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Released in 1987, The Carpenter could easily be mistaken for a run of the mill horror movie. Further watching reveals it to be something far, far greater.
The story tells of Alice, recovering from a nervous breakdown. Upon her release from hospital she finds that her husband, Martin, has purchased a new house for them to move into. The house is still undergoing renovation by a bunch of rather lazy workmen, that never seem to do anything, strangely enough however, plenty of progress seems to be made on the house.
After her nervous breakdown Alice sometimes sees things that she knows can't be real, so when she wakes one night to here banging coming from the basement, she decides to investige...
It is here we see our first glimpse of the man himself, Wings Hauser. Alice asks if he must work so late, and he states his commitment to the house, 'a mans work is not done until it's done' he says, as he continues to bang in a few nails. We also witness just how dangerous he can be when he 'nails' a rat with a nail gun from 20 feet.
The following evening we find Martin staying out late having a bit of Hauser-father with one of his students. One of the workmen knows that Alice will be alone in the house, and decides to try his luck. The fluffy mullet owning young hick doesn't like to take 'No' for an answer, but is disturbed by more banging from the basement. When he goes to investige we see the true horror of The Carpenter, asd he takes the guys hand clean off with a circular saw!
Although Alice witnesses this, and a number of other grizzly murders at the hands of The Carpenter she doesn't really believe it, but she does start to develop something of an obsession with The Carpenter (and who can blame her?) There are several talks that they have in which The Carpenter expresses his love for the woods, and his respect for hard work.
Even when Alice learns that The Carpenter is the guy that originally built the house, but was sent to the electric chair for a number of murders she doesn't question his presence in the house, merely tells him that he should keep a better check on his temper!
Later in the movie Alice learns of her husbands infidelity, and when his mistress comes to pay her a visit it's the start of the end for Alice and The Carpenter, as many more horrific events take place,.
There are some great scenes in this movie, such as when Alice and Wings are chattign outside. The camera flicks between Alice and The Carpenter regularly, but everytime that Wings in back in shot he's doing something completely different - in one shot he's sawing, in the next he's planing something completely different - then he'll be seen building a dolls house. It shows us the state of Alices mind, as she quite clearly hasn't fully recovered from her breakdown.
Another one of the great scenes again involves Alice and Wings, this time she finds him working, but he stops to share a dance with her, they discuss a potential future together, how they can live together in the house, and take walks through the woods, how he'll build her her well. Then he says 'And there's this' and unzips his flies - the sound of a power-drill can be heard as he does so as the scene fades out.
Some of the dialogue in the movie is also of a very high quality, with with one pun particularly standing out. As Alice is being released from the hospital the doctor tells her 'You'll have to be crazy to come back here!' Which I found hilarious!
If I did have to criticise one aspect of the film it would be the ending. I won't give it away, but it seems that Alices actions are over the top, and out of character. It's a shame, but the way the story was going it was always going to be tough to draw it to a satifactory closing.
But this film did have Wings in it, and he showed that he'd be truelly great in Log in the Creek in the way he spoke of the woods, and his work ethic. His hair may have been a little big, but it was the eighties, and that was quite acceptable in the day! Though I'm not sure that this should have been pidgeon-holed as a horror movie, the relationship
between Alice and The Carpenter is worthy of so much more, the movie should have been a breath of fresh air, but somehow, back in 1897, it was criminally overlooked.
The story tells of Alice, recovering from a nervous breakdown. Upon her release from hospital she finds that her husband, Martin, has purchased a new house for them to move into. The house is still undergoing renovation by a bunch of rather lazy workmen, that never seem to do anything, strangely enough however, plenty of progress seems to be made on the house.
After her nervous breakdown Alice sometimes sees things that she knows can't be real, so when she wakes one night to here banging coming from the basement, she decides to investige...
It is here we see our first glimpse of the man himself, Wings Hauser. Alice asks if he must work so late, and he states his commitment to the house, 'a mans work is not done until it's done' he says, as he continues to bang in a few nails. We also witness just how dangerous he can be when he 'nails' a rat with a nail gun from 20 feet.
The following evening we find Martin staying out late having a bit of Hauser-father with one of his students. One of the workmen knows that Alice will be alone in the house, and decides to try his luck. The fluffy mullet owning young hick doesn't like to take 'No' for an answer, but is disturbed by more banging from the basement. When he goes to investige we see the true horror of The Carpenter, asd he takes the guys hand clean off with a circular saw!
Although Alice witnesses this, and a number of other grizzly murders at the hands of The Carpenter she doesn't really believe it, but she does start to develop something of an obsession with The Carpenter (and who can blame her?) There are several talks that they have in which The Carpenter expresses his love for the woods, and his respect for hard work.
