The Thing (2011)

The Thing (2011)

Ok, it wasn't THAT bad. Plus, it has my amazing wife in it (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and I always enjoy watching her.

It isn’t that bad. People are just spergs about muh practical effects.

It wasn't that bad i agree, since it was a 1:1 remake of the original carpenter film and i love that one.

my amazing wife

Not for long.

Plus, it has my amazing wife in it

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yes i am a sperg about it because the cgi ending looked like absolute shit.

However my main problem was that they gave away the entire plot in the trailer.

it doesn't look THAT bad.

Where did you find this gif of me

Even if it had the best effects in the world, it would still be an incredibly boring, forgettable, unscary soft reboot of a classic, with not a single memorable character or scene. Zero soul, zero atmosphere, zero tense moments

it doesn't look THAT bad.

it does though

Zero

zero

zero

That's pushing it, mate.

It looks fine.

The movie had literally no atmosphere, while atmosphere was such a strength of the original

All black version called " dat thang"
Is set in the ghetto.
Dat thang shows up and they f*ck it up. Empty dem mags n clips into it. Yeah yeah.
Tell it what it be. Be it what it is.

for a PS3 game, sure.

It's free on YouTube so I watched the old one. It was okay. It kinda seemed like Alien without the budget or cool factor.

I mean, hyperbole like that is what makes people want to defend the film. It's ok to say it's an inferior film, maybe even a greatly inferior film, but when people are like "ZERO, NADA, NOTHING, THERE'S NOTHING GOOD ABOUT. IT'S TRASH. ZERO QUALITY. ZERO EVERYTHING. ZERO. ZERO. ZERO" like bro, c'mon. just c'mon.

It doesn't look like a PS3 game.

I just googled based bad ass.

For sure an enjoyable movie. It's just hard to compete with an original that's so eminently rewatchable.

Yeah this is exactly the sort of shit I'm talking about. You're a contrarian. No one actually likes this movie. They only defend it because they find its haters more annoying than the film itself, which is a bad basis for an opinion. Try saying actually one genuinely positive thing about it though

My bad. A PS2 game.

Try saying actually one genuinely positive thing about it though

mew did a good job.
thats it. that's all i got.

NTA. It does look like a PS3 game. The effects were shit which means they have no real excuse to have covered up the practicals. The movie was forgettable other than having really shitty CG. When the main takeaway from something is how bad the effects are you know the movie was shit. Simple as.

Amalgamated Dynamics did the practical creature effects for the 2011 movie, and it was criticized for having too much CGI on top of everything. They did the creature work for the Smile movies, and those look too CG as well.

I enjoyed it. I didn't go into it expecting the worst movie ever. I went into it knowing it's a soft-reboot that would retread waters. I heard all the criticisms about it beforehand, so when I watched it I thought it wasn't that bad at all. It's The Thing (1982) but with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and there are a few new plot elements (the alien ship, a different type of test to see who's the thing).

Like did you even watch it? It's not a BAD movie.

mew? like a fucking cow or some shit?? STOP DERAILING

The effects were not that bad.

I didn't go into it expecting the worst movie ever.

meant to say "I didn't go into it expecting the best movie ever"

They were terrible.

I guess I have a special hatred for mediocre soft reboots. I honestly find them even worse than conventionally bad films, because at least bad films make an attempt to do something. Soft reboots don't even attempt anything, it's just a lazily repackaged gift. The creative cowardice on display sickens me. It's the same reason I hate Alien Romulus with a passion

They weren't that bad.

I'm just curious, is there a reason you keep making this thread?

Did you even watch it or do you rabidly hate it because that was the internet's consensus before the movie ever even came out?

They were though. The lightmapping is non-existent.

I don't keep making this thread

I just explained to you in detail why I hate it, you fucking retard. Are you a bot or something?

He's a simp. They're delusional by default.

In my opinion this is the worst piece of special effect in the movie. But I don't judge a movie based on it's worst moments. That's a dishonest and nitpicking way of reviewing a movie.

Plus, I kind of appreciate the concept of what is happening there.

So you didn't watch it. You just categorically hate it. For me, that's retarded.

he didn't humor my retarded bad faith question so I'm gonna conveniently choose the option where I win

That's literally how children attempt to win arguments on the playground. How are you a grown man who clothes himself?

People already decided to hate this movie before it came out. Anon Babble users are not immune to this bugman style of thought-conformity. That's all.

You didn't even watch the movie, you just rabidly hate it because your hugbox of fake internet friends (all in your mind btw) expect you to hate it. Now you are very apparently perturbed because your ass is getting called out on it hahahahaha.

