The Thing From Another World

This is like a mashup of a Howard Hawks movie and a 50s scifi film. There are shots where one side of the screen feels like something out of Air Force and the other side of the screen looks like it comes from 20 Million Miles to Earth. It’s an interesting clash of styles that ends up combining together in a very good final act that sees the harder edged male-centric soldiers facing off against the science fiction monster. I don’t think it’s the masterpiece of 50s scifi that some people hold ...