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The Thing | 
| Actors: Adrienne Barbeau, Wilford Brimley, T.k. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David
Studio: Universal Pictures
Category: Video
List Price: $9.98
Buy Used: $0.40
You Save: $9.58 (96%)
Rating:  521 reviews
Sales Rank: 8769
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Norwegian (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6300182878
UPC: 047897700934
EAN: 9781558806184
ASIN: 6300182878
Theatrical Release Date: June 25, 1982
Release Date: March 1, 1992
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Howard Hawks's original 1951 production of The Thing from Another World can be glimpsed playing on a TV that fateful October evening in John Carpenter's blockbuster hit, Halloween (1978). A few years later, Carpenter reteamed with his Escape from New York star Kurt Russell to do a remake. But while the first movie version of The Thing was in atmospheric black and white, Carpenter's 1982 version is in widescreen, full color, and features some of the most revoltingly explicit, surreally imaginative special effects (courtesy of FX-meister Rob Bottin) that have ever been seen on the screen. Researchers in the remote Antarctic dig up the remains of a spacecraft that has long been frozen in the ice. But the alien life unthaws and infects the living (not only humans but sled dogs too), living and gestating inside them. (This horrific concept was also explored in the two versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and the Alien movies.) This Thing is chilling in every sense of the word, with plenty of terrifying, adrenaline-pumping moments that build it to a powerful and shockingly nihilistic conclusion. It's a harsh and uncompromising movie (hewing more closely to the original 1930s story "Who Goes There?")--so much so that it probably never would have been given a green-light by any studio in the more cautious and doggedly upbeat 1990s. --Jim Emerson
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| Customer Reviews: Read 516 more reviews...
 Great horror movie ! January 10, 2009
Helcio H. Moraes (rio de janeiro, rio de janeiro Brazil)
This is the best John Carpenter movie ! Watch it again and enjoy it !
A classic in HD December 17, 2008
Darren Dodson (Hoboken, NJ)
I've watched this so many times in Standard Definition, but it's like watching it again for the first time in HD. The video and sound quality is excellent!
Best Horror Film Ever December 12, 2008
Mark T. Gonzales (New York, NY USA)
The Thing (Collector's Edition)
An incredible film that shows that real characters and in credible practical effects make a horror film work rather than gore and CGI
 Carpenters best??? December 11, 2008
S. Kleinod (Berlin)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
...I think it looks like!!!
Until now, this is the best piece of work, Carpenter directed. Dark, rough and absolutely claustrophobic. Some of the SFX look kind of cheesy, but don't forget: The movie is over 20 years old...
I luv it ;-)
Don't take Anything with you November 28, 2008
J. R. Lines (Moab Ut)
When I first saw this movie,it was a sneak preview with the premiere of Blade Runner,another Sci-Fi classic.I had gone to the movie alone,with my friend "Laughing Sam's Dice"...ok?Anyway,I was just melting into my seat in total connection with the first feature,and in all honesty partway into The Thing,for the first time in my movie career,I walked out,sat in the parking lot trying to compose myself to drive home.I have to consider this like an award level!Present day movie-goer's would consider it differently,the perspective I dealt with was beyond anything that had been released.Anyway,I had to go back,this time,I took my friend Mary Jane,and had a slightly calmer experience that I was able to enjoy to the end without entrails turning into tentacles leaving the screen,and crawling up the aisles,and enveloping the audience..... yeah like that,trust me,you didn't want to be there!Today it's a cult classic in the household,usually involves a nostalgic discussion of the details of my first experience.Have you ever been experienced?Well I was.
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