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Originally Posted by proficient
Doesn't Carpenter's Classic take more from that book Who Goes There? I'm not sure if that's the correct book but I remember watching the director's commentary and the mention of a book popped up. I remember the original in clips and pieces. Thing from Another World? Is that the name of it?
Timeline here we go
1. Who Goes There - book from the 30's
2. Thing From Another World -movie from the 50's
3. The Thing- movie from the 80's
4. The Thing Video Game - video game that is kind of an unofficial sequel to the film from the 80's
5. The Thing (prequel) - movie (current) that shows the events at the Norweigen camp
6. Bah, I would like to see a true sequel. Don't tar and feather me here but a true sequel where the alien gets to a city or something could be epic and down right disgusting...
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True, but it can still be considered a remake. To be honest, I don't know exactly where the line is.
Take for example, The Magnificent Seven. Is it a remake of Seven Samurai? And then what about other films that seem to be influenced by either of those films like The Three Amigos or A Bug's Life?
It's an interesting situation.
Personally, I think with most remakes it should be best to run to the hills and become distinctly different from what came before like The Thing or The Fly which are quite different from the films before. Although the Nosferatu remake is relatively similar just with colour and sound (although the characters get their names from the Dracula novel and I think Kinski's Dracula is more intriguing.)