How to destroy an original screne play...

Rating: 8/10 (4 June 2003)

This movie should be retitled: "How to destroy an original movie script." I saw the original movie as a kid and I loved it. I loved how I was terrified of the Thing and how I was encouraged by the heros. It was so excellent. There was real palpable anticipation in the original. It was done with intelligence and creativity.
However, in today's world intelligence has been replaced by blood and creativity has been replaced by boobs. John Carpenter is no different (sans boobs). His lack of creativity is profound. His zeitwelt is typical of today: "humans are evil and need to die." I guess the movie is really a "film noir" of man's place in the universe.
I hated this movie. However it is well done and is watchable (unlike his "Ghosts of Mars" fiasco). 8/10

Zafoid

PS: If you too saw the original as a kid - the excitement, the drama, the acting, the sci-fi! Well it's all *gone* from this gutted view of man - don't see it - not even on cable!

Z