I like the 1982 version of The Thing more than the original. But I was a teenage kid when the 1982 version was released, so the re-make seems more at home with Generation-X aged people.
One reason I think they didn't really show the monster in the original film was they didn't have any feasible way (or production budget) at the time to make the monster real for the cameras. By the 1980's there were ground-breaking leaps in practical special effects makeup technology. The crew of "The Thing" sported legends in that craft like Stan Winston and Rob Bottin. The visuals in that movie were unforgettable. There was the sled dogs sequence (that was shown in some previews). That was horror inspiring on its own. One of the best moments is a human head falling off an infected body and then sprouting spider legs. One of the crew guys sees it trying to sneak away, "you gotta be fucking kidding."
One reason I think they didn't really show the monster in the original film was they didn't have any feasible way (or production budget) at the time to make the monster real for the cameras. By the 1980's there were ground-breaking leaps in practical special effects makeup technology. The crew of "The Thing" sported legends in that craft like Stan Winston and Rob Bottin. The visuals in that movie were unforgettable. There was the sled dogs sequence (that was shown in some previews). That was horror inspiring on its own. One of the best moments is a human head falling off an infected body and then sprouting spider legs. One of the crew guys sees it trying to sneak away, "you gotta be fucking kidding."
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