The Thing

The Thing

  • Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
  • Writer: Eric Heisserer,John W. Campbell Jr.
  • Countries of origin: Canada, United States
  • Language: English, Norwegian, Danish
  • Release date: October 14, 2011
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: The Thing: The Beginning
  • "The Thing" is a horror science fiction film released by Universal Pictures, which was released in the United States on October 14, 2011.   The film is directed by Ma Sisi van Harkinigan, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead , Joel Edgerton , Ulrich Thomsen and others. 
    The film is a prequel to the movie " The Thing " and tells the story of how The Thing came to the Antarctic research station and killed the staff at the research station. 

    Details

    • Release date October 14, 2011
    • Filming locations Canadian Forces Base, Trenton, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies Morgan Creek Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Strike Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $38,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $16,928,670

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $8,493,665

    Gross worldwide

    $31,505,287

    Movie reviews

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    • By Burdette 2022-08-03 21:07:46

      The Thing: Scientists' Professional Ethics

      I watched the movie for a while, but it did not affect my understanding of the development of the plot. A group of expedition personnel in the polar regions moved the frozen alien animals to the laboratory, and the aliens resurrected and killed people. They later discovered that they could quickly replicate humans.

      It's time to test morality and professional ethics. In the face of the crisis that aliens may escape to the outside world, how would you deal with it? The scientists, led by...

    • By Janelle 2022-04-19 09:01:47

      The Thing

      Although thriller horror movies mainly exist for the purpose of being "terrifying", after watching it, it is often the exquisite logical relationship in the film that people can talk about. Although most such films cannot do this, as a A horror movie loses half of its life if it doesn't have an unexpected logical relationship in it. The film does not explain clearly the way the monsters infect other creatures from beginning to end. Is it contact infection, air infection, or food evolution? The...

    • By Cleta 2022-04-19 09:01:47

      logical fatal bug

      First of all, we assume that this alien species is really so smart that it can disguise itself as a person, instantly learn human culture, and inherit the victim's way of speaking. It is also really worn. For example, I don't know the exact number of keys, and I don't know whether the earrings are on the left or right, so I guess it can inherit most of the memory, but I can't grasp some details.
      Secondly, why hide among humans, there are many opportunities, it can easily kill unsuspecting...

    • By Lyla 2022-04-19 09:01:47

      The hidden plot behind The Thing.

      Viewers who scored 2 stars in the short comment believed that it is possible for a creature with exposed external genitalia to master interstellar travel technology, and the biology that masters this technology should be a highly intelligent civilization.
      I think: the creatures discovered by the scientists and their group from the ice are not the monsters themselves, but the mutants of a certain creature A and the monsters fused, just as we can see the fusion and mutation of humans and...

    • By Eli 2022-04-19 09:01:47

      It's worth encouraging, hope there will be other sequels

      There is a bug that is more obvious: the monster invasion is only a few days at most, but the scene changes from day to night (the 82 version also has this problem), you must know that this is the South Pole, and a

             person who seems to have seen the 82 version of the monster for half a year during the day It is generally said that the prequel is seriously plagiarized and not innovative enough. But I want to say, for someone who hasn't seen the original and just watched this...

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    • By Martine 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      The remake and prequel of "The Thing" in 1982, the level is basically...

    • By Ephraim 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      Speaking of the two men's veneer infection, I really think it's a good foundation. It's too heavy to cover the face. The content is okay, mainly because it's disgusting enough, so it's four...

    • By Arnulfo 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      Fast forward the last ten minutes of the cutest...

    • By Carmine 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      I also think this one is not bad (I seem to be very interested in the invasion of alien creatures such as aliens), the highlight is probably the increase of the heroine, as for other details, I still don’t like the monsters and kill them all at once. Many people like this, if it can deepen the suspicion and plunder between people, it will be...

    • By Raina 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      Horror earns attention purely on disgusting human combinations. The suspense is not enough, the point is reached but not deep. Fucking Norwegians all look the same. Not bad, a little surprise,...

    Movie plot

    Antarctica is a continent full of awe-inspiring beauty and full of fantasy colors. It is also a place where frontier inspection stations are isolated from the rest of the world. However, a series of unimaginable horror incidents happened immediately here, which made the research task that was originally just to discover more scientific possibilities, and turned into a limit that needs to be constantly struggling in order to survive....
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    Positive review

    In the film, the two-headed conjoined shape and the bridge section of the human body have a strong tribute. The overall taste is not too heavy, but it is full of curiosity (Time Online Review)  . The film has solved all the related doubts in "Strange Shapes" one by one, and the degree of completion is quite high. The film is a masterpiece that mixes the concept of "alien" and the detective style of "Secret Chamber Murder" (Netease...
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    Negative comments

    Some viewers felt that the film relied on CG too much, and did not use special effects to make up for the thriller effect ( Netease Entertainment Review)  . The overall style and atmosphere of the film are the same as "Strange Shapes", and many details echo it, but many sections are too imitated and not innovative. The design of the axe, the Norwegian who cannot speak English, and the scorched grotesque in the film returns to the...
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    Movie quotes

    • [last lines]

      Lars: [to Matias] That's not a dog! Start the helicopter now!

      [both get into helicopter]

      Lars: Get it up now! Come on!

    • Lars: [In Norwegian] We found a fucking alien! Cheers!

    • Adam Finch: You know, I never believed in this shit.

      Jonas: I always did.