Comments on: The Thing (2011): A Bomb in the Making, We Think Not https://www.yellmagazine.com/the-thing-2011-preview/11653/ Where Subcultures Collide Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dillinger23 https://www.yellmagazine.com/the-thing-2011-preview/11653/#comment-354 Dillinger23 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:34:00 +0000 https://www.yellmagazine.com/?p=11653#comment-354 dude it will have more than strands, they have lovingly recreated in exact detail the space jockey  control room, and whilst not a prequel in the strictest sense (although it was planned as such), it has now been expanded to take in a larger universe, of which the Space Jockey's race and the Aliens will be central, but not limited to. My friend, I am a MASSIVE fan of the original (well 80s) Carpenter version, and to be honest, I do not think the new film does it justice, it's Ripley (from Alien ironically enough) vs. a monster FAR too ready to reveal itself to witnesses, which I think is the major shortcoming of the film, I briefly for a few years owned a small independent cinema for 58 seats and the first midnight showing I had?? Carpenter's the Thing. Also I would suggest you do as I did last weekend which is watch both films in but in reverse order. watch the prequel first and THEN watch the Carpenter original, and it truly ahows up the 2011 film for the very very pale immitation that it is, trust me on this one. watch them back to back, and there is simply no contest. I for one greatly mourn the passing of real effects in the age of CGI. The other day I watched Poltergeist for the first time in HD, and I was watching the effects for the scene where the invesigator tears chunks of his face of in front of the mirror, i was struck y the fact that even though, the efects were obviously fake, they were still far more scary and horrific than hyper-real CGI. dude it will have more than strands, they have lovingly recreated in exact detail the space jockey  control room, and whilst not a prequel in the strictest sense (although it was planned as such), it has now been expanded to take in a larger universe, of which the Space Jockey’s race and the Aliens will be central, but not limited to. My friend, I am a MASSIVE fan of the original (well 80s) Carpenter version, and to be honest, I do not think the new film does it justice, it’s Ripley (from Alien ironically enough) vs. a monster FAR too ready to reveal itself to witnesses, which I think is the major shortcoming of the film, I briefly for a few years owned a small independent cinema for 58 seats and the first midnight showing I had?? Carpenter’s the Thing. Also I would suggest you do as I did last weekend which is watch both films in but in reverse order. watch the prequel first and THEN watch the Carpenter original, and it truly ahows up the 2011 film for the very very pale immitation that it is, trust me on this one. watch them back to back, and there is simply no contest. I for one greatly mourn the passing of real effects in the age of CGI. The other day I watched Poltergeist for the first time in HD, and I was watching the effects for the scene where the invesigator tears chunks of his face of in front of the mirror, i was struck y the fact that even though, the efects were obviously fake, they were still far more scary and horrific than hyper-real CGI.

]]> By: Yell! Magazine https://www.yellmagazine.com/the-thing-2011-preview/11653/#comment-353 Yell! Magazine Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:14:00 +0000 https://www.yellmagazine.com/?p=11653#comment-353 KH here... Personally, I'm a huge fan of John Carpenter's The Things, I re-watch it almost every year. I like everything about it, the acting, the sound design, direction, and of course the special effects.  I was always intrigue by the Norwegians, and their camp (I felt that was one of the creepiest parts in the film). I wanted to know more about the events that led up to the point where they blew themselves up. How shit all went down when they themselves first discovered the alien. Only hints where introduced in the 1982 version when MacReady discovered a video blog, and so on . Sure, we all know the alien escaped in a dog form and two Norwegians where killed in the process of trying to kill it. Ya, the Norwegian camp also answered the fact they discovered an alien form that was frozen, and reaked havoc after it was unthawed. That's it!!! There is definitely space left "intentionally" or "not" to make a prequel to develop a full story behind all that my friend. Maybe you aren't interested in it, but some die hard fans are. We aren't trying to say John Carpenter left room intentionally, "IT SEEMED...", and sorry if it sounds like that to you. Definition for SEEMED: To appear to exist. Either way, I really enjoyed the prequel even if it was too similar to John Carpenter's, and if you have a second, or third watch. You will find some excellent detail that I missed when I first viewed it. The new director tried his best to make a prequel that could cather to both the fans of Carpenter's version, and new ones. It's not perfect, but it is what it is now. You claim to be cinephile, but you still think Prometheus is a prequel to Alien. Now that's funny! When was the last time you read news about it? It will have strands of DNA to Alien, but not a prequel. Later, KH here… Personally, I’m a huge fan of John Carpenter’s The Things, I re-watch it almost every year. I like everything about it, the acting, the sound design, direction, and of course the special effects.  I was always intrigue by the Norwegians, and their camp (I felt that was one of the creepiest parts in the film). I wanted to know more about the events that led up to the point where they blew themselves up. How shit all went down when they themselves first discovered the alien. Only hints where introduced in the 1982 version when MacReady discovered a video blog, and so on . Sure, we all know the alien escaped in a dog form and two Norwegians where killed in the process of trying to kill it. Ya, the Norwegian camp also answered the fact they discovered an alien form that was frozen, and reaked havoc after it was unthawed. That’s it!!! There is definitely space left “intentionally” or “not” to make a prequel to develop a full story behind all that my friend. Maybe you aren’t interested in it, but some die hard fans are. We aren’t trying to say John Carpenter left room intentionally, “IT SEEMED…”, and sorry if it sounds like that to you.

