THE THING is the grossest movie I’ve ever seen! | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING

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[@alextan1478]

Let's give Addie a round of applause for surviving The Thing (1982). 👏👏 I'm definitely gonna watch this movie tonight.

[@McPh1741]

Now let’s see if she can handle “The Fly” and the 1988 remake of “The Blob.”.

[@alextan1478]

Now you need to watch Kurt Russell again in Escape from New York (1981), Escape from LA (1996), and Big Trouble in Little China (1986), all directed by John Carpenter. #MoreKurtRussellAndJohnCarpenterForAddieCounts

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Follow up with the Howling

[@rileyandmike]

Why? Her reaction was completely fake and mugging for the camera! FAKE

[@flnthrn2]

Yup......... hugs for Addie.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

EVERY REACTOR Starts with "You better not hurt that puppy!" And ends with "KILL IT WITH FIRE!"

[@mahram]

Exactly. First time watch: “THEY BETTER NOT HURT THAT DOG!” Subsequent viewings… see above. 😂

[@lefishe5884]

Your dog at the start going “that mf is NOT REAL”

[@Spectre-907]

I love how Palmer is the one to call attention to the head-spider while *he himself* was a thing.

[@MissFlow]

It's clever, really. The Thing is not a social creature, neither has a hive mind. If ratting out your own kind means you yourself can stay hidden a Thing def would do that! Palmer and Norris prob did work together when they were Things (they are for the majority of the movie). Norris was staying with the group to observe and calculate while Palmer ruined the blood samples and infected Blair. Palmer is after all most absent during most scenes, which is why I think he did the most damage. But once Norris Thing was revealed, Palmer Thing prob knew he was alone among the group (Blair was in his shed) and had to do everything to draw attention away from him.

[@Spectre-907]

@owOh yeah they absolutely do work cooperatively for the overall goal of spreading, but norris was a tactical sacrifice. He was down to just a head and its imitation identity was already blown. At best on its own, that head either gets caught and killed or absorbed as useful biomass into another Thing (like how blair ate nauls and gary to have the mass for that giant worm-form), or it gets sacrificed tactically to push trust in the palmer thing. After all, he just prevented a thing from escaping

[@christopherwall2121]

You can almost hear the head-crab squeak out a tiny "Bastard!" after Palmer draws attention to it, with a little imagination.

[@johnLennon255]

I've done that before in among us

[@gussiejives]

I’ve seen it pointed out in other breakdowns that it was actually Windows that noticed it first; Palmer saw him noticing and played along.

[@Hpynos2010]

Fun fact: the destroyed remains of the American outpost 31 were used for the burned out Norwegian set, which was filmed last.

[@johnnygood4831]

Many movies are filmed that way. It's very efficient and cost saving.

[@MikeTaffet]

18:50 “This is worse than what I was expecting” That’s why this movie is so memorable and so good. Usually films do their best to avoid showing things that are meant to scare you because your imagination is often more powerful than anything they can show you on the screen. But not in this case.

[@DavideBaroni]

Hmmm. Yes, that's why I still prefer the original 1951 version... 🙂 Less special effects and more imagination. 🙂 And if I think of the audience of 1951, well, it just must have been hard for them 😅. But this version is good enough. 🙂

[@wentshow]

The only reason why it's called "The Thing" is that was the name of the original, very well-regarded, (but frankly lame) 1951 original. The 1982 audience still remembered it, so the name meant something different then. It told them the outline of the plot, if not the more explicit, gross details. Unfortunately, I think it backfired. The people who most liked that movie were not ready for the shock of this one. This one is far closer to the 1938 Joseph W. Campbell short story "Who Goes There," which was the basis for both.

[@MarshallFlores]

@@DavideBaroni As still solid the 1951 version is, you didn't need to do much imagining - Hawks showed the monster plenty too.

[@DavideBaroni]

@@MarshallFlores I have to watch it again then... My memory doesn't tell me that. But I'm old, and my memory is kinda faltering. 🙂 I remember only a couple scenes in which you had "sort of" a view of the monster, and they were all blurred, or too dark, or... I remember a forearm and hand chopped off the monster, and still moving as if it was "independently alive". That's it. Heck, last time I saw that movie was about 50 years ago 😅.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

LOL when Addie said it "may not be that bad" I laughed out loud!

[@stmordi]

I'm just waiting for when the chest opens. Gonna be good😂

[@negtype13]

Yep…. This chick has no clue!!😝🤣

[@negtype13]

@@stmordi As good as that one is; just wait till the blood screeches and jumps out of the Petrie dish during the tests!🤘😝🤘

[@VieVentar]

Funny story about the Thing. Back when it came out my mom and aunt went to see it in the cinema, they got as far as the Head Scene when my aunt turned to my mother and said: "You brought me to this for my Birthday? AND YOU LET ME EAT FIRST?" Cue the cinema breaking out into laughter. Probably the only time that's ever happened during this film.

