So many people like this movie because it's a master class in practical special effects. Us old dogs want younger people to watch this stuff so that this art form doesn't just disappear. Thank you for watching this. If you haven't already, check out American Werewolf in London and the Howling. Those movies also have great practical FX.
@@YoureMrLebowski Wilford brimley was a Marine. Also a bodyguard for Howard Hughes. And he was in his forties when they made this movie. He just looked a lot older than he was. But odds are he actually could have killed all of the other actors if he'd wanted to.
The practical effects in this 1982 movie will never be topped...never to be seen again, even today. One of the greatest Sci-fis ever made, story, characters, atmosphere, location, all incredible. That "What If" ending, awesome. Great video, had fun watching, thanks for that. Till the next one, Enjoy.
@@SingleTax I dunno mate. I saw the practical fx that they had intended to use on the prequel before the studio got involved and they looked pretty f*cking good.
1. The Norwegian killed himself so The Thing couldn't get to him. 2. Movie magic, The ultimate hand grenade throwing FAIL helicopter had to be taken out. 3. You have to realize that this movie came out long before CGI so there was some very creative practical effects showcased here.🤩🤩 4. Mac's not a murderer. Clark was attacking him with the scalpel. It was self defense. 5. Of everything that went down the part that got me the most was when Blair was dragging Gary by the face. 6. Their fate is left up to the audience. Maybe it's best they all die. 7. Russell wasn't all that happy with that hat. 8. Another Russell/Carpenter product you need to first time/share with us is "Escape from New York".
Your point #2 I've always just figured that they are in Antarctica and it's cold as hell and he is wearing giant gloves so its not that farfetched that he might drop a grenade.
The Norwegian spoken by the one guy with the rifle at the beginning, actually gives away the film. In Norwegian he is telling them to stay away from the dog, that it's not a dog it's some kind of thing. So for Norwegian movie goers they were told that the dog was not what it appeared to be at the start of the film.
It did concern me that, inspite of the risk of contagion, Windows just wipes the knife on his trousers. The scene would have been better (but not as gory) if they'd used a syringe like the ladies suggested.
They're not "graphics." They're special effects, or visual effects. In this case, all the special effects were practical. No digital effects whatsoever.
The ending makes sense, if you are able to put more pieces together. 1. Everyone needs to watch 2-3 times. Make sure you Count how many Individual The Thing’s are around at one time. 2. The Thing likely has assimilated other alien species. I.e. Flying saucer at the beginning. That means it has more intelligence than humans. 3. A lot of young people don’t realize that before 1985 (the beginning of the AIDS/HIV pandemic), people didn’t think of blood being dangerous. Referring to the blood sample scene.
Out of all the reactions to this movie I've seen I think Jenna would be the most likely to survive. Good instincts! The Thing ripped up MacReadys clothes to frame him since he was in the leadership position. The lights were on in MacReadys shack from one of the things going up there to get some of his clothes. Either Palmer or Blair did it. If you look at the shadow on the wall when the dog was creeping around the base it is Palmer that the dog walked in on. Blair got changed in the shack. It was after he tied the noose but before he could hang himself.
Other reacter saying he's an horrible shot. Have you ever tried to shoot at a moving target from above in a helicopter that flies over 100 miles per hour. You would miss a lot too.
I'm surprised, there aren't many movies scarier than The Thing.... I can only think of a couple. The 1974 The Exorcist being one of them. Then again times have changed. Creature features aren't as scary as they once were. If you like jump scares then Scream is a classic 90's movie that is top 10 jump scare worthy.
That guy's head peeling off his body while he was on that table was a part that stuck with me. It looked weird as it slid onto the floor and became kind of like an alien spider. Have you two ladies seen An American Werewolf In London? It was an 80's horror/comedy classic. Maybe sometime you could do a reaction video of it? I'm sure you both would love it.
