Whilst watching this remakeprequel of john carpenters the thing 1982 which in itself was a remake of the christian nybyhoward hawks original. The thing is a 1982 american science fiction horror film directed by john carpenter, written by bill lancaster, and starring kurt russell. The 1982 film stars my boy kurt russell as the main hero, r. John carpenters the thing is both a remake of howard hawks 1951 film of the same name and a readaptation of the john w. Jason and michael seem about as terrifying as an episode of bodger and badger. Lancaster wrote this ending, which eschews a the twilight zonestyle twist or the destruction. The acid blood might be a problem, but the thing is from beyond this world. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It serves the bare serviceable minimum for a horror flick, but the thing is all booscares and a slave to the far. Jan 05, 2018 the thing 2011 prequel kill count dead meat.
Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that. Especially with that difibrulator chest chomp scene. This means that anyone at the base could be inhabited by the thing, and tensions escalate. But overall, the 2011 thing has much more in common with the 1982 film, going so far as to borrow some of carpenters best scenes. The thing is a 1982 american science fiction horror film directed by john carpenter and written by bill lancaster. Working in a remote research station, scientists find themselves hunted by a shapeshifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. Waxwork records goes all out with its deluxe vinyl reissue of ennio morricones minimal score to john carpenters the thinga 1982 boxoffice stiff that has only this century become a horror. One, i was reluctant to support a prequel when what i had really wanted for thirty years was a sequel. The 1982 the thing film critically panned at the time of its release, has now rightly gone on to become one of the most celebrated scifi horror efforts ever made and now newly restored by arrow video in a stunning 4k transfer supervised by john carpenter and director of photography dean cundey. Universal produced a fine 1080pvc1 transfer for the 2006 hd dvd release of the thing, and they dont mess with the formula here. The defining characteristic of the thing was that the thing wasnt defined it could take on the form of any living thing quite a demanding creature for a makeup and effects team. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent the thing online on moviefone. Unless the thing scares a lesser or greater barking toad as it first action on catachan, the planet is toast.
I have to compare every element of this new version with the 1982 version and it clearly highlights all the flaws with this new version. The thing 1982 was never intended to have a prequel, but the thing 2011 was always intended to be seen after the earlier movie. Ending of the thing 2011 ask question asked 8 years, 2 months ago. We get that same master once again on bluray, and also again in vc1, though this time its been reencoded and spread across a bd25 singlelayer disc.
Chest defibrillation the thing 510 movie clip 1982. At one point, it seemed like the movie shifted gears into a simple monster movie with insert beastly monster just running around killing which was completely uncharacteristic of the original movie where the thing, even when found out, would try to make an escape to hide again. Do you prefer high science pontifications, or gory practical effects. Since the films are titled the exact same, ill generally be referring to them by the year they came out. The thing is a film i have long wanted to watch for, and im pleased by the overall result. Firstly, as noted above, the thing is a case of it can think. The thing is a prequel, and employs a significant number of retcons. For the rest of the film the men fight a losing and very gory battle against it, never knowing if one of their own dwindling number is the thing in disguise. The game shows childs frozen body where we last saw him in the movie whether he is a thing lying dormant or not, we never find out there is a comic book series that continues where the movie left off, where maccready and childs are rescued by another research team on a ship. After a while it is apparent that the alien can take over and assimilate into other life forms, including humans, and can spread like a virus. I made a video a little while ago comparing 1982s the thing to the prequel in 2011, specifically looking at practical effects and arguing that carpenters film was far superior with its. This means that the thing encountered in this film simply isnt as savvy as in the john carpenter film.
For example, after incinerating a thing in the snow, kate lloyd delivers an unsettling speech to all the men standing nearby, explaining how the monster wants to replicate everyone in the base. I had the pleasure of going in to watch the newest the thing 2011 without knowing a single thing about it or the original. Music from the thing 1982 added to title sequence along with additional sound effects of saucer crash from the thing 1982 added. So in all, as a standalone movie, it wasnt bad at all. However i felt something was missing from the original battle, and that would be a predator since the predator.
Interesting how 1982 produced two films that bombed at the time, but have stood the test of time and became some of those most influential and beloved films of all time. We need a john carpenter the thing remake, and we need it in. Also, i wouldnt figure that the aliens biological composition in terms of elements would really be what would stop the thing from assimilating it. I understand that the 2011 version of the thing is a prequel to the 1982, and would come before the original in the movie universe chronology however, i was wondering if its necessary to watch the original first, in order to get all the possible references in the prequel. Horrormeister john carpenter halloween, escape from new york teams kurt russells outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic the thing. Feb 22, 2017 i made a video a little while ago comparing 1982s the thing to the prequel in 2011, specifically looking at practical effects and arguing that carpenters film was far superior with its. In fact, there is no scene in the 1982 version which indicates the thing has a literal aversion to having inorganic materials on its body. The thing bluray and dvd arrive january 31st dec 3, 2011. Anyways, back to the story, as you can guess the thing 1982 will be au, and bits and pieces here and there will be in macreadys pov, but its still kate and sam centered. The 2011 the thing isnt a remake, its a prequel to the 1982 version.
