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Originally Posted by ImmortalSlasher
A fairly pointless prequel, reboot, or remake. I was watching it in the background On Demand recently. I think if you've never heard of the original The Thing you might think the 2011 version is a good movie. All the actors are fine in it. But there is the original which is a perfect movie.
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Very true. I watched it with my undivided attention, and it's a mildly entertaining escape film. The cinematography is nice looking and effective. The general plot and setting are primo. So it's hard to screw this up. But both The Thing (1982) especially, and even Thing From Another World (1951), cast a long shadow over this film, and the fans were not happy with how shallow this was. And really, actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead, as Kate Lloyd, does such a great job, she saves this film... to the mild level it reaches. The film lost money (Budget: $35 mil, Boxoffice $32). As we see so often, it was a missed opportunity.