The Thing [VHS]

The Thing [VHS]

The Thing [VHS]
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Actor: Adrienne Barbeau, David Clennon, Keith David, T.K. Carter, Wilford Brimley
Primary Contributor: Wilford Brimley
Primary Contributor: Keith David
Primary Contributor: Richard Masur
Primary Contributor: Kurt Russell
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog; Norwegian (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
Running Time: 109 minutes
Release Date: 1992-03-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Universal Pictures
Studio: Universal Pictures

VHS Movie Reviews of The Thing [VHS]

Movie Review: Paranoia Will Destroy Ya
Summary: 4 Stars

The Thing is a masterpiece of paranoid horror. It is a fantastic tale of violence and the depravity of man. It shows the potential that we all have for self preservation and cruelty. Many scenes are cringe worthy, and I love the way the film keeps the viewer guessing and wondering "who's next?" The ultimate self sacrifice of the characters to "save the world" is both uplifting and full of situational horror. It was fantastic film for its day. It is a fantastic film for any day.

Summary of The Thing [VHS]

Howard Hawks's original 1951 production of The Thing from Another World can be glimpsed playing on a TV that fateful October evening in John Carpenter's blockbuster hit, Halloween (1978). A few years later, Carpenter reteamed with his Escape from New York star Kurt Russell to do a remake. But while the first movie version of The Thing was in atmospheric black and white, Carpenter's 1982 version is in widescreen, full color, and features some of the most revoltingly explicit, surreally imaginative special effects (courtesy of FX-meister Rob Bottin) that have ever been seen on the screen. Researchers in the remote Antarctic dig up the remains of a spacecraft that has long been frozen in the ice. But the alien life unthaws and infects the living (not only humans but sled dogs too), living and gestating inside them. (This horrific concept was also explored in the two versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and the Alien movies.) This Thing is chilling in every sense of the word, with plenty of terrifying, adrenaline-pumping moments that build it to a powerful and shockingly nihilistic conclusion. It's a harsh and uncompromising movie (hewing more closely to the original 1930s story "Who Goes There?")--so much so that it probably never would have been given a green-light by any studio in the more cautious and doggedly upbeat 1990s. --Jim Emerson

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