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By James Rocchi (1,075) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 11 Oct 2011

Offers audiences a similar-but-not-the-same mix of effects, existentialism and creepy body horror while forgetting the things like character,…

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By Kathleen Murphy (78) for MSN Movies (470) on 11 Oct 2011

How can you dial up the bone-deep terror that comes from failure of faith in the humanity of your friends and colleagues if you never distinguish…

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By David Stratton (799) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 11 Oct 2011

Van Heijningen does a pretty good job with the tried and true material, building up the suspense and claustrophobia very effectively and managing…

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By Paul Byrnes (441) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 11 Oct 2011

Watching this made me want to revisit both of the predecessors, which is a indeed a compliment…

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By Glenn Dunks (375) for Trespass (429) on 11 Oct 2011

The filmmakers were so concerned about disappointing fans of the original that they failed to do anything all their own…

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By Anthony Morris (102) for The Vine (179) on 10 Oct 2011

Relying almost entirely on special effects for the few scares it does have, it's the kind of uninspired remake that kills franchises stone dead…

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By Anthony O'connor (88) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 10 Oct 2011

A disappointing effort for fans of the original, this fails to find the balance between paying homage to its predecessor and carving out its…

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By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 10 Oct 2011

The Thing passes the reboot/prequel 'blood test' - as in, it's worthy enough to not have to incinerate with a flame-thrower - but, as you'd…

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By Matthew Pejkovic (770) for Matt's Movie Reviews (913) on 09 Oct 2011

While it doesn't hold a flamethrower to the 1982 cult classic, The Thing prequel is itself a genuinely frightening and horrific monster movie…

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By Thomas Caldwell (278) for Cinema Autopsy (278) on 09 Oct 2011

While strong arguments can be made for why both the 1951 and the 1982 films could be considered the best of the bunch, the 2011 one is not…

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