My favorite thing about this movie is that it only reveals itself when it knows it's cornered. It has the facade of whoever or whatever it's imitating, it's trying to make you think it is that thing, but it's also paying attention, and when it knows the game's up it pops like a fcking jack in the box. There's something so nightmarish about that. I both love it and hate it, but mostly love it.
Now that you've watched both An American Werewolf in London and The Thing, you should watch The Fly from 1986, since these three movies are regarded to feature some of the best makeup and practical special effects of all time. The Fly even won an Oscar for best makeup and stars Jeff Goldblum in arguably the best performance of his career.
Loved her look when Windows froze. It had already been established that Windows was on edge, especially after the key incident. When they were arguing about the blood, Gary, maybe due to the stress of the situation, forgot that he gave Windows the keys when Benning told Windows to get the keys from Gary, when Windows comes back and sees Bennings, he drops the keys on the floor and books it. Realizing that Gary could remember at any moment, Windows books it to the guns and tries to convince the team that Gary could be one of those things, pretty shitty right? He got what he deserved...
Undeniable classic in psychological and sci-fi horror. Probably my favorite from a practical effects standpoint. The ending is still debated today as to who if either man left standing was THE THING. Love it. I definitely recommend more carpenter films. THEY LIVE is a personal favorite. That or assault on precinct 13 (1976) would be cool.
@@holddownaOne fun and creepy theory is that because Mac was carrying so many molotovos that the bottle he had and almost took a sip of was actually gasoline and the reason he laughed at the end was because he knew Childs was the thing cause he had no reaction to the gasoline he just drank but ofc this theory has a flaw and It's the obvious one, why would Mac drink gasoline.
An awesome movie! This is the reason why Kurt Russell is one of my favorite actors! And in case you're wondering, the monster was still alive at the end of the movie. John Carpenter himself explained in an interview, that if you look closely when MacReady & Childs are drinking at the end, Childs breath is not seen in the cold, while MacReady's is. Meaning that Childs is the monster.
Mac offering Childs a drink was him testing Childs. The fact that Childs just accepted the bottle and took a swig, risking infection, is what tipped Mac off that Childs was already the Thing. That's why he chuckles to himself at the end. It's also a callback to Mac's first scene in the film: when he loses to the computer, he pours his drink on it. In the final scene, he's offering liquor to his non-human opponent. Checkmate.
Hahaha, like #15. This ought to be a fun ride for you. Saw this in a drive in theatre as a young boy after The Last Star Fighter, when I was supposed to be sleeping. Needless to say, I was haunted for a while after that.
Practical effects over CGI every time. CGI just can't replicate the realism. This movie is timeless and still stands up to this day. It's a great movie.
I saw this movie on HBO after it was out of the theaters around 1983. I was 8. Waaaaaaaaaay to young for that. The dog scene scarred me for so many years. They just don't, and probably will never do practical effects like that again.
I went to see this movie in the theater when it came out. All of my friends went to see E.T at the time because it was getting all the publicity and was a family movie. The theater was only half full and the people there were all gasping and hollering at the dog and stomach scenes. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and everyone on the theater for some reason started clapping. I think we all had a really good time. The special effects are top tier and still hold up today. After telling my friends about this movie, we all went the next weekend to see it. I enjoyed it just as much the second time.
Fun reaction. Hard to not dig that masterpiece. Aaaaah, reactors and their precious doggy at the beginning of the movie, though... ^^; Oh, and: "what is this thing?!?" IT'S THE THING!!!!!!
Great reaction - Carpenter always speaks of himself as an old fashioned craftsman who'd have been most at home in the old studio factory system - he embraces the mechanisms of genre, and I think his role model is the brisk Howard Hawks, who basically directed the original film version of The Thing, tho I think Carpenter went instead back to the novel rather than remaking that 50s classic - another amazing movie like this is Isolation, which nobody references - this type of sci fi horror solid B-genre thriller w an ensemble of rising stars - other examples include Alien; Sunshine; Event Horizon; Triangle; Annihilation; 28 Days Later; etc
The coolest thing is that maybe the Thing infected the space ship before it crashed. I think the Thing frozen in the ice found by the Norwegians had the form of one of the aliens from the space ship. Obviously the movie didn't show it. But they made a model for the prequel that they never used in the movie. You can't find it on the internet though
The critics hit this movie hard. They complained it was too dark. They complained that it didn’t have a heroic win. They complained that it didn’t have any women as scientists. They claimed it was a gore fest. Oh, and due to production setbacks, it was released right after E.T. Came out; terrible release decision. But like many great films that also got razzed, this film is still recognized as a masterclass in suspense and terror, and is the gold standard in practical effects. I have seen multiple reaction videos of this film, but I would be surprised if there are a fraction of E.T. reaction videos. That one pulls at your heart a bit. This one puts your heart in your throat.
Loved this movie! I actually also haven’t seen ET! but after watching this movie I watched siskel and eberts reviews! I think this movie is amazing. And glad it’s passed the test of time. Deserves every praise because it’s amazing. I think it’s a smart movie. Great ending. Satisfying and makes u question everything.
Hey, thanks for reading your viewers comments! I think that’s a first. And you are right, this movie is great and it will be rediscovered by new generations who will also be amazed. I also liked that you really hadn’t seen it before. With some other reactors, I didn’t get that feeling. Great job on commenting when needed and appropriate so you didn’t miss anything but could still share your impressions and suspicions.
@27:43 _Unless he has a heart attack._ Yes Norris (the ggeologist) has a heart attack, When the thing takes over it only copies live tissue. Norris has a prostethic heart-valve, which obviously wasn't copied in the resultinng "Thing-Norris", thus the heart attacks came non-stop. This can be used in other cases too, such as CHild's earring.
It is fun to conjecture what the ontology of the thing is. I like to think it is essentially an association of unicellular prokaryotic organisms which has the ability to become specialized and differentiated to imitate multicellular eukaryotic organisms. It does this to infiltrate a population of organisms and prey on them by spreading like a virus. When it consumes a host it simultaneously incorporates the DNA of that host to accomplish the imitation. This allows it to imitate the features of previous hosts. That would explain the dog head, limbs and torso on a human body and the crab legs sprouting from the human head.
People always say the blood in this is off, it’s too red, and doesn’t look realistic. To that I say, It’s imitation blood, it’s the thing trying to imitate what real blood looks like.. That’s at least what I tell myself to help with my own suspension of disbelief...
It's a bummer that practical VFX have fallen so far to the wayside. Especially when a movie like this still holds up and grosses people out 40 years later. They did a remake with CGI but nobody gave a shit.
@@TwilightLink77 - correct. And the prequel was not a bad movie (the FX were actually quite good). The trouble with it, like most movies that follow an iconic horror/suspense film like this is, once you know what the monster is and how it works, it is really hard to make it work in a second film. "Aliens" was one of the few excpetions that prove the rule.
