- Year: 1982
- Released: 25 Jun 1982
- Country: United States
- Adwords: 3 nominations
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/
- Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/The_Thing
- Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-thing
- Available in: 720p, 1080p, 2160p
- Language: English, Norwegian
- MPA Rating: R
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Runtime: 109 min
- Writer: Bill Lancaster, John W. Campbell Jr.
- Director: John Carpenter
- Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David
- Keywords: based on novel or book, remake, cult film, alien, creature,
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The Thing Storyline
In the midst of the Antartican snowfield, the scientists and workers of a small American research base are shocked when a helicopter begins to circle their camp, chasing and shooting at a dog. When the helicopter is destroyed and the passengers are killed, the dog is let into the base and the Americans begin to wonder what has actually happened. The helicopter has Norwegian markings, must be from the Norwegian base not too far from their own. A team of Americans are sent to the Norwegian base and find out what has happened. On arrival, they find that the place has been totally destroyed. They also discover a mangled body that looks as though it was once that of a person, which they bring back with them for further study. It is only then that the clues begin to add up; the dog morphs horribly into a strange creature that attacks the researchers. They manage to fight it off, but they come to a terrible conclusion: an alien with the power to transform and take the appearance of anybody else is amongst them. Who is infected already, and who can be trusted? Helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady sets out to find the answers to exactly that.
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The Thing Movie Reviews
Flips the scenario round from the original to great effect.
John Carpenter shows how much he loves the 1951 original by giving it the utmost respect that he possibly could, the only difference here is that Carpenter chooses to stick to the paranoiac core of John W Campbell Jr’s short story.
The secret to this version’s success is the unbearable tension that builds up as the group of men become suspicious of each other, the strain of literally waiting to be taken over takes a fearful hold. Carpenter then manages to deliver the shocks as well as the mystery that’s needed to keep the film heading in the right direction.
Be it an horrific scene or a “what is in the shadow” sequence, the film is the perfect fusion of horror and sci-fi. The dialogue is laced with potency and viability for a group of men trying to keep it together under such duress, while Ennio Morricone’s score is a wonderful eerie pulse beat that further racks up the sense of doom and paranoia seaming throughout the film.
The cast are superb, a solid assembly line of actors led by Carpenter favourite Kurt Russell, whilst the effects used around the characters get the right amount of impact needed. But most of all it’s the ending that is the crowning glory, an ending that doesn’t pander to the norm and is incredibly fitting for what has gone on before it. Lets wait and see what happens indeed. 10/10
A serious contender for the best remake ever
The Thing is not only a brilliant remake(which I was not expecting after seeing abominations such as Psycho and The Wicker Man) but it is also a brilliant film that seamlessly blends horror and sci-fi amongst other things.
The atmosphere is especially what makes the movie so good. To this day, very few other movies have shocked, haunted or unnerved me as much as The Thing. The scenery, sets and costumes are eye-popping and the effects are brilliantly designed and suitably grotesque without distracting too much.
There is also Ennio Morricone’s most haunting score, a cracking script and a deliberately slow-paced but compelling story that is quite ahead of its time. Not to mention wonderful direction and credible and well-written characters. The acting is equally great, in my mind Kurt Russell has never been better, likewise with Keith David and Wilford Brimley has brilliant delivery of the lines.
All in all, a brilliant film and one essentials and its genre(s). 10/10 Bethany Cox
Parasite from another planet
Even with John Carpenter’s dazzling special effects this updated version of The Thing lacks a lot of the pizazz from the 1951 Cold War classic. This however is truly a thing as opposed to James Arness’s plant man from 1951.
It also takes place at the other end, the bottom of the world. Kurt Russell and others are on a scientific outpost there when they come upon some remains of something they can’t quite identify.
As I said it’s not the plant man of the first film. Instead it’s like a parasite invading the human or at first canine hosts which are the expedition’s sled dogs. After a while the humans don’t know who has been taking over.
Lots of elements of both the Alien franchise and Invasion Of The Body Snatchers present in this film. But it doesn’t hold a candle to my favorite plant man.
