Mr.HyDe807
10-19-2008, 09:58 PM
Now, since Halloween is coming on down the road, I've decided to check out some horror flicks that i really appreciate and share my thoughts on them. One of them being is The Thing, directed by John Carpenter. it's a remake of the The Thing From Another World, and while i never saw the original to make comparison, it really doesn't matter because this remake kicks ass!
The flick revolves around a desolate U.S. Antarctica research outpost, whose only outreach to civilization rests in a radio that they have. As the movie unfolds, the research crew comes into contact with an alien life form that can kill and completely replicate the person/animal it kills. This leaves the crew to go into a decision of who is human, and who is really an alien.
Well, having just bought this at FYE due to it popping in my head while at work and thinking "Man, that flick was the shit, i'm gonna buy it on DVD!", i can safely say that this movie still holds up as being one fo the great horror flicks. There are scares, yes, but the real kicker is the constant suspense towards not knowing who to trust, whether its the able ready Macready (Kurt Russel), or the paranoid Dr. Blair (Wilford Brimley.....he has diabeetus.:D). The movie never has you lean toward one person that you can ride along to the end, because there is always something that gives off a sense of distrust. Add to that, when the alien shows it's true form, the creature effects that the movie display come off still looking sweet, even though the flick came out in 1982. Add to the chilling setting and soundtrack....and you got yourself one sweet horror flick.
I could go on about certain scenes that are tension packed and very fucking creepy, but i just can't spoil it for the people who haven't seen it. That being said, if you haven't check this horror flick out, you should defintiely try to because it's a damn good horror flick and one of my favorites!
10/10
The flick revolves around a desolate U.S. Antarctica research outpost, whose only outreach to civilization rests in a radio that they have. As the movie unfolds, the research crew comes into contact with an alien life form that can kill and completely replicate the person/animal it kills. This leaves the crew to go into a decision of who is human, and who is really an alien.
Well, having just bought this at FYE due to it popping in my head while at work and thinking "Man, that flick was the shit, i'm gonna buy it on DVD!", i can safely say that this movie still holds up as being one fo the great horror flicks. There are scares, yes, but the real kicker is the constant suspense towards not knowing who to trust, whether its the able ready Macready (Kurt Russel), or the paranoid Dr. Blair (Wilford Brimley.....he has diabeetus.:D). The movie never has you lean toward one person that you can ride along to the end, because there is always something that gives off a sense of distrust. Add to that, when the alien shows it's true form, the creature effects that the movie display come off still looking sweet, even though the flick came out in 1982. Add to the chilling setting and soundtrack....and you got yourself one sweet horror flick.
I could go on about certain scenes that are tension packed and very fucking creepy, but i just can't spoil it for the people who haven't seen it. That being said, if you haven't check this horror flick out, you should defintiely try to because it's a damn good horror flick and one of my favorites!
10/10