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The new prequel

John Carpenters The Thing (1982)

I recently watched the new “The Thing”, which is a prequel to John Carpenters “The Thing”(1982).  If you have ever watched John Carpenters “The Thing”, then you know that it is a great movie in the horror genera.  If you haven’t seen it then you should really see it.

In the original movie they do go to the base that the alien came from so they see some of the effects that the alien had.  So the original had some elements that had to be in the new prequel.  Now that I’ve talked about that let’s get to the review.

I really liked this movie.  The story was very similar to the original, but with a few more details.  In the prequel you get to see more of the actual alien and the spaceship, so you do get more back story.  There are some subtitles, because the prequel happens at a Norwigen base in Antarctica.

The special affects are obviously way better than the original.  The effects on the spaceship are amazing.  The alien effects are amazing as well, since there was no real reference in the original.

I don’t want to give any of the goodness away, so Im being vague about the movie.  I give this movie 4 stars. 

The following is the synopsis of the original and the new “The Thing” that I got off IMDb.com.

The original
An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog crashes leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realises that an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have been taken over.

The new prequel
At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson. While Dr. Halvorson keeps to his research, Kate partners with Sam Carter, a helicopter pilot, to pursue the alien life form.

Go see both of these movies.

Peace

Freeze She's Looking

I recently watched Your Highness.  A film starring Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel.  This is a stoner movie set in a fantasy world.  The story and plot are not all that impressive, but what makes this movie hilarious is the way the actors interact with each other.  Also the special effects are amazing for type of  movie this is.

The stoner part of the movie is Danny McBride’s character likes to smoke weed and do as little work as possible.  While James Franco’s character is the hero of the land and loved by all.  Each brother envy’s the others life and wishes to be more like the other.

The special effects are awesome.  The parts with the magic, minotar, and the old wise man are the best parts.  The thought and detail they put into the special effects is awesome.

Here is a synopsis of the movie I got off imd.com .

Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general. As two princes on a daring mission to save their land, they must rescue the heir apparent's fiancée before their kingdom is destroyed. Thadeous (McBride) has spent his life watching his perfect older brother Fabious (Franco) embark upon valiant journeys and win the hearts of his people. Tired of being passed over for adventure, adoration and the throne, he's settled for a life of wizard's weed, hard booze and easy maidens. But when Fabious' bride-to-be, Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel), gets kidnapped by the evil wizard Leezar (Justin Theroux), the king gives his deadbeat son an ultimatum: Man up and help rescue her or get cut off... Written by Universal Pictures 


Well that’s it for this time

Peace

RYNO: The Beginning

Welcome to my new blog.  As this is my first post I will tell you about what you will read on my blog and some information about me.  The focus on my blog will be my life and the things that I am interested in.  I will post some stuff on the hobbies that I enjoy and some information that I find interesting.

Well as you might have guessed that my name is RYNO.  I am 27 years old and am currently getting my degree in web development.  I have lived in Utah my entire life, but I have traveled all around the U.S. and gone to Mexico.  Some of my favorite hobbies are rock climbing, skiing, longboarding,  watching movies, and photography.

I am a warehouse / shipping manager for a longboard company (Kahuna Creations).  So I build, ship, and ride longboards all day.  This is a great job to get me through college, because they work with my school schedule.

I watch a lot of movies and I will post my reviews and opinions on the movies I have seen.  Some of the movies I watch are Asian with subtitles and a lot of them will be big U.S. movies.  So be prepared to read about the things that I watch.

I will try not to get to technical in my posts, but as I am into technology there will be some technical words.

Well I hope that you enjoy reading my blog.

PEACE