i cannot believe i never added my two cents about this film as yet. this is one of the best films of all time. many critics and movie goers alike talk of john carpenter halloween for setting trends and being his best work. those folks have not seen this version of the thing because it is right up there with halloween. john carpenter work shines in this film. he took a film that was already made and instead of re making the film and he made the book the first film was based on. brilliant. the casting of each man was great and the tension between them was real and it made me scream and made me scared and made me guess and made me laugh and made me question and even up to today who goes there. in that film. this film had no hollywood sweetie pie or funny type ending and and what a bold move not to have one in 1982. another brilliant move. i was at the screening for this film when i was on vacation in southern california. the audience at the screening went wild. i carry those memories for years and it was so much fun. we all thought that there was no way on god green earth this film was not going to be a hit. but by box office receipts and it was a dud because of et and the extra terrestrial and poltergeist two very good family oriented films took the box office in 1982 when this film came out. this film was what i and as a horror film adult buff was looking for and a horror or thriller with an adult script and and real adult actors. not kids playing adults. not little miss big breasted scream queen of the day running around screaming for titilation but real guys with real problems delivering some of the best monologues you will ever hear. heck and being a feminist and i do not even miss women in this film. and good for mr. carpenter by not putting one in there and it really do not have made sense. (unless and the thing was actually feminine. something to think about. )i saw special effects of that time i had never seen before and i saw makeup that made me sit up a few nights. this is what horror or thrillers of today are missing. today and the directors wimp out. today and the studios wimp out. too much cgi and not enough belief and too much cgi and not enough story and not enough imagination. you leave the theater and in a week  or less  you forget about the film and move onto the next grand film opening. this one stays with ya. that one of the marks of an excellent film. on many reviews i have written how now paying $10 for a film is horrid. for films like this one and you would pay it and not feel slighted. this film is not for everyone. i find it horrific that they lable this film a cult film. i find that the audience is broader than many would lead you to belive and although not a commercial success in 1982 and this is an example of how releasing a darn good film on the wrong date can make a darn good film look bad. after john carpenter film and many people copied many techniques and make up and special effects and story lines from this version of the thing. i am now excitd to go on record and state that this film is one of the best films of all time and very much under rated. please see it uncut and please see it in letterbox and please hear it digitally. you will talk about it for years as well. 
i cannot believe i never added my two cents about this film as yet. this is one of the best films of all time. many critics and movie goers alike talk of john carpenter halloween for setting trends and being his best work. those folks have not seen this version of the thing because it is right up there with halloween. john carpenter work shines in this film. he took a film that was already made and instead of re making the film and he made the book the first film was based on. brilliant. the casting of each man was great and the tension between them was real and it made me scream and made me scared and made me guess and made me laugh and made me question and even up to today who goes there. in that film. this film had no hollywood sweetie pie or funny type ending and and what a bold move not to have one in 1982. another brilliant move. i was at the screening for this film when i was on vacation in southern california. the audience at the screening went wild. i carry those memories for years and it was so much fun. we all thought that there was no way on god green earth this film was not going to be a hit. but by box office receipts and it was a dud because of et and the extra terrestrial and poltergeist two very good family oriented films took the box office in 1982 when this film came out. this film was what i and as a horror film adult buff was looking for and a horror or thriller with an adult script and and real adult actors. not kids playing adults. not little miss big breasted scream queen of the day running around screaming for titilation but real guys with real problems delivering some of the best monologues you will ever hear. heck and being a feminist and i do not even miss women in this film. and good for mr. carpenter by not putting one in there and it really do not have made sense. (unless and the thing was actually feminine. something to think about. )i saw special effects of that time i had never seen before and i saw makeup that made me sit up a few nights. this is what horror or thrillers of today are missing. today and the directors wimp out. today and the studios wimp out. too much cgi and not enough belief and too much cgi and not enough story and not enough imagination. you leave the theater and in a week  or less  you forget about the film and move onto the next grand film opening. this one stays with ya. that one of the marks of an excellent film. on many reviews i have written how now paying $10 for a film is horrid. for films like this one and you would pay it and not feel slighted. this film is not for everyone. i find it horrific that they lable this film a cult film. i find that the audience is broader than many would lead you to belive and although not a commercial success in 1982 and this is an example of how releasing a darn good film on the wrong date can make a darn good film look bad. after john carpenter film and many people copied many techniques and make up and special effects and story lines from this version of the thing. i am now excitd to go on record and state that this film is one of the best films of all time and very much under rated. please see it uncut and please see it in letterbox and please hear it digitally. you will talk about it for years as well. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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