An awesome science fiction/horror movie.

Rating: 10/10 (13 January 2012)

John Carpenter's The Thing is a very scary science fiction/horror movie with lots of suspense throughout. This is classic John Carpenter. He knows how to send chills and shivers down your spine. This movie focuses on a group of scientists stationed in an outpost on Antarctica who encounter an alien life form that consumes and replicates other lifeforms. When the group discovers this, they begin to think that one of them might be infected and they do not know which one. That is what makes this movie very shocking, you do not know who is or is not infected by the alien, and neither do the characters. In other words, their is a lot of suspense and their is a sense of paranoia. And it was such a very big shame it got nominated for a golden raspberry award for worst musical score. I really liked it and I personally think it is very good and very well done. The music is very dark and ominous. And fits very well with the atmosphere of this movie. John Carpenter's The Thing is a true guilty pleasure.