I haven't seen The Big Sky. It's good? Yes, I consider The Thing From Another World a Hawks movie. It's okay, but a bit tame if you've already seen the Carpenter remake.
"The Big Sky" is good yeah, a bit overlong and heavy on the ethnic caricatures but if you like Hawks westerns I think you'll enjoy it. Also Kirk Douglas!
I think the two "Thing" versions have somewhat different concerns; what excited me about the original was how my gut instincts were on the scientist's side far longer than I imagine a 1950's audience's would have been, it's not that common to have a movie tell me my worldview is WRONG in such clear terms.
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Hi! Do you like "The Big Sky"? And do you count "The Thing From Another World" as a Hawks movie?
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen The Big Sky. It's good? Yes, I consider The Thing From Another World a Hawks movie. It's okay, but a bit tame if you've already seen the Carpenter remake.
ReplyDelete"The Big Sky" is good yeah, a bit overlong and heavy on the ethnic caricatures but if you like Hawks westerns I think you'll enjoy it. Also Kirk Douglas!
ReplyDeleteI think the two "Thing" versions have somewhat different concerns; what excited me about the original was how my gut instincts were on the scientist's side far longer than I imagine a 1950's audience's would have been, it's not that common to have a movie tell me my worldview is WRONG in such clear terms.