One of the Best!

Rating: Null/10 (7 March 2001)

I first saw this movie about ten years ago...It has stuck on my mind ever since. The movie is set on a Norwegian camp, and being Norwegian myself, it was most enjoyable to see Norbert Weisser (also seen in a small role as a swede in Midnight Express) play a frantic Norwegian screaming:"Get the hell away! It`s not a dog! It imitates a dog! It`s not real! Get away, idiots!" after chasing a mysterious dog around in a chopper with a rifle, meeting Kurt Russell & friends on the camp. Norbert speaks Norwegian indeed...and well, contrary to what "all of you" might think. "The Thing" is after "Alien", my favourite movie ever. It has a remarkable way of totally enwrapping you into it`s own kind of atmosphere..the soundtrack, the lighting, the acting, the camera-shots, the sounds and the setting is so perfectly matched, and takes you on an unforgettable ride... I`m not a big fan of John Carpenter. Don`t like anything else he has made, I think, but "The Thing"...is GOOD! As I wrote earlier, my favourite film is "Alien", and "The Thing" resembles "Alien" in many ways. A bunch of guys trapped together, trying to kill a monster, before it kills them. Both movies are packed with stunning cinematography, sombre music, scary sound effects, amazing monsters and top-notch acting. And scary as hell!