I liked this movie. It took advantage of the information from the 1982 movie and from The Thing game that came later. You can even recognize some of the map layout from that wasn't in the original. The special effects were there and the movie still had its spookiness to some regard. The acting is what it is. The leading lady wasn't strong enough. She was too nice. That was the directors fault. She didn't do bad. She just wasn't as strong as the lead character in the 1982 version. There was no sense of urgency there. Overall though the movie held together quite well so I didn't feel like I wasted any money and alot of people will want to see the original. The original thing is the stuff of legend so you know they had alot to live up to. Some of the things this movie did right were the in the ending so don't leave when the credits start rolling.