The Thing (2011)

If you haven’t seen John Carpenters original “The Thing” then this will work in your favour when watching this modern prequel. When you take on making a successor to such a brilliant and classic original then you’re either James Cameron or bound for failure... and obviously this one was not directed by James Cameron.

The best element on the original was the tension built in knowing who was infected and who wasn’t. The new film tried to replicate this but kind of felt like it was just going through the motions.

The new movie kept true to the monster effects of the original which are now quite dated and a bit silly, using CGI instead to quite good use and to some really good detail.

Overall there was no way this movie could live up to expectations, doomed to fail... but it was a decent attempt at least and worth a watch.

SCORE: 6/10
 
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