Yeah there terrible. Revelations 3:16 terrible. They started with practical, then the producers said they would look shit so they superimposed CG on practical splitting the budget between two attempts at effects and failing with both. Lukewarm, I spit you out

Yeah there terrible.

Where terrible?

They are terrible anon.

why does i feel like this thread is just one schizo guy arguing with himself.

Imagine coming up with your own detailed lore about a stranger on the internet. There's strawmanning and then there's literally inventing fictional characters in your head to insult

They're terrible?

So you hated the movie before it ever even came out because muh sacred holy cow practical effects even though the CGI doesn't look that bad

But that is your condition though.

Why are you schizo defending a poorly done cash grab from the early era of soft reboot cash grabs?

Or maybe I just watched the movie and didn't like it. That sounds a lot more straightforward an explanation than the schizo backstory you spent several minutes typing up like a fucking nutjob

that's just particularly bad

No, it's indicative of the special effects throughout the movie. There's poor lightmapping on the SFX which means they stand out and don't look like they exist within the environment. On top of that the animations are poorly drawn to the point faces and such look like they're cartoons and they don't move naturally (i.e. the frame rates on them are wrong meaning they skip, jump, and stretch). Before you try to argue it I'll point out it's not an "unnatural alien motion"--its literally just poor animation that doesn't have any physics to it. Like the other anon said, it's like a PS3 game where a body becomes suddenly limp and slides and jerks.

That's a simp move. Remember, you're talking to a guy who has spent thousands of hours playing out elaborate relationship scenarios with an actress he has never met ranging from meeting her in real life and rescuing her in whatever movie she starred in. These people don't live in reality.

Yeah the CGI does look bad. Really bad, because they started with Practical effects and switched to CGI mid production. That's why it's particularly bad, that's what I thought when I saw it in theaters;

"why does this look so bad"

Then I found out that they cha get their effects mid production and it made sense.

Ok, it wasn't THAT bad.

That's the problem.
Good movies are fun to watch.
Bad movies are fun to watch and goof on them.
This is just painfully mid, and that's the worst thing you can do.

never watched the movie

hate it anyway

lmao pathetic

You could just say "I wasn't interested in seeing it, I have no opinion of it"

but you HAVE TO conform. It's some sort of bugman imperative. Hilarious.

Nooooo I watched it noooo it was baaaad

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

you're talking to a guy who has spent thousands of hours playing out elaborate relationship scenarios with an actress he has never met ranging from meeting her in real life and rescuing her in whatever movie she starred in. These people don't live in reality.

Sounds like a confession, brother.

Why does every movie have to have its resident schizo who defends it with the most unhinged arguments nowadays? Even horror remakes no one remembers

I mean I watched it out of curiosity and I don't think it's that bad of a movie. I even enjoyed it. Why do you schizos have to hate stuff in order to conform? This movie was ripped to shreds online before it ever even came out, so the hate is unjustified on one level.

The most memorable thing about the movie is it's bad CGI which is pretty indicative of a shit film. Simple as.

I confess I've recently started paying attention to the simp phenomenon on this board. You guys are creepy.

n-no, YOU'RE the schizo!! EVERYONE IS A SCHIZO EXCEPT ME!!!! YOU'RE ALL CONSPIRING AGAINST ME TO HATE MY FAVORITE FILM!!!

Okay man

Why do you schizos have to hate stuff in order to conform?

Way to admit you're just a retard who confuses being contrarian with having a well thought opinion about something. When someone tells you why they don't like something and your only response is "nuh unh because...just because I like it!" it's pretty obvious you're not only a retard but also a social retard. That's probably why you're a simp and have never kissed a girl.

It's shit because the practical effects they were originally going to use were so fucking superior to the CGI shit the corpos forced on them that it's worse off because of it, despite being a cool film and surprisingly faithful to the original.

I mean I watched it and I thought it was a good movie. I do find you schizos interesting though. Your thoughts are totally irrational. You've never seen this movie but you rabidly hate it like some demented hound. The internet decided on it and you sorry saps, for some reason, fell for it. The CIA has spent an untold sum of money attempting to weaponize this condition by the way kek. So I do find you guys interesting, in a kind of lab subject kind of way.

Well I hope the CIA hasn't figured it out because these rabid animals would make great expendable assets if they ever did. Hopefully they never unlock that power.

So I do find you guys interesting, in a kind of lab subject kind of way.

Holy fucking reddit. Aren't you just the fucking puppetmaster. I know you felt like some sort of badass typing that

I'm just calling it as it is, if you are casting me as the badass puppetmaster, well those are your words not mine.

