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The Thing Review by MistressOf Horror
9 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
Carpenter’s film The Thing a remake of the 1951 classic --The Thing From Another World. The story starts out in Antarctica, where a group of scientists are bunkered until one day they are disturbed by the sounds of gunshots coming from a Norwegian helicopter, apparently trying to kill a runa...

John Carpenters The Thing Review by Arleigh
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
In what has to be his best film --- even better than Halloween and Escape from New York --- Carpenter does a remake of Howard Hawke's classic 50's scifi The Thing and actually surpasses the original. Carpenter drops the Cold War-paranoia of the original and instead uses the original Joseph W. Campbe...

The Thing (1982) Review by The Creature
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
Okay. I'm not going to spend much time talking about the plot. But I will, however, give you an extremely breif plot outline of the film. A 100,000 year old alien is found buried in the snow on the South Pole. The alien can imitate people. Therefore, it's a struggle to understand who is the alien or...

The Thing Review by Meh
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
Everyone hales Blade Runner as the best scifi flick ever made and I am going to throw that trophy crown to the remake of The Thing. I saw this movie kind of late in the game when my good buddy MacReady pointed out to me about 7 years ago that I had never watched the remake. The movie is best summed ...

The Thing Review by Googopqp
8 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
From director John Carpenter, Halloween, comes this classic remake from the 80's. The Thing while using great use of prothetics and robotics to create a realistic and creepy atmosphere also performs well on the acting and the gory greatness. People who use CGI in films should look back on a movie ...

The Thing (1982) Review by BlackTequilaKiss
9 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
I am ashamed to admit something as a horror fan. Prior to this review I had never seen The Thing. I had heard much of the movie and longed to see if it was as good an experience as stated, it was and so much more. I wish I had seen this sooner but it feels nice to see an horror movie that dese...

The Thing (1982) Review by azathoth
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
John Carpenter's best film and also the best remake ever made, in my opinion. After my stint with bad 1970s movies, I needed to review some great movies. Hence, I first did "Alien", and now "The Thing". "The Thing" is a remake of the 1951 film "The Thing from Another World", which ...

The Thing (1982) Review by Decisi8ns
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
This movie is a remake, which might be a surprise to some. The original, which made in 1951, was titled “The Thing From Another World”. It is still a very good movie, but it just doesn’t have the type of suspense or graphic horror that the remake gives you. If you...

The Thing (1982) Review by Gardenofstone10
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
I first watched this movie about 6 years ago in high school in a science fiction class. We watched the original, The Thing From Another World, and then the remake to compare. I remember loving the movie quite a bit, but never owning it. I'd often see it for 10 bucks at Best Buy and would grab it ...

The Thing Collector's Edition Review by Dirigible
8 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
A Classic Horror film if I've ever seen one. Albeit a swear word in film, a remake, it stands on a peak with few films of its kind. It's a brilliant film, story, and of course the special effects. The opening lettering, a famous title in Horror was so simply done and in such an awesome way. A fish...

The Thing (1982) Collector's Edition Review by gabs1515
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
John Carpenter's The Thing is a movie that any fan of horror....or any fan of movies for that matter really needs to see. I just worship everything this movie throws at the audience. Its funny, tense, unpredictable, gorey, exciting. It's got a lot of great qualities that make a goo...

The Thing (Collector's Edition) Review by prddad
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
As I hear things on the internet, I’ve decided to go back to the original movies before remakes or sequels come out. It’s all for sh*ts and giggles anyways, right? The sequels/remakes. Hollywood seeing what the market is for a remake/sequel, and if good, they’ll make more. TEXAS CH...

The Thing Review by jamhorner
8 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
I remember when I first saw this movie, I was 7 or 8 years old and I was so excited seeing my first R rated movie, I got as far as the dog kennal scene and I had to turn it off cause I was too scared. The outline of this story is an arctic research team stumbles onto a 100+ year old space ship ...

The Thing (1982) Review by DeathbyHighKick
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
"The Thing", a title that stands on it's own...a masterpiece of the highest proportion....and not only that...a ride into the deepest fears of any person. I can't begin to explain how much I admire John Carpenter for taking the steps to creating such a fine film. I loved how this film av...

The Thing Review by alex1176
7 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
Repulsive special-effects are the major higlights of John Carpenter's remake of "The Thing from Another World". Kurt Russell leads the cast as a blowhard helicopter pilot who is stationed at a scientific research base in Antartica. The movie is basically "Alien" meets "Invasion of the Body...

The Thing Review by BASSI
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
John Carpenter's The Thing is one of the best horror film ever made. John Carpenter brings us this Brilliant remake of the thing from another world. An alien is found in the Antarctic, frozen in time awaiting its chance to live again. It shape-shifts into whatever it kills and then it kills again.Ca...

The Thing Review by Dabodi
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
As a kid this movie gave me nightmares for weeks! I never understood why this movie has never really received the credit that it deserved. It has everything necessary to be a great horror classic. The charachters in this movie along with the special effects make this one of my...

The Thing Review by Jay K
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
There is not a bad thing to say about this flick,not one negative. the story is great basically a team is in the artics and have to deal with and alien type force that intrudes your cells and takes over you while trying to copy the person exactly, sounds not great but you would have to see to unders...

The Thing Review by Ashton Butcher
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
This is one of my all time favourite sci-fi/horror movies. Its creepy, the fx are sick, the acting is A+ and the score delivers a cold and freaky atmosphere. This is a prime example of why Carpenter is one of the greats for horror directing. He never lets up on suspense throughout his films and neve...

The Thing Review by Orphan
9 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
(SLIGHTLY SPOILERISH…YOU WERE WARNED, DUDE) In my own personal pantheon of horror flicks, there are a few that I hold in the highest regard. They’re the truly terrifying, they are the breeders of nightmares, the stainers of underpants. Evil Dead 1 and 2, The Wicker Man…Glitter. Movies that hav...

The Thing Review by Norrock The Zombie Eater
10 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
Damn!!! what a good movie i could watch this one over and over and never get sick of it. this has got to be one of John Carpenter's best movies. it has enough special fx and gore to last a life time. nothing sucks about this film it is good from the start till the end. in this movie we find ourselfs...

The Thing Review by MacReady
9 out of 10 Skulls

[ Overall 94% Approval Based on 25 Reviews ]
This movie represents for me one of the best horror/sci-fi movies ever made. All works perfect. The cast, the directing, the effects and the music.

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