tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post5663552338498689848..comments2023-10-05T20:30:21.364-07:00Comments on Things That Don't Suck: 31 Days Of Horror: Day 7: The ThingBryce Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-8090193113371331072010-10-11T18:26:28.311-07:002010-10-11T18:26:28.311-07:00homehomeMarcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437939310174555236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-88830815947599906412010-10-11T11:10:22.095-07:002010-10-11T11:10:22.095-07:00So am I Marcus! Did you catch it at home, or were ...So am I Marcus! Did you catch it at home, or were you lucky enough to find a screening?Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-91044741382430865492010-10-11T08:44:22.552-07:002010-10-11T08:44:22.552-07:00A great sci-fi movie. I'm so glad I finally go...A great sci-fi movie. I'm so glad I finally got to see it last nightMarcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437939310174555236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-25690478043061811812010-10-10T04:02:53.812-07:002010-10-10T04:02:53.812-07:00Carpenter really was the master of establishing hi...Carpenter really was the master of establishing his characters as people with perfect efficiency.Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-11646877765881454052010-10-09T14:48:06.716-07:002010-10-09T14:48:06.716-07:00Love this film too - agree that it's a fantast...Love this film too - agree that it's a fantastic script and the characters are really set up well. And the effects are still awesome.Chris Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175026345423194092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-952059557845296562010-10-07T20:58:57.830-07:002010-10-07T20:58:57.830-07:00@ quizshowbob: I agree, scariest this movie is not...@ quizshowbob: I agree, scariest this movie is not. Scariest Monster Movie maybe. <br /><br />@ Paul: I love it. That's another benefit of seeing it on the big screen<br /><br />@ le0pard: and as always thank you for your gracious comment. <br /><br />@ PoT: There's just something genuinely fucked up about it. I mean the chest alone...<br /><br />@ JD: I know. I can't think of a movie that potrays claustrophobia better. No matter where they go they JUST CAN'T GET AWAY.<br /><br />@ Neil: Many thanks man.<br /><br />@ Tobey: It really does. I was reading somewhere the other day about how audiences are starting to see Practical FX as more "real" these days since they just don't know how it's done. While CGI, no matter how good it looks always carries with it the knowledge of how its done. <br /><br />We can go be crotchety old ladies together. <br /><br />@ Rob: Exactly! Nobody ever seems to do something just because. You can always follow their logic. <br /><br />@Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-53394160842707492662010-10-07T17:30:50.452-07:002010-10-07T17:30:50.452-07:00Great review of one of the greatest scary movies o...Great review of one of the greatest scary movies of all time. I can't really articulate why I love it so much, but I do fell like the characters aren't horror stereotypes, they feel real to me. I have the collectors edition and I need to set apart some quality time and just get into it all over again.<br />Damn, can't wait!AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084216883655540363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-53683566730313987042010-10-07T17:10:05.182-07:002010-10-07T17:10:05.182-07:00My friend and I just watched this the other day (h...My friend and I just watched this the other day (he'd never seen it, and loved it). We were marvelling at how well-done the effects are. I miss that kind of stuff--too much CGI these days (says the crotchety old lady).<br /><br />And I love Richard Masur and TK Carter.chiefbroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349794774119939801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-28237984040673733952010-10-07T14:11:41.459-07:002010-10-07T14:11:41.459-07:00"Is it expectable to just write, “Everything ..."Is it expectable to just write, “Everything about this movie is amazing.” And then just move on.<br /><br />No. But it is mighty tempting."<br /><br />Amen, brother!<br /><br />'The Thing' is <i>still</i> my number one favourite horror movie. Everything about it is spot on bloody perfect. Kudos for singling out MacCready's bad-tempered sabotage of the computer he's lost at chess against; for me, that's one of <i>the</i> best character introductions in cinema. You know <i>exactly</i> who MacCready is in that one beautiful moment.<br /><br />I was lucky enough to see this on the big screen last year. Full house, rapt and appreciative audience, the whole glorious thing looking better - at nearly thirty years old - than most contemporary <i>uber</i>-budgeted CGI extravaganzas.<br /><br />Fucking great film. Ditto your review.Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-23853233980743956512010-10-07T11:15:35.755-07:002010-10-07T11:15:35.755-07:00Yeah, good point on Bottin's ground-breaking m...Yeah, good point on Bottin's ground-breaking make-up effects. Sad to think that nowadays, they'd just CGI most, if not all of it. But his effects add to the "realness" and also the horror of what this alien is doing to these guys.<br /><br />I think that one of the things I like most about this film is the slow burn of the pacing and how the paranoia and distrust gradually creeps into the group and start affecting every body, even MacReady who is going on little to no sleep. I always found the scene where he shoots Clark (the dog guy) for trying creep up on him and you find out that he wasn't an alien. It gives MacReady a bit of darker edge as you realize just what he's capable of and what the paranoid vibe has done to him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-7985391423162444912010-10-07T10:18:44.418-07:002010-10-07T10:18:44.418-07:00Agreed on the practical effects comment. We haven&...Agreed on the practical effects comment. We haven't seen anything quite like it since. Truly amazing stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-83856886446896328992010-10-07T09:49:03.910-07:002010-10-07T09:49:03.910-07:00A splendid post on an absolutely stunning film by ...A splendid post on an absolutely stunning film by Carpenter, Bryce. I agree with everything you've covered. I did, in fact, see this film right before its initial run at a preview showing. It's so ingrained into my head: mid-June 1982, on a Saturday night at a theatre that no longer exists (<a href="http://cinematreasures.org/theater/1215/" rel="nofollow">Century City Cinemas</a>). For days afterward, I thought about this film. I watch it at least one a year (alternating with its equally superior commentary track w/ Carpenter and Kurt Russell). Thanks very much for this.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-19087313276617998842010-10-07T08:56:44.882-07:002010-10-07T08:56:44.882-07:00For some reason I was thinking of The Thing the ot...For some reason I was thinking of The Thing the other day and had the song "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder in my head all day.<br /><br />I love the way Carpenter uses that song in the movie. Absolutely pitch-perfect.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-86165072997667865382010-10-07T04:44:20.175-07:002010-10-07T04:44:20.175-07:00I recently read a poll that ranked John Carpenter&...I recently read a poll that ranked John Carpenter's "The Thing" as the scariest movie of all time. I like it, but I don't think that it should get the top spot.quizshowbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558588800132205875noreply@blogger.com