You're "calling it as it is" by alleging that there's an organized conspiracy (somehow organized by "schizos", even though schizos aren't known for their ability to coordinate or organize things) to hate on your favorite movie, instead of several people simply independently not liking the movie (and also the CIA is involved somehow)... Right. Keep calling it as it is, champ

The movie was ripped to shreds online before it ever came out. This is a fact. It was decided that this movie is to be hated before anyone ever saw a final cut of it.

also the CIA is involved

That's not what I said, but at this point I think it is rather clear you have a low IQ, so I forgive you for misunderstanding my post.

I mean

You write like a brainlet.

Your thoughts are totally irrational.

What's irrational about pointing out the specifics of why the CG is bad (i.e. lightmapping, draw quality, animation physics)? You just don't have a response, lol.

The internet decided on it and you

Again, you're just being a contrarian. This is the first time I've discussed the movie with anyone and I've never seen a video or read an article about it. The problem is you're just a brainlet hiding behind contrarianism while projecting that frame into people who disagree with you. You're an idiot.

The CIA has spent an untold sum of money

See what I meant by projection? You start sperging about everyone who disagrees with you being a schizo only to randomly sperg about CIA mind control in a discussion about a throwaway horror movie that came out a decade ago. You're a moron, lol.

If you don't conform you are just a contrarian

top kek
super genius brain level argument there, my friend.

The CIA would 100% love to understand why low IQ trash like you randomly hate things for no rational reason. That is a fact.

It's not bad, it's just unnecessary. We already know almost their entire story just from the few minutes in the first movie when the US party went to the Norwegian camp. Hey, turns out pretty much the same thing happened there that is happening at Outpost 31. There are no surprises, really. It's still decent enough to kill a couple hours with.

Who are you quoting? I pointed out you're projecting the idea of conformity into the discussion which underscores you weight your opinion according to contrarianism. On top of that you started calling everyone disagreeing with "schizos" only to randomly sperg about CIA mind control. The point in making is that you're a retard who can only unthinkingly project his ignorance onto others because you're too much of a brainlet to actually communicate with anyone. This is why you're a simp and have never had a girlfriend. Lol.

The CIA would 100% love to understand why low IQ trash like you randomly hate things for no rational reason. That is a fact.

The CIA has nothing to do with the fact the CG in the thing is bad you complete and total schizo, lol.

I pointed out you're projecting the idea of conformity

So did you watch the movie?

This is why you're a simp and have never had a girlfriend. Lol.

Between the age of 18 and 30, I always had a gf. I don't think you've ever touched a woman that wasn't your mom though.

So because some people hated the movie before it came out, that means anyone who hates the movie for any reason is automatically invalidated? If people hated Morbius before it came out, then that automatically makes Morbius a good movie, no takebacks? The thing about contrarianism is that you're just as much a slave to public opinion as an NPC, just in the opposite direction. How about decide for YOURSELF if the movie is good or not?

But that's not what I said.

So did you watch the movie?

Yes.

Between the age of 18 and 30, I always had a gf.

The fellow retard you held hands with at L'Arche doesn't count. Lol

No you!

Lol, loser.

the only thing I liked about it was them finding another way of finding out who was a Thing. The rest of the movie is ass.

If Morbius was actually a pretty good movie, but a lot of people online said it sucked, it could be safe to assume that a lot of people are just following the trend of the meme and didn't actually watch it, yes.

The fellow retard you held hands with at L'Arche

I don't even know what that is and nice projection.

Disliking a movie I like is irrational because...IT JUST IS!

THE CIA CONTROLS PEOPLE LIKE YOU

You're an idiot. The best thing about The Thing (2011) is the enjoyment I'm getting from making fun of you. The only value you have as a human is the fact your level of stupidity amuses your betters. What a life, lol.

NO YOU THOUGH!

Lol, dummy.

The CIA wants to control idiots like you

Is this news for you in the year of our Lord, 2025?

Yes, the movie was hated before it ever came out kek. This is a fact.

Is this news for you

I'm making fun of you for calling people schizos and then randomly sperging about CIA mind control in a conversation about how bad the CG is in a movie that came out a decade and a half ago. All you have is contrarianism and projection and once those things have been called out you can only respond with "no you" because you're retarded. Lol.

There is nothing random about it. You retards rabidly hate a movie you have never seen. On its surface, this is irrational, but obviously you guys fall victim to outside influences that otherwise make irrational actions possible. Yeah that's a big part of what the CIA wants to do. They want to understand these influences and weaponize them. I don't know why this has shocked you to your core that you want to keep bringing it up, but if you want to talk more about that, we can.

You retards rabidly hate a movie

Stop projecting, retard. The emotional weight you've put into defending a shitty movie from a decade and a half ago isn't proportional to my dislike of it. Make no mistake, I'm here to laugh at you for being a retarded brainlet who can only project and sperg.

you guys fall victim to outside influences

See? You're centering your contrarianism in the conversation and, in so doing, you reveal the frame of reference you go by is conformity. The reality is we're not conforming but you're placing value in your opinion for being contrarian. I don't expect you to understand this because you're a complete retard with 0 self-awareness.

