The Thing prequel. I'm afraid to watch it.

Because I'm afraid it's going to suck, already from what I've seen of the pictures, we got a hot fresh out of college American chick and a black guy (no I don't have anything against black guys in the film, I'm just questioning why there is a black guy along with a woman in a camp that's suppose to be Norwegian) in the Norwegian camp. Not to mention how young and fresh faced they all look. Then there is the language issue, did the Norwegians forget they can speak English when they landed at the American camp (if you've seen John Carpenter's The Thing you know what I mean), did the Americans in the prequel speak Norwegian, since everything was written in Norwegian at their camp?

I don't know I'm a HUGE the Thing fan, but I'm afraid of where one film was with middle aged scientists frustrated and bored the other film looks like it has teen bubblegum actors that look perfect in every way.

Now call me an asshat for simply not enjoying the film, but I just can't stand the pretty faced actors that Hollywood uses. In John Carpenters thing, we had regular looking dudes. Ah well I'll probably watch it any way, maybe I'm wrong and Hollywood didn't create a popcorn flick that you can forget about right after watching it.

It doesn't really matter if it's horrible does it? You'll always have Carpenter's film to watch over and over again so why sweat it? The director's last film is fairly well regarded although I must admit having the writer of Final Destination 5 and the horrific Nightmare on Elm Street from 2010 doesn't really bolster my confidence all that much. But hey everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY, hated on the idea of Carpenter making The Thing when it was first hitting the theatres in 1982 for daring to remake what people considered to be a classic film namely The Thing From Another World so who knows?

It doesn't really matter if it's horrible does it? You'll always have Carpenter's film to watch over and over again so why sweat it? The director's last film is fairly well regarded although I must admit having the writer of Final Destination 5 and the horrific Nightmare on Elm Street from 2010 doesn't really bolster my confidence all that much. But hey everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY, hated on the idea of Carpenter making The Thing when it was first hitting the theatres in 1982 for daring to remake what people considered to be a classic film namely The Thing From Another World so who knows?

Lord_Daemon

Big fan of the carpenter film, I'm worried it will suck too. At first it sounds interesting when the director says he's building the film to fit around the scenes of the destroyed norwegian camp in the 82 film, but then it sounds like the film is in a creative bottleneck if they have to check off the numbers of what appeared in both movies.

axe in the door? check. frozen guy bleeding frozen blood all over? check. burnt body in this location? check.

fans of the original already know how it ends. it has to end with the alien escaping and two guys chasing after it in a chopper. the trailer also showed off snippets clear enough to spoil who's an alien and in what situation, if those scenes do appear in the actual movie.

looks like a few kills by the thing are standard horror movie monster jump-outs. oooh, that guy got pulled under that building outside! scary!

will there be any mystery? any tension? I hope so.

and showing the alien's form in the block of ice? really? come on, save something to be ambiguous please.

and having a woman coming into the story and ruining it? that's the last straw! :P

Because I'm afraid it's going to suck, already from what I've seen of the pictures, we got a hot fresh out of college American chick and a black guy (no I don't have anything against black guys in the film, I'm just questioning why there is a black guy along with a woman in a camp that's suppose to be Norwegian) in the Norwegian camp. Not to mention how young and fresh faced they all look. Then there is the language issue, did the Norwegians forget they can speak English when they landed at the American camp (if you've seen John Carpenter's The Thing you know what I mean), did the Americans in the prequel speak Norwegian, since everything was written in Norwegian at their camp?

I don't know I'm a HUGE the Thing fan, but I'm afraid of where one film was with middle aged scientists frustrated and bored the other film looks like it has teen bubblegum actors that look perfect in every way.

Now call me an asshat for simply not enjoying the film, but I just can't stand the pretty faced actors that Hollywood uses. In John Carpenters thing, we had regular looking dudes. Ah well I'll probably watch it any way, maybe I'm wrong and Hollywood didn't create a popcorn flick that you can forget about right after watching it.

m25105

And that is the big problem I have with it. Every film now has to look like the cast of iCarly / Victorious.

