Pure. Nightmare. Fuel! - John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) - Reaction & Commentary
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Hope you enjoy my first time watching John Carpenter's THE THING (1982) starring Kurt Russell and Wilford Brimley.
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Everyone on first start: Nooooo! Don't hurt the dog!
30 minutes later: KILL IT WITH FIRE!
Laughed out loud when you said before the movie that you had no idea what the monster looked like. Great stuff as always Neil
The assimilated Dog was named Jed and he was an *very* good actor!
They said that he was always focused; he didn't track the camera and he didn't react to all the dogs barking around him.
He was also part wolf and his trainer told the cast that when Jed was near, not to look at or touch him. Cause there was a chance he'd become aggressive.
Only two actors managed to befriend Jed. One being Ethan Hawke.
That dog gave a better performance than most Hollywood actors/actresses today tbh
the shadow in the beginning isn't even cast by any actor in the movie, it's someone from the crew working on the film.. Carpenter wanted it to be as ambiguous as possible.
ps. Rob Bottin was 21-22 when he made the special FX in this film - worked himself into the hospital to get everything done..
John Carpenter is a LEGEND. Big Trouble in Little China, They Live, The Thing, Halloween, Escape from New York, the list goes on. 3 of his films are in my top 100. A creative man who surrounded himself with other very creative people. You're right, Neal, they don't make them like this anymore. John Carpenter created wayyyy outside the box and it's not commercially viable to do that today.
The 1982 version of "The Thing" wasn't remade, they made a prequel. That version told the story of the Norwegians who initially found the monster.
My favourite horror film...
Touches every aspect of fear.
That you didn't know what The Thing looked like made you tense is part of the beauty of The Thing. In most cases, once you know what the creature looks like, it relives most of the tension in the film which is why they save the reveal for the end. In The Thing they show you the Dog-Thing in the first act and, if anything, it ratchets up the tension because The Thing DOESN'T have a definite shape (in both the movie and the novella it's based on), and that's horrifying.
"Probably Nothing Is Definitely Something"
I actually stumbled into this movie one late night on TV and even though I'm not too big on horror either I watched it and I thought it was really good and the practical effects are insane!
Loved your reaction. I saw this at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 82. It was not billed as horror but SciFi. And the effects were state of the art at the time. I was totally engrossed from start to finish. I left the cinema with tension aches in my stomach muscles.
Honestly the effects are still state of the art. Just watch that bit where the flesh-lump studded with MOVING eyes in the kennel splits open, and that thing opens up like a petal and reaches out... never seen anything look so genuinely alien on screen before or after.
What did everyone else think about it, were there screaming or gasps
When this came out critics only saw the gore and panned it; they didn't understand the psychological horror that comes from the body horror elements and from the isolation and lack of trust.
If you haven't seen Equilibrium, awesome movie. Worth watching just for Sean Bean's death scene.
The recent The Thing was not a remake, it was a prequel that leads directly to this movie, kind of like Rogue One leads directly to A New Hope. And it's surprisingly good.
Just a shame that they replaced all the practical stuff with CG.
@@kuhpunkt it doesn't look as bad as everyone says
@@76marex it's kinda ok, but still... the practical stuff was all there and it looked great
No it was terrible, no likeable characters, bad music, terrible script that defeated itself, and it's why it went straight outta theaters and noone remembered it, you just like ppl that defend the robocop remake should be fined for suggesting these movies even exist.
@@allenslayman4272 I'm sorry the movie hurt your widdle feewings but you're wrong on every count.
The Thing was shot in northern British Columbia. Your backyard neil.
I was really impressed by your film knowledge. Bottin worked tirelessly on the Dog Thing. The detail is mind bogling. The "flower" that came out right before it was flamethrower, the petals were made to look like dog tongues to give you an idea of his creativity.
Back in '97, I was going with my sister and her boyfriend to where a friend of his stayed - we were going to watch a film on Laserdisk, a new super-duper thing at the time. We were going to watch The Thing, which I had not seen at that point. I was tripping on acid, so they decided to put on Apocalypse Now instead.
Probably for the best 🤣
Wilfred Brimley was a former Marine, ranch hand and stuntman. He was a tough dude and looked older than he was.
I became a special effects artist because of this film and others like the Star Wars trilogy and the whole reason was because it was MAGIC for real, just like a magician does real things in front of a real audience. Every film that came out in that decade was like that, from Aliens to An American Werewolf in London, every film gave us more magic to try to to figure out how it was done in front of the camera.
