Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by AudioHead on November 22, 1999 at 12:47:59:

In Reply to: Re: posted by BKing on November 21, 1999 at 17:41:28:

That's why trivia is not only entertaining, it's informative too. You
know more now than before, you knowledge base of "The Thing" has increased.
If you have any further questions about the film, I'd be happy to discuss
them. While I think the film is a masterpiece, it's not a perfect masterpiece, for instance, I feel "The Thing" could have been made to
appear a little more alien-looking; no problems with the humanoid form,
but just wish the face had been more alien-like; I'm sure the make-up
people could have done it. It's easy to see in the more lucid shots of
Arness that it's human looking; all they would have had to do is alter
the eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Arness' cranium was enlarged thank
goodness, indicating the probability of a superior intellect, and his
hands were altered with the barbs. Fortunately, the director kept Arness
hidden from clear view for most of the film, so it's not that big of a
complaint...still! I question why
the spaceship blew up so easily when all they did was detonate thermite
bombs, which were designed to burn away the ice. Seems the metal would
have been impervious to our explosives if it were THAT advanced. Of course,
the ship could have been damaged somewhat during the crash, and the thermites finished the job by causing the engines to explode. ????
I also questioned the rampaging, deadly nature of The Thing, but surmised
that no matter how intelligent a being is, he won't be nice to you if his
original source of food, in his case, animal/human blood, is gone, and you
are the only food source left.(There is a delicious irony here.) It is clear that The Thing is not a vegetable creature specimen stored away on the spaceship by possibly more
hospitable, but now dead aliens, because he wore some sort of space uniform with insignia; he was certainly a crew member. He displays intelligence, that's for sure, as he cuts off the compounds heating oil
supply, in an effort to freeze the members out. Fortunately, humans are
intelligent too and guessed that his next step would be to cut the electrical supply, so they holed up at the electrical source, namely, the
generator room and waited for "The Thing". Sure enough, that's exactly
where he was heading and of course, met an electrifying fate, being reduced
to a smoking lump of coal. Finally, I considered questioning the plausibility of a vegetable creature ever attaining such advanced intelligence, but held back, because I certainly didn't want Dr.
Carrington and his scientific associates to accuse me of such human arrogance!
Remember BKing...."Watch The Skies!"