John Carpenter's Best Film

Rating: 10/10 (11 October 2006)

I know many people will disagree and say that "Halloween" is Carpenter's best work and that movie definitely is a masterpiece but "The Thing" has it all for me. Rob Bottin's special effects were so awesome at the time and still look good today. Who could forget Kurt Russell's strong lead character and the great supporting cast? Not only does this movie have truly disturbing gore scenes, it also has riveting action and a binding tension running throughout. The story is outstanding and definitely sequel worthy. Also, the musical score is minimal but provides just the right amount of backing in the film. It's too bad that some of the effects of the Blair Monster had to be scrapped for the final film so that the audience could see more details in it. Highly recommended. If you haven't seen this film go out and rent or buy it today.