Yeah that's a big part of what the CIA wants to do

See? More projection. You cry that everyone disagreeing with you is a schizo and then randomly sperg about the CIA in a conversation about a forgettable movie that came out a decade and a half ago. You're mentally ill and all you have is contrarianism and projection.

I don't know why this has shocked you to your core

Nothing you can tell me will shock me, retard. I'm far smarter than you. Not even your level of stupidity is shocking because it's just so simple.

retard

The emotional weight you've put into defending a shitty movie from a decade and a half ago isn't proportional to my dislike of it.

Bro you've never even SEEN the movie lol. And I made this thread to catch retards like you. I wanted to discuss this movie with some schizo that HATES IT and has never even seen it lol.

Make no mistake, I'm here to laugh at you for being a retarded brainlet who can only project and sperg.

lmao if only he knew

The reality is

Can you acknowledge the reality that this movie was hated before it ever even came out? Can we agree on this basic fact? top kek.

See? More projection. You cry that everyone disagreeing with you is a schizo and then randomly sperg about the CIA in a conversation about a forgettable movie that came out a decade and a half ago. You're mentally ill and all you have is contrarianism and projection.

No I think the CIA would love to understand your mind. Not because it's smart but because it's dumb. Why do dumb people fall victim to certain influences and how do they get led by the nose into certain beliefs.

Nothing you can tell me will shock me, retard. I'm far smarter than you. Not even your level of stupidity is shocking because it's just so simple.

Oh, if only he knew.

That looks good too. Isn't that a practical prop too?

Bro you've never even SEEN the movie

I have though. You being a schizophrenic loser with a low IQ and flailing to defend it, all the while failing to realize the disproportionate amount of value you place in your opinion of a forgettable movie from a decade and a half ago, is much more entertaining than the movie itself.

Basically, you make yourself a laughing stock and it's fun taking pot shots at you. All you can do is respond with a "no you" without realizing such response outs you as a retard and gives us another laugh.

That was what they filmed with, and the idiot execs at Universal said no one likes that and demanded a CGI face:

"I have though."

Btw I don't think it's a bad movie. Not saying this to the replier, just anyone who is reading. I don't think it's a terrible film. I watched it and I enjoyed it overall. It's NOT the best movie ever, obviously, but it's hard to fuck up the solid "whodunit" formula of The Thing.

Oh I see. Yeah, maybe they should have gone with practical effects (obviously now in hindsight) but as someone who is kind of outside of this stuff, just looking at it with a neutral perspective and leaving the studio fiddling out of the review, I don't think the final movie is all that bad.

Retard, that's not the Thing you posted here , that's an extra prop for one of the pilot aliens from an unused scene. Has nothing to do with them choosing to put CGI for the final Thing form.

soft reboot

It's not a soft reboot, it's both a prequel (same canon as the first movie, shows where the thing dog came from) and a remake (roughly the same thing happens, but to Norwegians instead of Americans).
If you replaced all the effects with better ones I think you could make it scary and give it atmosphere and tense moments.

Btw I don't think it's a bad movie

I never said you did, retard. I'm saying you're a schizophrenic retard who got BTFO in a debate because all you had to go on was a weird forced idea of conformity against your contrarianism. Basically, you project because you're mentally ill and unable to communicate with others. I'd feel sorry for you but the fact is you deserve all the ridicule and bullying you've ever gotten and, to add insult to injury, never learned from it. You'll always be a loser.

I wasn't talking to you anymore, kek.

It's not a soft reboot

It kind of it given the fact it's a remake. There aren't any hard rules as to what constitutes a reboot--its basically just execs using an existing IP with shallow reference to what came before while keeping the door open to go in a different direction if they manage to revive the property. Batman Begins is a reboot in that way even though it went in a different direction whereas you can argue all the DCU stuff wasn't a reboot because it was entirely its own thing.

I wasn't talking to you

So either you're a retard and don't know how to use a message board or your chattering to yourself like a schizo on a street corner, lol. Either way I appreciate the laughs at your expense.

Bro can't get enough of me. Sad, dude. I have moved on already.

i thought it was dumb they felt the need to inject american/british characters in a story about a swedish research station

more projection

Why do you keep responding? Make a friend, anon. Go outside.

It's complete trash. The Thing is meant to be a franchise with only men like Master and Commander. Having a roastie whore involved ruins it totally.

There were women in the '50s Thing, retard.

Bro STILL can't get enough of me hahahaha