John Carpenter's Best Film

Rating: Null/10 (7 February 2016)

Some of the best horror starts with an isolated environment. A Cabin in the woods (Evil Dead), a boat harassed by a giant shark with no land in sight (Jaws) and so on. This time it's a research team trapped by a blizzard in Antarctica with no hope of rescue.
Kurt Russell is brilliant in this.
This movie is decades old, but hasn't aged one day. The visual fx in it are nothing short of astounding and Carpenter's atmospheric music adds a eerie creepiness to this film in just the right amount and in the right places. Genius composer Ennio Morricone is credited as composer, but the opening tones is all Carpenter.
Of all his film, this is apparently John Carpenter's favorite. Watch this movie and you'll see why. It's my favorite of his too.