One Of The Best Films Of All Time!

Rating: 10/10 (17 November 2005)

Well the thing what can i say. One of the best films i have seen and i have watched a lot of films. The story is well written, the characters and acting are well performed by Kurt Russell and co. and obviously the direction by The Master Of Suspense John Carpenter is superb. I cannot give it a perfect 10 out of 10 because i don't think that any film deserves that but i can recommend it extremely high and say that despite it maybe looking a bit dated effects wise the story will live on forever. The suspense is wonderful because of the enclosed area that the scientists inhabit and the feeling that no one can truly trust each other is unbelievably intense. Although i have said that the effects now maybe slightly outdated i also have to put that at the time they were stunning and the effects designer Rob Bottin should get an honourable mention for making the creature seem terrifying and at the same time with the weird shapes and forms that the 'Thing' had become in the past visually stunning and intriguing.