FIRST TIME WATCHING: THE THING (1982)!!! (this movie is messed up)

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Welcome back to channel and thanks for checking out this video! Let the scary movie season begin! To start off, I'm watching John Carpenter's The Thing and I am so excited to share this one with you. Get ready for lots of screams, swear words, and more...
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Original Movie: The Thing (1982)
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[@iapetusmccool]

Natalie: Don't kill the dog! Everyone who's seen the movie: No! Kill it! Kill it! KILL IT!

[@rapaz1997]

KILL IT WITH FIRE !!!!!1

[@scheinerchen6471]

Burn it! Burn it! Burn it!

[@MDCDawg79]

ahahahahh right

[@nocturneJOJO]

It's probably what every swedish speaking person thought when the film first came out... xD!

[@lawrencewestby9229]

Yup, it's all Natalie's fault. If she had just let the guy shoot the dog everything would have been okay. The movie would have been a bit boring and awfully short, but at least nobody would have died, except for the dog, of course.

[@Andrew_Thannen]

Fun fact: The guy at the beginning of the movie who was trying to shoot the dog was saying in Norwegian, "Get the hell away from that thing. That's not a dog, it's some sort of thing! It's imitating a dog, it isn't real! Get away you idiots!"

[@tarmaque]

I don't know how it was back in 1982, but today most Norwegians speak pretty decent English. Particularly in the scientific community.

[@DaveF.]

@@tarmaque and definitely if they've landed at a US research base and are waving guns about, I suspect.

[@Leon-wz1js]

@@tarmaque It's been said, that when someone is stressed, they fall into familiar patterns, like talking in their native tongue. When you're upset and anxious, you're not using the "logic" portion of your brain.

[@tarmaque]

@@Leon-wz1js Excellent point. I, who speak English and a trivial amount of Japanese, Spanish, and not much else, wouldn't normally be in in that position. However if someone shouted "Abunai!" at me in Japanese I'd know to look out. Or "Peligro!" in Spanish.

[@tarmaque]

@Jona Spoilsport.

[@thederpyunicorn306]

"The dog is so scared!" It's not scared... it's observing.

[@killersalmon4359]

It's observing so that it can choose the best time to murder everyone.

[@samgraham2110]

@@killersalmon4359 That's what they get for not doing their tasks!

[@hv3926]

Planning its next move.

[@originalamerican9396]

@@samgraham2110 Childs is sus ngl.

[@denierdev9723]

@@originalamerican9396 Nah Windows is, I mean, bitch dropped the keys? Yeah right.

[@TorontoJon]

22:00 "You gotta be fucking kidding me" was one of the best lines ever and in the director's commentary with Kurt Russell commenting with John Carpenter, Kurt burst out laughing about how perfect that line was. :)

[@HeyouCrow]

🤫..., 1 dark ℹ️🌃 moment.., Nearly uttered!! Real 'Rose Theatre'🇬🇧 eVent when their *prop's.., "Got Animated! 🤪"

[@AL-fl4jk]

@@HeyouCrow I hope you recovered from your stroke

[@weemissile]

To be fair Kurt laughed at everything in that commentary.

[@AzaMinis]

“Guys, please tell me this dog is safe. Tell me this dog never gets hurt” 😬😬😬😬😬

[@Cenindo]

There are good news and bad news ...

[@rajabeetlehorns4012]

AHAHAHAHA

[@Chetverikov]

Exactly my reaction. "Ooooohhhhh, ok, wow...um.....how to put this....?"

[@psychonaut1829]

ITS NOT A DOG!✋😲🤚

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

This is one of those "sure kid, the dog is on a farm" moments, isn't it?

[@seangoodbody1693]

"It would be worse if the Thing picked off the crewmembers, one by one." Yes, yes it would.

[@Austin-oq3nr]

“You can see how scared the dog is” That ain’t a dog

[@mxplixic]

Spoilers! :)

[@Cheepchipsable]

Well the Alien might have been apprehensive. It is trying to survive.

[@InvertedWIng]

"How did they get the dog to act?" Naturally. The dog's unsettling behavior wasn't due to any training or coaxing from the animal handlers, it was just acting on its base instincts. It was half-wolf and thus had a more cautious demeanor, especially since it had to be around so many people at once. Even the actors on set found it unnerving.

[@1headphoneguy]

the actor that played the Dog-Handler Clarke said he was very fond of Jed (the Dog) but he legitimately creeped the hell out of him and most of the crew on the set

[@rael2099]

Coaching*

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

On the most recent blu-ray release of the film, there's an interview with John Carpenter where the dog's acting is brought up, and he just shook his head slowly and replied, "Jesus, that dog was smart."

[@o0pinkdino0o]

Jed has been in a few movies. He was a good boy !

[@AnomalyINC]

The dog was actually not a Huskie, but a wolf/malamute mix. His name was Jed, and he acted in several other movies. He was almost 20 years old when he died, in 1995. He was not really scared on set, his sneaking about and solitary manners is simply his wolf-blood acting up. This made him a naturally un-doglike dog, which helped to make him appear spooky and unnatural without actually having to do much real acting.

[@z3r070000]

Her: her worry about the dog. Me having seen the movie: oh honey.

[@HannahGuitars]

My thought exactly

[@Yoderstein666]

Such a sweet summer child.

