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05/06/08
The Thing From Another World (1951)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:23
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: As flying saucer movies go, The Thing From Another World is better than most, thanks to well-drawn characters and concise, tense plotting.
Runtime: 87 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: One of the great science fiction classics made in the 50s -- the period when the genre thrived. A group of US scientists and servicemen, stationed on the North Pole, encounter an odd... [More]
Starring: Kenneth Tobey, James Arness, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite
Director: Christian Nyby
Reviews for The Thing From Another World
Top Criticclassic, though it didn't impress me really that much
05/02/08
The resourcefulness shown in building the plot groundwork is lacking as the yarn gets into full swing. Cast members, headed by Margaret Sheridan and Kenneth Tobey, fail to communicate any real terror.
06/06/07
Top CriticThe film has more frissons than most of today's mega-budget productions, simply because it has the grace to construct a meaningful situation and coherent characters.
06/06/07
A perfect popcorn movie.
04/09/07
Rather than Nyby, producer Howard Hawks is often credited for the direction of this sci-fi landmark, which features Hollywood's first space-age monster in a decade invaded by Cold War-era aliens.
03/05/07
Howard Hawks only produced this classic scary sci-fi feature, but it has his signature touches all over it: overlapping dialogue, smooth storytelling, compressed time and space.
05/26/06
All-time classic sci-fi still packs creepy wallop.
04/28/06
This taut and entertaining thriller is to The Day the Earth Stood Still what Alien is to Star Trek, or the Rolling Stones to the Beatles.
04/07/06
The overall message of The Thing emerges as distinctly hawkish. Reactionary or not, though, it's still a masterpiece.
02/09/06
No review available.
07/01/05
No review available.
11/19/04
No review available.
07/09/04
No review available.
06/24/04
No review available.
02/22/04
The conflict between Hendry and Carrington is one between Force and Reason, and represents a debate over whether America should cope with its Soviet adversaries through military confrontation or intellectual and diplomatic study.
08/13/03
The Thing today is probably best viewed as a historical document, its shock value having been diminished through time and repetition.
08/12/03
Doesn't pale in comparison to John Carpenter's The Thing so much as offer a respectable podling alternative.
08/04/03
No review available.
05/23/03
No review available.
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