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The handsome tard said:
All jokes of Wilfred aside (great actor and amazing meme man but still a great actor first), this is one of the most eerie scenes in the movie despite The Thing not being in it physically, and yet its presence and horror is very much felt. The visuals and score say so much without a piece of dialogue said.
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The Thing, in general, is a showcase for all the actors in it. Nobody turns in a bad performance (even the fucking dog, famously). I'm particularly grateful for Brimley, though, because he has been made into such a joke over the course of my lifetime. Just look at his acting during the autopsy. You genuinely believe this is an old fashioned frontier doctor encountering something that is disgusting not only on a visceral level, but a mental one - it is taking a giant, steaming shit on everything he knows and understands.

 
strumpets exeunt said:
The Thing, in general, is a showcase for all the actors in it. Nobody turns in a bad performance (even the fucking dog, famously). I'm particularly grateful for Brimley, though, because he has been made into such a joke over the course of my lifetime. Just look at his acting during the autopsy. You genuinely believe this is an old fashioned frontier doctor encountering something that is disgusting not only on a visceral level, but a mental one - it is taking a giant, steaming shit on everything he knows and understands.

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Brimley was a great actor and I cant think of any bad performance of his. I dont think the "Diabeetus" meme took anything away from him tho, if anything it just made him more known and loved by many, introducing him and the movies he was in to new generations. (And I think it legit did help in raising diabetes awareness). *


Scenes like the autopsy and when they bring Split-Face into the station and the man get a good collective look at it are among of the many testaments of both the writing and the actors because all of them have such unique but human reactions to this unknown being but still having the silent common sentiment

The Thing smells as bad as it looks.


(ngl, I wouldnt be ok with even breathing in that steamy stench)

The worst part is knowing this particular Thing wasnt dead and was just buying its time, legit implying they know to play dead to lower everyone's guards (thats why you legit cant stop burning it until its absolute cinders).

But part of me wished we got to see Blair's writings that Fuchs finds in the notebook as we do get a glimpse as Blair losing his mind at facing the idea that this organism likely has done this millions of times and its now Earth's turn. It does make you wonder why he didnt try to burn the remains of Split Face further if he knew it was still "alive" but I suppose you can argue that he believed it made no difference anymore as the whole crew might as well have been compromised for all he knows.

The Thing truly is a lightening in the bottle sort of movie, it really could have only worked back then with that crew.

*R.I.P
"A man doesn't like to admit he was scared, but I truly was. I wasn't afraid to die, I knew that was coming to all of us, but, what I was afraid of was that I might have to live a long time feeling like I felt!"
 
Saw Children of the Corn (the 80s one), all I'll say is that it made me very sleepy. When they were walking around the town it looked like such a nice warm sunny day and it was so nice and quiet. I just wanted to curl up in one of the empty houses and take a nap, they looked so cozy. I might stop trying to look for an actually good Stephen King adaption. I think Kubrick's The Shining remains the only objectively good one start to finish. I also remember It (2017) being pretty good, but I can't help but take some points off for being only half of the actual plot with part 2 sucking ass.
 
unholysedation777 said:
Saw Children of the Corn (the 80s one), all I'll say is that it made me very sleepy. When they were walking around the town it looked like such a nice warm sunny day and it was so nice and quiet. I just wanted to curl up in one of the empty houses and take a nap, they looked so cozy. I might stop trying to look for an actually good Stephen King adaption. I think Kubrick's The Shining remains the only objectively good one start to finish. I also remember It (2017) being pretty good, but I can't help but take some points off for being only half of the actual plot with part 2 sucking ass.
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King's stuff is better read because he gives everyone of his many many many characters a lot of internal dialogue and that's lost in film. You're right that Kubrick's the Shining is really the best King movie. I also like Needful Things, but I prefer the longer TV cut, because this is one of the few King stories where a large cast fits in the story. Sadly I have been able to find a physical release of the TV cut.
 
My incredibly aggressive cat jumped up when I was watching The Shining, purred incredibly loudly, headbutted me and was ridiculously affectionate, after a series of things like just biting me for no reason.
 
Vampirella said:
King's stuff is better read because he gives everyone of his many many many characters a lot of internal dialogue and that's lost in film. You're right that Kubrick's the Shining is really the best King movie. I also like Needful Things, but I prefer the longer TV cut, because this is one of the few King stories where a large cast fits in the story. Sadly I have been able to find a physical release of the TV cut.
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Yeah, I'm a huge fan of his books (before he went senile!) and it always makes me sad when I go for movie after movie being completely disappointed every single time. I don't even go in expecting greatness, but they don't even work in a so bad it's good way, they're all just kinda boring and dull. I understand King's gripes with The Shining and how much Kubrick changed, especially since the whole alcoholism thing was supposed to be a metaphor for himself and Kubrick twisted Jack's character around a full 180, but I believe it only works BECAUSE it deviates so far from King's original idea. His writing just does not work for film and I'm so confused why studios keep trying to pick his books up as movies since it produces trash time and time again.

