one of the tensest, nail biting movies ever made!

Rating: Null/10 (6 March 1999)

The Thing is Carpenter's best film by far. This film hangs on the premise of seclusion and claustrophobia like nothing before. If you like murder mysteries and horror films than this one has the perfect mix. Sit back and watch as an isolated science crew in the middle of the arctic turn against each other in fits of paranoia when they find out that the alien in question is capable of infecting others and assuming their identity. This film also has one of the best endings I have ever seen. Dean Cundy's photography is fantastic and serves the film well. The biggest star of the film are the physical special effects...something a hundred computer generated films could never touch on. But be warned...this film is not for the faint of heart, or the squirmish..