John Carpenter's The Thing | Riffed Review

[@notevenfunny8016]

“Please be women” “Please be women” 😂😂

[@vicgull5]

Fun fact: there’s an Antarctic research base that has an annual tradition of watching The Thing and its prequel after the last flight has left for the winter.

[@theNewBee]

There was a time I watched Die Hard 2 on a plane... Things got uneasy for a bit...

[@bruhb7611]

The tragedy with the prequel was that IT WAS SUPPOSED to have practical effects. But then it was scrapped at the last minute by studio execs. On KZbin there’s tons of cut footage of the practical effects.

[@Theisaakgz]

Apperantly they said it was too “‘80s” which makes absolutely no sense

[@impofstpete727]

Whoooo! The rare 5 Bees! And I could not agree more. This movie is meant to be watched in pitch black without interruption to maximize the tension.

[@bryanmerberonio5245]

👌👌👌👌👌

[@Francine5522]

This seriously is a terrifying movie. The special affects for this in the early 80's are fantastic. Its one film that sticks in my memory. 😱

[@scarr_223]

@7:15 Bruh wen he said I'm pregnant 🤣🤣🤣⚰

[@bryanmerberonio5245]

😂😂😂

[@teresaforever21]

My Mom had made a really good observation - Blaire probably got infected when he tapped the corpse with his pencil and then touched that to his lips.

[@Krankster666]

He also got thing blood on his forearm when he was dissecting the dog thing after the kennel scene.

[@grapeshot]

1982 was without a doubt one of the best years when it came down to movies. And this movie is without a doubt one of the best sci-fi horror movies ever. And the ending is pure genius. Where were you Child's?

[@davedennison7386]

I used to look after my siblings when I was about 12-13 and my dad gave me a pirate video of "the thing" and "mad max 2" to watch while they were out...now that's quality parenting...

[@lisabagdonjones1950]

When I was a kid I went back to the theater six times to see this movie. I could not figure out why people were not going to see it, this was a great movie

[@grapeshot]

You can definitely see the character of Snake Plissken in Kurt Russell's protrayal of the helicopter pilot MacReady. He even has the eye patch.

[@claws2129]

The sequel comic is pretty good. Without spoiling it, the Thing survives and is in the jungle. Really worth a read.

[@freakyzed8467]

Loved all the comics Dark Horse did with The Thing. They did great work with the Alien franchise back in the 90s as well.

[@holidayin7962]

That kinda spoils it. The whole point of the end was that we didn’t know if it survived. Not knowing how things turn out is very real and poignant. Like not knowing if a cat survives when they run away.

[@claws2129]

@@holidayin7962 The director gave away the secret years ago. When you look at the eyes of the infected characters there's a subtle difference you probably won't immediately notice.

[@jt808ful]

That was a sequel to the sequel comic. They prior one was they were found by American troops and had to deal with the thing trying to get away using American resources

[@letsgetchino6669]

Maaaan Kurt Russell's son good enough to play a younger him! I say they should still try SOMETHING!

[@tiredapplestar]

Still watching this even though I’ve seen this movie a 100 times, because it’s my favorite. 🛸

[@anthonyboger7101]

You and me both 😊❤️ love it and even the prequel

[@tiredapplestar]

@@anthonyboger7101 Oh yes, it’s fun to watch them back to back.

[@anthonyboger7101]

Yes indeed except I watch the prequel first then the original I’m pure that way lol 😁

[@tiredapplestar]

@@anthonyboger7101 Same!

[@anthonyboger7101]

Awesome 😊

[@AbsoluteApril]

Such amazing practical effects, holds up so well. Great review as always NewBee. The dog heads singing hello and pac man assimilation had me cracking up. And I agree, the dog deserved an oscar.

[@grapeshot]

More than likely the reason why they have dynamite and so much of it as well as flamethrowers is to blast and burn large blocks of snow and ice.

[@freakyzed8467]

I wondered about that too. I can see the dynamite for ice clearing, but the flamethrowers always bothered me. Someone told me it was for deicing equipment but that always seemed extreme to me. Flamethrowers used to thaw a helicopter seems a bit....off.

