John Carpenter's best? A sci-fi/horror/thriller never seen before starring Kurt Russell
In 1982 famed horror director John Carpenter released the Thing. It was a remake of the 1951 The Thing. In that movie the monster was basically a Frankenstein rip off right down to the domed head. Carpenter’s vision was something completely different that would go down as a sci-fir/horror classic.<br /><br />Instead of a Frankenstein monster Carpenter created something never seen before. A living organism that had multiple arms, legs, tentacles, eyes, mouths, etc. Every time it made its appearance it looked different. One of the most famous images is when one of the Americans is found out to be the alien and is burned with a flame thrower but its head separates from the rest of the body, grows legs like a spider and eyes pop out of the chin as it tries to scurry away before MacReady (Kurt Russell) burns it too.<br /><br />Of course things wouldn't be the same if Russell wasn't the star. He and Carpenter formed quite a relationship over a series of films and this might be the best one out of them.<br /><br />Nothing was seen like this before. It was completely creepy and suspenseful which is why it still stands up as one of the best of its genre.<br />C
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Director John Carpenter (Halloween) teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visual effects to create a chilling version of the classic The Thing. Set in the winter of 1982 at a research station in Antarctica, a twelve-man research team finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and has remained buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon it is unfrozen and unleashed, creating havoc and terror as it changes forms and becomes one of them.Bonus Content:.