LOL! I neither subscribe to the NY Times On-line nor your's & Vinnie Canby's grey poupon views anytime.

You want reviews? I got'cha reviews right here:

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~vampire/thing/t-review.htm -("Carpenter's 1982 remake complicates Howard Hawks' original by dissolving the camaraderie and mini-democracy of the arctic outpost besieged by an alien life form. While Hawks' film was a reiteration in the horror genre, of the tenets of the true-blue American war film, with a unit composed of distinct, idiosyncratic individuals joining in a common cause, Carpenter's film is infected with the cynicism and self-preservation instinct of an age far from the solidarity of the post-War, Cold War years. Distrustful and wary of one another from the start, when a parasitic alien is introduced into the compound by a group of Norwegian scientists, the men's suspicions expand tenfold. As the monster replicates and hides itself inside their bodies, each man becomes a potential enemy -- the dissolution of their own ranks is even more profound and destructive from within than anything the monster can do from without.")

http://www.scifimoviepage.com/thing.html -("John Carpenter's re-make of the 1951 classic The Thing From Another World (also based on John W. Campbell's short story Who Goes There?). Readers who have seen both movies and read the story on which it is based maintains that Carpenter's version is more true to its source.")

http://www.moviesonline.ca/film311.htm

http://www.dvdfile.com/software/review/dvd-video/thing_1982.htm

http://www.horrorwatch.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=95 -("I have to say The Thing is the best of John Carpenter's work.")

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1021244-thing/ -(82% posiitive)

http://www.nixflix.com/reviews/thething.htm -("The Thing is a man's movie ..." - Is this why you're having a problem with The Thing, Mssr. patrick?)

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/10/26/143819.php -("This is one of those slightly strange films; I'd guess that many, many more people have heard of it than have actually seen it, which is a damn shame because it's proof that John Carpenter at least used to be able to do great things, even if he's slipped a bit more recently...")

http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=163 -("After just one viewing, The Thing easily makes my top ten list...")

http://www.hollywoodbitchslap.com/review.php?movie=2453 -("It doesn't get much better than this. Tight story, built-in tension, and a cast that's simply a joy to watch. "The Thing" is one of those movies where you get to see a bunch of guys confined in a small space implode under extreme pressure, but it has a few defining ingredients that place it a cut above the standard fare. Way, way above.")

...and so on! Care to try again? :o)

Cheers,
AuPh

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Topic - "Starman" - rico 08:07:50 03/17/05 (20)

Liked the film, but loved the 77 Cobra II Mustang - saltyflies 13:02:12 03/18/05 (0)

this movie is FAR above average. - NuWave 06:49:41 03/18/05 (0)

Starman isn't a bad SF film, in spite of its somewhat predictable melodramatic elements, ... - Audiophilander 22:54:56 03/17/05 (12)

Re: Starman isn't a bad SF film, in spite of its somewhat predictable melodramatic elements, ... - patrickU 09:03:29 03/18/05 (11)

Re: Starman isn't a bad SF film, in spite of its somewhat predictable melodramatic elements, ... - rico 10:38:06 03/18/05 (5)

Re: Starman isn't a bad SF film, in spite of its somewhat predictable melodramatic elements, ... - patrickU 11:38:02 03/18/05 (3)

"But he state that Carpenter film was excellent, and THAT was my point." -LOL! Well heck, ... - Audiophilander 12:50:54 03/18/05 (2)

Re: What did you read? nt - patrickU 13:13:16 03/18/05 (1)

Clue #1: The fact that I stated John Carpenter's The Thing was excellent is one of MY points; not your's (get it?)! - Audiophilander 23:52:17 03/18/05 (0)

Thanks Rico! - Audiophilander 10:57:28 03/18/05 (0)

No offense, but other than providing another uninformed opinion, you know little of what you speak. - Audiophilander 10:36:11 03/18/05 (4)

Re: No offense, BUT how can one use so many words for saying nothing, beside trying to... - patrickU 11:34:06 03/18/05 (3)

LOL! I neither subscribe to the NY Times On-line nor your's & Vinnie Canby's grey poupon views anytime. - Audiophilander 12:41:21 03/18/05 (2)

Re: DonÂ´t be childish.... - patrickU 13:23:21 03/18/05 (1)

I wouldn't dare intrude upon your domain. (nt) - Audiophilander 23:47:13 03/18/05 (0)

Re: just spun "Dark Star" as a laser disc - grinagog 21:02:17 03/17/05 (0)

Watched it tonight because of yer %$#&ing post - Road Warrior 19:01:31 03/17/05 (0)

Ditto to all. Always liked this one. - grantv 11:54:04 03/17/05 (0)

one of my favs... I thought Jeff Bridges did a fantastic - EdM 10:58:17 03/17/05 (0)

Re: "Starman" - patrickU 09:10:33 03/17/05 (0)

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LOL! I neither subscribe to the NY Times On-line nor your's & Vinnie Canby's grey poupon views anytime. - Audiophilander 12:41:21 03/18/05 (2)

Re: DonÂ´t be childish.... - patrickU 13:23:21 03/18/05 (1)

I wouldn't dare intrude upon your domain. (nt) - Audiophilander 23:47:13 03/18/05 (0)

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