This is the original version of which John Carpenter's The Thing is a remake. The basic idea is that an alien spaceship crash lands on the North Pole. Some army guys dig it out of the ice and take it back to their base. Some idiot accidentally melts the ice, freeing the alien from its dormant state, and it begins to run the isolated arctic camp amok. Being that this was made in 1951, one must not expect to see too much gore (or really any at all). Also, keep in mind that the monster will be talked about much more than physically seen. If you go into this movie understanding these things, it will be a pretty rewarding experience. The script is fun. There is a lot of play in the dialogue. All in all, it's a good movie. The characters are pretty typical of the sorts of characters you see in movies of this era. They are mostly pretty two dimensional. The monster really just looks like an interpretation of Frankenstein. That's probably for the better though. It would probably have discredited the movie to some degree if they attempted to make a ridiculous alien costume. Anyway, not too much else to say about this one. It was good. Being a huge John Carpenter fan, it was nice to get a look at some of his idol's work. 3.5 stars. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys these older sci-fi/ufo flicks. Beware the carrot . . .
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