Movie Review: The Thing (1982)

I just saw this movie recently on TV. The Thing is one of those eighties horror movies that relies on suspenseful music, and groundbreaking special effects. Groundbreaking for the time of course. The Thing focuses on a group of dudes who are hanging out in the Artic. All of a sudden, one of the guys finds a strange organism while roaming outdoors. Therefore, setting off an alien that goes inside each of the members and takes over their personas. Yes, this movie is very close to the movie Alien. Now don't get me wrong, I loved Alien, and I love this movie. However, the plot is almost so similiar, you wonder how this was even made with the Alien franchise at the height of it's fame. This has to be one of my favorite horror movies, it has everything that a good horror film should have. It has really good scenes. The husky's face splitting open, that was awesome for the time, and I really enjoyed seeing it in 2015. The beginning of the movie is really interesting because it doesn't really make sense until we get into the movie's storyline. The first scene is great because it has a missing piece that we don't fully understand until later. I like when movies do that. Kind of like in Sorcerer's Stone, we don't know that Professor Quirell is Voldemort the whole time, at least not until the end of the movie. The Thing is also really interesting because of the way it tries to scare the viewer. Before the dog goes goodbye, it doesn't bark or behave like a dog. For a while, the dog just walks around silently and doesn't react to anything, it really freaked me out. Then you start getting the idea. Also, I know I just gave away some of the movie here, but a movie made in the 80s isn't going to be a big deal if it's spilled. Overall, The Thing excels in it's genre by using special groundbreaking effects, good scares, and an overall sense of suspense and mystery. A three star horror flick.