Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The Things
I'm pretty confident that if I had never seen John Carpenter's The Thing, I would not have enjoyed this story as much. While it did a good job of retelling the story from the alien's point of view, a lot of what made the story so terrifying and moving is only to be found through watching the original. If you haven't seen the movie, I would definitely recommend watching it. The movie contains some of the best non-CGI effects you can find (which is why I paid no attention to the release of the recent remake).
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I had never seen the movie but I still enjoyed the story. One of my favorite parts was how the Things were actually people. Based on the title of John Carpenter's rendition, I am assuming that the Thing is now the alien. I understand why he changed it but I wish he hadn't. I think the title is part of why it took me as long as it did to decide whether I wanted to be on the alien's side or the side of the Things. That decision was a large part of why I enjoyed the story so much.
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