I’m so glad you’re watching the 1982 version. Love this film!
You say that like there was a remake? There isn't! Almost as absurd as saying Pierce Brosnan was James Bond.
@@js0988 Well I certainly didn’t watch it! I heard there was a woman in it and cgi of course, so it didn’t appeal to me. Was it really bad?
@@js0988 there's a 2nd film that's a prequel made about 10 years ago.
This 1982 version is also a remake of a film called The Thing from Another World from 1951.
@@beverleyrankin3482 as usual, it's not as bad as everyone says but imo it's not a patch on this 1982 film.
@@shabingly Maybe I’ll catch it eventually.
"I realise I'm not talking much, but I'm really engrossed". I'm glad you're not stressed, but I'M stressed. I'm stressed the eff out. I've almost noped out of here several times. Why am I still here? Solidarity? Masochism?
Edit: I spoke too soon. I can't take it any more. I'm honestly happy you all enjoy this, but its not for me. Sorry to bail before the end of your video Neil, I know its better for your algorithm if I stay right to the end. But I'm sure other people will see this out.
"This is disgusting" is Neil's spot-on reaction!!
"Why do they have a flamethrower?"
The actual US outpost in Antarctica does have flamethrowers, they are used to melt ice off external equipment due to the extreme cold and constant blizzard. And now you know, because it's Mike's super short show.
Very beautiful special effects in Rob Bottin and Stan Winston Studio.
It's great to hear you comment on how there's no iconic image of what it looks like. This thing looks like anything and everything in every combination.
Regarding the flamethrowers, according to the original novel that the movie was based on says:
"McReady wedged men out of his way and drove down the narrow corridor packed with men unable to reach the scene. There was a sure foreplanned drive to McReady's attack. One of the giant blowtorches used in warming the plane's engines was in his bronzed hands. It roared gustily as he turned the corner and opened the valve. The mad mewing hissed louder. The dogs scrambled back from the three foot lance of bluehot flame."
So while they're certainly not standard, it would be easy enough to create a fictional justification for having them, depending on their research, possibly clearing snow or de-icing equipment.
"Why are they immediately going in with fire extinguishers?"
Why indeed. 😉
The pure joy on your face for the creature design and art.
Trust me, if you can get hold of the "Making of The Thing", it is just as good as the movie.
One of my favs. To answer your question about when when Blair got infected. It was really subtle, but towards the beginning Blair was pointing out different parts of the Thing brought back from the Norwegian camp with a pen. Then at the end of his explanation he touches the pen to his mouth. Infected! Took me a couple of watches to catch it. HTH. ;)
Those practical explosions are also how they turned the set for the US camp into the set for the Norwegian camp.
This movie was made on a glacier in Canada (where I am from) and the camp that was for the Americans is the one from the Norwegians just in reverse. There is a prequal to this one but made in the 2000s and it is the Norwegians camp involved with the creature.
Really interesting what you said in the intro about not knowing anything about the movie through pop culture references. I think one reason horror fans love The Thing so much (beyond the fact that it's a straight masterpiece) is it's one of the bona-fide horror classics that really hasn't entered the public consciousness. Everyone and their mom has seen Halloween, The Blair Witch Project, The Exorcist, etc. And those movies immediately became pop culture icons. The Thing absolutely crashed and burned at theaters and only gained its reputation slowly over the following decades. A perpetual under the radar movie, but universally beloved by horror fans. Great reaction. 😊
My favourite horror film. The Norwegian camp at the beginning of the film, is actually the remains of the destroyed US camp filmed from different angles so that it looked different. It was a way to save money on the film production costs.
Wilford Brimley, great actor with a long illustrious career & he's mainly remembered for "diabetes".
The 2000’s The Thing was the prequel. So the camp they went to and found the craft, and you’re right,they CG’d it but had done practical to begin with, then decided to go over it with CG. Go figure.
I hope they release the original cut some day. Without the obviously rushed CGI.
I don't know if this is true or not but I heard that the guys who did the Practical Effects for the 2011 "THE THING" Prequel (I think they're names are Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr.) actually didn't even find out that a majority of the Practical Effects that they did in the Prequel had been covered over with the CGI until they actually saw the Movie at it's Premiere.
"is no one watching this head pull itself to safety?" lol. don't hear that every day.
