Great horror remake with one minor flaw

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2000)

I remember when I first saw John Carpenter's The Thing back in 1994. It was scary because it was the first time I saw it and i was only 8 years old. Now I'm 15 and I sat down and watched it and promised myself that I'd sit through it. When I finally watched it, I realized it wasn't so scary, except for the dog kennel scene. I give The Thing a 4 out of 5 because you have to give Carpenter credit for the grotesque special effects. Everything in The Thing is perfect. SPOILER ALERT My only major complaint about it is Death of Nauls scene. When MacReady, Nauls and Garry are setting the charges, Garry's headlight dies and Blair comes out of nowhere and kills Garry. When Nauls realizes Garry is missing, he doesn't bother to alert MacReady that Garry is missing. Then Nauls is attacked by the thing. This is the one aspect of the film that I am disappointed with. Other than this flaw, The Thing is a great horror film with a great cast.