tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post4883585338507178902..comments2023-09-21T03:28:35.308-05:00Comments on Full Metal Attorney: The Remake of The ThingFull Metal Attorneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818204892818121018noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-61021003415934888602011-10-15T11:16:26.230-05:002011-10-15T11:16:26.230-05:00Just got back from watching it. Patrick called it ...Just got back from watching it. Patrick called it out correctly; 2011 version might as well be a remake. It's decent, but not essential. If you go into it not expecting the prequel to blow away the original, you won't be let down. It certainly doesn't piss on the legacy of the original that's for sure, unlike other slasher classic remakes like Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Axel Sikthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382816499119222850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-21124591123442133182011-10-15T01:08:16.221-05:002011-10-15T01:08:16.221-05:00I'm pretty sure calling it a "prequel&quo...I'm pretty sure calling it a "prequel" is basically just a marketing gimmick to keep people from freaking out the way they did over Rob Zombie tackling Halloween. I have yet to see it, so I can't say this with authority, but by all reports it's got very similar characters and plot. The simple fact that they chose to give it the exact same title instead of "The Thing: Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643574297099103547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-38773224173150914682011-10-14T15:52:25.167-05:002011-10-14T15:52:25.167-05:00@ FMA
Most of your problems with the film (even i...@ FMA<br /><br />Most of your problems with the film (even in your comment) have to do with the fact that you see this as a sequel. <br /><br />The woman is supposed to be among one or two other American scientists who are asked to go look at the alien after the Norwegians find it in order to figure out what it is. <br /><br />I cant wait to see the movie and while I think the sfx were excellent Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132011171946537637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-90039096809740090842011-10-14T12:14:44.393-05:002011-10-14T12:14:44.393-05:00I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doub...I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt despite those seeming inconsistencies you mentioned and the special effects being done with CGI. Hopefully those points will be explained. Also, if any actress can pull off the "strong woman" role, it's definitely Mary Elizabeth Winstead. I'm interested enough to check out this movie regardless of what critics say. If it sucks,Axel Sikthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382816499119222850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-61656701125690927282011-10-14T09:25:37.050-05:002011-10-14T09:25:37.050-05:00I don't know how to feel about it. I have a f...I don't know how to feel about it. I have a feeling that it will be a complete screw-up, but I am morbidly curious about it at the same time. I too loved the 1982 movie. I have seen the original 1951 film as well, but it didn't do much for me. <br /><br />The computer-generated effects are the thing that most upset me about this one. I just loved the effects in the remake.Metallattorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697604772912635416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-79199502045645826742011-10-14T08:34:56.850-05:002011-10-14T08:34:56.850-05:00What's different that screws it up: first of a...What's different that screws it up: first of all, a woman in the cast, never mind how rare it was for women to be in Antarctica in the 80's. Secondly, Kurt Russell's and Keith David's awesome characters can't be replicated. Third, you can just about guarantee the special effects will be computer generated and will look awful.<br /><br />Now, I didn't know it was a prequel.Full Metal Attorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818204892818121018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-17679448801586331012011-10-14T02:38:40.340-05:002011-10-14T02:38:40.340-05:00"But they remake it, changing much of what ma..."But they remake it, changing much of what made the original great. Screw that. I don't think I'll see it." <br /><br />Does not compute. You haven't seen the movie. Why are you saying they've changed it? Also, it's not a remake of the original - it's a prequel about the original Norwegian team.Axel Sikthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382816499119222850noreply@blogger.com