oh_riginal said:
I don't have immediate access to my copy of The Thing at the moment, so I can't confirm anything, but are there not additional shots taken from the viewpoint of the helicopter later in the film, when Kurt Russell goes to the Swedish camp?

Nope... popped the DVD in last night to take a look. Neither the opening scene (of the helicopter chasing the dog) nor the later trek to the other research station offers up any good camera shots.

Not that it matters, since ady now has Serji-X Arrogantus's excellent CGI landscape to work with. Any word on that render, btw?