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John Carpenter Collection, The (UK - DVD R2)
Our Leigh Riding reviews Optimum's mammoth 7 disc Carpenter blow out
'In France, I'm an auteur; in Germany, a filmmaker; in Britain, a horror film director; and, in the USA, a bum.' So says influential American director John Carpenter. Although it does indeed appear that Europe as a rule respected Carpenter's work far more than his home country, one thing can't be denied; everybody knows and acknowledges his work. Often tagged as simply a 'horror' director, Carpenter has successfully crossed over several genres in his career; sci-fi, action, fantasy, comedy, social satire, romance... his resume is varied, yet all identifiable to his style of filmmaking. Although it's true his work has been rather inconsistent since at least 1995, Carpenter remains one of my favourite directors. Optimum's new seven disc retrospective offers Carpenter at his creative peak.
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
'Chains is all I've got to look forward to.'
After the comic sci-fi of Dark Star, Carpenter crafted a very different film for his sophomore effort. A siege movie in the style of Rio Bravo, Carpenter hones a tough, tense action thriller that impresses to this day. There are a few seeds sewn in this film that carried on throughout his career; the siege theme was used again for Ghosts of Mars (2001), and the Napoleon Wilson character is an early prototype of Snake Plissken. Recommended.
Halloween (1978)
'You've fooled them, haven't you Michael? But not me.'
There is very little to say about Halloween that hasn't been said before, and probably far better than I can. Halloween undoubtedly did for horror what Star Wars did for sci-fi, namely redefine the genre. More skilfully crafted than one might think, Halloween's building of tension is textbook stuff , and I am therefore willing to forgive it for creating 30 years of substandard 'bogeyman killer' knock offs. One of the greatest horror movies ever made.
The Fog (1980)
'Why not six, Blake? Why not me?'
Although still a horror film, The Fog is far simpler than Halloween. Aiming for a more classic ghost story vibe, the tale of a ghost filled mist descending on Antonio Bay is told in a rather old fashioned, leisurely pace. Although leaps and bounds ahead of Halloween in technical terms, the characters are very sketchy. However, a strong cast helps somewhat, and the spooky atmosphere carries the film far better than the script, which is superb in its background details, but thin on crucial dialogue. This isn't my favourite Carpenter movie, but it's still an effective chiller.
Escape From New York (1981)
'You, me, and Fresno Bob. You know what they did to Bob?'
It's not every day you create a character as iconic in modern cinema as Snake Plissken. How many times have we seen a character in another film that has echoes of Snake? Lord knows, Carpenter has used elements of the man a few times in the past; John Nada in They Live, Jack Crow in Vampires, Desolation Williams in Ghosts of Mars.
The fact that they are never as successful is testament to Kurt Russell, who is on career best form here. The actual film is no slouch either, with the killer concept of the Big Apple as a maximum security prison sealing the deal for an action thriller that moves like a bullet, with the best cast of all Carpenter's films delivering a story with absolutely no fat on what may be his best self penned script. Essential Carpenter.
The Thing (1982)
'Somebody in this camp ain't what he appears to be. Right now that may be one or two of us. By spring, it could be all of us.'
It may seem a strange thing to say about a man whose career I rate so highly, but I think Carpenter reached his creative peak with this film, and in the subsequent twenty six years, has never reached the high of The Thing. A remake of a film by Carpenter's beloved Howard Hawks, the tale of a shape shifting alien infiltrating a remote arctic research centre is undoubtedly one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Carpenter himself calls this the first in his unofficial 'apocalypse' trilogy, the other two being Prince of Darkness and the vastly underrated 'lost Carpenter', In The Mouth of Madness (1995).
Although the film delivers the horror and gore (Rob Bottin's creature work is seminal), the film is a master class in psychological thriller beats, and the sense of deepening paranoia is enough to cause sweaty palms. The ensemble cast are perfect, with Kurt Russell (again) delivering what must be one of his greatest performances. Possibly my favourite Carpenter film and, definitely my favourite horror film.
Prince Of Darkness (1987)
'I've got a message for you, and you're not going to like it.'
Prince Of Darkness is an oddity, a curio within Carpenter's sizeable filmography. It would seem that the disastrous box office of Big Trouble in Little China had Carpenter sent straight to independent prison, coming up with this odd little film. Yet another siege film, but this time with the Macguffin of Lucifer using a disused church to enter our world, the film hangs together rather loosely.
