11 Splendid Films Tailor-Made For THE THING Lovers!

[@panzerman22]

The thing should be put into the National Archives it is one of the greatest movies in the history of mankind.

[@coltonpugh9669]

No matter how you look at it, The Thing is one of, if not THE best horror film ever made. The one horror movie with a group of intelligent men making logical decisions every step of the way.

[@danielblake1537]

Yea but I gotta give credit where credit is due.....Peter Jackson before he was well known for making Lord Of The Ring films back in his earlier movie making days with hardly any money made one of the biggest cult followings with the film "Dead Alive aka Brain Dead" it may not have the best storyline or whatever but that movie was definitely memorable for all the blood and Gore and special FX's in that movie and I think it was like only his 2nd film he ever made the first being "Bad Taste" but I agree The Thing has some of the best effects in a movie ever

[@WudwasMcGee]

Absolutely. I think it's up there with Night Of The Living Dead and The Exorcist for my top trilogy.

[@te9591]

It's the best horror movie second to Hellraiser.

[@laustcawz2089]

You can suggest it yourself for it to be added to The National Film Registry (you can send them up to 50 choices per year, of your own choosing). 25 selections are made by The Registry every Dec. (almost that time). I think "The Thing" is impressive, but I must point out the clear influence it had from 1978's "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers", which I've been suggesting & which I think is far superior to the 1956 original (which they've already added). Btw, regarding films that have similar premises to these, I'd recommend "The Hidden" (1987), "They Live" (1988) & "Fallen" (1998). Finally, I personally prefer the original "The Blob" to the remake.

[@rossscarbro4602]

I’m surprised no one ever mentions “The Hidden”. What an awesome 80’s forgotten gem

[@alanscott4846]

That movie is so good! The car chase at the start is amazing.

[@hollychavezgalleryandposts]

I agree.

[@constellaespj4398]

That's one I haven't seen in ages. Thanks for reminding me about it!

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

The only thing you missed about Harbinger Down is the fact that the entire reason for its existence is a response to the makers of the practical SFX of 2011's The Thing being cut in favor of crappy CGI effects. Many of the practicals from 2011's film were actually used in the 2015 flick.

[@lucifern8888]

Thought so, they looked familiar

[@stuartgeorge2324]

Nothing comes close the The Thing tbh !!! Masterpiece 👌

[@MarvelousVideos]

Absolutely!

[@stuartgeorge2324]

@Robin Stiff you are right there my friend 👍

[@rocogo]

I heard they are making another film

[@stuartgeorge2324]

@@rocogo 👎😳 o no

[@psycho_maniac1389]

It so sucked that the prequel was garbage do to the cgi Hopefully the reboot captures what the first one had! Everything

[@AtlasUniverse]

Guys, The Thing didn't invent the snow/Arctic as a movie setting. Cold Prey has nothing to do with The Thing. It took inspiration from cult slashers from the 80's. I'm glad you mentioned the Ice episode from The X Files. It's one of my favorite ones

[@cuntpuncherino]

*Since they won't do it anymore:* -The Blob (remake) -X-Files episode "ice" (good but not a movie) -The wack CGI remake of the thing -Harbriginger Down -The Void (great movie) -the mist (not bad) -invasion of the body snatches (1978) (perfect) -the faculty (pretty good) -10 Cloverfield lane ( good, but shouldn't be on this list IMO) -Cold Prey (shouldn't be on this list) -the colony (shouldn't be on this list)

[@lslusa]

I agree with your opinion. haven't seen the last two, but from the descriptions, there are more a slasher/zombie genre, than sci-fi monster/body horror like "The Thing".

[@cuntpuncherino]

@@lslusa 'cold prey' is just a slasher movie, the only correlation to 'the Thing' is that its set in the winter; same deal with 'the Colony', which is more of a post-apocalyptic plague movie.

[@jarosawchmielewski9549]

saves some time;) and also, although I like their lists, they show too much! I suddenly loose interest in watching the movies

[@same4982]

@@cuntpuncherino The Thing is a prequel, not a remake

[@KitanaFaye]

Loved the film *The void*

[@jamesauburn]

Don't you love how 16 minutes into a video based on John Carpenter's "The Thing", that has mentioned John Carpenter's "The Thing" at least a dozen times, it's still being referred to as "John Carpenter's 1982 sci-fi thriller... 'THE THING'!"

[@mattd5240]

Gotta take a shot

[@maninblk]

It will always be referred that way. It is a remake a 1951 film called, "The Thing from Another Planet".

