Overrated nostalgia

Rating: 5/10 (12 August 2010)

John Carpenters "The Thing" is a decent movie. Nothing more in my opinion. It has a lot of strong sides; good actors, good setting, good storyline. It's only fault is the execution of the effects. I know this impressed the **** out of people back in the 80's, but as a 90's guy I have to say, it's not that scary. There is never any interaction between the cast and the alien (except for when the doctor looses his hands, that part doesn't make sense btw., why does the replicant suddenly collapse?) Sure, the ones infected/taken over/copied must have interacted with it, but every time the alien shows itself it never does anything. It's just there, as if its gross appearance and sounds would be enough. It almost is, but... Some will say "sacrilege!" but I say go-go remake.
Ps.: Watch the much underrated movie Phantoms from '98 for a better "amorph"