Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth

Doesn't look very good honestly. Carpenter's version was a masterpiece. As soon as I seen that CGI creature I cringed. The real makeup effects were one of the best parts of the 1982 version, along with the awesome soundtrack and Kurt Russell in his prime.

edit: just noticed they are using scenes from the video game Dead Space or something like that around 1:44 in. Hopefully the real version has better effects.

Originally Posted by F-U-Jimmy

What the fuck is up with Hollywood, no one has an original idea anymore. First it was "True Grit" then "The Mechanic" now "The Thing" all fucking re-models
We need more original films like Alien, Predator, Salt, Wanted, etc etc.