The Thing – 9/10
Hooray! Another alien/thriller/horror movie that I love the crap out of! This was a great surprise for me. I didn’t think I wasn’t going to like it… but I had no idea it would be this good. Clearly, The X-Files owes this movie a thing or two for the episode “Ice”.
The slightly slow to really get started thing was present in this film, and as with all the other films that use this technique, it just works. I mean, you get into it a little, but you don’t really get the full gist until halfway through or so.
The concept is just so cool. Now I haven’t seen the original, and I probably should, but it is shocking that this is a remake because it’s just so fantastic, and that usually can’t be said of remakes.
The ice shots were actually really stellar to me, and I love it when someone has to go through the most absurdly insane things to come out on the other side… and when you aren’t quite sure if they are going to make it, even in the end.
The creatures were really neat and new (I guess I can’t say “new” because it’s a remake but you know…) Also, Kurt Russell was so cool. His character was so simultaneously badass and smooth. His hair and clothes come in at the top of the list for me.
Oh, and I just found the word “havoc” in the description of this movie on Yahoo’s movie page… that’s a great word for this film.
Oh crap, I almost forgot. Wilford freaking Brimley is in this movie. Do you know how that makes me feel? Just… I mean, I’m smiling thinking of it. That guy is dope.
One more actor deserves mention and that’s T.K. Carter. Thanks for the good times.
So yeah. I’ll be buying this one for surez.
