The Thing (2011)

Originally posted by Esau Cairn
Too many flame throwers!

What's the deal with ice stations always having an abundance of these things?!?

Yeah, they need to stick to spray cans and lighters.

Should leave this franchise alone. Nothing will come close to being nearly as good as Carpenters.

This is just another unnecessary remake. This film is going to be nothing more than updated CGI/effects with bad acting from new and unheard of actors.

I'll pass.

And its a remake because??

i don't remember norweigen's helping out Kurt Russell's character in John Carpenters movie.

this prequel should have been a subtitled norwegian film
norwegian cast and crew and norwegian base

the ending should have been two survivors who get in a helicopter to chase down the thing who is in dog form, once they get a visual the credits start to roll and ennio morricone score starts to play as we watch them attempt to shoot the dog

the camera then pans up and shows the base from carpenters thing in distance and fade to black 😄

Originally posted by GRIMNIR
this prequel should have been a subtitled norwegian film
norwegian cast and crew and norwegian base

the ending should have been two survivors who get in a helicopter to chase down the thing who is in dog form, once they get a visual the credits start to roll and ennio morricone score starts to play as we watch them attempt to shoot the dog

the camera then pans up and shows the base from carpenters thing in distance and fade to black 😄

I believe most of those things are present in the film. Norwegian director, largely Norwegian cast (except for a few of the leads), some characters who don't speak English, etc.

Looks nigh on shot for shot identical to the superior 'original (yes I know the JC version was a remake!) -- even with the lovely MEW, this is a pass for me.

I really think they should've renamed the movie instead of using "The Thing" too many people think its a remake because of that....

Originally posted by Impediment
This is just another unnecessary remake. This film is going to be nothing more than updated CGI/effects with bad acting from new and unheard of actors.

I'll pass.

exactly,same here.

So...this prequel to the thing...is called the thing...

Yeah what i pretty much summed up.

I just got back from seeing it, and I think fans of the original John Carpenter film will not be disappointed. For broad appeal to non-fans, though, that may be it's weakness, as the film is a prequel that functions like an autopsy of what was suggested by the previous film.

But there are some new things to discover. And don't leave once the credits get started.

Does it end with a dog running off and the norweigians chasing it?

Originally posted by roughrider
I just got back from seeing it, and I think fans of the original John Carpenter film will not be disappointed. For broad appeal to non-fans, though, that may be it's weakness, as the film is a prequel that functions like an autopsy of what was suggested by the previous film.

But there are some new things to discover. And don't leave once the credits get started.

Originally posted by Kazenji
Does it end with a dog running off and the norweigians chasing it?

A dog is involved with the story, yes. 😉

Watched it Tuesday and loved it. Critics were upset that it was nothing original, but it captured the essence of Carpenter's, and that was enough for me as a fan of the 1982 version. They do a good job leading into the 1982 version as well. Was it better than the 1982 version? No. But that is not enough reason to pan it as the critics did.

Slightly above expectations. Nothing special but I wasn't expecting anything special either.

another pitiful remake this time a remake of a remake that bombed on opening weekend.

I still haven't seen the original. Definitely gonna do that before I see this. The original looks waaaaaayyy better..

yeah i havent either and yeah it does look a lot better.