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Movie Overview
Cast
• Kenneth Tobey
• James Arness
• Margaret Sheridan
Director
• Christian Nyby
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
The Thing From Another World (1951)

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OFCS Rating: 71% Fresh
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3/4
"Doesn't pale in comparison to John Carpenter's The Thing so much as offer a respectable podling alternative."  Film Freak Central  Bill Chambers

A
"This is one of the better science-fiction cheapie films..."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

2.5/5
"Watching this movie one cannot help but marvel at what had passed as scary back in 1951."  Sci-Fi Movie Page  James O'Ehley

6/10
"The Thing today is probably best viewed as a historical document, its shock value having been diminished through time and repetition."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

"The conflict between Hendry and Carrington is one between Force and Reason, and represents a debate over whether America should cope with its Soviet adversaries through military confrontation or intellectual and diplomatic study."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

5/5
"A perfect popcorn movie."  eFilmCritic.com  Rob Gonsalves

3/4
"classic, though it didn't impress me really that much"  sbs.is  Stefan Birgir Stefansson
OFCS Rating: 71% Fresh
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