Kurt's battle cry: "[BLEEP] you, too!"

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 2004)

An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting at a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog lands and is accidentally blown up and the Norwegians killed, leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. After hitting the hideous monster with the flame thrower, the team soon realizes that an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have been taken over.
John Carpenter's remake of the 1950s sci-fi thriller "The Thing That Took Over the Earth", based on the story "Who goes there?"
A long, dark, stomach churning voyage that probably saw more than a few resemblances to the AIDS epidemic on account of how the human body deteriorates because of an alien invader in the blood stream.
"The Thing" did okay at the box office, but having been released within two weeks of ET undoubtedly hurt its box office potential. Thanks to the afterlife of video and DVD, the film now has a cult following like "Buckaroo Banzai".
Solid acting all around from the under-used and unappreciated Kurt Russell and the gang. Proof that blood and gore, when used properly, can add authenticity to the product.
Kurt's battle cry to the Thing before blowing it up - "[BLEEP] you, too!"