By Adam Ruhl
Almost all of John Carpenter’s films after Halloween have
met with tepid critical reaction on release and often only so-so box office.
The real judge of a John Carpenter movie is time. In the decades since their
release, films like Big Trouble in Little China and They Live have become
popular genre films embraced by a generation. The Thing, much like Blade Runner,
has become a smash hit years after it was first in theaters (fun fact: they
opened the same day). Other films, like The Fog and Prince of Darkness continue
to wait for a cult following to really embrace them. Perhaps that will happen
now with this wonderful new Scream Factory Collector’s Edition of Prince of
Darkness, let’s take a look.
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