The Thing

The Thing is the newest movie in the franchise to come out. Now, there was a lot of confusion as to whether or not this was a prequel or a remake of John Carpenter's The Thing. I can confidently say that this is a prequel. The film takes place in a Norwegian camp not far from the American base in the 1982 film. The main protagonist is Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) an American paleontologist who is asked to go to the Norwegian camp to help study a discovery they have made. This "discovery" turns out to be....well,something.....

The Thing is probably the best science fiction movie that I have seen all year. The acting was great on all parts and the writing was very good. Most of all I liked the blended story that this prequel had. I could see overt references to John Carpenter's The Thing, but I could also detect subtle allusions to one of the greatest science fiction movies, 1951's The Thing From Another World. The story of how they discovered the thing and how certain members of the group reacted towards it reminded me of the 1951 film.

The only complaint that I have with this movie is that the thing was completely CGI. At times the CG monster looked great, but at others it would seem almost cartoon-ish in the way it appeared. This lack of realistic look sort of made it scary, but not as scary as the 1982 monster.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed The Thing. If you have the chance you should definitely...

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