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Jaws 1975 vs The Thing 1982

Old 03-31-08 | 08:53 PM
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Jaws 1975 vs The Thing 1982

Which one is the better movie.





Note: This will be the last poll I make for awhile. I just wanted to see how people perceive The Thing compared to other classics.
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Old 03-31-08 | 08:59 PM
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I voted for the thing.... Jaws is a classic but the thing was more tense and made me jump more
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Old 03-31-08 | 09:10 PM
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This will be the last poll I make for awhile.
Thank fucking CHRIST! What, did you get tired of typing?!?!
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Old 03-31-08 | 09:12 PM
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I vote Jaws, I could not go into the water at the beach for a long time after watching the movie.
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Old 03-31-08 | 09:20 PM
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I vote Jaws, I could not go into the water at the beach for a long time after watching the movie.
Well, I couldn't go into the Antarctic for a long time after I saw The Thing.
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Old 03-31-08 | 09:27 PM
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The Thing is better in all ways.

(And I love Jaws)
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Old 03-31-08 | 10:00 PM
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Jaws is Spielberg's crowning achievement.
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Old 03-31-08 | 10:03 PM
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Jaws is the better movie. More realistic horror.

The Thing is is just over the top creepy. Outright horror and out of this world effects.

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Old 03-31-08 | 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
Jaws is Spielberg's crowning achievement.
agreed there.
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Old 04-01-08 | 12:13 AM
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As much as I love The Thing, there are 2 movies that have had me absolutely riveted to the screen. One was Alien and Jaws was the other. A lot might've gone wrong while making the movie but everything was just right where it counted... up on the screen.
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Old 04-01-08 | 12:43 AM
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Old 04-01-08 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by TomOpus
As much as I love The Thing, there are 2 movies that have had me absolutely riveted to the screen. One was Alien and Jaws was the other. A lot might've gone wrong while making the movie but everything was just right where it counted... up on the screen.
Agreed. I would add The Exorcist as a third movie that had me riveted to the screen.
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Old 04-01-08 | 01:06 AM
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Agreed. I would add The Exorcist as a third movie that had me riveted to the screen.
I never was a big fan of that one. Then again, it's been years since I've seen it.
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Old 04-01-08 | 01:11 AM
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I never was a big fan of that one. Then again, it's been years since I've seen it.
Different strokes. The Exorcist(the original, not the terrible "Version You've Never Seen" version) is my all-time favorite horror movie and one of my favorite movies period.
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Old 04-01-08 | 01:28 AM
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Different strokes. The Exorcist(the original, not the terrible "Version You've Never Seen" version) is my all-time favorite horror movie and one of my favorite movies period.
Is it really that different compared to the Theatrical Cut? I always figured at most there was maybe 5 minutes of extra footage.
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Old 04-01-08 | 01:42 AM
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I don't like The Thing anymore because you've now made me sick of it.
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Old 04-01-08 | 01:52 AM
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This obsession has got to end. Now.
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Old 04-01-08 | 07:46 AM
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i vote for Casper (1995)!!!
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Old 04-01-08 | 09:12 AM
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I love The Thing, but Jaws is one of the best movies OF ALL TIME, so it's a no brainer. JAWS.
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Old 04-01-08 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by abe55
Is it really that different compared to the Theatrical Cut? I always figured at most there was maybe 5 minutes of extra footage.
The extra footage was awful. The spider walk scene was stupid and the ending was ruined. The new ending with the priest babbling about movies with Lee J. Cobb is terrible, IMO.
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Old 04-01-08 | 12:11 PM
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Just imagine JAWS 7 years later with the advancements in special effects technology that The Thing had. And JAWS is still a better movie.
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Old 04-01-08 | 02:20 PM
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Jaws is a phenomenal film, but, again, The Thing is my favorite film of all-time.

The Thing wins... but it really isn't fair to compare the two.
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Old 04-01-08 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by abe55
Note: This will be the last poll I make for awhile. I just wanted to see how people perceive The Thing compared to other classics.
This statement is weakened by the fact that I see a "The Thing vs "Citizen Kane" poll created by you just afterward
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Old 04-01-08 | 03:06 PM
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We're going to need a bigger poll.
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