Even when Alice learns that The Carpenter is the guy that originally built the house, but was sent to the electric chair for a number of murders she doesn't question his presence in the house, merely tells him that he should keep a better check on his temper!
Later in the movie Alice learns of her husbands infidelity, and when his mistress comes to pay her a visit it's the start of the end for Alice and The Carpenter, as many more horrific events take place,.
There are some great scenes in this movie, such as when Alice and Wings are chattign outside. The camera flicks between Alice and The Carpenter regularly, but everytime that Wings in back in shot he's doing something completely different - in one shot he's sawing, in the next he's planing something completely different - then he'll be seen building a dolls house. It shows us the state of Alices mind, as she quite clearly hasn't fully recovered from her breakdown.
Another one of the great scenes again involves Alice and Wings, this time she finds him working, but he stops to share a dance with her, they discuss a potential future together, how they can live together in the house, and take walks through the woods, how he'll build her her well. Then he says 'And there's this' and unzips his flies - the sound of a power-drill can be heard as he does so as the scene fades out.
Some of the dialogue in the movie is also of a very high quality, with with one pun particularly standing out. As Alice is being released from the hospital the doctor tells her 'You'll have to be crazy to come back here!' Which I found hilarious!
If I did have to criticise one aspect of the film it would be the ending. I won't give it away, but it seems that Alices actions are over the top, and out of character. It's a shame, but the way the story was going it was always going to be tough to draw it to a satifactory closing.
But this film did have Wings in it, and he showed that he'd be truelly great in Log in the Creek in the way he spoke of the woods, and his work ethic. His hair may have been a little big, but it was the eighties, and that was quite acceptable in the day! Though I'm not sure that this should have been pidgeon-holed as a horror movie, the relationship
between Alice and The Carpenter is worthy of so much more, the movie should have been a breath of fresh air, but somehow, back in 1897, it was criminally overlooked.
We are steeped in Hauser-lore.
Log in The Woods is a true and noble effigy of Wings.
Log in The Woods is a true and noble effigy of Wings.
All hail the Hauser and his carpentry killings. I note that his character in the Carpenter likes the woods, obviously our casting of him as an Action Park Ranger is fully justified.
Sorry, that should read
"I want this post to win Prize 3"
Hmmm...going to take a while to get used to that moniker, but times they are a'changing
Long Live The Hauser
Death to false action heroes
"I want this post to win Prize 3"
Hmmm...going to take a while to get used to that moniker, but times they are a'changing
Long Live The Hauser
Death to false action heroes
This sounds like one of the greatest movies ever made.
Original Gangstas is in my local Blockbuster.
I can rent Wings.
I shall do so and report back.
I want this review to win Filmaday.
Original Gangstas is in my local Blockbuster.
I can rent Wings.
I shall do so and report back.
I want this review to win Filmaday.
Arggh! Well Hauser bout that for a typo! 1987 not 1897!
*bangs head on desk*
Hey that bang sounded like The Carpenter...
*bangs head on desk*
Hey that bang sounded like The Carpenter...
Released in 1987, The Carpenter could easily be mistaken for a run of the mill horror movie. Further watching reveals it to be something far, far greater.
The story tells of Alice, recovering from a nervous breakdown. Upon her release from hospital she finds that her husband, Martin, has purchased a new house for them to move into. The house is still undergoing renovation by a bunch of rather lazy workmen, that never seem to do anything, strangely enough however, plenty of progress seems to be made on the house.
After her nervous breakdown Alice sometimes sees things that she knows can't be real, so when she wakes one night to here banging coming from the basement, she decides to investige...
It is here we see our first glimpse of the man himself, Wings Hauser. Alice asks if he must work so late, and he states his commitment to the house, 'a mans work is not done until it's done' he says, as he continues to bang in a few nails. We also witness just how dangerous he can be when he 'nails' a rat with a nail gun from 20 feet.
The following evening we find Martin staying out late having a bit of Hauser-father with one of his students. One of the workmen knows that Alice will be alone in the house, and decides to try his luck. The fluffy mullet owning young hick doesn't like to take 'No' for an answer, but is disturbed by more banging from the basement. When he goes to investige we see the true horror of The Carpenter, asd he takes the guys hand clean off with a circular saw!
Although Alice witnesses this, and a number of other grizzly murders at the hands of The Carpenter she doesn't really believe it, but she does start to develop something of an obsession with The Carpenter (and who can blame her?) There are several talks that they have in which The Carpenter expresses his love for the woods, and his respect for hard work.
Even when Alice learns that The Carpenter is the guy that originally built the house, but was sent to the electric chair for a number of murders she doesn't question his presence in the house, merely tells him that he should keep a better check on his temper!
Later in the movie Alice learns of her husbands infidelity, and when his mistress comes to pay her a visit it's the start of the end for Alice and The Carpenter, as many more horrific events take place,.
