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Title: Little violence, minor suspense, extreme gore...
Review: It's a ... shame that they don't put Howard Hawk's original 1951 classic THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD on VHS, but since they didn't this is the next best thing. Carpenter takes his liberties in unfolding the story, but these gross-out effects are sure to keep you awake for awhile. More menacing than disturbing, this film is not THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL or 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, and certainly if you like TV shows (TWILIGHT ZONE, THE OUTER LIMITS, LOST IN SPACE) you'll be put off, but those who can use their diabolically sickening imaginations should eat it up. Maybe four and a half.
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