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Favorite Movies of All Time (2019 Edition) (1001 movies items)" 2018: 365 2017: 366 2016: 370 2015: 368 2014: 368 2013: 367 2012: 367 2011: 367 2010: 361 2009: 362 2008: 361 2007: 356 2006: 375 2005: 415 "
The Best of Kurt Russell (15 movies items)" MacReady "I'm gonna hide this tape when I'm finished. If none of us make it, at least there'll be some kind of record. The storm's been hitting us hard now for 48 hours. We still have nothing to go on.""
Directed by John Carpenter (18 movies items)" "I dunno what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is." Written by John W. Campbell Jr. and Bill Lancaster Music by Ennio Morricone Cinematography by Dean Cundey Editing by Todd C. Ramsay"
Favorite Movies of All Time (2018 Edition) (1001 movies items)" 2017: 366 2016: 370 2015: 368 2014: 368 2013: 367 2012: 367 2011: 367 2010: 361 2009: 362 2008: 361 2007: 356 2006: 375 2005: 415 "
My Favorite Films of 1982 (15 movies items)" "I dunno what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is." Directed by John Carpenter Written by John W. Campbell Jr. and Bill Lancaster Music by Ennio Morricone Cinematography by Dean Cundey Editing by Todd C. Ramsay"
200 Favourite Scary Film Moments 
1982 Awardie Awards (38 movies items)"Also nominated Best Make Up or Make Up Effects Best Sound Editing "
Fictional Places You Don’t Want To Visit (205 movies items)"Antarctica One of the coldest places on Earth, the place is real. But the film is very fictional. Why you wouldn’t want to visit: It’s Antarctica, and also The Thing. "
Movies the giraffe watched in 2022: June (26 movies items)"Re-watch - June 19th Took the kiddo with me for a double feature for Father's Day, starting with The Thing. Contrary to what you might have seen commented by Mick Garris, at our screening there were no issues with the film at all. It looked & sounded great, and my daughter loved it. "
Movies Watched in 2022
My Horror Top 10 (10 movies items)"Paranoia and cosmic dread drip off this Carpenter classic (and one of the finest examples of a good remake)."
A serious contender for the best remake ever
“The Thing is not only a brilliant remake(which I was not expecting after seeing abominations such as Psycho and The Wicker Man) but it is also a brilliant film that seamlessly blends horror and sci-fi amongst other things.The atmosphere is especially what makes the movie so good. To this day, very few other movies have shocked, haunted or unnerved me as much as The Thing. The scenery, sets and costumes are eye-popping and the effects are brilliantly designed and suitably grotesque without distracting too much.There is also Ennio Morricone's most haunting score, a cracking script and a deliberately slow-paced but compelling story that is quite ahead of its time. Not to mention wonderful direction and credible and well-written characters. The acting is equally great, in my mind Kurt Russell ” read more
Terror Blurbs! Pt. 1 (An Ever-Expanding List) (100 movies items)"A remake that surpasses its predecessor and the source material that inspired that while honoring them and many other horror staples. The Thing is the perfect union of tense, claustraphobic terror that fosters paranoia and a balls out, physical effects laden monster movie. Add liberal dashes of cosmic terror and serve this dish Antartically cold!"
