The Thing Remake?
04-02-06 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by zombiezilla
And whether or not you like Ray's work (and I do, I'm a MAJOR fan), I think it was just weird to have him do commentary on the original.
04-04-06 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Egon's Ghost
That's not the point. It's been done; and Carpenter's was a fresh take on the original Hawks film and the original story. I would also argue that the idea for Carpenter's remake wasn't to capitalize on the original, as a modern remake would exist solely to capitalize on the "brand" of the Carpenter film.
04-04-06 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
They should set it in a high school this time, with the Faculty members being taken over one by one.
04-04-06 | 01:02 PM
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Sounds like no one has anything more concrete than a hearsay account from another director on an XM radio interview. I think I'll wait until I actually hear Romero say he wants to do it before I start my conniption.
04-06-06 | 09:32 AM
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Wasn't Ridley Scott supposed to be working on a Sci-Fi channel remake/prequel to this a while back? Haven't heard anything on it in some time, so perhaps that fell through (thankfully).
04-06-06 | 09:55 AM
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What they need to do is a short on what happened to the guys after the credits rolled.
04-06-06 | 10:31 AM
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No remake. The Thing is still one of the creepiest movies period. CGI has it's place, but when the "real" effects of Carpenter's movie are almost perfect...
Ok, perhaps the effects weren't perfect, but they still hold up and the accomplish exactly what they were meant to do....give me the willies. I'm not even sure about a sequel....
Ok, perhaps the effects weren't perfect, but they still hold up and the accomplish exactly what they were meant to do....give me the willies. I'm not even sure about a sequel....
04-06-06 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by movielib
Carpenter's The Thing is one of the few remakes which blows away an original. Not only did it follow the novella (Who Goes There?) far more closely than the original, it's superior in any way I can think of. The original seems silly (vegetable monster?) by comparison.
About the only reason for a remake I can think of is to be able to use CGI, and even that is not a very good reason as the pre-CGI effects of Carpenter's film surpassed the state of the art at the time and still hold up today and always will.
About the only reason for a remake I can think of is to be able to use CGI, and even that is not a very good reason as the pre-CGI effects of Carpenter's film surpassed the state of the art at the time and still hold up today and always will.
I actually think the famous "KEEP WATCHING THE SKIES!"ending of Hawkes movie is much more satisfying then Carpenters.
