The Thing-Prequel 2011

Did you see the original from I believe the late 80's with Kurt Russell in it? That one was really good. This new version...it wasn't nearly as good as they just put in far far to much violent, grossness stuff. So much it over played the theme of the story I thought. THese days they put in so much (supposed) action and special effects that it just drains the life out of a movie. Almost like you forget what was going on just before the action to the point, the action isn't even plot related...just alot of gross, violence stuff. Like you said...it was awful. But that original one with Kurt in it...the plot was there, is had it's bit of special effects for the moster "thing"...but it wasn't so gross it overpowered the whole story and you could sit through the movie without being grossed out. That is what I don't like about movies these days..they are remaking everything and make them so violent, gross and all that, that they aren't even good. I just watched on last night called "The Hunted"...half way through it...I said to my husband...."this is a "remake" of Rambo...same plot...just a ton more blood, guts and gore to it! But it was Rambo, all over again.

no i dont go in for the unbelievable monster things. bu i do love Dexter!! hes the man! i went back to paying for showtime again in hopes of catching the next. because of how the finally ended. i guess i can hardly wait i dont know how far you are on Dexter so i wont say about it but the seasons finally was unbelievable. I mean it was breath holding. shame on them for ending like that and makeing us wait so long!!!

nope havent yet but I will love scary!

Wasn't that movie a trip??? It was so freaky! I wasn't expecting it to be that good..it was a remake of an older version. I hadn't seen the older version but I bet it is just as good..maybe not special graphics wise but I am always disappointed with remakes it seems.

Thanks for the insight. I'd like to watch this movie but haven't yet.

The movie scares you and what comes to my mind is that in real life maybe there is still other creature/creatures in our world that exists but is not yet discovered. In my opinion I am going to watch the movie because it helps you widen your knowledge though it"s scary and think of new things or rather predict what will happen on the coming years.

I haven't seen it. I don't think that's really my sort of "scary" movie, and I'm certain that it's one that my boyfriend wouldn't watch. I tend to gravitate more toward foreign horror films, and my boyfriend tends to gravitate away from all horror films.

I saw when this movie came out but I thought it was a re-make and not a prequel. I read the original story by John Campbell (Who Goes There, written in 1938) years ago and I thought that Carpenter's movie was closer to the original story than the '50's movie which seemed rather silly. In that movie the alien was a sort of humanoid vegetable both in his biology and in his seeming lack of intelligence. But it was James Arness's first movie.

i like this..it is well executed..well directed and written.. even though its not by John Carpenter..but it feels so like him...