I for one, think that "The Thing" (2011) Wasn't that bad - moving past the whole "practical effects" shenanigans; it was actually pretty decent.
I for one, think that "The Thing" (2011) Wasn't that bad - moving past the whole "practical effects" shenanigans; it was actu...
it was the exact same movie as the carpenter one but stupid and starring a woman, how is that not "that bad"? you fricking moron
no it's still awful. terrible pacing and writing. it just retreads the first movie despite having the chance to do something different. over half the NORWEGIAN base speaking english will never not be moronic ass pandering screenwriting. it also has no stakes or tension because we already know how it will end before it starts. i know you can jokingly call some movies a waste of time but this one is objectively just that.
moronic nitpicking
>pacing and writing is nitpicking
Norway has higher english literacy rates than the US.
In the early 80s? Either way, irrelevant, the issue wasnt them understanding English, it was half the camp being american for no reason.
I agree it wasnt that bad. People who argue it wasnt necessary are just midwits. no movies are necessary, suck it.
it's pretty bad
I liked it
It's an ok little movie. I don't consider it anywhere near as enjoyable as the original and the characters aren't as interesting or memorable. I consider it a remake, and not a prequel.
The "Norwegian" base is full of Americans.
I must say that it was a bit interesting to see how the director put together the puzzle of the events that occurred in this base and which were subject to the interpretation of the public,but it is not satisfying in the end.
I didn't like how he did it. I always figured this was a thing that got burned in the middle of its assimilation process or transformation. In the prequel it's a thing that stick its face onto a guy and then just stayed like that for some reason for the rest of the movie.
you're right, this shit was terrible
Yeah the prequel was a check list of everything they had to include, but didn't have the creativity to add anything. Face just got stuck that way? Thanks, movie.
I knew it was going to be shit from the part where they've got the frozen Thing thawing out and the black guy goes to look at it. I was wondering what clever, subtle way they would handle the initial scene of the Thing becoming a threat to the crew.
Then it fricking jumps out of the ice and crashes through the roof and starts gobbling up scientists in full monster form. That's the best they could think up?
>ok, fans of the original liked the slow, tension filled build up of seeing the thing infiltrate the camp, so how are we going to do that?
>Ah, the movie is really old, people have seen it so much they're all bored of that! Let's just jump right into the action!
All sequel/prequels seem to do that and start rushing things. It's so unsatisfying.
It seemed like they couldn't decide if they wanted to make a prequel to The Thing (1982) or if they wanted to make their own movie inspired by both The Thing and The Thing From Another World, combining both without caring too much what they would lose in the process.
I had no idea it existed. Frick you for telling me about it.
where the hell have you been?
>entire premise of The Thing is that it's a bunch of solitary men going insane through suspicion
>put a women in
LOL
>Put a
Put a cute woman in it?
OMG IS THAT A HECKIN GOOD LOOKING ACTRESS WHOAH I JUST HAVE TO WATCH THE MOVIE NOW ITS GOT A WOMAN!!!!!!!!
Uhhh yea... that's like 90% why I watch a kino
Simp
Nah. It lacked the suspense of the original. Lacked the stand out cast. lacked the pacing. And for some reason decided to be a prequel, so if you had never seen either, and watched them in chronological order, it would ruin half the suspense of the original.
Bad movie that actually tried to take the original down with it. Would have worked better as a strict remake.
And because this pos did so poorly, studios flaked of Del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness. We could have had greatness.
What does the del toro movie have to do with this!
Hi happy to elaborate. Oh wait, I wrote it in my op.
>And because this pos did so poorly, studios flaked of Del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness.
They're both set in Antarctica, idiot. Hollywood execs don't have the capacity to see more than tag lines.
Who the frick watches a prequel first? God zoomers are so stupid
>zoomers are so stupid
Answered your own question.
But in reality, thanks to George Lucas, everybody does now.
MEW being a total cutie makes it worth watching at least.
I fell in love with her in Braindead, the Amazon series. So fricking sultry in that.
If I was a Thing™ I'd make communion with her.
I’m the biggest fan of the Carpenter version of The Thing (this has been measured and confirmed scientifically) and I thought this got a lot of unjust hatred.
I think right now it's getting a lot of unjust defending
Doesn’t matter what you think I’m scientifically and objectively a bigger fan of the franchise than you are
Your fanship is merely performative.
Nah you are
It took nearly an hour for you to come back with that response
Look man I got a lot going on, like being the biggest fan of The Thing (1982) on this board.
You know, an hour's an awfully long time to wander off alone. Let's just test something real quick.
Damn that’s crazy ha ha ha anyway I’ma head off see ya
*shouts in Norwegian*
>objectively a bigger fan of the franchise
True fans always knew it wasn't a franchise, it was a one and done. Or thematically part of Carpenter's end of the world trilogy.
>remake of The Thing From Another World
>not part of a franchise
Take the L, doughboy.
>movie ends on a cliffhanger
so did the dog alien make it back to ship?
What even happened to the woman? Did she turn into a dog thing too?
It ends where the The Thing (1983) begins. It's a prequel
Expectations were too high
Comparisons made it harsh for the movie from the start (title should have been slightly different)
The cgi cop-out was a terrible decision
Some ppl didn't fully understand they'd be watching a prequel instead of a remake
>Some ppl didn't fully understand they'd be watching a prequel instead of a remake
Including the people that made it
In the 2011 one does it ever show The Thing in its original form?
>20yo girl somehow has qualifications to work on arctic base
>20yo girl orders around grown ass 30+ men that just do what she says like little kids
it was not even a bad movie per se i liked violent parts but the whole thing just falls apart. I can believe in shape shifitng alien but this is too much
>Norwegians aren't freaking out at the sight of a black man
Thats what really took me out of the movie
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It was mediocre. Maybe if they had left the practical effects and removed puta homewrecker it might have been considered a serviceable prequel.
sexo
>turn around and see that shit
>my expression
Can't exactly put my finger on what's wrong with the cgi. Some parts of it look really good. But it doesn't elicit any feeling like other movies' cgi have. I think it has to do with moving too fast and coming off too weightless?
I think it's the basic design. The transformation is spooky, but for body horror just a big circular mouth is boring and not really scary. The mouth should be a big elongated toothy gash that runs up into her neck and head.
What were they THINKING?
I doubt it'd look much better as a practical effect
I wouldn't
I do like the subtle way his face bulges at first
honestly would've been creepier if they ended the scene right there, then cut straight to the helicopter crashing from a distance - leaves more to the imagination
In the original, the thing tears through your clothes when it consumes you, but when assuming a form it mimics clothing as well. Why then would it need to open at the jacket seam?
It doesn't mimic clothing? It puts on new clothes. That's why Childs' jacket changed at the end of the movie
It really wasn't
Mew being a total qt doesn't change that
Yeah it was fine. It wasn't as good as Carpenter's because of course not but it was a totally acceptable film on its own.
A friend of mine married a girl who looks extremely similar to MEW. Except then she gained 50lbs, started taking a truckload of SSRIs, her skin got all messed up, and now all she does is work from home, wake up at 11am, eat slop and read dogshit pop feminist novels.
Last time I saw her, she was eating a whole plate of weed brownies and telling me how much I would love Kindred by Octavia Butler.
>giant chunky thick thighs
>leads to nothing
Where da ass?
>yo dawg
>I love chunky thick thighs
>no, I am not attracted to a firm meaty round ass, I actually prefer 50 lbs of cellulite flab that traps sweat, drips of piss and fecal matter and stinks
>no cap for real! shnizzle my nizzlyrino!
>looks extremely similar to MEW. Except then she gained 50lbs
Hot
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