"Kate and Carter see the Sander-Thing driving off in one of the Snowcats and give chase in the remaining vehicle. They follow it out to the wreck of its ship, which has been opened up and restarted, slowly preparing to take off. Kate and Carter are separated once again and Kate encounters the Thing. She was chased down and managed to stay out of its reach. When the Thing finally catches her, she destroys it with a grenade and caused the spaceship to explode also. She and Carter escape and make it back to the Snowcat. As they are preparing to leave, Kate notices that Carter is missing his left ear piercing and determines that he is one of the Things. Despite his protests, she burns him and destroys the Snowcat. Kate slowly climbs into the remaining Snowcat and stares blankly into the night.
The next morning, a Norwegian helicopter pilot, Matias (Ole Martin Aune Nilsen), arrives at the camp and finds the facility burned and deserted, as well as the charred remains of the two-faced Thing. It is revealed that Colin went into the radio room and committed suicide by slitting his wrists and throat. Kate's fate is unknown and Lars, who has survived hiding in the building where Derek and Carter attacked him, shoots at Matias but recognizes that he is human after checking his fillings. At that moment, the Thing in the form of Lars' dog bolts out of a ruined building and runs away. Lars fires at it, then orders Matias to take off in pursuit. Lars begins shooting at the animal from the helicopter."
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The Thing, is an interesting prequel to the 1982 film. In addition to the CGI scenes, movies still require real sets & props to be constructed. After all, if a movie is over 90% CGI, it may as well be a cartoon. Most comic book themed movies still use real actors & physical props & sets. Perhaps a 50-50 proportion still helps to keep the CGI effects more as an enhancement to the movies overall visuals & storyline. The-Thing-2011 isn't for everyone because its a serious monster movie. The 2011 movie extends into an earlier part of the storyline. The 1950s version was OK for the time, but the 1981 version was able to use more props & special effects for more of an exciting horror movie. The 1951 movie is like a storyboard & a primer for the later 2 movies.
While the creature in The Thing movies can appear humanoid or even become a clone of any life form, the creatures in Apollo 18 have no need to imitate the human form.
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The Thing is about an organism that can absorb & imitate other beings, Splice also features a horrific theme. An genetically engineered chimera or composite spices that escapes from the lab.
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