THE Ultimate "Thing" in Horror

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 1999)

John Carpenter's The Thing is the best horror film ever made. It's what true horror is all about....fear of the unknown, not being able to trust those around you and the struggle just to stay alive. The effects by Rob Bottin are unequaled to this day. There are a number of classic scenes & lines, essential ingredients to a great film, with the blood-testing scene the most suspenseful scene in film history. Kurt Russell is stand-out, as is the rest of the cast, totally believable in such incredible situations. John Carpenter's version totally blows away Hawk's original, as this is based on the actual original story. Like a great X-Files episode, this film poses as many questions as it answers....it truly is the "ultimate in horror"