Although there is a definite sense of dread and a deliberately languid and heavy pace—this is possibly Carpenter's bleakest film—there is a sense that Carpenter is a little lost here.
The film has an odd cast, with unknowns in the leads, and the whole film feels as though Carpenter wanted to get back to independent filmmaking as soon as he could and didn't know what to do when he got there. Nonetheless, this is an intriguing mess.
They Live (1988)
'I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum.'
After the relative disappointment of Prince of Darkness, Carpenter fired right back on all cylinders for this film. Dressed up as a science fiction actioner, They Live is actually a biting social satire, with a none too subtle critique of the Reagan era, social elitism, the 'big brother' theory and consumerism. This doesn't stop the film from being a rattling good time.
Telling the story of John Nada, a nomadic everyman uncovering an alien conspiracy to obtain positions of power in the US, and tackling them with the aid of serious firepower and a pair of specially designed sunglasses, the film is a blast from start to finish. Also armed with a cracking lead turn from Roddy Piper, this is quietly creeping up on me over the years, and surprising me by becoming one of my personal Carpenter favourites.
Here's some food for thought; when the film was released in the US during the Reagan era, the film was looking to be a big hit, coming in at #1 for it'd first two weeks, that is until it was mysteriously pulled from all cinemas before its third week. Hmmm.
Assault On Precinct 13
Despite the age of the film, the transfer is pretty good. As with previous releases, the image is really rather grainy for fair stretches of the film, but the image is quite sharp and the colours, although occasionally washed out, are mostly strong. Considering the wear and tear visible on the old Universal disc from the early years of DVD, this is as good as the film is going to look, I think.
Unfortunately, the Halloween disc was unavailable for review at the time of going to press, and as such can't be rated. Assumptions are that it will be one of the Anchor Bay discs, licensed for the set much like The Thing, but please stay posted for any updated information.
The Fog
The transfer offered here seems to bear little difference to the previous Momentum release, which is not good news. The picture veers from quite sharp, colourful images with nice black levels, to images plagued with grain, weak colour scheme, and the most outrageous ghosting and haloes I've ever seen in one particular scene (Janet Leigh's hair radiates a white mist that stretches a good five inches in every direction). The Fog is in desperate need of a remastering.
Escape from New York
Unlike The Fog, a lot of care and attention has been paid to this transfer. The image is as sharp as a tack, colours are well balanced, black levels are strong, there is little to no evidence of blocking or digital noise, and although there is a little evidence of grain in darker scenes, the transfer is lovely.
The Thing
Unfortunately, as the disc here is the age old Universal disc, the transfer is still non-anamorphic. Although quite sharp, there is quite a lot of dirt on the picture, and noticeable wear and tear, with scratches being fairly common. It's about time the anamorphic region one disc got a PAL conversion.
Prince of Darkness
Happily, the picture has been cleaned up since the previous (atrocious) transfer on the Momentum release. Colours are far brighter, the grain that crawled all over the previous transfer is greatly reduced, the sharpness is improved twofold (previously, it was far too soft), and no noticeable defects. Thumbs up to Optimum for cleaning up a film others might have left alone in the set.
They Live
Much like Prince Of Darkness, They Live provides a far superior transfer than the previous Momentum release. The image is far sharper this time around, with far less grain and no artefacts of note. Colours are nice and vibrant and in all I'm impressed, as this is the best the film has looked on standard DVD in the UK.
Assault on Precinct 13
Rather than attempt a false 5.1 mix, the disc plumps for the original dual mono track. Dialogue and action are given equal room to breathe, and Carpenter's score is well represented. A new addition for UK buyers is an isolated score, which is very welcome.
N/A (see above).
The Fog
The 5.1 track is quite effective here, with strong dialogue levels and great use of the surrounds, particularly the creaking of the boats and an early sequence when the fog arrives. The score really sits well in the mix, and in all, the track serves the mood well. There is also a rather muddy 2.0 mix, in which a lot of the ambient effects are swamped by the other elements, and dialogue is occasionally muffled.
