Watched a movie called "The Thing" (1982)

Believe it was a remake of a 50s movie called the blob....

it has a great ending

He won awards for special effects on that movie.

He used REAL guts.

i have the laserdisc, it has extra special qualities

Yes it does. I heard that they play this movie every year in Antarctica.

I totally agree with you. CGI technology has ruined the real talent in the movies.

Dr.Blair(Wilford Brimley) died last month.

It is fiction

It didn't do well when it was released for some reasons

Wow

it was released up against E.T. in 1982

tough gig, a lot of people were turned off

It was filmed in Stewart B.C Canada. I lived there when they filmed it, met everyone. Saw it before it hit the theatres.

The fuckers gave it 1 out of five back then, now it's like 5/5 one of the best horror films made.. Go figure :)

yep, see my post above

people got bulled over by the schmaltzy spielberg alien

Lmao

John Carpenter is a genius. If you haven't seen "They Live" watch it immediately.

NO. It is a remake of the 1951 movie called, "The Thing." Interesting note: James Arness played the 'thing' in this original movie of 1951: he was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the CBS television series Gunsmoke.

I saw the original when I was young and the 82 version when it came out in the movies. They did a remake and it SUCKED just like the music of today.

a classic

One of the incredible facts about this that one needs to know to appreciate it is that it was ALL BEFORE CGI.

yeah, twas good

love that era in the 80's to early 90's

NO. it was not a remake.

“the thing from another world” was inspired by the novella “who goes there” but was vastly different from the source material.

“the thing” is inspired by the same source material and hits a little closer to home. albeit in a much more terrifying way.

the newest “thing” movie is actually a prequel meant to occur at the Norwegian camp before the carpenter film.

awesome thread

It's a remake of a great classic...you do know that OP?

"The thing from another world" 1951

Awesome movie

Nothing to do with "The Blob."

"The Blob" was a shitty B-movie that gave Steve McQueen his start in the industry.

They also made a remake of the Movie

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It IS the best version. The paced music at the end, with great snow, red and some light blues mixed in. It is the BEST of Carpenters movies to me and I like most of them.