Movie Review: The Thing

It is Antarctica 1982 and something strange is found under the ice by Dr. Sander Halvorson. He finds an alien life-form and decides that he is going to ignore the warnings of all movies about aliens and dig it up. He brings in a graduate student to help him with the dig. Things (no pun intended...or is it?) start going amiss and it is up to this team of scientists and grunts to keep themselves alive.

My Rating: 4/5

The acting in this movie was pretty good in my opinion, especially from the star of the film; Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

The story was most certainly pretty damn good considering it is a new version of a classic John Carpenter movie. The story is full of suspense, twists and turns, and even gives you that hair raising feeling a good thriller movie should. You never know what to expect from on scene to the next. There is quite a bit of gore but not so much that it is ridiculous.

Would I recommend this movie to anyone? Duh. This movie is winning in my book. The only reason I took a star away and did not give it the full 5 was the ending. I hate movies that end and leave you hanging with no real hint or hope for a sequel. So, if you go to Blockbuster or log on to Netflix, or even visit a Redbox the night that you read this review, and you have not seen this movie. Go see it. It will not be a waste of your time. I promise you dear reader, and would I ever lie to you?