The Thing

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The M The story takes place in the events of the Norwegian camp as seen in John Carpenters The Thing. The story is self explained but seemed unnecessary considering the success of the impact occurred in The Thing. Granted it has CGI and some of the effects that can spur some interest but it doesn't match the same success as John Carpenters vision, the prequel doesn't add anything different or as exciting, even the main female role character mentions why is she doing there when the exhibition crew has everything and staff to pursue the discovery. The fact that majority of the characters arnt exactly Norwegian nor native just divers away from the story. Fans of John Carpenters will likely not see this as close of vision in comparison or even stand alone but it has some feel to it but unnecessary as a prequel. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/18/24 Full Review Suzanne M First, I admit that have never seen the 1982 version of this movie, and perhaps that’s a good thing based on how many other reviewers panned this version because it didn’t live up to the first one. However, I enjoyed it and think it’s great as a stand alone film! As a huge fan of “Aliens” (2nd in series), I noticed quite a few parallels between it and this movie which may have had an impact on how much I liked the movie. I’m a bit of a cynic when it comes to “monster” movies, because the monsters usually aren’t really monstrous, but this one was truly horrifying because it was so realistic and believable! Also, it was action packed and filled with enough shocks that I took a little breather about halfway through. All in all, I feel completely comfortable recommending this to anyone who loved “Aliens” and who loves horror movies. But if you’re a big fan of the 1982 movie, you might be too disappointed to see its strength! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/11/24 Full Review Audience Member This is a fantastic prequel to one of my favorite horror movies of all time . We get to see what happens at the Norwegian camp. Seeing iconic scenes that show up later in the John Carpenter The Thing. Marco Belatrami score is great and using John Carpenter score. I love this movie so much because of all the setup and some of the scenes from the thing are crazy. 10/10 EPIC FANTASTIC movie that needs to get more love if you love the original The Thing . Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Emilliano Jr S Outstanding visual effects but still has no match from the 80's classic. I love also the twist at the end Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Marcus E This movie is fine. Some bad cgi but It pretty much just gives you more The Thing. I would say that most of the characters are great. The ending kind of sucks but It is definitely worth the watch if you like the previous movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review Antonio U This is my third watching of the prequel, The Thing, and having not seeing it in a few years, I have to say, THIS WAS A GREAT TIME. I guess everyone has an opinion, but there is way too much unnecessary hate for this movie. Yes, there is CGI, what modern sci-fi movie doesn't use it? I think most people missed the point which is, this alien is able to morph in fantastically morbid ways, and a good way (read: not only way) to do this is with CGI. Sure, I would have enjoyed more practical effects, but this movie does have many, just not as many as the original, which is understood given that the original was filmed in the 1980's. In this prequel they tried to really use their imagination to the fullest to show you the grossest craziest visuals possible, and I believe they delivered. It didn't look bad to me, just looked imaginative and freaky. I immersed myself in the movie and when I did so, fully enjoyed the movie, jumping out of my seat a couple of times, then marveling at the brain that thought of what I just saw. I kept thinking, the critics hated this movie, so I should too right? I guess I have bad taste, cause I really enjoyed this movie and look forward to watching it again in a few years come Halloween. BTW, I have The Thing (1982) on 4K UHD BR and The Thing (2011) on BR. Watched them both back to back. Good times. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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