They filmed the exterior sets of Station 31 on the glacier above Stewart, British Columbia. I think the opening shots of the helicopter chasing the dog were done on the ice-field above Juneau in Alaska.
I think the interior sets were all on the Universal lot in California.
from1982 and still bloody good watch even today
The only 80s horror film that doesn't have a unknown teenager/20sonethings cast..
Its basically Norris and Palmer that are the Things before Bennings. They have similar hairstyles so the one taken first is interchangeable. Blair is taken later because the shack is opened from the outside later on.
Apparently to throw viewers off that shadow belongs to a random crewmember, not one of the actors, or so I read 😁
Wilford Brimley was a Marine & a great actor
This is itself a "remake," tho it really is more of a sequel. The 1951 movie is The Thing From Another World and is WELL worth watching.
Also, this movie is part of Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy" with the other two movies being In the Mouth Of Madness and Prince Of Darkness.
The story was written by John W. Campbell, Jr. and was published in 1938. The movie The Thing From Another World was released in 1951 and was loosely based on the book and Carpenter and his friends were big fans of the movie. When it came to Carpenter remaking the movie he didn't want to step on the toes of the original so he went to the book and followed that story closely. Of course he had to update the story some. The remake isn't a remake, it's a prequel. Great story, movie and reaction.
Basically, all Carpenter did with the original story was shrink the size of the group and have them cuss a lot. The story, thanks to the Antarctic setting, is basically timeless.
The exorcist , American werewolf in London and the Thing are my three favourite horrors. The omen i like as well. Very fun watch , thanks.
The exorcist, Alien and Jaws for me, and I don't even like Horror. But sometimes story, acting, and production/direction/cinematography makes even a Horror movie a thing of beauty. Shoutout to Terminator one and two, although I consider them more Sci Fi than Horror. EDIT: How could I forget A Quiet Place? So good.
12:24...I think they have a flame thrower because Antarctica is very cold so occasionally stuff might get frozen solid and need to be thawed rather quickly. Maybe they run in to put the fire out so quickly because they don't want the main camp building to catch fire and burn down. This would be very bad because Antarctica is very cold 🤔
Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😁
Unfortunately, the prequel WAS supposed to use 90% practical, 10% CGI just to touch things up, but a damn studio executive came to set, and said "it looked too 80's-ish"
It wasn't just supposed to be, they had basically made the entire film, then the studio executives got people in the cover up all the amazing work in crap CGI. Some say their might be the practical cut of the film out there.
despite that and everyone hating on it I thought it was great
@@jadenepia5960 it was a pretty decent film , granted it could have been better , but generally it was`nt bad at all !
Why do execs do exactly other than constantly interfere and screw up? Lol
Had to comment just before you started the film.
The Thing is one of my favourite horror films, so glad you're reacting to it.
When you said how little you knew about it that put such a smile on my face, can't wait to see how you react to... The Thing.
EDIT: Great reaction, I remember having similar questions when first watching, especially about why the Norwegians are shooting such a cute dog. XD
Honestly one of my favourite animal performances in the assimilated dog.
Glad you loved the effects so much as that is such an important part of the film. Wish more films would use more practical effects like this did. New trailer for the next Thor film I thought was a video game because it looked 99% CG. And CG can look great, but when it's overused, and a film is on a strict deadline stuff can really turn out bad.
Since you mentioned about the suspicions growing, I thought I'd mention that the game Among Us was inspired by this film, in fact they made a map based off of locations in The Thing.
Anyway, great video as always, looking forward to the next reaction.
I saw this this movie as a second film on it's second run through the $1 cinemas...It blew me away....one of my favorites! Thanks for watching it.
This Film uses everything at it's disposal to tell a great story; Slow Burn/Atmospheric Story telling, Logical-likeable distinct characters, Tense music, and a story that sticks extremely close to the source-material.
I think the "ship" Blair was building was a hovercraft,air-cushion.
You should watch the original version from 1951 - obviously not the same special effects by any means but a great story line. After having watched the Haunting of Hill House you should watch the original film version, The Haunting.
I agree with you re The Haunting, re the 59s version of the Thing though, i don’t think it’s that good..and it deviates from the source material way more than Carpenter’s version
Those practical explosions are what made the Sweden’s blown up camp.
