GI Joe does The Thing

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by: Mike Sampson Aug. 1, 2008

OK, this just about wins the award for the coolest thing I've seen in a really long time. It's a six-minute remake of John Carpenter's THE THING using stop-motion animation and GI Joe action figures. It's impeccably animated and beautifully rendered on top of marrying two things I was obsessed with the in 80s. I was sent a Quicktime file of the video so I had to do some research on exactly who created it and why but apparently it's a music video for the electronic duo Zombie Zombie (hence the intro) that was directed by Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann. I don't know who those dudes are but if they don't have a development deal in a month, then I've lost all faith. Check it out below!

Source: JoBlo.com

Extra Tidbit: Beware of nerdgasm!

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darqjade
6:43PM on 08/03/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
happy bday to me!
my fav movie as a kid meets my fav toy ! Awesomeness ensues. I really hope these guys do They Live next!
my fav movie as a kid meets my fav toy ! Awesomeness ensues. I really hope these guys do They Live next!
 
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MrPink077
6:09AM on 08/03/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
PURE GOODNESS!
Made of EPIC WIN!
Made of EPIC WIN!
 
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Netforce
7:24PM on 08/01/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Holy! This is freakin' awesome. Very well-made video. The final 3 minutes were intense! And it's nerdgasm & geektastic (my fav) indeed.
Holy! This is freakin' awesome. Very well-made video. The final 3 minutes were intense! And it's nerdgasm & geektastic (my fav) indeed.
 
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shaolinfunk
5:00PM on 08/01/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Hell yes. That was the coolest thing I've seen in a long time.
Hell yes. That was the coolest thing I've seen in a long time.
 
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poopontheshoes7
4:59PM on 08/01/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
HHah
That was awesome. Great animation. It seemed more like a prequel than a remake though...
That was awesome. Great animation. It seemed more like a prequel than a remake though...
 
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muttly69
4:51PM on 08/01/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
double post :(
double post :(
 
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muttly69
4:53PM on 08/01/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
That was sweet.
That was sweet.
 
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Foz
4:15PM on 08/01/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
music got a little old, but that was great!
music got a little old, but that was great!
 
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Acerbus III
3:58PM on 08/01/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
YES!
THAT WAS COMPLETELY AWESOME!
THAT WAS COMPLETELY AWESOME!