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www.qwipster.net - : The Thing is director John Carpenter's (Starman, Big Trouble in Little China) attempt to remake a sci-fi classic, 1951's The Thing from Another World (both based on John Campbell's story, ''Who Goes There?'', but this is a thing of a different type. Carpenter churns up the thrills and chills, and covers it all in gore, but in this case, he rarely misses a beat in the delivery. The build-up is masterful, as is the quality of the characterizations, which are short but effective, and when it all boils over, there is much power in the performances. more...
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3.5/
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : A spaceship crash-lands on Earth countless years ago and is buried under Antarctic ice. It has a creature on board. Modern scientists dig up the creature, thaw it out, and discover too late that it still lives--and has the power to imitate all life-forms. Its desire to live and expand is insatiable. more...
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2.5/
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www.toxicuniverse.com - : This is one of those great films which inspire inarticulate awe within your humble narrator rather than verbose declarations of praise. As lean and terse as a John Ford western, with an imaginative approach to special effects which has never been equaled, this paranoid tale of isolation and assimilation (two of the strongest fears presented in the genre) remains lodged in my memory. more...
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5/5
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