[@CadenceWallace]

Worry about the other dogs they got the raw end of the deal here

[@CalciumChief]

(Grabs popcorb) Dis gon be gud.

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@CalciumChief You gonna be able to keep it down?

[@ganador13]

"They have a flamethrower?" Yes. Used for melting ice off of heavy equipment. We still do that today. Similar types are used for tarring a roof.

[@oceanbuoy6563]

Yeah, used many a torch. However, that did look like like an actual flamethrower.

[@ganador13]

@@oceanbuoy6563 Yup, actual flamethrowers are used.

[@metalmayhem3622]

@@ganador13 Hold on. Where do I sign up?

[@Douglas_Reuber]

and to take the hair off of pigs in slaughter

[@GuukanKitsune]

The flamethrower makes more sense than all the guns, really, since the largest land predators in Antarctica are insects. I frankly wonder why they HAVE guns. Do they pick off penguins for shits and grins from time to time when they're bored?

[@r.s.limerick5959]

I saw this movie in the theater back in ‘82. People back then didn’t understand how good it was. Through the years it’s been fun seeing people watch it for the first time. Lol

[@JayAr709]

So did I, and was sure it was an instant classic. It surpassed all other imaginative, effects based feature films of that era, meanwhile thoroughly eclipsing in one fell swoop all its predecessors.

[@nessaarandur7740]

Natalie: "Please tell me this dog is safe." Everyone: *grimaces with side-eye*

[@GamesHelpmeForget]

I was looking for this comment

[@likehell5803]

hahahahahah I come down here to make this same comment. Love it.

[@richarddimeck4578]

Laughs in octopus dog

[@cwgodzilla]

@@richarddimeck4578 Due to a glitch in KZbin, for some reason I can only give this comment one thumbs up, instead of the 20 it deserves.

[@richarddimeck4578]

@@cwgodzilla after watching her watching the film I thought about it and I can pretty much remember the entire film plot and characters. I cant remember the prequel af all though and I've watched it about 3 times. This film stays with you.

[@khalildjibo4502]

This month should be called: NAT-MARES

[@Alexeya13]

YES!!! Call it that.

[@johnhoskins1786]

Freaking brilliant 👏

[@DJMaul1031]

Winner!

[@theduckchick]

Love it!!

[@scarebear83]

I second that! All in favor say, "aye."

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

I saw this movie way too young and thought it was a nightmare until I saw it again as a late teenager. Can never recreate this. Just a genius movie.

[@blakejones409]

"Stop trying to kill the dog! " two min later..."KILL THE DOG! KILL THE DOG!!!"

[@douglasdaniel4504]

"This dog is not okay." Biggest understatement in the history of film criticism.

[@TheOtherGuys2]

Fun Fact: the Norwegian guy at the beginning when he's yelling in Norwegian, literally tells them all that "It's not a dog, it's some kind of alien thing pretending to be a dog!" or some such. My suggestion: Poltergeist

[@slcRN1971]

TheOtherGuys2 : 👍👍 oh that is a great suggestion!!! That movie is definitely one that you don’t watch before bedtime, weird dreams/nightmares for certain!

[@enigma19833]

Does that mean Norwegian viewers were basically spoiled for a big chunk of the film right at the beginning? Or were the Norwegian characters dubbed with something else when it played in Norway?

[@nammis77]

@@enigma19833 No its an American speaking with very bad Norwegian so its not easy to actually hear what he says but it sounds like: Stay away from the dog you idiots.

[@TheOtherGuys2]

@@enigma19833 From what I understand, though perhaps an actual Norwegian would know better, yes, it basically does spoil part of the movie for Norwegians, and no, it wasn't changed for showings in Norway.

[@MausPonticus]

@@TheOtherGuys2 I'm not a Norwegian (but I understand most of it, I speak a closely related languages). Just listened to the whole thing. He says: "Get the hell away from that dog. That's not a dog, it's some thing, it's imitating a dog. It's not real. Get away you idiots!" So most Scandinavians would know that there's something wrong with that dog.

[@thomaswilliamson298]

Natalie: "You can't let dogs die!" Movie: "Wait ten minutes and see how you feel about that."

[@KeytarArgonian]

That dog is the best animal actor I’ve ever seen, hands down. I’ve never seen an animal play creepy and menacing quite like that before.

[@Limerick98]

Agreed. It's a shame he never gets a name, purely for discussion. Apart from "good boy" or "dear god no".

[@jherrenor]

Natalie: 'This dog is so scared, it knows something is wrong.' Dog:

[@captainz9]

Lol. Of course the dog IS the "something wrong". 😎

[@KaizoeAzurum]

Dog: Of course I know him, he's me.

[@nitrokid]

This dog ain't right. This dog is wrong. Wrong dog.

[@NodDisciple1]

@@KaizoeAzurum Dog: There's something wrong...but NOT FOR ME! BLAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!

[@ayanleman]

In a weird way she's right; iirc, the dog actually was geniuenly nervous and scared of the film crew but, on camera, it looked really eerie and scary.

[@lonestar6709]

_"He doesn't have a hat on."_ Kurt Russell's beard needs no hat.

[@toolthoughts]

I mean he does have that snow sombrero in a couple scenes

[@greenherb3229]

@@toolthoughts Don't forget the beanie or hood from his jacket towards the end of the movie.

