Like many directors of his time, John Carpenter works best with no budget, no pressure and no big ideas.
Get the cops, make them team up with the baddies to beat some even worse baddies by shutting them into an abandoned police station, let rip. That's about it really, there are some nasty moments including the death of a small child which may not make it into many versions of the film, although it is rather ruthless, it can also be funny depending on your mood such is the cartoon-ness of many of the characters.
He even manages to top the Halloween theme in my opinion, with this mental little ditty that sticks in your head. Points for that, points also for the many cheesy one-liners which are delivered with such gusto it is impossible to dislike the good guys.
Get the cops, make them team up with the baddies to beat some even worse baddies by shutting them into an abandoned police station, let rip. That's about it really, there are some nasty moments including the death of a small child which may not make it into many versions of the film, although it is rather ruthless, it can also be funny depending on your mood such is the cartoon-ness of many of the characters.
He even manages to top the Halloween theme in my opinion, with this mental little ditty that sticks in your head. Points for that, points also for the many cheesy one-liners which are delivered with such gusto it is impossible to dislike the good guys.