I was going to start by apologising for a double whammy post but then I remembered that Kurt Russell was in one of the films, so yeah, no apologies needed!
I can remember when I first watched this film, genuinely terrifying! When I first tried to make Zoe watch this film I had to build her up to it when we lived in Cyprus, She genuinely couldn't get through it the first time we tried.
There are just so many iconic moments in this one that set the scene for films to follow, I still daren't poke hot things into Petri dishes just in case! It also chucked that "don't let the dog die!" moment in that all the films in the 80s and 90s had to have, I'll let you all find out for yourselves whether the dog makes it.
Aside from that awesome thing with Ice Cube has John Carpenter done anything that great? Ok ok, Hallowe'en was awesome, but only because they roped in a local lad to prop it up a bit.
The modern sequel/prequel/reboot to/to/of The Thing wasn't exactly the greatest of films but definitely fits in nicely and I reckon definitely worth a watch if you can (dat grammar tho). I reckon the best order to watch it in is the original then the new one, just because there some moments in the new one that make you "ahhh" and "ooh" and "oh yeah". It has an awesome joke in Norwegian as well!
Maybe this could be one that we get together to watch, possibly on bank holiday? Just before our first attempt at camping with Mr. Monster and Bunny
A tale of two things.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't seen the original for years and I forgot how iconic, terrifying and truly tense it, was! Everything about it rules, the soundtrack, the acting, the pacing... The effects! A true classic, really glad you picked it matt!
That brings me to the 2011 prequel.... Things I liked about it
Hmm
... The mid credit tie in maybe, and a few nods to the original. Everything else was bad in so many ways. The soundtrack didn't work for me.. The acting was ok at best, the ending is terrible, I hate that Americans had to be crowbarred in go save the day. But worst of all was the cgi. It just ruins what could be an ok film if it had effects that lived up to the original! I think the filmmakers should be embarrassed that a film made in 1982 looks better in every way than this. It just takes away any fear and makes it laughable really, the originals effects are truly terrifying and they are part of why it's so hard to watch. This felt like a cheap Sci fi channel movie that was so throw away it doesn't deserve to be linked to John Carpenters classic.
I'm glad I watched them both but I know which one I'll be watching again in the future and which one I will be mostly deleting from my small brain!
I'm gonna give my next film choice a little thought as this was such an awesome choice that the bar is set very high! Will post soon!
Good choice Matthews!
B*st*rd!
DeleteYeah exactly what he said!
B*st*rd!
DeleteYeah exactly what he said!
A tale of two things.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't seen the original for years and I forgot how iconic, terrifying and truly tense it, was! Everything about it rules, the soundtrack, the acting, the pacing... The effects! A true classic, really glad you picked it matt!
That brings me to the 2011 prequel.... Things I liked about it
Hmm
... The mid credit tie in maybe, and a few nods to the original. Everything else was bad in so many ways. The soundtrack didn't work for me.. The acting was ok at best, the ending is terrible, I hate that Americans had to be crowbarred in go save the day. But worst of all was the cgi. It just ruins what could be an ok film if it had effects that lived up to the original! I think the filmmakers should be embarrassed that a film made in 1982 looks better in every way than this. It just takes away any fear and makes it laughable really, the originals effects are truly terrifying and they are part of why it's so hard to watch. This felt like a cheap Sci fi channel movie that was so throw away it doesn't deserve to be linked to John Carpenters classic.
I'm glad I watched them both but I know which one I'll be watching again in the future and which one I will be mostly deleting from my small brain!
I'm gonna give my next film choice a little thought as this was such an awesome choice that the bar is set very high! Will post soon!
Good choice Matthews!