The Thing....

Shane and I are watching The Thing. There are a lot of awesomely scary movies one can choose to watch on Halloween, and John Carpenters classic remake of The Thing is up there on the list.

First of all, it has everything you could ever want out of a horror flick: Suspense, Drama, Great Gore, and Kurt Russell. Add to that the setting of an isolated Antarctic research station and the sweet directing and musical scoring skills of John Carpenter and BAMMM! You have your self a badass movie for the ages. 

The Thing is a grand slam in the world of horror. One of the first scenes in the movie is Kurt Russell playing chess against what had to be a rather expensive computer chess unit. He makes a couple of moves and the computer chess system ultimately beats him. He simply utters the words "cheatin' bitch" and proceeds to dump his scotch into the computer's guts, killing it. What a genius way to establish Kurt Russell's character as a totally ruthless badass! 

And then all of the gore? Rob Botin absolutely tore this film up with his terrifying practical effects. When that dude's head rips itself off and sprouts legs and starts walking around? What the fuck is that? I think the words you're searching for is...um.... fucking ridiculous skills. 

This film is seriously one of my top 5 favorite horror flicks ever. You can't beat NOTLD. though. No way, sailor.