Which film did you prefer, they're both classics, remakes (or sequels of classics) awesome and filled with suspense and both known for their classic endings and famous scenes & moments. So, which did you prefer and why? John Carpenter's The Thing or 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna `*beep*` wit' me!" Hudson in Aliens.
If you're somebody who prefers both new versions over the originals then I think it's hard to argue that The Thing was a larger improvement over its original than Invasion was over its original. You may like Invasion '78 more than The Thing '82 as a movie, but I still think you would be hard pressed to say that The Thing wasn't a larger improvement.
shareThe Thing I think works better overall because Invasion of the Body Snatchers latter stages are reduced a little too much to a generally uninteresting series of chase sequences.
"They so bad their cows had to die".
I never much cared for The THing.
I thought it was silly and derivative of Alien.
Limit of the Willing Suspension of Disbelief: directly proportional to its awesomeness.
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The Thing reminded me of Alien too. I don't know what it was. I loved Sutherland's performance in Invasion 78, maybe my favorite performance from him.
"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna `*beep*` wit me!"- Hudson in Aliens.
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He was so good, and I think very underrated.
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How is JC's version of The Thing similar to Alien? Except on a basic level, it's really not. I like the 1978 version of IOTBS, but The Thing is a much, much better movie overall. Also, the acting by Nimoy and Goldblum was heavy-handed in this film.
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How is JC's version of The Thing similar to Alien? Except on a basic level, it's really not. I like the 1978 version of IOTBS, but The Thing is a much, much better movie overall. Also, the acting by Nimoy and Goldblum was heavy-handed in this film.
i rated both as 10 which i guess means that i rate both equally. the truth is that i infact do rate both as classics. both are brilliant and timeless and will outlive us all.
sharei rated both as 10 which i guess means that i rate both equally. the truth is that i infact do rate both as classics. both are brilliant and timeless and will outlive us all.
The Thing. It's not even close.
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The Thing by a country mega mile!
share"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" gets my vote of course. I love The Thing very much but it's a bit overrated. I found only 2-3 really creepy moments. Alien was much scarier.
shareEach had disturbing scenes that stuck with me but I'll truly never forget watching Invasion for the first time and seeing Sutherland's duplicate get his head split open! I was 9 or 10 the first time I saw it.
shareThe Thing is technically superior and much more exciting to watch.
Invasion is far more effective thematically. It's about subtle degrees of spiritual survival in the mundane world that any variety of daily experiences can trigger association with. It's probably the best movie about the neocon takeover of America, among other things.
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Agreed, great movies!
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IVOTBS.
The Thing was decent until that chez ball ending.