Love the subtle-dog acting. Macready's "If-I-lose-You-Lose-With-Me" nature is hinted at with the Chess scene and "We have to bring it all down into the ice", finally completed with "Yeah, Fuck YOU TOO!". The B/W film finding the UFO is from the 50s film. Watch closely; The Blood-Locker was sabotaged, not by Gary or Copper, but when Windows returns to Bennings, and drops the keys. When the group burns him, they ask where Blair is. Blair got infected slowly, cause he keeps putting his pen in his mouth during autopsies, after touching the Dog-Thing with it. Fukes did say Blair had locked himself in his room for hours. Also, the silhouette that passed Fukes in the lab is Blair, as the same musical *Sting* effect is used on him at the end, when he jumps out on Gary. The thing that became Norris, made the unknowable error, of assimilating someone with an underlining health-issue. His body clearly has an heart attack, but only transformers and attacks Dr Copper, when he "Attacks" the body with electricity from a defibrillator. It seems reasonable that Windows was scared by the Test (Nice piece of subversion by the way, along with Clarke) as he feared that a Thing could take you over, then give itself a "Deep-Cover" by convincing it's host, by projecting it's original personality on to itself as the perfect cover.
Although its an open ending: I thoroughly believe that Childes is a Thing at the end. As soon as he walked outside, seconds later the lights go. He lied about seeing Blair, as the generator was gone, and that he was wearing a Silver/Grey Coat. There is an establishing shot after finding Blair's DIY UFO where there is a Silver/Grey Coat hanging on the coat hooks. Childes has (up to this point) been wearing a Navy Blue Coat. The Thing tears through clothes, hence why Childes changes coats. Then there's the very odd statement that he gives Macready when he sees him. "You the only one?" sounds very "you the only human left" Then there's the whiskey. Fukes stated that small part of the Thing could be enough to take them over, so the rule of eating out of cans or self-prepared meals and drinks. NO Sharing. Macready gives Childes the Whiskey to drink, and he fails the test, that why he smiles at the end. There's also a meta clue from Ennio Morricone. His score is haunting. The double beat, prevalent throughout the film, almost like a hear beat. When we see the Huskey for the first time, it rhythmical starts up, like a musical-que for the Thing. When we fade to black at the end of the film, the beat returns, as if the Thing is still alive.
Blair is infected pretty early on in the story. His infection explains some mysteries within the film such as:
Who sabatoged the blood? Blair did.
Who took the keys? Blair
Who did Fuchs see outside in the snow? Blair. It's also the reason why he killed himself, because when he saw Blair outside ( and not locked up) he knew he was an imitation.
Late 70s/early 80s had some amazing scifi/thriller/horror with great practical effects. Alien, The Thing, Predator, even Terminator.
17:18 They have a flame-thrower because they're Americans ;)
Best SCI FI Horror Thriller film ever made!
My favorite John Carpenter movie ever!
The Dog Kennel Sequence was done by Stan Winston Studios whom did VFX work for:
JURASSIC PARK
PREDATOR
ALIENS
LAKE PLACID
PREDATOR 2
GALAXY QUEST
TERMINATOR
TERMINATOR 2 JUDGEMENT DAY
TERMINATOR 3 RISE OF THE MACHINES
The Island Of Dr Moreau
Edward Scissorhands
BATMAN RETURNS
Big Fish
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Small Soldiers
THE RELIC
The Ghost And The Darkness
Constantine
End Of Days
Wrong Turn
Pumpkin Head
CONGO
LEVIATHAN
IRON MAN
THE Monster Squad
Tank Girl
Interview With The Vampire
The Lost World Jurassic Park
JURASSIC PARK 3
DOOM
DARKNESS Falls
And
Terminator Salvation which was his last film until his unfortunate passing from blood cancer in 2008 at age 62.
The Blood test scene was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
IMO the single greatest horror movie of all time.
I think even the flying saucer was a practical model
Hi Neil. Really enjoyed this reaction video. Keep them coming. It's obvious that you enjoyed it and appreciate it for the masterpiece John Carpenters version of The Thing really is. Would love to see another reaction video on David Cronenberg's version of 'The Fly' (1986).
Stay Safe.
Oh wow, I forgot about The Fly. Is the 80's version the one one with Jeff Goldblum? That's some good schlock. I felt horrible for him. And Glodblum has this weird enchanting mesmerism about him.
the Norweigen camp is the blown up American camp. They built the camp in summer then filmed the next spring when it was well snowed in.
