I recently got The Thing on Blu-Ray. It still holds up after all these years. The effects are great, the story contains all kinds of little details you might miss if you aren't paying attention. Carpenter really did go above and beyond on this film.

I sometimes wonder where his career would have gone had the film not bombed upon release. The film's intital failure clearly had an effect on him that he really has never recovered from.

How does that old saying go: "hindsight is 20/20"?

"The Thing" had to air in the shadow of "ET", and I still wonder what would have happened if the movie had aired in May instead of June. Guess the production schedule is like a game of dominos, bump one film release and they all fall over.

Gotta love a film that actually gets more interesting with repeated viewings. Many of the details reveal as so subtle that I find myself in awe of the quality of the production. 

Friday the 13th: Part III

Well, the 3-D effects were lame, but it still delivered some good scares, which is what you want from a Friday the 13th film.

coincidentally this video just released, give it a listen.

The Thing is another one I have to watch. Original and remake!