[@johnLennon255]

Sure they did

[@shainewhite2781]

BEST SCI-FI HORROR FILM EVER MADE! MY #1 FAVORITE JOHN CARPENTER MOVIE! Critics were not too kind to this movie when it was released, calling "Boring, Dull, and a wretched excess," and also being"one hell of an antidote for ET." Speaking of, ET was released two weeks before the release of THE THING. It has gained a cult following and has been regarded as one of John Carpenter's best films. The Dog Kennel Sequence was done by Oscar Winning VFX artist Stan Winston after Rob Bottin ended up in the hospital with a bleeding ulcer and heat exhaustion. Winston received "Special Thanks" at th rolling credits. The sound effects of The Thing when it transforms are that of Bears, Alligators, Horses, Pigs, Snakes, and Human screams played backwards or sped up to make it sound otherworldly. The movie was filmed in Juneau Alaska, Stewart British Columbia Canada, and Universal Studios, Hollywood California.

[@user-ls5ik1vm3k]

I remember Siskel and Ebert's comments on this movie, referring to it as a 'barf bag' of a movie. Not all that inaccurate! But it is damn good. I like how so many reactors and others are watching this movie, and while not everyone likes it, most people are very complimentary and admiring of the effort put into a film where cgi was years off, as well as the story itself. I never thought it would stand the test of time in the movie world, but I was wrong!

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

That's because it came out two weeks after ET. Many people loved ET (I'm not one of them) and hated the premise of the bad alien. It's a great film and stayed much closer to John W. Campbell's novella Who Goes There? rather than the original The Thing from Another World from 1951.

[@johnbox271]

"...Critics were not too kind..." Some critics are just idiots. "Acclaimed non-binary artist Nayland Blake first watched the film in 1983, initially interpreting it as an AIDS analogy, then later as a metaphor for fears of homosexuality."

[@Magneticlaw]

E.T. hasn't aged very well, whereas the Thing has withstood the test of time, and gained quite a following.

[@philipped.r.6385]

@@Magneticlaw Even when I was a kid, I found E.T. to be quite dull honestly. The Thing special effects really still looks awesome even today! It will always be a special timeless movie very much like Alien and Aliens.

[@martinbraun1211]

I love practical effects. 🥰

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Beats cgi everytime:)

[@fractuss]

@@CyberBeep_kenshi CGI is ok in small doses but it is ALWAYS way over used.

[@negtype13]

Am I the only one that noticed as soon as the opening scene rolled and she asked if they were shooting at a dog her own dog, not only came into frame, but looked out the window just like the Thing-dog did when Mac & Doc were taking the chopper up to the Norwegian camp! As her dog indicates by barking during the first half of the film, there is no such thing as coincidences!🤘 Also, a lot of first time viewers always comment on the grossness of the film but almost never the genius of the practical effects. Why?! How?!😳 It was 1981-82 for Gods sake! There was no CGI back then so everything had to pretty much designed and pulled off practically and the man behind these ULTIMATE of all movie effects was the Master Rob Bottin! This man deserves WAY MORE than just credit as Bottin put himself in the hospital nearly dying for this film. This happened through him doing 2 “things.”( get it?!😝) He overworked himself/hardly slept AND tried to live on nothing but soft drinks and Snickers bars! To show how much he deprived himself…especially those who think most people in the prime of their life may be able to take it; Bottin was in exactly that! He was only 22 years of age when he did this film! “Thing” (😝) is he worked on it for 57 weeks, 7 days a week! Yes, that’s one full year plus 5 more weeks..EVERY day! Just goes to show how very hard/intensely he was working on top of the PURE talent he had (in the Howling as well) being basically..a baby.🤩 Thank you Rob! Now that CGI has pretty much taken over the SFX world, you will now, officially, NEVER be dethroned!🤘🤩🤘

[@Overlord0011]

Wow, going from the Sixth Sense to the Thing. Addie's really been going through it the last couple of days.

[@LMarti13]

I always catch something new each time I watch this and even though I knew Blair was still human, this time I realized that Blair likely saved the world when he destroyed the helicopter so early.

[@JayM409]

I believe Blair was an alien when he was locked up. During the autopsy he used the pencil to touch the thing, and then touched the pencil to his mouth. He needed time to build a ship, and getting locked up meant he would be left alone to do it.

[@Trusteft]

@@JayM409 I agree about the pencil, very real possibility.

[@tjbanville]

@@JayM409 I've never been a believer in the cellular infection theory. I think the violent attack is a necessary part of assimilation. If the Thing could just infect people with one cell, no need for the attacks-just go drink out of everyone's coffee mug and there you go. No drama, no movie.

[@whitehuayra]

The point of the film is paranoia and uncertainty, so having a definitive answer defeats that purpose. I love that people still make theories after so many years, such an amazing movie.

[@Trusteft]

@@whitehuayra I bet you say for zombie movies it's all about the real biggest threat which is human behavior or something.

[@supafrogg258]

Folks, for those of you who didn't know this, this movie, THE THING, was the screen debut of Keith David ("Childs"). Excellent job, Keith!

[@jacobsheber6803]

Thats awesome

[@WolfHreda]

Literally everyone five minutes in: "Why? Don't hurt the dog!" Twenty minutes later: "Oh my god, kill it! Kill it with fire!"

[@Kardashev1]

Hi Addie! Congrats on getting through The Thing! It's a great movie, besides being super scary & gross. Watching it a few times and noticing things really help to appreciate this classic. Thanks for persevering Addie!

