The hell, I don’t remember this movie at all. Throwback night one of these next evenings!
It’s got Donald Sutherland in it, in his second most chilling role (after Backdraft of course).
It’s a very good movie. I highly recommend watching at night time during a thunderstorm. Don’t forget the popcorn or your favorite movie treat.
it is one of those movies that go hard but also don’t really leave much behind. for all intents and purposes - that’s basically a big budget Bruno Mattei movie and it is glorious
Great movie! I definitely recommend it!
some great special effects and some exquisite scenery chewing from everyone involved.
The creature designs and effects in this movie are the best part. It’s an okay movie but the second half is missing something.
I think it missed the existential threat later in the movie, especially as the virus ended up becoming just a big monster instead.
It’s a hardware movie so to speak. Pretty much the entirety of the effort went to SFX and creature designs and the story is there to showcase more cool setpieces. The Director John Bruno is literally the SFX guy so this movie is basically SFX porn. On a narrative level - it is missing something because it is staging The Thing finale on a boat. While the prerequisites match evenly, it’s a rethread to a tee. Behind the scenes - they ran into logistical issues that sent them overbudget so they had to pump the brakes and make it darker.
Behind the scenes - they ran into logistical issues that sent them overbudget so they had to pump the brakes and make it darker.
Sounds like an FX movie by an inexperienced director. It’s still fun to see and the slow burn open is great.
Bruno was the SFX guy first and foremost. Naturally, he nailed that part. Running overbudget is more of a producer issue that plagues from SFX heavy production. Things need to be readjusted and fine-tuned - not every pre-planned sequence works out as expected - that eats up time and money real fast - especially when the director is one the boys. CGI was a game changer in this regard because it allowed to keep things as close to pre-vis as possible but also change things up when necessary.
I bet that’s how Number 5 was created.
yup
I’ve seen this. I remember almost nothing about it.
what if The Thing was Terminator in the middle of the ocean during some storm. That’s basically the whole plot.
Never heard of this movie. I’m guessing The Matrix overshadowed it?
13th Floor and Dark City got overshadowed by The Matrix. Virus is basically The Thing but The Thing is The Terminator SFX galore. it is midnight schlock spot staple of yesteryear. Think of it as big budget Bruno Mattei movie and you’ll be fine.
that film was a ride, i did enjoy it a lot
check out the original comic book series. it was published by Dark Horse who also did The Thing comics (which were awesome, especially the jungle one which goes fucking insane) and it was written by Chuck Pfarrer who also did the first The Thing Dark Horse mini series (the one that continues from the movie ending - it’s kinda what if The Thing went Aliens). Howard Cobb’s biotech designs are very cool.