Definition for SEEMED: To appear to exist.

Either way, I really enjoyed the prequel even if it was too similar to John Carpenter’s, and if you have a second, or third watch. You will find some excellent detail that I missed when I first viewed it. The new director tried his best to make a prequel that could cather to both the fans of Carpenter’s version, and new ones. It’s not perfect, but it is what it is now.

You claim to be cinephile, but you still think Prometheus is a prequel to Alien. Now that’s funny! When was the last time you read news about it? It will have strands of DNA to Alien, but not a prequel.

Later,

]]> By: Dillinger23 https://www.yellmagazine.com/the-thing-2011-preview/11653/#comment-352 Dillinger23 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:34:00 +0000 https://www.yellmagazine.com/?p=11653#comment-352 Did you even read what you wrote here? "It SEEMED that Carpenter left the story open enough that a prequel would not be an impossibility." No one here has said that this was his intent, but that it happened"............ Read your own words, IT SEEMED THAT......... CARPENTER LEFT THE STORY OPEN ENOUGH......."      Sorry fella, but that does indeed imply intent. Did you even read what you wrote here? “It SEEMED that Carpenter left the story open enough that a prequel would
not be an impossibility.” No one here has said that this was his
intent, but that it happened”………… Read your own words, IT SEEMED THAT……… CARPENTER LEFT THE STORY OPEN ENOUGH…….”      Sorry fella, but that does indeed imply intent.

]]> By: Dillinger23 https://www.yellmagazine.com/the-thing-2011-preview/11653/#comment-351 Dillinger23 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:30:00 +0000 https://www.yellmagazine.com/?p=11653#comment-351 Please! that's pure semantics and you know it. To claim "he left space", or that "it seemed he left space", is effectively the same thing and the difference between the two is negligible at best. And yes I do consider myself a cinephile and will gladly go toe to toe with anyone anywhere on movie trivia and critical theory. Bring it on be-atch! :o) Please! that’s pure semantics and you know it. To claim “he left space”, or that “it seemed he left space”, is effectively the same thing and the difference between the two is negligible at best. And yes I do consider myself a cinephile and will gladly go toe to toe with anyone anywhere on movie trivia and critical theory. Bring it on be-atch! :o )

]]> By: Yell! https://www.yellmagazine.com/the-thing-2011-preview/11653/#comment-349 Yell! Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:14:00 +0000 https://www.yellmagazine.com/?p=11653#comment-349 Wow, someone considers themselves a cinephile. Note that the rubbish doesn't say that Carpenter left room for a prequel, but that  "It SEEMED that Carpenter left the story open enough that a prequel would not be an impossibility." No one here has said that this was his intent, but that it happened. Wow, someone considers themselves a cinephile. Note that the rubbish doesn’t say that Carpenter left room for a prequel, but that  ”It SEEMED that Carpenter left the story open enough that a prequel would not be an impossibility.” No one here has said that this was his intent, but that it happened.