[@wren7195]

"Head-crab" was one of the most adorable things I've ever head someone surviving watching "The Thing" ever say

[@JoshuaHugo8819]

I saw this pop up in my feed and went "Oh no, Addie. You poor, sweet summer child." 😂😂😂

[@crashdown903p]

You have the best reaction to the beginning of this movie I've seen on youtube. I have watched most of the reactions to this film. The majority of people get so upset at the Norweigian guy shooting at the dog. You actually considered that there may be more happening than you know yet.

[@andrewstrom8157]

I came here to comment on this, so I second your thoughts. I am thoroughly impressed! Everyone angry reacts without thinking the majority of the time.

[@StoriesThatSuck-pw1vi]

Your statement at the beginning reminded me of this quote from H. P.. Lovecraft: "The strongest emotion is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." I guess that's what you were feeling there and that's sort of the vibe for the whole movie. One of my favorite films, btw. I'm so glad you did a reaction to it.

[@KthulhuXxx]

As a huge Lovecraft fan, I'm more partial to... The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.

[@lordmortarius538]

Nothing quite like cosmic horror

[@brandonflorida1092]

Hi, Addie. What a reaction!!! This movie started its life as a 1938 novella called "Who Goes There?" It first became a movie in 1951. The movie was called "The Thing From Another World." It's a really good, interesting movie, but due to the limitations of the day, they couldn't do the shapeshifting part. Real good movie, though. Carpenter was a huge fan of the movie and redid it in 1982 to be closer to the novella. In 2011, they made a prequel showing what had happened at the Norwegian camp. This movie is the absolute pinnacle of practical effects before CGI became widespread. Some people look down on the 2011 prequel because it uses CGI, but I like it. Keep up the good work!

[@Elsupermayan8870]

The prequel sucks.

[@CxOrillion]

@@Elsupermayan8870 The only thing bad about the prequel is the effects. The rest of it is ALMOST as good as the original.

[@CxOrillion]

Also this movie was sorta teased in a previous Carpenter film, Halloween. One of the movies that is on TV is the Thing From Another World.

[@Elsupermayan8870]

​@@CxOrillion You must be on something.

[@christopherwall2121]

There's also the unofficial 1972 version, _Horror Express_ , starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. It relocates the action to the Tran-Siberian Express, and it's take on the Thing is closer to a shapeshifter, though more as a body-hopping parasite. It's also a fun watch.

[@KoldPhaze]

The dog actors killed it in this movie

[@sakuram69]

To this date one of the best suspense horrors of all time. The premise is absolutely brilliant in design: suspicion and paranoia. It’s perfect. I really love how to this day we are STILL arguing over who is who. I have watched this movie more times than I can count and I still find new details to pick apart. Those practical effects… wow. Some of the best ever made imho. The body-horror results were absolutely unreal. Just when you think that thing cannot possibly get any scarier it just goes and triples the ante. Very first time I saw this as a kid I did actually manage to puke a couple times, but I was SO mesmerized by the plot that I could not look away. I was literally planted to my seat in shock and horror. One of the most memorable movies I ever watched. You just cannot ever forget the first time you see this movie. I just wish I had been alive/old enough to see this in theaters.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

I love the fact that John Carpenter is still alive and as sharp as ever. He was on Colberts show the other day and it's great that his movies are finding new fans every day and I don't see that changing ever

[@44excalibur]

"Watch out for the dog!" Ollie gave you good advice. 🤣

[@-J.P.Thomas]

"I never thought I'd be afraid of a dog." So Cujo needs to go on her list. 😅

[@negtype13]

Please!..the Thing dogs make Cujo look like Lassie.😝🤣

[@SJisJericho]

Addie: I've never been scared of a dog Cujo: Hold my beer

[@44excalibur]

The special makeup and prosthetic effects for John Carpenter's The Thing were designed by special makeup effects artist Rob Bottin. Bottin had previously worked on John Carpenter's The Fog, where he not only did the special makeup effects, but he also played the role of the ghost of Blake, the leader of the ghost ship Elizabeth Dane. Bottin took on such a heavy workload working on The Thing that he eventually came down with pneumonia, and special makeup effects artist Stan Winston was called in to do the effects for the scene with the dog-thing in the kennel. Winston would later work on films like The Terminator, Aliens, Predator, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Rob Bottin had previously worked on films like The Howling (where he took over for Rick Baker, who left the production to work on An American Werewolf in London), and Star Wars, where he did effects for the Mos Eisley Cantina scene and even played one of the aliens in the cantina band. Bottin would later do the special makeup effects for Robocop and Total Recall, which earned him an Academy Award in 1991.

[@Beardo2517]

Glad someone finally mentioned the Stan Winston makeup too

[@44excalibur]

@@Beardo2517 Many people don't know that because Winston only worked on the dog kennel scene. Bottin was pretty exhausted during filming and needed the help.

[@Beardo2517]

@@44excalibur ya I've tried telling people and they said I was full of it.

[@44excalibur]

@@Beardo2517 Well, anybody who saw the dog-thing could tell that's not Bottin's design. Bottin's creations are less defined, like the Norris-thing and the Palmer-thing. The Dog-Thing is closer to Winston's other work on Aliens and Predator.

[@Beardo2517]

@@44excalibur ya for sure.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

When you jumped at the title sequence alone I knew this was going to be good...

