The horror thriller starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead follows a team of explo.rers who journey to the isolated Arctic outpost to investigate an alien ship buried in ice. Unfortunately they discovered an organism which will pose a threat to humanity and be their worst nightmare
Since Heijningen already had dibs on The Thing's hallowed name, he didn't even bother trying to conjure any of its slow-burning suspense or claustrophobic vibe.
It's not rocket science, but The Thing does offer solid cheap thrills for the slick gore crowd, proving once again: Horror doesn't have to be horrible.
There's just no sense of dread in this "Thing," no notion that these people are truly at the edge of the world, with nowhere to escape and no one to trust.
Efficient enough for newcomers perhaps, but never that chilling, and the predictably dull CGI underlines how far movie magic has regressed in the past couple of decades.
