the thing is john carpenter best movie. merging his talents for tension building and shocks with decent production values he turned out a perfectly crafted sci fi or horror movie. by filming in truly difficult conditions he creates a very believable isolated research base which sets the tension before anything has even happened. the ensemble cast work well together with kurt russell proving a charismatic leading man even under all that beard. by building the tension slowly with moments of gory horror (courtesy of effects meister rob bottin  currently directing freddy vs jason) carpenter creates a movie that has rarely been matched. considering this came out the same year as et it could not be more different. worth a watch or rewatch. positive . p. s. the dvd is excellent. lots of extras plus the best dvd commentary going (with carpenter and russell). plus remixed in dolby digital for even scarier sound effects. 
the thing is john carpenter best movie. merging his talents for tension building and shocks with decent production values he turned out a perfectly crafted sci fi or horror movie. by filming in truly difficult conditions he creates a very believable isolated research base which sets the tension before anything has even happened. the ensemble cast work well together with kurt russell proving a charismatic leading man even under all that beard. by building the tension slowly with moments of gory horror (courtesy of effects meister rob bottin  currently directing freddy vs jason) carpenter creates a movie that has rarely been matched. considering this came out the same year as et it could not be more different. worth a watch or rewatch. positive . p. s. the dvd is excellent. lots of extras plus the best dvd commentary going (with carpenter and russell). plus remixed in dolby digital for even scarier sound effects. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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