[@rickb3645]

In the opening scenes Addie was gushing lovingly over the Husky Dog... However... Having been traumatized at seeing the Husky transform into The Thing... She immediately decided to find Ollie a new home... 🤣 Only joking Addie. 😊

[@Metaljacket420]

The ending is the most unsettling part. Like if one of them is the think and they freeze to death, they'll be found later by rescuers and taken away. When they thaw it'll get out again

[@jimperry6463]

It was a treat seeing the 40th anniversary showing in theaters last year.

[@mamalannightshyaman]

Aw your dog is so cute, coming in to make sure the other doggos are …OH MY GOD!!

[@TheEmeraldSword86]

I've only seen The Thing once, but I thought it was well made. A solid cast, amazing effects, and a director I respect. Gotta be my second favorite John Carpenter movie.

[@WolfHreda]

Now I have to know, what's your favorite?

[@TheEmeraldSword86]

@@WolfHreda Christine. I'm a big Stephen King fan, and Christine was a fun book. It's my third favorite Stephen King book and the same for the movie. I'm hoping that Addie will do more Stephen King in the future, but Christine was really good.

[@WolfHreda]

@@TheEmeraldSword86 Good choice.

[@TheEmeraldSword86]

@@WolfHreda you know, it's good to hear someone not complain that it isn't Halloween. You made my day.

[@boarder6246]

I was worried you were thinking Halloween was his best movie. I’m pleasantly surprised you loved Christine! It’s an amazing movie. Personally my second favorite one is They Live. But most of his movies would make my top 250 films

[@ugib8377]

First video of yours I've seen. This was a great reaction. Between your editor adding in the dog subtitles, and the karate chop poses 7:37 I had a lot of laughs. It's incredible how well this movie holds up 40 years later. Truly unsettling. +1 sub for sure. Can't wait to watch your other content!

[@GeoffCano]

Ollie's instincts are on point 👌

[@pasteye1671]

Hey, Addie. You've just watched a true classic from the 80s. With its practical effects, ominous soundtrack and great acting from all, this gem takes some beating. Great that you survived intact, especially with a dog roaming around the place! And where was the No counter this time? It's icky, you're beautiful. A great mixture. More please.

[@Doodles68]

THIS is why I love reactions channels! The first time watching The Thing! lol

[@user-lb8xp3in5o]

Stephen Colbert of late-night talk television, had the director, John Carpenter, on as a guest very recently, and the two talked about this film. He asked Carpenter if one of the two survivors was the thing. After Carpenter confirmed that one of them indeed was, Colbert asked if there was a way to watch the movie to tell who was. Carpenter's answer made it clear, there were clues, but you have to pay close attention in order to see them. There was a KZbin video, who I think, figured it out. I didn't notice the clues until he pointed them out.

[@toshibautoob]

YOU are a champ, Addie! You never looked away.

[@spidersj12]

The burned out remains of the Norwegian base was actually filmed after they burned down the US base and just used those burned out remains of that set, saved money on production costs. They filmed this movie in Alaska and British Columbia as a stand-in for Antarctica.

[@logann7942]

“Watch ouuuuuut for the dog dog dog dog!” Lol I love your dog. Make sure he isn’t the thing.

[@norwegianmaster744]

20 years ago i randomly watched this movie while my girlfriend was preparing dinner. I didnt eat dinner that day, the only time of my life!

[@Chasejones2004]

Fun Facts: - Actors Keith David[Childs] and Kurt Russell [MacReady] have both stated for the fan questions and interviews that both of them weren’t the thing/alien creature - Kurt Russell debunked the fans theories about child’s being the alien, Kurt shook his head “no” and says “that him and John Carpenter have worked on the ending of that movie together a long time,” because it was a horror movie -- but to see what the movie was about, which was paranoia, they didn't know if they knew who they were.” - John Carpenter even said the video game was canon to the movie and Childs was human, and in the comics Both Child’s and MacReady were human and fought the alien creature in 3 comic issues, they were actually saved by a rescue team and continued to fight [The Thing].

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Even though many of the theories can go either way:) But realistically, If just 1 drop of infected blood was left somewhere, another future crew could easily be infected. They also never left a warning for others, even though they would certainly die. Unless 1 is the thing of course, or both ;)

[@glasgowjohn7831]

search youtube and tell that to the guy who says macready was the thing all along

[@Hapsard]

Idk ... You can want to know the answer to whether either of them was the thing, but as stated, the horror of this movies was a balance between the effects, which were amazing of course, and paranoia, which continues after you leave the theater because you don't know. The only thing that bothers me is the passing of the bottle. Fuchs told Mac that if even a small bit of the thing could infect, they should all only eat out of cans. We don't see him take the bottle back, but he obviously isn't wearing about Childs if he does ... And if Mac is the thing it's an easy way to get Childs ....

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

@@Hapsard Someone once mentioned he was drinking from a molotov cocktail and when Childs takes a normal sip, doesn't spit etc. and then knowingly smiles he got caught. sooooo many possibilities ;-)

[@Hapsard]

​​@@CyberBeep_kenshiI've heard that one, and it would be a good twist I have to admit, but I think that if Carpenter had intended for that to be true they would have somehow indicated it more clearly in the movie. And that kind of goes for most of the other fan theories that are so popular. I've seen the video called Kurt Russell was always the thing... and the point is that Russell or Keith David definitely could be this thing. Russell could have been the thing from the beginning trying to shift attention away from himself so that he would make it through because really if he burns one of the others it doesn't matter since they're sort of parts of a whole organism whose purpose seems to be to infiltrate and invade. If any part gets through it succeeds, right? The other parts will fight back, but that just makes it more believable that Russell isn't one. This is the paranoia, which is also the central point of the original story that they kind of lost in the old James Arness adaptation.

