The Thing 2011
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milosprole9 — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 01:21 PM)
10/10, one of the best prequel movies ever. Very well-done for CGI and special effects, it's scary as hell.
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FlyingSaucersAreReal — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 02:46 PM)
6/10 A serviceable monster movie. Wish they'd stuck with the practical effects, though the CGI wasn't all that bad. Mary Elizabeth Winstead was pretty good. Worth a watch for fans of the sub genre.
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AlamoScout210 — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 02:51 PM)
they really screwed the pooch on this one. I mean besides failing at every aspect of it the only time it was good was when it was over. If it wasn't for the fact that my wife stars in it I'd give it a lower rating 4/10.
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klownz — 9 years ago(February 02, 2017 08:39 AM)
I watched a documentary somewhere possibly a change.org thing where they explain most the effects were practical but then they slapped cgi all over it.
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AlamoScout210 — 9 years ago(February 03, 2017 07:17 AM)
No your right. As a matter of when the decision was made to go to CGI, the original practical FX company went off on their own and produced Harbinger Down to showcase some of the practical FX they developed for The Thing 2011. A lot it was good, some of it was hokey but the potential was there.
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klownz — 9 years ago(February 03, 2017 10:32 AM)
Yea you have reminded me pretty sure it was part of the Harbinger Down pitch video that talked about the practical effects.
I will have to look the old campaign up but I am 99% sure that is what I was thinking about.
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Negasonic_WoodChipper_Warhead — 9 years ago(February 02, 2017 06:24 PM)
I liked it, the prequel concept was the way to go to expand the story into another movie. But why title it "The Thing" unless you want to confuse people into thinking it's a remake? They shoulda called it "The Pre-Thing" or "The Thing Before The Thing." 8/10
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