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Post by jmodlinc on Aug 22, 2011 5:41:54 GMT -5
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Post by francoamerican on Aug 22, 2011 10:24:02 GMT -5
That trailer with the ripple of the guy's face (i.e. he is a Thing) made me cringe ... and cringe in a "oh no, this film is not looking good." (out of the nay-sayers for this prequel, I'm one of the protective lovers of the 1982 film so I'm going to be negative anyways). |
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Post by misterd on Aug 23, 2011 19:11:14 GMT -5
That trailer with the ripple of the guy's face (i.e. he is a Thing) made me cringe ... and cringe in a "oh no, this film is not looking good." (out of the nay-sayers for this prequel, I'm one of the protective lovers of the 1982 film so I'm going to be negative anyways). One small piece of CGI is hardly enough to make a broad judgement against the whole film. As someone who has loved the original (well, the original remake) since I saw it in theaters I have seen the film go from reviled to sacrosanct. I have waited 30 years for more of this universe, and I am not going to jump the gun based on a trailer (though I admit "prequel" was not my preference). For God's sake people are complaining that it has a dog, just like the original, apparantly unwilling to remember exactly where that dog came from in the first place. The Thing took practical effects about as far as they could go. There is a reason why it is still held up as the gold standard, even though we had at least another decade of practical work that followed it. The filmmakers have promised us a lot of practical effects work, albiet with some digital enhancements. That should be at least enough to get fans to approach it with an open mind. Hollywood being what it is, the safe bet is that it won't be good. What I fear, though, is that fans will decry any film that is not as good as the original, which is unfair. The Aliens and Empires are exceptionally rare. If we can get a Halloween II or Exorcist III, I'll be able to enjoy it. |
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Post by francoamerican on Aug 24, 2011 7:48:05 GMT -5
That trailer with the ripple of the guy's face (i.e. he is a Thing) made me cringe ... and cringe in a "oh no, this film is not looking good." (out of the nay-sayers for this prequel, I'm one of the protective lovers of the 1982 film so I'm going to be negative anyways). One small piece of CGI is hardly enough to make a broad judgement against the whole film. As someone who has loved the original (well, the original remake) since I saw it in theaters I have seen the film go from reviled to sacrosanct. I have waited 30 years for more of this universe, and I am not going to jump the gun based on a trailer (though I admit "prequel" was not my preference). For God's sake people are complaining that it has a dog, just like the original, apparantly unwilling to remember exactly where that dog came from in the first place. The Thing took practical effects about as far as they could go. There is a reason why it is still held up as the gold standard, even though we had at least another decade of practical work that followed it. The filmmakers have promised us a lot of practical effects work, albiet with some digital enhancements. That should be at least enough to get fans to approach it with an open mind. Hollywood being what it is, the safe bet is that it won't be good. What I fear, though, is that fans will decry any film that is not as good as the original, which is unfair. The Aliens and Empires are exceptionally rare. If we can get a Halloween II or Exorcist III, I'll be able to enjoy it. Mike, you are so much more positive a person than I  |
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Post by misterd on Aug 25, 2011 16:37:26 GMT -5
One small piece of CGI is hardly enough to make a broad judgement against the whole film. As someone who has loved the original (well, the original remake) since I saw it in theaters I have seen the film go from reviled to sacrosanct. I have waited 30 years for more of this universe, and I am not going to jump the gun based on a trailer (though I admit "prequel" was not my preference). For God's sake people are complaining that it has a dog, just like the original, apparantly unwilling to remember exactly where that dog came from in the first place. The Thing took practical effects about as far as they could go. There is a reason why it is still held up as the gold standard, even though we had at least another decade of practical work that followed it. The filmmakers have promised us a lot of practical effects work, albiet with some digital enhancements. That should be at least enough to get fans to approach it with an open mind. Hollywood being what it is, the safe bet is that it won't be good. What I fear, though, is that fans will decry any film that is not as good as the original, which is unfair. The Aliens and Empires are exceptionally rare. If we can get a Halloween II or Exorcist III, I'll be able to enjoy it. Mike, you are so much more positive a person than I Again, the odds are it won't be good. A lot of stuff is crap - remake, sequel or original. But if I'm going to hate on this film, I want to hate on it because it has earned it (see Burton's POTA), not because I held it to unrealistic expectations. |
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