[@kevinhooper3003]

Hey Addie! I’m proud of you for soldering through The Thing. It’s one of the best examples of 80s practical effects out there.

[@lordmortarius538]

27000 hours is a tiny bit over 3 years. That's scary. It's also why Blair goes crazy with the axe and smashes up the chopper and the databanks inside, so that no one can get out and no one will see his findings. He's hoping to keep it right there, and that the cold will kill it.

[@3xPin]

“Watch out for the doooog!” “Are we gonna see something burst out of him?” …kinda.

[@oxhine]

Hey, Addie! This John Carpenter classic is a masterful exercise in paranoia and practical effects! I discovered "The Thing" during my junior high school years on VHS when going through a Carpenter phase. Originally a 1938 pulp novella written by John W. Campbell called "Who Goes There?", the story was first adapted to film as a 1951 Howard Hawks production called "The Thing From Another World". A '50's-era sci-fi classic in its own right, the original was taken to a whole new level by John Carpenter abetted by the incredible practical effects wizardry of Rob Bottin. A prequel was made in 2011 chronicling what happened at the Norwegian base but wasn't nearly as good. Led by a world-weary Kurt Russell, Carpenter assembled a cast of terrific veteran character actors including Keith David, Richard Dysart, Wilford Brimley, David Clennon, Charles Hallahan, Donald Moffat and Richard Masur who believably inhabit their roles and ratchet up the tension by degrees. Carpenter would direct Russell in five films including "Elvis", "The Thing", "Big Trouble in Little China", "Escape From New York" and "Escape From LA". He would direct Keith David again in "They Live!" John Carpenter is a one-man band who writes, directs, edits and scores all his films. In a rare exception, the score for "The Thing" was provided by composing great Ennio Morricone. Carpenter's body of work includes a number of pulpy classics and B-movie greats like "Assault on Precinct 13", "Halloween", "Someone's Watching Me!", "The Fog", "Escape From New York", "The Thing", "Christine", "Starman", "Big Trouble in Little China", "Prince of Darkness", "They Live!", "Memoirs of an Invisible Man", "In the Mouth of Madness", "Vampires" and "The Ward". His first film, "Dark Star", was a sci-fi horror-comedy that partially inspired "Alien"! He also wrote the screenplays for "The Eyes of Laura Mars", an American giallo, and "Black Moon Rising", a techno-thriller. His scores are instantly recognizable with their throbbing notes and he expertly uses silence and stillness to generate unbearable tension. Wilford Brimley's Blair sabotaged the vehicles after making the discovery that there was a high probability of someone being infected and seeing the grim projection that three years would be all it would take for the Thing to spread over the Earth! He was determined to trap them there which is the same realization Macready comes to at the end. He's taken to the shack a human but, the second time they check on him, he's probably a Thing because his demeanor is so calm. The funny noises he says he was hearing must've gotten to him before he could avail himself of the noose he fashioned as an escape from its clutches! As a Thing, he was building a craft under the shed to travel to the mainland. The Thing has absorbed countless beings including space-faring species. The knowledge to construct a craft that can take him to the mainland was absorbed from a host so it's not far-fetched that he can do this with so much metal and electronic equipment around. He also probably dug out the cavern in a non-human form. Additionally, alien engineering and propulsion principles could function in a vastly simpler way than what 20th-century humans are aware of. My favorite non-horror moment in "The Thing" is Donald Moffat's slow-burning explosive outburst while tied to the sofa. "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 F**KING COUCH!" It gets me every time. The ambiguous ending leaves you with four possible outcomes and they're all bleak. Lol. The best case scenario is that both Childs and Mac are human, the Thing was destroyed and the survivors DIE of hypothermia. The other three options are that one or the other or both survivors are Things who will copy the remaining human and the rescue party as well eventually dominating the Earth. There is a popular fan theory that Things lack eye gleam and Childs doesn't have it in that last scene. It could also be a trick of light. There is another popular fan theory that claims Mac tests Childs by giving him a flask of kerosene instead of liquor which Childs consumes! Mac chuckles with fatalistic resignation realizing he has failed and humanity is doomed. That is, unless, he has a spare stick of dynamite he can use to blow himself up along with a now very flammable Childs! Lol. The only sequels exist as a series of Dark Horse comics and a video game featuring John Carpenter himself as a Dr. Faraday!

[@soulstice94]

Wonderful breakdown! I will however note that John Carpenter confirmed the "eye glint" theory is false, as well as it's been disproven with frame by frame I'm pretty sure The "gasoline" theory is possible, but most likely false since the Thing gains memories of the people to some extent and it's probable it would know the difference. Also you can make fire bombs with alcohol so the bottle didn't "have" to be gas like some believe. There is also the "visible breath" theory that Childs exhales weren't visible therefore he was the thing, but that was just because the original film was a bit dim in that moment and you couldn't see it. With that I believe both were human, and the central theme of paranoia was the purpose of that ending.

