John Carpenter · 1990s

4 films directed by John Carpenter from the 1990s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including In the Mouth of Madness.

Decade

All 14 1970s 2 1980s 7 1990s 4 2000s 1

Year

All 4 1990 0 1991 0 1992 0 1993 0 1994 0 1995 2 1996 1 1997 0 1998 1 1999 0

In the Mouth of Madness(1995)

7.2/10

dir. John Carpenter

S-Tier

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Carpenter's Lovecraftian horror, and the Arrow limited edition sold out fast. People who buy direct from Arrow have had fulfillment issues, so the recommendation is to order from OrbitDVD or Diabolik instead. Alan Wake 2 players keep drawing parallels to the Sutter Cane storyline.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

Vampires(1998)

6.3/10

dir. John Carpenter

S-Tier

The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.

Shout! Studios · Collector's Edition

Escape from L.A.(1996)

5.9/10

dir. John Carpenter

A-Tier

Paramount 30th anniversary 4K steelbook is up for preorder. People who already own the 4K are split on the art, comparing it unfavorably to the Escape from New York steelbook. Fresh buyers are more enthusiastic.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Village of the Damned(1995)

6.1/10

dir. John Carpenter

A-Tier

Scream Factory's 4K gives Carpenter's 1995 remake the boutique treatment it never got on prior formats. Minor Carpenter by any measure, but the A-Tier transfer and the creepy kid performances make it a better disc than the film's reputation suggests.

Scream Factory · 4K Ultra HD