Remember that nearly forgettable "The Thing" prequel that was made back in 2011?
©Universal
Well, films can suffer from conspicuous CG effects. 2011's "The Thing" was one such film. The integration of the CG with the live-action work was dodgy, leading to special effects failure, which caused the audience to reject the narrative. End result? Very disappointing filmmaking.
But, there's a really, really funny story about that...
A practical effects company, Amalgamated Dynamics (ADI), was hired to make the beasties for the 2011 film... As in, practical effects just like the classic, yet-to-be-matched artistic wizardry of Rob Bottin and Stan Winston that you saw brought to unbelievable life in John Carpenter's 1982 "original". Well, the executives at Universal... the brilliant people behind decisions such as "Jurassic World"... after watching the working print of "The Thing" prequel, decided it would be better to replace nearly all the practical effects with awful CGI... Which, consequently, is the primary reason why the films was universally panned by critics. Pun, intended.
Here is a behind the scenes video of the ADI team performing their magic...
©ADI
All I have to say, is WOW... And what a freak'n shame... But! Good news (hopefully)... A petition has been started for Universal to release the working cut of the film, before the CG bastardization, on the 10th anniversary BluRay in 2021. So, maybe this lapse in judgement will be fixed. Maybe the the film will be salvaged with the release of the work print, allowing us view the original artistic vision. Thing is, Universal will only come out a head... Not only will fans of 1982's "The Thing" pay to see it, but so will the legion of practical effects fans studios apparently forget still exist.
So, do something with your life... Make a real difference. Show the putzes at Universal that you are tired of them being, well, putzes. Watch the video. After you collect yourself from being blown away, take 5 minutes and sign the bloody petition:
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