The Thing From Another World

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I own this movie on DVD (The Thing box set with all 3 versions)

This is an interesting one. Most people know and love the 1982 movie The Thing by John Carpenter and staring one of my favorite actors Kurt Russel. It is an adaptation on of the 1938 short novella, Who Goes There?
Well this 1951 movie was the first attempt at making a film based around that story. It does suffer from the technology of the time, and since they couldn't do the creature effects we know from the 1982 film, they made the alien more of a Frankenstein's monster sort of guy. But it serves it's purpose well for this film. It's interesting, kinda hokey, and has that black and white sci-fi movie charm to it. While the later two movies are better, it's still a good film on its own.

If you get the chance to watch it or are in the mood for an old style sci-fi monster movie... this is a good one to pick!

Mistake Status: I definitely plan to do all 3 of The Thing movies for mistakes, some what soon.

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Revealing mistake: The Thing takes a swing at the captain after the captain opens the door. As the Thing swings his arm, he takes out a chunk of wood out of the door. If you step through the frames on the DVD, you can see the wood leaving the door a full second after the Thing has hit it. A small explosive charge that was not in sync with the actor. You can also see the outline of where the wood comes off before he swings his arm. And one more thing, his arm does not touch the door or even comes close to where the wood comes off - a safety precaution I presume. (00:57:33)

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Suggested correction: It is not a full second delay. It is four frames which translates to 1/6 of a second. Everything described in this entry is only visible if you step through frame by frame which invalidates the mistake.

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Quotes

Hendry: Wait a minute, Scotty. You won't need any boots. When it comes you go back with the others. You don't belong out here.
Ned "Scotty" Scott: I didn't belong at Alamein or Bougainville or Okinawa. I was just kibitzing. And I write a very good obit, a obituary to use.

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