A Cold Case of Terror

Rating: 7/10 (14 February 2004)

John Carpenter's "The Thing" is a shocking horror movie. The special effects may not be up to par compared to what is possible in movies today, but there are still chilling elements. For one thing, Ennio Morricone's intense score sets the creepy tone, with chords that suggest a pulse or a heartbeat. Then the scene in which the men's blood is tested to see if any one of them had been infected by the Thing, that will shock you. Beneath it all is a study in paranoia. Who can you really trust? This just might haunt you more than anything else about the movie.