That scene got this video flagged for violence and I had to blur it 😂… wicked scene. Loved the effects in this. (American werewolf in London is actually on our list as well)
A lot of theories is that Mac was the Thing the whole time. When he gave Childs the bottle at the end, there was a small grin on Mac's face. Did he infect him there?🤔😂
one of the main theories is that Mac gave him a bottle of gas/kerosene rather then booze ... so when he saw Childs drink it without any obvious effect ..he knew Childs was the thing .. hence the little laugh/grin
28:33 I've seen this movie many many times since the year it released and it wasn't until just a couple years ago I realized this scene here when the thing reveals its largest mass is kind of the pay-off of near the beginning when Macready lost to Chess Wizard computer and decided to deprive the machine of its victory by destroying it. Now when I see this scene, I imagine the thing saying "Check mate, check mate, check mate." And Macready "wins" by the same basic method. Technically though, the chances that there is no more of the thing left are practically zero. It could have become smaller organisms it's acquired in the past, hiding around the camp as a bunch of separate creatures or even buried little bits of itself here and there. Or then, there are the bits of it here and there such as when Macready blew the boss creature up or earlier in the movie with the stick of dynamite. There was the bit of it that escaped through the dog kennel roof. There's still a whole bunch of possibilities of thing remnants at the Norwegian camp and the ufo crash site. There could yet be other creatures in the ufo itself or that went a different direction out of it over a hundred thousand years ago. Maybe there were other dog things that ran away from the Norwegian camp. And like they said, just a single cell of this thing on this planet is a threat to all life, because it could take everything over. They mentioned there will eventually be rescue parties coming to investigate after a while and can you imagine them not collecting samples once they realize there is a possible extraterrestrial organism to be studied? There is so much sequel potential and I've never understood why we never got sequels. I've had some pretty good nightmares based on this creature that would be great as sequels. Settings in my dreams have included deep underground research base, on a space battleship carrying the thing samples that gets attacked by an enemy warship, moon base, asteroid mining facility... The thing that my nightmares had in common was that thing samples were collected at the American and Norwegian camps and the ufo site and they were treated carefully to get them to a secure facility, but bad things happened later.
Fantastic reaction, thank you. It's funny that you say Kurt Russell had Wyatt Earp vibes, he played Wyatt Earp in Tombstone... a great movie!!! Awesome blood test jump scare too. Ok well, MacReady says in the storage room scene that his torn shirt was planted by someone else. Also Childs is The Thing, he's clearly not breathing at the end....no frosty breath
There is a prequel, made in 2011. The effects are CGI and not nearly as good as Rob Bottin's practical effects in this movie. But it does add to the story. 🙂
I think Childs was definitely the thing. If you pay close attention you would see when rj talks you can see his breath due to how cold it is but when child’s talk you cannot see his. Child’s also asked rj did you kill it instead of did we kill it. So my theory is child’s was the killer.
The monster in this flick is a true original. It's like EVERYTHING yet NOTHING IN PARTICULAR. WHICH Hills Have Eyes did you mean? Remember that one has to SPECIFY these days with all the teeming remakes of everything.
I remember watching this as a kid with my dad when he taped it on VHS- no, Betamax. He covered my eyes for the scary parts, but I always found just the atmosphere so creepy, I love it. I also think it’s one of the most immersive movies, you watch it almost as if you’re another person at that base. For some reason when the guy is telling Mac about how everyone should eat out of separate cans, that really puts me into it. I guess since it’s relatable to our normal lives. Don’t know if you’re into hockey or sports at all, but either way Miracle is a criminally underhyped movie starring Kurt Russell, and he absolutely nailed it.
@@YoureMrLebowski They're Muricans (apart from Garry of course). They probably have nuclear weapons there too. Actually I always assumed the flamethrowers were there to melt the ice if the snow-cat tractory things got frozen solid during the depths of Winter (although in reality it's probably just a plot convenience).
They both freeze to death...who's the Thing? There is a solid answer. It's 'mental'...not blood-spraying/knife slicing...which if you quiet down and internalize is much more terrifying. Watch it again.......... One of the greatest 'horror' films made.
