The Thing prequel opinions and unused pilot concept

i liked the practical effects they used also, they have some video of making the puppets and make-up on youtube and the unusual gory contorted figures are right up my alley. the CG looked rushed and sloppy to me, but im not a film snob so i enjoyed the movie for what it was. i have seen some pretty bad movies so this was fine. sucks that the make-up/puppet artists did all of that effort just to have computer effects for most of it instead. i would be furious if i put all of that effort into making art for a movie and they covered it up or didnt use it at all. if i was that company is refuse to work with that director again assuming he would do the same thing and just waste the staffs time making puppets that wont ever been seen. that seems to happen a lot, people hire practical make up teams, have them spend time and money creating art and then saying they dont want to use it at the very last minute AFTER they filmed the scenes.

Stepping outside the details of the two movies for a second, I remember John Carpenter not liking "Alien" as a standard "guy in a rubber suit" monster movie, but turning around and cashing in with "The Thing" remake. Scott is somewhere between Cameron and Carpenter on the technology scale (Cameron always a 9.9 and Carpenter usually a 5), but seems to have adopted plot devices from both. I can't imagine Carpenter liking Scott borrowing some of his elements.

The prequel could have been so much better... find out more at http://thulestation.com/about/deleted-scenes