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171 sats \ 16 replies \ @Scoresby 13 Dec \ on: What other rabbit holes have you fallen into? BooksAndArticles
I fell hard down the arctic exploration rabbit hole. At first it was just the adventure stories, people surviving in insane circumstances, but then a love of the ice and the way it makes our natural world so alien, and then finally admiration of the freedom comes with the arctic regions: no one is there to tell you what to do.
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121 sats \ 11 replies \ @jasonb OP 13 Dec
Ever seen James Carpenter’s “The Thing?” It’s one of my favorites movies.
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152 sats \ 3 replies \ @Aeneas 14 Dec
You know Keith David was the Thing at the end, right?
(It took me like 20 years to figure this out so now I always talk about it when I see the movie mentioned)
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @jasonb OP 14 Dec
How do you know? I thought the point of the ending is that by that point, either of them might be it.
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152 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aeneas 14 Dec
🧠 Because they'd agreed to not to share drinks for fear of contamination. Kurt Russell offers Keith David whiskey, and Keith should've rejected it as possibly contaminated. Instead he just drinks it because the Thing doesn't know about the agreement.
That's why Kurt smiles (it gave itself away) and the Thing's theme song starts playing immediately. Then it goes to black...
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @jasonb OP 15 Dec
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69 sats \ 6 replies \ @Scoresby 13 Dec
The thing is awesome. Excellent movie!
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50 sats \ 5 replies \ @Car 13 Dec
Love how the sequel went right into the original 👌
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25 sats \ 4 replies \ @jasonb OP 13 Dec
There’s a sequel?!?! And it’s good?!
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152 sats \ 3 replies \ @Car 14 Dec
There’s a sequel?!?!
Yes, they did an exceptional job of combining The Thing (2011) running time: 1:43:00 min into The Thing (1982) running time: 1:49:00 min. The Thing is actually a 3:32:00 min movie.
And it’s good?!
For me it was because when you watch them back to back they flow so well.
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61 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 14 Dec
I didn't know that 2011 thing was not a remake. Definitely gonna check it out.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Car 14 Dec
Went to go see it when it came out.
I was blown away because I thought we were getting a remake and when it basically rolls right into the Thing (1982) at the end, I was stunned and realized it was a prequel.
Sometimes going blind into a movie is the best way to watch them.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @jasonb OP 14 Dec
Nice, I’m going to have to check this out.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @jasonb OP 13 Dec
Is there a particular book you’d recommend, by the way?
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 13 Dec
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jasonb OP 13 Dec
Thanks!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @purpurato 13 Dec
If you haven't seen this I believe you'll like it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjq7Gl_hhPY
Made me want to know more of those stories.
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