[@LenHazell]

I would have included Phantoms 1998, Altered states 1980 and In the mouth of Madness 1994

[@irina1296]

We have the "Golden trio" of Sci-Fi/Horror subgenre - The Thing, Alien & Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). All 3 films are masterpieces. I even think Invasion of the Body Snatchers inspired The Thing in some moments. Anyway, you can add The Stuff (1985), The Fly (1986), From Beyond (1986), Society (1989), Leviathan (1989), Body Snatchers (1993), Virus (1999), Slither (2006), Splinter (2008) too

[@CloudBuilderMetba]

All three are in my top ten horror films! Great recommendations all around.

[@grahamtaylor8912]

Splinter (2008) good pick.

[@snakeplissken6717]

Hell yeah another Society fan. that movie is bananas and has a timeless message that's even more relevant today

[@rafalbujnowski288]

Thx for list :)

[@hanamacquoid1427]

Fuck Splinter that movie sucked

[@imcallingjapan2178]

Have you mentioned Society in this list? It's like The Thing if The Thing became an urban socialite in a WASP gated community.

[@varanid9]

LOL, I mentioned another Yuzna production, 'From Beyond'.

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

Such a whacky movie!!! That crazy ass orgy scene has been burned into my brain for life ;)

[@leonardomattarmonteiro2824]

GREAT Movie by Yuzna. Really underrated Masterpiece.

[@SketchEtcher]

Harbinger Down was made by the team who did the practical effects for The Thing 2011 I believe. It was made bc they were mad about their effects being wasted. Definitely belongs on the list. Why was The Thaw not on the list? It is perhaps the most closest to Carpenter’s Thing without being a remake.

[@MajinReptile.UltraMajin]

For anyone actually looking for movies similar to The Thing ·Blood Glacier ·The Cave ·From Beyond Boom and like that I slink back into my burrow.

[@corrosivecabal]

The Ritual (2017) would fit into this list.

[@williamhulser7354]

"From Beyond" and "Leviathan" should definitely be on this list.

[@wadebrashear7517]

Cold Prey is a pretty big stretch from The Thing. Only similarity is snow. 🤔

[@NorthSpider]

Yes its a bit of a stretch. Another movie is White-out, it has the isolation and tension of The Thing, but theres no aliens or monsters besides people.

[@grahamtaylor8912]

Yup, its just a slasher film set in snow..

[@justinguffey37]

Cold prey is a slasher film.

[@NorthSpider]

@@justinguffey37 Yeah, just like "White-out" is a slasher movie. But still it has that "Thing"-vibe that is roaming in the background, and that creepy isolated feel.

[@notacompleteidiot...1285]

Harbinger Down was also a direct response from Gillis and Woodruff Jr.'s experience working on The Thing 2011. After having the studio basically toss out most of their practical effects in favor of (kind of poor) CGI, they brainstormed Harbinger Down as a vehicle to showcase the practical effects that they had planned to use for The Thing 2011. Personally, I think they did a great job of it, with minimal CGI. But the film could've used a bit more creativity in the lighting, to make the effects really pop.

[@superzeronoelvalencia1361]

@7 35 I actually looked for this Beringher Down film you spoke of and then finally figured it out. Thnaks for another great video w/ some really good films on it.

[@punishedraven587]

The Thing is THE MOVIE! Great cast, and Kurt Russell reached a really high level of acting (for me he is one of the most amazing actors ever, other then a '80s icon) The soundtrak of Ennio Morricone was epic, specially in the final scene. No background story, a simple location, but great special effects. The Thing will be always on the top 5 best horror movies 🖤

[@JakDarckner]

James Spader's Alien Hunter shoul have been here.

[@carlgrace8761]

A few of the movie suggestions seem to be purely based on the premise that "there is snow". Otherwise I feel we'd get more movies focused on practical effects, body horror and themes of paranoia/isolation. Harbinger Down was made by the special effects team that got shafted by the board behind the Thing Prequel movie and should be top billing alongside Void. Otherwise decent list and good positive framing overall. Slither or Bite or Event Horizon would have been excellent suggestions to include.

[@te9591]

Lol, the blob looks awesome.

[@patricklee802]

I feel like a lot of people don’t like “The Blob” but I watched it as a kid and it creeped the hell out of me. I think it’s downright comical when the Blob is killing on a mass scale because of it weird limbs and smashing people flat like pancakes but when it’s killing on a smaller scale, it’s really gory and amazing. Lot of body melting going on.

