Maybe not quite as sophisticated as say The Thing but man oh man, John Carpenter just has the juice. That guy knew how to cook up a good time at the pictures
A few bits of jankiness, especially in the first half (Martin Lawson is, uh, not entirely working for me) but once it's going it's really going. Generally a pretty charismatic ensemble. Tony Burton was my fave, love all his scenes. An all-timer shoot-out. A cracking score. John Carpenter!! He is that guy!!