[@sod0m]

More like "Oh, he has a hat. The king of all hats."

[@wilsonalberto8459]

It's the helicopter that actually wont fly without the hat

[@commandercaptain4664]

@@sod0m Indiana Jones: *archaeologist fedora* MacReady: _it's free real estate_

[@cytorakdemon]

"It would be terrifying to be trapped in space." Not as terrifying as being trapped on a hostile planet where weird looking aliens try to set you on fire.

[@MySerpentine]

Yeah, I feel kinda bad for it.

[@xplorer2111]

I mean, the thing chose to try and kill everyone.

[@MySerpentine]

@@xplorer2111 That's a pretty understandable reaction to being set on fire.

[@DiggitySlice]

@@MySerpentine it had already killed multiple time before being set in fire. You have to watch the movie in reverse to believe what you said

[@somerandomidio]

@@MySerpentine It did kill other creatures, even before it was incinerated. It didn’t HAVE to kill the dogs, the dog part is an example.

[@fwimmey]

This is a perfect example of a movie that doesn't waste a single shot.

[@jdssurf]

yes, why do so many movies waste so much now, this right here is how it should be. The Shining, Exorcist, American Werewolf, Aliens, why are so many movies now so shitty with that

[@dyleangarayolivarez420]

​@@jdssurftension and Impact value are very different things.

[@jdssurf]

@@dyleangarayolivarez420 explain

[@dearcastiel4667]

"What is this creature purpose ?" Survive.

[@KugleeKuglee]

maybe the alien was infected too

[@danieldickson8591]

Might as well ask what the purpose of humanity is. We consume this planet only to survive, and perpetuate and gratify ourselves.

[@AlexG-ku3dq]

To eat, to kill...no particular order...to perpetuate its own kind. More to the point, because "The Thing" is basically a virus, or something to that effect...to spread to viable hosts...then, become something more than a virus...it is really a mystery, when I think about it.

[@slandgkearth]

@@KugleeKuglee the alien ship contained other alien species and they got infected by this thing that's why it crashed. So yeah.

[@Nameless0061]

@@danieldickson8591 This is a dangerous thinking

[@kenwheeler3637]

When the Clark put "the dog" in the kennel and Natalie said she hoped that all of the dogs would be alright I instantly thought "oh boy, she's not going to like where this is going".

[@snowylynx36]

"Don't hurt the dog!" Everyone else: "Ay yo she pretty sus."

[@xplorer2111]

- The dog was The Impostor -

[@07foxmulder]

Not everyone else talks like a douche bag.

[@denierdev9723]

@@07foxmulder Not everyone else pretends to be smart when they have "07" in their name and use the word "douchebag".

[@07foxmulder]

@@denierdev9723 Whoa. Talk about hurting my feelings :(

[@denierdev9723]

@@07foxmulder If it makes you feel any better I'm a 200's kid too.

[@mattj2081]

8:30 "You can see how scared the dog is!" The dog: Oh yeah, it's all coming together!

[@Tortugadelamuerta]

Natalie: Are they gonna hurt the dog? They better not hurt the dog... Me:(cringes having seen this movie a million times)

[@mattj2081]

It's literally almost every reactor's reaction first time watching the movie, and it's great every time!

[@DarthTach]

If you are Norwegian you get spoiled right at the beginning about the dog.

[@monkmayfair3487]

Me (also having seen many times) yelling at the screen: SHOOT THE DOG! SHOOT THE DOG!

[@johankalodimos9990]

@@DarthTach doesn't really help to be swedish either.

[@Yggdrasil42]

In Soviet Russia, dog hurt you!

[@FramedHamProductions]

Fun Fact: It's an annual tradition to watch this movie at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station after the last flight has left for the winter!

[@BrokenGodEnt]

Wow that sounds terrifying lol.

[@Argoon1981]

Man they most know every frame of every scene by now!

[@somthingbrutal]

that makes my world a better place

[@17thknight]

That's some real masochistic shit

[@AlanCanon2222]

@@Argoon1981 Yeah, especially the ones that are The Thing and have seen it the most times.

[@dennismason3740]

I worked as an extra on the Blues Brothers in 1980 and John Landis fired me on the third day. I did extra work for John Carpenter - that dude is a pleasure to work for.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Yikes. Sorry about Landis.

[@dennismason3740]

@@dubuyajay9964 - Many are, especially Jennifer-Jason Lee, whose dad was decapitated on a Landis Twilight Zone set. Jeez how did she not hurt the famous director?

[@007wars6]

This might just be my favorite horror film of all time. The writing and tension is SO well done. And those practical effects are just phenomenal.

[@parallaxnick637]

The dog gives the most underrated performance in the movie. His name was Jed; he was half-wolf, and the wolf side of him was very dominant. He didn't behave like a dog; he behaved like a predator. He would later go on to play White Fang and the wolf in The Journey of Natty Gann.

[@reesebn38]

Jed is amazing! Best dog actor. Natty Gann is such a perfect movie! So underrated! I cry my ass off everytime I watch it.

[@ddox2010]

Jed. Wow, thanx. Something I didn't know related to this movie. He was amazing.

