The Thing

Rating: 9/10 (23 November 2005)

This movie is top notch. I personally consider this one of the best horror movies. This was not only a fantastic horror movie but it also popularised the horror sub-genre "body horror." It is fantastic in almost all aspects of horror. As I sat through watching this the first time, the tension put me in constant suspicion of who really was "The Thing." I was also constantly surprised when I saw one person after another reveal themselves. The atmosphere was also superb as it showed to you that there was no way out of this cold hell. It was also very violent and it certainly doesn't let down on the gore. Many a time the violence made you blurt out "good god!" The only drawback to this classic is the lack of jump factor in the film, but nonetheless it is a fantastic film. Also I recommend that those who enjoyed this film check out the play-station 2 game "The Thing" which although having the same name as the film, is a sequel in story terms to the film. And that's a wrap!