The Thing
this movie has some of the best practical effects and makeup in all of cinematic history, why the fuck would you prefer cgi when you can do it practically and make it look THIS GOOD, its crazy how this film was made in 1982 and has better effects than 95% of films that come out in recent times, a movie that could go down as the greatest horror movie of all time and i would totally understand, the performances are great but nothing really memorable really, kurt russell and keith david were notable, thats about it
this isn't as much of a horror movie than it is like a mystery, but its definitely still horrifying with some of the most intense and amazing looking scenes ever constructed, the suspense and tension built in this film is fucking amazing, i really have no complaints, i was just really confused and trying to solve it, but thats my fault i was watching it wrong, the pacing is perfect, if you ever want to watch a film where you just dont notice the tracktime, i mean the thing is definitely it
the ending is so beautiful and its one of the best written scenes in film, but there are so much memorable scenes, that scene with dr copper might be one of the best scenes in cinematic history, alongside the dog scene and the blood test scnee, just fucking peak cinema, right after i watched this i didn't absolutely love it because i was just confused and second-guessing, but thats the point, that's the reason this movie is so amazing, it sits and grows with you overtime
this movie has amazing writing, its really suspenseful, the atmosphere is thrilling, and it just looks and sounds really good, its just so ahead of its time, it feels so modern, just so much to love about this movie, i mean its a 5/5 from a technical standpoint and it is perfect from start to finish, there are just films where i think if i watched later after watching more and more films id come to appreciate more, and this is one of them, on a rewatch it might honestly be a 10/10, i dont see this movie getting worse, its already getting better as im writing this review, man its a masterpiece