The Thing
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- MrTrivet22 september 2025It turned out better than I expected. A solid prequel to the 1982 classic, it tries to creatively expand the lore established in the original. From my perspective, those were huge shoes to fill - I love the original - but in many moments, I could still feel the same icy, claustrophobic, and unsettling atmosphere. The acting is strong; the cast brings to life characters that really draw you into the dark world of the Antarctic station. The CGI effects are fine and work, but they lack the brutal, grotesque quality that the practical effects in the original had, which was probably my biggest expectation. I don’t want to sound like I’m whining that things were better before, but those kinds of effects just aren’t made anymore. Overall, the film maintains a consistent, dark mood and delivers several genuinely effective moments of horror. While it doesn’t match the original classic, I consider it worth watching - especially if you want to see how the story of such an iconic horror can be creatively expanded.
- Vincent Reggiannini9 oktober 2025Where John Carpenter’s movie dripped with tension and the psychology of paranoia this film is glazed with corporate by-the-numbers nonsense. It’s not scary, it’s not stylish and it is just not interesting. The only things worthy of watching are the call-outs to Carpenter’s masterpiece.
- Zokkiie30 september 2025It isn’t bad at all — it’s got some tense moments, solid atmosphere, and cool practical/CGI mix, even if the CGI hasn’t aged perfectly. It doesn’t hit the same heights as its predecessor, but it works as a creepy little monster flick in its own right. Honestly feels underrated for what it is.
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The Thing was released on 12 oktober 2011.
The Thing was directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr..
The Thing has a runtime of 1 u, 43 m.
The Thing was produced by Marc Abraham, Eric Newman.
Kate Lloyd is een Amerikaanse doctoraal studente die zich aansluit bij een Noors onderzoeksteam dat in Antarctica een gigantisch buitenaards ruimteschip heeft ontdekt. Ze vinden een fossiel in het ijs en graven het uit. Maar wanneer het organisme weet los te breken, wordt het team geteisterd door een mysterieuze en bloederige aanvallen.
The key characters in The Thing are Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Carter (Joel Edgerton), Dr. Sander Halvorson (Ulrich Thomsen).
The Thing is rated 16.
The Thing is a Horror, Sciencefiction, Mysterie film.
The Thing has an audience rating of 4.3 out of 10.
The Thing had a budget of US$ 35 mln..
The Thing has made US$ 31,5 mln. at the box office.