Can't believe that anyone of a certain age hasn't seen this. Enjoyed your reaction, but the aspect that always stood out for me was the characters even more than the Thing. The working-class characters, every one of them believable, every reaction totally on point. It was very much like the original Alien in that respect. The best part of the prequel was that answered a lot of questions that we had from the original like was that really a man in there? lol.
It was probably either the Palmer-Thing or the Norris-Thing who tried to frame McCready. Also Neill why did you cut the funniest line in the film when poor old Garry finally loses his sh*t about "being tied to this couch all f*cking winter" I think at this stage we all knew how Garry felt 😔 (🤣).
That's my favourite line 🤣
When did Blair get infected? When he touched the thing with the eraser of his pen, then touched his mouth with it. No to mention wearing a couple of gloves and feeling around its guts with his bare arm touching it.
Hiya Neil, try the original The thing from another world it's great as well.
Diabetes - lol! The practical effects are to be lauded. Great point about asymmetry and our response to it. I would like to dissect and compare this to Alien and the similarities to a group in isolation and having a creature inhabit a human character only to destroy it - much to the “horror” of the group. Then that manic process of elimination.
I just subbed up and am going through your past reactions. I am not a horror fan either, but this is my favourite horror film ever. Look forward to seeing more
Awesome! Thank you!
If you're up for a "horror" movie which is notable for daring direction and top-tier performances, as well as a crew that all seemed to be at the top of their game for a single movie then I'd suggest - if you haven't seen it - that you check out The Exorcist from 1973.
Didn't know about the 2011 Thing, have to see if it is on Prime or something.
You should watch the 1951 original The Thing from Another World, very different feel to carpenters.
Carpenter's version is much closer to the original story "Who Goes There?" By John W. Campbell.
@@peterjf7723 and that was a novella written in 1938. The 1951 version starred James Arness as the Thing, he of Matt Dillon - Gunsmoke fame
I have another bit of info for you the guy who looks like Lloyd Bridges is another actor and I thought it looked like him as well.
Shot in both BC and Alaska 😎
This was filmed in British Columbia.
1. The Norgren slit his own wrists.
2. A kick ass John Carpenter movie that also features "Kurt Russel you will enjoy is "Escape from New York"😎
3. That was a doobie.
4. This was before CGI.
5. Not murder. Self defense because Clark was attacking him with the scalpel.
6. Even with all the cool stuff the part than unhinges me a little more is when Blair is pulling Garry by the face.
7.They're going to freeze to death. Keep in mind you can't see Child's breath. I don't have bluetooth so I can't see it)
He was missing for a while. It was made to each person's interpretation.
You so cracked me up when you said doesn't anybody see the head pulling itself to safety,..huh I was like pulling, it's gonna get up and walk away to safety,..so terrifying, especially when I use to think of how my mom would tell me to drop my toys, and stop playing, cause we had to go somewhere, and she'd say they'll be here when you get back they're not gonna get up and walk away!,.. and you, sitting with your mouth agape, ..hmmpf,..dear in the headlights, stunned and godsmacked,..we know,..must commend you on not eating,..good call with that considering you didn't know how gross, how horribly disgusting it would be, we didn't know either, the trailer, like Alien gave no clue, the first ones,..by the time it was featured on Siskel and Ebert(film critics, who would review upcoming movies), think that's when they played a trailer with a snippet of the dog kennel scene where the thing raised a claw, as if to break out through ceiling,..before that all they'd show is TK Carter skating through the halls with Superstitious playing,..not a clue to the horror you were going to see,..lot of really good actors,..doc, Richard Dysart is in Prophecy, another one with a vague trailer,..Wlford Brimley is in Cocoon,.,..another good one is The Hidden, another who's human,
who's not, very good, humor, action,..Bad Moon,..for those not wanting too terrifying,..a family dog is a homegrown detective, trying to protect his family from a horror,..kinda like Silver Bullet with Gary Busey,..it's good,..then there's older, THX38, dystopian sci-fi, like 1984, V For Vendetta,
you might recognize someone from Lonesome Dove, wink, wink nudge, Silent Running, scifi,..and if you haven't,..2001 Space Odyssey, and 2010 with Roy Scheider,..John Lithgow,..and a young Jason Statham's mom in Fast and Furious series, wink, wink, nudge,..it's very, very good, and eerily similar to what's going on now while Earth's astronauts are up in space, keep going, enjoy, Godspeed, Peace ✌
Wait ... Taskmaster when??