Haha! When this came out, the public was SO shocked, John Carpenter was accused essentially of being the movie-antichrist. So as a sort of public apology, he made his next film about a much friendlier alien ("Starman").
Fascinating movie, a instant Classic, even when it was so horrifying, it got bad reviews when released, haha. There's a sequel, but wasn't as good, they uncovered the "clone ones" by knowing if they didn't floss, kinds of dumb; The Thing (2011), a bad remake. Fun fact: Here in Bolivia was aired when I was 9 and convinced my my little causing whom was 7 to watch it with me, he got scared at the beginning, but I was explaining to him that it was great SFX, he took it pretty well, don't remember if he had nightmares; he now lives in Tulsa, OK
He does the score to most of his own films, but this one was done by Ennio Morricone, the Academy Award winning composer famous for all the Sergio Leone's films after "A Fistful of Dollars", most iconically the score to "The Good the Bad and the Ugly".
In the scene where the dog thing spouts a a limb to attack Childs, if you look close you will see that the "mouth" at the end is nothing but dog tongues and teeth.
Childs, the least trusting, and most paranoid of them all... Just drank from the same bottle as someone else, not worrying about infection the least bit...
This is the greatest horror movie ever made. ❤ The chess computer DID cheat. It was an allegory. Don't bother with the 2011 prequel. It totally blows and is all CGI. The fact that you know about the Annunaki kind of turns me on. 😍 It took me twenty years to figure out the ending, but I won't tell you unless you ask. It's a great movie, isn't it? Maybe you should check out my favorite flick, "Forbidden Planet." Best to you! 💖
@@hulkhatepunybanner the term "practical" is used because they were caught in-camera - so many young people refer to CGI in old films when it didn't really exist back then.
@@MGrayl-ib5fo *Yeah. They should be saying "props."* I'm just surprised that young people in the business don't know the terms. (As far as I can tell the term "practical" started with JJ Abrams, who didn't work in the special effects dept, and uses the term to minimize the efforts of FX people.)
@@hulkhatepunybannerpractical effects are used by a lot of film makers aswell it's an alternative term for Special Effects, you also ask "whats so special about them?". people, even experts like movie journalists, that use visual effects and special effects for the same thing are much much worse.
@@overdev1993 *Only after Abrams started calling it that.* There's a lot of FX documentaries around, you can prove me wrong by finding a pre-Abrams use of "practical" instead of "Special."
I have a college buddy who works at a research station in Antarctica. He says they have a tradition of watching this movie every year when the day is darkest. I guess last time they did it they actually got John Carpenter to Zoom in for a Q&A
Unsure if its the same station (most likely) but last I heard its the smaller winter crew, they usually watch both the 1951 Thing from Another World, and John Carpenters the Thing, its also just after the last flight leaves the continent before winter gets in full swing, meaning the skeleton crew is isolated for months.
10:49 I've seen dozens of reactions to the "Dog Thing" reveal- fright, disgust, thinking it's incredible... But the complete "stunned silence" is a first and was awesome!
I think I was in aww! The makeup is unreal but my heart is torn and broken because of the poor dog(although I know it’s all fake) but I really think I was amazed because they went there and weren’t afraid! Because if this alien imitates it would try to take over any living thing Thanks so much for watching!
I usually hate ambiguous endings also, because they're usually not done well, and it leaves you unsatisfied. This film was a rare case of ambiguity being executed in a nearly perfect way, perfectly appropriate.
41 years later and those practical effects still look great. THAT is impressive. I also recommend looking up a short story written from perspective of the Thing - "The Things" by Peter Watts.
Seconding that, *"The Things" by Peter Watts* is an outstanding read! I have it bookmarked because it's so good to revisit and share with others! Great recommendation. For anybody curious, you can just google it, it's legitimately free to read in full (it's a short story, so kick back with some tea!). Google "The Things" and it should basically be the first result 🧡
I'm probably weird but I cried when I read that story. Not so much out of any sympathy for the Thing but for humanity after it pointed out how alone we are.
You being completely frozen with shock when the infected dog's face peels back like a flower speaks volumes of how terrifying this film is. Top tier body horror.
Kennel scene was mainly Stan Winston's work. But yes, Rob Bottin really knocked it out of the park with all of his work, as well. On par with Stan's work.
"You guys, i'm not gonna beable to handle this if these dogs all die".. 2 seconds later dogs face splits into 4 .... lmao im sorry it made me laugh a bit.
@@holddowna I was laughing at your blank/shocked look when that happened. It was like your brain was working on Windows DOS and was trying to load the appropriate response.😂 That is literally my favorite reaction so far.
I used to play Sargon Chess on my Commodore 64. It would make an illegal move across the board, then "Checkmate, Illegal move, checkmate. Would you like to play again?"
It's easily a Top 10 movie. There is a prequel [The Thing (2011)] about the Norwegian Camp, but sadly, it just wasn't very good. John Carpenter didn't direct it, nor had any part in it. The most amazing part of this movie is how it was a failure in the theaters. It was competing against E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial by Steven Spielberg. It wasn't until the mid-90s that The Thing was hailed for being a great film and recognized as being ahead of its time.
The dog was named Jed and he was a half dog, half wolf hybrid. Richard Masur who played Clarke originally tried for the role of MacReady but he was happy losing the part and was overjoyed to work with the Jed. Seeing this movie as a kid with my older brothers was a trip being in a darken movie theater and EVERYONE was jumping out of their seats. People leaving the theater.
Sometimes there are benefits to being old. I saw this as a young USAF Airman. Half the experience was the audience reaction. The following night I came back to watch the audience: “The horror, the horror.” The following night I talked a bunch of guys from the barracks to pile in a car, and I got to see their reactions. This movie is best experienced in a cinema and that is an experience that may come to an end, just as drive ins did.
@@francisco5434 Dad was Airforce, had some guys over from (AFSPECWAR) total bad asses. One of em 6'4, 250 lbs jumped over the couch when the Norris Thing ate Doc's arms...LOL , good times.
Rob Bottin was 21 when he did the effects for The Thing. At one point, he had to be hospitalized for exhaustion. Stan Winston was brought in to work on the dog kennel scene.
True, Stan Winston was very beloved and very missed. I knew several people that were close to him, and they were still moved by his passing several years after he left us
Amazingly, the original story "Who Goes There" was written in 1938 by John W. Campbell. It didn't have much gore but the paranoia, mystery and suspense were incredibly written. I read it at the age of 13 and it scared the crap out of me.
Timing is everything. ET: The Extra Terrestrial takes America by storm as this heartwarming adventure about a boy and his lovable alien. Two weeks later, The Thing comes out and bombs, hard. Everyone hated it. Critics and audiences alike wanted nothing to do with this gory, grim Horror about an alien bent on destroying humanity through mindless, soulless assimilation. Now, The Thing is widely considered one of the most suspenseful, captivating and impressive Horror films of all time. Ennio Morricone even won an Oscar for his score (having been repurposed for Tarantino's The Hateful Eight), despite said music getting a Razzie nomination back in 1983.
