Review of The Thing (2011) by Stephen S — 28 Mar 2013

Really 4.25. Slightly better than the original, which was a solid horror film. The cast is great here, and I love the suspense of not knowing who's the creature. I felt like they could have really had more of those sequences in the film, and built the tension up.

This one basically clocks in at just over 90 minutes; the original was around 2 hours, and was still a comfortable length. I just felt like they could have gotten a little bit more out of this one, whether adding a couple more scares or some more backstory for the characters.

I do love how this prequel does a fantastic job of linking up with the 1982 horror classic.