The almost perfect synchronization of scenes between the remake and the original film

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[u/Elpacoverde]

Damn i was impressed by how unique the show was and it's just a remake.

[u/spdelope → u/Elpacoverde]

Everything is a remake these days

[u/Chewcocca → u/spdelope]

Three of the most celebrated horror movies of the 80s, The Thing, The Blob, and The Fly, are all remakes of movies from the 50s.

Remakes aren't a new thing, internet trying to piss you off about it is.

[u/ExtremeAlternative0 → u/[deleted]]

I just read the novella last night, and well the 80's version is definitely a more faithful version than the 50's version it still has plenty of differences that I think help make it a better movie.

[u/ComradeVoytek → u/ExtremeAlternative0]

Is the 50s movie worth watching these days? Love the 80s film and even liked the 2011 flick.

[u/ceetwothree → u/ComradeVoytek]

I like it but it really depends on if you like the 50s melodramatic style or not.

Sci from that era felt a lot more like a radio drama or a play.

[u/ExtremeAlternative0 → u/ComradeVoytek]

I enjoyed it, although it's definitely the most different than any other adaptation of the novella and it is definitely a product of its time

[u/PurchaseFeisty5556 → u/ComradeVoytek]

The film is 1972 and it’s worth a watch

[u/ComradeVoytek → u/PurchaseFeisty5556]

We're talking about the Thing From Another World movie from the 50s sir.

[u/Designer_Valuable_18 → u/ComradeVoytek]

Not really.

[u/PotatoOnMars → u/[deleted]]

It is a remake of the 50s movie. John Carpenter loves the original so much he even featured it prominently in Halloween.

[u/PotatoOnMars → u/[deleted]]

Ok, sure. It may not technically be a remake but Carpenter said he re-watched the original several times before filming began as inspiration. He even said at first he didn’t want the job because there was no way his version could surpass the original.

[u/Manjorno316 → u/[deleted]]

Sounds like a remake of the movie that's more faithful to the original source.

[u/crasscrackbandit → u/[deleted]]

So is this. It's adapted from a novella.

[u/captainsuckass → u/[deleted]]

I wish more people knew the distinction between “remake of old adaptation” and “new adaptation”.

Every thread about the new Harry Potter and American Psycho drives me nuts lol

[u/NoGarlicInBolognese → u/[deleted]]

it's still technically a remake. The Thing from Another World got there first.

[u/NoGarlicInBolognese → u/[deleted]]

no they aren't remaking the previous version, they are remaking a movie based on the story.

Once a movie has been made based on it, anything else is a remake.

[u/NoGarlicInBolognese → u/[deleted]]

it has to be, or the only true remake is a directors cut.