The Thing 2011 prequel

  On 9/20/2011 at 5:42 PM, Joyrex said:

I just watched the original again on TV the other night... this remake will never top the original.

 

Not that the original was any groundbreaking cinema to begin with, mind you...

Are you talking about the 1950s one?

  On 9/20/2011 at 6:05 PM, blackdust said:

  On 9/20/2011 at 5:42 PM, Joyrex said:

I just watched the original again on TV the other night... this remake will never top the original.

 

Not that the original was any groundbreaking cinema to begin with, mind you...

Are you talking about the 1950s one?

Sorry, no - the 1982 John Carpenter/Kirk Russel version.

Kurt

  On 9/20/2011 at 4:40 PM, Squee said:

this [fuckin'] movie...

God, what ever happened to mystery?

Isn't there a better way to construct trailers in which they don't have to reveal which characters have turned or how they die, not to mention all of the effects shots?

  On 9/20/2011 at 6:23 PM, Joyrex said:

  On 9/20/2011 at 6:05 PM, blackdust said:

  On 9/20/2011 at 5:42 PM, Joyrex said:

I just watched the original again on TV the other night... this remake will never top the original.

 

Not that the original was any groundbreaking cinema to begin with, mind you...

Are you talking about the 1950s one?

 

Sorry, no - the 1982 John Carpenter/Kirk Russel version.

It may not be "ground breaking" in terms of what it is, but it has some of the most original and iconic special effects that don't rely on CGI, that we will ever see now.

  On 9/20/2011 at 8:15 PM, blackdust said:

  On 9/20/2011 at 6:23 PM, Joyrex said:

  On 9/20/2011 at 6:05 PM, blackdust said:

  On 9/20/2011 at 5:42 PM, Joyrex said:

I just watched the original again on TV the other night... this remake will never top the original.

 

Not that the original was any groundbreaking cinema to begin with, mind you...

Are you talking about the 1950s one?

 

Sorry, no - the 1982 John Carpenter/Kirk Russel version.

It may not be "ground breaking" in terms of what it is, but it has some of the most original and iconic special effects that don't rely on CGI, that we will ever see now.

I wasn't slighting it on it's special effects - more along the lines of the story itself.

And yeah, Kurt - how could I forget?

  On 9/20/2011 at 7:33 PM, Wall Bird said:

God, what ever happened to mystery?

 

Isn't there a better way to construct trailers in which they don't have to reveal which characters have turned or how they die, not to mention all of the effects shots?

I watched The Devil's Backbone yesterday on DVD and it reveals one of the films jump moments before the menu.

  On 9/20/2011 at 5:03 PM, impakt said:

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aw wassa matta

It's ok Impakt. I like you

norway?

no way

edit: Snoreway was also a contender

I need to watch the 50's one sometime

  On 9/20/2011 at 5:03 PM, impakt said:

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found this buried in the trailer, pretty fucking cool. i've read continuity with the original is priority one when making the new film.

1982

2011

yeah sure if by continuity you mean in the George Lucas 'echo' style where he juist blatantly recreates iconic visual scenes from A New Hope inside Phantom Menace

^Bit different. TPM had no real reason for mimicking shots besides that silly "rhyming moments" thing Lucas tried to pull, put this Thing prequel takes place three days before the original so being consistent is a good idea. Not saying the dude having the same beard & funky glasses guarantees a good movie, but I'll give the costume department an A for Affort.

There are some other details already discussed, the ax in the door, the face split in half. Also remember Russell found the VCR the Nords used to film their entire find, as well as setting charges to blow up the ice covering the ship. That seems to be the big set piece in this prequel.

I'm happy I never saw the remakes of Assault On Precinct 13 or Halloween, so I'll be happy to ignore this inevitably offensive effort as well (forget the 50s version which was a bit crap, JC made it his own).

the 'funky glasses' are worn to protect against snow blindness.

  On 10/1/2011 at 8:20 AM, essines said:

the 'funky glasses' are worn to protect against snow blindness.

They also protect against uncoolness

and garbage like this is the reason rob bottin doesn't really work anymore

pathetic

i would see this if they cast chris tucker as the black dude and had him running around screaming the entire movie.

  On 10/1/2011 at 10:55 PM, digit said:

i would see this if they cast chris tucker as the black dude and had him running around screaming the entire movie.

THINGS GETTIN CRAZY AS SHIT IN THIS BITCH

Those that have seen it already are saying it's good and works perfectly with the Carpenter version. Has the same kind of tension and paranoia but different enough to set it apart from the Carpenter movie. They apparently explore the ship it came in.

  On 10/2/2011 at 6:56 PM, azatoth said:

Those that have seen it already are saying it's good and works perfectly with the Carpenter version. Has the same kind of tension and paranoia but different enough to set it apart from the Carpenter movie. They apparently explore the ship it came in.

those that say paranormal activity also said that it was 'scary', in fact a good majority of them did