E.T. had nothing to do with The Thing tanking in the box office. Poltergeist, which came out the same month, and was part of the "Summer Of Spielberg", is what tanked it. That was the horror movie everyone went to see that summer, that month (June, 82). The Thing was an R rated movie, E.T. was marketed for kids, they had two completely different target audiences. Poltergeist had a huge buzz, for lots of reasons. That was the horror movie all the kids and teenagers went to that summer; The Thing was for monster movie die-hards who already loved the original film. (It was most definitely marketed as a remake, right down to the title font). But the REAL reason it tanked is that, as great as The Thing is, at the time it felt like Alien Goes To Antarctica. Word of mouth was "good effects, so-so movie". And by '82, we were used to being blown away by practical effects in horror movies; American Werewolf had come out the previous year, we were still getting over that one. So the fact that it had great special effects meant very little. Endless rewatches on late-night cable is where the re-evaluations began.
@tictocmelody9190 Siskel was very vocal about hating on the thing in favor of friendly alien stories. So... like op said, e.t. A lot of people were not prepared for how gory it would be, because the original was a 50's sci fi flick. Not a monster movie. The alien wasn't in it much. It's forgettable. People didn't think monster movie for sci fi also being horror, until 79's alien. Body snatchers was what people were expecting. Even poltergeist was tame by comparison. I never liked it much, the effects suck compared to the thing. It sold and got praise for the name attached to it. Carpenter wasn't a name yet.
@@tonyb7615 Dude, no offense, but you don't know what you're talking about. By 1982, everyone was well used to gore, and the horror movie that beat it at the box office (Poltergeist) had every kid talking about the gory face-in-the-mirror scene, this was ten years after Exorcist, people were well-used to gore in 1982, that has absolutey zero to do with it tanking at the box office despite the fantasies of people who were obviously not there at the time. If anything all the practical effects and gore were a YAWN, because it was simply the next horror movie with great, goeey special effects. It's what you do with those effects.......and at the time, it felt like Alien with snow, a flat horror movie with good special effects. Nobody had enormous respect for John Carpenter (or any horror director) in 1982, so that meant nothing to critics or audiences. Number two, I don't know why you're driveling on about Gene Siskel, as if he was the only critic in the USA. It got a lukewarm response from EVERY critic, at least every one that I remember reading (i'm in the NY metropolian area so there were a whole slew of 'em who weighed in). The movie tanked because 24/7 commercials were running on TV for "Poltergeist". Get it? Everyone was doing "Theeeeeey're heeeeeere." and telling their friends about the clown and the face being ripped off and the tree. Which sounded more original than "Alien Goes To Antartica". (plus it was PG, and Thing was R. plus Poltergeist had women in it, Thing is a bunch of grumpy dudes. All these things add up at the box office, sorry to burst your bubble.)
@@TTM9691 haha. You can Google siskels critique. I've seen it. He hates the evil alien taking over the earth trope. And everyone saw his show. No one cared about other new Yorkers and what they thought. It's a trash city full of trash people. Remember the granny driving around with a Smith and Wesson on her steering wheel... You don't have to be butthurt that critics hated on what's considered the best special effects movie of all time. Just blindly going with the crowd and pop culture didn't pan out did it? Lemme guess, you were still walking around in your disco crap because Travolta did it so it was cool? When everyone dropped that like the turd it was over a year prior? Poltergeist is largely forgettable and gets no one bothering to make vids when compared to the movie that inspired the younger gens "among us". So Spielberg makes e.t., siskel gets satisfied. Aliens transitions to action instead of horror. And we have to wait until a decade later to get scary aliens in fire in the sky, and proper sci fi in the outer limits reboot, and x files. All because siskel, the guy watched by the nation said poltergeist sucked but the thing had scary aliens, oh no. And a dude bro film beats a not modern day inappropriate portrayal of far eastern mysticism, I guess if you get hung up on crap like that.
One of the greatest Sci Fi Body Horror Thriller Films ever made! This movie wasn't well received by critics when it came as released in 1982 as they called it boring, dull, a wretched excess, as well as being a great barf bag movie. However it's gained a cult following overtime and has been regarded as one of John Carpenter's best films in his filmography.
I can't say how many times I've wanted a movie to end. We don't need everything wrapped up in a bundle. The Thing, they just ended the movie. Best ending ever.
agreed. the countless number of hours people have wasted trying to figure out who the thing was at the end lol. the film makers have specifically said it doesn't matter and they intentionally left it ambiguous.
Agreed. And you could probably do an entire thesis on the psychology on how desperately many audience members try to wrest some kind of definitive resolution from the ending.
well yeah just look at how many pseudointellectual "video essayists" have hour-long breakdowns on why childs was the thing or some other dumb shit.@@rsrt6910
Original test ending had Mac and Childs being rescued and tested, and both found to be human. But it was felt to be too much of a happy ending, so they axed it in favor of the more ambiguous one.
The use of practical effects makes this movie a bench mark for all films. John Carpenter does a lot with very little, but he always does push things a bunch.
You can't go wrong with any of the Carpenter/Russel team-ups. Theu first worked together in 1979 with the TV movie Elvis . Then there was Escape from New York and it's sequel, The Thing, and Big Trouble in Little China. They always had a blast working together.
Oof, I can't believe you said "You can't go wrong with Carpenter/Russel" and then mentioned Escape From L.A, the sequel to Escape from New York. That movie was not good. 👎 But ok, three out of four aint bad.
Nice work mentioning Tarantino! I always guessed Hateful 8 was inspired by the Thing... (Kurt Russell in a big hat in the snow!) Quentin confirmed it in an interview and said "Yeah, so was Reservoir Dogs"... It's the PARANOIA
This movie has generated so much great dialogue and theory about who was infected first, who infected who and when, and whether MacReady and/or Childs were infected at the end. Lots of curious clues throughout the movie that you start seeing on repeated viewings and no definitive answers. Perfect story telling.
Rewatch the final scene with Mac and Childs several times, and interpret the dialogue that: They are both human One is human, the other a Thing. They are both Things. What's unspoken under the words changes with each listening.
Probably the greatest example of practical effects I can point to, just barely nudging out The Fly. The end is one of my favorite finishes for a film I’ve seen due to the ambiguity. Anyone looking for a deep rabbit hole should seek out videos looking at the infection timeline.
My mom is a huge horror movie fan. She took me to see this movie at the theater when I was 9. I spent most of the time literally under my seat. Now it's my favorite movie of all time. I lost count of how many times I've seen it, but it's likely around 200. They just don't make movies like The Thing any more.
