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Short Report: The Thing (1982)

Plot

A team of researchers in the Antarctic find their base infiltrated by a malicious, humanoid creature that can metamorphose and imitate other life forms. Confusion and panic ensues as the team can no longer differentiate between who is real and who is the Thing. In the end, everyone on the research team ends up dead apart from MacReady and Childs, who burn the Thing to death and enjoy a moment of victory together.

Production

To say this is an 80s horror movie, the graphics and design of the Thing are actually pretty great. It’s menacing, gruesome, and creepy – all the things a horror movie monster should be. The gore is a little over the top at times, which makes it slightly more humourous than scary, but not very often. Most of the movie was shot on artificially frozen stages in L.A., although the last few weeks were spent filming in British Columbia; the icy conditions give an air of authenticity to the movie, since it is set in the Antarctic. The research base was also built by the film crew, which I think shows dedication to creating such a movie, and is quite impressive. Near the end of the movie, when MacReady, Garry, and Nauls dynamite the entire base, the explosions look convincing and it’s a well-filmed scene.

Watchability

Despite being a horror movie, I didn’t find ‘The Thing’ scary or entirely entertaining. Some sections of the movie went into a lull, and I got a little bored watching at times. It didn’t keep me on the edge of my seat, as there wasn’t much use of tension, and even when the Thing was revealed at various points throughout the movie, it didn’t have the impact of a decent jump-scare. Perhaps it’s because I’m watching it in 2016 and have seen more well-made movies with better plots; it is very much a movie of its time, and that’s forgivable. On a lighter note, I enjoyed scenes with the Thing, as it was a well-designed and interesting monster. In addition, the gory and twisted appearance of the Thing wasn’t the only aspect of it that made it a convincing antagonist. Its ability to mimic crew members led to a psychological, thriller-type element of the movie as the characters as well as the audience attempt to figure out who is the Thing, and the idea that if it managed to escape it would wipe out the entire human (and probably non-human) population added a new level of danger to the situation.

Overall

I’d rate this one as a Born To Be Mild; it’s a good movie to watch on a night with friends if you want to have a laugh and be mildly entertained, but honestly it’s nothing special. The plot was tedious at times, and I found the ending thoroughly disappointing – I mean, Childs disappears while MacReady has a dramatic fight with the Thing, then re-appears at the end and they just have a casual drink together? There I was expecting a plot twist, but no such luck. On the other hand, it’s a pretty iconic horror movie, so I’d say it’s worth giving it a go.

Scores: Plot:  Production:  Watchability:  Overall: 4.5/5

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Short Report: Happily, Ever After

Plot

Happily, Ever After (also known as Snow White in the Land of Doom, Snow White: Happily Ever After and Happily Ever After: Snow White's Greatest Adventure) is an unofficial sequel to Disney’s Snow White…Not made by Disney. 

The film tells the story of the evil wizard Lord Malis who returns to find his sister the Evil Queen has been killed. He vows revenge onto Snow White and her Prince, taking the form of a dragon to attack them, ala Sleeping Beauty. Snow White escapes and teams up with nature themed ‘Dwarfelles’ the cousins of the original 7 dwarfs, appointed their powers by the grand Mother Nature herself. Snow White then spends the rest of the movie fighting Lord Malis in order to find and save her prince all whilst being pursued by the mysterious frog-like Shadow Man. 

Production

The production of this movie is low, that’s all we can say. For such an interesting idea, the plot and designs were poorly executed which really drags down the film. Prince is essentially a ginger he-man, and sunburn actually burns eyes. Thunderella suffers most from this poor character design, for being arguably the most important member of the Dwarfelles, her design is just really bland – it doesn’t reflect her powers and feels off compared to other more themed members of the cast, leaving her as just generic ‘cute’. 

Watchability

Despite the above the film is decently watchable. The plot was engaging enough for a child to be entertained. Malis was a pretty cool villain, with a pun for a name and a dramatic nature which can be pretty damn funny at times and Snow White was given more personality than the original even if it’s not by much – her design is pretty too. 

That being said, the side characters could be grating at times and were given next to no characterisation past their introduction, which could be a flaw of having a cheap children’s movie with a large cast, but made several characters feel pretty useless. The movie was also not-quite a musical, which started off with three atrocious expositional songs that then tapered off to nothing more, like they got halfway through and ran out of budget.  

