Don't see it alone . . .

Rating: Null/10 (22 May 2001)

My sister and I saw this version of "The Thing" when it came to theaters in 1982. We enter the theater with our snacks . . . the lights dim . . . we suffer through endless coming attractions . . . then it starts. After the opening sequence we're sitting there getting ready to enjoy a scary movie when all of a sudden this incredibly eerie music begins to play. It was SO creepy that we walked out of the theater and saw "Bladerunner" instead. We vowed to come back the following week and try it again. This time my sister had brought her pillow - YES, her pillow to hide behind. This is embarrasing because we were 17 and 23 years old at the time. We gathered our courage up and sat through one the most frightening movies ever made! It is second only to "The Exorcist". This movie, about a team of scientists in Antarctica who come face to face with an alien being able to disguise itself as man and beast, will blow you away! See it once to be grossed out, then see it again and watch the fine performances of the actors. I'll never forget the film critic, Leonard Maltin giving this movie a "1" on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 begin very bad). I have never trusted his word since. He obviously didn't see the same movie we did! But then again, if everyone listened to critics, no one would have ever seen "The Wizard of Oz" because they sandblasted it too in its day.