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Posted: 10/5/2022 5:43:57 PM EDT
[#1]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @Boomer Galaxy Theatre in Monroe. Two showings this Sunday Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: What theater is it playing in? @Boomer Galaxy Theatre in Monroe. Two showings this Sunday  Unfortunately, I will be out of town this weekend. 
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Posted: 10/5/2022 5:52:25 PM EDT
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They did a great job of setting up a sequel but never followed through.
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Posted: 10/5/2022 5:57:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They did a great job of setting up a sequel but never followed through. The sequel (prequel) was forgettable, but not really awful. I saw it, and remember very little of it. Might watch it again some day... |
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Posted: 10/5/2022 8:24:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Big Trouble In Little China disagrees. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: John Carpenters best Big Trouble In Little China disagrees. I did see that on the big screen three or four years ago. 
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Posted: 10/6/2022 7:57:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They did a great job of setting up a sequel but never followed through. The sequel was a video game. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 7:59:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: John Carpenters best Quote HistoryQuoted: John Carpenters best Quoted: The 1982 Thing was a remake itself. Quoted: According to the commentary by Carpenter and Russell they worked for two weeks on how to film that last scene so that there would be debate about who, if anyone, was still human. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 8:05:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Was Childs a Thing? What say the hive… Yes |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 8:19:49 AM EDT
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LOL I saw it at the base theater at Camp Lejeune. When the head turned into a spider and started skittering away, we all went "You gotta be fucking kidding me!" just as the character said it. Man, we laughed our asses off! It was a tight, barebones, flawless movie.
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Posted: 10/6/2022 8:26:31 AM EDT
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A must-watch during the winter. Some really intense scenes and Carpenter created such a stark setting with the smaller group. As usual, he has an ambiguous ending making the watcher think and his music is excellent.
The 1950’s original is also fantastic in its own creepy way and with its music. Love watching it. The prequel was better than I thought it would be but really didn’t add anything. With the exception of Escape from LA, everything Carpenter and Russell did together are must-owns for me. Have only seen that once and it was such a letdown. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 8:38:51 AM EDT
[#10]
"Hey Sweden"
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Posted: 10/6/2022 8:40:59 AM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryQuoted: "Hey Sweden" |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 8:43:19 AM EDT
[#12]
So many great lines, great filmography and the special effects hold up very well. My kids love it and it is a once a year family favorite.
Kurt and Keith are still alive, someone with some good creativity could do a Thing 2 justice....maybe. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 8:52:29 AM EDT
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"The generator's gone."
"Maybe we can fix it." "It's GONE, MacReady!" |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 8:53:19 AM EDT
[#14]
The original version is my favorite “monster movie”
The 1982 version is the only “horror” movie that I’ll watch. What I always liked was it wasn’t so far out there and far fetched that it could almost be real. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 9:01:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Big Trouble In Little China disagrees. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: John Carpenters best Big Trouble In Little China disagrees. Tough call, both are excellent films. I could probably watch BTILC more often though... ETA- this is a good read. First heard about it on arfcom a few years back... https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/watts_01_10/ |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 9:13:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH! That movie is the epitome of old school practical special effects 'Nightmare On Elm Street' (1984) is right up there in that category. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 9:13:59 AM EDT
[#17]
I'm jealous
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Posted: 10/6/2022 9:15:15 AM EDT
[#18]
One of my favorite movies. John Carpenter movies are awesome.
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Posted: 10/6/2022 9:21:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes No, neither of them were. In the video game sequel Childs was found frozen to death where he was at the end of the movie, and McReady was still alive and helps the player at one point. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 9:23:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The sequel (prequel) was forgettable, but not really awful. I saw it, and remember very little of it. Might watch it again some day... The thing that turned me off was the CG looked bad in the trailer and marketing. I never went to see it because of that. Later on I learned that they originally planned to do practical effects, and actually got pretty far into it, but it got axed due to cost/time. You can find videos on youtube of the animatronics in action. They looked incredible. Unfortunate because the visceral practical effects is what made the original so memorable.  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 9:35:53 AM EDT
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They also did nice job with the prequel released in 2011. If you watch The Thing (2011), then The Thing (1982) immediately after, it feels like one movie. The end of the prequel is the beginning of the original movie.
Watch the after credits scene in the prequel. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 9:40:53 AM EDT
[#22]
It's The PERFECT movie
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Posted: 10/6/2022 9:58:03 AM EDT
[#23]
A little Colt Trooper Mk III action.
