Review of The Thing (1982) by Roger Ebert for Chicago Sun-Times — 05 Apr 1990
The Thing is basically just a geek show, a gross-out movie in which teenagers can dare one another to watch the screen. There's nothing wrong with that; I like being scared and I was scared by many scenes in The Thing.
But it seems clear that Carpenter made his choice early on to concentrate on the special effects and the technology and to allow the story and people to become secondary.
You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.
This review of The Thing (1982) was written by Roger Ebert and published by Chicago Sun-Times on 05 Apr 1990.
The Thing has generally received very positive reviews.
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