The thing review
My Rating: 8.3/10
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10 Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80% Metacritics Rating: 49/100 My Favorite Quotes
A classic of the genre With this film being one of the first man being hunted by alien in the horror genre I give it extra props. Not only was it one of the first, but it was one of the first to do it correctly. The plot revolves around a group of scientists in a remote arctic base, where they stumble upon a killer alien that can transform into a human. It contained superb acting all around, leaving so much doubt as to who could be the alien. Just the sheer mystery of who might be the alien made for an immensely suspenseful movie. The aliens animatronic creation looked amazing for its time. The movie was just so intriguing and being a huge fan of the horror genre made this classic such a joy to watch. The only thing I wish it contained was actually scary scenes. I mean it was made in 1982 so my expectation for it being scary was really low. So that was the only downside to this movie. Now let's talk about the very well made ending which was insanely open for interpretation. *** Spoilers *** The end has many fan theories, the main one being that the black guy was actually "the Thing". The evidence surrounding this theory is as follows: his breathe was not producing any water vapor and also presumably the drink Kurt Russell gave him was actually the gasoline they were using to blue stuff up, because the Thing can't differentiate between alcohol and gasoline. The ending is what changed my rating from a 7 to an 8 because I love when the viewer has a little power in the movie. A must watch for any horror movie fan. |
Positives and Negatives
+ Original
+ Ending
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-Not Scary
+ Ending
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-Not Scary
Criteria /10
Acting/Characters: 7/10
Plot: 8/10
Originality: 10/10
Pacing: 8/10
Soundtrack: 7/10
Dialogue: 7.5/10
Special Effect: 8/10
Theme: 6/10
Ending: 10/10
Plot: 8/10
Originality: 10/10
Pacing: 8/10
Soundtrack: 7/10
Dialogue: 7.5/10
Special Effect: 8/10
Theme: 6/10
Ending: 10/10