the greatest horror film ever

Rating: 10/10 (4 March 2002)

The Thing is destined to go down in history as one of history's greatest horror films. John Carpenter shows again that he is a talented and underappricated director. The Thing itself manages to be both scary and wonderfully creative. Kurt Russell shows one of his best performances as the scared yet determined protaganist MacReady. Wilford Brimley, Keith David, and Donald Moffat also display fine acting. John Carpenter's soundtrack is suitably weird for the movie, and Rob Bottin's monster effects stand up great even in this age of CGI. This movie will scare the crap out of you if you aren't already desensitized to this sort of thing and the tense plot leaves you wanting more. Bottom line: This is a incredible film that needs to be in your library. Get it now and remember, Man is the warmest place to hide.