The Thing 1982 (John Carpenter)
Stars:Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley
Score:89%
An awesome adaptation of the 1951 film 'The Thing from Another World.' Much better than the latest 2011 release. A master of pace and suspense.
This film is great on first viewing and every viewing after. Each time you can play the game of guessing who is 'The Thing' at what points and how. Films that engage it's audience in such an encapsulating way are certainly worthy of a high score. You can really feel the hopelessness and paranoid fear of the characters throughout and it was this concept of a hidden enemy that terrified me and not the outright action.
Don't get me wrong though, the work that has gone into the creature itself is absolutely superfluous. It's good to see some awesome horror puppetry as a change to new CGI, which can look fake and over-glossed.
An awesome adaptation of the 1951 film 'The Thing from Another World.' Much better than the latest 2011 release. A master of pace and suspense.
This film is great on first viewing and every viewing after. Each time you can play the game of guessing who is 'The Thing' at what points and how. Films that engage it's audience in such an encapsulating way are certainly worthy of a high score. You can really feel the hopelessness and paranoid fear of the characters throughout and it was this concept of a hidden enemy that terrified me and not the outright action.
Don't get me wrong though, the work that has gone into the creature itself is absolutely superfluous. It's good to see some awesome horror puppetry as a change to new CGI, which can look fake and over-glossed.
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