The Thing (2011)
- Directed by
- Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
- Genre
- horror film, slasher film, science fiction film, monster film
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3,269 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A team of Norwegian scientists in Antarctica discovers an alien creature frozen in the ice. They soon realize the creature is alive and can take the form of any living being.
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What happens
The Thing is a 2011 science fiction horror film serving as a direct prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film, which was an adaptation of the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and written by Eric Heisserer, it stars an ensemble cast led by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Eric Christian Olsen. It tells the story of the Norwegian team of scientists at a Norwegian Antarctic research station who discover a parasitic alien buried deep in the ice, realizing too late that it is still alive. The Thing premiered on October 10, 2011, and was released on October 14, 2011. The film was a box-office bomb, grossing only $31.5 million worldwide on a budget of $38 million, and received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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