The Thing From Another World
Published 2026-08-09
Film info
- Title The Thing From Another World
- Director Christian Nyby
- Year 1951
- Run time 1hr 27m
- Genres Science Fiction, Horror, Drama
- Tagline Natural or supernatural?
Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:30 | A pack of cards must be one of the greatest inventions ever for passing time. |
| 5:31 | “Tell me what you find up there, nobody tells me anything.” I feel like he’s going to regret that. |
| 11:18 | “You had moments of making like an octopus.” |
| 17:13 | The guy keeps saying ‘holy cat’s. That’s going to catch on. |
| 20:15 | “I’m not working for the world, Scott, I’m working for the Air Force.” Bah. |
| 27:49 | Super creepy situation, why not read a horror story. |
| 33:21 | “It’s got crazy hands and no hair.” |
| 35:20 | They are super cute together. |
| 38:17 | The dogs always know first. |
| 49:41 | “So few people can boast of losing a flying saucer and a man from Mars on the same day.” |
| 59:29 | Ooh, fast growing veggies, I like it. |
| 1:02:43 | I love how Nikki really understands all these people she’s working with. |
| 1:16:23 | What would we do without geiger counters, eh? |
| 1:22:30 | “Tell the world. Tell this to everybody, wherever they are. Watch the skies everywhere. Keep looking. Keep watching the skies…” |
Thoughts
I really love old movies, how they are structured and how they do special effects. This one seemed to favour talking a lot over actually showing anything, which often works well in the horror genre. The tension was rising all the time. We did end up seeing the thing, which seemed to be just a human-shape that wasn't that scary, but up until then, it was good.
I liked the characters too, the banter amongst the lads, the romance between our two leads and the rollercoaster of moods from the journalist. Not a perfect movie by any stretch, but definitely entertaining.
Rating: 3 / 5