carpenter creates masterpiece after masterpiece and they are often ignored. Now, go to bluray church and pray. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

Regarding Carpenter: We all talk about inequalities in film. We can add up a huge one: Genre inequality. Horror will always be punk rock! — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 22 maggio 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=592EiTD2Hgo

Big Trouble in Little China by John Carpenter. Sheer pulp brilliance and dazzling magic. The first of a franchise that should have been. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 23 maggio 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKI2kI6Flw0

Prince of Darkness by John Carpenter. Perfect rephrasing of Nigel Kneal and Dennis Wheatley style horror. Chockfull of ideas and power. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 23 maggio 2016

Sidebar: Kurt Russell can do no wrong. He cannot. He is equally gifted as a hardass or a genius at comedic timing or a drama leading man. — Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 23 maggio 2016

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