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« on: June 16, 2010, 11:25:AM »
Universal announced the release date for this needless remake of a classic, which is as announced April 29th 2011. The original John Carpenter's is just awesome, the atmosphere, the suspense, the look, and even the effects holds up pretty will 30 years later. Anyway, this one is presumeably a prequel to the original, and it follow the Norwegian team, which are talked about in the original and how they disappeared/killed mysteriously.

Dutch first-time director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. is leading the project, written by Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica), and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, and Eric Christian Olsen.
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« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2010, 11:33:AM »
My wishes for this project - die, die, die.
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« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2010, 11:40:AM »
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is hot.
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« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2010, 01:19:PM »
Yes, she was Ms. Mclane afterall. But wikipedia states:

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"Winstead has been called a prominent scream queen because of her roles in the horror films Monster Island, The Ring Two, Final Destination 3, Black Christmas, Death Proof, and The Thing."

Expect her to die for cheap thrills in this film too.
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« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2010, 04:37:PM »
Clearly there is a lack of original scripts in Hollywood, thus the remakes popping up everyday...Its either a remake or a comic book movie or a sequel...
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« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2010, 08:48:PM »
Quote from: kaytee on June 16, 2010, 04:37:PM
Clearly there is a lack of original scripts in Hollywood, thus the remakes popping up everyday...Its either a remake or a comic book movie or a sequel...

So true! This film opens 2 weeks after Scream 4, and one week before Thor.
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« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2010, 12:47:AM »
first,The Thing greatness lies in the fact it was before its time in terms of special effects.it's a great film and there's nothing a remake can add to it,it belongs to the 80's and it should be that way.

second, the concept of The Thing is general,so please if you are gonna make a new movie with the same concept of The Thing you might as well call it something else.

i don't want a Thing remake and anyone who is involved in this should be ashamed of themselves including Wes Craven who is simply backstabbing himself and his fans..

BOYCOTT.
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« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2011, 11:22:AM »
The trailer aint so bad...and it has Joel Edgerton from Animal Kingdom...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/lKLR7zkY1pI&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/lKLR7zkY1pI&rel=1</a>
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« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2011, 03:57:PM »
I really appreciate the original, but it is not one of my favorite films, that is why I am not offended by this remake/prequel. As KT said, the trailer is ok. Hopefully it will be a good film.
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« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2011, 10:31:PM »
The original was ho hum. Revolutionary (effects, concepts) doesn't mean it was a very good film - mediocre more like it. However, this remake looks so absolutely unnecessary and pointless by comparison.
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« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2011, 03:33:PM »
Stupid poster with a dumb homage to the original for what is likely to be a stupid film.

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« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2011, 01:03:PM »
In a place where there is nothing...

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Kurt Russell's career.
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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2011, 01:03:PM »
...or whatever's left of it.
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« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2011, 01:06:PM »
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« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2011, 01:56:PM »
Guys, Carpentor's The Thing was a remake...
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