"Why Don't We Just Wait Here a While; See What Happens"

Rating: Null/10 (27 October 2001)

This Is one of the coolest movies I've ever seen! It's got everything a sci-fi movie should have. This was so underrated because of that little 'peaceful' alien E.T. came out at about the same time, and most people saw E.T. first and were than disgusted by 'The Thing' (No complaints about E.T. though, who doesn't like him?). There are some really neat monster effects in this movie, most of them rather bizarre, but if you have seen John Carpenter movies before than you know what kind of bizarre to expect.
Kurt Russell is very cool in this movie as he and the other men at the Antarctic facility try and fight off this nearly invincible foe. The monster and Kurt Russell are the whole reason to watch this movie, so if you plan on watching a conspiracy sci-fi movies, don't bother with The Thing, because this is just monsters, flame throwers, and snow, very simple stuff.
This is probably my favorite sci-fi movie next to Alien and Aliens, and I think any fan of Kurt Russell, John Carpenter, or big, slimy, human killing, body transforming, mutant space creatures will love this movie. To me, Escape From New York and The Thing are John Carpenter's two best movies, so check out one or the other if your a fan of cult sci-fi classics. 9/10