The Thing (2011)
I am not ashamed and afraid to admit that the first reason I watched this flick was I am such a die-hard fan of the original back in 1982, second reason I am a big horror freak, and third I just admire so much director John Carpenter's work. Amidst an ocean of horror sequels, prequels, and remakes, I say it from the top of a mountain that this is one of the best if not the best horror prequel/remake that Hollywood has produced so far, " it is one of the better efforts, considerably stronger than Friday the 13th, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Hitcher, The Last House On The Left and Rupert Wainwright's god awful remake of Carpenter's The Fog" says Jamie Graham of Total Film review. This movies has a very good cast, a tight script, great direction by Dutch first-time director Matthijs van Heijningen, and super CG effects that really impress more than repel and a truly loyal and tribute-like to the gory effects and splatter imagination that were present in the original motion picture that were beautifully executed by Rob Bottin. The only thing this movie lacked was a sense of suspense, clearly evident in Carpenter's version is utter tension from the first scene of the helicopter chasing the dog, this one however just strolled right through the butter of the story and showed it like it is, the events of the story, the creatures, the pure horror kind could truly please any horror fan but surely it will distract the audience from the lack of suspense.
If you're in for a horror night, this picture serves up a nice junky horror treat. Enjoy!
I am not ashamed and afraid to admit that the first reason I watched this flick was I am such a die-hard fan of the original back in 1982, second reason I am a big horror freak, and third I just admire so much director John Carpenter's work. Amidst an ocean of horror sequels, prequels, and remakes, I say it from the top of a mountain that this is one of the best if not the best horror prequel/remake that Hollywood has produced so far, " it is one of the better efforts, considerably stronger than Friday the 13th, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Hitcher, The Last House On The Left and Rupert Wainwright's god awful remake of Carpenter's The Fog" says Jamie Graham of Total Film review. This movies has a very good cast, a tight script, great direction by Dutch first-time director Matthijs van Heijningen, and super CG effects that really impress more than repel and a truly loyal and tribute-like to the gory effects and splatter imagination that were present in the original motion picture that were beautifully executed by Rob Bottin. The only thing this movie lacked was a sense of suspense, clearly evident in Carpenter's version is utter tension from the first scene of the helicopter chasing the dog, this one however just strolled right through the butter of the story and showed it like it is, the events of the story, the creatures, the pure horror kind could truly please any horror fan but surely it will distract the audience from the lack of suspense.
If you're in for a horror night, this picture serves up a nice junky horror treat. Enjoy!