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Title:Thing


Date: 1982
Type: Horror
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: John Carpenter
Producer:

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A group of scientists on a remote base in the Antarctic are terrorised by an alien that attackes animals and people and takes on their shape. The survivors have to batlle the alien whilst trying to work out who has been changed by the alien. This is based on the story "Who goes there" and is essentially a variation of the alien killing off isloated group of people one by one story. However this is one of the better versions thanks to John Carpenter's direction and a good performance from Kurt Russell. It includes a couple of scenes that are John Carpenters version of Alien. The horror comes from realising that something can take over a person and be like them and so you do not know who is or is not alien. Most of the effects are actual rather than CGI. The story was previously made in 1951 as Thing From Another World.

Actors

Kurt RussellKurt Russell
Oscars

None
Music

Ennio Morricone
Original story

John W Campbell
Thing