Things, The

September 27, 2021

I've only ever seen T84 once, about a year ago. I've seen T11 a couple times prior to this.
I personally found T84 harder for me to enjoy because I saw T11 first, and I usually have a hard time appreciating older special effects, and honestly just older movies in general. That being said, this edit was a great watch. I watched an edit that spliced Chapters 1 and 2 of "It" together pretty recently and this edit has a similar approach, and it worked out wonderfully!

The old effects are there for the people who appreciate them, and the CGI is there for the people who appreciate it, with the worst-looking examples being removed! I personally didn't notice what all was cut from either film, aside from the final chapter of T11 being cut. The shot of Joel Edgerton getting into the truck was very obviously overlaid with some filters to make it appear more like night time + on fire. I liked that you cut out the entire spaceship thing, allowing for the movies to end together, and so if you fixed the weird color effect on that shot, you'd have a 10/10 from me!

Side note: I watched this on my phone, at work, with one earbud in, so if there were any poor audio transitions, I didn't notice! Lol.

I am a big fan of the 1982 The Thing film, and not so much a fan of the newer 2011 prequel of the same name. I thought that the prequel film had some good ideas but the execution was quite poor, especially at the end. However, I am happy to say that this mashup edit resolves quite a few issues that I had with the prequel film, mostly by cutting out quite a few scenes with awful CGI and tactfully placing scenes alongside ones from the 1982 film that emphasize parallels and keep the pacing up. I highly recommend this edit if you are a fan of the original films and want to do a re-watch.

Really enjoyed this. Seamless link between the two and my 'go-to' way of watching these underrated classics from now on.

The Thing like never before.
I liked it a lot !

I always liked the Carpenter original and i had a week spot for the 2011 Version, which did not sit well with many.
Both films are products of the time they where made in and used effects to the best knowledge and options i guess.
But since this edit cut´s the worst CGI from the 2011 Film, i did like the T2011 even more.
Bringing those movies together is so logical and was so much fun to watch.

Seemingly mixing Video and Audio, using bits here and there, like a DJ would do it on a party night and we all would dance along!

Great Work !

This was a lot of fun! Wraith tackled the elements that my girlfriend disliked the most about the '11 movie (I had only seen half of it, but could see careful edits to remove CG scenes I agreed looked terrible), and the overall edit was very well put together. The only downside is the '11 movie just not really having enough unique ideas to tackle the creature, so we go back and forth on similar plot points. Overall a fun way to watch the original movie with extra backstory, without suffering the worst of the final '11 product.