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The Thing (remake)
spoot:
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on October 17, 2011, 12:05:45 pm ---In the end of the 82 version, it is implied that Childs is the alien, because when he breathes, no breath is shown due to the cold. If you notice, Macready is blowing all kinds of breath, while childs doesnt. They leave it at that.
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Oh crap, I never noticed that. I just loved they were looking at each with a "you human" look. Sigh, might have to go rewatch that now.
Mikezilla:
--- Quote from: spoot on October 17, 2011, 02:29:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on October 17, 2011, 12:05:45 pm ---In the end of the 82 version, it is implied that Childs is the alien, because when he breathes, no breath is shown due to the cold. If you notice, Macready is blowing all kinds of breath, while childs doesnt. They leave it at that.
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Oh crap, I never noticed that. I just loved they were looking at each with a "you human" look. Sigh, might have to go rewatch that now.
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Yeah check it out. I didnt really notice it either, but I watched the special features on the DVD and John Carpenter said it himself that he wanted you to have kind of a WTF moment.
dextercf:
I'm norwegian, just saying!
Ond:
I've watched this film over the years, the first time was on the films release at the drive in with some mates, we didn't even have a car, we just dragged a bench seat out to where our car would've been :P . It's a great favourite of mine including the original story 'Who goes there' by John Campbell. Yeah the effects are dated now but I've never thought about it that way, the real hook of the film is the paranoia that builds up and how they deal with not knowing who is who. It's one of those films you can re-watch every now and then and enjoy all over. I don't expect much of the new version but will see it. Eventually.
I never really thought either Mac or Childs was the alien at the end just that they were stuck, leaving the story open ended.
"they're not Swedes Mac, they're Norwegian" ;D
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: gryhnd on October 17, 2011, 10:19:33 am ---
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on October 14, 2011, 09:57:34 am ---Saw the original movie for the first time only a few years ago and boy were the effects dated.
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Just to point out, the 1982 version is not the original. The original (The Thing from Another World) is from 1951
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I do mention as much in the spoiler alert above. It is the least like the book...
You know, having now seen the prequel and then the 1982 version soon after, I'm inclined to say that they are more than the sum of the parts. I actually enjoyed the 1982 version more for having just seen the prequel. Pity it was on youtube, and the last part was someone filming their telly with a hand held mobile phone :D
Supporting each other, I give them 3.5/5 (",)
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