ironically and what make john carpenter the thing such an entertaining sci fi film be it genre defying element of mystery and suspense and and tight plot structure . it put to shame such film a alien or armageddon that be content to inundate the viewer with special effect while their plot revolve around stunt that butcher the law of physic and testosterone laden one liner and hero equip with enough artillery to conquer iraq and and pathetic attempt to inject mean into the barrage on screen with emotional sequence that only serve to far insult the intelligence of the audience . the supreme tragedy and of course and be that these kind of lobotomized movie be also the most popular . i think that there be a cause for this and although it isn not very comfort . there be an increase trend in our culture to passively surrender to the medium to immerse oneself in the image we see without dedicate a single brain cell to comprehend the statement the work be try to make . this mindset be become increasingly dominant in all arena while even the once hallow print medium be be dilute and thanks to the abominable reader response theory that pervade our school and the tabloid brigade that line our magazine rack whose mentality appear to be infiltrate the once venerable mainstream press . nowadays and we just flip the switch and put our mind on pause . be the thing a good movie . for the rare individual who still value his faculty of reason and a more appropriate term would be entertain . it plot keep one guessing and it end be uncompromising and and it have some redeem statement to make about human paranoia . upon subsequent viewing and one begin to note a conspicuous lack of depth in the acting and but the taut storyline remain compel . of course and citizen kane it not and but then again sci fi never be a thinking man genre .