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garretthegator

6 years ago

The Thing From Another World Review!!

Hello everyone! Time for my first review!

Last night I was fortunate to sit down and watch one of the so called greatest Sci-Fi movies of all time, The Thing From Another World!

However, I'm gonna give a bit of context of how I came to this film.

You guys probably don't know this, but I'm a huge fan of the legendary filmmaker John Carpenter. I loved most of his movies, especially Halloween (Which I might review it, the remake, and the upcoming film.) One of his better films is The Thing, which is a great movie and you should go see it. Hell, I even liked the 2011 Prequel to it. So, the original 1951 film has been on my Watchlist for a while. So, when I saw it was available On Demand, I had to watch it! So, I did! And what did I think?

I kinda liked it but it is not as good as the 80s remake.

So, firstly, what is this film about? Some Men from the Air Force arrive to a base at the North Pole when a unidentifiable ship is there. One thing leads to another and the creature is loose!! What will become of our men? Watch and find out! After this review of course.

As far as story goes, it's the standard fare for 50s Sci-Fi movies, And it isn't exactly that accurate to the original short story "Who Goes There?" Especially with The Thing...Not being able to impersonate others as well, but instead multiplying. The acting is also standard for the time. The Hayes Film Code was in effect as well, which leads to some...odd quotes. ("Holy Cats!") However, I will say that it doesn't affect the viewing experience!

Probably the biggest problem, for me, is the...shall I say...interesting Pseudoscience. Like claiming that Vegetables can have consciousness and the Infamous "Super Carrot" analogy. Outside of that, the film is pretty fine, which an amazing line in the last scene

"Watch the skies, everywhere! Keep looking. Keep watching the skies!"

The Thing From Another World is a perfectly okay 50s Sci-fi film. It's an entertaining watch that is very easy to enjoy. But if you could only see one Thing film, I'd go with John Carpenter's movie.

The Thing From Another World gets a 7.5/10

Now if you excuse me, this Moth's gotta go see another movie for the next review.

Y'all want a hint? Alright. I have this exact street in my home town, but I'm sure no one has died in their sleep here...yet.

Gay women’s empowerment in the 50s’

“Lilian! This argument is over and so are we” a man yelled at his wife as he packed all his things into a suitcase “NO, it's not! You're not leaving” the man's wife yelled, standing in the way of the door, blocking his only exit with her small but strong body, “yes I am! You can't stop me Lilian i'm doing this for the greater good!” (AN: “greater good, i am your wife; I am the greatest good you're ever gonna get”)

“What about peter! What about our son?”, she cried but her husband didn’t give in, “move” he told her but when she didn’t move he grabbed her by the waist and threw her over his shoulder, “James! No! NO!” he threw her onto the bed and walked out the door she was blocking and then through the hallway, he slammed the front door as he walked out, the echoing sound woke up Peter who started crying along with his mother.

Lilian and James met 5 years ago, Lilian was 15 and James was a year older than her, they fell into instant love and five years later they were getting married and Lillian Roseann became Lilian Roseann-Miller when she took her husband's name. At 20 they were married and 21 they were bringing home baby Peter, Peter had his mothers brown hair and green eyes and his fathers body and face shape. The first 2 months were bliss, Peter was a quiet baby as long as he had attention, but now James was leaving his family for war. Leaving Lilian a single mother, only a year after her wedding.