@@HabitualCinema oh. Sorry. The Thing is one of my favorite movies and i've come to love reactions on it. I sometimes forget that TH-cam are a bunch of buttheads.
lol this dog better not die.....from 1982 and still good today...the ending.....is to make you think..did they do it or is 1 of them is the thing.........no easy dumb ending
One of the best Sci-fi Horror Thriller Films ever made!
Totally agree 100%
No, Alien (1979).
So many people like this movie because it's a master class in practical special effects. Us old dogs want younger people to watch this stuff so that this art form doesn't just disappear. Thank you for watching this. If you haven't already, check out American Werewolf in London and the Howling. Those movies also have great practical FX.
1st watch everyone hates the ending but every viewing after that you learn to appreciate it lol
16:34 "damn, this guy's strong." -Ashly
he eats hs oatmeal.
I understood that reference...😎👍
@@Madbandit77 thank you. 🙂
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@@YoureMrLebowski Wilford brimley was a Marine. Also a bodyguard for Howard Hughes. And he was in his forties when they made this movie. He just looked a lot older than he was. But odds are he actually could have killed all of the other actors if he'd wanted to.
The practical effects in this 1982 movie will never be topped...never to be seen again, even today. One of the greatest Sci-fis ever made, story, characters, atmosphere, location, all incredible. That "What If" ending, awesome. Great video, had fun watching, thanks for that.
Till the next one, Enjoy.
Any other challengers?
The practical effects couldn't be duplicated today even if a film director wanted to, because too many years of CGI have rendered it a lost craft.
@@SingleTax I dunno mate. I saw the practical fx that they had intended to use on the prequel before the studio got involved and they looked pretty f*cking good.
An american werewolf in London, also 1982 would be a close second.
@@ooEVILGOAToo The Howling. The Fly. Society. Learn it.
John Carpenter is definitely a director to watch out for. More people need to react to They Live, Escape from LA, and Vampires.
They Live is okay. Not great. The Fog.
2:46 "somebody needs to like sedate this guy." -Ashly
2:56 sedated. permanently.
1. The Norwegian killed himself so The Thing couldn't get to him.
2. Movie magic, The ultimate hand grenade throwing FAIL helicopter had to be taken out.
3. You have to realize that this movie came out long before CGI so there was some very creative practical effects showcased here.🤩🤩
4. Mac's not a murderer. Clark was attacking him with the scalpel. It was self defense.
5. Of everything that went down the part that got me the most was when Blair was dragging Gary by the face.
6. Their fate is left up to the audience. Maybe it's best they all die.
7. Russell wasn't all that happy with that hat.
8. Another Russell/Carpenter product you need to first time/share with us is "Escape from New York".
Your point #2 I've always just figured that they are in Antarctica and it's cold as hell and he is wearing giant gloves so its not that farfetched that he might drop a grenade.
@@TheNyquilDriver helicopter had to be taken out.
Blair was a hero. (Before he was taken by the Thing)
I hope Kurt Russell's hat is sitting in some movie prop museum😂
its not scary but "they live" is another cult classic sci-fi film from john carpenter
The Norwegian spoken by the one guy with the rifle at the beginning, actually gives away the film. In Norwegian he is telling them to stay away from the dog, that it's not a dog it's some kind of thing. So for Norwegian movie goers they were told that the dog was not what it appeared to be at the start of the film.
Oh, look. It’s Ashley and Jenna! The dynamic movie reaction duo!
23:10 they went overboard on pricking their fingers.
It did concern me that, inspite of the risk of contagion, Windows just wipes the knife on his trousers. The scene would have been better (but not as gory) if they'd used a syringe like the ladies suggested.
I love this movie one the greatest Sci fi horror films of all time. My question why pick Norris who had a heart condition and had poor health 🤔
"Blair do you believe any of this Voodoo BS"... Awesome movie 😊😊😊
They're not "graphics." They're special effects, or visual effects. In this case, all the special effects were practical. No digital effects whatsoever.
