Carpenters "The Thing"

[FNH]

I just re-watched "The Thing" and was absolutely blown away with how good it was.

The tension, the characters, the beast, the effects.  Everything still stands up. 

I'm about to add this film into the FNH Hall of Fame for Great Films (FNHHoFfGF).

Does anyone else think this film is "Classic" quality?

[jrderego]

I just re-watched "The Thing" and was absolutely blown away with how good it was.

The tension, the characters, the beast, the effects.  Everything still stands up. 

I'm about to add this film into the FNH Hall of Fame for Great Films (FNHHoFfGF).

Does anyone else think this film is "Classic" quality?

Easily the best work Carpenter did. The Thing was the first DVD I bought when I first bought my DVD player something like years ago. Fantastic supporting cast too.

[Jonathan C. Gillespie]

Yeah, it's a definite classic.  Everything -- from the characters to the special effects -- are as stark and believable as they were when the film came out.

[matweller]

In case you're interested in an amateur audio drama of Who Goes There? -- the story The Thing was based on, you may want to check this out:
http://matweller.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/released-who-goes-there-the-story-the-movie-the-thing-was-based-on/

I really want to help this project out, so I'm going to post it a couple applicable places on the forum. Please forgive me if you see this post creep up elsewhere.

[Kat_Rocha]

An amazing film. Carpenter achieved an amazing sense of paranoia and horror that modern films only wish they could accomplish. Carpenter is a master and this is one of my favorite films of all time.

-kat

[Alasdair5000]

Hi Kat:) Love Zero One Publishing's work:)

I agree, there's a rare sense of claustrophobia to the movie and I adore the fact that Carpenter makes us draw our own conclusions, to the point where, if I remember correctly, his version and Russell's version of what's going on in the final scene are very different. If you've not seen it, the prequel is actually worthwhile. It goes to huge pains to connect with the original and it's a rare, and well drawn, example of a horror movie with a heroine who knows she's in serious trouble and spends the entire movie outthinking the monster.

[Kat_Rocha]

Hi Kat:) Love Zero One Publishing's work:)

I agree, there's a rare sense of claustrophobia to the movie and I adore the fact that Carpenter makes us draw our own conclusions, to the point where, if I remember correctly, his version and Russell's version of what's going on in the final scene are very different. If you've not seen it, the prequel is actually worthwhile. It goes to huge pains to connect with the original and it's a rare, and well drawn, example of a horror movie with a heroine who knows she's in serious trouble and spends the entire movie outthinking the monster.

Thank you!

I haven't seen the prequel and I've been hearing mixed reviews from many different sources. But, if you are saying that it's worth the time, then I'll check it out. Do they at least have the dog run off into the snow to establish how the American camp gets the creature?

-Kat

[Alasdair5000]

Th entire back five minutes is setting up the dog:)