I saw this at the theater multiple times in one week because me and my group of friends loved it so much. That was back when cinemas - without batting an eye - would let toddlers in to see The Thing, American Werewolf In London, or Stripes. I had no business seeing Animal House at the Brighton Theater in Chicago when I was 9, but I'm glad I did. Also I need to revisit my hair regimen because I have no idea how to get mine looking as luxurious as yours. lol
This will forever be my favorite horror movie. It’s easily the most terrifying monster ever created by the human mind, and the fact that fans can still debate this film and the creature’s biology 40+ years later is a testament to its greatness. Thank you for a great reaction!
During the dog kennel scene, the flower looking mouth thing that comes out from the thing and goes towards Childs, the individual "petals" are actually dog tongues
We were very impressed by the film in 1982. Now imagine that you are today (rightly) in 2024. You can make a film that costs $3,000 billion and still be crap. And then you shoot like John Carpenter (other milestones include: The Fog, The Rattlesnake, Halloween, Assault - Attack at Night, Christine, The Powers of Madness and others) a film like The Thing which cost 19 million at the time. This film was unfortunately not successful at the time (I was 20 years old in 1982 and thought it was brilliant) but is now seen as a milestone. Success came when it was released on video cassette. The original from 1951 “The Thing from Another World” with a different approach, namely who or what is the thing, is highly recommended. Absolutely great film, without any bling.
@@disturbed1013 Did you like the 2011 film? In my opinion he was absolute rubbish. Once again, as is so often the case these days, trick technique should cover up glaring deficiencies. The 1951 film beats this film hands down. No matter whether 10, 20, 50 or 100 million were or will be invested, crap remains crap.
The beginning of this movie is a great example of judging a book by it's cover. Every person I've seen react to this movie is always mad that they are trying to kill the dog. There's no context or other information given. They just see it and automatically say "hurt dog is bad". Even though they know it's a horror movie and starts out with a spaceship crashing on earth.
Great reaction I've watched many of this film and sadly most are a riot of fail takes, blown predictions and annoying character mind reading. This reaction is sharp and I appreciate the engagement with the broader themes of survival, humanity etc. Very good
my favorite horror movie! I wish they made movies like this again where the ending is bleak. "Why don't we just wait here a little while... see what happens" gives me chills every time. Not knowing if any of them are the thing is brilliant and so apocalyptic! Good stuff! To think that critics slaughtered this movie when it came out and people hated it back then is wild to me. It's a masterpiece in horror.
1:10 The title reveal was created by making a cut-out of the words "The Thing" with a black plastic bag behind it. They then burned (melted) the bag to expose the title. This was similar to the title graphics of the original film from 1951- "The Thing from Another World."
"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH." One of the best lines in cinema history.
Every single reactor: "Nothing bad better happen to this dog!" 🤣
So true! The only exception was a Norwegian reactor that basically got spoiled. 😂
Nah I watch a lot of black reactors and they're usually the first go catch on.
"le epic pupperino!" Reddit was a mistake.
Then 20 mins later… "burn the fucking dog!!"
Or like in Jaws, foreign reactors "Oi! It's a film from the Yanks. The kid's safe! Yanks don't kill kids on screen."
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My favorite thing about this movie is that it only reveals itself when it knows it's cornered. It has the facade of whoever or whatever it's imitating, it's trying to make you think it is that thing, but it's also paying attention, and when it knows the game's up it pops like a fcking jack in the box. There's something so nightmarish about that. I both love it and hate it, but mostly love it.
Hahah!!
In the short story this is based upon, the things could read minds too
@@Bobbing4Fries Dayum, really?! *Yikes.*
Like a cornered sociopath
Now that you've watched both An American Werewolf in London and The Thing, you should watch The Fly from 1986, since these three movies are regarded to feature some of the best makeup and practical special effects of all time.
The Fly even won an Oscar for best makeup and stars Jeff Goldblum in arguably the best performance of his career.
Loved her look when Windows froze. It had already been established that Windows was on edge, especially after the key incident. When they were arguing about the blood, Gary, maybe due to the stress of the situation, forgot that he gave Windows the keys when Benning told Windows to get the keys from Gary, when Windows comes back and sees Bennings, he drops the keys on the floor and books it. Realizing that Gary could remember at any moment, Windows books it to the guns and tries to convince the team that Gary could be one of those things, pretty shitty right? He got what he deserved...
Undeniable classic in psychological and sci-fi horror. Probably my favorite from a practical effects standpoint. The ending is still debated today as to who if either man left standing was THE THING. Love it. I definitely recommend more carpenter films. THEY LIVE is a personal favorite. That or assault on precinct 13 (1976) would be cool.
I need to see they live! Maybe none of them are the thing! Who knows
@@holddownaOne fun and creepy theory is that because Mac was carrying so many molotovos that the bottle he had and almost took a sip of was actually gasoline and the reason he laughed at the end was because he knew Childs was the thing cause he had no reaction to the gasoline he just drank but ofc this theory has a flaw and It's the obvious one, why would Mac drink gasoline.
An awesome movie! This is the reason why Kurt Russell is one of my favorite actors! And in case you're wondering, the monster was still alive at the end of the movie. John Carpenter himself explained in an interview, that if you look closely when MacReady & Childs are drinking at the end, Childs breath is not seen in the cold, while MacReady's is. Meaning that Childs is the monster.
Mac offering Childs a drink was him testing Childs. The fact that Childs just accepted the bottle and took a swig, risking infection, is what tipped Mac off that Childs was already the Thing. That's why he chuckles to himself at the end. It's also a callback to Mac's first scene in the film: when he loses to the computer, he pours his drink on it. In the final scene, he's offering liquor to his non-human opponent. Checkmate.
I don't even like horror as a rule, but this is one of my all-time favorite movies.
Hahaha, like #15. This ought to be a fun ride for you. Saw this in a drive in theatre as a young boy after The Last Star Fighter, when I was supposed to be sleeping. Needless to say, I was haunted for a while after that.
Practical effects over CGI every time. CGI just can't replicate the realism.
This movie is timeless and still stands up to this day. It's a great movie.
I saw this movie on HBO after it was out of the theaters around 1983. I was 8. Waaaaaaaaaay to young for that. The dog scene scarred me for so many years. They just don't, and probably will never do practical effects like that again.
Oh yeah, let's go! Always a treat to see people watch this one for the first time!
I went to see this movie in the theater when it came out. All of my friends went to see E.T at the time because it was getting all the publicity and was a family movie. The theater was only half full and the people there were all gasping and hollering at the dog and stomach scenes. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and everyone on the theater for some reason started clapping. I think we all had a really good time. The special effects are top tier and still hold up today. After telling my friends about this movie, we all went the next weekend to see it. I enjoyed it just as much the second time.
Fun reaction. Hard to not dig that masterpiece.
Aaaaah, reactors and their precious doggy at the beginning of the movie, though... ^^;
Oh, and: "what is this thing?!?" IT'S THE THING!!!!!!
"Nothing better happen to this dog..."
