Traumatized me as a child

Rating: 9/10 (21 July 2004)

This is definitely one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. Even with the now outdated special effects, it has enough momentum to send grown men fleeing from the living room. You may not want to see this movie if you are an animal lover and I staunchly urge you not to watch it while you're eating.
The story is similar to the older, black and white classic on which it was based. A group of researchers are stationed in the Artic and come across an unworldly presence which has been dug up from years of dormancy beneath the ice. The acting is really superb and the starkness of the surrounds really sets the tone of mistrust between the characters. There is always a feeling of isolation in the film...which can quickly transfer to the audience.

Not recommended as a date movie though. Instead of bringing you together, you'll find you and your date casting suspicious glances at each other and wishing for a petrie dish and some hot wire.