Carpenter version still the best

Rating: Null/10 (15 October 2011)

What can you say about a classic like "THE THING" that hasn't been said? The remake was just awful. This Carpenter movie from 1982 itself is a remake of an earlier film from 1951 called "The Thing from another World". That movie was pretty good too. Hands down though, the Carpenter version is just as good as it gets for monster movies. i rank this up there with the original "ALIEN" by Ridley Scott. Kurt Russel is iconic as RJ MacReady in the performance of his career. The snowy plains and landscape and the claustrophobic interiors of the Antarctica station are very effective, not to mention the eerie soundtrack. This movie has it all, laughs and scary as hell. If you're thinking about seeing the remake, you may just want to re-watch the Carpenter version again or even re-watch the original version.