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what would happen if the Blob tried to absorb the Thing? ffs hollywood i'm not going to do all your work for you
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Graham Fury posted:what would happen if the Blob tried to absorb the Thing? ffs hollywood i'm not going to do all your work for you The Stuff, the taste that makes you hungry for more
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DickParasite posted:It's possible A Thing does not even if it is a Thing until it's attacked. This would suck ngl. I came to watch a monster movie not a gameshow where they all take bets on which contestant's going to randomly sprout tentacles. SidneyIsTheKiller fucked around with this message at 04:27 on Nov 7, 2020 |
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Graham Fury posted:what would happen if the Blob tried to absorb the Thing? ffs hollywood i'm not going to do all your work for you Friendly reminder that if you haven't seen the 1988 blob remake, treat yourself to a drat good time.
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Nov 7, 2020 04:28
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Full Metal Jackass posted:Yeah well fumble *this* a bit too much til I climax, bitch You gonna sit there and tell me you the bit in the cave was as good as everything that came before it and the bit after? If they had done that bit better or not tried to bite off more than they could chew with special effects then it would be 100% a masterpiece.
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Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:Whats up smoking a joint and scratching my nutz whats up with you
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Flannelette posted:You gonna sit there and tell me you the bit in the cave was as good as everything that came before it and the bit after? If they had done that bit better or not tried to bite off more than they could chew with special effects then it would be 100% a masterpiece. Nah, sorry, cause there's still the matter that the movie has this big expository scene where the doc tells you how this is a creature that imitates other lifeforms complete with an 80s computer visual of a single cell going around absorbing other cells and imitating them, and then promptly throw that whole concept in the garbage and then still try to pretend they didn't just change the entire MO of the threat like nobody will notice. Like, on a four-star scale that costs at least half a star right there, no matter the rest of the film.
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Nov 7, 2020 04:46
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There's also that dumb scene where they find some charred body in the snow and they're all like, "what is this charred body in the snow?" And it plays out exactly like they just ran out of money to film the scene that resulted in this charred body being in the snow and they're explaining to the audience what they might have seen had they been able to complete the film. Actually that's kind of hilarious now that I think about it but technically it's a big flaw.
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Nov 7, 2020 05:20
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“The Thing is overrated” -an absolute moron.
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Pawn 17 posted:“The Thing is overrated” -an absolute moron. Look, you can disagree all you like, but please don't talk about Roger Ebert that way, ok?
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Nov 7, 2020 05:21
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hmmm I dunno you ever hear of a RED HERRING I mean come on that's mystery 101 right there get with the program "I'm interested in watching The Thing because the title promises it'll explain what's happening in a totally unambiguous way" said no one buying a ticket for The Thing
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Nov 7, 2020 05:23
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Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:I hate The Thing because he pours scotch onto a chess computer I want really bad I hate the thing I want the chess computer that's a great scene, it telegraphs the ending
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Nov 7, 2020 05:25
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They also cut out Kurt Russell's love interest and only female character in the movie, which I have to remove another half-star for.
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Nov 7, 2020 05:36
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I’m sorry but you are completely and utterly wrong.
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Nov 7, 2020 05:47
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Pawn 17 posted:“The Thing is overrated” -an absolute moron.
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Nov 7, 2020 05:50
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john carpenter as a whole is overrated. see also: cameron, james
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SidneyIsTheKiller posted:Look, you can disagree all you like, but please don't talk about Roger Ebert that way, ok? Roger Ebert hated horror movies and was at his best when reviewing utter dreck like North.
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Nefarious 2.0 posted:john carpenter as a whole is overrated. see also: cameron, james What the hell is this poo poo?
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Nov 7, 2020 05:53
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more leik Da Ting
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Nov 7, 2020 05:54
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Shumagorath posted:It would be perfect if I didn't have to preface every potential viewing with "ye like dags??" The dog kennel sequence actually does border on obscene. What pushes it into exploitation territory is that low synthesizer chord that underscores the scene, makes it feel really sleazy. Come on, it's a bunch of innocent pooches getting devoured by an abomination, I really don't need any kind of emotional manipulation to feel disturbed by it, but Carpenter apparently didn't have enough confidence in the footage to let it play without any music.
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LabyaMynora posted:Roger Ebert hated horror movies and was at his best when reviewing utter dreck like North. Roger Ebert had opinions, this is true.
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SidneyIsTheKiller posted:Now don't get me wrong it's good, real good even, but it's not quite a masterpiece is all I'm sayin'. It is so a masterpiece. Shut up!
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SidneyIsTheKiller posted:Roger Ebert had opinions, this is true. He was right - video games are not art.
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Nov 7, 2020 06:09
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I think they should make an all female remake for feminist reasons
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SidneyIsTheKiller posted:Now don't get me wrong it's good, real good even, but it's not quite a masterpiece is all I'm sayin'. Sounds like something the Thing would say. Gonna have to burn you, now.
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An all-female team would probably defeat The Thing too easily because they'd all cooperate and never split up and keep each other in the loop about things.
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a few DRUNK BONERS posted:I think they should make an all female remake for feminist reasons Annihilation fuckin owns
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Lawrence Gilchrist posted:The Stuff, the taste that makes you hungry for more
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Nov 7, 2020 06:46
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Pfft not even close, do you lace those clownshoes up yourself!?
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WILDTURKEY101 posted:Annihilation fuckin owns color out of space as well
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SilvergunSuperman posted:Pfft not even close, do you lace those clownshoes up yourself!?
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SidneyIsTheKiller posted:it's described multiple times as an organism that perfectly mimics the prey that it digests, but when we see it in action it's more of a contagion that turns its infected into inside-out, tentacle-sprouting monstrosities LabyaMynora posted:What the hell is this poo poo? roomforthetuna posted:The Stuff is the best one of "The Thing", "The Blob", "It" or "The Stuff". Ehud posted:It’s a perfect movie, op
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I easily like in the mouth of madness much more
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It's implied that there is one human infected after dog thing shows up. Also while Wilford Brimly is dissecting the frozen thing from the Norwegian base, he points something out on it with a pencil and then touches it to his lips, suggesting he was also infected. Just because the thing was imitating two crew members doesn't mean it was strong enough to overpower the remaining humans, it likes to hide. When it's cornered it makes a big scene so a smaller bit of itself can sneak off while everybody is distracted. As for the burnt guy, It's implied he was confronted by the thing so he decided to immolate himself so he couldn't be imitated. Alternatively, OP hot take bad. It's not my favorite movie, but it deserves the cult following it has.
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The not really understanding is half the fun. In fact, it seems pretty likely that the people who have "been infected" by the thing (i.e. become more things) might not even realize it themselves. Maybe we're all things!
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Nov 7, 2020 07:53
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Thinking about Kurt Russell's mullet...
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No movie with Keith David in it is overrated.
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The special effects look fake as poo poo, if people think the rubber puppets are impressive craftwork that's fine but people acting like it looks indistinguishable from reality are just the film equivalent of people thinking vinyl just sounds warmer because of nostalgia. Also it's incredibly telling that one of the old goon copypastas about The Thing was that it was the best movie ever because it didn't have any women in it.
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I thought these forums might get better after Jeffery took over and then I see this disgusting thread title and it's all despair.
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...of SCIENCE! posted:Also it's incredibly telling that one of the old goon copypastas about The Thing was that it was the best movie ever because it didn't have any women in it.
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