http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-thing-from-another-world/ movie review and news blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:33:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-thing-from-another-world/comment-page-1/#comment-169596 john samples Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:50:28 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-thing-from-another-world/#comment-169596 i think both movies are great for there time period, back in the 50's the things they could do can't hold up to the 80's and the 80's can't hold up to what they can do today. but at the time each of them did the best they could with the money they had to work with. even through the ends wa like most say keep in mind you don't look at just the ending in a movie like this but everything that went on in the movie from start to finish, and looking at it like that the 50's verison was top of the line scifi movie. and the 80's verison was super also and i wanted to see a part 2 of it but it never happened. so lets do the math 1951 - 1982 31 years------- 1982 - 2009 27 years so in the near future will we see a new remake that might take parts of both movies and give a new verison of it or can we get john carpenter to make a part 2 of it? it's not like he has been doing much in the last few years movie wise or is he out of a job like most of his kind from back in the 70's and 80's. john if you are still out there we want a new thing movie and if you can how about a new ghost of mars also just for old times . till all become one autobots transform and roll out. from the desk of the watcher. i think both movies are great for there time period, back in the 50’s the things they could do can’t hold up to the 80’s and the 80’s can’t hold up to what they can do today.
but at the time each of them did the best they could with the money they had to work with.
even through the ends wa like most say keep in mind you don’t look at just the ending in a movie like this but everything that went on in the movie from start to finish, and looking at it like that the 50’s verison was top of the line scifi movie.
and the 80’s verison was super also and i wanted to see a part 2 of it but it never happened.
so lets do the math 1951 – 1982 31 years——- 1982 – 2009 27 years so in the near future will we see a new remake that might take parts of both movies and give a new verison of it or can we get john carpenter to make a part 2 of it? it’s not like he has been doing much in the last few years movie wise or is he out of a job like most of his kind from back in the 70’s and 80’s.
john if you are still out there we want a new thing movie and if you can how about a new ghost of mars also just for old times .
till all become one autobots transform and roll out.
from the desk of the watcher.

]]> http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-thing-from-another-world/comment-page-1/#comment-46715 Bill England Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:49:33 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-thing-from-another-world/#comment-46715 I was a teenager when I first saw The Thing from another world in 1951. I agree with the review in that this movie was built on minimalist effects and strong tension buildups. But I give it an A. You have to realize that The Thing went against all the SciFi junk that was so typical of the 50's. The dark uniform that is finally revealed should not be viewed as "a monster costume". Christain Nyby wanted to visually present The Thing (James Arness) as a humanoid without definitive identity. emotion and devoid of "space gimmicks". One of the initial scenes where all the searchers unknowingly form a circular outline of a sunken space ship best presents this "making the audience think" technique. This movie remains one of the best. element. I was a teenager when I first saw The Thing from another world in 1951. I agree with the review in that this movie was built on minimalist effects and strong tension buildups. But I give it an A.
You have to realize that The Thing went against all the SciFi junk that was so typical of the 50’s. The dark uniform that is finally revealed should not be viewed as “a monster costume”. Christain Nyby wanted to visually present The Thing (James Arness) as a humanoid without
definitive identity. emotion and devoid of “space gimmicks”. One of the initial scenes where all the searchers unknowingly form a circular outline of a sunken space ship best presents this “making the audience think” technique. This movie remains one of the best.
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]]> http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-thing-from-another-world/comment-page-1/#comment-782 The Thing (1982) - Movie Reviews Blog Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:50:50 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-thing-from-another-world/#comment-782 [...] John Carpenter’s remake of “the Thing from Another World” is a serious departure from the original. While the 1951 film managed its scares by showing the audience the Thing as little as possible, this 1982 version does quite the opposite. The Thing is shown repeatedly in all its hideus glory. John Carpenter’s the Thing is a real special effects treat which continues to withstand the test of time. [...] [...] John Carpenter’s remake of “the Thing from Another World” is a serious departure from the original. While the 1951 film managed its scares by showing the audience the Thing as little as possible, this 1982 version does quite the opposite. The Thing is shown repeatedly in all its hideus glory. John Carpenter’s the Thing is a real special effects treat which continues to withstand the test of time. [...]

]]> http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-thing-from-another-world/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - Movie Reviews Blog Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:34:39 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-thing-from-another-world/#comment-725 [...] Rosemary’s Baby, her actual baby, does not show up until the very end of the film; the last 15 minutes. And, as you’ve probably heard, you do not get to actually see the baby-itself. Some complain about this, as they find it weakens the ending, but personally, I think the less-is-more approach is appropriate. Can you imagine how goofy this movie would have been had they shown some cruddy, rubber demon puppet at the end? It would have completely killed the film. The exact same thing happened to the original Thing from Another World, where they showed the mysterious monster at the climax and it looked like a pro-wrestler in a Frankenstein costume. [...] [...] Rosemary’s Baby, her actual baby, does not show up until the very end of the film; the last 15 minutes. And, as you’ve probably heard, you do not get to actually see the baby-itself. Some complain about this, as they find it weakens the ending, but personally, I think the less-is-more approach is appropriate. Can you imagine how goofy this movie would have been had they shown some cruddy, rubber demon puppet at the end? It would have completely killed the film. The exact same thing happened to the original Thing from Another World, where they showed the mysterious monster at the climax and it looked like a pro-wrestler in a Frankenstein costume. [...]

]]> http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-thing-from-another-world/comment-page-1/#comment-723 Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - Movie Reviews Blog Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:29:41 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-thing-from-another-world/#comment-723 [...] Rosemary’s Baby, her actual baby, does not show up until the very end of the film; the last 15 minutes. And, as you’ve probably heard, you do not get to actually see the baby-itself. Some complain about this, as they find it weakens the ending, but personally, I think the less-is-more approach is appropriate. Can you imagine how goofy this movie would have been had they shown some cruddy, rubber demon puppet at the end? It would have completely killed the film. The exact same thing happened to the original Thing from Another World, where they showed the mysterious monster at the climax and it looked like a pro-wrestler in a Frankenstein costume. [...] [...] Rosemary’s Baby, her actual baby, does not show up until the very end of the film; the last 15 minutes. And, as you’ve probably heard, you do not get to actually see the baby-itself. Some complain about this, as they find it weakens the ending, but personally, I think the less-is-more approach is appropriate. Can you imagine how goofy this movie would have been had they shown some cruddy, rubber demon puppet at the end? It would have completely killed the film. The exact same thing happened to the original Thing from Another World, where they showed the mysterious monster at the climax and it looked like a pro-wrestler in a Frankenstein costume. [...]

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