The real monster is hidden among us

Eriberto 2022-03-22 09:01:08

I saw this movie by accident. 35 years have passed since 1982 and 2017. Science fiction horror films have advanced by leaps and bounds in these 35 years, but looking back at this old film, it can still be said to be great.
At the beginning of the story, a group of people drove a plane to chase a husky frantically, and chased them all the way to an Antarctic scientific expedition team. Everyone in the scientific expedition team was surprised to face the sudden killing, thinking it was aimed at them, a gun battle. The pursuer died inexplicably, leaving many questions. Who are they and why are they hunting down a husky? Soon the mystery was revealed. Huskies are monsters. The doctor inferred through computer analysis and the remains of alien spacecraft that this creature is an alien, which can invade the host, imitate its cells, and eventually replace it. As the monsters continue to evolve and constantly simulate humans perfectly, the scientific expedition team is jealous of each other, and fighting has become the focus of this film.
For so many years, science fiction horror films have two branches. One is based on the setting of science fiction to give people a sense of horror, such as "Awakening of Alien Stars" and "Aliens". Many classics of horror movies. This kind of horror film needs new ideas, once there is no new ideas, it can only rely on vulgar and ugly monsters to attract people. Another kind, dressed in science fiction, is exploring human nature, such as "Terror Cruise Ship" and "Parasite Beast". The introduction of science fiction introduces human suspicion and gives people personal horror. In view of that era, the film itself has many new ideas and bright spots. For example, monsters parasitize, imitate the host, incomplete to complete changes and mutual suspicion between humans, blood identification, etc. This setting can’t help but reminiscent of the parasitic beast in 1988. However, due to the length of the work, the parasitic beast has also discussed whether the parasitic beast also has human emotions and morals after simulating people. The overall level has risen to a higher level. .
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Extended Reading
  • Elmore 2022-04-23 07:01:08

    4.5. One of the best Carpenters, what is more amazing is that the length of the film is not long, but it can simultaneously complete a large-scale atmosphere and a wave of climaxes.

  • Alisa 2022-04-22 07:01:02

    Looking at the props now is too far behind. . The blank at the end is entirely the rhythm of the follow-up, and it turned out that there was a prequel 30 years later

The Thing quotes

  • MacReady: [holding dynamite] Anyone messes with me... and the whole camp goes!

    Palmer: Don't argue with him!

  • Dr. Blair: [throwing a fit in the radio room] You guys think I'M crazy! Well, that's fine! Most of ya don't know what's goin' on around here, but I'm damn well sure SOME of you do!

    MacReady: Christ!

    Childs: He got most of the chopper and the tractor, and he's killed the rest of the dogs.

    MacReady: [as Garry advances with his gun] Garry, wait a minute, wait a minute. Now, Childs, go around to the map room door. Talk to him.

    Childs: Yeah.

    [Childs exits]

    MacReady: Norris, get a table from the lab.

    Dr. Blair: [still smashing up the radio room with an axe while yelling] D'ya think that thing wanted to be an animal? No dogs make it a thousand miles through the cold! No, you don't understand! That thing wanted to be US! If a cell gets out, it could imitate everything on the FACE OF THE EARTH! AAAAND NOTHING can stop it!

    Childs: [appearing in the map room doorway] Okay, Blair. Come on, man, you don't wanna hurt anybody.

    [Blair whips a pistol out and shoots at Childs but misses]

    Dr. Blair: I'LL KILL YOU!

    [fires more shots]