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The practical effects are the best you have ever seen because they are the best ever made, amazing movie.
Best practical effects ever. There is no second place.
Your look when the dogs were getting taken over.....you were frozen.....lol.... loved it
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@@holddowna best reactions on TH-cam. I'm all in to follow you.
Great reaction - Carpenter always speaks of himself as an old fashioned craftsman who'd have been most at home in the old studio factory system - he embraces the mechanisms of genre, and I think his role model is the brisk Howard Hawks, who basically directed the original film version of The Thing, tho I think Carpenter went instead back to the novel rather than remaking that 50s classic - another amazing movie like this is Isolation, which nobody references - this type of sci fi horror solid B-genre thriller w an ensemble of rising stars - other examples include Alien; Sunshine; Event Horizon; Triangle; Annihilation; 28 Days Later; etc
Love your take on movies
No dogs were hurt in this movie, all amazing practical effects 🙂
The coolest thing is that maybe the Thing infected the space ship before it crashed. I think the Thing frozen in the ice found by the Norwegians had the form of one of the aliens from the space ship. Obviously the movie didn't show it. But they made a model for the prequel that they never used in the movie. You can't find it on the internet though
It was filmed in a horrible conditons,their pain is real,dwelling for weeks in nasty weather conditions in Alaska
The critics hit this movie hard. They complained it was too dark. They complained that it didn’t have a heroic win. They complained that it didn’t have any women as scientists. They claimed it was a gore fest.
Oh, and due to production setbacks, it was released right after E.T. Came out; terrible release decision.
But like many great films that also got razzed, this film is still recognized as a masterclass in suspense and terror, and is the gold standard in practical effects.
I have seen multiple reaction videos of this film, but I would be surprised if there are a fraction of E.T. reaction videos. That one pulls at your heart a bit. This one puts your heart in your throat.
Loved this movie! I actually also haven’t seen ET! but after watching this movie I watched siskel and eberts reviews! I think this movie is amazing. And glad it’s passed the test of time. Deserves every praise because it’s amazing. I think it’s a smart movie. Great ending. Satisfying and makes u question everything.
Hey, thanks for reading your viewers comments! I think that’s a first. And you are right, this movie is great and it will be rediscovered by new generations who will also be amazed. I also liked that you really hadn’t seen it before. With some other reactors, I didn’t get that feeling. Great job on commenting when needed and appropriate so you didn’t miss anything but could still share your impressions and suspicions.
"Halloween", "The Thing" - and "Assault on Precinct 13" (1976)
@27:43 _Unless he has a heart attack._
Yes Norris (the ggeologist) has a heart attack, When the thing takes over it only copies live tissue. Norris has a prostethic heart-valve, which obviously wasn't copied in the resultinng "Thing-Norris", thus the heart attacks came non-stop. This can be used in other cases too, such as CHild's earring.
It is fun to conjecture what the ontology of the thing is. I like to think it is essentially an association of unicellular prokaryotic organisms which has the ability to become specialized and differentiated to imitate multicellular eukaryotic organisms. It does this to infiltrate a population of organisms and prey on them by spreading like a virus. When it consumes a host it simultaneously incorporates the DNA of that host to accomplish the imitation. This allows it to imitate the features of previous hosts. That would explain the dog head, limbs and torso on a human body and the crab legs sprouting from the human head.
Escape from New York (1981) director John Carpenter
John Carpenter has always made amazing movies. My personal favorite is John Carpenter's Vampires with James Woods action/comedy
People always say the blood in this is off, it’s too red, and doesn’t look realistic.
To that I say, It’s imitation blood, it’s the thing trying to imitate what real blood looks like..
That’s at least what I tell myself to help with my own suspension of disbelief...
It's a bummer that practical VFX have fallen so far to the wayside. Especially when a movie like this still holds up and grosses people out 40 years later. They did a remake with CGI but nobody gave a shit.
It’s not a remake it’s a prequel involving the Norwegian base
@@TwilightLink77 - correct. And the prequel was not a bad movie (the FX were actually quite good). The trouble with it, like most movies that follow an iconic horror/suspense film like this is, once you know what the monster is and how it works, it is really hard to make it work in a second film. "Aliens" was one of the few excpetions that prove the rule.
You should check out one of my favorites The Crow being a Horror/Science fiction fan myself I guarantee you'll love it. Keep up the terrific work
Haha! When this came out, the public was SO shocked, John Carpenter was accused essentially of being the movie-antichrist. So as a sort of public apology, he made his next film about a much friendlier alien ("Starman").
Such a great watch-through review.
"What is this thing?!?" 11:10
Well... it's The Thing!
Snake it's an illusion 😢 .. Snake.. SNAKE! .. SNAAAKE!!
Don't know if anyone mentioned this, but you NEED to watch the 2011 "The Thing". Not gonna spoil it.
If there was an interpreter the whole situation would've been avoided
just joined and subscribed love your reaction.👍🏻
This is what modern horror movies wish to be lol
You should watch The Exorcist..a great family movie.
Fascinating movie, a instant Classic, even when it was so horrifying, it got bad reviews when released, haha.
There's a sequel, but wasn't as good, they uncovered the "clone ones" by knowing if they didn't floss, kinds of dumb; The Thing (2011), a bad remake.
Fun fact: Here in Bolivia was aired when I was 9 and convinced my my little causing whom was 7 to watch it with me, he got scared at the beginning, but I was explaining to him that it was great SFX, he took it pretty well, don't remember if he had nightmares; he now lives in Tulsa, OK
John carpenter does his own music. Plus he has done a few siphons where he played the scores from his movies.
He does the score to most of his own films, but this one was done by Ennio Morricone, the Academy Award winning composer famous for all the Sergio Leone's films after "A Fistful of Dollars", most iconically the score to "The Good the Bad and the Ugly".
The Norwegian guy shouts something like "The dog's infected, it's an alien", etc. Thus spoiling the reveals for Norwegian audiences
What cut of this movie did you watch? I was noticing scenes or dialogue I was not familiar? Or perhaps I am not remembering like I thought.
In the scene where the dog thing spouts a a limb to attack Childs, if you look close you will see that the "mouth" at the end is nothing but dog tongues and teeth.
It is!
You mentioned the music.... John Carpenter scores all his movies himself.
Childs, the least trusting, and most paranoid of them all...
Just drank from the same bottle as someone else, not worrying about infection the least bit...
This is the greatest horror movie ever made. ❤
The chess computer DID cheat.
It was an allegory.
Don't bother with the 2011 prequel. It totally blows and is all CGI.
The fact that you know about the Annunaki kind of turns me on. 😍
It took me twenty years to figure out the ending, but I won't tell you unless you ask. It's a great movie, isn't it?
Maybe you should check out my favorite flick, "Forbidden Planet."
Best to you! 💖
WHAT a Beautiful
Watch Clark, and watch him close.
Check his blood sugar, and check it often.
