“We’re a thousand miles from nowhere, man. And it’s gonna get a hell of a lot worse before it gets any better.” – Windows
John Carpenter’s The Thing wasn’t well-received when it was released in 1982, which apparently hit Carpenter pretty hard. It’s a shame because had he had the foresight to understand the turnaround the film would experience, he’d never have worried; The Thing is now one of the most celebrated horror movies of all time and rightfully so. Combining some of the best elements of horror and suspense, it’s one of the few movies I’ve seen that can deliver real chills, and scare consistently through repeated viewings.
One of my all-time favorite Horror/Sci-Fi movies is without a doubt, 1982’s The Thing (inspired by 1951 original). Directed by horror legend John Carpenter, the movie starred a rare all male cast that included Kurt Russell, Keith David (They Live), and Richard Masur(License to Drive).
And of course, Wilford Brimley.
It was about a group of American scientists in Antarctica, shut off from the world, and confronted by an other worldly danger. It’s was free of CGI and chalk-full of awesome old school effects. The movie was a great example of an excellent ensemble cast and had awesome tension though-out. It is, to date, what I consider to be Kurt Russell’s finest performance.
Now we are about to get a some more back story on the classic. 2011’s The Thing not be a remake as originally thought, but will be a prequel to the 80’s version. This time chronicling what happened in the week prior to the events of the original. It will take place at the Norwegian base from which ‘the thing’ came from in the form of a dog last time.
I’ve been curious to see what they were gonna do with this, and I am admittedly pleased it’s in fact a prequel instead of a remake. And bonus – I like the cast. Namely, the star, our inaugural Grizzly Girl – Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Anyhow, here is the trailer…
Personally, I don’t think the trailer was great, but my interest remains peaked. Aside from Mary, I also really like Eric Christian Olsen (Community) despite his mostly terrible resume, and Joel Edgerton (upcoming Warrior) shows promise.
The new first person shooter Fear 3 (F.3.A.R.) will be released June 21st on the XBOX 360 and PS3. This is a sequel to the last of the FEAR series, F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin.
To demonstrate how absolutely terrifying this game is going to be, one of the multiplayer modes is entitled: “F–KING RUN!!”.
Day 1 and Warner Bros. Interactive detailed the four modes that will make up the F.E.A.R. 3 multiplayer today, giving gamers a glimpse at what’s in store in F–king Run, Contractions, Soul Survivor, and Soul King.
PLOT: Nine months ago, Point Man and his F.E.A.R. crew were sent to stop a “telepathically gifted cannibal” on a murderous rampage. Once the Point Man learned that Paxton Fettel, his brother, was the target, he also found out he was working alongside their crazy, psychically powerful mother, Alma Wade. Point Man destroyed them anyway, and ravaged the surrounding city and most of his F.E.A.R. team.
Apparently, the most prominent fear is that Alma is about to give birth to something that could reek havoc on the world. Fettel comes back from the dead, and asks repeatedly how to get in contact with Alma. By the time shit hits the fan, Point Man is making his own rules and clearing his own path, which is not always a good thing.
What will most likely keep you at the edge of your couch while playing is the hoards of Almaverse enemies waiting to pounce on you at any time. Development of F.3.A.R. was advised by Film director John Carpenter, maker of the famous horror flick Halloween back in 1978.
I plan to update this later, after the release. I just hope it is as horrifying as it looks.
Deadline reports that Universal will be making a movie based on the short story “8 O’Clock in the Morning”. It is the same story that was the basis for the Sci Fi cult classic They Live. It will be directed by Matt Reeves, who also helmed Let Me In and Cloverfield.
If you haven’t seen They Live, or at the very least don’t even know what it is, then I advise you start living and watch it. The story is simple. A drifter played by Rowdy Roddy Piper(yes, the wrestler) stumbles upon some sunglasses that can spot aliens that are living amongst us. Not only that, these ugly-looking bastards are mind numbing and controlling us through subliminal messages that make us into consumers who only value material goods. Piper of course goes on a rampage with my hero Keith David after they enjoy an epic 5 minute fight scene (cut with the South Park parody). It may be long but trust me, it’s five minutes well worth the time:
So even though this new movie is based on of the same story as They Live was, it’s not going to follow all of the elements from the John Carpenter version. That means no alien revealing sun glasses, and more than likely, no Roddy Piper! Blasphemy if you ask me.
They will instead opt to skip the glasses and rely on our protagonist having a ‘sudden realization’ and spotting the aliens after his epiphany. I feel like they really could have capitalized off of the 3D fad with this one. They is one of the few movies where the 3D glasses could’ve really been put to good use, maybe taken it a step further too. Perhaps they could have layered the film by having the 3D glasses serve the same purpose as the ones in the movie. You take them off, regular human on-screen, put them back on – formaldehyde face! Ah what could have been.
No word yet on expected release date, but there better at least be a Roddy Piper cameo in the movie somewhere.
If you check out the video below you won’t find a better movie quote…ever! And long before Duke Nukem I might add…
Grizzly Bomb 