That self awareness of being a horror movie is what hurts the scare factor the most. Films that can exist in other genres manage to lure you in with a false sense of security. In that sense ayys will always be scarier than some dude in a mask.
It's fricking good. I hesitate to call it the best ever made because I've still got a lot of classics to see, and there are one or two movies I think are as good as The Thing but are in different genres, but it's definitely one of the best movies I've ever seen.
Yeah, I've gone over this scenario multiple times. Obviously there isn't a "best" and more likely 20ish or so "best films" that are on equal footing for various reasons; yet, if you put a gun to my head and demanded a definitive "best" film, it's probably The Thing, it's a perfect movie.
>he dindu it
The film only makes sense if the juror is trying to hide the boy’s crimes. Having an exact copy of the knife is just too coincidental otherwise. The knife honestly ruins the movie.
Yeah, I've gone over this scenario multiple times. Obviously there isn't a "best" and more likely 20ish or so "best films" that are on equal footing for various reasons; yet, if you put a gun to my head and demanded a definitive "best" film, it's probably The Thing, it's a perfect movie.
I was gonna go to a screening of it, then I heard that the screenings of old movies like Jaws and The Thing are shit quality played off some guy's fricking DVD so I never went.
Depends where you go. There's a theater near me that shows old films on the 35mm reels. The Shining was fricking amazing. I hope they bring The Thing sometime, but with my luck I'd miss it like I did when they showed The Warriors.
Why are horror movies so bad but when they’re good, they’re really good? >Alien >The Thing >The Decent >Day of the Dead >Return of the Living Dead
All of these are certified KINO. The only thing worse than shitty horror, is pretentious Horror (like Hereditary.
The spaceship at the beginning looks stupid.
A sci-fi horror movie should have more unsettling looking organic alien technology that matches with the monster, not some blinky-lights star trek bullshit.
It's always funny to see movies that critics panned on release become huge cult following masterpieces a few years later.
It makes me wonder if movies I think suck coming out today will be considered the greatest movies ever made in the future.
Members of a dwindling party wander off and get killed, it's only as revered as it is because it was one of the first big mergers between Sci-Fi and Horror.
In my top 10 for sure, also one of my most watched movies ever
>watch it thinking it's going to be a scary horror movie
>it's actually a murder mystery and people playing a game of mafia
based
Do scary horror movies even exist?
That self awareness of being a horror movie is what hurts the scare factor the most. Films that can exist in other genres manage to lure you in with a false sense of security. In that sense ayys will always be scarier than some dude in a mask.
>Anybody seen Fuchs?
who would be the worst/best roommate?
Worst: Blair/Best: Palmer (before being a thing)
"The generator's gone..."
"Any way we can fix it?"
"...It's GONE, MacReady."
"......."
It's okay until you realize they just ripped off among us
Whats among us?
Nothing much, what's among us with you?
an imposter
They ripped off original Thing from another world movie but made it good and suspensfull
Bennings sus
I think so too
It's fricking good. I hesitate to call it the best ever made because I've still got a lot of classics to see, and there are one or two movies I think are as good as The Thing but are in different genres, but it's definitely one of the best movies I've ever seen.
>lads, I'm beginning to think this might be the best movie ever made
nah, you're just gay for Kurt
98% disagree
>le 98 percenter
12 Angry Men might be the best movie ever made but I'm not sure there can be a best. just a tier list.
>he dindu it
The film only makes sense if the juror is trying to hide the boy’s crimes. Having an exact copy of the knife is just too coincidental otherwise. The knife honestly ruins the movie.
>Kurt Russel
>Keith David
>Literally 0 women
>Big theme is humanity's fight for survival
>No CGI
That alone puts it in the top 20, maybe higher.
The Thing, Robocop, and Tremors are my top three movies of all time. Nothing will surpass them. They are all unimprovable.
add some predator and baby, youve got a stew cooking
Inconsistent quality in practical effects makes the movie 6/10 at best
It was a good vidya also. Not sure if it is on steam though.
The part where they found that the thing has been building a flying saucer is fricking kino.
I like to think it wasn't even a functional craft and the thing just built it because it looked cool
My head cannon is that it wasnt a saucer but a place to sleep while the rescue team arrived.
it really leaps forward into the bizarre there and it elevates the movie for sure
I always imagined it was some kind of rocket sled to get the thing to a more populated area.
Too late I’m already the biggest fan of this film on the board and in fact the entire world, find your own fricking movie
In terms of horror movies, only The Shining is above it and it simply has no flaws.
its great
Yeah, I've gone over this scenario multiple times. Obviously there isn't a "best" and more likely 20ish or so "best films" that are on equal footing for various reasons; yet, if you put a gun to my head and demanded a definitive "best" film, it's probably The Thing, it's a perfect movie.
It's one of a handful of movies that I make a point to watch every time a theater near me does a screening.
I was gonna go to a screening of it, then I heard that the screenings of old movies like Jaws and The Thing are shit quality played off some guy's fricking DVD so I never went.
Depends where you go. There's a theater near me that shows old films on the 35mm reels. The Shining was fricking amazing. I hope they bring The Thing sometime, but with my luck I'd miss it like I did when they showed The Warriors.
I saw it in a theater around halloween last year. It was like watching it for the first time all over again after only having watched it at home.
Should I get the Blu-ray or 4k version?
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_73/the_thing_blu-ray.htm
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film10/blu-ray_review_160/the_thing_4K_UHD.htm
>blood test scene
>he uses the same scalpel on everyone
MACREADY NO
You know too much…
Why are horror movies so bad but when they’re good, they’re really good?
>Alien
>The Thing
>The Decent
>Day of the Dead
>Return of the Living Dead
All of these are certified KINO. The only thing worse than shitty horror, is pretentious Horror (like Hereditary.
They're usually cheaper to make so they attract inexperienced directors and cheap actors.
>Day of the Dead
basado
>The Decent
It's alright
it's decent
Yeah that's the movie, I heard it's pretty ok
>the decent got a sequel
and it’s like the shittiest thing ever made
its at the top of an already unbeatable list of 80s horror movies for sure
>are you Thinging what I'm Thinging?
The spaceship at the beginning looks stupid.
A sci-fi horror movie should have more unsettling looking organic alien technology that matches with the monster, not some blinky-lights star trek bullshit.
That opening should be cut to make it a more interesting film
It's always funny to see movies that critics panned on release become huge cult following masterpieces a few years later.
It makes me wonder if movies I think suck coming out today will be considered the greatest movies ever made in the future.
alien is better
Alien is really basic, it's a slasher in space.
Members of a dwindling party wander off and get killed, it's only as revered as it is because it was one of the first big mergers between Sci-Fi and Horror.
correct
alien played its purpose setting the stage for aliens though, which is the superior movie and a top ten 80s horror
>They both have le aliens so I must compare them!!!
Dumbass, why don't you compare them against Mars Attacks if this is the route you wanna go down.
I haven't seen it therefore it isn't