Overall we’d rate it as a Jam, interesting if you have nothing else to watch. It can entertain kids and the story is more interesting than Disney’s Snow White at least, if less well made. It falls short in execution, but has an interesting twist which we wouldn’t normally expect in a movie this low quality, pre-frozen anyway. 

Scores: Plot: 4/5 Production: 2/5 Watchability: 3.5/5 Overall: 3.2/5

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Short Report: X Files Fight the Future (1998)

Plot

The first two scenes of the film are exposition for the alien virus, a key aspect of the main plot later on; the first scene takes place in North Texas, 35,000BC, where two cavemen are attacked by an alien life form (one of them is killed, and the other infected by the alien’s blood), and the next scene involves a boy falling down a hole and getting infected by the same virus, in present day Texas.

Since the film takes place after season 5 of the X Files TV series, FBI Agents Mulder and Scully are dealing with other projects after the X-Files got closed down in the season finale. They are investigating a bomb threat in Dallas when we first see them, and soon find out that the bomb (which destroyed half a building and five people) was set to cover up the fact that the five people were already dead as a result of the alien virus.

Mulder and Scully later go to Texas and follow a train hauling tankers to a cornfield concealing two giant domes; when they enter them, they are attacked by a swarm of bees and some helicopters, but they manage to escape. Later, Scully is stung by one of the bees which was stuck under her shirt collar, and falls fatally ill from the virus it was carrying. An ambulance arrives to take her away, and Mulder gets shot when trying to go after her. He soon recovers and meets up with a government man who gives Mulder the vaccine for Scully’s virus and her location (in Antarctica), and travels there to save her. Mulder finds Scully in an underground lab and gives her the vaccine in time, but awakens a load of aliens in the process. They escape, and discover that the lab was an alien vessel which flies off soon after they reach the surface. The film ends with Scully agreeing to continue working with Mulder, and the X-Files are re-opened.

Production

Being a film version of the X Files TV series, Fight the Future clearly has a bigger budget and is on a much grander scale, with more filming locations and special effects. Despite these noticeable differences in the feel of the film, it is not so far removed from the original series that it feels unfamiliar; the dark atmosphere and settings are very much rooted in the show’s origins. The giant bomb explosion in the first part of the film was visually stunning, and I especially enjoyed the scene near the end when the alien spaceship bursts out of the ice and travels back to space.

Watchability

I found the plot fairly easy to follow; it was a little slow starting, but the first couple of scenes introducing the alien virus were good exposition for the plot. I loved that Mulder and Scully’s investigation into the alien virus culminated in a fast-paced race against the clock to save Scully from getting killed by it, it was very compelling to watch, especially when the Antarctic facility came crashing down as they were trying to escape from it.

Chris Carter explained that his main problem in making the film was ensuring that viewers would not need to be familiar with the premise or history of the X Files TV series in order to understand the story. I suppose I’m biased since I’d watched the first five seasons of the show before watching the film, but I think he succeeded in this. Mulder and Scully were well-established as the protagonists of the film, and I think their relationship was made clear. Of course, other staple characters of the show were included in the film, such as the Cigarette Smoking Man and the Lone Gunmen, but CSM’s motives and personality were revised, and the Lone Gunmen served such little involvement that new viewers wouldn’t have been alienated by their inclusion.

As for characterisation, I thought Mulder was written wonderfully – he maintained his intuitive nature, but had a little added humour than he usually does in the show, which made him a more interesting character to watch. He also got to swear more, which I personally thought fit really well, especially considering his bitter attitude towards authority. However, I thought Scully’s characterisation was off – she was still established as the logical, procedure-following one, although she seemed unrealistically jolly, and was far more assertive than usual. I couldn’t help being bothered by the fact that she took on the damsel-in-distress role too, since I much prefer it when Mulder is in that position as a subversion.

Overall

I’d rate this as Born to be Mild, verging on Jam. I generally enjoyed it, as I thought the plot was great, and I liked that it was similar to a usual X Files mythology episode, only extended and on a bigger scale. However, I feel like certain parts of the film could have been a little more fast-moving to engage the viewer. The odd way in which Scully was written was also slightly off-putting at times, though I doubt it would have been noticeable to anyone who hadn’t seen the show before.

Scores:

Plot: 3.5/5 Production: 4/5 Watchability: 4/5 Overall: 4/5

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