Comments on: The Thing (1982)

By: popzombie

popzombie — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:59:19 +0000

Great movie. Everyone in it did a great job. I also love the props instead of lame cgi. I was creeped out by the good Doctor Copper’s nose ring. WHY???

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:15:57 +0000

I think the guy won an Academy award for the effect’s work…didn’t he?

By: Guts3d

Guts3d — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:55:21 +0000

This was one scary movie. I agree that the special effects were top notch, as well.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:22:49 +0000

I’ll second the suggestion for the use of real props, but not because I have anything against CGI. CGI can look very real when done right, but the thing you’d really want to use it for is stuff you CAN’T do physically, like super smooth, fluid morphs. What I liked most about the Thing’s transformations, however, was how messy they are. Organs shift, joints pop into place, skin tears and blood flows, all of it adding to the horror. Destructive transformation like that are something best suited to physical props, in my opinion.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:14:55 +0000

If they ever do remake this I really hope they use “real” props instead of CGI…CGI always looks so fakey to me.

By: al s

al s — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:29:21 +0000

I loved it too and hope someday someone will remake this one and do as good a job as Carpenter did remaking the original.