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The Thing - Best Sci-fi Horror Movie in Years!
PostedOctober 26, 2011
ChanceTavius
from Los Angeles, CA
I highly recommend seeing this film, if only because it is an original horror film - not a remake - and it didn't involve ghosts or children, or ghosts who are children, or ghosts coming after children...also, there was no dancing.
These filmmakers paid close attention to the 1982 original and invented new conventions so that they didn't repeat moments from the 1982 film. It’s incredible to think that they only had the burned out shell of the Norwegian camp set as seen in the original to build this story around.
The ending during the credits used footage from the original, so it blends in perfectly; I can't wait to do a double feature on Blu-ray!
The pacing was fast compared to the original, which I think spoke not only to the filmmakers knowing today's audience, but it helped grow the story, too. If we take this as the prequel it is, then the Thing learned to be more subtle at the American camp based on what happened at the Norwegian one.
The cast was great; Mary Elizabeth Winstead especially. Don't believe the critics who are panning this movie (they hated the original one, too) or the ones who say it's an unnecessary story. Again, I disagree because it fleshes (no pun intended) out the story in a fantastic way and adds greater dimension to the world of the Thing. Nothing wrong with that!
I saw it twice because going in armed with who's who makes you look at each actor's performance again for the subtleties you missed the first time.
Totally worth the price of admission!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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