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1982
The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster. Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?, it tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter the eponymous "Thing", an extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates, other organisms. The group is overcome by paranoia and conflict as…
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Hello movie fans. Today I want to talk to you about a classic of both the science fiction genre and the horror genre itself. A jewel at the time criticized but that today has become a cult work for a not small group of fans. This is a movie I've heard a lot about on the internet and I wanted to give it a chance now with this special we have on aliens, invasions and sci-fi style stuff. Functioning as a remake of the…More
1982 was *annus mirabilis* ("wonderful year") for cinephiles, especially those who liked high quality and groundbreaking science fiction films. On the other hand, it also meant that some otherwise very good pieces of that genre failed merely for having to compete with the likes of *E.T.*, *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan*, *Mad Max 2* or *Blade Runner*. Such was the fate of John Carpenter's *The Thing*. The film is…More
The Thing is a remake of the 1951 movie, but it is Johnn Carpenter's film that is better known. Both films are a loose adaptation of the book of the same title, but today I will deal with the film from 1982 The film builds climate music, which appears from time to time, is as recognized as the famous music from Halloween. The Thing or if you prefer Something starts when a dog escapes somewhere in the Arctic, followe…More
