Console best movie i've ever seen.

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

clarencebutler John Carpenter's the Thing is a hugely atmospheric horror science fiction set in the cold settings of an Antarctican base camp. A dog is rescued by the American team of researchers out of which arises an alien entity that has the capability to take any organism's shape or form. One by one the base camp members are "afflicted" and the way this goes about is what makes The Thing so special. You really don't know who would become the next victim and we are as much in confusion as the researchers. The set design is so good it still hasn't dated at all and the performances from everyone of the cast is excellent. Carpenter was at the height of his directing prowess at the time and the film is expertly shot and edited. The Thing is a rare film: An excellent science fiction as well as horror entry.

B.J. Rice The Thing is an all time classic sci-fi/horror movie. Great writing, performances, and a fantastic ending. Great soundtrack. This movie is just plain awesome! It holds up today too.

perica-43151 Few movies manage to outdo so many things as this one did. Better the first version of the movie, check. Be arguably better than one of the classic cult masterpieces, namely Alien, of the time, that it was originally accused of being a ripoff, check. Be vindicated as a cult masterpiece in time despite of negative reaction from both public and original critics, check. Be inspiration for many movies that followed, but never approached the original, check. Bring novelty on many levels, check. Have innovative special effects that look WAY better, more convincing and frightening than any CGI produced by modern supercomputers and expensive teams of animators decades later, check. Having memorable atmosphere, keen fan base and generally being perfect even in its flaws (that play as a lovely curiosity, like the chess engine), check.In short, there is a good reason this masterpiece is loved. It is, because it has and always had substantive true value. Together with Blade Runner, now remembered as one of the best sci fi movies of last century, but also transcending many genres, this is one heck of a GREAT movie.

cricketbat The Thing is a thrilling mix of suspense and visual horror. The special effects in this movie are ahead of their time, and the scares still hold up pretty well over 30 years later. This adaptation of John W. Campbell's short story is more faithful than the 1951 film, The Thing from Another World, but it also adds some originality. This is a well-made horror movie.