when in 1982 and the thing come out to theater everywhere and it have a cold reception and very poor box office result and become almost a failure in john carpenter career a a horror director while however and time have prove that the thing be definitely not a failed project and that the disappointing commercial result be not the film fault . nowadays and john carpenter the thing have gain the appreciation it rightfully deserve and be consider by many horror fan a a horror classic and and not without a reason and a this new version of john w. campbell and jr. story who go there . ( previously adapt a the thing from another world ) be closer to the original tale and keep a pessimistic feeling of dread and high dos of suspense in a masterfully craft study about paranoia . the plot of the thing and begin in the winter of 1982 in a u. s. research station locate in the remote territory of antarctica and when the member of the crew notice a norwegian helicopter come their way . the two apparently insane pilot of the helicopter be try to kill a husky dog who make it way into the american base . after the norwegian be kill accidentally and the american try to figure out what make them to be insane . soon they will discover that the husky dog the norwegian be hunt be not a normal dog and but a creature able to mimic every living creature and and not only that and it have a tremendous hunger . director john carpenter earn a place in history when in 1978 he direct the seminal slasher halloween and where suspense and atmosphere be above gore and shock . the thing could be see a an evolution of that style and a even when carpenter make great use of rob bottin special effect ( which be label by critic a repulsive on it day ) and the film still focus more on atmosphere and suspense rather than in the violent ( and very well do ) display of gore . the feeling of loneliness and as well a the bad karma between the member of the crew increase the feeling of paranoia a anyone could be the thing and even our main character and r. j. macready ( kurt russell ) and end in a situation where nobody can be trust . this plot element be more faithful to the concept of the source novel and and be blatantly ignore by the previous version ( not completely a bad thing and just a big difference ) and make this version feel less like a remake and more a a new conception of the source novel . bill lancaster script handle the character with brilliant domain and give u enough to distinguish them and but not too much to completely trust them and make them an essential factor in the film haunt feeling of dread that keep run through the movie . the mystery and the suspense be at the max and a never one can tell who be the thing and who be normal and enhance the paranoia and unpredictability of the plot with excellent result . the cast be very effective and and their performance a a whole so effective that one can almost feel the bad feeling between their character a real . carpenter regular collaborator kurt russell a macready carry the film and and through his eye we witness the madness and the horror the research station become a the situation go bad . definitely one of his best performance . wilford brimley be also terrific a dr. blair and a scientist that go insane after discover the thing purpose . the thing be a film so wonderfully craft that it flaw tend to go unnoticed and although they exist . the most notorious be the very low key and at time unappropriated score by ennio morricone . it not exactly bad and but it just feel out of place at some scene and it not one of the best work by the legendary composer . also and due to some misshapes with the special effect and some scene be leave out that actually fill some small plot hole and although nothing of big importance or actually annoy . when talk about john carpenter film and most people will almost instantly name halloween a his favorite film and but personally and i would go with the thing and a i consider it carpenter great achievement so far and and one of the most interesting and actually scary horror film ever make . i would go as far a to call it one of the fine film ever make . positive .