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Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

Originally posted by tupan tupan wrote:

^Hey, did you read the book? I love the book, and The Spielberg version is more true to the original source.
I've read the book several times. The original film is a classic genre-defining Sci-Fi movie, the Spielberg effort is a bit of Hollywood ho-hum hokum.

If you going to remake a classic, you really ought to better it...
The remake is a bad movie whether it's closer to the book or not;  bad, stinkaroo, poorly conceived, I can't even recall more than 30 seconds of it and I saw it twice.   Second, Wells' book takes place in the London outskirts, so Spielberg putting it in New Jersey isn't exactly a stroke of genius (the friggin moron, someone should take away his director's license, the 1938 radio play worked well set in Jersey because it was a live-air American broadcast  ). 

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Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

Hey AtomicCrimsonRush!!

Wow!! Thanks for posting those pictures!!

Aren't his eyes (or that red bar!) terrifying?!

I loved how he never said a word, yet his very presence was so ominious and intimidating.

That `silhouette' shot of Maximillian you posted on top of the cliff in Hell really chills me! That's just at the scene where Maximillian and his creator are joined as one....That was a seriously dark moment

That ending with all the robed figures really scarred me for life! It still seriously unnerves me!

Heh, love it!

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The hell sequence is incredibly dark for dISNEY BUT it impacted me as a child and I never forgot.
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Points: 1225 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2011 at 07:37
^I think I need to see this movie...
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Points: 7951 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2011 at 09:43
AtomicCrimsonRush!

I've decided I'm going to change my avatar in here to that small Maximillian one, I love it, it's such a striking image :)

Besides, the Simpson one I use, well, I might have looked like that years ago, now I've get much less hair, and maybe a bit bigger stomach lol! :(

Tupan!! See that `Black Hole' movie now!
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2011 at 16:05
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

The remake is a bad movie whether it's closer to the book or not;  bad, stinkaroo, poorly conceived, I can't even recall more than 30 seconds of it and I saw it twice.   Second, Wells' book takes place in the London outskirts, so Spielberg putting it in New Jersey isn't exactly a stroke of genius (the friggin moron, someone should take away his director's license, the 1938 radio play worked well set in Jersey because it was a live-air American broadcast  ). 


Wars of the Worlds (the remake) is the worst film ever made.  I hate it.


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Where's "The Thing" (1982 version) ?! Best sci-fi movie ever!
 
Went with Blade Runner, T2 following close behind..
 
 
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Wow, my mates were discussing The Thing (the remake) earlier in the car.  I've not seen it though.
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 isn't it being remade yet again?
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

 isn't it being remade yet again?

I think that's what James was talking about, and the remake's out.  From what little I've heard, they tried to be somewhat original with their remake, but I'm still a bit wary.  The Carpenter film is so good, I'm not sure if I want to see the new one or not for a while.
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Points: 64353 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2011 at 23:23
 ^ same here, I saw the Carpenter when it came out and it sticks with you
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Points: 28772 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2011 at 23:26
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

 ^ same here, I saw the Carpenter when it came out and it sticks with you


I was too unborn at the time to see it when it came out, but I saw it ~4 or 5 years ago, I think.

Also, I see now that the new one isn't a remake, but rather a prequel explaining what happened at the wrecked base we see in Carpenter's.  Hollywood likes to make prequels almost as much as remakes, anymore.


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Points: 64353 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2011 at 23:40
okay, I thought they might try to re-tell the old '51 version;  I'll see a prequel
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The Thing prequel is a must! 


cool use of the avatar, Aussie Byrd Brother!


So keep voting all as its tight now.
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Hey AtomicCrimsonRush!

Thanks, well, all thanks to you lol!

So The Thing prequel is worth seeing? I was putting it off, because after watching the trailer, I thought `It's a remake!'!
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Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

 ^ same here, I saw the Carpenter when it came out and it sticks with you


I was too unborn at the time to see it when it came out, but I saw it ~4 or 5 years ago, I think.

Also, I see now that the new one isn't a remake, but rather a prequel explaining what happened at the wrecked base we see in Carpenter's.  Hollywood likes to make prequels almost as much as remakes, anymore.
 
 
Remaking perfectly fine movies bothers me. They've been talking about remaking horror classics such as Hellraiser and Suspiria for some time now.. Hope it won't ever happendDead
 
As for the prequel, It hits the cinemas here in Norway pretty soon so why not? I want to see it but mainly because I love the Carpenter version so much.
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Points: 14256 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2011 at 08:20
I couldnt see Carpenters Thing being topped as its too good, but you never know. What I loved about Carpenters Thing is it didn't focus on blood but focussed on the transmogrification of the creature, the way it changed, the paranoia and the shock ending. The claustrophobic sets were incredible and Kurt Russel was awesome in this with some crackling dialogue and black humour.
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A bunch of really good sci/fi movies, but for me Blade Runner is tops.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2011 at 17:19
Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

 isn't it being remade yet again?

I think that's what James was talking about, and the remake's out.  From what little I've heard, they tried to be somewhat original with their remake, but I'm still a bit wary.  The Carpenter film is so good, I'm not sure if I want to see the new one or not for a while.


I was referring to the 1980s version.
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Points: 3196 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2011 at 17:19
2001 is the greatest film ever made. Anyone who disagrees is objectively wrong.
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