HOP - The Thing and The Three Musketeers

Starting off I did not have a lot of hope for this hop, but I was in crazy gotta-hop mode and these two fit together perfectly.  Hence I wound up with a scary movie I told myself I wouldn't watch, and a poor poor excuse for a musketeer film.

THE THING (2011) - Let me start by saying that I did indeed watch the 1982 version of this film, so sort of knew what to expect going in.  The CGI was crazy freaky, and I will admit I jumped several times.  My eyes may have closed for  a moment or two as well... which is why I don't usually watch movies like this!  Very suspenseful, I kept trying to guess who was next on the alien-impersonating-my-body list.  Especially loved how it ended, tying in so perfectly with the 1982 film.

THE THREE MUSKETEERS - This is the worst movie I have seen in a long time.  I think I am being so harsh because I truly love the story and this film was just a mockery.   How the producers got names like Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, and especially Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz to attach themselves to this disaster I have no idea.  Blatantly obvious green screen work, a terribly distracting soundtrack, and embarrassingly bad script are just a few of the piss-poor elements that forge together in what should have been a straight-to-dvd film.  If you want to watch a film about the musketeers I recommend Disney's 1993 version - besides Chris O'Donnell's ridiculous hair it is infinitely better on all accounts.