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# The Thing

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## Description

It's not human. Yet. From the producers of Dawn of the Dead comes the chilling prelude to John Carpenter's cult classic film. When paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.

Review: A new experience of Carpenter's "The Thing" - I saw Carpenter's "The Thing" back in the 80's when it first came out and it immediately became a favorite for me, after all, it's a classic. Last night for a Halloween double feature I first watched this 2011 prequel (which I'd never seen) and then the '80's original. The '80's horror film aesthetic recreation in 2011 was perfect, brilliant conceptually and in production and even characterization. And thanks to excellent editing and the film maker's great sense for continuity the films fit together seamlessly. The action at the end of the 2011 prequel perfectly recreates and sets the scene for the '80's film story to pick up. But what a different experience of Carpenter's '81 film with having the 2011 prequel coming into it. The opening of Carpenter's movie leans heavily on viewer confusion as we're presented with action without context (shooting at and trying to kill a fleeing dog from a helicopter) that violates our natural morality and so makes no sense to us. Of course this is key to the whole plot of Carpenter's movie as we discover along with the station crew just what was going on. Replacing that initial viewer confusion with foreknowledge from the previous film chapter of just how that dog came to be out there being shot at and chased by a helicopter, and what must then inevitably follow takes nothing away from Carpenter's epic film. Instead it creates an entirely new twist to to the experience, curiously effective despite the fact of already being quite familiar with the plot.
Review: Wow, just blew me away, and is the best prequel I've ever seen. I ABSOLUTELY recommend this! Watch The Thing (1982) first! - 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 desertcart 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 desertcart. 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!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Contributor | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christian Olsen, Eric Newman, Joel Edgerton, Marc Abraham, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matthijs van Heijningen, Trond Espen Seim, Ulrich Thomsen Contributor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christian Olsen, Eric Newman, Joel Edgerton, Marc Abraham, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matthijs van Heijningen, Trond Espen Seim, Ulrich Thomsen See more |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 11,504 Reviews |
| Format | AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen |
| Genre | Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Mystery & Suspense/Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Initial release date | 2012-01-31 |
| Language | English |

## Product Details

- **Genre:** Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Suspense/Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense
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- **Initial release date:** 2012-01-31
- **Language:** English

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A new experience of Carpenter's "The Thing"
*by M***O on November 1, 2025*

I saw Carpenter's "The Thing" back in the 80's when it first came out and it immediately became a favorite for me, after all, it's a classic. Last night for a Halloween double feature I first watched this 2011 prequel (which I'd never seen) and then the '80's original. The '80's horror film aesthetic recreation in 2011 was perfect, brilliant conceptually and in production and even characterization. And thanks to excellent editing and the film maker's great sense for continuity the films fit together seamlessly. The action at the end of the 2011 prequel perfectly recreates and sets the scene for the '80's film story to pick up. But what a different experience of Carpenter's '81 film with having the 2011 prequel coming into it. The opening of Carpenter's movie leans heavily on viewer confusion as we're presented with action without context (shooting at and trying to kill a fleeing dog from a helicopter) that violates our natural morality and so makes no sense to us. Of course this is key to the whole plot of Carpenter's movie as we discover along with the station crew just what was going on. Replacing that initial viewer confusion with foreknowledge from the previous film chapter of just how that dog came to be out there being shot at and chased by a helicopter, and what must then inevitably follow takes nothing away from Carpenter's epic film. Instead it creates an entirely new twist to to the experience, curiously effective despite the fact of already being quite familiar with the plot.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow, just blew me away, and is the best prequel I've ever seen. I ABSOLUTELY recommend this! Watch The Thing (1982) first!
*by N***T on July 25, 2015*

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!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not great, but not at all bad, either.
*by C***N on August 21, 2014*

As a HUGE fan of the John Carpenter film by the same name, I was interested to see this movie, if for no other reason than to find out the details of what happened prior to the Thing's arrival at the American base, but wasn't expecting much from it otherwise. After all, we've all seen how Hollywood can take a great idea and reduce it to 2 hours of pointless drivel. Having read a number of reviews for this film, both positive and negative, I was set to dislike it. The biggest negative points I read were how stupidly the Thing behaved in comparison to the methodical cunning of Carpenter's creature, how fast it transformed in relation to the original, and that the plot moved too fast and made little sense. The attack in the helicopter was a pretty idiotic move, and Carpenter's creature would never have attacked the entire group in the open, preferring instead to pick them off and assimilate them one by one when alone with them. But perhaps, as this was it's first encounter with humans, it realized its mistakes and adopted a different approach in its next encounter. As far as its speed, I saw little difference between this movie and the first. The dog-thing transformed in less than a minute, the mouth in Norris' belly opened instantaneously, and Palmer transformed in a matter of seconds. Also, Carpenter's Thing moved very quickly at times, and tended to shoot out tentacles as well. I also found few flaws in the plotline and wasn't disappointed by the pacing at all; though it could have been drawn out a little more to increase the tension and suspense, it still worked just fine. If I didn't get the same sense of isolation and fear as I did from the 1982 version, that can be chalked up to the fact that I already knew what was going to happen. My biggest question is, if the alien ship was so apparently undamaged that it could be fired up in minutes, why did the creature leave in the first place? Otherwise, I found little to dislike in the storyline, though the 1982 movie showed the Norwegians using Thermite charges to uncover the ship, and showed no evidence of any tunnel leading to it. Those are minor flaws in my opinion however. All in all, while not the cinematic masterpiece Carpenter directed, it was far from bad. It's worth watching at least once, particularly for fans of the original. (And yes, I know that Carpenter's version wasn't technically the original, but in my opinion, The Thing From Another World was so completely different that 1982's The Thing is basically its own movie).

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