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The Thing 1982

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john Carpentar is a master filmmaker. He loved to do different genres. This was his remake of The Thing From Another World. bot were based on John Conrad's Who Goes There. The story follows a group of men in Antartica, trying to survive after something is let loose in their camp. He blended Science Fiction with Horror. one of the most amazing parts of this movie was its special effects. Rob Bottin was the man in charge. He had a great run of movies until studios started turning to computer effects. I really wish they would go back to practical effects. Unfortunately,this movie bombed. Can you beleive it? If you pulled up the film releases ftom 1982, you will see the greatest uesr of movie releases. Another sci fi hi Ifo movie suffered the same fate. That movie was Blade Runner The powers that be tried to do a prequel. If you watch the first one, Carpentar laid it sll out. The filmmaker was inspired by him. He filmed it practicslly. Once The ilstudio saw it, T...
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The Bridges of Jackson County

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When we arrived on Jackson Ohio, I found out that the area had covered bridges. The only ones I have seen ate in the movies, like Silver Bullet and Beetlejuice. I mapped a bridge. I took to the roads. I went from a two lane, to a single, and ended on a dirt road. It was the midfle of nowhere. On top of that, we had no signal. The bridge was from the 1800's. It was a historic site. You wouldn't know unless you looked it up. They had no signs or markers. We got out and took pictures. Leaving poised a problem. I either could go straight or turn back. I was in a big van. Pulling a three point turn would have been like that scene in Austin Powers where he tries it in a hallway in a golf cart. I did not know if we exceed 5 tons. iI voild not call anyone. It tutns out we did not. Eventually,we did get a signal. Covered Bridges
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Phantasm

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When it comes to horror, low budget is the best way to create a film. It forces imagination to fix problems that there is no money to use. In 1979, Phantasm was released. It is about a boy and his older brother dealing with the death of a loved one. The boy begins to suspect something insidious going on at the funeral home run by a man that goes by The Tall Man. This movie had some great special effects predating computers. In the 90's they were able to do a sequel. Phantasm 1 & 2 Blu ray
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Things That go Bump in the Night

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West Virginia has some awful highways. What good are republicans? They should be advocating for their states. In places like this, I think they ste too busy advocating for coal barons. They should be fighting for next gen jobs. They shouls be encouraging solar and wind. Those industries come with good jobs. They surely need to put people to work fixing these highways!
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