John Carpenter's THE THING

John Carpenter's THE THING Jun 22, 2017 10:23:09 GMT

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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 22, 2017 10:23:09 GMT

Jun 22, 2017 7:27:06 GMT Primemovermithrax Pejorative said:

There's a lot of people who prefer the original but they are usually older and dying off.
They do have some legitimate points on why they prefer the original from what I have read.

I prefer the remake but dont think its perfect. I think the Norris scene is the peak, then it slides a bit with Palmer, and the final monster is underwhelming thanks to dark lighting.

I had a laugh at the first sentence. A rueful laugh, but a laugh.
Appreciate sentence #2.

I don't compare movies on a one to one basis.

I liked TTFAW when I saw it as a kid in the theater. I enjoy re-watching it now.
I HATED Carpenter's TT when I saw it in the theater as an adult. I would never watch it again.

You refer to the Norris and Palmer scenes. I had no idea who was who in the film and that is one of my biggest complaints about it. Someone disappeared and everyone was frantically looking for him and I was sitting there wondering "Who is it that is missing ? "Which one was he ?"

That's a problem about this "dying off" group of movie goers, we tend to prefer films with characters who can be identified, motives for actions and actual dialogue that moves the plot along, plus we don't mind the lack of color.

I did like that Carpenter used the credits card style from TTFAW but the movie went downhill from there for me. A shame because I had looked forward to seeing it.