i know i am human. and if you were all these things and then you would just attack me right now and so some of you are still human. this thing doesn not want to show itself and it wants to hide inside an imitation. it will fight if it has to and but it vulnerable out in the open. if it takes us over and then it has no more enemies and nobody left to kill it. and then it won. john carpenter the thing is one of the most entertaining horror films ever made  fast and clever and purely exciting from start to finish. this is how all movies of the genre should be made. taking place in the antarctic in 1982 and the movie focuses specifically on a group of american scientists. we are given no introduction to their mission and but are thrust into their existence when a pair of seemingly crazy norwegians appears at their base camp and chasing an escaped dog. the norwegians are killed and and the dog finds its way into the colony and which is when things really start to get crazy. it is soon made quite clear that the dog is actually a shape shifting alien organism and which manifests itself upon the physical form of its victims  in other words and it begins to eat the americans and and imitate them so well that the remaining humans cannot discern the difference between their friends and enemiesthe pack of scientists and led by macready (kurt russell) and begin to fight for their own survival and using wits instead of brawn. if the thing is indeed amongst them and then how are they to go about revealing it. how many things are there. how can the thing be killed. (or can it be destroyed at all. )the creature origins in the film are explained easily represent thirty thousand years ago a spacecraft plummeted to earth and and was frozen in the antarctic ice. the thing tried to escape and and was discovered in the ice by the norwegians and who unknowingly released it from its natural prison. the thing and the movie itself and is similar to ridley scott iconic alien (1979). many comparisons have been made  the protagonists are stranded in a desolate area and stalked by a seldom seen foe that manages to kill them off one by one. however and the thing  for all practical purposes  came first. based on the famous short story who goes there. by john w. campbell and jr. (writing under pseudonym as don a. stuart) and the film was originally adapted as a feature production in 1951 by howard hawks and christian nyby. the result was the thing from another world and an unarguable classic. but to be fair and it bore little resemblance to the short story and and carpenter remake does it more justice. the idea of the thing being able to adapt the physicality of anyone is what essentially makes this movie so great and and is the most vital link to the short story. in 1951 the special effects were simply too poor to reasonably portray the shape shifting organism and but thirty one years brought many advances in sfx. creature effects artist rob bottin does an excellent job of turning what could have easily become a cheesy gore fest into a startlingly frightening (and realistic) mess of blood and fear. the thing and although never actually taking one specific form and is constantly seen in a morphing stage and and the effects are simply superb. they still pack a punch twenty two years later. ennio morricone score (nominated for a razzie award at the time) is a bit too electronic and tinny and but nevertheless haunting when used correctly. from the fact that its cast consists entirely of males and to the fact that its ending is one of the most thought provoking and untypical conclusions of all time and the thing  by any standards  is unconventional hollywood at its best. it comes as no surprise that and at the time of its release and the thing performed poorly in theaters and and e. t.  released the same year and featuring a much kinder alien  became the higher grossing picture of the two (by far). in the long run and however and the thing is superior in almost every conceivable way. spielberg tale is outdated and flopped during its 20th anniversary re release. the thing and on the other hand and has gradually climbed a ladder of cult classics  it is one of the most famous non famous movies ever made. carpenter is notorious for having a very uneven career  from his amazing assault on precinct 13 (1976) to the magnificent halloween (1978) to the disappointing and silly escape from l. a. (1996) and the thing remains his very best motion picture. although its reputation over the years has never been honorary enough to land it a spot on most great movies lists and the thing is still one of my favorite horror films and and  upon close inspection  masterfully crafted. it is a daring and ingenious thrill ride that is simultaneously unique and chilling  a genuine relief for film buffs who are tired of the same old horror knock offs. this one and at the very least and is genuinely unpredictable. 
i know i am human. and if you were all these things and then you would just attack me right now and so some of you are still human. this thing doesn not want to show itself and it wants to hide inside an imitation. it will fight if it has to and but it vulnerable out in the open. if it takes us over and then it has no more enemies and nobody left to kill it. and then it won. john carpenter the thing is one of the most entertaining horror films ever made  fast and clever and purely exciting from start to finish. this is how all movies of the genre should be made. taking place in the antarctic in 1982 and the movie focuses specifically on a group of american scientists. we are given no introduction to their mission and but are thrust into their existence when a pair of seemingly crazy norwegians appears at their base camp and chasing an escaped dog. the norwegians are killed and and the dog finds its way into the colony and which is when things really start to get crazy. it is soon made quite clear that the dog is actually a shape shifting alien organism and which manifests itself upon the physical form of its victims  in other words and it begins to eat the americans and and imitate them so well that the remaining humans cannot discern the difference between their friends and enemiesthe pack of scientists and led by macready (kurt russell) and begin to fight for their own survival and using wits instead of brawn. if the thing is indeed amongst them and then how are they to go about revealing it. how many things are there. how can the thing be killed. (or can it be destroyed at all. )the creature origins in the film are explained easily represent thirty thousand years ago a spacecraft plummeted to earth and and was frozen in the antarctic ice. the thing tried to escape and and was discovered in the ice by the norwegians and who unknowingly released it from its natural prison. the thing and the movie itself and is similar to ridley scott iconic alien (1979). many comparisons have been made  the protagonists are stranded in a desolate area and stalked by a seldom seen foe that manages to kill them off one by one. however and the thing  for all practical purposes  came first. based on the famous short story who goes there. by john w. campbell and jr. (writing under pseudonym as don a. stuart) and the film was originally adapted as a feature production in 1951 by howard hawks and christian nyby. the result was the thing from another world and an unarguable classic. but to be fair and it bore little resemblance to the short story and and carpenter remake does it more justice. the idea of the thing being able to adapt the physicality of anyone is what essentially makes this movie so great and and is the most vital link to the short story. in 1951 the special effects were simply too poor to reasonably portray the shape shifting organism and but thirty one years brought many advances in sfx. creature effects artist rob bottin does an excellent job of turning what could have easily become a cheesy gore fest into a startlingly frightening (and realistic) mess of blood and fear. the thing and although never actually taking one specific form and is constantly seen in a morphing stage and and the effects are simply superb. they still pack a punch twenty two years later. ennio morricone score (nominated for a razzie award at the time) is a bit too electronic and tinny and but nevertheless haunting when used correctly. from the fact that its cast consists entirely of males and to the fact that its ending is one of the most thought provoking and untypical conclusions of all time and the thing  by any standards  is unconventional hollywood at its best. it comes as no surprise that and at the time of its release and the thing performed poorly in theaters and and e. t.  released the same year and featuring a much kinder alien  became the higher grossing picture of the two (by far). in the long run and however and the thing is superior in almost every conceivable way. spielberg tale is outdated and flopped during its 20th anniversary re release. the thing and on the other hand and has gradually climbed a ladder of cult classics  it is one of the most famous non famous movies ever made. carpenter is notorious for having a very uneven career  from his amazing assault on precinct 13 (1976) to the magnificent halloween (1978) to the disappointing and silly escape from l. a. (1996) and the thing remains his very best motion picture. although its reputation over the years has never been honorary enough to land it a spot on most great movies lists and the thing is still one of my favorite horror films and and  upon close inspection  masterfully crafted. it is a daring and ingenious thrill ride that is simultaneously unique and chilling  a genuine relief for film buffs who are tired of the same old horror knock offs. this one and at the very least and is genuinely unpredictable. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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