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Archeologists in Pharaoh Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza found grooves lining the walls approaching the King's Chamber. They believe they were once part of a security system of sorts - one that dropped large slabs of rock on top of would-be raiders.
Jack Black
I remember the summer of 1986 BTILC was way, way overshadowed by the other hit movies. And honestly, this is a great movie but it's pacing is not fit for a mass audience.
The other hit movies of that summer like Top Gun, Aliens, Back to School, The Fly, Ferris Buehler, Karate Kid II..they have great pacing and John Carpenter movies were hit and miss with this key ingredient, and BTILC falls under the miss.
A summer movie is supposed to grab you, your family and friends -- and take you on a fast ride to an exciting finale.
People were way too dumb in 1986 for this movie and they are infinitely more dumb today.
This is fantastic!
maybe but they get A LOT of stuff done..not just criminal behavior.
stop reproducing but that's all they know how to do.
You're right it's really good(actually one of the best movies of 1982)but I don't see it being overrated at all.
1. It's really a reimagining more than a remake.
2. Yes, Alien is better but they both belong in the upper tier of great movies.
3. It was a box office disappointment. It was released at the wrong time, a Xmas release would have been way more appropriate. Still, it made a ton of money in home video.
4. It wasn't well received by critics. Siskel always played the cynic and Ebert got it wrong, which he admitted to later. Plus, real movie buffs don't rely heavily on critics.
5. Zero awards. Yes, zero awards but kinda expected with it being hard R Horror. The electronic music is iconic.
6. It wasn't influential. Maybe because of it's uniqueness it's very hard to replicate(haha). It's truly a one off. There has been some influence however. X-Files had an episode or two that were heavily based on The Thing. The young SFX wizard Rob Bottin instantly became a living legend and went on to work on countless hit movies. They made one of the very first long form documentary for DVD, which is really a gold standard to this day.
I don't think all we're left with is the SFX. How about Carpenter doing an excellent job building up the suspense?.. Production was excellent, the actors really fit their roles well. plus the right amount of comic relief for such a heavy movie And the ending is an unsolved mystery that fans still argue about to this day, over 42 years after it's release.
So no, I don't think The Thing is overrated. I saw it opening night and it blew me away and my friends loved it too. I think a movie that fits closer to the category of being really good but overrated would be Dark Knight and Avatar.
The Bond franchise has had a bad stretch of movies. Quantum was god awful, Spectre was a waste, and NTTD is a hate crime. I feel they did a disservice to Daniel Craig, who had a great start with Royale and then given nothing to work with thereafter, with the possible exception of Skyfall.
So yes, it sucked that NTTD rolled with the woke times we're in but it did suffer. First, Covid delay and then a fairly meek Box Office..2nd worse to Quantum in the Craig era.
Hopefully ATJ will bring this moribund franchise back to life..post woke.
"Jah Jah Jaws"
I agree there was something about Harlem Nights that made it very good. Not just the legendary comedians it was just fun to watch.
I'm glad we can buy physical media such as Blu-ray while they are still cheap and available. It won't be too long in the future where there will be any physical media in the stores to buy.
"You Bastard Jaws!"
"The Great White Nope"
He got sidetracked when he made those creepy computer animated flicks; Polar Express, Beowulf, and Christmas Carol..with only Beowulf being any good. Flight and Walk were ok but yeah he lost his magic around the turn of the century.
"Easy Diver"
I wouldn't doubt this is true!
that was quick.
There's no way I'm going to miss this!
I think Furiosa's budget was half of what Indy 5's budget was. Indy 5 cost 350 million and the Box Office was 380 million. Furiosa's budget was about 175 million and the Box Office will end up around 175-200 million.
I think they're about even in this regard, no?
Not only can you buy a LARGE TV under 500(EUR or USD) you can watch everything at home in High Def.
I remember in 2005 it was hard to find High Def TV programming. By 2010 it was almost on every channel. Plus high def discs became widespread around 2007-2008.
I mean, you got a large screen with High Def at home you don't need to go to another theater ever, unless the movie is REALLY, REALLY <i>special</i>. and only then, maybe.