[@Sammo212]

"11 Splendid Films Tailor-Made For THE THING Lovers!" - Second item is an episode of X-Files :D

[@joshkessel5677]

Imagine the thing being made into a multiplayer survival games with multiple different maps and traps for both the monster and the survivors. A more terrifying and intercut among us.

[@endwarAH80blackfoot]

Heyyy! Color Out of Space should have been on this list! Still good though : )

[@WhoTookMyMirr]

HP Lovecraft, not John Carpenter.

[@adamhart3694]

Colour out of space is one of my favorites especially o g movie die monster die

[@jaythomas3224]

I watch JC the Thing as a kid and didn't (couldn't) watch again till grown. Great animatronic/stop motion effects for 81!!

[@Dawt_Calm]

Virus (1999) Jamie Lee Curtis & Donald Sutherland would have been more at home on this list than several of these. Slither (2006) also, which brings to mind Night of the Creeps (1986) too. I mean, Night of the Creeps had it all. A wise cracking detective, aliens, zombies, sorority slashing, body horror. A fun watch. Oh yeah and Deep Rising (1998) too. The way Virus and Deep Rising accomplish the same isolation as The Thing is to have it take place on a ship. Virus was about an alien invader that "hacks" both machinery and biological organisms. So picture The Thing, but it'll grab your phone and laptop and combine them with you. The protagonist has to stop it before it gets off the ship. You have to remember that people were very afraid of hackers back in the 90's. Very scary. lol For that matter The Borg were maybe influenced by that kind of combining technology and biological systems, body horror idea a bit. The premise of Virus brings to mind Moontrap (1989). A good watch starring Walter Koenig. Alien robots that incorporate body parts into themselves. Also Screamers (1995).

[@godchi1dvonsteuben770]

Haven't even watched this yet, and I betchya' "From Beyond" is on this list! Let's find out...

[@stevensauer8539]

Unfortunately they left it off, apparently believing that similar scenery is somehow more important than similar creatures or effects.

[@countiblis1246]

In 2018 the author Alec Nevala-Lee was researching a biography of John W Campbell and discovered the original manuscript of Who Goes There at Harvard University. It turns out that it's only a part of a much larger work called Frozen Hell which was published back in June 2019. It's this Frozen Hell version that they are going to make into a film. Let's just pray that they (please, please, please) don't fuck it up.

[@ScotsGal]

The thing is the best sci fi horror ever in my humble opinion ...nothing comes close ...its just one if those movies that I never tire of watching

[@Siraj75]

You failed to mention The Titan Find (aka Creature), Leviathan and The Thing from Another World???

[@BlackAdder1970]

Harbinger Down was made by the special effects company the worked on The Thing 2011. They were so disappointed in the fact the Big shots wanted more CGI instead of practical effects. The special effects company wanted to do practical effects to keep in with Rob Botin's effects in John Carpenter's The Thing. So they decided to make there own movie which is Harbinger Down

[@dillonowens3604]

Sadly, they failed completely

[@PSRMRangers]

It's a mistake to say the 2000's The Thing is a remake. It takes place just before the events of the kurt russel movie

[@massimovideotubo2992]

and it is also a mistake to say that the thing is a remake of the thing from another world. although carpenter has paid tribute to that film, the thing of another world has very little to do with the thing, which instead is much more faithfully inspired by the novel

[@praisejeebus7544]

10 Cloverfield was absolutely phenomenal.

[@FelixS.]

I love this Channel. That being said, the thing 2011 is NO remake. Not in the slightest. It is per definition a prequel.

[@saganandroid4175]

10:33 The guy who played Death in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

[@MEDVE1978]

Unfortunatly I have already seen all :( The Void stands out from the newer ones, it is a really good horror movie. While the protagonist is moving in the basement I almost shit my pants it was so scary.

[@captainfach]

You really should have put a lien in here. A bunch of workers, trapped in an isolated area, trying to prevent a creature from reaching civilization with little more than flamethrowers as they slowly get picked off one by one

[@beaumorris5289]

The Thing is One Of The GREATEST Movies Ever Made. GOOD SHOW...✌

[@lamarmc]

10:18 I never noticed pictures of "The Thing" and "Dark Tower 1" in this movie.

[@tondalayakapoofnick2681]

John Goodman was brilliant in 10 Cloverfield Lane. As he is in everything he does.