[@bryanmerberonio5245]

​​@@freakyzed8467I'd wondered about those flamethrowers a lot as well

[@emmanuelvazquez93]

I just saw you bad comments video and all I can say is I stumbled upon your channel nearly a year ago and I enjoy every video you do. I like you sense of humor and you always make me laugh. Keep up the good work and thanks for the entertainment you bring.

[@darksim73]

I remember watching it as a kid. I was sick in bed and it was on tv. If I remember movies came to tv a lot faster back then because it was probably 84 maybe sooner. I was about 9. Scared the crap out of me but I still love it to this day.

[@theeminmayhem1764]

I watch every single one of your videos but I never comment. Five bees. So excited. This movie is gold

[@imogenx9145]

This is one of my all time favourite movies. It was one where I sat with my jaw dropping and thinking about how the chain of events all started for hours after and had to watch it again. Great review as always!

[@cinziavassallo6449]

My absolute favorite horror movie. I never get tired of it. The brilliant sound track from Ennio Morricone completes it. Love your reviews.

[@elijahphipps2172]

I love you. Your videos are still great. Great movie choices lately. Keep up the good work sir and pet those kittys for me.

[@TheAoussa]

You are one of the Best reviewers on KZbin and I'll never get tired of reminding you that. Thanks for reviewing one of my favourite movies of all time. Love from Portugal 💚❤️

[@karaduke6874]

I always giggle watching the New Bee reviews. Keep 'em comin' man!😂

[@Bartacus1979]

I've seen all your reviews and I love all of them! Your humor is the best and you are just awesome!

[@SIRChooky]

Still one of the only channels I'll turn adblock off for, keep on being awesome with equally awesome content!

[@brandoncarr1469]

I've been enjoying your videos for quite awhile now , thank you for continuing to make them. I saw the video where you read viewer comments recently as well some assholes there but just know alot of us really appreciate the content

[@brooksequine7621]

I LOVE this film ! It's NEARLY as old as I am !!😂😅😂😂 If I could find it for free on KZbin , I'd watch it again ! I love your take on things ! I'm a fan ! But you already knew that ! Keep on doing your super work ! ❤❤🎉😊

[@lauramills2398]

Why do alien space ships always crash land in the Artic?

[@Adornbeautify]

Hintady hint hint

[@hunterphille1280]

Great video bro. The Thing is one of my favorite movies. It would have been hilarious if there was an opportunity to add a "check your blood sugar and check it often" joke

[@anthonyboger7101]

The THING review was well worth the wait I loved it thank you so much for reviewing The THING I enjoyed it and I love that this movie has received 5 bees 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 and loved all the edits you added to it I was laughing so hard 😂 you are awesome at this great job bravo 👏

[@grammernotzi]

Your style of comedy is just perfect!

[@broganfreeman8958]

Yet another brilliant review sir 🤘

[@agnethaladuff8559]

Great review of John Carpenter's The Thing. It sure is a great movie for it's time, the special effects , it's atmosphere, acting and sounds all went very well together. Definitely one of the creepiest movies of our time. Awesome video Bee Man, you rock.

[@moxiemaxie3543]

5th time watching this and the swift "Im pregnant " joke is still making chuckle

[@ntmetroid]

Perfect timing. Just picked up the 4K disk and am going to rewatch it this weekend.

[@ddrlear]

One of my favorite movies of all time! Thanks for reviewing this!!

[@suchwow.2786]

I always get so excited when I get a notification that you've uploaded. Hope you are well and staying safe. Please keep up the amazing content and work!👍💪❤

[@TheBeird]

One of the best movies ever made. Can't remember if you did the other films in Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy but Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness are also very special horror classics

[@Rendezman562]

yessssss, thank you for doing this movie bee!!!!!

[@OtterPawStudios]

This is seriously one of your funniest episodes to date.

[@chelseagould4859]

The singing at 7:38 took me by surprise and made me snort 😂😂

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

Love the dog’s inner voice 😅

[@liamcintosh6018]

I love how the cat makes the same expression though out everything

[@chantellyons836]

I'm so happy you posted this!!

[@yakult5491]

The real thenewbee would never end a video with toodles, torch him

[@Boggsy.]

