Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #417 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-10-26
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: Spanish, French
• Dubbed in: French
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 109 minutes

Amazon.com
Director John Carpenter and special makeup effects master Rob Bottin teamed up for this 1982 remake of the 1951 science fiction classic The Thing from Another World, and the result is a mixed blessing. It's got moments of highly effective terror and spine-tingling suspense, but it's mostly a showcase for some of the goriest and most horrifically grotesque makeup effects ever created for a movie. With such highlights as a dog that splits open and blossoms into something indescribably gruesome, this is the kind of movie for die-hard horror fans and anyone who slows down to stare at fatal traffic accidents. On those terms, however, it's hard not to be impressed by the movie's wild and wacky freak show. It all begins when scientists at an arctic research station discover an alien spacecraft under the thick ice, and thaw out the alien body found aboard. What they don't know is that the alien can assume any human form, and before long the scientists can't tell who's real and who's a deadly alien threat. Kurt Russell leads the battle against the terrifying intruder, and the supporting cast includes Richard Masur, Richard Dysart, Donald Moffat, and Wilford Brimley. They're all playing standard characters who are neglected by the mechanistic screenplay (based on the classic sci-fi story "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell), but Carpenter's emphasis is clearly on the gross-out effects and escalating tension. If you've got the stomach for it (and let's face it, there's a big audience for eerie gore), this is a thrill ride you won't want to miss. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

A Classic !
Ive seen this flick a hundred times... but never in the threatre. Bought it for me brother for his b-day. We watched it on his new 60" 1080P plasma from about 6' back. The video was a bit grainy, and the blacks were a bit washed out in a couple scenes, but the sound was very clean. All that aside - what really matters is that I was totally involved in this movie; almost like seeing it again for the first time. Stan Winston's wizardry was as stunning and seemless as my best memories of it. C.G. can look phony or dated (!) on the new high rez formats, but the best of the tried and true old school methods still kick butt! Highly recommended for fans of the genre. If you haven't seen this movie before GET IT! You won't be disappointed.

Its just about which cover you prefer
I like this cover (the one with the man with no face) better than the other cover (the face covered in snow). Its just a better cover, the other one sucks.
Both DVDs are essentially the same. I cant find a deep difference. Just pick the cover that you liek best.
Other than that, this is one of the most claustophobic movies you'll ever see. Its really one of the scariest I've seen. Watch it by yourself in the dark for a better effect. Especially if you've never seen it before.
I give the film a perfect 10.

Classic!
This movie's amazing. Definitely Carpenter's best work. You can NOT miss this...it set a bar for sci fi horror that still stands today.