Another good movie about organisms from space is "The Andromeda Strain"..excellent movie
Agreed. One of the few "something comes form outer space" which is also a hard-science film.
@lestatdelc exactly..its sci fi....but is it really..its a plausible scenario with realistic questions and actions..
The funny thing is most of the movie was filmed during a heatwave in Hollywood,
Rob Bottin was only 22 years old when he made the practical effects for this movie.
What a legend!
*SPECIAL Effects.* There's nothing practical about them.
@@hulkhatepunybanner the term "practical" is used because they were caught in-camera - so many young people refer to CGI in old films when it didn't really exist back then.
@@MGrayl-ib5fo *Yeah. They should be saying "props."* I'm just surprised that young people in the business don't know the terms. (As far as I can tell the term "practical" started with JJ Abrams, who didn't work in the special effects dept, and uses the term to minimize the efforts of FX people.)
@@hulkhatepunybannerpractical effects are used by a lot of film makers aswell it's an alternative term for Special Effects, you also ask "whats so special about them?".
people, even experts like movie journalists, that use visual effects and special effects for the same thing are much much worse.
@@overdev1993 *Only after Abrams started calling it that.* There's a lot of FX documentaries around, you can prove me wrong by finding a pre-Abrams use of "practical" instead of "Special."
I have a college buddy who works at a research station in Antarctica. He says they have a tradition of watching this movie every year when the day is darkest. I guess last time they did it they actually got John Carpenter to Zoom in for a Q&A
That is so goddamn cool!
that sounds epic, thanks for sharing :)
Unsure if its the same station (most likely) but last I heard its the smaller winter crew, they usually watch both the 1951 Thing from Another World, and John Carpenters the Thing, its also just after the last flight leaves the continent before winter gets in full swing, meaning the skeleton crew is isolated for months.
@@Gruvmpy you could be right and my time is off because he just posted that the sun is going to set in a few days.
I think this was the first VHS movie my family ever rented. I think it was this and "Cannonball Run" as I recall.
" Nothing better happen to this dog..." I have heard that sentence so many times.
I bet everyone says it
To be fair, he's a good boy and a great actor 👏
@@holddowna*Everyone born after 1985 says it.* Everyone else is thinking _this must've been a baaaaaad dog._
"Nothing better happen to this dog"
Crysis nanosuit voice: MAXIMUM CLENCHING
@@holddowna Followed by BURN IT after the kennel scene. :P
10:49 I've seen dozens of reactions to the "Dog Thing" reveal- fright, disgust, thinking it's incredible...
But the complete "stunned silence" is a first and was awesome!
I think I was in aww! The makeup is unreal but my heart is torn and broken because of the poor dog(although I know it’s all fake) but I really think I was amazed because they went there and weren’t afraid! Because if this alien imitates it would try to take over any living thing
Thanks so much for watching!
@holddowna the second your jaw hit the floor, I busted out laughing 😂
@@holddowna You need to watch The Shining. Another film set in an isolated location.
28:10-2843 reaction had me rewinding and laughing over and over.😂😂😂😂
I usually hate ambiguous endings also, because they're usually not done well, and it leaves you unsatisfied.
This film was a rare case of ambiguity being executed in a nearly perfect way, perfectly appropriate.
41 years later and those practical effects still look great. THAT is impressive. I also recommend looking up a short story written from perspective of the Thing - "The Things" by Peter Watts.
Cool!
Seconding that, *"The Things" by Peter Watts* is an outstanding read! I have it bookmarked because it's so good to revisit and share with others! Great recommendation.
For anybody curious, you can just google it, it's legitimately free to read in full (it's a short story, so kick back with some tea!). Google "The Things" and it should basically be the first result 🧡
Have you read the novella the story comes from titled 'Who Goes There?' DAMN.
I'm probably weird but I cried when I read that story. Not so much out of any sympathy for the Thing but for humanity after it pointed out how alone we are.
You being completely frozen with shock when the infected dog's face peels back like a flower speaks volumes of how terrifying this film is. Top tier body horror.
"Ames.exe is not responding."
"That's the craziest thing I've ever seen..." (the kennel scene)
Mr. Bottin is just getting warmed up, Miss
Kennel scene was mainly Stan Winston's work. But yes, Rob Bottin really knocked it out of the park with all of his work, as well. On par with Stan's work.
@@vladyvhv9579 Then what did Bottin do, the human Things like Norris Palmer and Blair?
@@MissFlowJust about everything else
"You guys, i'm not gonna beable to handle this if these dogs all die".. 2 seconds later dogs face splits into 4 .... lmao im sorry it made me laugh a bit.
LOL 😭
@@holddowna I was laughing at your blank/shocked look when that happened. It was like your brain was working on Windows DOS and was trying to load the appropriate response.😂 That is literally my favorite reaction so far.
I like how she tried to blink her way back to reality, lmao.
Basically if you love dogs, this movie aint your friend
The computer used an illegal chess move to checkmate Mccready lol thats why he got mad and poured the drink on its circuits lol 😂
"Cheatin' bitch." Haha
It's a character moment for what McCready will do if faced with defeat...
Yep. Also the whiskey handing out moment is the same ín the end...
In a sense, that was foreshadowing. In the end, everything in the camp was destroyed.
I used to play Sargon Chess on my Commodore 64. It would make an illegal move across the board, then "Checkmate, Illegal move, checkmate. Would you like to play again?"
Hell yeah, this is literally my favorite horror movie of all time! The suspense, paranoia, and practical effects still hold up today.
It’s amazing!
@@nathan8590oh, what a surprising opinion. That definitely doesn't get said so often it's a cliche.
Great to see someone who tremendously admired the effects as they were taking place. I smiled just as much the first time I watched!
It's easily a Top 10 movie. There is a prequel [The Thing (2011)] about the Norwegian Camp, but sadly, it just wasn't very good. John Carpenter didn't direct it, nor had any part in it. The most amazing part of this movie is how it was a failure in the theaters. It was competing against E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial by Steven Spielberg. It wasn't until the mid-90s that The Thing was hailed for being a great film and recognized as being ahead of its time.
Mine is a tie between this and Silence of the Lambs
The dog was named Jed and he was a half dog, half wolf hybrid. Richard Masur who played Clarke originally tried for the role of MacReady but he was happy losing the part and was overjoyed to work with the Jed. Seeing this movie as a kid with my older brothers was a trip being in a darken movie theater and EVERYONE was jumping out of their seats. People leaving the theater.
Sometimes there are benefits to being old. I saw this as a young USAF Airman. Half the experience was the audience reaction.
The following night I came back to watch the audience: “The horror, the horror.”
The following night I talked a bunch of guys from the barracks to pile in a car, and I got to see their reactions.
This movie is best experienced in a cinema and that is an experience that may come to an end, just as drive ins did.
I remember a review stating "This ain't E.T."!
