Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on October 09, 2011 at 00:42:00

In Reply to: RE: The Thing From Another World.....remake posted by user510 on October 08, 2011 at 23:14:28

The 1981 film is closer to the original John W. Campbell story Who Goes There? (from the Aug. '38, Astounding Stories pulp). It's just my 2 cents, but I think John Carpenter's film a bona fide SF classic, arguably more horrific and atmospheric than the loose adaptation of Campbell's story from '51. Other's mileage may vary.

Who knows what the new film will look like, but my expectations for prequels are pretty low.

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