[@oxhine]

Good debunking! I've also heard the theory that Mac dies in the blast but the Thing survives and copies him. Childs is actually human and Mac infects him with the bottle. Mac's chuckle is basically the Thing's gloat of victory! How's that for sinister? @@soulstice94

[@lordofchaosinc.261]

As I saw the tense reaction to "sixth sense" which I condider mystery genre I'm sure this reaction will be expressive. 😉 Such a nice coincidence to have the dog watching too, fits nicely. 😏

[@mikerhodes8454]

I think Palmer had one of the best reactions I've seen in a movie when he saw the "head-crab" trying to get away.

[@grabtharshammer]

and yet oddly, he turned out to be one

[@Gunnar001]

@@grabtharshammerHe saw that the others were starting to notice the crab so he played the part.

[@whattheheck4103]

Love your reaction to this classic!!! Especially how you hide behind your karate hands😄

[@WhatHaveIMade]

I didn't expect you to react to this one! Congratulations for making it through one of the scarier monster movies of all time!

[@powertothepeople9271]

I love your reaction channel! In this movie, notice that Blaire uses a pencil eraser to touch a dead Norwegian thing-body, and then, he touches the eraser to his lips as he talks! Also, the rule to survive was to never share food. At the end, MacReady shares his J&B bourbon bottle with Childs who gladly accepts a drink. MacReady smiles. This is either an evil smile, if MacReady is a thing. Childs was careless to accept a drink at the end. It either means Childs is already infected and he doesn't care about the food/drink rule. Which would make MacReady's smile a heroic one instead. It's cryptic but also clear that Blaire was scared about the 270000 hours of spread rate and he wanted it avoided, even by destroying the helicopter, but because he was infected, he was excited about the spread rate data and trying to build a ship to take the virus to other continents. MacReady could be one. His smile at the end is either heroic or sinister.

[@Zeus1701E]

Backstory: the alien crew in the beginning crashlands the ship rather than bring it to their homeworld. The story doesn't end....it actually continues in a series of graphic novels. MacReady and Childs battle the Thing on the rescue vessel. Childs dies saving MacReady who chases the Thing all through South America and faces MacReady for the last time in a small New Zealand fishing village. In the end MacReady survives and so does the Thing, catch is, it has absorbed so many people that it develops human emotions and ends up escaping, transforming into a fish and swims away to live in peace. 😊

[@PhilipCarroll64]

Haha as soon as the dog shows up in the movie, your doggo shows up! She looks like such a sweet pup!!

[@tomasbeha1645]

Notice the breath from Childs vs. Mcready in the final scene, also Childs was sipping Molotov cocktail, hence Mcready's smile (he knew he was done for).

[@reidmason2551]

Bennings had visible breath upon his assimilation. What makes Childs suspicious is his unconvincing excuse for disappearing.

[@ITPalGame]

Watch Wilford Brimley in the award winning "Cocoon". In this movie he was 48. Yes he looks old. Just a few years or several years later he would play a senior citizen in the movie.

[@Chaosixil]

Addie was mimicking the thing at 12:04 🤣

[@Bar-Lord]

This is tied with The Fly (1986) for best practical effects I’ve ever seen. An absolute classic that did horribly at the box office. Another VHS save.

[@rmhartman]

Have you never seen An American Werewolf in London? The transformation scene in that is unsurpassed .

[@Bar-Lord]

I have, but it was quite some time ago. I do remember what you’re referring to. That was well done too, but for whatever reason it never stuck with me like those others did. It makes no sense at all because it was so well done.

[@davidanderson1639]

And let’s not forget Franks reanimation in Hellraiser!!

[@mariodlc7024]

LOL,,, I have not watch this movie reaction yet but since I just finished seeing your reaction to "The sixth sense" and seeing just how nervous you were during that one holly cow this is going to be hilarious. Covering one's face because you thought the statues were going to move I just can't wait to see your doggie head split reaction.

[@3monthbender]

"Never felt like I truly might throw up from a movie..." Oh the joy of practical effects. 😉😉

[@dondee5439]

Always so fun to see newbies watch this film for the first time.

[@BigSy19]

You must watch the prequel by the same name, “ The Thing” 2011 starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead!

[@SlavaPunta]

This is more than just a classic monster movie with world class creature effects. It's also one of the tightest movie scripts too. Simular to 6th Sense, its a completely different movie after multiple rewatches. Every scene is full of clues on who is who, and when they get infected. - The Norwegian is shouting "Get away! It's not a real dog and it'll kill you all!!" Plus or minus paraphrasing the translation. - Blair can be seen infecting himself touching his pencil to his mouth after using it during the autopsy. - Human eyes will gleam in the light throughout the movie. The Thing's won't. - Unconfirmed fan theory: Childs is infected at the end. It is believed MacReady gives him a drink of gasoline, which Childs drinks without issue. Which is why MacReady laughs when he takes a drink. This is supported by the chess game, where the MacReady gives the PC a drink when he loses. And like The Thing, the computer cheated to win.

[@Matrim42]

The eye gleam theory doesn’t hold up, it’s just something someone thought sounded interesting. And the Childs gasoline theory is completely spurious. Mac was about to drink from the bottle before Childs showed up, and if Childs was the thing there was zero reason not to immediately burn Mac.

[@brucemaximus3797]

I absolutely approve of MacReady and the remaining crew once they realize they're not gonna live through to rescue and they decide "Yup, no winning for anyone. Burn the Thing to the ground."

