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The Thing (1982)
 
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Director:
John Carpenter |
COUNTRY
USA |
GENRE
Horror/Sci-Fi |
NORWEGIAN TITLE
Tingen fra en annen verden |
RUNNING
TIME
109 minutes |
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Producer:
David Foster
Lawrence Turman |
Screenwriter (based on a short story by John W. Campbell Jr.):
Bill Lancaster |
Review
On an
American research station in the Antarctic, a frenzied researcher
from the neighbouring Norwegian station comes raving in, urging them
to kill the dog he has been pursuing, who he claims is not quite
himself. Soon after, strange things start happening at the American
station, and the crew, lead by MacReady, played by Kurt Russell,
must start investigating in order to save themselves from what
appears to be an inexplicable threat.
In this sci-fi horror classic
from John Carpenter, you cannot trust anyone or anything. It's a
chilling, merciless experience with all the qualities that classic
horror should have, and without the more modern tactics of
jump-scares and faltering logic within the realms of the story.
The Thing was criticized by contemporary critics (and possibly
the audiences) for being cynical and cruel, but that's exactly
Carpenter's point and ultimately merit here. He wanted his film to
be sinister, he wants you to feel the despair. And in the course of
the decades that has passed since 1980, The Thing's
timelessness has become more and more apparent. Like most of
Carpenter's early work, the film has got a seductive, gloomy
quality. And the craftsmanship behind it all, especially the gory
visual effects, is a joy to behold for true horror aficionados.
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