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The Thing

The Thing

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8.1EN109 min25 June 1982
HorrorScience Fiction
PlotA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Budget: $15,000,000Box Office: $19,629,760
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Viewer Opinions (12)

DrewBlack@DrewBlack
★★★★★ 10.0
They find about the powers of the Thing, and from there on, the film assumes a “who-do-I-trust” suspenseful setting. The protagonist, R. The partnership started with the 1979 TV title Elvis, and continued with Escape From New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Escape From L.A. …
11 February 2021VerifiedUser Review
The Movie Mob@mooney240
★★★★★ 10.0
In an age where aliens were cute and friendly like E.T., John Carpenter's The Thing depicted a disturbing, grotesque creature of nightmare responsible for some of film's most terrifying body horror. The Thing was so far ahead of its time in horror and effects that it brought the terror into reality. …
27 August 2022VerifiedUser Review

Viewer Comments

Lisa Smith
This deserves all the praise it gets. In addition, outstanding acting from the entire ensemble.
Nathan
you might find that the movie thrives on the tension that slowly builds through the characters distrust, however this lends itself to making the more action-packed scenes that much more effective. Technically, this film is superb. The acting is brilliant all around, but Kurt Russell shines in this role, taking over every scene he is in.
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