The Thing
United States, Canada
2011
Color
2.35:1
English, Norwegian
Synopsis
At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson (Ulrich Thomsen). While Dr. Halvorson keeps to his research, Kate partners with Sam Carter (Joel Edgerton), a helicopter pilot, to pursue the alien life form. –IMDb
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Tom Barnard
16May13
About as good as I could've hoped/expected. Not really worthy of all the negative reviews, and a notch above "average horror flick." At least it isn't boring, and I for one liked how well it paired with the original.
Scotch
10Dec12
Saved by a mix of nostalgia for the 1951 original (to which this is a sort-of remake) and the 1982 film (to which this is a sort-of prequel), and some clever puppetry. I wish it pushed its self-awareness a little harder (I loved that it played with the Black-guy-always-dies-first horror stereotype – though, unfortunately, he still dies eventually. But then so does most everyone).
gloryofistanbul
4Nov12
While not perfect and not as good as the original this prequel measures up well
Hazel Cills
11Aug12
My biggest concern with this movie was whether or not the alien mutations would be good/if they were created entirely with CGI. Though they ARE CGI-created (from what I can tell) they are just as freakish as the mutations showcased in Carpenter's. It wasn't the best movie but it wasn't horrible. I honestly just wanted to see people turn into alien freaks. I definitely got that.
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By meancreek on April 8, 2012
As a precursor to John Carpenter’s 1982 classic of the same name, there’s always going to be a lot to live up to. Carpenter’s classic is one of the most terrifying treats in the history of cinema… read review
Pretty much the modern take on the classic sci-fi tale, with some paranoia thrown in to emulate the modern fear of terrorists
By Henrik Schunk on January 13, 2012
Does exactly what it says on the can and is pretty much what you would expect from the remake/prequel of the previous The Thing films within the context of contemporary cinema. Drop a dozen of people… read review
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