]]> By: Dillinger23 https://www.yellmagazine.com/the-thing-2011-preview/11653/#comment-347 Dillinger23 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:13:00 +0000 https://www.yellmagazine.com/?p=11653#comment-347 I'm sorry but this article is utter rubbish. There were no questions that 'pricked at the mind of the viewer'. Leaving aside the fact that 'viewer' is a television term, in film we are very much 'the audience', the information we had was more than sufficient for the story at hand. They came to camp trying to kill a dog and then blew themselves up, that was a mystery, but that mystery was answered when they visited the camp, found the ship, and removed what was to become more alien (a half transformed torso). There is nothing more (at least nothing necessary) to say about those events. But my real ire is reserved for the fatuous statement 'Carpenter left plenty of room for a prequel....'. NO ONE LEAVES ROOM FOR A PREQUEL!!!!!!!!!!!!! A prequel is except on very rare occassions simply a device for milking a cash cow further from an established fictional universe (né franchise). I can only hope that the forthcoming Alien prequel (Prometheus) bucks this trend, and is there is a certain wondrous poetry deriving from Scott now in the twilight of his career (I say that with hope that he continues making movies for years to come, but he is no spring lamb) revisiting the Universe that arguably cemented his career during its infancy. I’m sorry but this article is utter rubbish. There were no questions that ‘pricked at the mind of the viewer’. Leaving aside the fact that ‘viewer’ is a television term, in film we are very much ‘the audience’, the information we had was more than sufficient for the story at hand. They came to camp trying to kill a dog and then blew themselves up, that was a mystery, but that mystery was answered when they visited the camp, found the ship, and removed what was to become more alien (a half transformed torso). There is nothing more (at least nothing necessary) to say about those events. But my real ire is reserved for the fatuous statement ‘Carpenter left plenty of room for a prequel….’. NO ONE LEAVES ROOM FOR A PREQUEL!!!!!!!!!!!!! A prequel is except on very rare occassions simply a device for milking a cash cow further from an established fictional universe (né franchise). I can only hope that the forthcoming Alien prequel (Prometheus) bucks this trend, and is there is a certain wondrous poetry deriving from Scott now in the twilight of his career (I say that with hope that he continues making movies for years to come, but he is no spring lamb) revisiting the Universe that arguably cemented his career during its infancy.

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]]> By: Rsmahoy https://www.yellmagazine.com/the-thing-2011-preview/11653/#comment-319 Rsmahoy Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:12:00 +0000 https://www.yellmagazine.com/?p=11653#comment-319 I have not read all of the comments, but in case this has not been mentioned, just for the record, John Carpenter’s “The Thing” was, in fact, a remake of the classic 1951 “The Thing from Another World,” starring the late James Arness in the title role.   In Carpenter’s excellent rendition, a scene from the 1951 version is seen as black and white film footage shot by the Norwegians.  The original version actually holds up rather well,  with an Old School reliance on suspense rather than special effects. I have not read all of the comments, but in case this has not been mentioned, just for the record, John Carpenter’s “The Thing” was, in fact, a remake of the classic 1951 “The Thing from Another World,” starring the late James Arness in the title role.   In Carpenter’s excellent rendition, a scene from the 1951 version is seen as black and white film footage shot by the Norwegians.  The original version actually holds up rather well,  with an Old School reliance on suspense rather than special effects.

]]> By: Lotus https://www.yellmagazine.com/the-thing-2011-preview/11653/#comment-317 Lotus Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:33:00 +0000 https://www.yellmagazine.com/?p=11653#comment-317 I found the movie to be pretty good. Of course, doesn't live up to the original 1982 version, but it was good. Got my heart racing, the alien was definitely more aggressive in this one. I agree about the CGI being overused, but then again, come on, it's 2011 guys. And I think it made the beast look more viscous...then again it's just my opinion. I mean, it got my friend scared, very bloody...More than 3/4 of the people watching it hadn't seen the 1982 version aside from me so a lot of them were like "really?" and I had to explain to some of my friends a few things. I love how the soundtrack from the beginning of Carpenter's "The Thing" was on at the end, that heart beat sound,  along with a little actual footage of the dog being chased by the helicopter from the old movie. But I'm no professional critic, I'm just a girl who went out on a movie night with some friends and thought the film was pretty great :) Go see it for yourselves, and WATCH the 1982 version if you haven't, you'll appreciate the film more. I found the movie to be pretty good. Of course, doesn’t live up to the original 1982 version, but it was good. Got my heart racing, the alien was definitely more aggressive in this one. I agree about the CGI being overused, but then again, come on, it’s 2011 guys. And I think it made the beast look more viscous…then again it’s just my opinion. I mean, it got my friend scared, very bloody…More than 3/4 of the people watching it hadn’t seen the 1982 version aside from me so a lot of them were like “really?” and I had to explain to some of my friends a few things. I love how the soundtrack from the beginning of Carpenter’s “The Thing” was on at the end, that heart beat sound,  along with a little actual footage of the dog being chased by the helicopter from the old movie.

But I’m no professional critic, I’m just a girl who went out on a movie night with some friends and thought the film was pretty great :) Go see it for yourselves, and WATCH the 1982 version if you haven’t, you’ll appreciate the film more.

]]> By: J1RG https://www.yellmagazine.com/the-thing-2011-preview/11653/#comment-302 J1RG Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:48:00 +0000 https://www.yellmagazine.com/?p=11653#comment-302 Enjoyed it. A worthy prequel. 4.5 out of 5 from me. Enjoyed it. A worthy prequel. 4.5 out of 5 from me.

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