Another remake of The Thing, what the f*ck?

[MidnightAngel]

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:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: Enough is enough!

[God of War]

Yeah I know. I was like "WTF?" I was expecting that much rumoured prequel to the Thing. Still, it's been a bout 25 years since JC's version, and even longer since HH's version. I wonder what take they will do on this remake? I really hope they don't fudge it up :mad:

[therealjohng]

I am no longer suprised anymore when I hear news about a certain remake. No film is safe. It's getting quite old.

[Agent of God !]

The John Carpenter film is hard to beat in terms of atmosphere, tension, paranoia and discust.

Agent out!
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[cocksmokinclerk]

agent is right, john carpenters version is pretty much flawless, so as of this point i'm hating the idea of a remake, but i'll wait for a trailer

[ElderPredator]

The only way I would accept this film is if it were the story showing the Norwegians when they first unearthed the ship and the creature. That would be awesome. However, if it is a remake of Carpenter's brilliant vision (that still scares the piss out of me till this day), I'll be pissed!

[cocksmokinclerk]

yea that is kind of a cool idea elderpredator, did u happen to play the game? it takes place like nowadays, years after the movie, pretty badass IMO

[Agent of God !]

Originally posted by ElderPredator
The only way I would accept this film is if it were the story showing the Norwegians when they first unearthed the ship and the creature. That would be awesome.

Yeah an interesting angle to make it a sort of prequel, what a disgusting film Carpenter's version was probably the best for people who go for that sort of flick.

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[ElderPredator]

Originally posted by cocksmokinclerk
yea that is kind of a cool idea elderpredator, did u happen to play the game? it takes place like nowadays, years after the movie, pretty badass IMO

Thanks bud, I never did play the game, was it any good?

That's an awesome idea as well that it does happen to survive the explosion and it freezes in the ice again. A new team comes in and finds it buried and carts it away. Nice idea dude! :D

[ElderPredator]

Originally posted by Agent of God !
Yeah an interesting angle to make it a sort of prequel, what a disgusting film Carpenter's version was probably the best for people who go for that sort of flick.


Thanks Agent, I thought it might be a cool story to tell cause it never goes into too much detail in Carpenter's version even though it didn't have to do. It really is a disgusting film but man does it kick ass. :D

[Agent of God !]

Originally posted by ElderPredator
It really is a disgusting film but man does it kick ass. :D

To me the worse, dogs screaming while the thing is taking shape, the chest of the guy openning with teeth to take a bite out of the arms, the (good tense scene) test to determine who's who, the... (you get the picture) but very efficient. Making a remake wouldn't be a bad idea but they should extrapolate and not just make a copy-paste of Carpenter's.

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[ElderPredator]

Originally posted by Agent of God !
To me the worse, dogs screaming while the thing is taking shape, the chest of the guy openning with teeth to take a bite out of the arms, the (good tense scene) test to determine who's who, the... (you get the picture) but very efficient. Making a remake wouldn't be a bad idea but they should extrapolate and not just make a copy-paste of Carpenter's.



Exactly, I'm sure that the effects could be upgraded but I honestly am still blown away by Rob Bottin's make-up effects work till this day. The part when it starts absorbing the dogs is terrifying. :eek:

[the clever guy]

nope...no good. remaking such a classic....nope. sorry all, but no. as for the norweigan side of the story...i personally think that that would almost ruin the whole idea behind that part of the story. the mystery behind what happened to the norweigans is exactly that...a fuckin mystery! i think it should be left up to our imagination to what happened to them, not some fucknut screenwriter that'll probably fuck it up. if anything, they could do a sequel, but technically someone already did that with the game...which was badass if i might add. it had all of the same elements as the movie did with the whole trust/distrust thing. plus, a majority of the game was surrounding what happened after the movie (finding mccready, finding the old notations from doc and the norwegians). sorry, but i think a remake or another telling (norwegians) of the same story will more than likely be lame. this is hollywood once again saying that they have no more ideas for movies anymore.

[brodeurnumber1]

Remaking my 5th favorite movie of all time? Brilliance.

[Shockwave]

..dammit.

This goes right with THE HITCHER and HALLOWEEN.


...and OLDBOY.

[Agent of God !]

I think if there is a way for people to do sequels that can best the original or had something new to the series they should be allowed to proceed. Don't make crapy sequels to use the other film's notoriety, work on the pertinence and relevance of the content of your own product.