[@citymorgue8462]

No way, white fang was awesome

[@alex0589]

MrGonzale09 of course, stage/screen animals and their handlers are something else and fkg weird most of the time ahah They get paid a lot! I just checked his imdb, he died in 1995! Thats pretty good for a big dog. Goodboi.

[@reesebn38]

@MrGonzale09 Yes he does. Check it out.

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

I love how Blair says "I'm alright, I'm much better" while standing no more than 2 feet from a noose...

[@vanyadolly]

I think he's taken over by that point, because he made the noose but didn't use it.

[@yvc9]

that's the joke

[@Ryuga-2015]

@Connor Hetherington-lipari this is why this movie is so good. It makes you think and theorize multiple outcomes.

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

@@yvc9 lol

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

@Connor Hetherington-lipari Umm he was building a smaller version of the alien spaceship in that shed or under it somehow, so i'm pretty sure he was infected prior to getting locked in the shed and batshit crazy...

[@TorontoJon]

28:30 A great way to enjoy watching 'The Thing' another time is to watch it with the director's commentary activated because one can listen to John Carpenter and Kurt Russell discuss every aspect of the movie scene by scene and Kurt Russell is hilarious during the commentary. It's like sitting on the couch with John and Kurt as your guests having a blast watching the movie with you. :)

[@samuri5]

One of my favorite commentaries!

[@tylerclement5969]

21:06 you got me laughing, I like watching people's first time reacting to the defibrillator scene; it always catches people off-guard

[@KHR0M3K0R4N]

It’s funny that you noticed Windows dropping the keys. Most people don’t, and it explains how the thing was able to get to the blood.

[@Youcannotfalter]

Yup

[@marquiscarr3114]

Could you explain?

[@KHR0M3K0R4N]

@@marquiscarr3114 When Windows sees the dude being absorbed by the thing we hear a set of keys get dropped on the floor. Later, in the film there's an argument over who could have gotten to the blood they were going to use for their test to determine who were things. There were only three people with access to those keys and Windows was one of them. We later find out that no one who supposedly had access to those keys was a thing, leading to the mistaken assumption that it is a plot hole. It isn't. It's a little noticed detail.

[@marquiscarr3114]

@@KHR0M3K0R4N I watched this movie over 20 times and haven't noticed that. Thank you for that insight

[@chitterlingsrtasty]

@@KHR0M3K0R4N FFS i've seen this movie countless times and never noticed that!

[@JeffKelly03]

“How did MacReady survive?” Easy: because he’s Kurt “Snake Jack Plissken Burton” Russell, that’s how.

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

There are only 2 actors so awesome you have to swear when you talk about them, Kurt 'Motherf*cking!' Russell and Lynda 'Goddam!' Carter.

[@MrDeejf]

@@MrLorenzovanmatterho Bruce Goddamn Campbell. (Who has a funny anecdote about meeting Kurt Motherfucking Russell in his book If Chins Could Kill.)

[@svenidol]

That's Jack Burton to you, son.

[@johndawhale3197]

@@MrLorenzovanmatterho Also Charles "Death" Bronson

[@theatlascomplex2052]

As ol' Jack Burton always says, “it’s all in the reflexes”.

[@lucyoobieoob8678]

It's funny to me you thought the dog looked frightened, I thought it looked menacing from the get go, with excellent manipulation, like a domineering and sneaky person lol. That dog is one of the greatest actors ever ! Conveyed so much with so little.

[@4sakend1]

So many years and this movie STILL holds up.

[@britneyhochman5204]

I can't believe I just saw a young person watch The Thing completely blind and somehow actually appreciate all the little subtleties and details that make this movie great while also providing really funny reactions and witty commentary. This is like my ideal movie reaction video. Good job girl!

[@yvc9]

almost like she ....prepared for it? I have little belief in people watching things "blind"

[@wraithking3749]

I love this movie when i watched this as a kid. I was spooked but still loved it. Lateron watched it many many more times. And love the designs. And to this day this movie is still talked about throughout the communities :D

[@britneyhochman5204]

Yves Charpentier come oooooon have a little optimism...

[@britneyhochman5204]

Wraith King Speak the truth girl

[@ThatGuyYouArent2]

Give young people a little more credit. I was gushing over The Thing after my first watch, with no prior knowledge of it other than being aware it was a movie that existed. It's not like being of a different generation prevents anyone from enjoying great cinema.

[@ripleyjlawman.3162]

“Why don’t we just... wait here for a little while. See what happens.”

[@DEATHxD3ALER]

Best ending ever since really it never end's in you're own mind you're always guessing at the possibility's.

[@RoderikSQ]

Childs does not breathe in that scene if you pay attention ))

[@SkullAngel002]

@@RoderikSQ 14:47 - The Thing breathes.

[@jeffreymathewes4504]

One youtuber pointed out that Childs is wearing a different coat than he was when last seen in the camp. Ergo, the Thing ripped off his clothes when it absorbed him.

[@christopherbirgel2057]

@@RoderikSQ john carpenter even says he's the thing in an interview

[@BCvictoria]

I love this movie, such a masterpiece! When Gary explodes at them to get him "off this fucking couch!" It makes me laugh every time 🤣

[@glenmassey3746]

The Thing is the 80's intro to horror. You've never seen horror till you see it.

