[SFRA-L] THE THING (from Another World): 1951, 1982, 2002, 2011

[Davis, Doug]

And just in case you want to know what happens shortly *after* Carpenter's film:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(video_game)

--Doug

ps, it's a pretty fun game from 2002; you have to keep your terrified teammates from committing suicide.



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Subject: Re: [SFRA-L] THE THING (from Another World): 1951, 1982, 2011

I just happened to see a preview of this today and my initial reaction was similar. However, it is a prequel to Carpenter's 1982 film, going into detail about what happened at the Norwegian base during the three days before the Carpenter story, so maybe it isn't a total waste. See Wikipedia article "The Thing (2011 film)" if you're interested.

On the other hand, the biggest previous Hollywood work I can find for the lead actress is Final Destination 3. :(

Jim
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