'The Thing' (82)
Can't see this ever dropping out of my top 5, and this viewing only confirmed that.
So much to love about it - the unanswered questions, ie. who has been 'assimilated' and when and how? The lack of a climatic 'showdown' is a real plus, and the downbeat ending is just great.
Of course, all these thing were missing in the awful remake/prequel. Mind you, my biggest beef with it is how the nature of the 'thing' changed. In the '82 version it hides in people/animals, trying to spread by stealth, if possible - even the tagline on the Aussie VHS was 'Man is the warmest place to hide'. In the prequel it's like some sort of serial killer, stalking through the Norwegian base. The cgi effects look shit, as well.
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