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Jun 4, 2023 16:58
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The Irish crime Thing movie, Da Ting.
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Jun 4, 2023 21:08
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Young Freud posted:We are shown, multiple times, that the Thing possess an intelligence. It knows when to ambush targets of opportunity like Bennings or the dogs; it recognizes MacReady's growing influence over the group and schemes to convince others that MacReady is a Thing and eliminate him, which it almost pulls off; it makes arrangements to separate and ambush the others by loving with the power, cutting the guide ropes, etc. ; and the Blair Thing is clearly building an escape craft so it can leave Antarctica before things get bad. Which is why I mentioned P-Zombies. It could be imitating a human who has self-awareness, and the imitation human is able to make complex plans to fulfill the objectives of the The Thing but The Thing is not actually intelligent itself. It could be a dumb animal in charge of smart humans. Its only objective is to survive and infect others.
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Jun 4, 2023 21:26
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I like that Thingied Wilford Brimley knows enough to fake being fine but not enough to take down the noose.
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Jun 4, 2023 22:47
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Why did the doctor break cover on the helicopter in the prequel again? It was almost out
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Jun 4, 2023 22:48
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TheKingslayer posted:The Irish crime Thing movie, Da Ting. That Thing That Thing That Thiiiiiinnng
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Jun 4, 2023 23:33
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Professor Shark posted:Why did the doctor break cover on the helicopter in the prequel again? It was almost out I think its motivation at the time was to leave the planet, and it didn't want to risk being discovered by more hostile aliens before it gets to the saucer.
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Jun 5, 2023 00:13
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Come And See posted:I like that Thingied Wilford Brimley knows enough to fake being fine but not enough to take down the noose. The noose was to help him down the hole to build the escape ship.
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Jun 5, 2023 00:23
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The heart attack scene still kinda puzzles me, I get the initial idea is to stop Macready blowing everything up but why then eat someone in front of everyone else? (Also who did get into the blood if neither guy who had the key was the Thing?)
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Jun 5, 2023 02:20
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If you can build a spaceship out of primitive ape whirlybird parts, you can probably get into a simple lock.
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Jun 5, 2023 02:32
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fun fact about the Thing: Carpenter himself said he has no idea exactly who got taken, when, and in what order. That's part of the reason it works so well. I mean, Nauls straight up vanishes halfway just before the third act, completely unaccounted for
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Jun 5, 2023 03:45
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Maxwell Lord posted:The heart attack scene still kinda puzzles me, I get the initial idea is to stop Macready blowing everything up but why then eat someone in front of everyone else? the theory i've heard is that the abdominal maw was a reflex action caused by the electric shock, not entirely dissimilar to the blood freaking out when scalded with a hot wire what happened with the blood storage does still puzzle me, though it's possible Garry and/or Copper are lying about how close an eye they keep on their keys. I can't actually recall what they say in that scene, it's been several months since I last watched the movie. Come And See posted:I like that Thingied Wilford Brimley knows enough to fake being fine but not enough to take down the noose. i'm tempted to say that leaving the noose up was part of the cover- making it look like Blair was ready to kill himself like Fuchs did if he thinks he's about to get got. Alternatively, Blair-Thing wants to look unwell so that the humans will leave it alone in the shed to continue building the escape vehicle.
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Jun 5, 2023 06:55
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Maxwell Lord posted:The heart attack scene still kinda puzzles me, I get the initial idea is to stop Macready blowing everything up but why then eat someone in front of everyone else? One theory I heard a while back is that he was still in the process of getting infected and the heart attack was basically a result of his normal bodily functions shutting down. Then by the time they got him on the table he was far enough gone that shocking him forced a defensive response.
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Jun 5, 2023 07:03
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CelticPredator posted:The thang That Thing, starring Lauren Hill
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Jun 5, 2023 08:34
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Samovar posted:That Thing, starring Lauren Hill Shageletic posted:That Thing That Thing That Thiiiiiinnng
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Jun 5, 2023 12:46
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There's Some Thing Around Mary...
