Eden Flicks Meeting--The Thing Discussion. Tuesday, November 1 @ 8 PM EDT

Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by toxie m
Way to multitask it up
Im such a freak, sometimes I use my ipad as well. So I have 3 screens going on a lot of the time. Im out of control and need to be stopped. This is why the machines are going to rise up against us.
11/01/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Im such a freak, sometimes I use my ipad as well. So I have 3 screens going on a lot of the time. Im out of control and need to be stopped. This is why the machines are going to rise up against us.
If you want to make yourself go a bit crazy, go ahead and count my tabs. I dare you!
11/01/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Done, a bit late, but done.
It's okay. Gonna head over there and read up on the Holiday Party soon. It's been SO LONG since I've come to one!
11/01/2011
Contributor: toxie m toxie m
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Im such a freak, sometimes I use my ipad as well. So I have 3 screens going on a lot of the time. Im out of control and need to be stopped. This is why the machines are going to rise up against us.
Intense, I don't think I could manage it all
11/01/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
I don't have time to chat about the movie but I wanted to wish everyone a great discussion and a good night!
11/01/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Jul!a
If you want to make yourself go a bit crazy, go ahead and count my tabs. I dare you!
Hahahah, oh god lets not even talk about how many tabs I have open either. Glad Im not the only one.
11/01/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Kindred
I don't have time to chat about the movie but I wanted to wish everyone a great discussion and a good night!
Hi. Love you much, my friend.
11/01/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
I've never seen the movie but I'll be glad to step in to sling emoticons when all the cool kids are.
11/01/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Antipova
I've never seen the movie but I'll be glad to step in to sling emoticons when all the cool kids are.
Yay! Glad you're here!
11/01/2011
Contributor: toxie m toxie m
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Originally posted by Kindred
I don't have time to chat about the movie but I wanted to wish everyone a great discussion and a good night!
Hey, thanks for stopping in have a good one!
11/01/2011
Contributor: toxie m toxie m
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Originally posted by Antipova
I've never seen the movie but I'll be glad to step in to sling emoticons when all the cool kids are.
Lovely
11/01/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Antipova
I've never seen the movie but I'll be glad to step in to sling emoticons when all the cool kids are.
Its a classic. The John Carpenter one is better than the original The thing from another world. One of the only movie remakes I like better than the original. My boyfriend worked on the new new remake that just came out. Which sucks, we were so disappointed. Producers ruin everything.
11/01/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
Like I said, my kids have been sick. I haven't finished the movie. Everything is dissenting right now. The blood is gone and Bridges just took over. (I think it's Doc right now)
11/01/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
Like I said, my kids have been sick. I haven't finished the movie. Everything is dissenting right now. The blood is gone and Bridges just took over. (I think it's Doc right now)
I also got sucked into a book over the past two days. It's physically challenging to not read it right now.
11/01/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Its a classic. The John Carpenter one is better than the original The thing from another world. One of the only movie remakes I like better than the original. My boyfriend worked on the new new remake that just came out. Which sucks, we were so ... more
I know I've seen a few John Carpenter movies but I'm drawing a blank on which thy were. Aw Sorry the new one's not as good.

Working on teams like that must sometimes be really frustrating, because you're all really invseted in the project, but it takes a lot of people, and some have a totally different vision...
11/01/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Hahahah, oh god lets not even talk about how many tabs I have open either. Glad Im not the only one.
Haha, on this computer I have two browsers with multiple tabs each. At home my laptop has three windows of two separate browsers and I don't even wanna count the tabs lol.
11/01/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Antipova
I know I've seen a few John Carpenter movies but I'm drawing a blank on which thy were. Aw Sorry the new one's not as good.

Working on teams like that must sometimes be really frustrating, because you're all really invseted ... more
Oh! Is Dark Star John Carpenter?
11/01/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Antipova
I know I've seen a few John Carpenter movies but I'm drawing a blank on which thy were. Aw Sorry the new one's not as good.

Working on teams like that must sometimes be really frustrating, because you're all really invseted ... more
Well the thing is with this one the JC one the special effects are what made it a classic. Rob Bottin did them, who is now a insurance guy or something--which is weird. But when the new one was announced the producers said they were going the practical route. So the place my boyfriend works for made a ton of practical puppets for this movie, which were beautiful I seen them in person. And then in the movie they went over all of it with cgi. So it kind of ruined a lot of it. And I think they missed the point story wise. In the JC one its all about feeling alone and not knowing who isnt the alien. And they didnt have much of that in the new one. It was all oh loud noises and action.
11/01/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Antipova
Oh! Is Dark Star John Carpenter?
Yes it is!
11/01/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
My favorite part of this movie is the beards. hahaha kidding. But they are pretty epic.
11/01/2011
Contributor: toxie m toxie m
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Well the thing is with this one the JC one the special effects are what made it a classic. Rob Bottin did them, who is now a insurance guy or something--which is weird. But when the new one was announced the producers said they were going the ... more
Aw. The special effects were brilliant! I was really hoping that the new one wouldn't just all be CGI and action - I hate that about movies these days. Sigh.
11/01/2011
Contributor: toxie m toxie m
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
My favorite part of this movie is the beards. hahaha kidding. But they are pretty epic.
Baha! Are they ever.
11/01/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Well the thing is with this one the JC one the special effects are what made it a classic. Rob Bottin did them, who is now a insurance guy or something--which is weird. But when the new one was announced the producers said they were going the ... more
Yes, you definitely get the sense of solitude and lack of trust. It's very obvious.
11/01/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Well the thing is with this one the JC one the special effects are what made it a classic. Rob Bottin did them, who is now a insurance guy or something--which is weird. But when the new one was announced the producers said they were going the ... more
Oh, that's too bad.
11/01/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by toxie m
Aw. The special effects were brilliant! I was really hoping that the new one wouldn't just all be CGI and action - I hate that about movies these days. Sigh.
They really are brilliant. They are seriously legendary in the effects industry. There was nothing like them before it. The head walking on the floor. And the dog alien which was sculpted by Stan Winston who did jurassic park! It was all so strange and weird. They had nearly a year to work on it. The new one they had 3 months to do all the practical effects. Talk about a time difference.
11/01/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
And I can't escape roller skates, no matter what I try to do!

Kind of made me depressed because I'm injured.
11/01/2011
Contributor: js250 js250
I actuall liked them both for different reasons. The original was more suspenseful but the special effects in the new one were pretty good.
11/01/2011
Contributor: toxie m toxie m
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
They really are brilliant. They are seriously legendary in the effects industry. There was nothing like them before it. The head walking on the floor. And the dog alien which was sculpted by Stan Winston who did jurassic park! It was all so strange ... more
I don't really watch too many movies so I was a bit clueless about what this movie would be like visually, and it blew me away. I was not expecting anything that impressive, and knowing that it was a first kinda thing makes me extra glad I saw it. Sooo many tentacles.
11/01/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Now I'm going to have to hunt down a corner video rental place that's not out of business... this might be tough.
11/01/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
Yes, you definitely get the sense of solitude and lack of trust. It's very obvious.
I think thats the best part of the movie. You are surrounded by all your friends who your stuck with on this remote part of the planet. And all of the sudden an alien who can replicate your friends is hiding in your camp trying to escape to civilization unnoticed. He wasn't trying to kill the humans just to kill them but to hide. Who do you trust? What do you do? Its terrifying.
11/01/2011