tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020897025814856440.post641628550548137337..comments2024-03-25T15:44:03.969-04:00Comments on toast and kent sometimes disagree: I Disagree: John Carpenter's The ThingKENT!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00182281723355828663noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020897025814856440.post-21989244814036767562011-10-19T17:03:24.190-04:002011-10-19T17:03:24.190-04:00Initially, it was supposed to be an actual prequel...Initially, it was supposed to be an actual prequel but i think nosy producers got in the way and said that if they don't recreate a number of the key remembered scenes from the Carpenter version, then its a no go.Toastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695947452863502901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020897025814856440.post-16653786290506750142011-10-19T16:46:17.194-04:002011-10-19T16:46:17.194-04:00I think the new Think is trying to be all hermaphr...I think the new Think is trying to be all hermaphroditic, you know, "best of both worlds" in being both a remake and a prequel.<br /><br />My suspicions, though, having just rewatched the Carpenter film, is that it isn't remotely a prequel (in that it's not what happened at the Swedish research station) at all and just a remake that is trying to lure in the fans of the original by pretending it's a prequel.KENT!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00182281723355828663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020897025814856440.post-34844354807013298572011-10-19T16:39:13.769-04:002011-10-19T16:39:13.769-04:00The Thing is also one of my favourite horror movie...The Thing is also one of my favourite horror movies and the ending always struck me as necessary. Oh I realize there are a dozen ways the Thing could escape the compound but the fatalist way the two just sit there awaiting death is an expected reaction to the events. Its not just about making sure the monster is not one of them but also a "fuck this shite, i am just tired..." reaction to all the death they just saw.<br /><br />I still want to see the new movie even if it cannot decide whether its a remake of the (not) original film or a prequel.Toastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695947452863502901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020897025814856440.post-3195860394302289152011-10-19T10:19:13.995-04:002011-10-19T10:19:13.995-04:00I liked the movie for sure. Grizzled Kurt Russell ...I liked the movie for sure. Grizzled Kurt Russell is always good. There's not many surprises left in this movie as over the years I've heard lots of stuff about it, so that is a drawback, but it's still enjoyable.<br /><br />I love my cousin dearly, but as we know, he has some... odd taste in movies sometimes :) I didn't hate the ending by any means, so I don't agree with him, but you remember I had to work through it too and realize that yeah, the Thing could get what it wants here. So I understand my cousin missing it too :)Adjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986187810890745574noreply@blogger.com