[QUOTE="m25105"]

Because I'm afraid it's going to suck, already from what I've seen of the pictures, we got a hot fresh out of college American chick and a black guy (no I don't have anything against black guys in the film, I'm just questioning why there is a black guy along with a woman in a camp that's suppose to be Norwegian) in the Norwegian camp. Not to mention how young and fresh faced they all look. Then there is the language issue, did the Norwegians forget they can speak English when they landed at the American camp (if you've seen John Carpenter's The Thing you know what I mean), did the Americans in the prequel speak Norwegian, since everything was written in Norwegian at their camp?

I don't know I'm a HUGE the Thing fan, but I'm afraid of where one film was with middle aged scientists frustrated and bored the other film looks like it has teen bubblegum actors that look perfect in every way.

Now call me an asshat for simply not enjoying the film, but I just can't stand the pretty faced actors that Hollywood uses. In John Carpenters thing, we had regular looking dudes. Ah well I'll probably watch it any way, maybe I'm wrong and Hollywood didn't create a popcorn flick that you can forget about right after watching it.

Johnny_Rock

And that is the big problem I have with it. Every film now has to look like the cast of iCarly / Victorious.

that does sum up how I feel about the actors in this as well.

so we have the same title as carpenter's movie and young american-ish characters. this is marketing to achieve the best chances for ticket sales I guess. do they have confidence in the quality of their project? I don't know.

I heard they are going very light on the CGI though, which helps.

[QUOTE="Johnny_Rock"]

[QUOTE="m25105"]

Because I'm afraid it's going to suck, already from what I've seen of the pictures, we got a hot fresh out of college American chick and a black guy (no I don't have anything against black guys in the film, I'm just questioning why there is a black guy along with a woman in a camp that's suppose to be Norwegian) in the Norwegian camp. Not to mention how young and fresh faced they all look. Then there is the language issue, did the Norwegians forget they can speak English when they landed at the American camp (if you've seen John Carpenter's The Thing you know what I mean), did the Americans in the prequel speak Norwegian, since everything was written in Norwegian at their camp?

I don't know I'm a HUGE the Thing fan, but I'm afraid of where one film was with middle aged scientists frustrated and bored the other film looks like it has teen bubblegum actors that look perfect in every way.

Now call me an asshat for simply not enjoying the film, but I just can't stand the pretty faced actors that Hollywood uses. In John Carpenters thing, we had regular looking dudes. Ah well I'll probably watch it any way, maybe I'm wrong and Hollywood didn't create a popcorn flick that you can forget about right after watching it.

Mordred19

And that is the big problem I have with it. Every film now has to look like the cast of iCarly / Victorious.

that does sum up how I feel about the actors in this as well.

so we have the same title as carpenter's movie and young american-ish characters. this is marketing to achieve the best chances for ticket sales I guess. do they have confidence in the quality of their project? I don't know.

I heard they are going very light on the CGI though, which helps.

Side note... Love your sig. Limbo was an AWESOME game.

If it's all CGI then I'll probably hate it. MushroomWig

Just go play the game. It's a much better prequel.

this is marketing to achieve the best chances for ticket sales I guess. do they have confidence in the quality of their project? I don't know.Mordred19

Just go play the game. It's a much better prequel.

THE_DRUGGIE

FTW

Is the prequel supposed to be about the swedish scientists?

[QUOTE="Mordred19"]

[QUOTE="Johnny_Rock"]

And that is the big problem I have with it. Every film now has to look like the cast of iCarly / Victorious.

Johnny_Rock

that does sum up how I feel about the actors in this as well.

so we have the same title as carpenter's movie and young american-ish characters. this is marketing to achieve the best chances for ticket sales I guess. do they have confidence in the quality of their project? I don't know.

I heard they are going very light on the CGI though, which helps.

Side note... Love your sig. Limbo was an AWESOME game.

thanks. adobeartist deserves all the credit.

Is the prequel supposed to be about the swedish scientists?

MrMe1000

"HEY SWEDES!"

"They're not Swedish, Mac, they're Norwegian..."

This is a prequel?! *watches trailer and notices Norwegian flag* I'm more interested now.

Just go play the game. It's a much better prequel.