[@oranski3299]

This is such awesome timing! I just got home from a trip to see my family and we had a Halloween party last night where I dressed as MacReady! The Thing is one of my favourite horrors and this video could not have been better timed, nor better in general!

[@waldopepper4069]

childs is the thing at the end. no mist from his breath, and mccready hands him the bottle of petrol that he was going to use as a molotov cocktail to burn the complex down as if its whiskey, and childs just drinks it. mccready laughs quietly to himself because he knows childs is the thing and knows he's beat and that childs will assimilate him.

[@lurkerrekrul]

This movie was based on a 1938 novella. It adds more action and changes some details, but is fairly faithful to the original story. The novella was first adapted into the 1951 movie The Thing from Another World, which left out the shapeshifting aspect of the story and just made the thing a conventional alien. Coincidentally, The Thing from Another World is the movie that Tommy is watching while Laurie babysits him in the original Halloween, also by John Carpenter.

[@alexandervelez9507]

your dog coming in right when the movie dog was getting shot at was kind of suspicious. i was expecting him to turn into the thing right behind you. 😂

[@reesebn38]

Addie the Animal who played the Alien/Dog his real name is Jed. Jed is a Wolf/Husky mix. He is my favorite Dog actor of all time. Watch Jed in his starring role "The Journey of Natty Gann"(1985). You will love this movie! Another great movie of Jed's is "White Fang"(1991).

[@josephmummerth2516]

something to think about . we know rgar part of the creature escaped through the roof of the dog kennel , we never actually see what happened to nauls , and we dont know if gary was actually killed by the creature , so , even if childs and macready are still human , there`s a 95 % chance that the thing also survived , maybe multiple creatures that can just go into hibernation and wait for the rescue team that will show up in the spring !

[@reidmason2551]

Nauls was killed by the Thing. The script and the storyboards give him a really grisly death. But due to time and budget limitations, they weren't able to film it. But it wasn't intended to be ambiguous.

[@scottlette]

A great ensemble performance, especially from the dog. What a champ.

[@doublej_games]

2:00 wow the timing of doggy walking onto cam lol. Also Great reaction, this is one of those movies that just hold up its older than me and still better than a lot of stuff thats been made these days. Maybe I'm just a sucker for practical effects.

[@ThalassicMeasure]

Childs is the Thing. Blair-Thing got him when he was waiting by the exit by sneaking behind him. This layout is clearly shown when we see the same door open without Childs a little later. Notice the open door that was directly behind him. If Childs was human in the end, he wouldn't drink from the same bottle as MacReady. This was established earlier in the film. The fact that he does, proves it to Mac in the end. That's why the music hits and MacReady laughs right after Childs takes the drink. The End. This film is close to perfect in my opinion. It's timeless, which is proven by the fact that nearly every single critic hated it when it first came out. 10/10

[@desertswordsman]

21:22 The part that we were ALL waiting to see! 😂🤣😆

[@dravenheissel]

Fun fact: -Keith David, who plays Childs, broke his left hand in a car accident days before filming of the movie began. That's why in many scenes he hides that hand and in others they used a glove painted with his skin color. -During the entire blood sampling scene, ALL the humans have a small white glow in their eyes (it was done using lights) except Palmer, a fact that gives viewers a small clue of who is the creature.

[@aerthreepwood8021]

Carpenter specifically worked to have no tells about who was or wasn't infected, you're just reading too much into it.

[@sulufest]

That was a general indication they used, but it was never a rule. If you look closely there are some instances where there are contradictions to this.

[@Jutrzen]

Nothing fun about that.

[@AmericanThatStillHasHope]

I really appreciate that Addie never looked away from the screen 👍

[@alex0589]

The dog appearing behind you was just perfect ahah

[@Al_NERi]

In my opinion the character with the most interesting and tragic human plight is Fuchs, ironically one of the least developed characters. All we really know is that he was smart, studious and conscientious (having reviewed the Doc's post autopsy reports he worked out the idea of eating alone, out of cans). Imagine the horror of his dilemna- alone, helpless, nearsighted with coke bottle prescription lenses, stranded outdoors in snowblind conditions at night having to decide whether to be transformed and absorbed by the alien Thing (or is it?) or...clutch his burning phosphorous flare to his body and clothes and torch himself agonizingly to death but dying intact in his humanity. The most compelling demise in the film Imo.

[@zebrion5793]

The Thing is one of those few horror movies that just holds up incredibly well - between the psychological horror and the practical effects, it all just feels believable. The Thing was the inspiration for the uber-popular Among Us. Same concept, just game-ified.

[@jeffr23817]

You have the most natural reaction to "the dog" in this movie that I've seen.... I've seen a few other first time reactions to this movie and all the girls at the beginning are like, "Why are you shooting at the dog?? Don't kill the dog!!!" And then when it starts to transform they're always like, "Shit! Kill the dog, kill the dog!!!" lmao

[@bigjoeofthe707]

The entire time I thought a dog was just sitting back there on the couch watching Addie react to the movie. But it’s just a pillow. Lol.

[@_Bosley]

Love the new Halloween intro!! Get those karate hands ready! Ollie really didn't like that guy in the beginning hahaha

[@Castaniety]

great cameo Ollie, just the right moment :P

[@davidgarrido5506]

Addie counts, Windows is nervous because he is realizing that he dropped the keys during Bennings assimilation since if you listen closely you can hear the keys hitting the floor

[@mrkrinkle72]

I saw this when I was 11 with my friends (we snuck in). And, after that I was obsessed with special effects! It makes me miss Fangoria magazine alot.