Escape from New York
Sadly, the DTS track has been lost in the transition from the previous release. What is left is the superb Dolby 5.1 remix. Dialogue is well supported, and the score (one of Carpenter's best) is very well represented, with some kick in the Duke theme. The action sequences are strong, with great surround work on chase sequences and helicopter effects. Again, there is a 2.0 option for the purists (the original theatrical track was never 5.1) which is solid, with all elements getting equal share of the pie, and the score in particular sounding strong.
The Thing
Any fan worth their salt will own this anyway, but for the uninitiated, the 5.1 track is subtly impressive. Essential for such a character driven film, dialogue is nice and clear in the mix, Carpenter's pulsing, downbeat score throbs away superbly, and the surround work on the creepier ambient effects are superb. The unnatural creature effects come across the best, and are guaranteed to chill even today. A relatively subtle track, which is perfect for this film.
Prince Of Darkness
Again, Optimum surprise me by offering a rare 5.1 mix for this film (I think the only other one available is on the French edition), and the work here impresses. Again dialogue is up front, although sometimes lost when bad on-set sound bleeds through. Music is far more oppressive here than on other Carpenter films, and lends a heavy atmosphere to proceedings. Ambient effects are well placed in the rears, and on a whole the track is solid stuff. The 2.0 track that has served us up until now is still very efficient, with a good balance struck between dialogue, music and effects.
They Live
Another sweet upgrade for this edition of the film. Upgrading Momentum's previous 2.0 track to 5.1 for this Optimum disc, the difference is pleasing. Although action sequences lack a little punch, this is a really nice and clean track. Dialogue is well represented in the mix, Carpenter's soundtrack is nice and prominent (with special note going to Nada's 'everyman' theme), the classic fight sequence is really well sold, and the subliminal messages are well represented without becoming too prominent. The 2.0 track is in truth no better than the old Momentum, which to be fair is very solid, and the way I remember from the VHS days anyway. Overall, pretty impressive.
Assault on Precinct 13
After a raft of bare-bones UK releases, it's nice to finally get some extra content for this film. First up is a Carpenter commentary, which is occasionally dry but as informative as ever. Next up is a decent Q&A with Carpenter and star Austin Stoker, and a scrolling production feature, which features no video, but tracks the film from storyboard form, through on-set photos and on to post-release press cuttings and reviews. Add the aforementioned isolated score, and UK fans are on to a winner here.
N/A (see above).
The Fog
Unfortunately, pretty much all of the extra content from the 2004 Momentum's two disc release is gone, but what is left is still good value. The 'Tales from the Mist' retrospective remains, which is a solid documentary, as does the audio commentary, which is quite interesting as Carpenter seems to have little love for the film. Although stripped down, the disc is hardly bare bones.
Escape From New York
There are a couple of extras missing from the previous release; we lose the producer's commentary, and the 'snake bites' music video is gone. What is left is still worth reinvesting in. The Carpenter/Russell commentary is back (although it's still the same age-old one from the laserdisc), as is the superb 'Return to Escape from New York' retrospective and the long lost 'Bank Robbery' opening sequence. What IS new is a superb brand new UK exclusive interview with Carpenter, seemingly recorded for this release. Very candid, this alone warrants a repurchase for die-hards. Rounding off the disc are three trailers.
The Thing
Identical to the previous UK Universal release from years back, the extras still impress. The commentary track from director John Carpenter and star Kurt Russell is back, and remains one of the more entertaining chat tracks out there. Also returning is the original ' John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror Takes Shape' documentary, a superb retrospective running just over eighty minutes. As comprehensive a documentary as you're ever going to get, it still makes the extras feel more like a gift than supplemental material.
Rather old fashioned they may be, but the text-based production notes are still intriguing fodder. With notes on pre-production, on-set production photos, production art, post-production and storyboards, this fills any gaps in the film's history. It's a grand set, but we've seen it all before; to be honest, anybody with even a passing interest in this box set will have this disc already.
Prince Of Darkness
Oddly, the widely available audio commentary has been removed from this edition of the film, which is quite disappointing. A theatrical trailer is the only other extra.
They Live
Although not packaged as such, this arrives from Optimum in the form of a Special Edition disc. First up is a commentary with Carpenter and Roddy Piper, which is very entertaining and full of little titbits into Piper's real-life experiences that makes this one of the more essential Carpenter tracks. Next up is an old making of featurette, which doesn't delve too deeply into production, on-set featurettes based on Roddy Piper and Meg Foster, and a little feature on Carpenter writing the score. Although all obviously EPKs, and previously hidden as easter eggs on the Momentum disc, it's nice to have them all in one place. Things are rounded off by the obligatory theatrical trailer.
