I caught The Thing from Another World last night, the Howard Hawks original from the 1950's.
Its years since I've seen it and I'd forgotten how good it is, despite falling asleep towards the end, more to do with my age than it's quality!
As always when a film has been remade it's fun to spot where stuff originated and I was amazed just how much John Carpenter paid homage to Hawks.
For me the most astonishing comparison are the films opening titles.
They're practically the same!
Here's the 1951 original, courtesy of The Art of the Title
https://share.google/gp6c3rz6ql0f1vbwV
And here's the John Carpenter remake title, courtesy of You Tube
https://youtu.be/m8ShlmUBTdA?si=G3rG7spXANwmF02G
How fabulous is that!
There are loads more connections between the two Things. Do you have a favourite readers?
Is it just me or do you think both films are under-rated?
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For more Thing Titles fun, have a look at these modern effects guys recreating the burning letters!
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