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| The Thing |
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Cruelly robbed, like Blade Runner, of both box-office and critical
appreciation in 1982 (the year of ET), this has since built up a deserved
reputation as one of director John Carpenter's best pieces of
sci-fi/horror - perhaps the best. Extremely well paced, plotted and
scored (by Ennio Morricone), it sticks closer to the source novella
than the earlier Nyby/Hawks version, retaining the central conceit of
the monster killing then imitating its victims. A terrific ensemble
cast includes Kurt Russell (never better), Keith David, Donald Moffat
and the excellent Wilford Brimley, in the eerie and visually powerful
Arctic setting. There's one easily recognisable all-time classic
line, as well.
Tim Robey
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