There are films that are so good that, due to the emotional response you receive as a viewer, you never forget the first time you experience them.
The Thing is one of those films!
As a 15 year old, watching The Thing on a rented (may have been a bootleg) VCR tape in 1984 was a sublime, awe-inspiring and mind-blowing affair. The edge of the seat drama, the melodic soundtrack and, oh my, the special effects! Effects so good, so well done, I had to watch and then watch again just to take them all in.
It really is hard to describe the joy I experienced that day. I felt like I had watched something that would change my life. The adrenaline I had pumping through my system by the end was amazing.
I didn't know it at the time, I didn't really understand it, but I had just watched a film where all the people working on it were at the top of their game. I tip my hat to them all.
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There are films that are so good that, due to the emotional response you receive as a viewer, you never forget the first time you experience them.
The Thing is one of those films!
As a 15 year old, watching The Thing on a rented (may have been a bootleg) VCR tape in 1984 was a sublime, awe-inspiring and mind-blowing affair. The edge of the seat drama, the melodic soundtrack and, oh my, the special effects! Effects so good, so well done, I had to watch and then watch again just to take them all in.
It really is hard to describe the joy I experienced that day. I felt like I had watched something that would change my life. The adrenaline I had pumping through my system by the end was amazing.
I didn't know it at the time, I didn't really understand it, but I had just watched a film where all the people working on it were at the top of their game. I tip my hat to them all.