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Arguments over which version is better are silly

posted 12 years ago by jk90us
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All these arguments over which version is better (this or Carpenter's) are just silly. They are two vastly different films based on the same story. And both are excellent -- for different reasons.

So if you have a favorite (I enjoy both equally), then good for you. But the childish bickering and scene-by-scene comparisons are just ridiculous. And a waste of time.

Instead, I say we all band together and talk about how crappy and unnecessary the 2011 Heijningen version is. ;-D

jk90

[–] SimplySteve 12 years ago

Amen!

As far as the 2011 one - obviously subpar, but still thought it entertaining enough.

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[–] Hey_Sweden 10 years ago

Agreed. Both films are great in their own way.

I didn't mind the 2011 movie although admittedly it is NOT in the same league as these two classics.

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[–] Herreken 10 years ago

I'm a big fan of Carpenter's movie. I just saw the older movie for the first time. I don't know much about 1950s sci-fi movies but I thought it was pretty good. I agree with you. Comparing the two is pointless.

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[–] psychocosmic-1 10 years ago

After the Thing 1951 every single alien encounter movie from then on was a horrorfilm with deadly creepy aliens or an armada ready to take over! First in literature was of course HG Wells´s War of the Worlds 1898!