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Nelson_Mandela 05/14/19 7:50:09 PM #40: | #243. The Thing https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/The_Thing_%281982%29_theatrical_poster.jpg Dir: John Carpenter Genre: Science Fiction, Horror Year: 1982 John Carpenter's The Thing is so close to being (I believe) the only remake in my Top 250! But alas, it's not actually a remake of The Thing from Another World, but rather a reimagining of its source material. The Thing is an absolute master class in sci-fi horror filmmaking. Very few movies so accurately portray a sense of isolation, terror, and paranoia as well as this one. I could also make the argument that this contains the greatest practical effects of all time. Seriously, if anyone can name something that does it better, I am all ears. I'd love to see it. I mean https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BN2MyMDcyZDAtOWZkZS00NzVlLWE0MTMtZGZkYjQzMDYwYzFjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjY1ODM4NDY@._V1_.jpg Come. ON. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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