A box office disappointment from 1982, John Carpenter's "The Thing" sent critics fleeing for the hills with it's very gory, and very detailed effects. Still held up to this day as an example of why practical effects stand up over time action movie reviews far better than CGI, most other life lessons you could (blog post) learn from this film.. (blog post) are best not followed. Unless you like jail time, I suppose.
Source: The Thing Movie Review - Decker Shado