THE_DRUGGIE

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

Just go play the game. It's a much better prequel.

Hallenbeck77

Wouldn't it be a sequel of the prequel since the intention behind the whole thing was to look into the guys who died in the prequel but then led to the location of the original?

[QUOTE="Hallenbeck77"][QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

Just go play the game. It's a much better prequel.

THE_DRUGGIE

Wouldn't it be a sequel of the prequel since the intention behind the whole thing was to look into the guys who died in the prequel but then led to the location of the original?

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="Hallenbeck77"] Actually, the game was a sequel. But you get the idea.Hallenbeck77

Wouldn't it be a sequel of the prequel since the intention behind the whole thing was to look into the guys who died in the prequel but then led to the location of the original?

Yes.

Yes I am.

[QUOTE="MrMe1000"]

Is the prequel supposed to be about the swedish scientists?

Mordred19

"HEY SWEDES!"

"They're not Swedish, Mac, they're Norwegian..."

[QUOTE="Mordred19"]

[QUOTE="MrMe1000"]

Is the prequel supposed to be about the swedish scientists?

MrMe1000

"HEY SWEDES!"

"They're not Swedish, Mac, they're Norwegian..."

I find it sorta a bleak prequel tho i haven't seen it, everyone who saw the thing should be able to get the gist of whats gonna happen. If they give this movie a happy ending then the movie has failed.

I find it sorta a bleak prequel tho i haven't seen it, everyone who saw the thing should be able to get the gist of whats gonna happen. If they give this movie a happy ending then the movie has failed.

Santesyu

Nobody can beat him. The 80's are gone. We are trapped in an era not 10% as cool as what were there before.

Speaking of The Thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8faq5amdK30&feature=mh_lolz&list=FLxKzZcQdYnTBsIce-Is3JUg

no matter how hard it sucks,it's not going to ruin carpenter's the thing or something,i don't undestand why everyone is over reactive towards it,i bet this movies would've got some good reviews if carpernter's the thing never had been made for the whole idea of how the alien works in the thing is fantastic and pretty much enough to guarantee it's success as a sci-fi/horror flick.

Secondly, I've seen a few clips and trailers. Not ONCE did I hear ANYONE say anything that wasn't in English. So no. Aside from probably a few exchanges spoken in whatever-language-Norwegian-people-speak, it's QUITE obvious that the vast majority of the people at there are going to be speaking English. MrGeezer

This is true. Despite being set in a Norwegian camp full of Norwegian people, there are five or so American characters that the film focuses on, and most of the important Norwegians have a surprisingly good grasp of the English language.

Anyway, I just came back from a preview screening, and...sigh, subtlety it dead. :(

If you've seen the original, you'd know what to expect. The set-up is almost exactly the same, some of the scenes are very similar...but it has a facepalm-inducing modern Hollywood vibe that really got on my nerves.

For starters, the monsters looked sweet. They've got some great designs, and the concept of an unstable shape-shifting beast is always going to be sweet - but outside of a couple of scenes, it's mostly CGI. It's pretty sad when a 30 year old film had more convincing aliens than a modern blockbuster film.

Secondly, the tension was gone. The 1982 film was a textbook example of how to build up tension - even at the end we still had little idea of who was a Thing and when. In this one...if anyone is suspected to be a Thing, you usually find out within ten minutes whether or not they're human. Actually, worse than that - we had Vaughn from Community translating all of the really basic science-talk for the audience, and heaps of other characters speaking in Exposition-ese.

The original was creepy because the audience never knew who to trust, and a lot of the action happened off-screen (until the fantastic moments where the Things were revealed). In this one, it's all jump-scares, double-bluffs and explosions for the entire film - cheap thrills, at the expense of a genuinely chilling moment.

The references, while kind of cool, are completely forced. You could tell the directors were like "okay, there was an axe -here- in the original, so we need some plot device to get it there", so...it just didn't gel.

Anyway, I'm rambling. I thought it was entertaining...ish. I mean, it's more of the same, just not done anywhere near as well as the 1982 film.

And yes, I realise that 'the original' was a 1951 film - I've seen that one too, but I still think of the Carpenter one as 'the original'.