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The Thing (1982)

Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies and they don't know who may already have been taken over.
Keywords:  #John Carpenter #Keith David #Kurt Russell #The Thing #Wilford Brimley
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Time Out
June 24, 2006
Russell's sub-Eastwood heroics hardly compensate for the absence of all characterisation, while Bill Lancaster's script boasts the most illogical climax any monster movie ever had.
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Antagony & Ecstasy
July 26, 2014
Something close to an absolutely perfect exercise in how to construct a thriller.
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Under the Radar
February 28, 2017
With a thick, thick air of intense paranoia and jaw-dropping monster effects work, The Thing stands as one of the greatest films of both the horror and science fiction genres.
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Variety
June 06, 2007
If it's the most vividly guesome monster ever to stalk the screen that audiences crave, then The Thing is the thing. On all other levels, however, John Carpenter's remake of Howard Hawks' 1951 sci-fi classic comes as a letdown.
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Cinemaphile.org
October 08, 2014
It personifies the definition of "popcorn entertainment" - that is, the kind of film that relishes the thrill of its many ambitious moments without seeking total transcendence.
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ReelViews
July 01, 1982
This is one of those rare remakes that remains faithful to the premise of the original but does something unique with the concept.
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The Blu Spot
October 10, 2016
John Carpenter's The Thing boasts outstanding special effects, skilled direction and cinematography, and a tension-filled story, making for one of the legendary director's most cherished works.
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Chicago Sun-Times
October 23, 2004
Because this material has been done before, and better, especially in the original The Thing and Alien, there's no need to see this version.
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New York Times
May 20, 2003
Mr. Carpenter has demonstrated that he can make good, comparatively plain, old-fashioned scare movies and effective suspense thrillers, but he seems to lose his own head when he combines two or more genres, as he [does here].
TheFrightFile.com
October 11, 2016
Like Ridley Scott's 1979 classic "Alien" before it, "The Thing" is science-fiction/horror with a visionary punch that continues to resonate and inspire filmmakers decades later.
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Chicago Reader
May 25, 2011
Carpenter's direction is slow, dark, and stately; he seems to be aiming for an enveloping, novelistic kind of effect, but all he gets is heaviness.
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IMDb: 7
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