“Just give me a second, guys…. 🎶 uwOOOOOoOoOoOoOaOhhhhh 🎼 ” Fuckin killed me. 😂 One of my top-ten favorite channels finally does one of my top-ten favorite movies!

[@toniomiklo2406]

This is a freaking coincidence that makes you believe in the supernatural: I watched this movie again yesterday after years since the last time.

[@MrFaceNumeroUno]

Super psyched for this one! Love this movie in all it's incarnations! Thanks for the content, 10/10 as always!

[@thegoldenhammer12]

Tom!? How did this not pop in my sub box until 3 days late!? That's weird bro.

[@theNewBee]

Idk youtube seems to hate me sometimes

[@moxiemaxie3543]

Yt does that to me with 70% of my subscriptions and it pisses me off. Its like it missed out on the party

[@janneraitanen8686]

One of my favorite movies of all time. Such a masterpiece

[@katjosephperez8772]

Omg, the channel aliens saying, “Fuck yeah” is amazing

[@VeteranGamerVault]

One of my favorite movies, this was a great episode Tom. Could you make a fist when you first saw it? Haha

[@freakyzed8467]

Had a copy of this I recorded off TV back when it first came out. Was an alternate ending that showed the smoking ruins of the facility and a husky running away, stopping to look back, then running off again. Think Carpenter wanted things to be more ambiguous so he scrubbed that ending from the canon.

[@keysersoze9040]

My favourite movie reviewed by my favourite reviewer...on a friday? Best day ever

[@castletemper6121]

Always love your reviews!

[@neptunevibe]

“Can Norvegian party or what?”😂 man I just love your reviews!

[@bryanmerberonio5245]

I watched this on F movies a year ago, alone on a witching hour with only me awake, and i could feel a profound fear in my heart even during opening scene, and hearing the paranoia- inducing soundtrack, made me almost lose my wits! Even the main soundtrack in this movies was frickin awesome and terrifying af !!!!

[@tom_k35]

I saw this in the theater in '82. I realized it was great back then and possibly Carpenters best film

[@knawdlimbz2212]

Omfg!!! I fuckin love you bro!!!! I swear. No matter how shitty my day is... I can watch your vids. And it makes my day much better.... Thank you....

[@cameronschmitt649]

the ending isn't ambiguous. oscar (keith david) doesn't have frosty breath. he's an alien. they kind of implied that macready (kurt russell) isn't as smart as he'd like to think he is when at the beginning he was so sure he had the computer beat at chess and then unexpectedly lost. also, if there was a chance that oscar was infected, for everyone else's sake, macready needed to kill him. he's shown that he's willing to kill people to maintain order. the fact that he didn't and chose to froze to death with him at the end has me a little puzzled. it doesn't make sense with what they showed of him earlier in the film. was oscar unarmed at the end. i think so, but i don't remember. before the two of them split up, didn't they both have flame throwers?

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

That's an urban myth. You can see his breath in some shots, it's just not always obvious because of the lighting setup. (His name is Childs, not Oscar, BTW)

[@cameronschmitt649]

@@the_once-and-future_king. i guess you could argue that since macready was smart enuf to figure out how to reveal the alien earlier, and not smart enuf at the end to kill childs at the end (regardless of whether he's human or not), then macready isn't the same guy he was before.

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

@@cameronschmitt649 I imagine being in shock, exhausted & in all probability freezing to death would have something to do with that too. But here's the thing: alcohol kills cells. That's why it's used to sterilise surfaces etc. If Childs _was_ a creature, it would have reacted when he drank the scotch Mac gave him, like with the hot wire earlier.

[@theNewBee]

Don't ruin it for me. I need the hope lol

[@chain_sawyer7469]

Love your stuff bro,keep it coming😃

[@jhamps4806]

I love watching your reviews they are always so funny… 😂😂😂😂😂

[@menoreojim.9802]

Ahhh 10:57 pm Here in Philippines ❤️ just sit back and watch

[@Alex-tw6id]

great review as always! the video quality looks amazing

[@PorcelainRequiem]

I'm not much of a horror movie fan in general. But I love John Carpenter's The Thing. It's that rare horror movie that gets it right.