[@gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954]

Here is a funny little fact for you Natalie - when researchers at the current largest US Antarctic research base settle in for the winter, after the last transport flight has left and winter cold and storms means there won't be any more for months, the established hands up there apparently like to have a little movie night for the new intake of scientists and technicians. It is always a double bill, and the two movies shown are always this John Carpenter version of the Thing and Stanley Kubrics adaptation of The Shining by Stephen King. It seems they do it to see if they can rattle the new blood a little. It has become quite the annual tradition.

[@ScottyDnB]

Great comment

[@Ocrilat]

My favorite two horror movies.

[@Rod_Knee]

I was in Antarctica (Scott Base) for the summer of '99. I can confirm, at least, that both movies were there (on VHS).

[@NodDisciple1]

@@Rod_Knee Yikes, the Antarctic Service Pin. One of the few pins the various branches DON'T want! How do the military personnel do PT in that frozen Hellhole?

[@NodDisciple1]

Do they have the sombreros and flamethrowers?

[@anadin0612]

Best horror movie ever. Stands up today no problem.

[@OpnDoarPlcy]

Surpasses all modern horror movies.

[@anadin0612]

@Floyd Mayweather Depends what your looking for really. Genres, decade etc. Fun zombie movie. Return of the living dead Serious zombie, original dawn of the dead. Fun ghost movie, frighteners Serious possession movie. Legion/ exorcist 3 fantastic acting. 1st 2 Halloween movies. Creature movie, Mimic from the 80s Just a few of my favourites

[@anadin0612]

@Floyd Mayweather No worries, one I'd like to add is dog soldiers. Underated and a great watch. Hope you like them, just remembered taste in movies can be very personal and relate to your youth. I also still love the 30s and 40s werewolf,Dracula and Frankenstein movies. Have a great day.

[@anadin0612]

@Floyd Mayweather yeah by far. Practical effects are king. I think that's why older movies appeal to me even if some are corny. Lifeforce is good. Don't worry I'll only add more if requested just enjoy the ones you have. Kick back and chill with horror lol

[@oneplushydude]

@Floyd Mayweather A really great horror gem that is pretty unknown is the changeling, really spooky movie to watch

[@captainbejo3513]

The Thing and Alien, classics that stand the test of time!

[@Oz349]

Her loud expressions are some of the most endearing and adorable things I've heard in a while. Her genuine expression of positivity throughout this is something we all need more of. Subscribed and hit that Bell so I can enjoy every single video. You are amazing and keep spreading the positivity

[@jaradchilder]

"I really know nothing about this movie..." Oh my sweet summer child...

[@wompa70]

The Thing. Starring Kurt Russel’s beard.

[@crimsonhunter7598]

#BeautifulBeardWin Ding

[@Monkeyshaman]

@Razh 80 pretty sure Kurt Russell can grow a beard.

[@l0nesomeb0nesome82]

They were playing "Among Us" before it was cool

[@cooperhorton53]

Among us was based off this

[@DavidLopez-qi8hb]

SUS

[@robertlaidlaw4592]

this is like among us on crack, cos it doesn't just kill victims it turns them, so it be like 2 people go off 2 people come back.

[@toxic-f14_jollyroger99]

In my opinion the 2002 thing game is better than among us.

[@jjc5871]

@@DavidLopez-qi8hb Apparently “sus” translates to “their”.

[@jameswilson8433]

"This dog is not okay." Truer words were never spoken.

[@wolfman4406]

"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot. And when you find the time I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!!!" -Garry. What a fantastic mood lightener during that tense scene.

[@fredyscanlan]

Depends. I hated that character for being so trigger happy at the beginning. It made my mood a lot worse lol!😂😂

[@samulivainionpaa9338]

@@fredyscanlan Well, somebody comes in and shoots at a member of your team, you shoot back

[@Galiant2010]

Best part of a lame movie.

[@TheTarikL]

28:00 Ennio Morricone composed the soundtrack for this movie. One of the most brillaint composers of cinema history, I can´t believe he just passed away last year. RIP

[@FrancisCWolfe]

Not only did he do a great job, he did it in John Carpenter's musical style.

[@Cenindo]

21:42 -- "why does it look like a spider when it's trying to imitate a human?" Well, when the biomass you have to work with is only that of a detached head, the "imitate a human" ship has kind of sailed. The Thing just slipped into a convenient form that MIGHT allow it to sneak away unnoticed (it almost succeeded). It would hardly have enough biomass to even imitate a human baby, but 1) it had never encountered a human baby and didn't have the template for one in its memory and 2) it is not as if any of the crew would have been fooled if a baby all of sudden turned up at the base.

[@KalElvis]

Carpenter almost always does his own music. The man is a genius.

[@OriginalWhiteTornado]

And the soundtrack was nominated for a Razzie. How goddamn silly is that? I get that it's real minimalistic, but that's what makes it so unnerving. It makes everything feel empty and isolated.

[@L4sz10]

Isn't Morricone the composer here?

[@crikeythesplund]

Yeah it's Morricone, but he's pretty much doing his take on a John Carpenter score.

[@luketimewalker]

Was sure someone would have pointed that out !

[@djashley2002]

@@crikeythesplund it's credited to Morricone, but his score was dumped at a very early stage and Carpenter ended up doing it himself.

