The Thing (1982)

The Thing is one of my favorite horror films, and in my opinion John Carpenters best. The combination of groundbreaking practical special effects, and a great script and cast, make The Thing a true classic. I must have seen the film at least forty times, and every time I've enjoyed it just as much as the first.

The plot follows a scientific research team stationed in Antarctica; who find an alien creature buried in the antarctic ice. Over the course of the film the mysterious creature begins to absorb and duplicate the team members. The tension and suspense builds slowly as the team members begin to suspect each other. They all begin to loose the plot. he The lead scientist of the team, Dr. Blair, completely looses it and destroys all the radios leaving the group stranded.

The one thing that has made the film stand out over the years are the special effects, which still hold there own against today's CGI laden affairs. The animatronics in the film are some of the best ever seen. The only film that comes close to the The Thing in terms of practical effects is Tremors (1990), another classic.

Kirk Russell plays the strongest character, Helicopter pilot M.J. MacReady. Russell's performed is superb. He takes charge towards the end, and using a test devised by the teams doctor, Dr Copper, he forces the elusive creature out into the open. Slowly the remaining team members become victims of The Thing, leaving only two left at the end. The film ends on one of the biggest cliffhangers ever.

Thirty years on and The Thing is just as fresh,exiting, and trilling as ever, and is a must watch, both for horror fans and others alike.

 

Who bought that cheap soap!

There are some great gore effects in the film. The highlights being the transformations of the dogs in the kennels, and Palmer's transformation in the image above. The scene when they all cut their fingers open to draw blood always makes my skin crawl as well.

 

MacReady: If we've got any surprises for each other, I don't think we're in much shape to do anything about it.

Childs: Well, what do we do?

MacReady: Why don't we just... wait here for a little while... see what happens?

The Thing (1982)

The Thing is one of my favorite horror films, and in my opinion John Carpenters best. The combination of groundbreaking practical special effects, and a great script and cast, make The Thing a true classic. I must have seen the film at least forty times, and every time I've enjoyed it just as much as the first.

The plot follows a scientific research team stationed in Antarctica; who find an alien creature buried in the antarctic ice. Over the course of the film the mysterious creature begins to absorb and duplicate the team members. The tension and suspense builds slowly as the team members begin to suspect each other. They all begin to loose the plot. he The lead scientist of the team, Dr. Blair, completely looses it and destroys all the radios leaving the group stranded.

The one thing that has made the film stand out over the years are the special effects, which still hold there own against today's CGI laden affairs. The animatronics in the film are some of the best ever seen. The only film that comes close to the The Thing in terms of practical effects is Tremors (1990), another classic.

Kirk Russell plays the strongest character, Helicopter pilot M.J. MacReady. Russell's performed is superb. He takes charge towards the end, and using a test devised by the teams doctor, Dr Copper, he forces the elusive creature out into the open. Slowly the remaining team members become victims of The Thing, leaving only two left at the end. The film ends on one of the biggest cliffhangers ever.

Thirty years on and The Thing is just as fresh,exiting, and trilling as ever, and is a must watch, both for horror fans and others alike.

 

Who bought that cheap soap!

There are some great gore effects in the film. The highlights being the transformations of the dogs in the kennels, and Palmer's transformation in the image above. The scene when they all cut their fingers open to draw blood always makes my skin crawl as well.

 

MacReady: If we've got any surprises for each other, I don't think we're in much shape to do anything about it.

Childs: Well, what do we do?

MacReady: Why don't we just... wait here for a little while... see what happens?

Contracted (2013)

This films should be used as a sex education video used to shock teenagers into using contraception, because its not very good as a horror film.

Things start off at a party at witch the main character (Samantha) and her annoying friend get very drunk while party hard through the night; with some equally annoying and stereotypical party goers -- the fat guy that everybody likes, the nerd, and the bitch that no one likes. After the party ends Samantha ends up in the back of a car having sex with some mysterious get she met.

A few days pass, and it becomes apparent Samantha is not well. Her annoying and loopy mother doesn't notice the severity of her illness, nor does her incompetent doctor until its too late. Her useless doctor speculates that she has contracted an STD.

Samantha is caught in a love triangle with her girlfriend, her friend, and some guy that keeps hitting on her at work. As her condition worsens, making her body basically rot away-- her eyes turn dark red (making her look like a Twilight vampire), her skin turns dry and grey, her hair turns grey and falls out, and her pussy becomes infested with maggots -- her girlfriend and friend keep their distance, making her turn to the guy.

The dialog throughout the film is awful. Whenever Samantha's friend says something to her, she either says: "what the fuck", "fuck" or "are you ok?". The last and most ridiculous sex scene in the film is no exception with much quotes as: "oh it feels all tingly" and "oh my god you're so wet!". 

The final result of Samantha illness is a cross between a zombie and a vampire with rotten pussy; which, by the end of the film, I feel no sympathy for -- hasn't she heard of hospitals? . The ending is boring and anticlimactic, and will leave you pissing more blood then Samantha did.

I'm allergic to ketchup!

Most of the gore on display is on Samantha's own body -- when it starts to fall to pieces, and when she beats up her annoying friend above.

 

Riley: "Oh god.. you're so wet!"

Riley: "It feels all tingly"

Contracted (2013)

This films should be used as a sex education video used to shock teenagers into using contraception, because its not very good as a horror film.

Things start off at a party at witch the main character (Samantha) and her annoying friend get very drunk while party hard through the night; with some equally annoying and stereotypical party goers -- the fat guy that everybody likes, the nerd, and the bitch that no one likes. After the party ends Samantha ends up in the back of a car having sex with some mysterious get she met.

A few days pass, and it becomes apparent Samantha is not well. Her annoying and loopy mother doesn't notice the severity of her illness, nor does her incompetent doctor until its too late. Her useless doctor speculates that she has contracted an STD.

Samantha is caught in a love triangle with her girlfriend, her friend, and some guy that keeps hitting on her at work. As her condition worsens, making her body basically rot away-- her eyes turn dark red (making her look like a Twilight vampire), her skin turns dry and grey, her hair turns grey and falls out, and her pussy becomes infested with maggots -- her girlfriend and friend keep their distance, making her turn to the guy.

The dialog throughout the film is awful. Whenever Samantha's friend says something to her, she either says: "what the fuck", "fuck" or "are you ok?". The last and most ridiculous sex scene in the film is no exception with much quotes as: "oh it feels all tingly" and "oh my god you're so wet!". 

The final result of Samantha illness is a cross between a zombie and a vampire with rotten pussy; which, by the end of the film, I feel no sympathy for -- hasn't she heard of hospitals? . The ending is boring and anticlimactic, and will leave you pissing more blood then Samantha did.

I'm allergic to ketchup!

Most of the gore on display is on Samantha's own body -- when it starts to fall to pieces, and when she beats up her annoying friend above.

 

Riley: "Oh god.. you're so wet!"

Riley: "It feels all tingly"