Parasite from another planet

Rating: 5/10 (20 October 2016)

Even with John Carpenter's dazzling special effects this updated version of The Thing lacks a lot of the pizazz from the 1951 Cold War classic. This however is truly a thing as opposed to James Arness's plant man from 1951.
It also takes place at the other end, the bottom of the world. Kurt Russell and others are on a scientific outpost there when they come upon some remains of something they can't quite identify.
As I said it's not the plant man of the first film. Instead it's like a parasite invading the human or at first canine hosts which are the expedition's sled dogs. After a while the humans don't know who has been taking over.
Lots of elements of both the Alien franchise and Invasion Of The Body Snatchers present in this film. But it doesn't hold a candle to my favorite plant man.