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Title: Classic Carpenter!
Review: The litmus test of a science-fiction movie is to see how it looks 20 or so years after its release. Alien works; Buck Rogers doesn't. The Thing still looks fresh today, 22 years after it was produced. Thanks, in no small part, to Rob Bottin, the hirsute, smiley-faced effects genius who appears on one of the DVD extras. Here we have a man who seems to love what he does for a living, dramatically recounting some of the gorier effects he produced for the movie.John Carpenter must also take a lot of the credit; the casting is spot-on and the suffocating atmosphere in the movie keeps you gripped until the end reel.The DVD Collectors Edition has a great commentary featuring Carpenter and Kurt Russel laughing it up recalling and retelling anecdotes regarding the movie's production. Not worth docking a star for but I would have liked the alternative ending to have been on the DVD, too. Watch the skies!
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