I recently finished Body Snatchers 6.5/10, it was very average didn't convey the sense of alienation (the faculty), paranoia and helplessness such a situation would normally have on characters (people) so it didn't get me involved either. But my God the original from 1956 was an intense masterpiece and reflected the red scare of the time.

Filmmakers should be allowed to speak when they have something to say but shut up when they don't.

Agent out!
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[Digifruitella]

upon hearing the news of a remake of The Thing, this is where I totally thought to myself, "Wow..." The Thing is one of those movies where no freakin' matter who you get to remake it, it's not even gonna be half as good, because The Thing is timepless piece of horror cinema.

[thedamnwolfman]

Hear that? It's my heart breaking. FUCK YOU HOLLYWOOD, infact HOLLYWOOD i hope you daughter gets date raped at her first "REAL" high school party and has a baby that you have to take care of. Hollywood you are a heartless son of a bitch that needs it's nipples filled with water until they are all swelled up like a water ballon and then forced to walk threw plate glass. I HATE YOU HOLLYWOOD. You Dick Quiver !!!!!

[slapshot63]

This is pretty dumb. Carpenter's classic still holds up today, 25 years later. This is one of the truly unneeded remakes. Still, I know I'll see it.

[electriclite]

Ok, now there is no bigger fan than I of JC's "The Thing". Saw it when I was a kid and its haunted me ever since (The chest collapsing with the teeth and biting off the doctor's arms: CLASSIC! The dogs in the cage and the transformation: BRILLIANT)

Now I was all in favor of dismissing and cursing this remake idea 100%, until two schmoes mentioned the point of "Having something to say in a remake" AND how the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" brilliantly reflected the "Red Scare" of the Cold War Era.

"The Thing" was about an enemy you could not recognize. It could look like your friend and take you over from within. What is going on right now that completely reflects this? Answer: Terrorism.

Find a writer worth a crap and a director that ISN'T Uwe Boll or Paul W.S. Anderson and maybe, just maybe, this movie can stand on its own by its vision, and not as "just another remake".

[Agent of God !]

Originally posted by electriclite
Now I was all in favor of dismissing and cursing this remake idea 100%, until two schmoes mentioned the point of "Having something to say in a remake" AND how the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" brilliantly reflected the "Red Scare" of the Cold War Era.

Find a writer worth a crap and a director that ISN'T Uwe Boll or Paul W.S. Anderson and maybe, just maybe, this movie can stand on its own by its vision, and not as "just another remake".

So true,

I miss that show the Invaders they made a sort of ultra crapy remake a few years ago. I like these alien paranoia flicks (like the faculty) and...

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[LordSimen]

Nice to know that all those people who are so against remakes seem to love John Carpenter's Thing remake.

[Shockwave]

Indeed.

I think the problem (for me) lies wit that the original is so perfect, it cannot be topped.

..BUT it can be side-stepped, if done right. Make it different, like the HALLOWEEN "remake" sounds, and the DAWN remake was. Thats the only way to let it stand along side the Carpenters version.

THE DEPARTED is one of my favorite movies of the year, and its a remake. THE RING, WILLARD, DAWN O4, and HILLS HAVE EYES, WERE ALL PRETTY GOOD REMAKES that impressed me. In the case of some, i liked them more then the originals.

My main beef is remakes that do the "shot for shot" shit. I HATE THAT. If a movie is to be remade, it should be with a new creative vision that will stand on its own two feet.

[Agent of God !]

I think one of the main problems they might encounter in a remake that would be able to stand alone is the fact that the concept itself seems geographically limitted to take place in the north pole or Antartica.

Unless, this just came to my mind, the new idea would take place in a space station (à la DS9 or 2001) or a planetary outpost, or mining colony (à la Total Recall or Outland) in the near future. Scientists could bring back the remains of one of those things for study but the thing's cellular structure could reboot it to life and create chaos like in the original.

It is always interesting in those films that the creatures threaten the security of the earth, a risk of contamination like in Alien 4. Those Hollywood hotshots should read Joblo forums.

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[therealjohng]

Anyone ever play the game for PS2?


They should just use that storyline. I thought it was pretty cool.

[LordSimen]

Originally posted by Shockwave
Indeed.

I think the problem (for me) lies wit that the original is so perfect, it cannot be topped.

..BUT it can be side-stepped, if done right. Make it different, like the HALLOWEEN "remake" sounds, and the DAWN remake was. Thats the only way to let it stand along side the Carpenters version.
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The "Original" you are referring to is actually a remake in and of itself.

[Shockwave]

I know. I own both it and the "original" original.

Thats what i was talking about "side stepping". Carpenters version and the first are very different movies.