Alicia
I love this movie so much
Portia Hilton
Blistering performances.
Smoreni Zmaj
The owner of the cinema, in debt up to his neck, gets an offer to find a movie "La Fin Absolue du Monde" that is thought to have been destroyed, and in return will be free from financial problems. But the film in question is much more than an ordinary movie, and Carpenter has done a great job to show us this in a gruesome mesmerizing way. One of his best achievements.8/10
The-Social-Introvert
Masters of Horror was a really good idea – some of the greatest horror movie directors direct individual short movies of their choice that act as episodes of a TV series. It'd be cool if they did something similar for the crime genre, action genre, film noir etc. The only problem is that apparently Masters of Horror is pretty poor apparently. It's a shame and really makes the series feel like a wasted opportunity. I decided to skip the series as a whole because of this and instead chose to watch a single episode, John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns, since it's made by one of my favourite directors and apparently is the best of the bunch. Well I can safely say that Cigarette Burns is well worth watching. In fact, I don't think it's crazy to state that this TV episode is better than any of the films that Carpenter made from the 90s onwards. I find it to be a superior version of In the Mouth of Madness, also directed by Carpenter. The story revolves around a troubled movie theatre owner who's hired to find an existing print of a legendary film wrapped in mystery, said to have driven everyone who had seen the only screening murderously insane. Cigarette Burns is far more restrained and mature than any of Carpenter's campy films from the 90s. He deals with the suspenseful dialogue scenes very well and, when violence occurs (trust me, this film is bloody) it is in your face and shockingly graphic for a TV episode. Kudos to the makeup department as they did well to keep up with what Carpenter needed to pull of his visual scares. The tone is bleak and nihilistic, and Cody Carpenter provides the film with an appropriately chilling score. Freakish, disturbing and guaranteed to stay with you for a while, Cigarette Burns would be a worthy reason to say John Carpenter had made a comeback…had he not directed The Ward a couple of years later. Best Scene: The film's tense build up leads to a satisfying and gruesome climax
chucknorrisfacts
I just watched John Carpenter's "Cigarette Burns" on Netflix. I'm not really sure where to begin so I guess I'll just start by saying I find it a little difficult to say I liked this movie, but not because I didn't think it was pretty good, but because I think it's just odd to say you "like" something that's this disturbing. I'd feel more comfortable in saying this movie was effective in achieving its goal...to thoroughly weird you out! So, if you're wondering what this movie's about, I'll try to sum it up as best I can without giving too much away: There's an old millionaire, a film buff, who learns of a young man named Kirby, who operates an independent movie theatre and has developed a reputation for being able to track down rare films.The millionaire wants Kirby to find an especially rare film by the name of "La Fin Absolue du Monde," which translates into "The Absolute End of the World".Kirby takes the job because he's in debt, and if he doesn't come up with two hundred thousand dollars in the next week, his theatre will be shut down.Kirby follows a series of clues which eventually lead into him discovering the film...but at what cost? Overall, I'd say it was a pretty good horror flick. It doesn't exactly scream classic Carpenter, probably because he didn't write it, but I think he does a fine job in directing it and I think it was pretty well written. It's a movie that only needs one viewing, though. It doesn't have a whole lot of replay value, in my opinion.In conclusion, I'd say give it a shot if you're looking for a horror movie that's a little different than the norm. It doesn't follow convention quite so much as so many movies of its kind do nowadays.
The_Inverted_Necroyeti
Most the Masters of Horror series has so far (almost finished S1) as been short of a disappointment (Don Coscarelli and Tobe Hooper managed to do some nice stuff though). I flicked on this "episode", not knowing what or which director to expect. When I saw it was by Carpenter, I thought "get in!". One of the big names of horror and one of my favorite directors, so I knew I was on to something... I'm not going to tell you about it, just watch it if you want to see an incredibly deranging horror movie. There are some really sick and realistically gory parts though, so brace yourself. The plot is so solid it will glue your eyes to the screen - something that is so incredibly portrayed in this film. As far as the story goes, there would be a lot to right on this, because of the inventiveness and originality of Carpenter's approach. I'm struggling to find my words to write this, so the best thing for you to do is to go and watch it. Second in the series so far only to Takashi Miike's "Imprint", the new landmark in horror from one the very best living directors today.