[@typhoonhurricane18]

The Thing is a masterclass of how horror is best when it's unseen. The 'Thing' was always scarier when you couldnt see it; whenever it turned into a giant slimy mega monster sure it was disturbing and threatening and disgusting, but the true fear came when it was indistinguishable from the humans around it. Truly a classic horror movie.

[@MrDeejf]

The problem with framing it that way is that nobody is ever satisfied with a horror film where you never see the threat at all. Sooner or later, Jaws HAS to surface. Godzilla HAS to stomp Tokyo. Cthulhu HAS to awaken and tear apart reality. If you do things right, then either it's impressive when it does show up, or you've got the audience SO invested that they don't care they can see the zipper on the monster suit.

[@JuggyFWB]

"The Thing" is an epic masterpiece because it combines *both* forms of horror. It is a deeply psychological movie that can be described as a character study in paranoia, but it is *also* a spectacular monster movie with an amazingly horrific and disturbing creature and ridiculously good monster effects. No other movie has ever combined both aspects of the horror genre together with such perfection.

[@Martin-xd4jl]

This; although The Thing does both so well, I'd say the best scene in the movie is the sofa blood test.

[@MasticinaAkicta]

Yeah the modern version of it was BLEH! It showed the monster way to many times and yes CGI, of course CGI! Which at this point just feels/looks fake.

[@myteatime2836]

"BURN IT!!! CHILDS!!! WHAT THE FUCK!!!" I loved your emotion there LOL and I hated the doggy deaths too):

[@grimreaperking]

"This dog is freaking me out" Just you wait, just you wait...

[@zmeicorp]

Dog: emotionless, calculated and observing everything Natalie: OOOH NO , POOR DOGGY IS SCARED

[@JoshSweetvale]

This viewing has validated _so_ many 90's schlock stereotypes.

[@peytone5387]

“I hope this dog doesn’t get hurt” o_o Oof Also, that dog gives probably the best dog performance in film history

[@vapormissile]

Amen. Jake from The Hidden is probably a relative: www.imdb.com/name/nm4345646/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t62

[@vapormissile]

here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enXNnZKXrK-an8U

[@ajivins1]

It's actually two guys in a suit...

[@alex0589]

For real, real impressive. Goodboi

[@bruceperry604]

Your film reactions are so enjoyable to watch! The Thing has been in heavy rotation in my household for years, and I love seeing newcomers to the film. This and The Shining are snow day double feature staples. 😊

[@benrositas8068]

Oh, man... LOL!... I've seen this movie 1,000 times before, but I still found this video so much to fun to watch. Your every reaction -- physical and vocal -- were just so spot on. And you draw the exact conclusions that JC intended, when writing and making this movie! Just goes to show how well-made and well-written it truly is!

[@van8ryan]

The dog was named Jed and this was his debut. He'd later go to play Wolves or "Dog-Wolves" in a few Disney movies, such as THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN and WHITE FANG

[@rsrt6910]

He was a husky/Wolf mix too. Veeeery dangerous dog to work with without his trainers nearby.

[@davewolf6256]

There's a person with a one-quarter wolf-dog that sometimes visits a coffee-shop near where I live. First of all, they're big. Secondly, they do that social dominance thing very differently than domestic dogs. First time I saw it, I locked eyes with it and it locked its stare right back at me, neither getting overaggressive or looking back at its owner. I knew right then there was something different about it.

[@schibleh531]

@@rsrt6910 The dog was pretty friendly from what I heard, so friendly that they were frustrated because he wouldn't do what they wanted, it took a lot of retries and reshoots to nail the menacing vibe he gave in the movie.

[@Emulous79]

I remember the trailer of Natty Gann. Damn, I'm old.

[@txmoney]

It’s been long enough since the release of John Carpenter’s, “The Thing” to confidently say, “it’s a masterpiece”. I rank it in my top ten greatest horror movies of all time.

[@nathanmcwayne5705]

Me: This is the greatest practical effects movie ever made. Every shot is a beautiful picture and is pure genius Natalie: This is messed up Old Yeller.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Something tells me she doesn't see the ugly side of the great outdoors that much... 🙄

[@inceptionsd]

It is second to impossible to replace good practical effects with CGI. Enchancing them with 3d effects is still the best way to go.

[@ArvelDreth]

That's so true. CGI has its place in things like making the backgrounds of scenes look more fantastical and adding subtle enhancements to practical effects, these days I think you can even pull off using it for giant monsters sometimes, but that's really it.

[@jerryhosford4557]

I would be interested in seeing Natalie watch Tremors. lol

[@AussieMutant]

Jerry Hosford YES!!!!!!!

[@gato23]

+1

[@YourXavier]

Absolutely!

[@stevenallan5822]

Definitely, but just the 1st one.

[@YourXavier]

@@stevenallan5822 Number four is pretty nice, too. Maybe that's just me.

[@danwilliams2551]

"You can't let dogs die, y'know" Fans of this film: "Honey, you got a big storm comin"

[@malloid]

This is the fourth reaction to The Thing I've watched this week. There's something very entertaining about watching squeamish people completely freak out to Rob Bottin's ground-breaking creature effects! Haha! 🤣

[@crcurran]

"....messed up Old Yeller." LMAO

[@jonrobinson3711]

I love how she comments on MacReady not having a hat on and I’m here like JUST YOU WAIT.

