At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.
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- 6 nominations
Jonathan Walker
- Colin
- (as Jonathan Lloyd Walker)
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- TriviaDue to constant studio interference, director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. had such a negative experience with the film that he claimed to have lost his passion for filmmaking, and retired for nearly a decade. One of the issues was that he had to battle with five or six different studio executives in charge of the project, which made it difficult to make any creative decisions. At one point, production was shut down for a week because Universal wanted the film to be in 3D, and the release was eventually pushed back six months for studio-mandated re-shoots. Although van Heijningen has since made the acclaimed war movie The Forgotten Battle (2020) for Netflix and has also been working on films in Norway, he has since vowed never to work with an American studio again.
- Goofs(at around 5 mins) When Kate is introduced, she is examining a cave bear. She is doing so under normal room temperature conditions. Hence the corpse of the animal will thaw and rapidly decay. Specimens like frozen animals are kept frozen all the time to prevent the decay.
- Quotes
Adam Finch: So, I'm gonna get killed because I floss?
- Crazy creditsSPOILER: There are a few short scenes during the first part of the end credits, which tie the ending of this film to the beginning of the 1982 film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in De wereld draait door: Episode #7.31 (2011)
Featured review
It wasn't actually all that bad...
Initially I had thought this to be yet another of the countless Hollywood remakes, and I was thrilled to find out that it was not so. Being a prequel, this movie definitely had something to live up to, as Carpenter's original version is nothing short of a masterpiece.
This 2011 prequel actually did a good job, and I think it was a good addition to Carpenter's work.
What impressed me was the creature effects. The effects team really had managed to put together something unique here. And there was really a sense of something not-of-this-world about the grotesque shapes and abnormalities the creature assumed. And best of all was that the effects and make-up all looked so life-like and real.
The acting in the movie was good, and I think it was a really great touch that they had put together a mix of American, Danish and Norwegian actors/actresses. And the best part was that people actually did speak Danish and Norwegian, and not just English with a Scandinavian imitated accent, as you tend to see in American movies. So thumbs up on this detail.
As in the original Carpenter movie, they really had caught the feeling of isolation and paranoia in this 2011 movie as well. However, it was a shame that there really wasn't anything new or innovating to be told from the story here. It was a bit like they were just making soup off the broth Carpenter already used back in the day.
However, all in all, "The Thing" (2011) actually did entertain me thoroughly and I think it was a good enough prequel in its own way. Just don't expect something overly new here.
This 2011 prequel actually did a good job, and I think it was a good addition to Carpenter's work.
What impressed me was the creature effects. The effects team really had managed to put together something unique here. And there was really a sense of something not-of-this-world about the grotesque shapes and abnormalities the creature assumed. And best of all was that the effects and make-up all looked so life-like and real.
The acting in the movie was good, and I think it was a really great touch that they had put together a mix of American, Danish and Norwegian actors/actresses. And the best part was that people actually did speak Danish and Norwegian, and not just English with a Scandinavian imitated accent, as you tend to see in American movies. So thumbs up on this detail.
As in the original Carpenter movie, they really had caught the feeling of isolation and paranoia in this 2011 movie as well. However, it was a shame that there really wasn't anything new or innovating to be told from the story here. It was a bit like they were just making soup off the broth Carpenter already used back in the day.
However, all in all, "The Thing" (2011) actually did entertain me thoroughly and I think it was a good enough prequel in its own way. Just don't expect something overly new here.
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- paul_haakonsen
- Nov 23, 2011
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- Also known as
- The Thing: The Beginning
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- Budget
- $38,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,928,670
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,493,665
- Oct 16, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $31,505,287
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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