The Thing has had a long development process, as it was originally announced as a remake, then later said to be a sequel that would air on the SyFy channel as a two-part four-hour miniseries. Luckily it became neither, as we were eventually given a prequel and "re-imagining" of the series instead. Despite being a prequel, the filmmakers opted to keep the title as The Thing, which has proven to confuse movie-goers into thinking it's a remake of John Carpenter's masterpiece. Going in with doubts, to my surprise, the movie actually turned out to be a fairly entertaining watch.

The flick is set before the events of Carpenter's version, following a young American Paleontologist (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) whose hired by a team of Norwegian scientists to help examine the remains of a possible alien life form that was frozen in the deep reaches of Antarctica. While the group celebrates their amazing discovery, the creature escapes the block of ice and it's not long before fear and paranoia overtake the remaining crew.

After tackling a few Saw sequels, Repo! The Genetic Opera and the Mother's Day remake, writer/director Darren Lynn Bousman now attempts to make his mark in the religious horror sub-genre with 11-11-11, a film loosely based on the 11-11 phenomenon, which many believe to be linked to key events in history and others a sign of mystical powers or a supernatural presence. I wanted to like this film as it offers an interesting storyline and seemed to have potential in this sea of unoriginal genre projects, but it just failed to deliver in many aspects, and those familiar with similarly-themed efforts will find its climax to be incredibly predictable.

The story focuses on Joseph Crone, a writer who recently lost his wife and child after one of his crazed fans sets fire to his home. As if matters couldn't get any worse, Joseph gets into a car wreck, but despite his suicidal urges to end his own existence, somehow makes it out with barely a scratch. Immediately following the accident, he receives a call from Spain about his dying father, compelling the writer to make a trip out there in hopes of seeing the man before his passing.

Also known as Alien Predator, you can find this cheese under The Falling on Netflix (which is where I saw it). I read the premise for this flick and thought it sounded promising and was surprised I hadn't heard of or seen this until now. Now, having watched it I can see why this was the first I've heard of it, as it's nothing short of convoluted 80's trash, but damnit, if I still didn't find it completely awful. In fact, the awful factor was the only thing that actually kept me watching.

So the story focuses on a few friends, as they drive through the outskirts of Spain in an RV and run into a little vehicle trouble (what a surprise) near a strange and seemingly deserted old town. After a couple odd encounters with an evil truck(??) and a and crazy red-haired waitress, they come to the conclusion that things aren't alright in the town. Their suspicions are confirmed when they come across a NASA Scientist (yeah right), who reveals that a space station that carried a malevolent alien organism crashed nearby and it's keen to taking over human hosts and turning them into violent psychopaths.