Excellent Horror Film

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2015)

This film is brilliant. The setting of the antarctic is perfect, it adds to the idea of isolation and really makes the film semi- believable, I mean if there's one place a killer alien can go unnoticed for so long, surely it's here right? The special effects are unbelievably good considering it was released in 1982. It works on so many levels. You can take whatever you want from this film. You can watch it just for pure horror and shock value, or you can watch it for a rather interesting look at the human psyche. The paranoia running through the film makes it stand out from other horrors. Mac isn't your typical hero but that makes the film seem much more real and adds to the horror. Overall, a fantastic film and you can take as much as you want from it.