Carpenters finest movie

Rating: Null/10 (30 May 2000)

I regard this one as John Carpenters finest movie. It has been sad to see his decline in recent years. In the mouth of madness had its few moments, but The village of the damned was a worthless piece of s--t. Luckily one can always watch The Thing again, and it certainly a worthwhile experience - especially in widescreen. The surreal imagery hold up remarkably well - one of the best special-effects work ever in the history of horror-movies. Fine performances overall, the photography is outstanding, and one detail is very refreshing - the sparingly used music, I´m sure many scenes would have been overscored, if it had been done today. The Thing itself is a wonderful creation, a movie-monster which never shows its true form, and leaves you guessing as to what shape it originally had. And I love the unsentimental ending.