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danny_galaga:

Didn't even know there was one until yesterday! So had a look today. Not bad, I can't really say why it doesn't really grab me. My experience of "The Thing" is I read the short story in primary school and loved it. Saw the original movie for the first time only a few years ago and boy were the effects dated. I know a lot of people here will rave about the original, but with virgin "The Thing" eyes, it really didn't cut it. But this current one, maybe it's somewhere between the book and the original movie.

I quite liked the effects, and there seemed to be a lot of old fashioned model/puppet work. I know some people here lament all the CGI in modern movies, so maybe this would be worth seeing for that. It still uses much CGI of course, I imagine especially for outdoor scenes and the buried spaceship.

3/5


--- Quote ---my score for recent movies you may have seen:

  5/5 - The Way Back, The Kings Speech, Michael Clayton, In Bruges, Gran Torino, Mary and Max

4.5/5 - Taken, Iron Man, Reign Over Me, Watchmen, The girl with the dragon tattoo

  4/5 - True Grit, Traitor, Bedtime Stories, Sunshine, pineapple express

3.5/5 - 300, Max Payne, You dont mess with the Zohan, Yes Man

  3/5 - That new Indiana Jones flick, Disturbia, That new TMNT flick,

2.5/5 - Angels and Demons

  2/5 - The Love Guru. Note: My 2 is probably someone elses 1. Just leaving room for worse!

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hypernova:
I had heard this one is a prequel.  Apparently, the one from the 80s was already a remake of an even older version?

This is one scary movie I am actually interested in, because the one from the 80s that I saw as an 8 year-old or however long ago it was scared the hell out of me for many years.

Mikezilla:
Yup. All correct points Hypernova.

It scared the hell out of me too when I saw it. I was born in 82 so I didnt see it til I was about 12 or so, and man, it scared the beejeezus out of me. Im looking forward to this one, but I still think they should have made a sequel to the "original" from 82. We already know what happens. The alien escapes, they try to kill it, a lone piece of it gets away and bam. Enter Kurt Russell etc.

Question Danny. Did they show Mary Elizabeths ass at all? I swear, I didnt think of her much until I saw Scott Pilgrim and man. There is something about that chick that turns me on.  :drool

As most of you know, Im a HUGE fan of practical effects, and I only like CGI when its absolutly necessary. I think thats part of why I liked the original so much.

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: Mikezilla on October 14, 2011, 12:42:56 pm ---
Question Danny. Did they show Mary Elizabeths ass at all? I swear, I didnt think of her much until I saw Scott Pilgrim and man. There is something about that chick that turns me on.  :drool


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It's winter time in Antarctica. What do you think?  ;D

SNAAKE:
NO ass :P

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