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The Thing 2011 and The Thing 1982.....( the prequel could have been slightly more original with its name, oh well )
Decided to watch these back to back. The original is rightfully a cult classic, an absolute masterpiece. The prequel is very good in its own right and no where near as rubbish as some claim.
2011 version. Virtually cut and paste in terms of storyline.
Better special effects obviously although maybe slightly over reliant on CGI. More obvious jump scares, more disgusting stuff ( the two guys merging together was beyond fucked up ) and the very hot Mary Elizabeth Winstead doing an amazing Ellen Riply impression.
The transition from one movie to another could not have been better done. Some nerds online point out that Lars ( guy in the chopper ) was a terrible shot but a) he had been awake for hours and was highly stressed and b) he might have hit the dog and not killed it, given it was a Thing but never mind. I also find it hard to believe the Americans would just take a dog in that a couple of Norwegians had tried to kill given there was clearly something wrong with it.....
onto the original.
Some slightly clunky looking effects but they just work. More memorable looking monsters and some fucked up deaths.
Kurt Russell and Keith David were cool as fuck, the rest of the characters on the whole were more quirky and memorable than in the prequel ( possibly cos they're actors I remember as a kid ? ) more of a sense of dread.......
The story is ultimately pretty B grade but I think the setting, paranoia etc make it oh so memorable.
Both of them have pretty open ended conclusions too, What were the ultimate fates of Kate, McCready and Childs ? ( I think the latter was human despite nerd theories claiming otherwise )
prequel - 3.5 creatures in ice out of 5 torching guys in a snowmobile
original - 4.5 games of computer chess out of 5 escaped Dogs who started the whole "thing"
Would absolutely love someone to make a third movie, although given the hit and miss nature of such ventures perhaps its a good "thing" it hasn't happened.
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@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:
Eden
Jude Law, Ana De Armas, Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Bruehl
Based on the true story of Dr. Friedrich Ritter and Dore Strauch flee Germany in 1929 to live on one of the Galapogas Islands.
As he documents his life there, another couple go there to live as well and soon after, a wannabe socialite who plans to build a lavish resort there.
Decent enough story, havent looked into how close to the actual events it was, doesnt really get going and moves along at a sedentary pace.
3 packs of wild dogs out of 5 does iguana taste like chicken
I just recently listened to a podcast about this (I think it was Behind the Bastards, but could have been a history one. Is Ana De Armas or Sydney Sweeny playing Dore? Either way, they're both far more attractive than the mental image of her that I have in my head.
Tim Harford, Cautionary Tales
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@booboo said in Movie review thread...:
@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:
@taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:
Eden
Jude Law, Ana De Armas, Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Bruehl
Based on the true story of Dr. Friedrich Ritter and Dore Strauch flee Germany in 1929 to live on one of the Galapogas Islands.
As he documents his life there, another couple go there to live as well and soon after, a wannabe socialite who plans to build a lavish resort there.
Decent enough story, havent looked into how close to the actual events it was, doesnt really get going and moves along at a sedentary pace.
3 packs of wild dogs out of 5 does iguana taste like chicken
I just recently listened to a podcast about this (I think it was Behind the Bastards, but could have been a history one. Is Ana De Armas or Sydney Sweeny playing Dore? Either way, they're both far more attractive than the mental image of her that I have in my head.
Tim Harford, Cautionary Tales
Ah good old Tom I speak so quietly that you'll have to turn your app up to maximum volume and then you'll blow an ear drum when you switch to another podcast.
Cheers.
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One Battle After Another: Latest Paul Thomas Anderson movie and a welcome return to form after the dogshit Licorace Pizza. Stars Leo as a member of an underground revolutionary movement (Weather Underground type) hiding out with his daughter and Sean Penn as a detainment camp commander come ICE style Colonel looking for them.
It's the most action movie that PTA has made, but is still pretty funny in parts. It will likely be in the running for the best picture Oscar.
