Soldato
lol true.
Oh, and I have far higher hopes for this movie than the Total Recall remake (if indeed that is happening...i'm sure i heard it was).
The Thing - prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 movie
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lol true.
Oh, and I have far higher hopes for this movie than the Total Recall remake (if indeed that is happening...i'm sure i heard it was).
Rose-tinted specticals, the original has dated very badly very quickly. The new one isn't that bad actually.
I think you have detritus tinted glasses if you think that the cgi infested monstrosity was anywhere close to good.
Soldato
Looks good.
spot on!
Caporegime
By original I assume you mean the '82 version
I watched the '82 version just the other week when it was on TV. It still looks very good, by and large, bar some of the sillier bits of puppetry, like when some dudes head starts spurting blood out of the eyes and whatnot.
By original I assume you mean the '82 version
I watched the '82 version just the other week when it was on TV. It still looks very good, by and large, bar some of the sillier bits of puppetry, like when some dudes head starts spurting blood out of the eyes and whatnot.
Of course, forget the old B&W version
Aside from the puppetry as you've said, it looks to me like it could have been made yesterday, the image is crisp and fresh, the soundtrack is timeless which is unusual for a J.Carpenter movie, his soundtracks are normally abysmal.
Just got a special place for the '82 version and honestly it's not down to rose tinted specs, it really has stood the test of time IMO.
Soldato
Prequel? I thought it was a remake?
Soldato
Love the parody. 
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It appears to have single-handedly coined the term "Premake" due to the fact that while the story itself is a prequel to the events in Carpenter's film, it follows the original's narrative beats almost identically.
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The 82 version has aged great, but I always have preferred practical sfx over cgi.
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Is it a prequel or a remake?
Both?
And the original (82) has stood the test of time, fantastic movie.
The scene with the blood testing and hot wire has to be the epitome of how to create tension in a movie.
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I have been waiting for this film for years and I was very excited to see it in the cinema. I'm very pleased to report that I really enjoyed it!
I'll do a mini-review but it will contain some quasi-spoilers and actual spoilers:
The only thing stopping me from rating this full marks is that I could never say it was as good as the JC version. But I feel it can stand proudly alongside it.
I have been waiting for this film for years and I was very excited to see it in the cinema. I'm very pleased to report that I really enjoyed it!
I'll do a mini-review but it will contain some quasi-spoilers and actual spoilers:
What I liked about it was that it didn't really mess with the original formula and although it obviously borrowed quite heavily, it added enough new things to make it feel fresh. In particular, I thought the 'tooth filling' way of detection was pretty neat and I also had a lot of time for the rogue hand that was crawling around the place. It was a sensible move to leave romance out of it entirely and although I was worried about a female lead I thought it didn't detract from the film.
I think what a lot of people were worried about was the special effects and the gore content. First, they definitely did not tone down on the gore, there are some fairly disturbing monster scenes that are true to the monster in the 80s version and there were no punches pulled (I honestly believe it's virtually impossible to get an 18 rating with violence alone). As predicted, the monster sequences were largely CGI but it faired pretty well.
One thing that I did really like were two scenes that the 80s version didn't try to pull off yet the remake really did them well. First was the scene when the two-faced monster follows the helicopter pilot into the kitchen... that was very creepy and genuinely horrible to watch - being hunted down by a monster of nightmares! The second was that we were treated to an exploration of the alien space craft - this wasn't over the top and seemed to work well as a finale. It was also good because I always wandered whether any human from the Norway team actually went inside.
There were a few minor dislikes:
- I didn't like the way the American accents were so infernally American. This made it feel 'hollywood' and less sinister.
- Whilst the monster scenes were generally really good, I didn't really approve of the final monster standing on legs and chasing the lead. It kind of reduced the freaky aspect of the thing to 'typical monster in a suit'.
- Some members of the crew were fairly forgettable and we certainly didn't get to know their personalities as well as McCreedy and the like.
Overall, I felt these could be overlooked. The film tried hard to be fresh and tie in with the Carpenter classic - I think it succeeded.
I think what a lot of people were worried about was the special effects and the gore content. First, they definitely did not tone down on the gore, there are some fairly disturbing monster scenes that are true to the monster in the 80s version and there were no punches pulled (I honestly believe it's virtually impossible to get an 18 rating with violence alone). As predicted, the monster sequences were largely CGI but it faired pretty well.
One thing that I did really like were two scenes that the 80s version didn't try to pull off yet the remake really did them well. First was the scene when the two-faced monster follows the helicopter pilot into the kitchen... that was very creepy and genuinely horrible to watch - being hunted down by a monster of nightmares! The second was that we were treated to an exploration of the alien space craft - this wasn't over the top and seemed to work well as a finale. It was also good because I always wandered whether any human from the Norway team actually went inside.
There were a few minor dislikes:
- I didn't like the way the American accents were so infernally American. This made it feel 'hollywood' and less sinister.
- Whilst the monster scenes were generally really good, I didn't really approve of the final monster standing on legs and chasing the lead. It kind of reduced the freaky aspect of the thing to 'typical monster in a suit'.
- Some members of the crew were fairly forgettable and we certainly didn't get to know their personalities as well as McCreedy and the like.
Overall, I felt these could be overlooked. The film tried hard to be fresh and tie in with the Carpenter classic - I think it succeeded.
The only thing stopping me from rating this full marks is that I could never say it was as good as the JC version. But I feel it can stand proudly alongside it.
Caporegime
I've watched the "new" on and the "old" one.
The "new" one had some very confusing parts in it, more notably the last few scenes.
The "new" one had some very confusing parts in it, more notably the last few scenes.