The Thing (1982)
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.
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Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
This is my number 1 movie of all time. Actors, special effects, location you feel cold just watching it.
Few movies manage to outdo so many things as this one did. Better the first version of the movie, check. Be arguably better than one of the classic cult masterpieces, namely Alien, of the time, that it was originally accused of being a ripoff, check. Be vindicated as a cult masterpiece in time despite of negative reaction from both public and original critics, check. Be inspiration for many movies that followed, but never approached the original, check. Bring novelty on many levels, check. Have innovative special effects that look WAY better, more convincing and frightening than any CGI produced by modern supercomputers and expensive teams of animators decades later, check. Having memorable atmosphere, keen fan base and generally being perfect even in its flaws (that play as a lovely curiosity, like the chess engine), check.In short, there is a good reason this masterpiece is loved. It is, because it has and always had substantive true value. Together with Blade Runner, now remembered as one of the best sci fi movies of last century, but also transcending many genres, this is one heck of a GREAT movie.
A great sci-fi horror a monster classic horror this movie never ages an arctic horror that's gripping and scary this movie truly never ages. downside can be a little slow at times but soon picks up if you're looking for a classic horror that will make u jump out of you're seat this is it
Hands down the best sci-fi/horror film I've ever seen. Every scene is important and the dread you start to feel as the story progresses sends chills down my spine. Awesome Awesome Movie. Thanks John Carpenter for this film!