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The Thing (1982) - The Constant Bleeder
Blood, guts, snow, Kurt Russell, nasty alien goo and John Carpenter's great eye for suspense are the immediate pleasures of this gory good time. Just under the surface though, it's a curious meeting of the student and the teacher. Here, Carpenter doesn't so much pay slavish homage to Howard Hawks (who is generally acknowledged to