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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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THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Rating: NR
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB2228602
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Rating: NR
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB2228602
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What I was looking forward to was seeing James Arness (Gunsmoke) as The Thing. It's an interesting yarn with scary moments.
By Ed Duplissie
Format:DVD
I have all 3 versions of this movie and the original is by far the best. I found it scarey when I first saw it as a child and I still watch it at least once a year. Can't say that for the second and third version.
Format:VHS Tape
one of the best sifi out of 2 todate number 2 the day eath stood still . You can,t beat b/w for comfort fooded for the mind!
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la chose d'un autre monde(the thing from another world)
un film de howard hawks et christian nyby 1951.une expédition scientifique américaine,installée au pôle nord,decouvre un ovni ecrasé sur la calotte... Read more
Published on Sep 16 2009 by babar54
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Don't go to the north pole alone after this one!!!!"
Just have to put my two cents worth in. I love this movie and don't care what others have to say. I know it's been picked apart for it's aparent statements about the political... Read more
Published on Sep 17 2008 by Paul Boudreau
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best
One of the first movies I was truly facinated with as a child. This 1950's Sci-Fi horror classic is still one of the best. Read more
Published on April 10 2008 by Paul
4.0 out of 5 stars
Less Is More
If ever there was an example of less is more, this film is it for it lets one's mind, the greatest special effects instrument ever, conjure up the alien more than any computer... Read more
Published on Aug 28 2006 by William B. Perry
4.0 out of 5 stars
Be Afraid...be VERY Afraid!
This taut and exciting 50s Sci-Fi classic is a winner from beginning to end.
Ably directed by Howard Hawks and with a great cast this thriller/chiller takes us far up north to... Read more
Ably directed by Howard Hawks and with a great cast this thriller/chiller takes us far up north to... Read more
Published on Sep 24 2005 by Robert Badgley
1.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible
I saw all the wonderful reviews of this "classic" film and decided to go out and buy a copy. Was I dissappointed. Don't let anybody fool you about this film. Read more
Published on July 11 2004 by 2thumbedEbert
5.0 out of 5 stars
The scariest movie I have ever seen
This is one movie that really scared me as a kid when I first saw it and still gives me the creeps. I love the actors, dialog, scenery and the story. Read more
Published on July 6 2004 by Frisco Nolan
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Keep your eyes on the sky"
The Thing from Another World is a highly entertaining mix of the horror and sci-fi genre with a perfect blend of the two. Read more
Published on July 5 2004 by T O'Brien
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An Old Friend Comes to DVD....
Keeping in mind I have 5 versions of this from color to restored B/W, I was very happy with the DVD.... Read more
Published on July 1 2004 by Gandalf T. Grey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Animal,Vegetable,Or Mineral,This Thing Is Great
I highly recommend this DVD to all the classic 50's sci-fi fans everywhere,this one still remains the best all time sci-fi classic,based on the John W. Read more
Published on Jun 17 2004 by Tracy Bellows
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