Watched The Thing (1982) last night. It was fantastic, just was I was hoping for. There were some legitimately scary scenes, the special effects were top-notch disgusting, and the atmosphere was perfect. One of (if not the) best horror films I've seen in a long time. The spider-head was just too cool.
My only real complaint towards the film was that it left me wanting more. I mean, sure, the fact that you hardly ever really see the Thing adds infinitely towards the creepy factor of the movie, but he was just so well-designed and mysterious that it felt like many scenes in the movie were spent just waiting for it to pop up. But when it did, good god was it awesome.
The prequel just didn't do it justice.
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