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A prequel to John Carpenter's film of the same name, and is a nod to the film The Thing from Another World directed by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks, which was based off the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell. An Antartica research team discovers something under the ice. An alien life form that had become frozen. They begin studying the new life form, but it escapes from its icy tomb. It starts attacking the people trapped in this research facility in Antartica.
This film was directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. (a mouthful). This takes a difficult leap in that it is a prequel instead of a remake (as most modern horror films are doing currently). It being prequel also gives it the challenge of fitting in with John Carpenter's The Thing while retelling the story of the original. This film manages to succeed as a prequel while creating its own horror roots. The story is limited to the source material, and doesn't allow the characters much room to internally develop. It is different in that the lead female character keeps a calm head in an attempt to survive. It is great watching someone use general knowledge in a horror film. The story did great in keeping audience's guessing who else has become infected by The Thing. There is some gore, but it's not overbearing. However, it does have several disturbing moments when mixing alien and human DNA. The creatures in this film looked a little too glossy, but were terrorizing nevertheless. The severed arm was brilliantly done. It was interesting to watch how the end credits lead to John Carpenter's The Thing.
The cast worked well together. Mary Elizabeth Winestead played the role of Kate Lloyd. She was great in her leading role. She gave the film a heroine to follow who acted intelligently. Ulrich Thomsen played the role of Dr. Sander Halvorson. He was good in his generic role. Eric Christian Olsen played the role of Adam Finch. He was good in his role. Trond Espen Seim played the role of Edvard Wolner. He was great in his role. He was great opposite Winestead. Kim Bubbs played the role of Juliette. She was good in her small role.
The cast worked well together. Mary Elizabeth Winestead played the role of Kate Lloyd. She was great in her leading role. She gave the film a heroine to follow who acted intelligently. Ulrich Thomsen played the role of Dr. Sander Halvorson. He was good in his generic role. Eric Christian Olsen played the role of Adam Finch. He was good in his role. Trond Espen Seim played the role of Edvard Wolner. He was great in his role. He was great opposite Winestead. Kim Bubbs played the role of Juliette. She was good in her small role.
I give this film 4 out of 5 stars! It's a great film, but it felt too bound by the source material. There also isn't much for character development, but the story is a great creature film.
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