[@Paulnikon]

The Thing from Another World aka The Thing came out in 1951. It is the original. The 1982 film The Thing is a remake. The 1951 film happens to be playing on TV this coming Saturday night. I can't wait.

[@jumpingman8160]

7:33 "Behringer Down" XD

[@Skoora]

I watched The Void a few times. Good movie.

[@g.b569]

For The Thing prequel, I blame the studio’s interference for the bad CGI. They originally were going to have practical effects and amazing ones at that, but the studio wanted CGI

[@cadabanban5382]

except for the ice, i dont see the similarities in cold prey.

[@tim12chang]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead appeared in two of the films on your list. Nice!

[@captainteeko4579]

Dont know if u noticed but in the mist inside the main guy’s house is a poster of the original thing

[@ZapAndTroy44]

One tends to forget "The Seeds of Doom" from Dr. Who 1974.

[@predatorschickens6143]

Surprised nobody talks about the movie Splinter. It has the same feel to it as The Thing.

[@comptabel2362]

I dont think ya'll noticed but on 10:20 there is a picture of the thing.

[@GeneraluStelaru]

I fail to understand what's so similar to The Thing in The Colony.

[@OnPhireMedia]

Love the fact Mary Elizabeth Winstead is in 2 of these movies.

[@justanothernobody7142]

Half of these movies were nothing like The Thing. This movie took place in the snow and so did The Thing therefore they are simular and people will like it. This movie has mist The Fog had fog therefore they are simular.... The logic in this list is silly.

[@untilimboredgaming5884]

5:54 "The Thing inhabits ghosts..."

[@AdmiralBison]

The Myst scared me more than "The Thing", simply because a few of the creatures look more and detailed like insects which really sets off my phobia. I can handle any body horror no problem, but not this. Even Indiana Jones temple of doom and King Kong's insect scenes I couldn't watch.

[@gzuspeterson4748]

The mists ending made me feel something I hadn't got from a movie in a long time

[@magnuskallas]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the fact that the angry practical effects team of The Thing was involved in Harbinger Down :) It was their "retribution" project since most of their effects were redone with CGI in the prequel.

[@victorkhor9159]

is more like lovevraftian horror and this thing ( i mean this countdown)

[@enermaxstephens1051]

I can't believe you forgot to mention HP lovecraft when you talked about the void

[@ToontownYeets]

@7:36 mark: "Berenger Down" what?

[@jothewaiter4897]

That other Thing is not a remake, it’s a prequel and what happened to the Norwegian crew. It ends as the the original starts with the dog chase.

[@89BFG]

we need a awesome the thing tv show.

[@Jimvanhise]

The ending of The Mist was so hated by audiences that the film flopped and Frank Darabont has never directed another motion picture and now only works in television where he had a falling out with the producers of The Walking Dead and has been suing them for years.

[@joshuas.militar8077]

11:34 I BRUHHED so hard on that one

[@Rastayeti666]

the blob is such a great movie and most effects still aged well

[@DougZeiser]

Just because a movie takes place in the cold doesn't mean it is reminiscent of The Thing. You need the body horror element and the paranoia of not knowing who's "infected."

[@The1rust]

When a movie from 1982 looks better than a movie from 2011 in 2020. Imagine being Amalgamated Dynamics when they heard their practical effects looked like they were "too 80s" and replaced by CGI which looks like it was done in a shed by interns.

[@mrwhitelivesmatter6841]

In the faculty movie the alien queen jumps into the swimming pool which has chlorine in it

[@matiaslucas8933]

Here is the list on the video: 1. The Blob 2. X-Files Episode "Ice" 3. The Thing (2011) 4. Harbinger Down 5. The Void 6. The Mist 7. Invasion of the Body Snatcher (1978) 8. The Faculty 9. 10 Cloverfiel Lane 10. Cold Prey 11. The Colony (2013)

[@davidannett3322]

yea, the Void is nuts

[@davidhanson719]

I keep hearing people comparing The Void with Hellraiser, but I personally see Prince of Darkness.

[@djatrinity]

The void was way more Lovecraftian than any of those others.

[@nguyensonbinh8621]

Kind still weird for me to understand how the thing actually work? I know it consume the host in cell level and then replace it with the thing cell with similar structure. But would the host still have conscience or not? And if so can the host with strong will control the thing inside the host?

