I saw the original film a while ago when I was visiting my dad and I really didn't enjoy it at all, it was very 50's scifi, which just is not my thing. So the first time I watched John Carpenter's version, I had extremely low expectations and I was only half paying attention to it. However, it actually became one of my favorite horror films and any time there's a blizzard here, I watch it (along with 30 Days of Night).
The Thing is about a crew in Antarctica who are...Basically infiltrated by an alien who can take on the appearance of anyone. You're constantly guessing who might be infected, even up until the last second of the film. It's really well done. It's interesting, it's still scifi, but with a real horror aspect to it. The theme song is perfect, like all the other themes from John Carpenter's films (whether the movie itself is good or not, the music is always creepy).
There's a prequel, also called The Thing. I'm not sure if it was well received by other people or not, but I actually enjoyed it.
And if you're into board games, there's a game of betrayal called The Thing at Outpost 31, inspired by this film. I did purchase it, but I haven't played it yet. I love games where someone isn't who they claim to be and you have to work out who it is if you want to win. There's also another similar game called Who Goes There? (named after the title of the book that the movies are based on) that has a 2018 release date and may be out by the time this post is published.
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