The Thing

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Daniel C. M Excellent effects and direction which perfectly utilizes it's confined location, and the script and story are also very and even the drastic changes, like the main monster just being a Frankenstein clone that's actually a living plant (or rather, carrot) are very welcomed due to how innovative and unique they are. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/18/24 Full Review Josh A I get that this is the movie that started it all, the first adaptation of Who Goes There, and that John Carpenter was inspired by this when he made The Thing, but it's just not that good of a movie. It was spectacular for its time, but looking at it now, it isn't amazing. It's alright, but not amazing. I should add, I haven't seen the Carpenter version, this is my first experience with The Thing. So, I won't compare the two. But, allow me to elaborate on my view. At times, it can be quite boring. A lot of it is just talking about science, which can be entertaining to some, but I didn't find the science exposition interesting in this one. This feels like a longer version of a 1960s Doctor Who episode in a sense. However, this does have good effects at times, and the scenes with the Thing are entertaining enough to bump this to a 6/10. Overall, it was great for its time, but looking at it now, it didn't age the best. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/03/24 Full Review D.L. J It's one of the best classic monster movies of all time! Can't recommend it enough. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Mickey B Top 10 science fiction horror movies in my book, carpenter's 1982 version was ok but could have done without gore, an no flamethrower from the short story, the least you see the more your imagination can run wild which is what makes Alien the best science fiction horror movie ever made. The 1951 version of the thing from another world is a must see. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Ted B 3.5 stars; I am old enough to have seen this movie when it was first released in 1951. As a preteen, it gave me nightmares for days. It was an original. It was one of the first to establish the 'gotcha' moment in 1950s sci-fi horror movies—the moment something jumps out of the corner of the screen to scare you. Even though it was one of the pathfinder movie (in many ways) of that genre, it was also a serious sci-fi motion picture. It was based on the novella "Who Goes There?" that dealt with what it would be like for the first encounter with a creature from another world. It greatly benefited in scaring audiences from the cultural "Red Scare" that was going on in the early 1950s. So if you've never seen this movie; wait until dark, turn off the lights, and enjoy a good scare..... Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/09/24 Full Review Audience Member For 1951, this was probably a great movie, however not in 2024. I like the other installments (particularly from 1982) much better. They were more intelligently written, had a plot that kept me engaged the whole time, and were a lot more impressive with their effects and horror, not to mention they even had better dialogue that felt more natural between the characters who you care about more than in this movie. Plus the monster was bad quality and barely scary, you had to constantly view it from a distance since the director probably didn't want you to see how human-like it was. This movie had some good scenes though, like when the generator and lights went out or the pyrotechnic set up and execution behind lighting the creature on fire before it jumped out the window. Plus, I liked the wide shots that encompassed the great and beautiful tundra snow-filled landscape. Even though it was a quick hour an a half though, still wasted a little too much time and I regret saying it. Plus the scientist/professor/doctor guy was pretty dumb as well as his arch. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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