The Thing centers on McReady, a helicopter pilot for an Antarctic research station who spies a nearby Norwegian contingent shooting at a Malamute dog. After the Norwegians blow themselves up and the dog escapes to the comfort of the American base, McReady flies over to the Norwegian camp to find them all slaughtered and a corpse with two faces in the midst of the carnage. It isn't long before the Americans put together that their neighbors found something alien in the ice and woke it up. Now, the threat is among them and no one can trust anyone as the alien can duplicate someone down to their organs.
John Carpenter cemented his title of horror king with this movie. Already having created the best slasher with Halloween, this remake of Howard Hawks' The Thing from Outer Space is pretty superlative. The practical creature effects are one of a kind with the alien taking on all sorts of forms between human and...not. I feel like the creatures in this movie are the closest we have come to seeing a Lovecraft monster on the big screen. The dogs aren't safe, the people aren't safe...nothing is safe in this story and the ending is as grim as they come.
If you haven't seen it and like creature features, check out this flick. It can be a little gross but isn't that part of the fun?
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