Oh and just because i liked the movie, doesn't mean all these remakes aren't pissing me off as well.
The great thing(no pun intended) about the thing from the 70's was that it was all stop motion and clay and looked way cooler than CGI because they actually used real materials.
Yeah i watched that too. I liked it, but i laughed at how much we've come from that. But yeah, clay definitely gives it a nostalgic feel and makes it a bit creepier.
Not to say they didn't do a very good job on the cgi though.
the part of that movie that made me cringe is the helicopter scene towards the beginning. you get a full on look at the thing and it downgrades the creep factor.