Yeah that’s what I meant. I’m aware they were practical, bad wording 👍🏻
The ending is left to the audience to decide amidst the twists and turns, making the paranoia more realistic in the film.
If you want to know what happened to the Norwegians, watch The Thing that came out in 2016.
Hehe.
the dog is the best actor.
The dog has his own Wilipedia page. His name is Jed, and he creeped out the human actors.
So, the implication here is that all the OTHER HUMAN actors gave sucky performances?
It doesn’t know it’s acting
Resident Evil has stolen lots from this film over the years
The ending makes sense, if you are able to put more pieces together.
1. Everyone needs to watch 2-3 times. Make sure you Count how many Individual The Thing’s are around at one time.
2. The Thing likely has assimilated other alien species. I.e. Flying saucer at the beginning. That means it has more intelligence than humans.
3. A lot of young people don’t realize that before 1985 (the beginning of the AIDS/HIV pandemic), people didn’t think of blood being dangerous. Referring to the blood sample scene.
Glad to see y'all back. You should give The Last Dragon a reaction, cult classic.
Out of all the reactions to this movie I've seen I think Jenna would be the most likely to survive. Good instincts! The Thing ripped up MacReadys clothes to frame him since he was in the leadership position. The lights were on in MacReadys shack from one of the things going up there to get some of his clothes. Either Palmer or Blair did it. If you look at the shadow on the wall when the dog was creeping around the base it is Palmer that the dog walked in on. Blair got changed in the shack. It was after he tied the noose but before he could hang himself.
I know for a fact I’d survive! Because I’d have froze the thing .. to deal with after winter 😂
The dog was one of the best actors in this movie. I'd recommend The Conjuring movies
watching immediately, fingers crossed.
don't forget to say your names at the beginning, i forget.
It's Ashley and Jenna. I forgot too but another commenter posted it.
We were deciding if we should keep including our names in the beginning because no one else does it lol. I like introducing ourselves tho 🙂
27,000 hours is just 3 years, and 3 months...
Other reacter saying he's an horrible shot. Have you ever tried to shoot at a moving target from above in a helicopter that flies over 100 miles per hour. You would miss a lot too.
Check these movies out if you haven’t seen them: Tremors(1990), Halloween(1978), and Predator(1987).
Jump scares are the lowest form of horror
you feel that way about these older films?
@@jdssurf No because theirs hardly
Any jump scares in these older movies. Newer ones rely on it for a cheap scare.
@@jdssurf
Jumpscares, he was saying.
@@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051 there were about 4 amazing jump scares in this though. I thought he was bashing this.
I'm surprised, there aren't many movies scarier than The Thing.... I can only think of a couple. The 1974 The Exorcist being one of them. Then again times have changed. Creature features aren't as scary as they once were. If you like jump scares then Scream is a classic 90's movie that is top 10 jump scare worthy.
remember that this film is 42 years old! there is no horror film around today which matches this!!
Hey Sweden! An absolute classic.
Norris was infected but he did have a heart attack. Thsts why the thing had to expose itself, become Norris body died
22:53 😮 "[gasp] dude." -Ashly
The Moletovs Were beer bottles full of kerosene or diesel. (Helicopter fuel or tractor fuel).
Great score composed by Ennio Morricone, John Carpenter and Alan Howarth.
That guy's head peeling off his body while he was on that table was a part that stuck with me. It looked weird as it slid onto the floor and became kind of like an alien spider. Have you two ladies seen An American Werewolf In London? It was an 80's horror/comedy classic. Maybe sometime you could do a reaction video of it? I'm sure you both would love it.
That scene got this video flagged for violence and I had to blur it 😂… wicked scene. Loved the effects in this. (American werewolf in London is actually on our list as well)
@@HabitualCinema I look forward to your reactions.
