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Title: Not as good as the old 1951 classic
Review: I just saw this film, though it was made around 1982. I had talked it up to my foreign-born wife, thinking it would be close to the James Arness "Thing." I think Carpenter tried too hard to be different, or more complex. The monster alien was spaghetti on grasshopper legs, with facial gyrations that reminded me of the Arnold flick of Total Recall. I really think the 1951 movie was better, despite it being in B&W with no great special effects. I was disappointed.
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