Saw The Thing today and then discussed the movie with friends over a few beers afterwards. I honestly didn't expect much from it and so it pleasantly surprised me in many ways. It was suspenseful, nicely gross and entertaining from start to finish. I didn't like everything about it, particularly how things developed towards the end, but on the other hand I don't like everything about Carpenter's version either. Overall, I was very pleased and entertained for the length of the movie.
I'm sure being a norwegian helps lift this movie to another level because of all the norwegian actors and dialogue which is in it. A lot of the norwegian dialogue in the film actually got laughs from the audience. It was so refreshing to watch a Hollywood film featuring proper spoken norwegian and not the weird ramblings of some fourth generation norwegian immigrant to the states (Carpenter's version got some of that going on). Also, I liked that the nasty scientist was a dane
Recommended!