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The Thing
Cast
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen View AllCrew
Eric Heisserer (Writer), John W. Campbell Jr. (Story), Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. (Director) View AllRelease: Oct. 12th, 2011
Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes
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The Thing From Another World (1951) VS. The Thing (1982)
Which version did you think was better? I recently saw the 1951 one and I kind of find myself leaning more towards that one surprisingly.
SPOILERS
The monster is weaker in this one, in the ...
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the thing 1982 and the thing 2011
i gave myself a chance to watch the remake, well what a drag, the special effects were good, but my god let me start with what i saw:
1- beginning of the movie, no atmosphere, so cheesy, no art to th...
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The Thing
Since the release of the game recently, it sparked my interest in the DVD, and I haven't seen this movie in years. So my brothers and I rented it the other night, and saw it all over again, and I forg...
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The Rodent
What could have been a fantastic build up and a mystery solver for fans of the original, sadly is just an excuse for CG gore, CG violence, CG fire, and CG monsters tearing people apart left right and center.
What could have been a fantastic build up and a mystery solver for fans of the original, sadly is just an excuse for CG gore, CG violence, CG fire, and CG monsters tearing people apart left right and center.
Iroquois
Much has been made of how The Thing ultimately resorts to using CGI for its creature effects instead of repeating the original's iconic use of practical effects (though the filmmakers have claimed that their practical effects were replaced by CGI in post-production).
Much has been made of how The Thing ultimately resorts to using CGI for its creature effects instead of repeating the original's iconic use of practical effects (though the filmmakers have claimed that their practical effects were replaced by CGI in post-production).
Optimus
Movie Trivia; An enormous number of screen shots from the first movie were kept on the set while filming at all times, in order to ensure that the Norwegian station would be rebuilt to the smallest details.
Movie Trivia; An enormous number of screen shots from the first movie were kept on the set while filming at all times, in order to ensure that the Norwegian station would be rebuilt to the smallest details.