John Carpenter's THE THING

John Carpenter's THE THING Jun 22, 2017 9:39:03 GMT

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Post by sostie on Jun 22, 2017 9:39:03 GMT

Jun 22, 2017 9:12:08 GMT spooner5020 said:

Jun 22, 2017 8:23:50 GMT sostie said:

An adaptation that almost completely ignores the story (they left snow in there, but couldn't even set it on the same Pole). It ranks for me as one of the worst adaptations ever

Homages to Hawks...one of Carpenter's favourite directors. Both Carpenter and Russell have said it isn't a remake of TTFAW

It's not a remake.

Saying this isn't a remake is like saying Carrie 2013 isn't a remake.

Saying it is a remake is like saying Muppet's Christmas Carol is a remake of Scrooge, or one of the earlier filmed versions.

Or Baz Luhrmann's version of Romeo & Juliet is a remake of George Cukor's

I can't speak for Carrie because I haven't read the novel or seen the remake.

But I find it difficult to see JC's The Thing as a remake of TTFAW.

John Carpenter's The Thing and the original story share characters, nature of the creature and what it can do, how it was discovered, location of story etc

TTFAW has different characters, different location, different creature with different abilities, different discovery of the creature/spacecraft, different ending etc etc.

Other than a couple of very brief homages what aspect of TTFAW was a source/remade in the JC film? None. They have little in common other than a creature that is alien and snow. Also if it was a remake of TTFAW the screenwriter of that film would be credited in the later film. Yes it's a remake of the story, but not of TTFAW. The original story is the source for both films, but one decided to ignore almost every aspect of that source