Moviefone says
Usually, when writing about a new movie, it's customary to provide a plot summary and any other important information at the top of your piece. When talking about this weekend's 'The Thing,' however... eh, what's the point? If you're really interested in seeing 'The Thing,' you can stay in this weekend and watch it on DVD; it was made in 1982 by John Carpenter (itself an entirely radical new interpretation of 1951's 'The Thing From Another World'). If you've already seen the 1982 version, then stay in and watch it again. As a B-level sci-fi horror movie, the new 'The Thing' -- technically a prequel to the 1982 classic -- is serviceably fine. The moment you connect it to the John Carpenter version though, it collapses under the weight of its own pointlessness. To put it bluntly, 'The Thing' represents everything wrong with modern Hollywood.
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I don't mind remakes/rehashes of older films if it can be done with a proper amount of respect to the source material. It's when they reimagine so much there's little to no resemblance to the original thay inspired it.
I'm not unsympathetic to the views in this article, I just think that we've heard this arguement before.
Gotta stop with the CG gore & monsters guys... The John Carpenter film was 1000 times better, in story & effects... Nothing can top real props & such...
An over reaction my Moviefone. The Thing prequel is a good film, much better than it could have been and does its what it was supposed to do.
I'd be careful because you may be dealing with a sequel soon enough...