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Atavachron 
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 Posted: October 30 2011 at 18:15 |
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^Hey, did you read the book? I love the book, and The Spielberg version is more true to the original source.
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I've read the book several times. The original film is a classic genre-defining Sci-Fi movie, the Spielberg effort is a bit of Hollywood ho-hum hokum.
If you going to remake a classic, you really ought to better it... |
The remake is a bad movie whether it's closer to the book or not; bad, stinkaroo, poorly conceived, I can't even recall more than 30 seconds of it and I saw it twice. Second, Wells' book takes place in the London outskirts, so Spielberg putting it in New Jersey isn't exactly a stroke of genius (the friggin moron, someone should take away his director's license, the 1938 radio play worked well set in Jersey because it was a live-air American broadcast ).
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: October 31 2011 at 03:36 |
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Hey AtomicCrimsonRush!!
Wow!! Thanks for posting those pictures!!
Aren't his eyes (or that red bar!) terrifying?!
I loved how he never said a word, yet his very presence was so ominious and intimidating.
That `silhouette' shot of Maximillian you posted on top of the cliff in Hell really chills me! That's just at the scene where Maximillian and his creator are joined as one....That was a seriously dark moment 
That ending with all the robed figures really scarred me for life! It still seriously unnerves me! 
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Thanks for the kind encouragement The hell sequence is incredibly dark for dISNEY BUT it impacted me as a child and I never forgot. I have some more photos to share from Black Hole
Heres the hell scene
heres the photos
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tupan
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Posted: October 31 2011 at 07:37 |
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^I think I need to see this movie...
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"Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen)
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: October 31 2011 at 09:43 |
AtomicCrimsonRush!
I've decided I'm going to change my avatar in here to that small Maximillian one, I love it, it's such a striking image :)
Besides, the Simpson one I use, well, I might have looked like that years ago, now I've get much less hair, and maybe a bit bigger stomach lol! :(
Tupan!! See that `Black Hole' movie now!
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: October 31 2011 at 16:05 |
Atavachron wrote:
The remake is a bad movie whether it's closer to the book or not; bad, stinkaroo, poorly conceived, I can't even recall more than 30 seconds of it and I saw it twice. Second, Wells' book takes place in the London outskirts, so Spielberg putting it in New Jersey isn't exactly a stroke of genius (the friggin moron, someone should take away his director's license, the 1938 radio play worked well set in Jersey because it was a live-air American broadcast ). |
Wars of the Worlds (the remake) is the worst film ever made. I hate it.
Edited by James - October 31 2011 at 16:07
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Bj-1
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Posted: October 31 2011 at 20:41 |
Where's "The Thing" (1982 version) ?! Best sci-fi movie ever! Went with Blade Runner, T2 following close behind..
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: October 31 2011 at 22:17 |
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Wow, my mates were discussing The Thing (the remake) earlier in the car. I've not seen it though.
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 31 2011 at 22:27 |
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isn't it being remade yet again?
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Posted: October 31 2011 at 23:19 |
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isn't it being remade yet again?
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I think that's what James was talking about, and the remake's out. From what little I've heard, they tried to be somewhat original with their remake, but I'm still a bit wary. The Carpenter film is so good, I'm not sure if I want to see the new one or not for a while.
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 31 2011 at 23:23 |
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^ same here, I saw the Carpenter when it came out and it sticks with you
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Posted: October 31 2011 at 23:26 |
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^ same here, I saw the Carpenter when it came out and it sticks with you
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I was too unborn at the time to see it when it came out, but I saw it ~4 or 5 years ago, I think. Also, I see now that the new one isn't a remake, but rather a prequel explaining what happened at the wrecked base we see in Carpenter's. Hollywood likes to make prequels almost as much as remakes, anymore.
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 31 2011 at 23:40 |
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okay, I thought they might try to re-tell the old '51 version; I'll see a prequel
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: November 01 2011 at 04:45 |
The Thing prequel is a must!
cool use of the avatar, Aussie Byrd Brother!
So keep voting all as its tight now.
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Posted: November 01 2011 at 04:53 |
Hey AtomicCrimsonRush!
Thanks, well, all thanks to you lol!
So The Thing prequel is worth seeing? I was putting it off, because after watching the trailer, I thought `It's a remake!'! 
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Posted: November 01 2011 at 05:05 |
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Posted: November 01 2011 at 06:42 |
SaltyJon wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
^ same here, I saw the Carpenter when it came out and it sticks with you
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I was too unborn at the time to see it when it came out, but I saw it ~4 or 5 years ago, I think.
Also, I see now that the new one isn't a remake, but rather a prequel explaining what happened at the wrecked base we see in Carpenter's. Hollywood likes to make prequels almost as much as remakes, anymore.
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Remaking perfectly fine movies bothers me. They've been talking about remaking horror classics such as Hellraiser and Suspiria for some time now.. Hope it won't ever happend  As for the prequel, It hits the cinemas here in Norway pretty soon so why not? I want to see it but mainly because I love the Carpenter version so much.
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: November 01 2011 at 08:20 |
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I couldnt see Carpenters Thing being topped as its too good, but you never know. What I loved about Carpenters Thing is it didn't focus on blood but focussed on the transmogrification of the creature, the way it changed, the paranoia and the shock ending. The claustrophobic sets were incredible and Kurt Russel was awesome in this with some crackling dialogue and black humour.
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Posted: November 01 2011 at 16:02 |
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A bunch of really good sci/fi movies, but for me Blade Runner is tops.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: November 01 2011 at 17:19 |
SaltyJon wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
isn't it being remade yet again?
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I think that's what James was talking about, and the remake's out. From what little I've heard, they tried to be somewhat original with their remake, but I'm still a bit wary. The Carpenter film is so good, I'm not sure if I want to see the new one or not for a while.
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I was referring to the 1980s version.
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Posted: November 01 2011 at 17:19 |
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2001 is the greatest film ever made. Anyone who disagrees is objectively wrong.
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