[@davkgerart]

Took your word for it and watched Harbinger Down. Definitely not the best film, but wow, what a practice in practical effects!🤘🏻Props to Woodruff Jr. and Gillis. Moreso, it was developed from the ground-up and crowdfunded...so cool! Grateful for your recommendation.❄️

[@StillIntoBeetles]

Kind of surprised no one thought to mention “The Stuff”, it’s quality is laughable and the plot is pretty thin but some practical effects are really good

[@gaelpache6776]

About the blob two scene that will keep you away from making out jus for a time(car scene, an d from cleaning your sink or waiting too long before doing your dishes

[@Demandred1971]

People rag on the Thing 2011 but crappy cgi aside, i thought it was pretty decent to be honest. The same paranoia exists and I think the filmmakers were real fans of the original as proven by all the detail that went into recreating the scenes seen in the 1982 version. Like the axe on the wall and how split face was formed.

[@miroslawmajewski5330]

I would complete the List with "Splinter", "The Devils Pass" and "Virus(1999)" and maybe "Life"

[@shaggyrumplenutz1610]

Is The Devil's Pass you refer to the one about Dyatlov?

[@miroslawmajewski5330]

@@shaggyrumplenutz1610 yes

[@clintparsons3989]

The monster from Harbinger Down doesn't remotely resemble or behave like a tardigrade lol. I should know, I spent a semester breeding them in college.

[@captainexcabier]

Can't believe you put the 2011 movie on the list...

[@tondalayakapoofnick2681]

The Mist is a really fun movie.

[@FHBStudio]

In the Colony, why not just break/disable the weather machines lol?

[@morlockmeat]

You forgot one... From Beyond. It's campy, but has Thing-like elements.

[@shaunnodrick5303]

7:33 BERINGER DOWN? Isn’t it HARBINGER DOWN?!

[@saltyones]

Void is a must watch its Hell Raiser meets the Thing with a dash of Lovecraft

[@davidrogers9202]

how about 'Screamers' 1995 or 'Virus' 1999. Great list

[@odejarvi]

The colony reminds me of Metro 2033 to be honest. Though there are noticable differences the main premise is almost same.

[@GérannGerberChannel]

Great video MV, thank you so much!!

[@josephprins1258]

I watched The Thing in 80s when I was a kid and i think it fucked me up for life. Great flick. Prequel was okay too.

[@kellyschiller8166]

That one, wowch, wowch, wowch...

[@maninblk]

John Carpenter’s The Thing, is a remake. No mention of, The Thing from Another Planet (1951).

[@IvanKonev640]

Nope, just watch film, it's bad, even more far from Who goes there

[@chrisbeyond1879]

Was this written by an algorithm? Most people who like John Carpenter's "The Thing" (or should I say "John Carpenter's 1982 sci-fi thriller The Thing") do NOT like the terrible prequel. Also the second FILM you recommend is a TV episode? There were SO many better films than a TV show episode left out. "The thing secretly inhabits its GHOSTS" - Nobody figured out the line was supposed to be 'hosts?' I know the people reading are probably just work-for-hires, but does anyone proofread this stuff, or at least direct or edit for content? After some mistakes in the part about the Thing prequel you then call the next movie Harbinger Down - You say "Berrenger Down" - I think Tom Berrenger might have something to say about that. 10 Cloverfield Lane - It's pronounced "Dan TRACK-TEN-BURG". There are several more issues, but please get people to read and then listen to these things before publishing.

[@martinsorenson1055]

I love reading the comments for this channel. There are always a few people trying to figure out what in the world is going on with the script and narration. I have posted comments similar to yours regarding some of their other videos. Somehow, an algorithm makes sense too. I thought maybe it was Google translate. My catch this time was "fantacism" instead of "fanaticism" when discussing The Mist. And of course Behringer.

[@神皇]

Great movie The Thing No cgi Best of the best

[@4411825]

The Hidden (1987).

[@Nesty9]

body snatchers scared me so bad i only watched it the first time

[@lukaszwodzynski7225]

Hey Guys you miss some movies like blood glacier, slithers, society and metamorphosis i believe

[@MacStoker]

society, oh yes, that movie has incredible imagery

[@scorpionstingprod.8276]

Great selection! Seen them all.

[@leandromachado7888]

Metamorphosis: the alien factor! Good one, pal! I forgot this one! 😁👍

[@elihuhefner]

It’d be cool if it was more of a list and what you like or dislike about it and how it relates to The Thing rather than explaining and ruining the entire plot of every movie that would’ve been, otherwise, fun to watch before seeing this video.

[@jacobzepeda3930]

What's the movie where that monstrous thing on the ceiling from?

[@加詭實錄]

3:56 Just a mealworm lol