Prequel to 'The Thing'

[Rowsdower!]

Good God, the things people b**ch about on this site. Lens flares and blue lighting equate to a failure of a movie? Seriously?

 

[dark_b]

i dont think this movie will fail because of lens flares and lighting.

 

[Rowsdower!]

i dont think this movie will fail because of lens flares and lighting.

But you said...

yes the problem is that the movie looks to clean and slick.

and i think blue lens flares dont work in horror movies.the same with blue lighting. your brain makes a connection to summer blockbuster which is a big mistake.
which is why they are doing it. the producer think that if the movie looks clean it will make money. when we have every 5-10 years proof that a horror movie needs to look dirty and uncomfortable.

this movie looks like it will fail on every level possible.

So maybe you think it will ALSO fail for other reasons, but this seems to be your primary argument.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Good God, the things people b**ch about on this site. Lens flares and blue lighting equate to a failure of a movie? Seriously?

Aint that the truth, my friend.

Sad, isnt it?

 

[dark_b]

But you said...



So maybe you think it will ALSO fail for other reasons, but this seems to be your primary argument.

i think i used the wrong words.
i think the look is part the reason it will not be good. one big other reason is that i have a feeling that this will not look scary. they will use the cliche jump scare tactics.

 

[Arc-Light]

You are also forgetting dark_b this is set in a snow setting so of course it will look clean and new, having a white background will do that....also this prequel happens at the same time-frame as the John C's, so the look( cloths/building/artic dogs) will be the same because most to all stations in the far North used the same equipment etc........

 

[Secret Fawful]

i think i used the wrong words.
i think the look is part the reason it will not be good. one big other reason is that i have a feeling that this will not look scary. they will use the cliche jump scare tactics.

The first one had jump scares. I know this because I just rewatched it today. They were always atmospheric, though, and there were only like two.

 

[Master Chief]

The first one had jump scares. I know this because I just rewatched it today. They were always atmospheric, though, and there were only like two.

hahah the petri dish scene gets me every time.

The jump scares I don't wanna see in this are those stupid ones where like, people bump into each other turning a corner and there's a random loud noise.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Good God, the things people b**ch about on this site. Lens flares and blue lighting equate to a failure of a movie? Seriously?

Yeah, I know what you mean.

 

[CelticPredator]

i think i used the wrong words.
i think the look is part the reason it will not be good. one big other reason is that i have a feeling that this will not look scary. they will use the cliche jump scare tactics.

The Shining looks crisp and neat.

Your point = null and void.

 

[PWN3R]

Why are people ganging up on dark-b? We should be used to his bat **** nonsense by now.

He is the expert, we know nothing.

 

[CelticPredator]

Haha...that's so true. I dont even think he can speak english.

 

[PWN3R]

Oh really? Didn't know that. Kinda feel like a jerk, but now it makes so much sense.

Still, he comes across like a condescending know it all most of the time.

 

[CelticPredator]

I dont. It makes me get angry at him more.

 

[Wolfwood]

This probably wont surprise some of you, but The Thing is going to be turned into a maze for Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights.

http://www.halloween-blues.com/2011/07/thing-revealed-as-first-halloween.html

 

[def28]

^ Winstead better be part of that maze.

I think this flick looks awesome. Looks like the original. Shoudlnt judge it looking too new and clean, thats something the filmakers should actually use to their advantage.

Im worried that they will not go all out with the crazy creature effects and gore. All these remakes/prequels have been half assed compared to the originals. Fridays death scenes sucked. NOES dreams and deaths sucked. They left out cannibalism in the TCM remake etc. Only one that put out was Piranah 3D. So far so good imo, but I want something weirder and more ****ed up then the original or else whats the point? Besides brining in another horror franchise with a fan base to make money.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I don't see what's so bad about jump scares. Raimi pulls this off very well.

 

[dark_b]

I don't see what's so bad about jump scares. Raimi pulls this off very well.

but it could be more. it could be a true horror movie.

 

[CelticPredator]

Yeah well...no one is scared of anything any more.

 

[Master Chief]

I don't see what's so bad about jump scares. Raimi pulls this off very well.

They're just annoying. not only can you see most of them coming a mile away but they're a cheap way to evoke a response.

 

[CelticPredator]

^ Agreed. Very useless. I hate it.

 

[Doctor Jones]

But they still get a reaction, no? Unless it's a good jump scare and not thrown around needlessly and used sparingly, I don't see the harm in it.

 

[Master Chief]

um, yeah, it gets a reaction because nobody likes random loud noises lol. At least most directors have the decency to make it obvious when one is coming up so I can plug my ears.

 

[PWN3R]

I like jump scares when they're played for humor, or just so over the top. Like Jones said, Raimi is good at that kind of stuff.

Trying to make a film scarier or trying to build tension with a jump is always weak.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

What looks so good about this trailer to people on the net? To me it looks like yet another trite 2000's horror film.

I'm all up for a well made remake of a film but this looks like The Thing staring a woman and with CGI. Also, why does every modern horror film have to star a woman? They ruined the Silent Hill film by going that route. I dug the Dawn of the Dead and TCM remakes but this so-called prequel/covert remake looks pointless.

The Thing is one of those rare grown up 80's horror. It's not staring a bunch of 20 somethings playing teens, it's violent in a real sickening way and bleak beyond belief. The ending is not hopeful in any way. This new Thing looks too slick, it's staring a chick who looks like she's in her early 20's and doesn't look right for her role already and there already look like too many homages are at play.

Carpenter's film was a remake but only a little. Besides the title card it's almost completely different from the cheesy 1950's version, it's based more on the original story "Who Goes There?" than the James Arness in a space suit version. I'd be for this movie if it seemed like it was doing it's own thing but right now it looks like a cash grab of a movie that actually tanked at the boxoffice so...how much cash is the studio expecting from it?

You've got to be kidding me, a horror movie is ruined just because it has a woman in it...