I do have my eyes next on The Dead Zone (1983) though. Cronenberg as a director is quite promising, and I do feel the plot is simple enough to be able to be reworked into a movie, so once again I'm going to go in with blind optimism like I always do. If anything I think a lot of King's shorter stories would work great as movies because the shortness gives more to work with and tweak around. I heard The Long Walk was received quite warmly even though I have no interest in seeing it myself. Imagine if something like Rage was adapted, would that even be allowed in modern Hollywood? Hah. He has a lot of great short stories that'd work quite well for movies.
 
unholysedation777 said:
I do have my eyes next on The Dead Zone (1983) though. Cronenberg as a director is quite promising, and I do feel the plot is simple enough to be able to be reworked into a movie, so once again I'm going to go in with blind optimism like I always do.
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That is one of the good ones and it has Christopher Walken in it, that's always a plus for me.

unholysedation777 said:
If anything I think a lot of King's shorter stories would work great as movies because the shortness gives more to work with and tweak around.
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Yeah his shot stories that get made it to movies are the best. Night Flyer is one I really liked, I do kind of wish for a real Lawnmower man but that may be too weird for film. I did find one of his dollar babies that someone made based on it.

unholysedation777 said:
Imagine if something like Rage was adapted, would that even be allowed in modern Hollywood?
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Not now or ever with how the world is now. I never got to read Rage and I understand why he took it our of print. Now if King would shut the fuck up about politics. Is he on crack again.
 
unholysedation777 said:
I might stop trying to look for an actually good Stephen King adaption. I think Kubrick's The Shining remains the only objectively good one start to finish.
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Of course King hated The Shining. He saw it as a poor adaptation of the material. But do you really think The Shining is the only good Stephen King movie? You don't like Carrie? Misery? The Mist? I wouldn't say Christine is a masterpiece, but it's an enjoyable flick (better than the stupid book, in my opinion). Salem's Lot is pretty good. Outside of horror, you have The Shawshank Redemption. Stand by Me. I haven't seen it yet, but people seem to love The Green Mile. Dolores Claiborne.
 
Karamanlis said:
Of course King hated The Shining. He saw it as a poor adaptation of the material. But do you really think The Shining is the only good Stephen King movie? You don't like Carrie? Misery? The Mist? I wouldn't say Christine is a masterpiece, but it's an enjoyable flick (better than the stupid book, in my opinion). Salem's Lot is pretty good. Outside of horror, you have The Shawshank Redemption. Stand by Me. I haven't seen it yet, but people seem to love The Green Mile. Dolores Claiborne.
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Now that you mention it, his work has been adapted well, just not the more weird books that seem to be the main pillar of his big universe, like IT, Tommy Knockers, or The Dark Tower. There is no way in Hell King will allow a real adaptation of the Dark Tower with the racist black lady. I don't know why people still try to make IT in to a movie, it's just too out there.

Yes you should watch the Green Mile, but it might make you cry.
 
unholysedation777 said:
I understand King's gripes with The Shining and how much Kubrick changed, especially since the whole alcoholism thing was supposed to be a metaphor for himself and Kubrick twisted Jack's character around a full 180, but I believe it only works BECAUSE it deviates so far from King's original idea. His writing just does not work for film and I'm so confused why studios keep trying to pick his books up as movies since it produces trash time and time again.
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King was a little bitch about that. I can see griping when Hollywood or TV turns your masterpiece into something less good, like when Ellison threw a total bitch fit about the best episode of Star Trek being less good than his original script, but when Kubrick turns your pretty good novel into one of the most recognized masterpieces in film, you THANK the motherfucker.
 
Karamanlis said:
You don't like Carrie? Misery? The Mist? I wouldn't say Christine is a masterpiece, but it's an enjoyable flick (better than the stupid book, in my opinion). Salem's Lot is pretty good.
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Haven't gotten to these yet. I'm not going in any particular order and I up to this point I've randomly picked adaptions that I already read in book form. I do enjoy Stephen King's more surreal work and as @Vampirella said those ones ARE significantly harder to adapt. You make them sound promising though so I'm looking forward to it, particularly Salem's Lot, which is one of his more "conventional" works of horror that I've always felt weirdly attached to.
Though not horror I also think The Stand 90s miniseries was quite entertaining despite all the strange liberties it took, though most seem pretty mixed on it which is understandable. I think it's one of those cases I can admit something is not objectively great but still enjoy it nonetheless. I'm also a huge fan of the book so I'm somewhat biased on that department.
 
Watched Sleepaway Camp II & III for the first time.

I gotta say, Angela is great. No magic powers. No vast mythology. She's just a girl who solves every problem with murder.

Part II is definitely the superior film, but I laughed for a good ten minutes at the opening to Part III.
 
Stab You in the Back said:
Watched Sleepaway Camp II & III for the first time.

I gotta say, Angela is great. No magic powers. No vast mythology. She's just a girl who solves every problem with murder.

Part II is definitely the superior film, but I laughed for a good ten minutes at the opening to Part III.
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Felissa Rose is a treasure. It's particularly great that she is an old school horror icon who is wildly heterosexual and loves the cock, because you just know it infuriates certain people that they can't turn her into a current year queer icon
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Gravityqueen4life said:
Saw beetlejuice for the first time. I see why people call it a classic. Will watch the second movie next week.
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A great film. Seeing the musical near me in a few months.

Saw Good Boy. 6/10, maybe 5/10. I think there was a lot of potential here that was unrealized. Three big flaws for me.
  1. There's quite literally no story or plot to speak of.
  2. It is clear from anyone who knows anything about dog body language that the dog in the movie is not upset or scared. Hasan's dog looks more disturbed when she's around him. I don't know how you would realistically train a dog to express true fear. Maybe you would have to use CGI.
  3. The dog doesn't really do anything the entire movie. The IMDB synopsis says, "A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most." He doesn't do anything. He stares pensively the whole film and barks once or twice.
Vaguely sick owner goes to stay in his grandpa's decrepit old house with his dog. Some spooky things happen and the owner has bouts of meanness. Owner gets more sick. Owner dies, perhaps completely unrelated to the house. The end. I think there's an attempt at metaphor here, something about pets helplessly watching on with a terminally ill or mentally ill owner, but I think it's clumsily handled.
 
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