Man is The Warmest Place to Hide.

Rating: 7/10 (15 May 2005)

"An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog crashes 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. The team soon realises 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."
When I first heard of this movie my first thought was that it would just be big explosions, loads of deaths and great effects. Well, it was all that and a great psychological piece that has had an effect on many similar movies since. It is scary, full of mystery and a true thriller of a movie. You get a quick idea of the characters and then you go straight into the action and don't stop. Nice mix of science to the pot gives it great believability and plausibility. The ending is great as well and was better than the other ending they had planned. But at the end of the day, it just misses that little bit extra to get it to a possible Nine or Ten.