The flamethrower would be to de-ice frozen equipment or melt paths through snow. (I mean, I hvae no idea how realistic that is, but that's the explanation given.)
Remember that The Thing isn't just a monster -- it's intelligent. MacReady becomes the defacto leader of the group, so the thing (Palmer) wants to undermine MacReady. It's a reasonable assumption that Palmer is the one who tore up one of MacReady's jackets with the intent of planting it.
The Thing also needs to eliminate Fuchs (because he is "working on a new test" and he's probably smart enough to figure something out). We can assume Fuchs catches Palmer with the torn up clothes and Palmer kills him. (The Thing doesn't want to imitate Fuchs, because the other people in the group will become suspicious if Fuchs doesn't deliver on a new test.)
The 201q Thing movie isn't a remake. It's a prequel. It's what happened in the Swedish station. It was made with practical effects in the beginning but universal told them to change it.
“Norwegians Mac”
@@kevinolexa8828 I stand corrected.
This movie was a remake of the 1951 movie The Thing From Another World.
The flamethrower might have been useful for unfreezing things :)
I think that's what happened. A comic book sequel was made but I never read it
The 2011 The Thing is only a remake in a derogatory sense. Truly, it's the prequel to the 1982 film and details the events of the Norwegian base. You're right though in that the heavy use of cgi really raised a lot of hackles in the fandom.
Such a great movie!
Please can you try and react to a new show called the 1% club. Lee Mack is the host. It's an interesting idea, the audience are the contestants, there's 100 of them and they get asked questions that a certain % of the UK population would get right. Starting from 80% of people got right, so easier, down to the last question that 1% would get right. I think you'd do really well at it.
I haven’t watched a horror film since seeing “ Eraserhead” as a child.
The Prequel was Derped from the beginning because of studio exec's. The production was going to do practical effects in the same spirit as this movie, but in there profound lack of intelligence, the studio did CG instead. Everybody saw the difference and nobody liked it.
The winter in Antarctica starts in the last weeks of June. It's not part of South America. Antarctica is nation-less. It's available to any nation to use but not to annect. If a Norwegian came to the US base and needed provisions, the US station had to help out in any way possible. That's the UN law of Antarctica.
They didn't remake The Thing. That was a prequel.
An excellent EXCELLENT sci-fi terror!
They actually drove in by bus which got stuck a few times the actors and crew on the bus had to get out and push !!
This blows the 'little green men' theory wide open!! I agree with you about not many sudden starts, as they set my heart pounding. Thankyou for reviewing this, a blast from the past for me and I'm watching it again in the daytime. We'll see what my dreams content is tonight....🤣🤣 🇬🇧
This is actually a remake , the 50s original was on tv last year . The cinema I saw this one at is now a car park. John Carpenter made some super films .This is unusual as it's not an original story . Liked them all as they had decent plots when the 80s were dominated by witless body counts . The effects and music , mostly written by him made his films pretty unique . The most famous Halloween and The Fog . Strangely Star man - a box office flop and not horror is my favourite . Nice to see your reaction ., I like the effects CGI doesn't come close for me .
Incidentally , the film of the saucer discovery and the title design are based on , or may even be scenes from the 50s original .
In Antarctica a flamethrower would be useful in thawing hard ice for excavation
Everyone is on Team Dog until . . . until . . . burn it, burn it!
Fun fact: the remake is actually a prequel set in the Norwegian base. It was all practical effects and also had a 3rd alien, the ship's pilot, also practical, but half way through a studio exec came in, hated the practical work, ordered most of it destroyed, and ordered it replaced with shitty cgi. The exec was fired but they had no time or budget to recreate the practical stuff and reshoot.
the newer movie with the same title is a prequel. It shows what happened at the other camp! worth a watch to tie the stories together but i prefer the effects from the original film.
the new one isnt a remake its a prequel :) sure give it a shot, even though its not as good as this one its still a pretty cool movie :) they actually did go full practical with it originally, unfortunately they then decided to put CG over it :P
Nauls was supposed to have a horrific end but it was too expensive to do.
So instead, he walks into the darkness and is neither seen or heard again.
It's fair to say that Blair got him, the same way he got Garry.
Yes they don't make em like this anymore.
Even the newer The Thing uses c graphics and its extremely obvious..
Still good though. It takes place before this one. It ends with the alien dog running away and the Norwegian helicopter is chasing it.
Also you see how the frozen monster (that they found) became to be..