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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Chronicle

Full Hollywood production meets the found footage genre.

This one is done quite well with minimal shaky cam and plenty of well written excuses for some elegant camera work. Also some very impressive special effects which you don’t usually see much of in the found footage stuff.

I didn’t really know what this one was about before I watched it and I think that made it more enjoyable so won’t say what it’s about. It’s a decent flick though, well worth a watch. It felt close to greatness but never actually quite got there.

7/10
 
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