Marc B. Wrote:I was wondering the same thing. How does it compare? Anyone?
I haven't seen the remake yet.
I saw the original in the theater way back in 1977. It came out in '76 but I did see it in a theater in '77. I vividly remember it because (a) it was really good, and (b), I'd just begun dating my screenwriter soon- to-be-husband-and-17-years-later-ex-husband and he was delighted to have turned me on to John Carpenter. The concept of wickedly good little independent films was fairly new to me at the time.
What can I say, he woke me up...on a number of levels and in a number of areas. I owe my ex- a lot...he introduced me to animals, too. I never had a pet growing up. Howie and I eventually adopted 6 stray dogs and found homes for over a dozen more.
Reading is freedom.
The mind soars, no earthly cares,
no limitations.
A Maggers Haiku, 2005
Years ago my mother used to say to me... "In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant."
Well, for years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me.
Elwood P. Dowd