Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Gimme that old time Monster

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Went with the wife and friends to see Cowboys and Aliens.  It was an OK popcorn muncher.  But I was disappointed since I had higher expectations of a Jon Favreau film.  Where's the depth of treatment of...THE MONSTER?

So, to console myself, the next day I watched The Thing From Another World (1951).  Back when men were men, women laughed at them all the time, and a monster was really the star of the show.
Posted by Rodney Fort at 9:34 PM
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  1. Cassie FortSeptember 28, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    So what are you thinking about this re-make of "The Thing"? I think it will be one of the best arguments ever made for leaving brilliant origianls the F alone.

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  2. Rodney FortSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    To Cassie Fort.

    Agreed. Even as interesting as the Kurt Russell character was in the original remake (I can't believe I just said "original remake"), the movie was pretty bad.

    The whole point was that the monster was ALIEN. It didn't need to be a parasite/switcho/chango special effect. And it looked too much like wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man. The giveaways for the new one make it look just like the last. Yawn.

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  3. Cassie FortSeptember 30, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    WACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE MAN, WACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE MAN!! Scarekids away from your lawn, keep grandma company!

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