A few films of the 1980's have held up really well. Ghostbusters, from 1984, is probably the most quotable film in history. But on a weekend like this, with snow falling from the Carolinas to a point just a few dozen miles south of here, I think a lot of people would truly appreciate John Carpenter's 1982 "remake" of The Thing. (It's not so much a remake as it is a more faithful adaptation of the original source material, John W. Campbell's "Who Goes There?")
For those of you who are not familiar with this film, here is the trailer:
And if you are familiar with the film but find yourself without the DVD this weekend, here is a Lego version to tide you over:
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An underappreciated movie, I prefer Carpenter's to the version made by Howard Hawks (I know someone else is credited with the direction, but Hawks' hand is all over the film), which had James Arness essentially playing a walking vegetable. The Thing in Carpenter's version is much scarier, and dangerous.
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