Not many reactors understand why they had to put out the fire quickly after the first encounter. :D
I mean, I understand they didn’t want to burn the facility down but they did all have extinguishers with them
Good reactions, ladies😊
A lot of theories is that Mac was the Thing the whole time. When he gave Childs the bottle at the end, there was a small grin on Mac's face. Did he infect him there?🤔😂
one of the main theories is that Mac gave him a bottle of gas/kerosene rather then booze ... so when he saw Childs drink it without any obvious effect ..he knew Childs was the thing .. hence the little laugh/grin
@@kittyhawk9707 Ah. I've heard so many theories.
Wassup Yall always enjoy your videos and can't wait for this reaction keep up the amazing work my friends 😊😊
One Of My All Time Favorite Movie's, Happy Friday Ladies, Great Reactions
Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤
28:33 I've seen this movie many many times since the year it released and it wasn't until just a couple years ago I realized this scene here when the thing reveals its largest mass is kind of the pay-off of near the beginning when Macready lost to Chess Wizard computer and decided to deprive the machine of its victory by destroying it. Now when I see this scene, I imagine the thing saying "Check mate, check mate, check mate." And Macready "wins" by the same basic method.
Technically though, the chances that there is no more of the thing left are practically zero. It could have become smaller organisms it's acquired in the past, hiding around the camp as a bunch of separate creatures or even buried little bits of itself here and there. Or then, there are the bits of it here and there such as when Macready blew the boss creature up or earlier in the movie with the stick of dynamite. There was the bit of it that escaped through the dog kennel roof. There's still a whole bunch of possibilities of thing remnants at the Norwegian camp and the ufo crash site. There could yet be other creatures in the ufo itself or that went a different direction out of it over a hundred thousand years ago. Maybe there were other dog things that ran away from the Norwegian camp.
And like they said, just a single cell of this thing on this planet is a threat to all life, because it could take everything over.
They mentioned there will eventually be rescue parties coming to investigate after a while and can you imagine them not collecting samples once they realize there is a possible extraterrestrial organism to be studied? There is so much sequel potential and I've never understood why we never got sequels. I've had some pretty good nightmares based on this creature that would be great as sequels. Settings in my dreams have included deep underground research base, on a space battleship carrying the thing samples that gets attacked by an enemy warship, moon base, asteroid mining facility... The thing that my nightmares had in common was that thing samples were collected at the American and Norwegian camps and the ufo site and they were treated carefully to get them to a secure facility, but bad things happened later.
The problem is that if the thing falls into a forest, it's over, it can take over the trees and grass.
Fantastic reaction, thank you. It's funny that you say Kurt Russell had Wyatt Earp vibes, he played Wyatt Earp in Tombstone... a great movie!!! Awesome blood test jump scare too. Ok well, MacReady says in the storage room scene that his torn shirt was planted by someone else. Also Childs is The Thing, he's clearly not breathing at the end....no frosty breath
The breath thing isn't an.issue if he's hiding in a warm human host body - Carpenter acknowledged it was just the way it turned out when it was shot.
I love tombstone… I said that because he was reminding me of his portrayal of Wyatt in that moment 💚
Another excellent reaction, can't wait till your next one.
Silent watcher here , you guys should watch the movie Hardball. Its great 👍🏾
no longer silent.
Yeah girls!!
Ab-so-lute classic.
Glad ur feeling well enough to post again.
There is a prequel, made in 2011. The effects are CGI and not nearly as good as Rob Bottin's practical effects in this movie. But it does add to the story. 🙂
22:29 😮
I think Childs was definitely the thing. If you pay close attention you would see when rj talks you can see his breath due to how cold it is but when child’s talk you cannot see his. Child’s also asked rj did you kill it instead of did we kill it. So my theory is child’s was the killer.
@@brazyfilmo3121 but when Bennings is the Thing, you can clearly see his breath.
Please, Please, Please, do a movie reaction to the movie "Sinister" for your scary movie react.
