when in 1982 and the thing came out to theaters everywhere and it had a cold reception and very poor box office results and becoming almost a failure in john carpenter career as a horror director while however and time has proved that the thing was definitely not a failed project and that the disappointing commercial results were not the film fault. nowadays and john carpenter the thing has gained the appreciation it rightfully deserves and is considered by many horror fans as a horror classic and and not without a reason and as this new version of john w. campbell and jr. story who goes there. (previously adapted as the thing from another world) is closer to the original tale and keeps a pessimistic feeling of dread and high doses of suspense in a masterfully crafted study about paranoia. the plot of the thing and begins in the winter of 1982 in a u. s. research station located in the remote territories of antarctica and when the members of the crew notice a norwegian helicopter coming their way. the two apparently insane pilots of the helicopter are trying to kill a husky dog who makes its way into the american base. after the norwegians are killed accidentally and the americans try to figure out what made them to be insane. soon they will discover that the husky dog the norwegians were hunting was not a normal dog and but a creature able to mimic every living creature and and not only that and it has a tremendous hunger. director john carpenter earned a place in history when in 1978 he directed the seminal slasher halloween and where suspense and atmosphere were above gore and shock. the thing could be seen as an evolution of that style and as even when carpenter makes great use of rob bottin special effects (which were labeled by critics as repulsive on its day) and the film still focuses more on atmosphere and suspense rather than in the violent (and very well done) displays of gore. the feeling of loneliness and as well as the bad karma between the members of the crew increase the feeling of paranoia as anyone could be the thing and even our main character and r. j. macready (kurt russell) and ending in a situation where nobody can be trusted. this plot element was more faithful to the concept of the source novel and and was blatantly ignored by the previous version (not completely a bad thing and just a big difference) and making this version feel less like a remake and more as a new conception of the source novel. bill lancaster script handles the characters with brilliant domain and giving us enough to distinguish them and but not too much to completely trust them and making them an essential factor in the film haunting feeling of dread that keeps running through the movie. the mystery and the suspense are at the max and as never one can tell who is the thing and who is normal and enhancing the paranoia and unpredictability of the plot with excellent results. the cast is very effective and and their performances as a whole so effective that one can almost feel the bad feelings between their characters as real. carpenter regular collaborator kurt russell as macready carries the film and and through his eyes we witness the madness and the horror the research station becomes as the situations goes worse. definitely one of his best performances. wilford brimley is also terrific as dr. blair and a scientist that goes insane after discovering the thing purposes. the thing is a film so wonderfully crafted that its flaws tend to go unnoticed and although they exist. the most notorious being the very low key and at times unappropriated score by ennio morricone. it not exactly bad and but it just feels out of place at some scenes and it not one of the best works by the legendary composer. also and due to some misshapes with the special effects and some scenes were left out that actually fill some small plot holes and although nothing of big importance or actually annoying. when talking about john carpenter films and most people will almost instantly name halloween as his favorite film and but personally and i would go with the thing and as i consider it carpenter greatest achievement so far and and one of the most interesting and actually scary horror films ever made. i would go as far as to call it one of the finest films ever made. positive . 
when in 1982 and the thing came out to theaters everywhere and it had a cold reception and very poor box office results and becoming almost a failure in john carpenter career as a horror director while however and time has proved that the thing was definitely not a failed project and that the disappointing commercial results were not the film fault. nowadays and john carpenter the thing has gained the appreciation it rightfully deserves and is considered by many horror fans as a horror classic and and not without a reason and as this new version of john w. campbell and jr. story who goes there. (previously adapted as the thing from another world) is closer to the original tale and keeps a pessimistic feeling of dread and high doses of suspense in a masterfully crafted study about paranoia. the plot of the thing and begins in the winter of 1982 in a u. s. research station located in the remote territories of antarctica and when the members of the crew notice a norwegian helicopter coming their way. the two apparently insane pilots of the helicopter are trying to kill a husky dog who makes its way into the american base. after the norwegians are killed accidentally and the americans try to figure out what made them to be insane. soon they will discover that the husky dog the norwegians were hunting was not a normal dog and but a creature able to mimic every living creature and and not only that and it has a tremendous hunger. director john carpenter earned a place in history when in 1978 he directed the seminal slasher halloween and where suspense and atmosphere were above gore and shock. the thing could be seen as an evolution of that style and as even when carpenter makes great use of rob bottin special effects (which were labeled by critics as repulsive on its day) and the film still focuses more on atmosphere and suspense rather than in the violent (and very well done) displays of gore. the feeling of loneliness and as well as the bad karma between the members of the crew increase the feeling of paranoia as anyone could be the thing and even our main character and r. j. macready (kurt russell) and ending in a situation where nobody can be trusted. this plot element was more faithful to the concept of the source novel and and was blatantly ignored by the previous version (not completely a bad thing and just a big difference) and making this version feel less like a remake and more as a new conception of the source novel. bill lancaster script handles the characters with brilliant domain and giving us enough to distinguish them and but not too much to completely trust them and making them an essential factor in the film haunting feeling of dread that keeps running through the movie. the mystery and the suspense are at the max and as never one can tell who is the thing and who is normal and enhancing the paranoia and unpredictability of the plot with excellent results. the cast is very effective and and their performances as a whole so effective that one can almost feel the bad feelings between their characters as real. carpenter regular collaborator kurt russell as macready carries the film and and through his eyes we witness the madness and the horror the research station becomes as the situations goes worse. definitely one of his best performances. wilford brimley is also terrific as dr. blair and a scientist that goes insane after discovering the thing purposes. the thing is a film so wonderfully crafted that its flaws tend to go unnoticed and although they exist. the most notorious being the very low key and at times unappropriated score by ennio morricone. it not exactly bad and but it just feels out of place at some scenes and it not one of the best works by the legendary composer. also and due to some misshapes with the special effects and some scenes were left out that actually fill some small plot holes and although nothing of big importance or actually annoying. when talking about john carpenter films and most people will almost instantly name halloween as his favorite film and but personally and i would go with the thing and as i consider it carpenter greatest achievement so far and and one of the most interesting and actually scary horror films ever made. i would go as far as to call it one of the finest films ever made. positive . ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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