I was about to reply and say, "Wow. You've really caught my interest with one simple sentence, and I must put this on my watch list." ... only to realize that it I've already done so. It really must be something. Excellent. I know what I'm doing tomorrow.

Yes, its safe to say that this is Carpenter's last good film.

Yes I have to agree indeed his last good film .This together with They Live and Prince Of Darkness his most underrated films This is also the only one in his Apocalypse trilogy that not has a happy ending.