@@francisco5434 Dad was Airforce, had some guys over from (AFSPECWAR) total bad asses. One of em 6'4, 250 lbs jumped over the couch when the Norris Thing ate Doc's arms...LOL , good times.
@@libertyordeath555 Another famous review was "E.T. Made Us Fall in Love, While The Thing Made Us Throw Up."
Rob Bottin was 21 when he did the effects for The Thing. At one point, he had to be hospitalized for exhaustion. Stan Winston was brought in to work on the dog kennel scene.
Geez
Winston helped create the chicken dog, and to his credit he didn’t take credit on the film because he knew it was clearly Bottin’s tour de force
@@konowdStan was a class act, the numbers of people in the industry he helped to kickstart their careers is amazing.
True, Stan Winston was very beloved and very missed. I knew several people that were close to him, and they were still moved by his passing several years after he left us
Amazingly, the original story "Who Goes There" was written in 1938 by John W. Campbell. It didn't have much gore but the paranoia, mystery and suspense were incredibly written. I read it at the age of 13 and it scared the crap out of me.
There's also an expanded version written by Campbell called "Frozen Hell".
Timing is everything. ET: The Extra Terrestrial takes America by storm as this heartwarming adventure about a boy and his lovable alien. Two weeks later, The Thing comes out and bombs, hard. Everyone hated it. Critics and audiences alike wanted nothing to do with this gory, grim Horror about an alien bent on destroying humanity through mindless, soulless assimilation. Now, The Thing is widely considered one of the most suspenseful, captivating and impressive Horror films of all time. Ennio Morricone even won an Oscar for his score (having been repurposed for Tarantino's The Hateful Eight), despite said music getting a Razzie nomination back in 1983.
E.T. had nothing to do with The Thing tanking in the box office. Poltergeist, which came out the same month, and was part of the "Summer Of Spielberg", is what tanked it. That was the horror movie everyone went to see that summer, that month (June, 82). The Thing was an R rated movie, E.T. was marketed for kids, they had two completely different target audiences. Poltergeist had a huge buzz, for lots of reasons. That was the horror movie all the kids and teenagers went to that summer; The Thing was for monster movie die-hards who already loved the original film. (It was most definitely marketed as a remake, right down to the title font). But the REAL reason it tanked is that, as great as The Thing is, at the time it felt like Alien Goes To Antarctica. Word of mouth was "good effects, so-so movie". And by '82, we were used to being blown away by practical effects in horror movies; American Werewolf had come out the previous year, we were still getting over that one. So the fact that it had great special effects meant very little. Endless rewatches on late-night cable is where the re-evaluations began.
@tictocmelody9190 Siskel was very vocal about hating on the thing in favor of friendly alien stories. So... like op said, e.t. A lot of people were not prepared for how gory it would be, because the original was a 50's sci fi flick. Not a monster movie. The alien wasn't in it much. It's forgettable. People didn't think monster movie for sci fi also being horror, until 79's alien. Body snatchers was what people were expecting. Even poltergeist was tame by comparison. I never liked it much, the effects suck compared to the thing. It sold and got praise for the name attached to it. Carpenter wasn't a name yet.
@@tonyb7615 Dude, no offense, but you don't know what you're talking about. By 1982, everyone was well used to gore, and the horror movie that beat it at the box office (Poltergeist) had every kid talking about the gory face-in-the-mirror scene, this was ten years after Exorcist, people were well-used to gore in 1982, that has absolutey zero to do with it tanking at the box office despite the fantasies of people who were obviously not there at the time. If anything all the practical effects and gore were a YAWN, because it was simply the next horror movie with great, goeey special effects. It's what you do with those effects.......and at the time, it felt like Alien with snow, a flat horror movie with good special effects. Nobody had enormous respect for John Carpenter (or any horror director) in 1982, so that meant nothing to critics or audiences. Number two, I don't know why you're driveling on about Gene Siskel, as if he was the only critic in the USA. It got a lukewarm response from EVERY critic, at least every one that I remember reading (i'm in the NY metropolian area so there were a whole slew of 'em who weighed in). The movie tanked because 24/7 commercials were running on TV for "Poltergeist". Get it? Everyone was doing "Theeeeeey're heeeeeere." and telling their friends about the clown and the face being ripped off and the tree. Which sounded more original than "Alien Goes To Antartica". (plus it was PG, and Thing was R. plus Poltergeist had women in it, Thing is a bunch of grumpy dudes. All these things add up at the box office, sorry to burst your bubble.)
@@TTM9691 haha. You can Google siskels critique. I've seen it. He hates the evil alien taking over the earth trope. And everyone saw his show. No one cared about other new Yorkers and what they thought. It's a trash city full of trash people. Remember the granny driving around with a Smith and Wesson on her steering wheel...
You don't have to be butthurt that critics hated on what's considered the best special effects movie of all time. Just blindly going with the crowd and pop culture didn't pan out did it? Lemme guess, you were still walking around in your disco crap because Travolta did it so it was cool? When everyone dropped that like the turd it was over a year prior? Poltergeist is largely forgettable and gets no one bothering to make vids when compared to the movie that inspired the younger gens "among us".
So Spielberg makes e.t., siskel gets satisfied. Aliens transitions to action instead of horror. And we have to wait until a decade later to get scary aliens in fire in the sky, and proper sci fi in the outer limits reboot, and x files. All because siskel, the guy watched by the nation said poltergeist sucked but the thing had scary aliens, oh no. And a dude bro film beats a not modern day inappropriate portrayal of far eastern mysticism, I guess if you get hung up on crap like that.
I remember one review , "This ain't E.T." !!
One of the greatest Sci Fi Body Horror Thriller Films ever made!
This movie wasn't well received by critics when it came as released in 1982 as they called it boring, dull, a wretched excess, as well as being a great barf bag movie.
However it's gained a cult following overtime and has been regarded as one of John Carpenter's best films in his filmography.
how can anyone say this is dull. theese "critics" had no idea what they were talking about. epic movie!
I can't say how many times I've wanted a movie to end. We don't need everything wrapped up in a bundle.
The Thing, they just ended the movie. Best ending ever.
agreed. the countless number of hours people have wasted trying to figure out who the thing was at the end lol. the film makers have specifically said it doesn't matter and they intentionally left it ambiguous.
Agreed. And you could probably do an entire thesis on the psychology on how desperately many audience members try to wrest some kind of definitive resolution from the ending.
well yeah just look at how many pseudointellectual "video essayists" have hour-long breakdowns on why childs was the thing or some other dumb shit.@@rsrt6910
Original test ending had Mac and Childs being rescued and tested, and both found to be human. But it was felt to be too much of a happy ending, so they axed it in favor of the more ambiguous one.
The use of practical effects makes this movie a bench mark for all films. John Carpenter does a lot with very little, but he always does push things a bunch.
