Cast
There wasn't much genuine emotion to be found, especially not from Kurt Russell's perpetually-hammered R.J. MacReady. There were only 12 real characters, and none of them were developed enough to be very interesting. For example: why was Clark so attached to the dogs, or just what the hell was Childs' problem?
Story
My dad and I decided to point out just how many errors we could find in the plot. There were A LOT. Enough plot holes to drive a couple of spaceships through. Speaking of spaceships, what the hell? The premise doesn't make any sense, and there's hardly any backstory. It would have been great if John Carpenter had decided to go further with exploring how humans react in a crisis situation, but unfortunately he didn't do that.
Visual Effects
Obviously there have been countless advances in the special effects field since this movie was made, but the effects were excellent for the time. I think they were right up there with those from "The Fly (1985)" - which I'll have to re-watch and review later. The film definitely had its gruesome moments, like the scene where Dr. Copper tries to revive Norris...oh lord. That's pretty much all I can say about that. And the crawling spider-head-thing, yikes. The gratuitous use of flamethrowers and flares was pretty awesome too.
Stand-Out Moments
1. "I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!" Oh my God, almost died laughing! Some of the best (possibly) unintentional comedy I've ever heard!
2. The fact that the Dog-Thing is credited on IMDB and had a name. His name was Jed.
Overall Thoughts
Completely and utterly bizarre, but not bad. I was scratching my head for most of the movie, but eventually I just gave up on all logic and let myself enjoy it. It certainly had its moments.
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