Comments on: Universal Officially Announces ‘The Thing’ From New Caprica

By: Jon Stephens

Jon Stephens — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:46:15 +0000

I know man, it's nuts. I have no idea why so many people in Hollywood are thinking this is a good idea. In fact, I'd be willing to bet there are enough intelligent people in the business to know these are all crappy ideas. Problem is those same people are also greedy, and that's exactly what this is all about. It's a money grab. If the original made money, surely there is a possibility that the remake will. Especially if it is a remake of a more recent film.

The only way we can get this to stop is just to stop going to see the remakes in the theaters, and to stop buying them on DVD. But there is no way that enough people would be willing to stop. Myself included. As much as I hate things like that, I still show up, hoping that it will somehow end up being good. I just can't help myself, and I have a feeling that a lot of people are just like that. Oh well, what are you gonna do, right?

By: Jon Stephens

Jon Stephens — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:46:00 +0000

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:51:26 +0000

It would be nice if Zack Snyder was attached. If he can turn something with as weak a plot as 300 into a glorious spectacle then he could save this flick.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:51:00 +0000

It would be nice if Zack Snyder was attached. If he can turn something with as weak a plot as 300 into a glorious spectacle then he could save this flick.

By: Mladen

Mladen — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:04:57 +0000

wow, i had a search, and i see what you mean….
A lot of these I can't even work out why… or how.
Howard Stern's Porkys?
Rashomon (in modern day america???)

By: Mladen

Mladen — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:04:00 +0000

wow, i had a search, and i see what you mean….
A lot of these I can't even work out why… or how.
Howard Stern's Porkys?
Rashomon (in modern day america???)

By: Jon Stephens

Jon Stephens — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:54:24 +0000

I never compiled "official" statistics, but I have a pretty good idea about it. See, I was doing research for a post to go up on the site I write for, it was about reboots/remakes/re-imaginings whatever you want to call them. I did a lot of research. The numbers are shocking. Just to see how many remakes were made in the last year, and how many are in development right now, you wouldn't believe it. I read page after page about some of the worst ideas for remakes ever. You should google remakes/reboots. You'll see. It's crazy.

By: Jon Stephens

Jon Stephens — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:54:00 +0000

By: Mladen

Mladen — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:39:58 +0000

I recently showed it to my girlfriend (who was skeptical… not least because kurt russell is in it) and she was scared shitless. The sense of claustrophobia, paranoia and loss of trust is still so very palpable. Its one of my all-time favorite horror films, and I can't imagine how they think they could make it better… Paul Walker in a parka?

Seriously, if its not a bad remake of a classic film, its a bad remake of recently popular foreign film. How many mainstream american films were released in the past four years that were sequels/prequels/spinoffs/remakes/reboots/adaptations? Has anybody ever done the numbers on this?

By: Mladen

Mladen — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:39:00 +0000

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:44:04 +0000

Why call it a remake? It clearly sounds like its going to be a prequel. I'm more ok with a prequel or a sequel of sorts than a remake. The John Carpenter version is flawless and will continue to hold up 50 years into the future – the practical effects are that good.

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:44:00 +0000

By: Tmak209

Tmak209 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:20:47 +0000

I'm okay with this. I liked the original Thing too. It was very good. But why cant we make another one? If people enjoyed it , they most surely would enjoy another one, right? I don't see what the problem is.

By: Tmak209

Tmak209 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:20:00 +0000

By: ANGRYBROOMSTICK

ANGRYBROOMSTICK — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:21:34 +0000

I know, man. We've had a whole barrage of bullshit for the past 10 years… welcome to the 2000s! An era of stupidity.

By: ANGRYBROOMSTICK

ANGRYBROOMSTICK — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:21:00 +0000

I know, man. We've had a whole barrage of bullshit for the past 10 years… welcome to the 2000s! An era of stupidity.

By: ANGRYBROOMSTICK

ANGRYBROOMSTICK — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:20:54 +0000

wow. People are really out of ideas. I keep seeing news about remakes, sequels, prequels, and adaptations.

Hollywood… always proving itself to be a joke!

By: ANGRYBROOMSTICK

ANGRYBROOMSTICK — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:20:00 +0000

wow. People are really out of ideas. I keep seeing news about remakes, sequels, prequels, and adaptations.

Hollywood… always proving itself to be a joke!

By: Jon Stephens

Jon Stephens — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:11:51 +0000

I can't freaking stand remakes/reboots/re-imaginings. What happened to originality? Why do people feel the need to remake a movie that was perfect in it's original form like The Thing was?

It's all just a money thing. The blood-sucking leeches in Hollywood just want to squeeze a little more cash out of a franchise that already made money. "Oh, The Thing was great! People liked it! I bet they'd pay us to see another take on it!" Money money money. B.S

I won't sit here and say every single remake/reboot/re-imagining is a terrible idea, there are a set of circumstances where it may be appropriate. But the overwhelming MAJORITY are pure garbage. No one in their right mind could honestly say they think it is a good idea or it will be a good film. I really don't want them to ruin The Thing. It was fine the way it was, don't go back and make another one. Not cool.

By: Jon Stephens

Jon Stephens — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:11:00 +0000

I can't freaking stand remakes/reboots/re-imaginings. What happened to originality? Why do people feel the need to remake a movie that was perfect in it's original form like The Thing was?