I really do love the original “The Thing” far more then the remake
“I really do love the original “The Thing” far more then the remake” Agreed. It should be taught at film schools as a premier example of how to move a story along with dialog and atmosphere. Christian Nyby gets the credit for directing but Howard Hawks fingerprints are all over it.
That being said, Carpenter’s take was, I think, pretty gripping itself and remains one my favorite horror flicks. “Where were you, Childs?”