Post by Bub on Jun 27, 2004 13:19:48 GMT -5
Man is the Warmest Place to hide.
Plot: Antarctica, Winter 1982. American Outpost 31 has discovered a destroyed Norwegian Camp. Everyone is dead. But the Norwegians found something in the ice. An alien lifeform, capable of replicating all other living things. Now, the men don't know who to trust or who is not what they appear to be.
I love this movie. After I saw it, I was floored. I adored every scene, every line of the film. The acting was pitch perfect and utterly non cliched. This IS a horror classic.
Acting: Absolutely great. The characters are extremely real and fleshed out (due to the screenplay) and the characters seemed so real. Great work. Even the dog is dead serious.
Special FX: Some of the best I've ever seen. The transformation scenes, especially the operating room scene (those who've seen the film remember this scene well) and the blood test scene. Rob Bottin's best work on a feature film, beating even the Howling. The goopy, morphing effects were great and gut wrenching. Exellent work.
Directing: John Carpenter is a horror master, and it shows here. The scenes always seem hopeless and full of despair, like there is no possible way to escape. The bleak antarctic landscapes are very well captured. Fabulous work.
Music: Once again in a John Carpenter film, the music (composed by Ennio Morricone) is absolutely creepy and full of dread. The simple beat captures the dread and forboding sense of the film. Possibly better than the Halloween score. Amazing.
Overall: The Thing may be the best horror scifi film ever made. It excells in all categories and works on all levels. The ending is, without revealing too much, a bit dpressing, but I dug that. Directors like Carpenter are the only ones gutsy enough to do the opposite of what Hollywood always does. A horror classic. After over 20 years, man is still the warmest place to hide.
Rating: 10/10
Plot: Antarctica, Winter 1982. American Outpost 31 has discovered a destroyed Norwegian Camp. Everyone is dead. But the Norwegians found something in the ice. An alien lifeform, capable of replicating all other living things. Now, the men don't know who to trust or who is not what they appear to be.
I love this movie. After I saw it, I was floored. I adored every scene, every line of the film. The acting was pitch perfect and utterly non cliched. This IS a horror classic.
Acting: Absolutely great. The characters are extremely real and fleshed out (due to the screenplay) and the characters seemed so real. Great work. Even the dog is dead serious.
Special FX: Some of the best I've ever seen. The transformation scenes, especially the operating room scene (those who've seen the film remember this scene well) and the blood test scene. Rob Bottin's best work on a feature film, beating even the Howling. The goopy, morphing effects were great and gut wrenching. Exellent work.
Directing: John Carpenter is a horror master, and it shows here. The scenes always seem hopeless and full of despair, like there is no possible way to escape. The bleak antarctic landscapes are very well captured. Fabulous work.
Music: Once again in a John Carpenter film, the music (composed by Ennio Morricone) is absolutely creepy and full of dread. The simple beat captures the dread and forboding sense of the film. Possibly better than the Halloween score. Amazing.
Overall: The Thing may be the best horror scifi film ever made. It excells in all categories and works on all levels. The ending is, without revealing too much, a bit dpressing, but I dug that. Directors like Carpenter are the only ones gutsy enough to do the opposite of what Hollywood always does. A horror classic. After over 20 years, man is still the warmest place to hide.
Rating: 10/10