[@broodhunter21]

Me too!

[@MST3Killa]

Lol... Ole

[@DetectiveOlivaw]

Yeah he acquires one of the all time great movie hats, it’s basically unassailable

[@brothermangames1947]

Favourite quote: "Mack wants the flamethrower!" "Mack wants the WHAT?!"

[@abigailoliver8285]

"That's what he said, now move!"

[@wilsonalberto8459]

I guess when you hear the fire alarm go off get the flamethrower is not what you expect to hear

[@themightytrainthurnax6613]

What ever it is it's weird and pissed off

[@ronmcnamara403]

NO THE BEST QUOTE IS: "YOU'VE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING!"

[@derBene]

Both are great. All time classics.

[@tacline2]

This movie has been in my top 3 favorite horror movies of all time for decades. Hell, this may very well be my favorite horror movie. It was so awesome and fun watching you watch it for the first time, and I am super impressed with how much detail you picked up on your first viewing. Some of that stuff took me many viewings before I put some of the puzzle pieces together, like the part where Windows dropped the keys when he saw Bennings being absorbed, I literally never noticed that until I watched your video (thank you for that, btw lol). This was super entertaining to watch, you have a new subscriber here for sure.

[@JD-11568]

Watching you watching a movie I seen a thousand times, knowing what was happening and going to happen made your comments and reaction so funny. You thought things I thought the first time too, I also was yelling at the screen. This is one of my all time favorites as are a lot of John Carpenter's movies. Good job, Great stuff, going to check if you have more like this.( Wow, OK you do.) Lol

[@jennas3212]

"Nat's Nightmares" - what to call your spooky October scary movie series! 😊

[@MrEvanBeta]

That's a good one!

[@robertguy9553]

Damn, I thought I was being original 😞

[@nikkib1933]

Yep! This is the one!

[@CapraDemon101]

Natronomicon ☠️

[@JessicaShapiro]

My first thought was Natmares, but this works too

[@cf714_]

Nice intro 😂 The Thing be like: Crewmate: There is 1 imposter among us

[@johntan4997]

I saw Red vent

[@billstephens396]

@@Emigdiosback Hey... How could I vent if I'm not imposter? White... She just stood in the hallway and did no tasks... I did wires and then 1-10...

[@19Zandi79]

Hey I´m looking for this song (intro) - what is ist called?

[@Rorujin]

Came here for this... Not disappointed.

[@scoundrell]

@@johntan4997 pretty sure I saw Blair vent

[@IceCenders]

LOL I loved your dog bias, it made your reactions so unpredictable and fun, especially for someone who's already seen the movie. Your initial reaction was all "poor dog, he must have been traumatized," not suspecting it for a moment, and then when you're supposed to wonder who might be contaminated by the thing once it gets revealed, your main preoccupation was to wonder whether some of the dogs have survived. It was so sweet ^^ When you said "Can some of the Huskies survive though? I know Kurt Russell's gonna survive..." I could almost imagine you thinking subconsciously "I wish Kurt Russell was a Husky... This movie would be better if all the actors were replaced by dogs..." (Voice tone doesn't translate that well in writing so I do want to clarify there's no mockery or teasing whatsoever in my comment. Plus I do approve of your concern for animals, it's not everybody.)

[@colinbowden4663]

I've not seen all your vids but this is the first with audible swearing. Thank you for making my day.

[@sandroedilashvili3651]

i swear i never have thought that dog could have played such motionless, cold, observing ,,alien,, character... i would give that dog an Oscar

[@benuticone3079]

Fun Fact: This was the first movie to answer the age old question: Windows or Mac.

[@hound3000]

Well, Mac survived in the end....so, Mac. Or is it really Mac?

[@rsrt6910]

Beat me to it.

[@VestinVestin]

​@@hound3000 Mac just froze :S.

[@hound3000]

@@VestinVestin Well, Windows frozed first, and at the end, Mac could be a fake Mac...... or not.

[@logandarklighter]

It's a Mac Emulation. :P :D

[@charlie2640]

First time I saw this was in McMurdo Antartica just after station closing, early 1985. Only about 70 of us were left on station (down from 1000) and the last plane had left until September (WinFly). It was still not 24/7 dark yet. It was both horrifying and hilarious. Yes the monster and trapped on the ice. Fire and burning buildings, a huge fear in Antartica. However we had no guns that I was aware of and certainly no flame throwers. Lots of explosives if you could get to them but no one there really knew how to use them.

[@bethbearmacethatguy]

I never really paid attention before but that dog is a great actor. It looks so methodical and calculated like an infiltrator. Great trainers on staff.

[@MsAppassionata]

It’s half wolf. Maybe that has something to do with it.

[@karlluigi1987]

NATALIE: look at how scared the dog is.. ME: Yeah, he is scared of being caught by the humans,,hahaha

[@sigmacademy]

DOG: nah, I'm just here to infect all the humans. *thought in an alien language* PS: Does The Thing EVEN have a language? :/

[@ZION73082]

you know your scared when your tentacles come out...WAIT??? lol

[@ParchmentScroll]

Anyone who's played Among Us knows it's terrifying being the impostor.

[@BBAdventures117]

Sus!!!

