The Thing Trailer
John Carpenter’s The Thing is the best practical effects driven film I have ever seen. I think it has a great concept that has you guessing at every turn. Now this film also titled The Thing is being called a prequel of sorts, and although some aspects of the trailer also say remake, I do like that it feels like we are right back in icy Antarctica with no way out. Especially when there is an alien based organism floating around. It looks like they are willing to step up the horror and stay true to the original with practical effects, but I do expect some CG in there somewhere — they can’t help it, it is 2011.
There are a few choice scenes and setups in the trailer that make it look exactly like the 1982 film. From the looks of it the characters even seem similar with Joel Edgerton looking slightly like Kurt Russell and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje looking almost exactly like Keith David. You would think that this is a remake. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs also star. This is Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s first film. He will be directing from Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare On Elm Street, Final Destination 5) and Ronald D. Moore’s (Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) script. I think that this is something to look forward to. It reminds me of something like X-Men: First Class in the sense that it is kind of like a reboot/remake and a prequel. I have a lot of love for John Carpenter’s The Thing and I do think that this looks good. The Thing hits theatres on October 14th; check out the trailer after the jump.
Comments (19)
The original has the best jump scene of any film when they test the blood samples.
I am a big fan of the original and I like the choice of some using some of the classic shots. I also liked how it has some new action sequences as well.
The same goes with the music; I like the newer sound, but it pays tribute to the original score.
Looks good to me
Posted by Xidor on July 14th, 2011Sooooooo… Scott Pilgrim’s girlfriend is supposed to replace Kurt Russel? No thanks… I’m good.
Posted by Fatbologna on July 15th, 2011So Mary E. Winstead is the new Ripley??? Hmmmm…..Fuck that shit!!!
Posted by Schizopolis on July 15th, 2011Looks like it could be decent. So many trailers this week!
Posted by rjdelight on July 15th, 2011That trailer shows too much. Scene by scene, the whole movie.
Posted by el ohroy on July 15th, 2011It could be good. The trailer has it’s moments, but overall it seemed quite underwhelming. But I’ll watch anything that has Mary Elizabeth Winstead in it.
Posted by Napalm on July 15th, 2011Btw, am I the only one absolutely sick of the fact that every horror trailer ends with everything going quiet and then BOOM… a last jump “scare”? Fuck man, be a little more original than that!
Posted by Napalm on July 15th, 2011I just want to hear the explanation how an american woman and a black man end up in a Norwegian science camp.
Posted by swarez on July 15th, 2011In answer to swarez’s burning question.
Posted by saddler on July 15th, 2011Maybe he’s norwegian.
Maybe she’s on some University science trip.
It smells like a used-up vagina… I also bet 50$ that they removed the dog scene.
Posted by kyri on July 15th, 2011Joel Edgerton is sidelined in this trailer. I’m not liking that. I was hoping he would be taking the (Kind of) Kurt Russell role. Still, his presence is what gives me hope for this. If you haven’t seen him in ‘The Square’ and ‘Animal Kingdom’ get on it!
Posted by Jonathan on July 15th, 2011I agree with Jonathan. His role in Animal Kingdom was awesome.
I don’t know if this movie will be able to decide if it wants to be a remake or a sequel. Right now, it’s looking a lot like a sequel (minus the women).
Posted by Matt on July 15th, 2011How fucking stupid. This is about a Norwegian base in antarctica, and fucking Samish music starts playing in the middle of the film? WTF!? That’s like Native American music playing in a Middle-Eastern film. Well, can’t expect much better from the shit-pile industry that is Hollywood….
Posted by Guest on July 15th, 2011*remake
Posted by Matt on July 15th, 2011I had the same reaction as Napalm. End of trailer scares are so played.
Posted by Colin on July 15th, 2011I will be watching the original on Blue Ray the night this opens, thank very little,
Posted by rus in chicago on July 15th, 2011This trailer reminded me of a classic horror movie trailer, pretty good stuff I thought. It looks like Ulrich Thomsen is having some fun, I think it could be quite enjoyable. It will be hard to live up to the effects though…
Posted by Henrik on July 15th, 2011I’m with Rus. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Posted by LUDY on July 18th, 2011Guest, what the hell are you talking about? Saami people are IN Norway, are related (due to genetics, not linguistics) and many Norwegians are part Saami now. Saami music playing in a Norwegian base is hardly the same as Native American music playing in a Middle-Eastern film. God, what a retard.
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