I always have nightmares, but I also had to see it as a child at 6 years old. And my mother said! NO!!!! maby i was 11!!
A great psychological thriller.
The monster in this flick is a true original. It's like EVERYTHING yet NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.
WHICH Hills Have Eyes did you mean? Remember that one has to SPECIFY these days with all the teeming remakes of everything.
Reaction to Cadillac Records starring beyonce
Hello Guys, silent hill movie 2006
May I suggest (2014)Creep,(2014),Last Shift, (2005)The Descent
The Descent is already on the channel (before Jenna joined unfortunately)
I remember watching this as a kid with my dad when he taped it on VHS- no, Betamax. He covered my eyes for the scary parts, but I always found just the atmosphere so creepy, I love it. I also think it’s one of the most immersive movies, you watch it almost as if you’re another person at that base. For some reason when the guy is telling Mac about how everyone should eat out of separate cans, that really puts me into it. I guess since it’s relatable to our normal lives.
Don’t know if you’re into hockey or sports at all, but either way Miracle is a criminally underhyped movie starring Kurt Russell, and he absolutely nailed it.
the thing remastered trailer ign 2024
Why do they hate each other so much?
Because they can’t trust each other.
Practical effects
If you like this you should check out "In the Mouth of Madness", one of John Carpenter's best next to this one.
Please please watch 187 w/ Samuel L Jackson came out in 1997. It’s a must watch
The Thing is Among Us.
Well try Pumpkinhead, and jippers crippers. Enjoyed your reactions
Seen them both! Unfortunately
@@HabitualCinema well how about The Car with James Brolin and Christine?
@@soldiermedic45 haven’t seen either of those
Lol, havnt watched yet but hope it's not one of your first actual scary movies lol, however it's truly one of the top 10 best movies ever.
check out the The Descent (2005)
It’s already on the channel (before Jenna joined unfortunately)
@@HabitualCinema I forgot that movie was on here. In that case, recommend: The Fly (1986), Videodrome & Leviathan.
Y’all are just to young U must watch this at night by yourself
11:10...Where would they get the haz-mat gear from guys?
I just assume all Drs/Scientists have hazmat suits handy in their facilities as a “just in case” lol
@@HabitualCinema I think these guys are just meteorologists and geologists. The best they'd have is a few pairs of thermal underwear each.
Where did they get flamethrowers???
@@YoureMrLebowski They're Muricans (apart from Garry of course). They probably have nuclear weapons there too. Actually I always assumed the flamethrowers were there to melt the ice if the snow-cat tractory things got frozen solid during the depths of Winter (although in reality it's probably just a plot convenience).
@@YoureMrLebowski mexican cartels
Watch The Descent
Or The Strangers
You will be afraid.
The descent is already on the channel
They both freeze to death...who's the Thing?
There is a solid answer.
It's 'mental'...not blood-spraying/knife slicing...which if you quiet down and internalize is much more terrifying.
Watch it again..........
One of the greatest 'horror' films made.
There is NO solid answer.
Hood of horror snoop Dogg
Bones Snoop Dogg....horror film
Dead heist E-40 zombie horror film
Didn't like the ending? Sounds like Gen Z needing to be spoonfed.....
@@spoonunit03 I’m not gen z 😂 but thanks. I didn’t say I didn’t like it, I said “I don’t know if I’m a fan” of the ending. Great movie.
@@HabitualCinema OMG. Sorry for miss-gendering you lol. I liked the ending. It was one last surprise.
The Thing is not a chick flick.
What? 😂
@@HabitualCinemalmao
Overedited.
Only way I could get it to pass copyright 🤷🏻♀️
@@HabitualCinema oh. Sorry. The Thing is one of my favorite movies and i've come to love reactions on it. I sometimes forget that TH-cam are a bunch of buttheads.
lol this dog better not die.....from 1982 and still good today...the ending.....is to make you think..did they do it or is 1 of them is the thing.........no easy dumb ending