[@theflippingplesioth1002]

Tommy Wiseau ‘hai doggie’ killed me

[@agingerbeard]

"I'm pregnant." 😂🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 review!

[@biancanatrice794]

Found you 2weeks ago been binge watching ever since

[@kathyc4236]

I agree! Definitely 5 bees. I didn't see the prequel and I probably won't.

[@fernan2342]

one of my favorite movies

[@OtterPawStudios]

Damn, an Esperanto reference? Nicely done!

[@elijahphipps2172]

“Alaskan king crab legs " 💀😅

[@MrCFH420]

I laughed more than a few times, thank you. Awesome stuff as usual.

[@Graver81-69]

Dude, I love the channel and I forgot all about you doing “The Thing” so when the thumbnail came up I had to rewatch it. I have the two disk collectors edition that came out in 2000 and the special features disk is long! Any questions you have about the special effects is covered at length

[@sophiegolden]

I m a fan of Carpenter, and I watched this movie many times...

[@csmack28]

Please do Bone Tomahawk!

[@Em-wk5ns]

As a tenny I hade nightmates from this movie. 🤣🤣🤣 I really enjoyed your review. They are always funny, fair and you know the materie.

[@yewarrhorez]

Hey boo, there's an editing error at @15:07 just a heads up. I love your channel!!

[@theNewBee]

That means you stayed to the end!

[@yewarrhorez]

@@theNewBee I ALWAYS stay until the end

[@OpenMawProductions]

"Hi doggy" *snort* HAHAHA. Yes. "I dig how the prequel sets this up." Not me. The mystery, just like in Alien, is far better than the answers we're given. The imagination of the audience is something that should be stroked. It is a gift that too many in modern Hollywood deprive us of all the time. We seldom get a good mystery-as-backstory. We often just get holes in the plot that are "mystery" which leave the whole thing as a confusing mess. The Norwegian camp and the implied chaos, is just a great foreboding shadow over the rest of the movie.

[@theNewBee]

Well, if the prequel must exist, I'd rather it connect. But we were just fine before the prequel movie existed. Like in Solo. Did it matter where Han's gun came from?

[@planexshifter]

The idea of the prequel is solid. The execution, kinda gelatinous

[@galleryofrogues]

Yes, very mushy

[@hoagsmash4188]

OMG the "git in these guts!!" 😂😂😂😂

[@Candywarhol]

FIVE fucking bees!!!!!!

[@notevenfunny8016]

@NewBee I think the asteroids sounds would have fitted better there rather than Pac-Man. Still great vid 👍👍

[@g1zzer]

This is like nostalgia critic but funnier lol every video has me in tears

[@cxjar5890]

I love this movie. The 80s was the gold era of special effects. I truly hate CGI it ruins everything .

[@beccawheeliebin]

yess!!! i get so excited when you upload

[@CheerstoFears]

Love this movie! Us here at Cheers to Fears both think this movie holds up so well! It also makes for a fun drinking game if you're into that haha! Either way but good review as always!

[@sorry71017]

i know about this film from a book i read called "the summer i died" by ryan c. thomas totally recommend the book, super gory and gross but emotional and funny too

[@matthewgreen3988]

Dynamite, guns, flamethrowers, science in the 80s was awesome.

[@kimberlygormas9031]

I agree 100% this movie was well beyond its times and you honestly can not find another movie like The Thing. I'm honestly tired of remakes and overly saturated in cgi. I miss the practical effects and also the mystery of dark lit camera work where it left fear to the imagination and when you did get to see the monster it was a big payoff!!

[@kaldurskipper6821]

I finally got to see this movie this Halloween and it was so good!

[@citrushubnetwork1052]

Your edits are hilarious

[@acidbath3226]

DAMN IT CHILDS, TORCH IT!!!

[@theamericanvillian8470]

This is one of the best channels

[@sarahconnor4668]

Alright Tommy!! I caught your "hey doggie".

[@linnie5385]

MONEY MONEY MONEY 😂😂😂 funniest part of the video

[@galleryofrogues]

Easily one of the greatest horror movies of all time.

[@biljam972]

Great review, and awesome movie!

[@jish8]

Love your channel!!

[@nickgavis0305]

Love this channel and movie so much