Perhaps. Then again, The Thing would have been smart counterprogramming.

Roger Ebe…mmer of 1982, audiences stayed away. It grossed just $19.9 million against a budget of $15 million. Timing may have played a role in its reception as E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial came out two weeks before The Thing. People wanted friendly aliens not cosmic body horror. Roger Ebert called it “a great barf bag movie.” As with most films ahead of their time, it’s now reg…
First Watch: The Thing
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Simon Dillon
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Perhaps. Then again, The Thing would have been smart counterprogramming. Perhaps the reviews didn't help? Anyway, I've always loved The Thing. :)
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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com
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