A classic horror/science fiction

Rating: Null/10 (14 September 2004)

John carpenter's The Thing is an adaption of the short story 'Who goes there', by John W Campbell. It's a story of trust and suspicion, set in the isolation of an antarctic research outpost. This is brilliantly atmospheric, the ominous music score by Ennio Morricone adds a great sense of dread as well of lots of tension to the story, the cast all do a great job with what they have, and Rob Bottin's creatures are truly amazing. The movie is not without faults though, one of them being the lack of character development, however I understand carpenters intentions to keep us guessing about the characters.
This is a genuinely effective horror and an intriguing science fiction movie, well worth a place in any movie lovers DVD collection.