The originalthing was a thing which survived the crashlanding of its ufo in antarctica. Sure, the film ends with a journalist warning the world to watch the skies more than likely a warning to reallife americans to keep an eye out for the commie threat, but our 1950s heroes vanquish the beast. Autopsy of the thing is cut short, but it looks like it has little longer shot of fuchs looking at shredded clothes. It doesnt show palmer and childs smoking pot and watching what looks like a porn movie. The theatrical release version of that thing you do is a fastmoving, frothy, film not too different in flavor from the song which serves as its center. Horrormeister john carpenter halloween, escape from new york teams kurt.
Roger ebert considered the film to be scary, but offering nothing original beyond the special effects, while the new york timess vincent canby. A resourceful helicopter pilot kurt russell and the camp doctor richard dysart lead the camp crew. The thing serves as a prelude to john carpenters classic 1982 film of the same name. Universal and blumhouse may be teaming up to remake the thing, with the new version based on the recently surfaced longlost pages of the original novel by john w. For the rest of the film the men fight a losing and very gory battle against it, never knowing if one. Jan 30, 2018 macready has the idea to find out who is infected by running a simple blood test. At one point, it seemed like the movie shifted gears into a simple monster movie with insert beastly monster just running around killing which was completely uncharacteristic of the original movie where the thing, even when found out, would try to make an escape to hide again. For the rest of the film the men fight a losing and very gory battle against it, never knowing if one of their own dwindling number is the thing in disguise. In remote antarctica, a group of american research scientists are disturbed at their base camp by a helicopter shooting at a sled dog. So in all, as a standalone movie, it wasnt bad at all. That night at the american base, the husky changes into the thing, and the americans learn firsthand that the creature has the ability to mutate into anything it kills.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Universal and blumhouse developing new version of the thing. When they take in the dog, it brutally attacks both human beings and canines in the camp and they discover that the beast can assume the shape of its victims. All three movies feature a male pilot as a major hero, although this character is the secondary protagonist in the 2011 film as opposed to the. Purchase the thing 1982 on digital and stream instantly or download offline.
Underlying themes aside, perhaps the biggest difference between the original thing and its cinematic spawn is the lack of paranoia. How does the thing 1982 compare to the original 1951 and the. The thing 1951 christian nyby cast and crew allmovie. Heres an hd version of john carpenters the thing, starring kurt russell. The 2nd and 3rd versions of the thing were closer to the story, but the first version was also an interesting story.
It was discovered cryogenically frozen in the ice near the crashed remains of its transport. Universal and blumhouse developing new version of the thing that will adapt long lost original novel. Carpenters vision was something completely different that would go down as a scifirhorror classic. An embarrassment of riches all concentrated in a single feature film that stands the test of time in a way that few stories do. The thing remake based on original novel in the works at. Find out when and where you can watch the thing on tv with the full listings schedule at. The thing is basically just a geek show, a grossout movie in which teenagers can dare one another to watch the screen.
As i recall, the nightfall movie was a disappointment. Sightings of ufos were going up kenneth arnold used the words saucer, disc or pie. From the producers of dawn of the dead comes the chilling prelude to john carpenters cult classic film. The thing is an extremely hostile shapeshifting extraterrestrial organism and the primary antagonist of the 1982 sciencefiction film the thing, its prequel, videogames and literature. After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.
How does the thing 1982 compare to the original 1951. In remote antarctica, a group of american research scientists are disturbed. Purchase the thing 2011 on digital and stream instantly or download offline. The thing 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The thing is a 1982 american science fiction horror film directed by john carpenter and written by bill lancaster. In that movie the monster was basically a frankenstein rip off right down to the domed head. The syfy channel planned to make a four hour miniseries sequel to the thing 1982 in 2003, but nothing ever came of it. Watch the thing 1982 online part 1 video dailymotion. Nov 19, 2011 original vs remake shows the differences and resemblances between the old and the new.
The thing from another world 1951 full movie youtube. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that. Every so often comes a remake that also actually improves upon the original film, and john carpenters 1982 cult classic is the most notable example. From howard hawks production of the thing from another world. Sitting in a synthetically cocooned gallery space watching two different versions of the classic horror movie the thing on video glasses, the. But apparently writerdirector tom hanks originally had something else in mind. I like being scared and i was scared by many scenes in the thing.
Watch john carpenters the thing online stream full movie. Macready has the idea to find out who is infected by running a simple blood test. Carrington robert cornthwaite reports a ufo near his north pole research base, the air force sends in a team under capt. I was struck by how much it adherred to both carpenters complete belief in the thing as a real creatureand this perhaps explains the loyal fanbase that the 1982 version has. Watch swamp thing 1982 full movie free online streaming tubi. Jan 27, 2020 universal and blumhouse developing new version of the thing that will adapt long lost original novel. I am interested in the idea of aliens who are intelligent, but in a way that makes communication impossible.
With an intrepid hero in the form of 1950s icon kenneth tobey on hand, its a guarantee that the thing from another world is going to be a good time. The thing 1982 john carpenter synopsis, characteristics. Campbell on which both films were based, its tone is very different from this nuanced, beautifully filmed 1951 hard science fiction film which explores ethics and implications and prefigures some ideas arising later in the environmental movement. The original thing was a thing which survived the crashlanding of its ufo in antarctica. It is a prequel to the 1982 film of the same name by john carpenter, which was an adaptation of the 1938. The thing is a 2011 science fiction horror film directed by matthijs van heijningen jr. Nov 06, 2018 the thing 110 movie clip alien autopsy.
When a madman and scientist on a mission to wipe out world hunger clash in the lab, a violent reaction occurs, and a horrific creature is unleashed. The progenitor of all subsequent things in the thing film franchise, the creature appears in the 2011 prequel film the thing. Jan 11, 2016 after a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster. I think its the isolation, no one can help and this thing wants to kill and eat you. Oct 31, 2010 from howard hawks production of the thing from another world.
Original vs remake shows the differences and resemblances between the old and the new. The sophomore outing for writerdirectoractress troy beyer, love dont cost a thing is a romantic teen comedy based on the screenplay for the 1987 partick dempsey film cant buy me love. Great to see a nice print of henry kings film love is a manysplendored thing. When paleontologist kate lloyd mary elizabeth winstead travels to an isolated outpost in antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. The thing from another world horror sci fi 1951 james. It was a fairly odd choice of material for the producer howard hawks, who fills the story with overlapping dialogue and a sense of camaraderie among the various protagonists. In 1982 famed horror director john carpenter released the thing. Also, the use of a hot needle, to check the blood of the characters to see if they were still human or not, was taken directly from the original novella, and was not used in the 1951 movie. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the thing 1951 christian nyby on allmovie. The thing from another world horror sci fi 1951 james arness. Buy the thing movie posters from movie poster shop. The thing from another world, sometimes referred to as just the thing, is a 1951 american blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, directed by christian nyby, produced by edward lasker for howard hawks winchester pictures corporation, and released by rko pictures. Whilst watching this remakeprequel of john carpenters the thing 1982which in itself was a remake of the christian nybyhoward hawks original. The thing has the ability to assimilate other life forms in order to survive and spread.