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Jun 5, 2023 13:26
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Argus Zant posted:what happened with the blood storage does still puzzle me, though it's possible Garry and/or Copper are lying about how close an eye they keep on their keys. I can't actually recall what they say in that scene, it's been several months since I last watched the movie. Windows drops the keys earlier, that's why he freaks out when everyone is discussing who got access to the keys.
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Jun 5, 2023 14:00
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MechanicalTomPetty posted:One theory I heard a while back is that he was still in the process of getting infected and the heart attack was basically a result of his normal bodily functions shutting down. Then by the time they got him on the table he was far enough gone that shocking him forced a defensive response. It does tie in with the idea that the Thing has limited self-control and possibly only has intelligence in bodies it's currently borrowing.
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Jun 5, 2023 14:54
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And one more thing, Mr. MacReady...
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Jun 5, 2023 15:58
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i always took it as faking the heart attack was a desperation move to prevent being blown up, but the thing didn't count on getting defibrilated and going all thing-mode was basically an involuntary defensive reaction
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Jun 5, 2023 16:03
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The Thing is a movie about paranoia. There is no alien intelligence 'behind'; the attacks. It's just people afflicted with an alien disease, trying not to be burned alive by the dude convinced that there's some evil force manipulating everything.
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Jun 5, 2023 16:06
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The Thing is alien. It knows enough to imitate shock when seeing a spider-head but it also does weird stuff in stressful situations. I like that about it. "Sure, I'm a dog in a dog kennel and I'm really hungry, what if I *high pitched screaming, face splits open*"
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Jun 5, 2023 16:30
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:"Sure, I'm a dog in a dog kennel and I'm really hungry, what if I *high pitched screaming, face splits open*" Honestly pretty relatable. Like who at work while hungry and confused has felt like doing that? The thing is, just the thing, we in our heart of hearts want to be. So what I'm saying is there really should of been a muppets movie remake of the thing.
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Jun 5, 2023 16:41
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that dog wasn't even a Thing, that's just what happens when you don't give huskies enough to do
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Jun 5, 2023 17:13
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dr_rat posted:Honestly pretty relatable. Like who at work while hungry and confused has felt like doing that? The thing is, just the thing, we in our heart of hearts want to be. "When you're hungry, you're not yourself. Grab a Snickers!" *Thing turns back into Lily from Accounting*
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Jun 5, 2023 17:33
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Shageletic posted:That Thing That Thing That Thiiiiiinnng This movie will be about the Thing playing a game of pick up basketball with itself and it's choosing teams.
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Jun 5, 2023 17:50
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:that dog wasn't even a Thing, that's just what happens when you don't give huskies enough to do There were no aliens, just extremely weird dudes.
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Jun 5, 2023 17:52
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Jun 5, 2023 18:32
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts spoiler: GI Joe is namedropped at the end of the film
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Jun 5, 2023 20:49
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Does that mean Brendan Fraser is back?
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Jun 5, 2023 22:24
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Tars Tarkas posted:Transformers: Rise of the Beasts spoiler: Lol
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Jun 5, 2023 22:31
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Are we getting a HCU
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Jun 5, 2023 22:34
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Tars Tarkas posted:Transformers: Rise of the Beasts spoiler: About time.
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Jun 5, 2023 22:35
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If they’re gonna do a toy-centric movie the scales between brands should be all wonky.
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Jun 5, 2023 22:52
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Alan Smithee posted:Are we getting a HCU What does your heart (and by heart I mean capitalism + the last decade of CU bullshit) tell you?
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Jun 5, 2023 23:12
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The Action Figure Cinematic Universe
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Jun 5, 2023 23:20
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Hasbro and Mattel are already teaming up on a co-branding toy deal, so we could get Barbie in the Transformers/Joe Universe
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Jun 5, 2023 23:31
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None of those words are in the bible.
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Jun 5, 2023 23:32
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neither is oreo cookie shake and that poo poo's good
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Jun 5, 2023 23:35
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Give it to Scorsese and ask him to find God in such a movie Barbie is campaigning against War and for World Peace The TFs question their existence as machines of combat Barbie shoots a rocket launcher handed to her by a broken down by war GI Joe at Cobra goons
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