Quote Originally Posted by shokhead
Nothing against Carpenter but Howard Hawks not a bad Dir. either and not bad for his only Sci Fi flick. Imo,when the thing comes into the room and they set it on fire is one of the best 30 seconds of action in a movie for its time.
We know that Hawks directed this, it bears all his trademarks.... particularly the excellent cross dialogue I love so much. But there really is no comparing the two films. They're as different as two films could be from one another and still have the same name. J.C.'s The
Thing is NOT a movie I can watch easily. There are things in it that move me to the point of revulsion. If it's on and I'm NOT in the mood I cannot watch it. The original on the other hand I will watch over and over again with glee.

Don't get me wrong, the remake is an amazing film, but it's a little too amazing in the gore category if you catch my drift. I may own it someday, but I ain't rushing out to get it.

Da Worfster