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As of this morning, I ve rummaged through the racks of my DVDs and started to re-run the all-time greats.
Catching up on the all-timers series #1... John Carpenter's The Thing. 09/10 Dont need to say anything about this one. Most of us know its pretty much flawless entertainment. The only minor flaw which I always have noticed is that the scientists of the base dont tackle such a fatal problem with some level-headed thinking and logic, but MacReady, the helicopter pilot does? Hmm... I do have a couple of small questions to anyone who's seen the original The Thing From Another World. Since I havent seen the original yet, is JC's version different from the original, plot-wise and screenplay-wise? And, is it better than JC's version? (I know the effects are different being 30 years apart, but what I really want to know concerns the atmosphere and the pace)
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I'll always defend a Howard Hawks film, so I hgihly recommend it. But I would have to say (and this is rare for me to say) that JC's remake is equally as good, if not better than, the original. Both are spot-on as far as breathtaking, heart-pounding pace, and mysterious sci-fi horror. But V- trust me here, my friend. You definately need to do yourself a favor and check out The Thing From Another World. (And lemme know what you think of it afterwards!)
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Jason X
Freddy vs Jason loving my Friday the 13th!
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Final Chapter, A New Beginning, Jason Lives, The New Blood, Jason Takes Manhattan, Jason Goes to Hell, Jason X, Freddy vs Jason.
It was a marathon all night.:D
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Cape Fear (1962)
Actually, Robert Mitchum played a much better Max Cady than DeNiro. The film certainly looks great, with elegant suspense shots and beautiful noir, but the cotton candy ending leaves a sour taste.
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Excellent. I have the DVD around somewhere I m sure, but I havent gotten around to watching it yet. Seems like its earned its way into my list of must-sees this weekend.
Thanks, alky and Z. Catching up on the all-timers #2... Alien. 09/10 I love this movie! The eye for details, the desolateness and darkly mysterious planet, and the characters...each of em unique in their attitudes and mentality. Ridley Scott is one of the finest in this genre. The only unanswered question was the spaceship. We see it in Aliens too (on the uncut DVD version anyway). Where had it come from? Guess the makers wanted to answer it in a sequel/prequel which never got made, or maybe that was the idea behind the Cameron-Scott team-up for Alien 5, which was scrapped by Fox.
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