[@ParchmentScroll]

@@BBAdventures117 I'M TELLING YOU I SAW THAT HUSKY VENT

[@tyanisfoca]

That dog in the beginning is actually half wolf lol. His name was Jed and played White Fang in White Fang and was also in The Journey of Natty Gann. He was chosen for the main dog in this movie because he had an intimidating stare (possibly his wolfness coming thru) but was a good boy. He actually lived to be like 17. :)

[@RazbaqueDirge]

Alaskan Malamute-Wolf Hybrid. 8)>

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

I read that John Carpenter told separately to Kurt Russell and Keith David that the other was the Thing, so that's how they played the final scene.

[@markc.7984]

Okay I just stumbled on your channel from another The Thing search I was doing... 1. AWESOME choice to do this film, this is one of the awesome classics that doesn't get looked at because it's from longer ago; 2. you truly are fun to watch react to a movie like this, with the "no, WHAT?!"s. Feels like watching a fried/girlfriend react to me showing her this excellent movie for the first time. Five stars.

[@doclewis8927]

I love watching people's reactions to Garry tied to the couch giving his speech calmly...at first...but finishing with flair. It bothers me when they don't catch it. Surprising how many people don't even react to that part when it's one of the best lines in the show. It was so popular in my house growing up that Dad and I would repeat it all of the time. Such awesome memories.

[@bfwebster]

Two best lines from the movie are this and "You've gotta be f*****g kidding me."

[@mercurioslevin1877]

I used a slightly modified version of it in a DnD session when I spent most of a battle pinned to a wall by magic vines XD

[@singbluesilver1973]

“Aw the dog, he’s so sad and scared”. Five minutes later “Kill it with fire!!!”.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

“..Alaskan Crab..!!” 😂😂 one of the funnest reactions to The Thing!

[@JP-1990]

"Guys this dog is NOT okay!" Oh, girl...

[@millerrojas8371]

Definitely need to see “Big Trouble in Little China”

[@xenialafleur]

What's great is that "The Thing", "Big Trouble in Little China", and "Escape from NY" are all John Carpenter & Kurt Russell colabs, but they're completely different movie genres.

[@simonbeaird7436]

@@xenialafleur Carpenter + Russell = Movie Gold.

[@TheNervousnation]

indeed, but not for Halloween.

[@Enkarashaddam]

It's like Mortal Kombat but with John Carpenter and made first

[@richarddimeck4578]

All aboard th pork chop express

[@LockeDemosthenes2]

One fan theory that I really like is that when Mac gives Childs the bottle of whiskey to drink at the end, it's actually full of kerosene (because he was just using the same bottles as molotov cocktails in the previous scene). When Childs drinks it and doesn't react like a human should to just drinking kerosene, Mac laughs in tired desperation because he knows that Childs is actually the Thing and is about to sleep again, but there's nothing he can do about it. I really enjoyed the reaction btw, The Thing is by far my favorite horror movie of all time.

[@richiestang78]

Yeah I love that, I think the theory came from a "suppose" concept they were tossing around. Personally I think it would have made a better ending.

[@ZealStarMedia]

Rich B MacReady was about to drink from that same bottle as well, so it’s likely that it wasn’t kerosene.

[@wakeupatnightable]

Childs has no breath. Like mc ready has steam when he breaths but childs didn't.

[@ZealStarMedia]

Grim_skull I pretty sure the director said it was because of the angle of the lighting, so we can’t use that as a clue.

[@reptomicus]

@@wakeupatnightable Bennings had breath. Are you suggesting Bennings was human with the crab arms?

[@gardener68]

"This is like messed up Ol' Yeller" has got to be one of the best descriptions I've ever heard. BTW, the wolf-dog performer was named Jed and starred in The Journey of Natty Gann and White Fang.

[@Tim-Sherer]

Lmao. The best, silly, spooky, opening to a no-budget KZbin video. You had me at the intro :D

[@quinnknobbe7119]

My roommate's mother is one of the roughly 80 people that works at the Antarctic research base. She visits us around Christmas (summertime in the southern hemisphere), and she says that during their winter there's about a four month period where no planes can get to them. So it's a tradition to watch The Thing right after the final supply restock of the season. =)

[@slcRN1971]

Quinn Knobbe : my imagination would do me in!! If I was up there and they wanted me to watch this movie.......NOPE, NO WAY, NADA‼️. 🙈🙉

[@jeromyjohnson6073]

This is my favorite John Carpenter movie besides big trouble in Little China that movie is great

[@gerbear5346]

"They Live" is so underrated.......such a clever and true underlying narrative especially today

[@darthwisner47]

This is my favorite. Second is In the Mouth of Madness.

[@2sallads]

Yes to all of these comments

[@monsterlair]

This, 100%.

[@cassandramcbride7007]

i Like also Prince of Darkness, Christine and They Live

[@Carusone_Daniel]

Awesome Video thanks for this is really cool to see your reactions in the movie it’s one of my favorites if not my all-time favorite

[@soinmedic]

"Mess up old yeller" spilt my coffee over my desk and lay on the floor for half an hour laughing my ass off. After the mess up Thanksgiving I had this was the laugh I needed. Thank you so much. I got watch the rest of your videos.

[@theothertonydutch]

Norwegians at the beginning of the movie: Whelp, that movie ticket was totally worth my time.