ThermoNukePanda Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I love John Carpenter movies. One of my personal favorites has always been The Thing. Such a great monster movie. The special effects were insane, and I still get chills to this day when I remember the scene where some dude's stomach turns into a giant mouth with teeth and bites off the doctor's hands.Well they are making a prequel to the original movie. It's going to tell the story of the Norwegians (who we see flying a helicopter at the beginning of the original, shooting crazily at a dog as it runs across the snow, only to be taken in by Kurt Russel and gang). http://io9.com/5654684/first-inside-look-at-the-thing-prequel-shows-why-it-may-be-awesome-after-allIt's probably going to be HEAVILY subtitled due to the Norwegians, but it could definitely work. My interest is piqued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogre Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Lol. I thought you meant The Thing from The Fantastic Four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThermoNukePanda Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 No way. You've seen the original The Thing, right Pogre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogre Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I never watched it from start to finish, but I've seen parts of it. Horror flicks just aren't my favorite genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThermoNukePanda Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 Awww, but Kurt Russell AND Wilford Brimley = WIN! LoLI love that movie. Definitely one of my favs. It's more of a paranoid sci-fi flick than a horror movie IMO. I love the aspect of not knowing who is infected and the paranoia it puts on the characters.In fact, I even enjoyed the video game they made out of it. It really captured the essence of the movie. The Fear system was super cool and it was awesome seeing the other people react to one another. Heck, they can get so scared that they just give up and commit suicide due to the stress. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(video_game)http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/thing/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUBL DUECE Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I love that movie, it is my all time favorite horror show, I think a prequel would be cool. I wouldnt mind a sequel either, I like how they just left the ending open. Did you ever play the computer game(Edit: sorry didnt read your whole reply)? My other favorite horror movie/story is the Mist but I hate how they eneded it in the movie the story is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green grenades Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Actually the Kurt Russel Version was a remake. I had no clue until a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spawn622 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Yeah, GG is right. While the John Carpenter version is the most well known the original from the early '50s is pretty awesome. I can recommend it without question if you dig old films.I'll hold on to my reservations about this prequel, until I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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