Man, I love that movie. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:05:04 AM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @Boomer Galaxy Theatre in Monroe. Two showings this Sunday Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: What theater is it playing in? @Boomer Galaxy Theatre in Monroe. Two showings this Sunday Tagged for interest. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:07:16 AM EDT
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One of my favorite movies ever. Watched it with my 13 yr old son last weekend for his first time. He loved it!!
ETA: Would love to see it on the big screen. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:09:19 AM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryMongo wore it better. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:24:22 AM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 'Nightmare On Elm Street' (1984) is right up there in that category. Yeah I could agree with that. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:31:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Awesome movie! My E&I team watched this in the day room of Cape Lisburne, Alaska during a bad snow blizzard in 1983 - 84 time frame. Cape Lisburne is 200 miles above the Artic circle (Yes, I know the movie takes place at McMurdo Bay in Antartica), but same conditions. The camp had a total of maybe 12 people in it at the time. When the camp was manned by the USAF, it housed between 200 - 300 people. Yeah, that would've been the perfect environment for viewing. I used to live in Barrow, Dead Horse, Kotz, and Nome. Flew over you guys and Tin City all the time. Always wondered what life was like for you guys down there. Always wondered if you were allowed any scotch for dumping in your computer when it beat you at chess. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:45:06 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: No, neither of them were. In the video game sequel Childs was found frozen to death where he was at the end of the movie, and McReady was still alive and helps the player at one point. It's all right there in the video clip. Watch MacReady's breath and then Childs (he has none). Then MacReady hand Childs a bottle, which is the same bottles they had filled with gasoline to use the Molotov cocktails. Childs drinks gas with no effect. Now you'll tell me that the fire was warm enough so Childs breath doesn't fog, but MacReady is the same distance. Close enough to hand him the bottle. I guess MacReady could have been caring another bottle of booze with the same labels around. You know like you do when you're going to kill an alien in the Arctic and then settle down to have a drink as you die. Then there is the music which amps up right after Childs takes a drink and MacReady looks at him and smirks because he knows. Or, the video game.  The Thing (10/10) Movie CLIP - Why Don't We Wait Here, See What Happens (1982) HD |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:50:33 AM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The thing that turned me off was the CG looked bad in the trailer and marketing. I never went to see it because of that. Later on I learned that they originally planned to do practical effects, and actually got pretty far into it, but it got axed due to cost/time. You can find videos on youtube of the animatronics in action. They looked incredible. Unfortunate because the visceral practical effects is what made the original so memorable. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285899/the_thing_3_PNG-2552497.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285899/the_thing_2_PNG-2552498.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285899/the_thing_1_PNG-2552499.JPG I liked the 2011 prequel, it had some good moments and if they had gone with practical effects then that would've made the movie much better. The CGI was really sub-par for some reason. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 10:59:50 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It's all right there in the video clip. Watch MacReady's breath and then Childs (he has none). Then MacReady hand Childs a bottle, which is the same bottles they had filled with gasoline to use the Molotov cocktails. Childs drinks gas with no effect. Now you'll tell me that the fire was warm enough so Childs breath doesn't fog, but MacReady is the same distance. Close enough to hand him the bottle. I guess MacReady could have been caring another bottle of booze with the same labels around. You know like you do when you're going to kill an alien in the Arctic and then settle down to have a drink as you die. Then there is the music which amps up right after Childs takes a drink and MacReady looks at him and smirks because he knows. Or, the video game.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA4Ozqt7338The game is canon as far as I know, bro. Carpenter endorsed it and did cameo voice acting in it as I recall. I am familiar with all the arguments. I am just telling you straight up, the game is as close to a sequel as the movie has, and it seems to have Carpenter's blessing. Will he change his mind later? Who knows. But he pretty much signed on the the video game as 'correct', and neither one of those guys were a thing. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:04:50 AM EDT
[#32]
1951
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:08:28 AM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL I saw it at the base theater at Camp LejeuneWhen the head turned into a spider and started skittering away, we all went "You gotta be fucking kidding me!" just as the character said it. Man, we laughed our asses off! It was a tight, barebones, flawless movie. Did you drink the water?!? 