Although I was always going to be won over by this set, I'm still impressed by the extra effort Optimum have put into some of the transfers and content that, to be honest, I wasn't expecting. It's not the ultimate Carpenter set; entry level viewers may have been better served by the man's more commercial output such as Starman and Big Trouble in Little China, while completists (like me) may bemoan the omissions of notable output such as Christine and the almost forgotten In the Mouth of Madness (vintage Carpenter, yet scandalously it remains unreleased on DVD in the UK). However, the set still remains a comprehensive catalogue of Carpenter's work. Although I never give 10/10 review out of principle, this is as close as you're going to get from me, and the collection remains an utterly essential purchase.
*Note: The Haloween screenshots are not representative of the final retail version contained in this set, and The Thing screenshots have been altered from its non-anamorphic image and resized for the page.
Review by Leigh Riding
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Thanks! Yes it is odd, but probably just a PR mistake; they don't arrive in reail boxes, just screener discs. The only distributor for Halloween in the UK at the moment is Anchor Bay. This will undoubtedly be the disc in the set, and it's a great version. As I said though, we're still waiting for info. Stay tuned!
Strange they would let you review a box set with a disc missing!
Great review by the way Leigh - I will look forward to reading more of your work.
Great review by the way Leigh - I will look forward to reading more of your work.
Hi Chris
Do you have any information on what's happening with They Live on BD?
Do you have any information on what's happening with They Live on BD?
Andy3105 wrote: Does anyone know when They Live will be released on Blu Ray and if we are going to get a real HD master of it?
there's some debate over the They Live BD, Chris can hopefully fill you in on the situation.
there's some debate over the They Live BD, Chris can hopefully fill you in on the situation.
Does anyone know when They Live will be released on Blu Ray and if we are going to get a real HD master of it?
leigh1975 wrote: Dammit! Yes, that was a schoolboy error on my part. In defense, Morricone took a lot of Carpenter's synth sound. It's obvious Morricone listened to a lot of his stuff.
Well, it would only be fair, as Carpenter admitted in the liner notes for the 'Halloween' soundtrack that his own work as a composer was influenced mainly by Herrmann and Morricone.
Well, it would only be fair, as Carpenter admitted in the liner notes for the 'Halloween' soundtrack that his own work as a composer was influenced mainly by Herrmann and Morricone.
scratch wrote: John Carpenter did a "pulsing, downbeat score" for 'The Thing'? Did anyone notify Ennio Morricone, the movie's actual composer?
Dammit! Yes, that was a schoolboy error on my part. In defense, Morricone took a lot of Carpenter's synth sound. It's obvious Morricone listened to a lot of his stuff.
Dammit! Yes, that was a schoolboy error on my part. In defense, Morricone took a lot of Carpenter's synth sound. It's obvious Morricone listened to a lot of his stuff.
John Carpenter did a "pulsing, downbeat score" for 'The Thing'? Did anyone notify Ennio Morricone, the movie's actual composer?
knight d wrote: Big Trouble in Little China, Escape From New York and Halloween are all great. I enjoyed The Thing so I should check out They Live and Prince of Darkness. Why no Big Trouble in Little China? That's fine because I already own that along with Starman which I never knew he directed.
Fox (Big Trouble's owners) are pretty stingy when it comes to licencing their titles to other companies for box sets (unlike, say, Sony - they often do them, see Starship Troopers and Ultimate Rambo).
Starman is fairly unrecognizable as a Carpener film, Memoirs Of An Invisible Man with Chevy Chase is even more so.
Fake Shemp wrote: Now all they need is single releases for "They Live", "Prince of Darkness" and "Assault on Precinct 13".
Unfortunately, Optimum are only releasing Prince Of Darkness as part of this box set for the time being. You can still get the Momentum version on ebay or something, but the picture is rather poor and sound is 2.0 only.
Fox (Big Trouble's owners) are pretty stingy when it comes to licencing their titles to other companies for box sets (unlike, say, Sony - they often do them, see Starship Troopers and Ultimate Rambo).
Starman is fairly unrecognizable as a Carpener film, Memoirs Of An Invisible Man with Chevy Chase is even more so.