[@tskwerl]

The Thing (hehe) that most people don't get about The Thing is that it doesn't infect you. It kills you and then mimics you. It mimicked Norris so perfectly *it* had a heart attack.

[@WilliamTheUnkownShoutout]

Well my friend when that computer Blair uses says probability that one or more team members may be infected by intruder organism 75% and then the computer says projection if intruder organism reaches civilized areas entire world population infected 27.000 hours from first contact well I believe that means The Thing (1982) is both an infection and a virus as well:).

[@vanyadolly]

I never get tired of watching people react to the defibrillator scene. 🤣 One repeated viewings the movie really isn't that scary. It's the suspense and paranoia that stands out and makes it such a classic.

[@grendeltech]

The blood test scene is so great.

[@noyb9999]

Im so surprised that you watched this considering your "not-love" for horror movies... Bravo!!! This is actually one of my all-time favorite movies & modern horror filmmakers still use this as one of the best examples for applying practical effects!

[@RyeSix45]

I like to think that the thing were infecting the aliens that was on that ship which led them to crash on earth in the first place. Anyway legit reaction Addie:)

[@bobjohnston1239]

I gotta give you props kiddo. Most reactors never figure out there's something up until the kennel scene.

[@robindude8187]

"...I never thought I would be scared of a dog..." Really? Watch Cujo. "...I'd quit, I'd be out of here..." Going where? You're in Antarctica, in 1982. There's no 'daily trips' down there, you're dozens or hundreds of miles from the nearest port... it's _extremely_ isolating. _Today_ you might have a chance, but you can more or less consider this like being on another planet. There's nowhere _to_ go. "...I'm curious what happens to them at the end..." So are lots of people. The thing is, the movie is deliberately vague. For instance, the dog-Thing goes into the room with someone but we only see their shadow. There was a lot of time and effort spent trying to figure out which of the cast had that shadow. You'll never solve it, though, because it's not _any_ of them. Carpenter deliberately had an extra play that unseen part so there's be no way to match silhouette to actor. Same is true of that brief walk in front of the camera before Fuchs was taken out, it's extremely unclear and probably an extra instead of one of the main cast. People put all sorts of spin on the ending, take it different ways. People argue about who the first Thing was, and so on. There's even an argument someone made that it was MacReady from the start (which I don't think is true). I've proposed the most horrifying possibility, that it's _all_ of them, right away. The Thing is like cancer. Everyone has it, but whether it shows up depends on how well the immune system fights it off (your immune system beats cancer several times a day). If you have a somewhat weaker immune system, it'll take you over faster, otherwise it's slower. When one turns, it attacks others to speed up the process and ensure that the immune system didn't wipe it out. When Vance had the issue while looking outside the door, I don't think that was a heart-attack, I think it was the Thing taking over. He wasn't even aware it'd been happening, the effect was too gradual. Eventually he collapsed, the Thing was doing major work on his heart and other organs... Vance was dead, but the Thing wasn't done yet. Then they shocked him and the majority of Vance that was the Thing responded, including separating the head. So even though they blew up the one Blair had become, the other two were already infected... and it was just a matter of whether their immune systems fought it off. Of course, as we get colder... our immune systems get weaker... so if there's anything left of it in there........ "...it was just really gross..." Another, not _nearly_ as good, movie which has similar body-horror issues is Leviathan. No, I don't recommend it, it's not a good movie (though it isn't total trash, either). Like the Thing, it relies on isolation to work, and... well, they can't be much more isolated than they are in that movie. In fact all the best horrors rely on isolation. The movie Alien is the same way. "...this is the first one where I felt like I truly couldn't get words out..." The guy who did the special effects (all of which were practical, no CGI) finished the movie and then checked himself into a mental health unit for a while. Burnout. So... it's a good tribute to him that the effects got to you that much. Great reaction. Have a nice day!

[@mrmikeshea]

First of all...came for the reaction, stayed for the Ollie cameo

[@shadow1182]

Watching this reaction was great as the pieces came together of what's capable and who could be infected. Thanks Addie and I hope you enjoyed the very memorable movie!

[@TheBrugdor]

A reaction to this movie is always an automatic watch for me. It's my favorite horror movie of all time. Addie, there are grosser movies out there but this is definitely a tough one for the squeamish. Grats on getting through it.

[@rbailey1240]

Addie: I might look back at the end of the movie and think, "Oh, that wasn't that bad." Me: Oh. Oh dear.

[@hulkslayer626]

It is intentionally left with questions. That's the point of the whole movie. Paranoid uncertainty. And "answers" are just theories. Awesome movie!

[@donotevenbegintocare]

Fun fact: Every year right after the last plane of the summer leaves and they're stuck there over the winter, the scientists in Antarctica's Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole watch two movies. One is this one. I love this movie, it's a masterpiece.

[@Jutrzen]

Nothing fun about that.

[@DoktorStrangelove]

I love she she was comforted by her dog's visit just as the film started. Cut to 20 minutes later...

[@kdub3871]

When i first got the notification i thought it was a misprint😮 Who suggested this to Addie?! Then i saw the reaction🤔 BRAVO!!! Great job!!!