remake of the classic 1951 the thing from another world . 12 men be in a completely isolated station in antartica . they be invade by a thing from out space it devour and completely duplicate anything it choose to . it start off a a dog but get loose and have a chance to duplicate any of the men . soon and nobody trust anyone else theyre isolate the radio be destroy their helicopter likewise . what be they go to do . the 1951 film have the thing just be a big and super human monster . that movie be scary . this one be too but the story be different ( and base more closely on the source material the novelette who go there . ) and it scary in a different way . the movie start right off with ennio morricone extremely eerie score setting just the right tone and when the thing get attack the amount of gore be astound . there blood and body part fly all over arm be bite off and head detach and in the strong one one man be devoured face first by the thing . the gore effect be strong and real nightmare material . i do not scare easy but i have to sleep with the light on when i saw this originally back in 1982. rob bottin effect be just incredible how this picture get by with an r rating be beyond me . it also have a very creepy feel gore aside and it be very suspenseful . youre not sure who be what and carpenter direction and the score really build up the tension . one complaint no one be give any distinctive personality trait . they actor just remain straight face and say their line . that annoy . but the movie still work . this be a critical and commercial disaster in 1982 it compete with e. t. and many critic complain about the amount of gore and there be no female character in the movie . it now consider one of john carpenter best . a must see . for strong stomach . not a date film . an amusing note represent when this be release universal send a note along with all print of the film . they suggest to theatre owner that they play the film in an auditorium near the rest room . they be afraid that people would be so sicken by the violence that they would have to be close to a facility to throw up .