Fake Shemp wrote: Now all they need is single releases for "They Live", "Prince of Darkness" and "Assault on Precinct 13".
Unfortunately, Optimum are only releasing Prince Of Darkness as part of this box set for the time being. You can still get the Momentum version on ebay or something, but the picture is rather poor and sound is 2.0 only.
Big Trouble in Little China, Escape From New York and Halloween are all great. I enjoyed The Thing so I should check out They Live and Prince of Darkness. Why no Big Trouble in Little China? That's fine because I already own that along with Starman which I never knew he directed.
The UK DVD was never 1.90:1. As Leigh said, there's a ratio change after the credits, but it wasn't that severe. The DVD used to be 2.55:1 and then 2.23:1, or thereabouts. The BD is the same.
Robert Beardsley wrote:
is they live in the proper OAR of 2:35.1 and not 1:90.1 like the origial DVD?
The general consensus is that everything after the original Image R1 version is 2.35:1 for the credits sequence, and thereafter the image shifts to 2.10:1.
is they live in the proper OAR of 2:35.1 and not 1:90.1 like the origial DVD?
The general consensus is that everything after the original Image R1 version is 2.35:1 for the credits sequence, and thereafter the image shifts to 2.10:1.
Nice review, Leigh. Carpenter is one of my all-time fave directors, as well. I'd almost hope for a BD version of this set, but I already have "The Thing", "Escape from New York" and "Halloween" on BD with "The Fog" on order. Now all they need is single releases for "They Live", "Prince of Darkness" and "Assault on Precinct 13", although I'd love as well to see much of his other fare get the BD treatment as well. I'd about lose my mind if they announced "Big Trouble in Little China" on BD; one of my favorite films of all time.
is they live in the proper OAR of 2:35.1 and not 1:90.1 like the origial DVD?
Top review Leigh. I need to revist some Carpenter I think!
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Disc Details
Release Date: 6th October 2008
Discs: 7
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Various
Subtitles: Various
Extras: Audio commentaries, production featurettes, deleted scenes, production notes, and trailers across the various discs
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, Roddy Piper
Genre: Horror
Length: 651 minutes
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Janos Wilder, Executive Chef, Janos Restaurant, Tucson AZ
"Grilling with your family is what the day is all about. You at the grill and
letting your wife make the side dishes. I prefer to do simple meals at home
that include grilled fish, very fresh vegetables, and a summer salad. Some of
my favorites: Mahi tuna grilled rare with balanced haricot vert or
this easy to store and make smoke cured grilled rib eye steak."
Janos Wilder's Smoke Cured Grilled
Rib Eye Steak with Calabacitos Con Queso,
Frijoles de la Olla and Salsa Fresca
Grilled Smoke Cured Rib Eye Steak
6 servings
6 Rib Eye Steak 1"- 1 1/2" thick each
Dry Cured Rub
4 oz. chile powder
4 oz brown sugar
1 oz salt
1. Mix chile powder, brown sugar and salt together very well.
2. Coat spice rub onto steaks.
3. Grill the steaks over gas grill or, preferably, wood such as mesquite,
oak, or hickory.
4. Cook steaks to individuals's request.
Calabacitos Con Queso (Mexican little squash with cheese)
6 servings
3/4 cup yellow onion, medium diced
3 cups yellow squash or green zucchini, medium diced
1/2 cup Anaheim chile pepper; roasted, peeled, diced
3/4 cup fresh corn kernals off the cob
1/4 cup fresh diced tomato
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
2 Tbl. minced fresh garlic
salt & pepper to taste
1. Saute onions until they begin to soften.
2. Add yellow squash, green zucchini, and Anaheim chile and sauté until they
begin to soften.
3. Add garlic and corn and cook until everything begins to soften but doesn't
turn soft (about 5 minutes.)
4. Fold in tomatoes and cheese and salt and pepper to season.
5. Put ingredients in casserole and bake in oven at 350-375 degrees for 25
Frijoles de le Olla (Beans cooked in a pot)
6 servings
1 quart pinto beans
Pick through beans to throw out the rocks. Soak the beans in water to cover
overnight. Discard water and rinse beans. Put beans in pot and cover with
2-3" of water. Add 1 diced yellow onion and 1 bay leaf. Let cook until beans
are almost soft. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until beans are quite soft
(3-4 hours maybe less; maybe more). Serve with Salsa Fresca.