I also rewatched We Were Soldiers the other night. I remember this being a good action movie. I was wrong, it's a fucking terrible movie, it's essentially Christian propaganda and Murica is the best ever propaganda with fairly shitty action scenes. Younger Nepia was an idiot.
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@voodoo said in Movie review thread...:
Here's my hot take, Leo is massively overrated as an actor.
He will always be Jim from Basketball Diaries to me, showcasing his terrible shooting form and earning $5 for his troubles in the mens room.
I just never feel any gravitas from him in a character.
Of all the nonsense I've read on here this will take some beating.
If anything if you look back on his entire catalogue and range of characters he's underrated.
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Sinners
Two hours of my life I'm not getting back
1 Dusk out of 5 Dawns
behind the times but watched on the flight...and loved it, jordan plays the brothers well, they feel different, the music is cool and no one is safe
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@Kiwiwomble said in Movie review thread...:
@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
Sinners
Two hours of my life I'm not getting back
1 Dusk out of 5 Dawns
behind the times but watched on the flight...and loved it, jordan plays the brothers well, they feel different, the music is cool and no one is safe
How cool is the scene with the mix of music genre's from the past present and future.
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i liked how Hailee Steinfeld turns pretty early, you kind of assume as a bigger name she might make it...but no and is the one to utter "we're going to kill you all!"....i also thought Stack was the good twin but its actually Smoke that ends it, i do wish the daughter from the shop was working in his club at the end though, he went and looked after her
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For me it was a 2.5/3 out of 5 kinda film.
I did think it had a good end, different for that genre.
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@booboo I just finished listening to it.
Having watched the movie, it was painted slightly better, although none of the characters were really likeable, which ties in with the podcast.
What I didnt get from the Movie (or missed) was that the main couple, Dr. Friedrich Ritter and Dore Strauch (Law & Kirby) were having an affair in Germany, and when they decided to buggar off, for thier partners, to save face, they moved in together.
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
If anything if you look back on his entire catalogue and range of characters he's .. good for a meme or two...
Show us some proof!
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@nostrildamus said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
If anything if you look back on his entire catalogue and range of characters he's .. good for a meme or two...
Show us some proof!
Google his filmography ( yes, my two favourite roles are probably the Tarantino ones especially the one that launched a million memes ) also brilliant in This Boys life, Gangs of New York, Shutter Island, Blood Diamond, Wolf of Wall Street......
He is a fucken good actor. One of the best in my opinion. He's done a fair few movies I'm not a fan of ( Whats Eating Gilbert Grape in particular was pretty shite ) but you can't ever fault his performances.
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@nostrildamus said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
If anything if you look back on his entire catalogue and range of characters he's .. good for a meme or two...
Show us some proof!
Google his filmography ( yes, my two favourite roles are probably the Tarantino ones especially the one that launched a million memes ) also brilliant in This Boys life, Gangs of New York, Shutter Island, Blood Diamond, Wolf of Wall Street......
He is a fucken good actor. One of the best in my opinion. He's done a fair few movies I'm not a fan of ( Whats Eating Gilbert Grape in particular was pretty shite ) but you can't ever fault his performances.
Thank you for giving examples.
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@nostrildamus said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
@nostrildamus said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
If anything if you look back on his entire catalogue and range of characters he's .. good for a meme or two...
Show us some proof!
Google his filmography ( yes, my two favourite roles are probably the Tarantino ones especially the one that launched a million memes ) also brilliant in This Boys life, Gangs of New York, Shutter Island, Blood Diamond, Wolf of Wall Street......
He is a fucken good actor. One of the best in my opinion. He's done a fair few movies I'm not a fan of ( Whats Eating Gilbert Grape in particular was pretty shite ) but you can't ever fault his performances.
Thank you for giving examples.
Always happy to help pal, you know that.
Ironically enough I took him more seriously after I saw him in Titanic in between looking at Kate Winslets boobs.
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Sinners (2025) ⭐ 7.6 | Action, Drama, Horror
Eden (2024 film) - Wikipedia