There are some great scenes in this movie, such as when Alice and Wings are chattign outside. The camera flicks between Alice and The Carpenter regularly, but everytime that Wings in back in shot he's doing something completely different - in one shot he's sawing, in the next he's planing something completely different - then he'll be seen building a dolls house. It shows us the state of Alices mind, as she quite clearly hasn't fully recovered from her breakdown.
Another one of the great scenes again involves Alice and Wings, this time she finds him working, but he stops to share a dance with her, they discuss a potential future together, how they can live together in the house, and take walks through the woods, how he'll build her her well. Then he says 'And there's this' and unzips his flies - the sound of a power-drill can be heard as he does so as the scene fades out.
Some of the dialogue in the movie is also of a very high quality, with with one pun particularly standing out. As Alice is being released from the hospital the doctor tells her 'You'll have to be crazy to come back here!' Which I found hilarious!
If I did have to criticise one aspect of the film it would be the ending. I won't give it away, but it seems that Alices actions are over the top, and out of character. It's a shame, but the way the story was going it was always going to be tough to draw it to a satifactory closing.
But this film did have Wings in it, and he showed that he'd be truelly great in Log in the Creek in the way he spoke of the woods, and his work ethic. His hair may have been a little big, but it was the eighties, and that was quite acceptable in the day! Though I'm not sure that this should have been pidgeon-holed as a horror movie, the relationship
between Alice and The Carpenter is worthy of so much more, the movie should have been a breath of fresh air, but somehow, back in 1897, it was criminally overlooked.
The story tells of Alice, recovering from a nervous breakdown. Upon her release from hospital she finds that her husband, Martin, has purchased a new house for them to move into. The house is still undergoing renovation by a bunch of rather lazy workmen, that never seem to do anything, strangely enough however, plenty of progress seems to be made on the house.
After her nervous breakdown Alice sometimes sees things that she knows can't be real, so when she wakes one night to here banging coming from the basement, she decides to investige...
It is here we see our first glimpse of the man himself, Wings Hauser. Alice asks if he must work so late, and he states his commitment to the house, 'a mans work is not done until it's done' he says, as he continues to bang in a few nails. We also witness just how dangerous he can be when he 'nails' a rat with a nail gun from 20 feet.
The following evening we find Martin staying out late having a bit of Hauser-father with one of his students. One of the workmen knows that Alice will be alone in the house, and decides to try his luck. The fluffy mullet owning young hick doesn't like to take 'No' for an answer, but is disturbed by more banging from the basement. When he goes to investige we see the true horror of The Carpenter, asd he takes the guys hand clean off with a circular saw!
Although Alice witnesses this, and a number of other grizzly murders at the hands of The Carpenter she doesn't really believe it, but she does start to develop something of an obsession with The Carpenter (and who can blame her?) There are several talks that they have in which The Carpenter expresses his love for the woods, and his respect for hard work.
Even when Alice learns that The Carpenter is the guy that originally built the house, but was sent to the electric chair for a number of murders she doesn't question his presence in the house, merely tells him that he should keep a better check on his temper!
Later in the movie Alice learns of her husbands infidelity, and when his mistress comes to pay her a visit it's the start of the end for Alice and The Carpenter, as many more horrific events take place,.
There are some great scenes in this movie, such as when Alice and Wings are chattign outside. The camera flicks between Alice and The Carpenter regularly, but everytime that Wings in back in shot he's doing something completely different - in one shot he's sawing, in the next he's planing something completely different - then he'll be seen building a dolls house. It shows us the state of Alices mind, as she quite clearly hasn't fully recovered from her breakdown.
Another one of the great scenes again involves Alice and Wings, this time she finds him working, but he stops to share a dance with her, they discuss a potential future together, how they can live together in the house, and take walks through the woods, how he'll build her her well. Then he says 'And there's this' and unzips his flies - the sound of a power-drill can be heard as he does so as the scene fades out.
Some of the dialogue in the movie is also of a very high quality, with with one pun particularly standing out. As Alice is being released from the hospital the doctor tells her 'You'll have to be crazy to come back here!' Which I found hilarious!
If I did have to criticise one aspect of the film it would be the ending. I won't give it away, but it seems that Alices actions are over the top, and out of character. It's a shame, but the way the story was going it was always going to be tough to draw it to a satifactory closing.
But this film did have Wings in it, and he showed that he'd be truelly great in Log in the Creek in the way he spoke of the woods, and his work ethic. His hair may have been a little big, but it was the eighties, and that was quite acceptable in the day! Though I'm not sure that this should have been pidgeon-holed as a horror movie, the relationship
between Alice and The Carpenter is worthy of so much more, the movie should have been a breath of fresh air, but somehow, back in 1897, it was criminally overlooked.