Salsa Fresca (Fresh Tomato Salsa)
4 fresh ripe tomatoes
1 medium red onion, small diced
1 bunch scallions, small diced
1 bunch chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 Tbl. fresh minced garlic
2 Anaheim chiles; roasted, seeded, peeled and small diced
3 Tbl. olive oil
1 Tbl. Balsamic vinegar
salt & pepper to taste
Toss all ingredients together.
Salsa Fresca can be made 4 hours before serving. Meat cure can be made days
in advance and kept in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Steaks
cooked to order. Calabacitos Con Queso can be made in advance and reheated.
"Must Have" Grill Tools
Cold beer
A good grill
Good weather
A receptive audience
Janos Wilder's Smoke Cured Grilled
Rib Eye Steak with Calabacitos Con Queso,
Frijoles de la Olla and Salsa Fresca
Grilled Smoke Cured Rib Eye Steak
6 servings
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Wearing his gray morning coat and striped trousers, Justice Department lawyer Malcolm Stewart was the very picture of Supreme Court propriety Monday as he sought to placate the frustrated Chief Justice John Roberts. The bounds of lawyerly good sense, however, meant Stewart could not utter these four apt words: "I told you so."
The issue was a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency dealing with runoff from logging roads. As it happened, the regulation was issued on Friday, less than 72 hours before a Supreme Court argument dealing with the same topic. The regulation probably will keep the court from issuing a meaningful ruling in the dispute between timber interests and environmentalists.
"Were you as surprised as we were?" Roberts asked.
Stewart said he learned on Friday morning that the new regulation would be issued that day. But back in May, after the court asked the department to weigh in, Stewart was an author of a legal filing that urged the court not take the case, in large part because EPA was working on the very regulation it just finished.
The justices went ahead last spring and set the case for argument on Monday anyway.
The new regulation makes clear that the muddy water coming off a logging road should be considered the same as water running off a farm field — not like the water that flows out a pipe from a factory and requires a special permit.


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Bomb threat found in Bedford High bathroom
December 07. 2012 9:11PM
BEDFORD - A bomb threat brought police and fire personnel to Bedford High School Friday morning, though no evidence was found.
According to SAU 25 Superintendent Timothy Mayes, a message was found in a boys bathroom stall before 9 a.m. indicating that there was a bomb inside the building.
Mayes said Bedford Police and Fire Departments were contacted, and bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in to search both the high school and the adjacent Ross A. Lurgio Middle School.
"They determined that it was a low-risk threat," said Mayes, adding that all standard emergency protocol was followed for the type of threat involved.
Students were not evacuated from the building.
Mayes said large areas of the school were searched first, including the gymnasium and theater, and students were moved into those areas once they were cleared so that the remainder of the buildings could be inspected.
Principal William Hagen sent home a letter to parents regarding the incident, which said, in part, "While we are confident that this was an empty threat, we took all appropriate action as a precautionary measure."
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I'm looking to run a scan on my PC to see what needs patching...Can you recommend any tools to do this? I have WIN98 O/S.
win98 is a lost cause .. if u want security upgrade your OS ... you should upgrade anyway 98 is old.
your best bet would be to go to microsoft.com and see what they say on securing your 98 system.... my opinion .. get rid of it and change to winXP
Just because you don\'t see it doesn\'t mean it\'s not there
Yeah that's true but I'm getting a new PC in the next couple of months so I'm just messing about with this old one...
Hey Hey
I'm not sure if this is what you mean exactly, but here's some nice online utilities that will work for ya on 98
You may want to try either Superscan or Nmap. No I did not provide links you can just google
for it. Also as advised you should upgrade your OS. Go and upgrade to Linux it is free and offers a lot more.
You can download the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer for free from MS. This will tell you what service packs are missing, etc.
You can get yourself a copy of NESSUS and scan your machine. This will require another machine to run the scan from and works best on *nix systems (in my opinion)
You can get something called Angry IP Scanner freely available at www.angryziber.com/ipscan.
This can be used to enumerate info from your machine. It can also scan defined port ranges, etc.
Or you can go the expensive way and buy NetRecon from Symantec.
Also, I agree, Windows98 and security mix about the same way oil and water does. Get rid of it.
