Great, scary flick, even almost 25 years later

Rating: 10/10 (5 August 2004)

The Thing explores trust and fear, and you find yourself wondering "what would I do?" throughout the movie. Good action scenes (for 1982) and Kurt Russell is a great hero as he uses the few tools (like a flamethrower) available to fight back. It keeps you interested with the plot, the twists (who are the good guys now?), and the scary parts build and then jump right out at you throughout the film. You're kept guessing even up to the end and after it's over. I remember renting this movie around 1983, when I was 22, and after it was over I thought about how spooky it was for a couple days. I recently rented the newer release DVD and found there to be fun commentary by director John Carpenter and Kurt Russell. Rent or buy it!