The nastiest monster from outer space ever!

Rating: 9/10 (14 August 1999)

John Carpenter's The Thing is one of his best films which rates alongside Halloween as one of the scariest and nastiest monster- from-outer-space movies ever!
The opening sequence of the spacecraft crash landing and then the way the title of the film lights up the screen is very impressive indeed. Ennio Morricone's simple yet eerie musical score is also a big asset by adding to the tension.
The film has many memorable scenes from the dog's gooey transformation, the guy's stomach turning into teeth and chomping off the doctor's arms and the severed head that grows legs and scuttles across the floor. Now come on, what other movie alien has ever done that?!
I first saw this film on T.V. about five years ago and I remember being astounded by what I was seeing. I have seen it at least ten times since and it still gets to me everytime.
Very much a science-fiction/horror classic - it's a shame that Mr Carpenter went downhill after this one.