I just watched in the mouth of madness in memory of Sam Neill, me and my GF switch weekend of movie choice, wasn't enough for Mr Neill so still doing Jurassic Park week after next. I don't want to subject her to Event Horizon again.
I forgot it was a John Carpenter film I just loved the Lovecraftian bits, even if my first watch I knew nothing of Lovecraft. Wasn't till least 20 years later I figured out that cosmic horror was my jam..
I keep meaning to watch Peele's movies even if I don't watch much horror anymore. Well some but fewer slashers these days for sure. Always enjoy when I see him in stuff though, that is one fun picture.
The original The Thing is not a remake. I just recently watched the 1951 movie and it is very different from Carpenter's version. Both films are loosely based on "Who Goes There?" by John Campbell but they are independent interpretations of the source material.
Are you claiming the original was a remake or the 2012 one he produced was a remake? You’re wrong on both accounts, but I need to know the answer to my question so I can tell you why you’re wrong.
Are you claiming the original was a remake or the 2012 one he produced was a remake?
Development of the film began in the mid-1970s when David Foster and fellow producer Lawrence Turman suggested to Universal Pictures an adaptation of the 1938 John W. Campbell novella Who Goes There? It had been loosely adapted once before in Howard Hawks' and Christian Nyby's 1951 film The Thing from Another World, but Foster and Turman wanted to develop a project that stuck more closely to the source material.
I wouldn't get my hopes up. Carpenter's a cool guy, word probably got out he liked Peele's work and Peele obviously decided to give the old man a visit.
BTW : Carpenter is still rockin' on bandcamp with his son.
Split is so god damn good, and I don't know how much of it is directly because of M. Night and not James McAvoy's amazing performance as all the different personalities.
I enjoyed Get Out a lot and my second favorite would be Nope. I wanted to love Us but it felt very loosely written.
Get Out is probably his best due to the subject matter, Nope is a good commentary on animal abuse for spectacle but I definitely see the repeating pattern similar to M Night’s “twist” motif. The big difference is Peele’s films hit more than M Night’s do, where a majority of his failed to stick the landing. Time will tell if he ends up similarly.
Cregger is another comedy writer turned horror director that may end up better, the new RE seems promising and I feel Weapons and Barbarian are amazing films.
Seriously. I don't understand why they get so much love. Black Klansman had its moments (great for turning into YT Shorts clips), but Nope was so bad that I couldn't finish the first act. Didn't make it much further past that unnecessary scene with the horse getting stabbed by a fork.
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Man, jordan peele looks so old. Has it been that long since the skits?
damn, Peele got old...
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oh shit, i got old
Can't wait for their collab film "Get Out of The Thing."
Nope The Thing
"Get out of Dat Thang." They split the naming too.
I just watched in the mouth of madness in memory of Sam Neill, me and my GF switch weekend of movie choice, wasn't enough for Mr Neill so still doing Jurassic Park week after next. I don't want to subject her to Event Horizon again.
I forgot it was a John Carpenter film I just loved the Lovecraftian bits, even if my first watch I knew nothing of Lovecraft. Wasn't till least 20 years later I figured out that cosmic horror was my jam..
I keep meaning to watch Peele's movies even if I don't watch much horror anymore. Well some but fewer slashers these days for sure. Always enjoy when I see him in stuff though, that is one fun picture.
I would love a "The thing" movie by Peele. I feel he'd do justice to it.
I love the way it's always assumed that a remake of The Thing would do some kind of service/disservice to John Carpenter.
He made a fucking remake. If someone else does a remake, it's fucking whatever. Carpenter did a fantastic fucking remake, but it's still a remake.
Like if someone remade The Fly. Cronenberg did a fantastic job. Is it his fucking film? No. It was a remake.
The original The Thing is not a remake. I just recently watched the 1951 movie and it is very different from Carpenter's version. Both films are loosely based on "Who Goes There?" by John Campbell but they are independent interpretations of the source material.
Are you claiming the original was a remake or the 2012 one he produced was a remake? You’re wrong on both accounts, but I need to know the answer to my question so I can tell you why you’re wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film)#Production
I'm saying the 82 film was a re-whatever of the 51 film/book.
"Prodigious artist visits old artist in his home"
I wouldn't get my hopes up. Carpenter's a cool guy, word probably got out he liked Peele's work and Peele obviously decided to give the old man a visit.
BTW : Carpenter is still rockin' on bandcamp with his son.
https://johncarpentermusic.bandcamp.com/
I didn't know John carpenter was still around, I guess I don't follow social media.
Anyways: what a funny time to see this as I had just taken a break to get a soda while watching Assault on Precinct 13 when I read this.
Dude isn't even that old, he just looks ancient.
He is 78, which is that old.
Tbf he looks like he's closer to 100.
/c/horror would love this
why not cross post it?
I don’t know how
Now do a collaborative project. That would be so rad.
I thought that is Jeffrey Wright
Jordan Peel movies are soo overrated.
Loved Nope, not even spoiling anything. Love Peele's minimalist style. Small casts, introspection, my kinda shit.
I thought Nope was one of the most boring movies I've ecer suffered through. Not even going to mention the animal abuse depicted.
Have to agree. Nope was a miss for me, but I’ve liked some of Peele’s other movies.
Keegan is the more hilarious one. Jordan is alright, though.
Definitely overrated, but he's doing some interesting stuff.
I'll agree i like the direction he's trying for but so far he's been like m night for me.
That's pretty fair.... M night had some real good stuff and then there's the other stuff. Lol
Split is so god damn good, and I don't know how much of it is directly because of M. Night and not James McAvoy's amazing performance as all the different personalities.
I can see this comparison a bit.
I enjoyed Get Out a lot and my second favorite would be Nope. I wanted to love Us but it felt very loosely written.
Get Out is probably his best due to the subject matter, Nope is a good commentary on animal abuse for spectacle but I definitely see the repeating pattern similar to M Night’s “twist” motif. The big difference is Peele’s films hit more than M Night’s do, where a majority of his failed to stick the landing. Time will tell if he ends up similarly.
Cregger is another comedy writer turned horror director that may end up better, the new RE seems promising and I feel Weapons and Barbarian are amazing films.
Seriously. I don't understand why they get so much love. Black Klansman had its moments (great for turning into YT Shorts clips), but Nope was so bad that I couldn't finish the first act. Didn't make it much further past that unnecessary scene with the horse getting stabbed by a fork.