 Prequel to The Thing?, Really...... I mean... really?? |
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 Apr 17 2011, 03:09 AM
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Forgive me if I have a hard time seeing how The Thing is going to fit the new Hollywood movie making style. This is not a story that will lend itself to shaky cam and crazy action scenes. It depends on its deliberate pace to set up the tension and suspense of being isolated and not knowing who you can trust. On top of that, its one of the greatest horror movie ever made in all of everness!! I really don't want "New Hollywood" to taint this film. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-screamer.gif)
You know... maybe all hope isn't lost. If they got some really solid talent to play the lead roles it will work. So, let me look..... Mary Elizabeth "I am going to spend the whole movie talking in a disinterested monotone voice because it's cool" Winstead?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-primal.gif) Let me just say that Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was about the only movie that I have ever see in which the leads were incredibly boring and/or annoying but the supporting case was so much fun it totally made up for it. So, this choice doesn't fill me with hope.. in fact she is in the screenshot on the imdb page and she manages to look fairly wooden while wielding a freaking flame thrower!! Joel Edgerton?? Eh.. he hasn't been big but thats not necessarily a bad thing. He could pull it off but being that he hasn't had any big roles yet its hard to tell. All in all.. I am expecting this to turn out to be an over-cgi'd, shaky cam mess that totally urinates on everything that made the '82 film great. I dream of a day when Hollywood decides that something can be left alone. --------------------   |
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Apr 17 2011, 03:22 AM
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Supposedly, ADI is doing some really cool practical gags for this one, so you probably only need to fear what happens in post, FX-wise. Practical has a way of exiting stage left during post these days.
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Apr 17 2011, 02:46 PM
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 I t-t-turn into a tree! Group: Supporter Posts: 2,554 Joined: 18-August 05 From: America Member No.: 7,127 Faction: Decepticon |
So if this is a prequel taking place at a different research station, does that mean flamethrowers are standard issue for all Arctic outposts?
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Apr 17 2011, 02:50 PM
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 Slightly Off Group: Supporter Posts: 30,179 Joined: 24-January 04 From: Nebraska Member No.: 4,016 Faction: Autobot |
The humorous thing to this is The Thing is a remake itself (Well...maybe Re-imagining is a better term then straight up Remake). At the same time, I'm not sure a Prequel is needed.
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Apr 17 2011, 03:21 PM
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I dunno...I remember the thing's prequel team up with Wolverine to be pretty good.
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Apr 17 2011, 04:21 PM
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Slightly Off Group: Supporter Posts: 30,179 Joined: 24-January 04 From: Nebraska Member No.: 4,016 Faction: Autobot |
The thing that gets me, is the movie ended with enough ambiguity that a sequel would not be out of the question. I can respect filmmaker's desire not to just flat out remake the original movie, but it doesn't have to be a Prequel when a sequel would work just as well and not be forced to work to tie events in the prequel's climax to those of the first film.
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Apr 17 2011, 04:39 PM
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But a sequel would kill the delicious ambiguity of the first movie's ending!
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Apr 17 2011, 06:16 PM
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 IT'S AN ESSER Group: Citizen Posts: 30,084 Joined: 13-April 04 From: Findlay, OH. Member No.: 4,424 Faction: Free Agent |
Not to mention the original short story! Everybody forgets it (it has a different title. "Who Goes There?", IIRC).
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Apr 17 2011, 09:10 PM
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Slightly Off Group: Supporter Posts: 30,179 Joined: 24-January 04 From: Nebraska Member No.: 4,016 Faction: Autobot |
Thinking about this more, I wonder what they're going to call the movie? I'm hoping nothing like The Thing: Beginning. If they titled the sequel "The Thing From Outer Space" I would approve, or even "The Thing's Arrival".
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Apr 17 2011, 09:24 PM
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QUOTE(Rust @ Apr 17 2011, 10:10 PM)  Thinking about this more, I wonder what they're going to call the movie? I'm hoping nothing like The Thing: Beginning. If they titled the sequel "The Thing From Outer Space" I would approve, or even "The Thing's Arrival". Not John Carpenter's Thing. |
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Apr 17 2011, 09:24 PM
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I have high hopes for this. Everything I have seen seems to imply that this team has a lot of respect for the source material. The name of the prequel is just "The Thing" from what I have seen. It is suppose to take place at the Norwegian camp.
