Screening Log
This new site feature is a collective effort to summarize our viewing habits. Occasionally, you will find titles here that are coming to a theater near you, in addition to films viewed on television, and even films viewed in piecemeal. The screening log is archived each month; to view past entries select a month in the menu below.
September 2007 activity
Total Log Entries: 31
- Adam (5)
- Andrew (0)
- Chet (0)
- Chiranjit (0)
- David (0)
- Eva (0)
- Evan (0)
- Ian (1)
- Jenny (5)
- Katherine (0)
- Leo (6)
- Megan (0)
- Rumsey (2)
- Teddy (0)
- Thomas (0)
- Timothy (0)
- Victoria (0)
Total Comments: 3
- Cry Terror! (0)
- The Thing (0)
- 2 Days in Paris (0)
- If… (0)
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (0)
- The Kingdom (0)
- Hotel Chevalier (1)
- The Grudge 2 (0)
- Wooden Crosses (0)
- Eastern Promises (1)
- Black Snake Moan (0)
- Death Proof (0)
- Bagdad Cafe (0)
- Dead Reckoning (0)
- Superbad (0)
- Bend It Like Beckham (0)
- Atonement (0)
- In Which We Serve (0)
- No End in Sight (0)
- Red Road (0)
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie For Theatres (0)
- Keeping Mum (0)
- McLibel (0)
- Live Flesh (0)
- Fright Night (0)
- Starman (0)
- Death Sentence (0)
- Halloween (0)
- Casino Royale (0)
- When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (0)
- Rushmore (1)
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The Thing / John Carpenter’s The Thing / USA / 1982
Using a dog as the initial carrier for the monster strikes me as especially brilliant – perhaps it was because I happened to catch a moment of Independence Day either immediately before or after viewing this film, and happened to remember the cheers when the dog survived the massive explosion/fireball/what have you – not so much enthusiasm for the humans. Watching the opening of The Thing, I had a similar reaction, instinctively hoping the dog would escape the gunfire. Dogs are an excellent symbol of trust, and the way Carpenter implements the animal into the company of the scientists is fascinating, setting off the chain of suspicion that effectively pervades the entire film. These are the sort of details that really have me admiring Carpenter lately.
Rumsey’s review
by Jenny Jediny | Source: Columbia TriStar DVD
30 Sep 2007 11:48 PM | Submit Comment