Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Should we call this "Thing 1" or "Thing 2"?

Our 13th wedding anniversary was this past weekend, and in addition to going out to eat (heck, we dressed up nice and everything...too bad this area is dominated by bar&grill-type establishments), my husband and I went to the movies.  And what did we choose to see on our special, romantic day?  The prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing.  'Cause ain't nothing more romantic than watching people turn into freaky, twisted monsters in the middle of the Antarctic.

For those who are doubtful, let me assure you, this is an A+ flick.  Solid special effects, great acting, and more importantly, it dovetails perfectly into the '82 version.  Virtually every question you may have had about what happened at that Norwegian base before MacReady and the others get there will be answered by watching this movie.  It even manages to give us a fresh take on how exactly "The Thing" takes over people without contradicting what we already know.  Best of all, they made me scream during one scene near the end -- just seeing the commercials for the original when I was a kid was enough to freak me out, so I was REALLY hoping to feel that same level of terror that I felt when I was eight, and I got it!  Whether you're a fan of the original or not, you should go see it...and if you do, then you should do like we did and watch the '82 version immediately afterward, just to boggle your mind at how many details the makers of the 2011 version worked in.  Again, A+ for this.  Can't wait for the DVD!

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