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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 20, 2012
Pros: Creepy story, phenomenal directing and great acting.
Cons: You may not get to bed tonight.
Summary: You hear every sound as the tick of the clock allows for another minute to pass by. You feel the sweat on your brow lightly trickling down and you know in your heart of hearts the person next to you may not be what he or she appears to be. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 8, 2012
Pros: Good horror elements, good effects for the time
Cons: Nothing horribly original in it
Summary: The Thing is a 1982 horror movie directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, David Keith, Wilfrod Brimmely, and a few others. The Thing follows a group of Antartic researchers as they come to realize they have been inflitrated by a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 23, 2010
Pros: FX, nihilism
Cons: Script, direction, score, cinematography, tone, pacing
Summary: Scientific personnel at an American base in Antarctica come across a Norwegian helicopter, but before they can rescue the crew (including D-grade veteran Norbert Weisser), the chopper blows up, leaving only a half-wolf/half-dog behind, which the crew ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 2, 2009
Pros: Kurt Russell, amazing gore that stands the test of time, shocking and interesting
Cons: None
Summary: Based on the old sci-fi (or is it SyFy?) film from the fifties called The Thing From Another World, John Carpenter (mastermind of such films like The Fog and Escape From New York) put it upon himself to revisit this classic film and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 7, 2008
Pros: This is a thrill packed science fiction classic.
Cons: None.
Summary: THE THING (Collectors Edition)
When I first saw John Carpenter's "The Thing," which was billed as being a remake of the 1951 science fiction classic, "The Thing From ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 28, 2008
Pros: Benchmark makeup and visual FX mix with a cold, intense mystery/character study.
Cons: The high-tech gore still can churn your stomach even after 26 years.
Summary: This review is part of captaind's The Good Movies EpiGuide 2 write-off: http://www.epinions.com/conten
t_5245804676.In
the wake of my recent review for Candyman, fellow Epinions.com horror buff Mike Bracken ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 16, 2008
Pros: Acting, strong tension, unpredictable plot.
Cons: Some "cheesy" moments.
Summary: John Carpenter's "The Thing" is one of the most entertaining horror films ever made – fast, clever and purely exciting from start to finish. This is how all movies of the genre should be made. Taking place in the Antarctic in 1982, the movie focuses ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 12, 2008
Pros: Horrifying movie that is both creature feature and psychological thriller.
Cons: Gory, technical goofs, and dated special effects.
Summary: The Thing (1982) Directed by John Carpenter. Based on the short story, “Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell Jr. R. J. MacReady: “Trust is a tough thing to come by these days.” Life at the South Pole is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 18, 2007
Pros: The music, acting, mood, effects,story and scenery.
Cons: None.
Summary: This is the quintessential horror film! It opens with a panorama of the frozen desolation of Antarctica. Chilling music plays in the background as we witness a helicopter flying over the windswept landscape shooting at a dog. Thus begins the bizarre tale ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 16, 2006
Pros: A Fantastically Suspenseful and Immersive Horror Film
Cons: It's Just Short of Being Perfect
Summary: For many years I had heard nothing but praises for John Carpenter's The Thing, but knowing how much goes over hyped in modern times, I had my reservations. I can't quite remember why I finally took the plunge, but what's important is that I did. Am I ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 6, 2006
Pros: Good cast of male character actors; suspense; atmospheric
Cons: Very gory special make-up effects, still likely to turn stomachs even today
Summary: In our day and age when every horror film from the past is being remade and put onscreen every couple of months, it is instructive to remember back to 1982, when John Carpenter, a member of that late 60s/early 70s "film school generation" that included ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 11, 2006
Pros: Direction, Story, SFX, Ensemble Cast, Score
Cons: This one is hard to fault
Summary: The Thing (1982) “I don’t know what the hell's in there, but it's weird and it’s pissed off.” Clark Sometimes a monster movie is the right thing to do, so I popped my copy of John Carpenter’s The Thing into ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 27, 2005
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Summary: "The Thing" (1982) Starring: Kurt Russell Directed by John Carpenter In an isolated arctic military base, a team of American marines on station find themselves infiltrated by no ordinary intruder. For thousands of years an alien ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 25, 2005
Pros: Suspense, effects
Cons: Dumb plot points, effects go too far at times
Summary: Years after it's release, Carpenter's version of the Thing has held up better than I expected. Based on the short story, Who Goes There?, The remake is more acurate than the heavily honored Hawks version. Clearly Carpenter couldn't wait to get modern ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 21, 2004
Pros: Scary, suspenseful, well written, well directed, gory to the extreme, creature effects
Cons: None
Summary: John Carpenter's The Thing is one of those rare films in which the remake is better than the original. Based on 1951's The Thing From Another World, Carpenter's version is an intense, scary, psychological thrill ride that will have you in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 21, 2004
Pros: One of the best Sci-Fi films around
Cons: None
Summary: MacReady : I know I'm human. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you are still human. This thing doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. It'll fight if it has to, but it's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 12, 2004
Pros: Tense, pretty decent FX, Russell, script
Cons: Slight character development, FX is a little dated
Summary: John Carpenter's reputation is such that his name appears in the movie title; along with Wes Craven and Stephen King, his is a name that can boost a film's street cred by a good bit. Anyone who's seen a Carpenter film from the last decade may wonder why ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 3, 2004
Pros: Special Effects, Suspense, Story, Acting, Gore
Cons: Its a B-Movie
Summary: Made in 1982 by acclaimed horror movie writer/director John Carpenter (Halloween, Big Trouble in Little China), "The Thing" is a classic horror film that serves as a tribute to previous science-fiction horror films. The movie clearly acts as a ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 14, 2003
Pros: Excellent special effects, acting, plot. (Cute dogs are a small detail of the films power.)
Cons: Maybe a few mistakes here or there, but none the less an awesome movie.
Summary: Plot: A team of USA scientist discovers a man-eating, shape-shifting alien monster from outer space. Slowly each man is picked off by the unspeakable horror that lurks within the ultimate factor - trust. This movie is by far one of John Carpenter's bes ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 7, 2003
Pros: The cast, the action, the special effects, the Aliens, the scenarios, the list goes on.
Cons: None really.
Summary: John Carpenter is without question one of the most popular and acclaimed directors of the Horror genre, and for good reason, as he is one of the best. Halloween, arguably his most popular movie, still remains one of the finest and most acclaimed Horror ... read more
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