It would be insane if they made a video game like this
The Thing
The ultimate in alien terror.
Rating
4.5 (3)
Release Date
6/25/1982Runtime
109 minsOverview
A twelve-man team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror...And becomes one of them.
How It Feels
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A relentlessly taut paranoia spiral where trust collapses alongside hope, you never know who's human, and neither do they. The film operates as both a visceral creature feature and a psychological siege, pinning you inside the station's suffocating walls.
Mood
ParanoidDread-soakedTenseUnsettling
Themes
SurvivalIdentityIsolation
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrastPractical effects
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violenceBody horror
Recent Reviews
Watched it with the audio commentary, its really great
I FUCKING DESPISE YOU, 1982 AUDIENCES🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
R.I.P my goats palmer and windows, gone to soon🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊
Popular Reviews
It would be insane if they made a video game like this
Watched it with the audio commentary, its really great
I FUCKING DESPISE YOU, 1982 AUDIENCES🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
R.I.P my goats palmer and windows, gone to soon🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊
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