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This is essentially the same movie as the 1982 Thing, only with better creature effects - which makes it a better movie overall, in my opinion. For me the biggest draws of the 1982 The Thing was the gruesome creature effects and the sense of unease and paranoia the alien creature creates among the survivors in a hostile polar environment - I could care less about what a badass Kurt Russel was. Similarly I don't really care about how the main protagonist of the 2011 movie compares to Russell - the actress does a good enough job without standing out as the next Ellen Ripley. Creature effects, gruesome deaths and pervading aura of dread are what make or break a movie like this, and the 2011 The Thing excels in all three. Unfortunately there is an extended scene towards the end that is your basic modern sci-fi blockbuster cliche, but thankfully it doesn't last too long. The final scenes of this film dovetail nicely with the start of the 1982 The Thing. Sure, there's nothing original here - this movie is a remake/prequel of 1982's The Thing which itself was a remake of a 1951 movie which got its story from a 1938 novella. It's familiar sci-fi/horror schlock, but it's well made schlock with some genuinely gruesome special effects that made me feel like a 14 year old playing Doom for the first time seeing a Cacodemon explode into a mess of brains and intestines. 4/5
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| # ¿ Nov 25, 2011 07:43 |
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| # ¿ May 25, 2013 10:36 |
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