The Thing review

Rating: 9/10 (5 September 2013)

One of the great horror films. This classic starts off in a base in the middle of Antarctica with no one but a team of 12, until one day 2 men from a nearby base miles away are brought there after trying to hunt down a hound. One from the team kills the foreigner and they take in the stray dog. After investigating what appeared to be a frozen-alien tomb, the team get more than they bargained for when the stray dog starts to show its true colors, and identity. The special effects are spot on and puts the characters in the position of trusting one another to see who's reliable, and who's deniable. Only side effect is that the movie can get slow at times, but that's why we learn to be patient. This movie definitely goes down as a horror original. 3.5*/4.