You can't go wrong with any of the Carpenter/Russel team-ups. Theu first worked together in 1979 with the TV movie Elvis . Then there was Escape from New York and it's sequel, The Thing, and Big Trouble in Little China. They always had a blast working together.
But this and they live is peak carpenter.
Oof, I can't believe you said "You can't go wrong with Carpenter/Russel" and then mentioned Escape From L.A, the sequel to Escape from New York. That movie was not good. 👎
But ok, three out of four aint bad.
@@Bodyknock your righr, it was a blanket statement. I was dissapointed by it too. I was just being a completist.
The soundtrack is by Ennio Morricone. You couldn't go wrong with him. Rest in peace Ennio. Thanks.
Soo amazing!!! I just watched cinema paradisco and it’s one of my fave scores he’s amazing!
Unused music by him in The Thing was used briefly in The Hateful Eight.
Tarantino is a huge fan of this movie and John Carpenter.
It was a mix of Morricone and Carpenter.
These are the best practical effects ever put on film.
Absolutely
“That was the craziest thing I have ever seen…”
Buckle up, you’re just getting started.
"Nothing better happen to this dog..."
The Dog: "I am the danger!"
Nice work mentioning Tarantino! I always guessed Hateful 8 was inspired by the Thing...
(Kurt Russell in a big hat in the snow!) Quentin confirmed it in an interview and said "Yeah, so was Reservoir Dogs"... It's the PARANOIA
You express the perfect blend of paranoia, horror, and glee that a first viewer of this movie needs to express for us to prove they are human...
This is one of my favourite films of all time. A masterpiece.
Watching reactors fall in love with the dog *never* gets old.
This movie has generated so much great dialogue and theory about who was infected first, who infected who and when, and whether MacReady and/or Childs were infected at the end. Lots of curious clues throughout the movie that you start seeing on repeated viewings and no definitive answers. Perfect story telling.
Rewatch the final scene with Mac and Childs several times, and interpret the dialogue that:
They are both human
One is human, the other a Thing.
They are both Things.
What's unspoken under the words changes with each listening.
"Either we're alone in the universe, or we're not. Either thought is terrifying."
Every reactor I've watched was horrified, but YOU were gleefully appreciative of Rob Bottin's work. Really enjoyed watching you enjoy this. :)
I gotta say this movie is a masterpiece, and I love Kurt Russell's performance, and every Halloween I watch this movie so much
Probably the greatest example of practical effects I can point to, just barely nudging out The Fly.
The end is one of my favorite finishes for a film I’ve seen due to the ambiguity. Anyone looking for a deep rabbit hole should seek out videos looking at the infection timeline.
100%, the Fly is just as insane..... ❤
My mom is a huge horror movie fan. She took me to see this movie at the theater when I was 9. I spent most of the time literally under my seat. Now it's my favorite movie of all time. I lost count of how many times I've seen it, but it's likely around 200. They just don't make movies like The Thing any more.
Your mom sounds pretty cool.
At 9? omg haha That's how you make your kid totally love or hate horror haha
I saw this at the theater multiple times in one week because me and my group of friends loved it so much. That was back when cinemas - without batting an eye - would let toddlers in to see The Thing, American Werewolf In London, or Stripes. I had no business seeing Animal House at the Brighton Theater in Chicago when I was 9, but I'm glad I did.
Also I need to revisit my hair regimen because I have no idea how to get mine looking as luxurious as yours. lol
Lolol product and good tools!
This will forever be my favorite horror movie. It’s easily the most terrifying monster ever created by the human mind, and the fact that fans can still debate this film and the creature’s biology 40+ years later is a testament to its greatness.
Thank you for a great reaction!
Windows got infected and Mac froze. Art imitates life.
This is a fantastic comment, and it deserves more upvotes.
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lmao
During the dog kennel scene, the flower looking mouth thing that comes out from the thing and goes towards Childs, the individual "petals" are actually dog tongues
So many GREAT John Carpenter films to watch. The Fog, Christine, Starman, Big Trouble in Little China, Prince of Darkness, They Live. Good stuff.
❤️so many
@@holddownaBig Trouble in Little China is more Kurt Russell, and They Live has Keith David aka Childs. You need to watch at least those two.
John Carpenter is a genius this movie is an alien body horror masterpiece. Perfect reaction to this movie
You just know that anyone who flies a helicopter in Antartica while wearing a sombrero is a total badass!
We were very impressed by the film in 1982. Now imagine that you are today (rightly) in 2024. You can make a film that costs $3,000 billion and still be crap. And then you shoot like John Carpenter (other milestones include: The Fog, The Rattlesnake, Halloween, Assault - Attack at Night, Christine, The Powers of Madness and others) a film like The Thing which cost 19 million at the time. This film was unfortunately not successful at the time (I was 20 years old in 1982 and thought it was brilliant) but is now seen as a milestone. Success came when it was released on video cassette. The original from 1951 “The Thing from Another World” with a different approach, namely who or what is the thing, is highly recommended. Absolutely great film, without any bling.
It was 15 and got 19. So at least there was some profit (4 mil). The prequel was 38 and got 30 or something like that, so they finished with a loss.
@@disturbed1013 Did you like the 2011 film? In my opinion he was absolute rubbish. Once again, as is so often the case these days, trick technique should cover up glaring deficiencies. The 1951 film beats this film hands down. No matter whether 10, 20, 50 or 100 million were or will be invested, crap remains crap.
The beginning of this movie is a great example of judging a book by it's cover. Every person I've seen react to this movie is always mad that they are trying to kill the dog. There's no context or other information given. They just see it and automatically say "hurt dog is bad". Even though they know it's a horror movie and starts out with a spaceship crashing on earth.
It's funny isn't it, the other thing it shows is the lack of trust in the judgment of others.
Great reaction I've watched many of this film and sadly most are a riot of fail takes, blown predictions and annoying character mind reading. This reaction is sharp and I appreciate the engagement with the broader themes of survival, humanity etc. Very good
my favorite horror movie! I wish they made movies like this again where the ending is bleak. "Why don't we just wait here a little while... see what happens" gives me chills every time. Not knowing if any of them are the thing is brilliant and so apocalyptic! Good stuff! To think that critics slaughtered this movie when it came out and people hated it back then is wild to me. It's a masterpiece in horror.
Tickled? Well, there's a verb I've never seen associated with a The Thing First Time Watch 😄Also L'dmao at "Shit, the test worked! Noooo" 🤣
Lololol
Dead on.
1:10 The title reveal was created by making a cut-out of the words "The Thing" with a black plastic bag behind it. They then burned (melted) the bag to expose the title. This was similar to the title graphics of the original film from 1951- "The Thing from Another World."
"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH." One of the best lines in cinema history.
Yay! Now you should also watch "The Fly," "The Blob," and "From Beyond" 😊
Agree. I'll add a low budget, underrated film called "Deathdream", aka "Dead of Night".
For real, everybody should watch The Fly, it's so wild