The original novel was the planted triffid seed for John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’.
The narrator sounds far too much like Aldo Farnese to take the intro seriously. At least he doesn’t tell us about trade school.
At around 1:02 he sounds like the creepy-a$$ animated guy from one of the ‘From Beyond’ short subjects.
An UP! and down persistent volume warning is definitely in play here.
There is one thing about this version that I rather like: just think about the vague and also contrastingly *sharp* changes possible in perception. Wow man…what a trip.
Nice argument (possibility?) at 1:06:50 from MacReady…
Around 1:49: Hmmmm…the thing is a pacifist?
Ha ha.
Inspirational Quote: “…a flash of electric blue seared upward from beyond the granite wall.” (and inspired J.C.’s opening?)
Grade: C-