The "Real" Thing

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2006)

Based on Campbell's book, ?who Goes There? and comparing it to Aliens, I would only say this; The Thing is far more suspenseful. Russell playing his opposite, in this case Ripley is more realistic while Weaver is more stoic. A sequel should be made. Russell and Childs as you know were still alive at the end but of course being in Antartica, there was no chance they survived? Maybe they did. It will take a good writer to act on this and add to Campbells original concept. Overall, this movie is much more intense than Alien. The 1950 version with Kenneth Tobey and of course, James Arness playing The Thing was a scary movie when I saw it the first time. It gave me nightmares! The Thing IS the best horror movie of all time.