The magic of special effects: what we never saw in the prequel/remake of “the thing” (2011)

You remember the movie “Something”? I’m not talking about the classics, created by John carpenter in 1982. Talking about the remake (officially the prequel) that was released in the fall of 2011.

Leaching – and failed miserably in oblivion, collecting all over the world only $ 27 million with a budget of 38 “millions”. At the same time, strangely, the movie pretty high ratings on IMDB and Kinopoisk, 6/6,5 points, a pretty good indicator for horror. The story is about an alien creature, able to pretend to be human, was coined by writer John Campbell, carpenter turned it into a celebration of naturalistic makeup and special effects, and the creators of “Something” sample in 2011 – had Packed not the best quality CGI. It is the latter most often remembered, when people criticize the prequel, giving credit for the attention to detail, acting and the overall atmosphere.

The most annoying is that the company studioADI really have been working hard sculpting for the prequel and the animatronics and special makeup. Unfortunately, their works are mostly not preserved in the film, and were replaced with shitty computer graphics. For artists from studioADI that was, to put it mildly, unpleasant, so that later they want to apologize for what happened with “Something”, took the indie film “the Fallen harbinger”.

And they from time to time post on my YouTube channel a video showing the special effects that were created for “Something”. Admire:

We have previously posted another similar video, so if you missed – check it out. But along the way – participate in our survey. What makes more of an impression – computer graphics, CGI, or graphic effects with the use of makeup and animatronics?

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