The Thing

Ok, I have been watching Carpenter's version since 1982. Saw it at the theatre and fell in love with it from the start, but always wondered what happened to the Norwegians that started all of the drama... Went to see this pre-qual in the theatre's last year and was blown away by their attention to detail in tieing the two events together! Told my wife that as soon as this comes out on blue-ray, I'm buying it and watching BOTH films back to back to get the full experience. Well, I just did this last night and let me tell you, it was AWESOME!!!! They did such a good job on this film!!! And the extra features really help to explain some old questions from the original film.If you loved the Carpenter version, you'll love this version!!! Be sure to watch them back to back, it's GREAT!!!! Hope they come out with a sequal next!!!! COOL!!!10/07/2015 - UPDATE to this review:Just last night I once again watched this PREQUEL and immediately put in Carpenter's 1982 original. Every time I do this, it's a totally amazing experience! I'm still blown away at the GREAT JOB these folks did in creating the prequel! Some have stated that they wished they had not used CG etc. etc. etc. Well, first, it's important to know that in fact they mostly used highly sophisticated props. They only used CG to enhance certain areas where it simply made more sense to do so. I'd have to say that 80% of creature creations are props and NOT CG, based on the behind the scenes footage that comes with this disc. What really amazes me is that they used REAL flamethrowers! If anything probably should've been CG from a safety perspective, it probably should've been this area. BUT, as the creators state, CG flames suck! LOL!! So, there you have it ;) Also, lets face it, only old school people want to see analog. In order to keep in the running and make some $, the majority of the crowd that would go see a film like this today were not even born in 1982! So, from that perspective, you have to understand the business side of showbiz... However, it's clear that they tried to use as little CG as they could, and for that I thank them greatly, coming from an old school dude like myself ;) I think their job on the FX was high quality and superior in craftsmanship. The creature makers were of the level of Rick Baker, Dick Smith, Tom Sevini, etc. SUPER professionals and craftsmen!I can totally see them do a sequel to these 2 films now, if they wanted to. They could tie in the girl from the prequel to the "frozen" corpses at the USA site... etc... totally can see this happening, and it would be correct if you think about it. And in truth, they could potentially even use the original actors from 82, cause those guys really have held up pretty well over the years ;) Could simply "Thing" one of them from the start, and move on to new characters ;) Hope they do!

Without a doubt the best prequel I've ever seen.I just watched this one first, and am now watching The Thing (1982) as I type this. It ABSOLUTELY ends where The Thing (1982) begins. The job they did with the accuracy of the camp was like previous reviewers said. I think it’s perfect. Both movies are not comedy horror, they are pure horror, and so very well done. Both movies have smart characters, with enough curiosity to get them well into trouble.It’s not campy, not low budget, but just plain excellence.The Thing (1982) with Kurt Russell was one of my all-time favorite movies when it first came out. I wore out the first disk and had to buy it again.I'm a female, and one of the things I enjoyed about the The Thing (1982), was the fact that there were "no" brain dead women in it, no "T & A" distractions, just plain horror.The female actress in The Thing 2011, was very very good. She wasn't some silly woman who was afraid to break a nail, and she took matters into her own hands when necessary.I was so excited to come across this 2011 prequel tonight. I had NO idea it even existed. I just happened to find it by accident as I was thinking of buying The Thing (1982) and watch it again streaming, while adding it to my Amazon movie collection. You're reviews are great, it made me purchase this movie no hesitation whatsoever.I highly recommend watching this first before you watch The Thing (1982) and grab your drink, turn out the lights, put the kids to bed, have NO distractions and completely enjoy both movies back to back. Best money spent in a very long time for me on Amazon.I don't know if John Carpenter was involved in this movie, but if not, he should be so proud they did such a great job, where he left off.Enjoy!