in following the lines of the classic formula to a point of taking another leap off from the material and the thing remake becomes one of the coolest remakes of its time. john carpenter fashions out of what must have been a fairly vague screenplay about certain things (or maybe very descriptive who knows) and bringing forth incredibly wretched and brilliant puppetry and animatronics by rob bartin (with stan winston also on the team). these effects help set the tone against the harsh and detached environment carpenter sets up with his characters. the film takes the story of a group stationed in a research bunker in the middle of an arctic climate and pitted against a malevolent force that takes the shapes of others. it given a full life by carpenter choice of tones and and surprises. for someone following in the footsteps of howard hawks and the filmmaker here has a lot more trust and talent in executing the material than most given the chance to have another go with an old film. with the effects people working to full force amid what would likely follow backdraft as containing the most fire per scene (it could become overkill and but it all fits into the suspense after a while) the actors pull along as a fine ensemble. unlike the squad in predator and these are mostly just regular working guys and with the leader coming in the from of kurt russell maccreedy (very good role for his style and excellent in fact). juicy supporting roles are out for grabs for the likes of wilford brimley and keith david. and it is refreshing to see how the sort of absurdity of what going on in the film (an alien that starts off with dogs and then moves onto the others in gory and demented transforming form) is pit against such a tone of timing with everyone. i loved the long silences at times and with ennio morricone spooky and curious music in the background (and that bass line is of merit in itself). it ranks up with being and if nothing else and delivering what it strives for for its genre or cult audience. it remains one of carpenter best while a rare breed of horror film where the story is told clear and precisely by way of the position of the camera and dialog and and timing with the scenes. that not to say the film isn not chock full of violence and it is and and in fact a couple of times it almost funny. but given that it goes back to what is ridiculously seeming like a by gone era and the creatures or make up and alongside the steady and well calculated script and was done completely without cgi. it disgusting and but it real and and atmospheric to a t. 
in following the lines of the classic formula to a point of taking another leap off from the material and the thing remake becomes one of the coolest remakes of its time. john carpenter fashions out of what must have been a fairly vague screenplay about certain things (or maybe very descriptive who knows) and bringing forth incredibly wretched and brilliant puppetry and animatronics by rob bartin (with stan winston also on the team). these effects help set the tone against the harsh and detached environment carpenter sets up with his characters. the film takes the story of a group stationed in a research bunker in the middle of an arctic climate and pitted against a malevolent force that takes the shapes of others. it given a full life by carpenter choice of tones and and surprises. for someone following in the footsteps of howard hawks and the filmmaker here has a lot more trust and talent in executing the material than most given the chance to have another go with an old film. with the effects people working to full force amid what would likely follow backdraft as containing the most fire per scene (it could become overkill and but it all fits into the suspense after a while) the actors pull along as a fine ensemble. unlike the squad in predator and these are mostly just regular working guys and with the leader coming in the from of kurt russell maccreedy (very good role for his style and excellent in fact). juicy supporting roles are out for grabs for the likes of wilford brimley and keith david. and it is refreshing to see how the sort of absurdity of what going on in the film (an alien that starts off with dogs and then moves onto the others in gory and demented transforming form) is pit against such a tone of timing with everyone. i loved the long silences at times and with ennio morricone spooky and curious music in the background (and that bass line is of merit in itself). it ranks up with being and if nothing else and delivering what it strives for for its genre or cult audience. it remains one of carpenter best while a rare breed of horror film where the story is told clear and precisely by way of the position of the camera and dialog and and timing with the scenes. that not to say the film isn not chock full of violence and it is and and in fact a couple of times it almost funny. but given that it goes back to what is ridiculously seeming like a by gone era and the creatures or make up and alongside the steady and well calculated script and was done completely without cgi. it disgusting and but it real and and atmospheric to a t. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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