The Thing (2011) (2 Discs) (With Bonus Digital Copy) (Blu-ray)

This is a fantastic prequel to John carpenters original classic from the 80s, a pleasant surprise for horror fans, an excellent beginning to the story and it keeps well with the original too with beautifully shot locations and sets and very cool visual effects, the creature looks amazing in every form it takes and there is buckets of gore for those who like it. The movie ends where the original starts and even has some of the same score that John carpenter wrote, this is great horror on a good budget and a worthy purchase!!

You know what I loved about the original 1982 John Carpanter's classic was the theme tune BO... BO-BO....BO-BO.
The good thing about This Thing, not that Thing but the new thing is it's a prequel to the old Thing, so the new thing is set before the old Thing that was infact a remake of a older Thing....... if you follow me. So you don't have had to have seen the other Things to have seen this Thing.
The same tension of the 1982 Thing is present as it plays up on the whole anti-trust as the Thing thaws from it's icey tomb to kill and duplicate any of the scientist on the antarctic station. like the 1982 Thing this Thing is also set in the early 80's and mostly is a success with the retro feeling, but unlike The Thing this Thing uses CGI, some is very good, but also some does look fake and resembles something from Resident Evil. The Thing about the 1982 Thing was the brilliant use of make-up and puppets it gave us something real to look at and I guess the 1982 Thing has a leg up over this Thing.
But the film is faithful to it's 1982 movie and has great moments of suspense with a fantastic closing sequence that leaves this Thing with the opening to that Thing. This is a very good prequel that has full respect to the original Thing.... that was set after this Thing.
and if your a fan of The Thing you should definatly see this Thing.
On a down side I can see confusion when renting or purchasing this Thing, you'll end up ringing the supplier complaining that they sent you The Thing but not The Thing,, but the other Thing, you wanted The Thing but not this Thing.... The wrong Thing, and also it would look confusing in you DVD/ Blue ray collection having both The Thing 1982 and The Thing 2011 that's set in 1982...... It's a funny old thing.
See if you like......
The Thing ( not this thing but the other Thing)
Alien.
Aliens.
Frozen.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Assault on Precinct 13.

this, in my humble opinion, is the best prequel ever made, the story is along the lines of the original, once it gets started . I was excited about predators and was very happy, but this was unbelievable. I know it's not a sequel but hats off to the director and actors, amazing. and the CGI was as perfect as the Special effects in the original. amazing movie, the end rolls into the original perfectly. if you watched them on a media player and they played on to the next file it would look like a part one and 2 of the same movie. Did I say it was unbelievable enough times.
to conclude, amazing movie, a must for the collection, I will be waiting for the twin pack of the first and second movie in the form of a triple play, as I'm sure it will come out eventually, I'm a sucker for a box set.

The original was 'The Thing From Another World' made in 1951. This looks very good, and of course is the prequel to the 1982 version with Kurt Russell. This 2011 version takes place at the Norwegian Base, which was at the beginning of the 1982 version when Kurt Russell and his colleagues went to the Norwegian base.

This prequel is good as a stand alone film but the last 15 mins leads right up to the 1982 version and you need to watch that right after watching this film.I was surprised with this film when i heard they were making a prequel my heart missed a beat and i thought god no but it is one of the best.1 slight little point i do have is you dont see them blowing up the ice to reveal the space craft so you do go in the next one well who blow up the ice.