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You still going to check this classic out?

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amp316 on 18 October 2011

As I said in another thread, this is actually a remake of a remake.

Carpenter's movie was a remake of the 50's movie The Thing From Beyond, which was a classic in it's own right.

I just wanted to say that I think that John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, and Ennio Morricone are all bad ass.



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Porcupine_I on 18 October 2011
spurgeonryan said:
Couldn't even break 10 million for the weekend...Weak!!!

or for short: weakend

by the way, is that Bruce Campbell?



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Mordred11 on 18 October 2011

I'll watch it,but not on the big screen.



Porcupine_I on 18 October 2011

John Carpenters "Thing" is the only horror movie yet where the bluray added to the overall horror that the movie provides.

because now i can see that the fat guy is wearing a nose ring ewwwwww, gross



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DarthVolod on 18 October 2011

I'll wait till it goes to rental ... nobody wanted/asked for this remake. The original was probably as close to perfect as a horror movie could get. I would watch it 1000 times and still love it ... just trying to figure out who becomes the thing / when is enough for a bunch of repeat viewing. This remake though sounds like trash that is just cashing in ... like all modern remakes.

This is just the latest entry into the sad and evergrowing list of Hollywood garbage cash-ins. Great film died with the 20th century ... nowadays I call it a good year if there is even one quality film produced.

 

On a side note ... I am slightly more interested in this film just for the references to the original. Still, you know something is going to be bad when all you care about are the fleeting references it might have to a vastly superior and vaguely related original source.