The perfect creature feature

Rating: 10/10 (29 July 2006)

I saw The Thing when I was 15 or 16 in the cinemas without any idea what I was going to see - it was amazing to see such a classic with zero expectation. I don't think there was anything much by way of promotion for the film back then, and I only saw it by default, being the only film screening that I hadn't seen. As a kid I was always on the hunt for creature features like An American Werewolf in London or Alien. I am glad I got such a surprise with so little to go on - an obscure title and a few snowbound stills displayed in the foyer. Hype is such a killer...