Review of The Thing (1982) by Kai82 — 08 Jan 2020
The most underrated horror movie of all times which has become an insider tip and cult classic. It is also a horror movie where the cast acts smart and plausible. It has one of the best settings respectively set ups for a horror movie.
After the reveal of the threat the tensions starts to grow because no one knows if they can trust each other. It is this plausible distrust, fear and paranoia that makes this movie so good. The whole cast deserves a lot of credits for this as does John Carpenter.
They are nailing the roles. You feel the building tensions as their fears start to drive them into despair. For me it is the best cast outside 12 Angry Man and the Godfather 1 / 2. I was also amazed by the practical effects.
They are horrifyingly and disturbingly good and enhance the atmosphere. Be warned: While they don't go for gore and splatter it is still to much for some people. Then there is the score from the legend himself Ennio Morricone.
He is also also an example for a person that deserves more credits. He is along John Williams and Hans Zimmer the best composer in movie history. As always he made a beautiful score. At its release it was pulled to pieces by critics and was not a box office hit (But also not a failure).
Like Citizen Kane earlier it was rediscovered by fans and critics and was reevaluated as cult classic. It is now considered an at its time of release unrecognized masterpiece. Overall it is a horror movie with great atmosphere, incredible tension and an experience you will never forget.
Also there is the fitting ambiguous ending which lets fans discuss still today in a positive way. Bonus: Much of Ennio Morricones work is available on YouTube.
This review of The Thing (1982) was written by Kai82 on 08 Jan 2020.
The Thing has generally received very positive reviews.
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