50's thing vs. 80's Thing: which do you chose?
Dunno if I'm repeating another thread, but I love both of these movies and was wondering which one you all preferred? I guess I am prejudiced by the fact that I saw Carpenter's version first, but...
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JimPV wrote: Godziwolf wrote: The dynamite makes sense in the context of the plan -- they need to freeze the creature. The lack of attack is explained in the book, actually. The Thing is such a good...
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Just watched both last night. First, the original: This is, to my recollection, my first viewing of this film. And because of that, it didn't really do much for me in terms of a horror film. I didn't...
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I like 'em both, as well as both versions of Body Snatchers.
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I prefer the 1951 version. I saw it at a young age on BBC2 one day and it really frightened me, very suspenseful and although you didn't get a good look at the Alien, it was a great creature design. I...
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The different attitudes of the two versions are interesting. The first one is a can-do cooperative blend of the military and science, where even those who are wrong (a scientist, of course, not a...
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When I first saw Carpenter's THE THING it seemed especially graphic to me. Everytime one of the insane iterations of the creature appeared the mixture of bizarre figures, blood and saliva really gave...
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the original with out a doubt, it has that 'claustrophobic' atmosphere that always gives me goose bumps, never know when the creature ( a great job by Marshall Dillon himself) is going to show up, its...
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Hawks (Nyby) versus Carpenter, Classic Film of 50's far excels cgi yuk of the 1982 update.
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Was there any CGI? I've read somewhere that Carpenter was so impressed by Rob Bottin's effects that he used them and shot them in a way Bottin hadn't intended. Some of them look a bit rubbery these...
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oglebee wrote:Hawks (Nyby) versus Carpenter, Classic Film of 50's far excels cgi yuk of the 1982 update. professor liebstrum wrote:Was there any CGI? I've read somewhere that Carpenter was so...
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The material is approached so differently in the two films that it's hard to decide. I like both of them.
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oglebee wrote:Hawks (Nyby) versus Carpenter, Classic Film of 50's far excels cgi yuk of the 1982 update. Hawks (Nyby) versus Carpenter, Classic Film of the 50's far excels yuk of the 1982...
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I'm not a big admirer of Carpenter, Anyone who can't appreciate Val Lewton is on a different wavelength to me. Halloween is a fine film, and you can't blame him for the schlock it inspired. I don't...
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50s, 50s 50s, all the way and beyond. I really can't take Carpenter's remake, just too graphic. The '51 was way more interesting to me, and it didn't need any stinkin' fancy EFX.
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Tom Powers wrote:Like them both, generally prefer to watch the original. But I've always felt that you can combine the twoo and aproximate the two "halves" of Campbell's Who Goes There?I agree. TTFAW...
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Like 'em both, think the original story is stronger, with a great social commentary in the narrative. Think the remake's monster is cooler, and enjoy the nihilism in the remake's story. This is like...
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professor liebstrum wrote:I don't think his THING is a bad film, It has a good cast though they're mostly playing unsympathetic characters. Some great effects but if I was stuck at a pole, give me...
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