The Thing is about a group of scientists in Antarctica who are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that is slowly killing the scientists off only to take their form.
I personally think that The Thing is a lot like Predator. Here's why:
Even though there are scenes of action throughout the film, you wouldn't call it an action movie. There are moments throughout the film where the tension keeps building until it snaps like a guitar string getting tightened.
Both The Thing and Predator focus on the hunt from the perspective of the prey. That's why it is more of a thriller/horror movie than an action movie because of how well-crafted the tension was.
The visuals in this movie are incredibly well-crafted. Since this was made in the 1980's, this was before when every film was filled with and abundance of CGI. All of the visuals were hand-made and it clearly looks like a lot of time was invested into making them look nothing short of spectacular. Without giving away any spoilers, there is a scene when the monster bites off one of the scientists' hands in one of the goriest and craziest ways possible. My jaw dropped watching that for the first time.
The film also captures the human element of the film. All of the actors give great, paranoid performances that felt very realistic for the situation they're in.
Final Report: The Thing is an intense, claustrophobic, paranoia inducing sci-fi horror film with visuals that hold up better than the visuals of some more recent films.
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