"J.C.'s The Thing is NOT a movie I can watch easily. There are things in it that move me to the point of revulsion. If it's on and I'm NOT in the mood I cannot watch it. The original on the other hand I will watch over and over again with glee."

Agreed about Carpenter's THE THING --- and THATS why I said I CANNOT EAT anything while this film is playing --- especially during the spider head sequence.

"Don't get me wrong, the remake is an amazing film, but it's a little too amazing in the gore category if you catch my drift."

It was a landmark in special effects makeup technology for the time --- I did an interview with Rob Bottin, special effects coordinator for the film for Home Theater magazine once, and the WORK that went into this film --- chronicled in the extra features on the DVD --- was just exhaustively awesome.