Sometimes certain movies just "hit the spot"...

Rating: Null/10 (30 October 1999)

To say that John Carpenter's "The Thing" is an achievement in the art of production design mixed with down right coolness is a MAJOR understatement.
Some films just have an interesting and refreshing take on things and this film is certainly unique in that respect. It follows and reproduces the whole "Who Goes There" story as seen in films such as Alien and to a lesser extent Aliens, but because the Thing has no shape it becomes a psychological issue instead of diluting into a monster movie. Not to say that "The Thing" doesn't rely on gore or cheap scares to entertain - it does. But that isn't central to the story. It also walks the very fine line of being pretentious, but doesn't fall over the edge. Watch the blood test scene and tell me that it is not one of the finest pieces of ensemble drama ever put on film. 'Nuff said.