The Thing from Another World
by Howard Hawks, Christian Nyby
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Actor: Douglas Spencer, James R. Young, Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert CornthwaiteDirector: Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
DVD Reviews of The Thing from Another World
DVD Review: DC-3's and Thermite Bomb's, Not To Mention Blood Thirsty Plants!
Summary: 5 Stars
Old Time Horror. Yes The Original real Deal. "Keep Looking To The Skies" First make of this classic horror tale that debut's (Matt Dillon) as the "Monster". Arctic research station uncovers alien frozen in ice after space ship crashes and is destroyed by thermite bombs. Real serious good vocabulary speaking military types fight off alien invasion around 1950's. Now a part of my collection before the price goes up!DVD Review: The Thing - The Best!
Summary: 5 Stars
Decent DVD of what I consider the best of the 1950's horror films. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of other DVD's, but it does have a crisp copy of the film and nothing seems to be missing. So sit back and enjoy the movie. And keep watching the skies!DVD Review: The Thing
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is a true classic. It's well written, directed, and the acting is superb. I love the light-hearted banter among the characters. DVD Review: Review of a Horror Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this movie when I was eleven years old, and it caused me to dread entering dark rooms for months. It is a genuine classic from the early 1950's and is one of those films that a person never gets tired of.
The black and white photography is the best and the use of light and shade adds to one's fear while watching the monster roam a scientific research center at the North Pole. The 1982 remake of "The Thing" cannot compare with the original and must have cost many millions more to make.
James Arness makes a realistic monster not so much because of the limited make up. He is a very tall and big man and dwarfs every other actor in the movie. No one would want to open a door and find him on the other side.
The constant North Pole wind storms also add alot to the movie. This film meets all standards of being a classic horror production. I can recommend it highly.
Robert
DVD Review: an alien carrot...
Summary: 4 Stars
While some of the dialog is a bit silly,... "an alien super carrot" for example, this b/w classic still holds up today. While the movie is only a few years shy of turning 60 yrs old, the style of overlapping dialog that was mentioned in an earlier review, is as smart and fast as any Quentin Tarantino film today. The pace is perfect and never lets up. A must for any fan of 50's sci-fi.
Description of The Thing from Another World
Members of an Antarctic research team are killed off by a frozen alien they uncover.With its modest special effects, lean plot, and small cast of lesser stars, this 1951 thriller remains a sturdy blueprint for fusing horror and science fiction. The formula has been employed countless times since, fleshed out with more extensive and elaborate production values, and manned by higher profiled marquee names, but the results have yet to improve on The Thing from Another World, Howard Hawks's lone foray into sci-fi.
The story begins as military airmen are dispatched to a remote Arctic research station where scientists have detected the crash of a spacecraft. An effort to retrieve the saucer-shaped vehicle fails, but the team returns to the station with the frozen body of its sole occupant. When the extraterrestrial pilot is accidentally thawed, the crew, headed by a tough-talking pilot (Kenneth Tobey), grapples with a massive, chlorophyll-based humanoid (James Arness) thirsty for blood and in no mood for galactic diplomacy.
Hawks takes only a production credit for this low-budget exercise, but his filmmaking style transcends Christian Nyby's nominal direction: rapid-fire, overlapping dialogue, an ensemble of comrades whose professionalism is tempered by wisecracks, and unsentimental female characters (embodied by feisty romantic interest Margaret Sheridan) recall Hawks's signature works, while propelling the plot over any potential gaps in credibility. It's hardly surprising, then, that The Thing from Another World remains among the most influential science fiction movies ever shot, or that it remains exciting entertainment a half century later. --Sam Sutherland
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