Trailer for 'The Thing' prequel

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rasto

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2,190 posts

238 months

Thursday 14th July 2011
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http://www.aintitcool.com/node/50381

Looks quite good, if very similar to the original. I can still remember seeing 'The Thing' at a friends house when I was 14. It was one of the first proper sci-fi horror movies I ever saw and I still enjoy watching it nearly 30 years later.

Sonic

4,007 posts

208 months

Friday 15th July 2011
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I love the original, i remember first watching it with my older brothers when i was about 10, and loving it.

I didn't know they were making a prequel, or doing a remake, should be good!

rhinochopig

17,932 posts

199 months

Friday 15th July 2011
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I'm not convinced. I can't help thinking I'll be sat there thinking I've seen this all before, and looking at the trailer I suspect I might be right.

Slightly off topic, there was a discussion on here a while back about the end of the first film and whether McCready of the black chap were actually the thing. Someone pointed out that the black guy produces no vapour when he's breathing, unlike McCready. I'd never spotted this before and went back and checked, and sure enough, it was true.

I thought this was a brilliant touch by Carpenter, but watched it again recently on Blu-Ray and the higher def does show some vapour, albeit not a lot. I was gutted - bloody high definition hehe

thebluebus

3,558 posts

218 months

Friday 15th July 2011
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Can the two threads on this be jammed together or merged somehow?

You know, symbiotically?

Halb

53,012 posts

184 months

Friday 15th July 2011
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rasto said:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/50381

Looks quite good, if very similar to the original. I can still remember seeing 'The Thing' at a friends house when I was 14. It was one of the first proper sci-fi horror movies I ever saw and I still enjoy watching it nearly 30 years later.
I still enjoy it now, shows how good it was/is. It was overlooked at the time.
I also like the B&W original.watch the skies people!
thebluebus said:
Can the two threads on this be jammed together or merged somehow?

You know, symbiotically?
Like the creature from the Fly...or one can take over the other like an infestation...like the creature from the Thing.biggrin

Legacywr

12,161 posts

189 months

Friday 15th July 2011
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For it's time, The Thing was fanastic, and even now it is a very enjoyable film!