Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2017 10:34:27 GMT
I love the original movie (and yes, Carpenter's one IS a remake. Duh.)
I don't know that I'd say it's better, though. It's a different take on the material, which given the technical and budget constraints of the time it had to be. They wanted to do a shapeshifting alien, apparently, but there was just no way to achieve it back then. Their Thing is a bit generic, just a Frankenstein's Monster really, but it works well.
I do think people tend to idolise Carpenter's movie a little more than they should. It's a fantastic film, a perfect 10 even, but if we're honest about it the special effects have not held up as well as everyone seems to claim. Yes, they were groundbreaking at the time, but looked at now they look like what they are, rubber monsters.
I don't know that I'd say it's better, though. It's a different take on the material, which given the technical and budget constraints of the time it had to be. They wanted to do a shapeshifting alien, apparently, but there was just no way to achieve it back then. Their Thing is a bit generic, just a Frankenstein's Monster really, but it works well.
I do think people tend to idolise Carpenter's movie a little more than they should. It's a fantastic film, a perfect 10 even, but if we're honest about it the special effects have not held up as well as everyone seems to claim. Yes, they were groundbreaking at the time, but looked at now they look like what they are, rubber monsters.