Classic Movie Review

Have you ever wished to see a horror movie so intense, it left you shaking in your boots? Have you ever looked for an alien movie that didn't have a stereotypical gray man with black almond eyes abducting us humans? Are you looking for something truly fear inducing to show your friends this coming Halloween or to simply scare their socks off? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then John Carpenter's 1982 film “The Thing” is the movie for you. However, be warned, this 'Thing' is not for the faint of heart young moviegoer!

Backstory:

Releasing to audiences in the 1980's, “The Thing” is curiously a remake of the 1951 film “The Thing From Another World”. However, rather than simply cashing in on a recognizable title, Carpenter and screenplay writer, Bill Lancaster, took the more difficult approach of creating an all new script with entirely different characters, and events that pulled from the original short story “Who Goes There?” made in the 1930’s. Carpenter also directed the Sci/fi Horror as well as creating the score. Apparently, this movie was a box office failure, earning only about $19 million in the U.S.This is due to the fact that it’s competition was Steven Spielberg’s ET, which opened the same weekend and earned $359 million at the box office. Despite this setback, “The Thing” still remains one of the most popular and well made Horror titles to this day. But, let’s get into what made it so successful from an audience standpoint.