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Apr 17 2011, 09:32 PM
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QUOTE(Cirno @ Apr 17 2011, 09:24 PM) QUOTE(Rust @ Apr 17 2011, 10:10 PM) Thinking about this more, I wonder what they're going to call the movie? I'm hoping nothing like The Thing: Beginning. If they titled the sequel "The Thing From Outer Space" I would approve, or even "The Thing's Arrival". Not John Carpenter's Thing. John Carpenter's Thing Arrives. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif) -------------------- Nobody knows what we're for only what we're against when we judge the wounded
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Apr 17 2011, 09:37 PM
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 God of a Thousand Forms Group: Citizen Posts: 22,473 Joined: 26-February 06 From: Tartarus Member No.: 7,941 |
QUOTE(Rust @ Apr 18 2011, 07:21 AM) The thing that gets me, is the movie ended with enough ambiguity that a sequel would not be out of the question. I can respect filmmaker's desire not to just flat out remake the original movie, but it doesn't have to be a Prequel when a sequel would work just as well and not be forced to work to tie events in the prequel's climax to those of the first film. There was actually a comic book sequel where the black guy disappears and the main guy ends up on a japanese ice-breaker. He escapes and goes after his compatriot, but the thing has infected a US military team who capture him, and then they all end up in a larger base, and then a nuclear submarine shows up... I forget how it ends, but it was pretty fitting to the original film in character, but it's way more action-y. -------------------- Don't fail to see Nyarlathotep if he comes to Providence. He is horrible — horrible beyond anything you can imagine — but wonderful. He haunts one for hours afterward. I am still shuddering at what he showed. |
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Apr 17 2011, 09:40 PM
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Check the pecs! Group: Citizen Posts: 8,276 Joined: 17-May 06 From: Galveston, TX Member No.: 8,292 Faction: Predacon |
QUOTE(Rust @ Apr 17 2011, 10:32 PM) QUOTE(Cirno @ Apr 17 2011, 09:24 PM) QUOTE(Rust @ Apr 17 2011, 10:10 PM) Thinking about this more, I wonder what they're going to call the movie? I'm hoping nothing like The Thing: Beginning. If they titled the sequel "The Thing From Outer Space" I would approve, or even "The Thing's Arrival". Not John Carpenter's Thing. John Carpenter's Thing Arrives. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif) The Rise of John Carpenter's Thing. -------------------- |
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Apr 17 2011, 09:41 PM
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God of a Thousand Forms Group: Citizen Posts: 22,473 Joined: 26-February 06 From: Tartarus Member No.: 7,941 |
3D Thing.
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Apr 17 2011, 09:44 PM
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Slightly Off Group: Supporter Posts: 30,179 Joined: 24-January 04 From: Nebraska Member No.: 4,016 Faction: Autobot |
QUOTE(Fishbug @ Apr 17 2011, 09:40 PM) QUOTE(Rust @ Apr 17 2011, 10:32 PM) QUOTE(Cirno @ Apr 17 2011, 09:24 PM) QUOTE(Rust @ Apr 17 2011, 10:10 PM) Thinking about this more, I wonder what they're going to call the movie? I'm hoping nothing like The Thing: Beginning. If they titled the sequel "The Thing From Outer Space" I would approve, or even "The Thing's Arrival". Not John Carpenter's Thing. John Carpenter's Thing Arrives. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif) The Rise of John Carpenter's Thing. QUOTE(Choc Chip Mint @ Apr 17 2011, 09:41 PM) 3D Thing. Merge these two for absolute hilarity. "The Rise of John Carpenter's Thing" IN 3D -------------------- Nobody knows what we're for only what we're against when we judge the wounded
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Apr 17 2011, 09:48 PM
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Wasn't there a thing sequel video game?
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Apr 17 2011, 09:48 PM
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Apr 17 2011, 09:50 PM
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Check the pecs! Group: Citizen Posts: 8,276 Joined: 17-May 06 From: Galveston, TX Member No.: 8,292 Faction: Predacon |
QUOTE(Rust @ Apr 17 2011, 10:44 PM) "The Rise of John Carpenter's Thing" IN 3D COMING SOON -------------------- |
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Apr 17 2011, 10:52 PM
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GO RIGHT INTO IT! Group: Citizen Posts: 15,051 Joined: 26-July 03 Member No.: 3,272 |
QUOTE(Database @ Apr 17 2011, 10:48 PM) Wasn't there a thing sequel video game? Yeah, and it kinda sucked. |
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