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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 12 Oct 2011

Heijningen's The Thing is tightly paced, has enough imaginative horror to satisfy even the most jaded gorehound, and never strays too far from…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 12 Oct 2011

Aside from the fine anchoring work taken on by Winstead and Edgerton, the standout aspect of The Thing is its wide array of forcefully frightening…

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By Margaret Pomeranz (380) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 12 Oct 2011

There was not very much subtlety at all. I thought those fine Scandinavian actors looked distinctly uncomfortable and it wasn't because of the Thing…

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By Jimmyo (378) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 12 Oct 2011

This modern take on THE THING still conjures up much of what made John Carpenter's classic stand out…

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By Rob Nelson (320) for Variety (12,700) on 12 Oct 2011

Far less chilling than versions from 1951 and 1982, Universal's latest take on The Thing at least has a strong lead thesp in Mary Elizabeth…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for RedEye (906) on 12 Oct 2011

[Winstead] explains what the alien can do so many times it's surprising the monster doesn't speak up and say, 'They get it…

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By Jesse Cataldo (136) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 12 Oct 2011

You can tell a lot about the film from its rough handling of the materials supplied by its predecessor, using these commonalities both to identify…

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By Soren Anderson (264) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 12 Oct 2011

It's a series of Boo! moments that add up to less and less as director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. piles on more and more of them…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 12 Oct 2011

I'm delighted to tell you that the new Thing was made by people who understand what the horror audience wants and don't treat it like a bunch…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Oct 2011

Heijningen doesn't display the instinct of the best Hollywood action directors to give the audience what it craves at the big moments, except…

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By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 12 Oct 2011

What elevates this above your average thriller is the rational manner in which the characters act…

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By Drew Mcweeny (622) for HitFix (861) on 12 Oct 2011

Carpenter's film is scary. This film is just loud…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 12 Oct 2011

Feels a little redundant and predetermined, but its respectful tone and efficient professionalism place it at a higher level than most horror remakes…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 11 Oct 2011

While this version, listed as a prequel, has a few gross-out moments, it lacks any sense of warmth…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 11 Oct 2011

This version of The Thing, directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., provides such graphic and detailed views of the creature that we are essentially…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 11 Oct 2011

This prequel to Carpenter film deserves some credit for trying to update the 1982 classic with new ideas, but ultimately it's disappointing…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ShockTillYouDrop.com (47) on 11 Oct 2011

Van Heijningen does a fine job recreating the look and tone of Carpenter's film, and there's enough alien-infested craziness to keep this prequel…

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By Heather Wixson (312) for Dread Central (388) on 11 Oct 2011

At the end of the day, The Thing is a rather average movie that does enjoy a few moments of greatness but ultimately leaves no lasting impression…

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By Jim Vejvoda (203) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 11 Oct 2011

This incarnation of The Thing is much like the creature it depicts: An insidious, defective mimic of the real, er, thing…

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By Brad Miska (152) for Bloody Disgusting (327) on 11 Oct 2011

Everything that was great about the 1982 version is ignored in this 2011 crap that's nothing more than a boring CGI promo-reel…

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