The one seen here is a somewhat updated version of the classic logo used on. In the 1982 version we cant just assume the same rules from the 2011 version apply. The thing 2011 is in actual fact bleaker than its 82 version, as we know from the outset, there isnt going to be a happy ending. Joel edgerton, mary elizabeth winstead, and eric christian olsen star in this horror prequel from universal pictures. The thing 2011 title burn in added and repositioned to match saucers place of entry with 82 sound effect. From the thing 2011 here, we see the activated engines of the saucer melt the ice above it. The thing 2011 is arguably noncanonical, because john carpenter had nothing to do with it. So i know the thing vs xenos was debated about a year ago, and it was a nice read. The starting scene of the 1982 movie is two norwegians in a helicopter chasing and shooting at a sled dog that finds its way to an american camp. The opening scene is stated to be antarctica, winter, 1982, yet it is daylight. The thing is a prequel to the 1982 movie of the same name didja notice. Decisions could have been made in 1982 that have no relevance to the plot of the 2011 film. The thing is an extremely hostile shapeshifting extraterrestrial organism and the primary antagonist of the 1982 sciencefiction film the thing, its prequel, videogames and other assorted.
The thing was released in the united states on june 25, 1982. Winter in either the arctic or antarctica is nighttime. Not coincidentally, it also works to undo the aura of paranoiaor at least, to deeroticize it. That original film wound up having not much to do with the actual story, with the alien simply being. The alien does not assimilate inorganic or metallic material, and so people.
I was struck by how much it adherred to both carpenters complete belief in the thing as a real creatureand this perhaps explains the loyal fanbase that the 1982 version has. Movie buffs may know that carpenters the thing spurred a 2011 prequel under the same name. Strictly speaking the thing 2011 is a prequel, and without carpenter and russell it has its job cut out as nothing can have the same impact as the thing did over 30 years ago. From the producers of dawn of the dead comes the chilling prelude to john carpenters cult classic film. The thing is a 2011 science fiction body horror film directed by matthijs van heijningen jr. Oct 21, 2011 what happened at the end of the thing 2011 version. Through ced, laserdisc, vhs, and dvd, the movie, like several that john carpenter made that werent fully appreciated upon their initial releases, built an avid following, with many people in that.
Themes of the unknown, quite literally, will make or break a sequel. Ozark season 3 watches a family further deteriorate. Clash of titans season 2 finals results and winners. The americans take it to their base and deduce that it is an alien life form. Find out when and where you can watch the thing on tv with the full listings schedule at. And it is discovered that childs was in fact a thing, spawning a whole new generation of things among the team. Whilst watching this remakeprequel of john carpenters the thing 1982which in itself was a remake of the christian nybyhoward hawks original. When paleontologist kate lloyd mary elizabeth winstead travels to an isolated outpost in antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. It is a prequel to the 1982 film of the same name by john carpenter, which. The thing is a 1982 american science fiction horror film directed by john carpenter and written.
The thing is a 2011 science fiction horror film directed by matthijs van heijningen jr. Strictly speaking the thing 2011 is a prequel, and without carpenter and russell it has its job cut out as nothing can have the same. I always have a fascination of prequels because they have a unique approach to writing in that the events must lead up logically to a movie already made rather than taking the idea of the first movie and going in different directions with it. I understand that kate at the end is the only one left and pretty much her fate is up to the viewer. It is a prequel to the 1982 film of the same name by john carpenter. The thing 2011 pretty much used all cgi whereas the 1982 film used practical creature effects. John carpenters horror classic hides the truth in plain sight. Aug 24, 2016 the thing is technically not a remake in the sense of the word, but more of a reimagining of the original short story who goes there. The thing, matthijs van heijningen jrs forthcoming prequel to john carpenters cult 1982 horrorscifi hybrid about an. What happened at the end of the thing 2011 version. That night at the american base, the husky changes into the thing, and the americans learn firsthand that the creature has the ability to mutate into anything it kills. The things defibrillator chest chomp art of the scene.
The 1982, allmale john carpenter monster film came with a sexual subtext. In the winter of 1982, a twelveman research team at a remote antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. W hatever good intentions were behind this prequel to john carpenters 1982 classic, the sloppy. It is retroactively setting up the original the thing 1982 for which it is a prequel. Then i went home right away and watched the 1982 version. Quarantined italians record messages to themselves 10 days ago, when the. Outpost 31 bring a videotape back from the norwegian station that appears to show the scientists using thermite charges to melt away the ice and uncover it. By popular demand, its the remakers first threeway comparison. The special effects were amazing, and there were plenty of creepy images. The thing 2011 after norwegian researchers discover an alien ship buried in the ice, paleontologist kate lloyd mary elizabeth winstead joins the team at the isolated arctic outpost to investigate. Aug 15, 2012 the toonthing credit added before title sequence. There is a reason people cite the 82 thing time and time again as a classic creature effects movie the prosthetics and makeup all hold up so well that even in 2011 its still a terrifying and disgusting film. How does the thing 1982 compare to the original 1951. I agree with you it is the best horror classic ever made from 1982 directed by john carpenter himself great cast and story the best scene is where kurt russel ties up all the other scientists 2 the sofa 2 take a blood sample from every one using a hot wire 2 find out which one of em is the thing.
The thing 2011 after norwegian researchers discover an alien ship buried in the ice, paleontologist kate lloyd mary elizabeth winstead joins the team at. I made a video a little while ago comparing 1982 s the thing to the prequel in 2011, specifically looking at practical effects and arguing that carpenters film was far superior with its. Perception of john carpenters 1982 scifihorror film the thing has. Find great deals on ebay for the thing 1982 and the thing 1982 figure. The monster comes from beyond, or the monster comes from within, and he does.
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