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:13:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The game is canon as far as I know, bro. Carpenter endorsed it and did cameo voice acting in it as I recall. I am familiar with all the arguments. I am just telling you straight up, the game is as close to a sequel as the movie has, and it seems to have Carpenter's blessing. Will he change his mind later? Who knows. But he pretty much signed on the the video game as 'correct', and neither one of those guys were a thing. Bro, the video doesn't lie. 1982, no plans for a video game. 2002, hey why don't we make a video game. VIDEO GAME TEAM: John, do you want to make more $ selling the rights to your characters for a video game. JOHN: Sure I do. VIDEO GAME TEAM: Ok, but we need a plot and it's going to deviate from your ending slightly. JOHN: No problem, I'll tell the fans what they want to hear and some will believe and some won't. My mailing address is, when you're ready to send the check. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:14:02 AM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted:'Nightmare On Elm Street' (1984) is right up there in that category.  |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:14:03 AM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: And the cast of The Thing is 100% male. And not gay. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Be pretty funny if a 40 year old re-run grosses more than Bros. And the cast of The Thing is 100% male. And not gay. Pretty sure 'The Thing' was as the LBGTQ-LMNOP folks would say is "Species Fluid" ...  Bigger_Hammer 
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:14:37 AM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The sequel was a video game. Ha! I used to have it. LOL I tried to like it, but it really wasn't all that great. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 11:17:09 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Bro, the video doesn't lie. 1982, no plans for a video game. 2002, hey why don't we make a video game. VIDEO GAME TEAM: John, do you want to make more $ selling the rights to your characters for a video game. JOHN: Sure I do. VIDEO GAME TEAM: Ok, but we need a plot and it's going to deviate from your ending slightly. JOHN: No problem, I'll tell the fans what they want to hear and some will believe and some won't. My mailing address is, when you're ready to send the check. Ok, *plonk*. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 12:52:14 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It's all right there in the video clip. Watch MacReady's breath and then Childs (he has none). Then MacReady hand Childs a bottle, which is the same bottles they had filled with gasoline to use the Molotov cocktails. Childs drinks gas with no effect. Now you'll tell me that the fire was warm enough so Childs breath doesn't fog, but MacReady is the same distance. Close enough to hand him the bottle. I guess MacReady could have been caring another bottle of booze with the same labels around. You know like you do when you're going to kill an alien in the Arctic and then settle down to have a drink as you die. Then there is the music which amps up right after Childs takes a drink and MacReady looks at him and smirks because he knows. Or, the video game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA4Ozqt7338Childs does have breath. Look at 1:28 in the video you included. It's there. You're reading as deep into nothing as Kubrick nuts do with The Shining. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 12:54:19 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Childs does have breath. Look at 1:28 in the video you included. It's there. You're reading as deep into nothing as Kubrick nuts do with The Shining. Why does anyone think that a person that is a Thing wouldn't have breath that you could see in the cold in the first place? Are you suggesting that you could just point a thermometer at people two tell who is a Thing and who is not? You can clearly see Bennings breath before they light him up, but he was not 100% copied. Pretty sure you can see the dogs breath in the beginning, but I need to double check. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 1:12:00 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Why does anyone think that a person that is a Thing wouldn't have breath that you could see in the cold in the first place? Are you suggesting that you could just point a thermometer at people two tell who is a Thing and who is not? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Childs does have breath. Look at 1:28 in the video you included. It's there. You're reading as deep into nothing as Kubrick nuts do with The Shining. Why does anyone think that a person that is a Thing wouldn't have breath that you could see in the cold in the first place? Are you suggesting that you could just point a thermometer at people two tell who is a Thing and who is not? This too is a good point. And likewise, if you were to hand a Thing a bottle of gasoline, why would you think it wouldn't recognize what it is? |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 1:17:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This too is a good point. And likewise, if you were to hand a Thing a bottle of gasoline, why would you think it wouldn't recognize what it is? I agree. The Thing seems to be able to copy your memories and such. (they cab speak english, know everyone's names, know to destroy radios and equipment. They should know the difference between liquor and gasoline as well. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 1:25:54 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The sequel was a video game. And a pretty damn good one if I recall. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 1:27:04 PM EDT
[#44]
My favorite sci-fi horror movie
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Posted: 10/6/2022 2:06:05 PM EDT
[#45]
Benning's Thing Simu-Breath: Activated!
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Posted: 10/6/2022 2:10:02 PM EDT
[#46]
Saw it in the theater back when.
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Posted: 10/6/2022 2:11:57 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My favorite horror movie. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 2:14:56 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Definitely in my top 3. Would really like to see it on a big screen! I did. I took two girls with me, we were all in high school together...As popular as this movie is now, we were the only ones in the theatre. ...and honestly, it made it that much freakier. It was a fairly quiet ride back home in the mountains that night. None of us would have admitted it, but we were all creeped out. |
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Posted: 10/6/2022 2:17:01 PM EDT
[#49]
I haven't seen it since I was a kid, it grossed me out
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Posted: 10/6/2022 2:19:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I haven't seen it since I was a kid, it grossed me out  
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