Hope this helps!
Our scars have the power to remind us that our past was real. -- Hannibal Lecter.
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I agree that its hard to secure a win 98 OS, but i recommend you goto www.webattack.com and look for a programm called languard. Its a security scanner telling you what needs to be patched, and where to get the patch from. This tool is a system administrators security testing tool, which works very well. Apart from that, there are tools which are more accurate, but they run on *nix, such as nessus, or saint. They can be used to scan a windows system though. But for your situation i think that languard is an excellent choice.
You will also find a lot of security related tools on www.webattack.com.
Good luck.
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Or you could use Angry ip. It's ok for checking for backdoor trojans.
You'll have to use Angry IP Scanner on another box to scan the host in question because it does not respond nicely to localhost scans.
Windows update would do it for you as well . Well, what you must be concerned about when dealing with your desktop (if you are not providing any services, like web hosting, email relay, etc..) is about having open ports, and updated stuff. Turning off some features like activex support for your browser would help, or even dont using Internet Explorer at all..
Anyway, a scanner like r3x (which has grown up, wears a nice suit, and is now more corporate, being called Languard in this new incarnation) and a visit to websites like grc.com to probe your ports may be quite useful. There are several other scanners out there, like superscan, etc..Oh, instronics has already a link for languard, so if you want the previous r3x, check this: http://www.anti-trojans.hpg.ig.com.br/R3x060.zip . I haven't read the page it comes from, but if you know some Portuguese.. . Don't worry, the program is in English.
Also, simply using netstat -a in your dos prompt will give you a glance on what ports are open in your system. Don't forget shutting them all! And in case of a malicious program wanting to open one, a neat firewall might be there for shutting it again in its face
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Toda is a person who is even slower than I. Plain and simple. You'd think that by leaving him alone on the screened in porch with no toys, nothing dangerous ANYWHERE, that he would behave himself. Nope... not Toda-Bizzle, he found something SOMEWHERE, (which to this moment I cannot find) to get his nail stuck on. I go outside and there is blood everywhere! Well, I'll let the pic speak for itself (shown large for extreme detail):
That is his nail tore completely away from the quick. He's already seen the vet and the vet said because Toda is a tough guy and not showing any signs of pain, just to watch it and make sure it doesn't bleed all over the carpet. (Too late for that, doc!)
Look what the person who is even slower than I did now...
Talk about diets, exercise, and disease.
Dogs are so funny. When they really hurt themselves they would never let on and act like they are too proud. If you leave the room and they can't follow you they cry like a little girl or look at you like you just shot them. Gotta love 'em. I hope Toda gets better soon. If you don't have any super glue, Alum could work to. Like in the old school cartoons
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Ohhhh, Poor Toda! That looks horrible. Been there done that!! Goliath lost a nail a few years ago, didn't know it till I saw pools of blood on the couch. Naturally I was on my way out of town when we saw it. By the time I got home a few days later he had a nice infection brewing at the bone, little ingrate.
I hope Toda heals quick.
I hope Toda heals quick.
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hi my name is Ariana Tomlinson and yes I am the sister...
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IM Ashley im 16 years old and I go to school with Justin beiber I love his music and all but he bullies me. what happens when lola and Justin fall in love when Justin bullies her is it right to fall for a bad ass bully
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I have to give Zoo Hospital for the Wii this: I did get to shave a monkey. And any game that lets you shave a monkey can't be all bad.
And it's not, but it's not fantastic either. It's like playing Nintendogs and getting to do surgery on your daschund. There are 48 different animals, so you can shave a lot of exotic creatures. Maybe it's more like Trauma Center: Rainforest Edition.
The minigames involve treating wounded or sick animals by suturing wounds, giving shots, eradicating viruses and pests, removing intestinal blockages … you get the drift. The Wii remote and nunchuk are used to stitch, fill syringes, stun insects and then squish them, etc. The controls are good, and there's an assistant to prod you with helpful tips.
And that'd good because the animal on the operating table can become upset during the procedure, at which point you have to leave the surgery window and "pet†the animal in its special place until they calm down, yup, special place.
You have to do the same thing before you begin treatment. You want to pet each animal with the Wii remote until it reacts positively.


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Incudes 150 countries and races, ranging alphabetically from Afghanistan to Yugoslavia, illustrating costumes of men, women and children.
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