One of the best (and most influential) horror movies of all time

Rating: 9/10 (3 February 2000)

There is no question about it, THE THING is one of the best horror movies ever made. This film is the culmination of director John Carpenter's talents; a truly horrific tale that will keep you up at night.
An isolated Antarctic research station is the site of the film, where a skeleton crew of biologists and researchers find that a shape shifting alien is among them. No one can trust anyone as the monster purposely pits the men against one another.
The monster is downright scary to look at, and monster creators Stan Winston and Rob Bottin uses their special effect skills to the max. Kurt Russell is in top form as the voice of reason (or the closest thing you can find to one in this place of terror). Keith David and Wilford Brimley are also excellent standouts in this talented cast.
Ignore the fact that the film originally bombed at the box office; that was due to E.T. opening before it and changing the image of aliens into a more family friendly appeal. I have never seen another film that has captured paranoia so well. This truly is one of the finest films the horror genre has ever produced, and you can tell by how many times is ripped-off (THE RELIC, DEEP RISING, VIRUS, etc) that it is highly influential.
If you haven't seen it, you're missing one of the finest scary movies ever.