The Thing | Group Reaction | Movie Review

[@nathanpapp432]

That dog deserved an Oscar for his performance. The scene where he slowly pokes his head through the doorframe and walks down the hall is one of the most unsettling things I've ever seen.

[@lucianaromulus1408]

That Dog was a STAR. Unforgettable performance

[@vladyvhv9579]

Jed the Wolf-Dog.

[@BloodylocksBathory]

Definitely. Casting a wolf dog was a great idea. You can also see the same dog in The Journey of Natty Gann, playing a far nicer animal this time.

[@christophersims7060]

😂😂😂😂

[@NITTY103166]

The dog biting his way through the fence deserves an Oscar!

[@DarthKay093]

the ''I would rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH'' line never fail to make me laugh out lout perfect delivery

[@Apple-International]

i also like Childs freaking out to get him out there away from Garry and Garry looking at him with "really bro?" face. so funny.

[@rashadwalker8218]

The build up of the calm tone and then the blowup is what makes it funny

[@MAZE4]

Classy, hilarious response 🤣

[@LMarti13]

it's the best line in the movie

[@jamesway]

I am old and saw it in the theater, the crowd laughed their ass off at that line.

[@jimtatro6550]

In 1982 when this movie was released, I was just about 15 years old. My dad took me and my friend to see it. 40 years later and it is still my favorite horror movie ever. Thanks dad, RIP.

[@loribernardisunwell9663]

My dad introduced me to the genre too 😊. I was under 10 watching the Exorcist, Friday the 13th, etc. Never had a nightmare...

[@stanjankowski3790]

It so cool to see younger people having fun with a movie I watched when I was younger.my squad had the same reaction at the theater.thanx for putting fun back in movies

[@mirozen_]

You guys spotted what I think really makes it scary...that they don't do "stupid shit". How they respond to each thing as it happens is pretty much how you can see yourself responding. In most movies you always have somebody just doing something stupid and you can see why the monster gets them. But when you see people playing it smart and still getting taken out it's scary! (By the way, when the head dropped off the table and grew "spider legs" it was behind the table from where everyone was standing. That's why they didn't see it until it was trying to head out the door!)

[@toddkes5890]

And notice who commented on seeing the head. They were identified as a Thing in the next scene. You could imagine the head-spider cursing its fellow Thing for giving it away.

[@cristinaestrella]

@@toddkes5890 woahhh I didn't even notice this... I love when movies just have details like this

[@thesyndrome43]

Yeah it's definitely one of the smartest horror movies, even the characters who "lose it" are completely understandable: Blair just snapped earlier than everyone else and thought he had to kill everyone RIGHT THEN in order to save the world, and Windows is someone who panics and doesn't respond well to fear, but he doesn't do anything really 'wrong' aside from running for a shotgun when the argument broke out and I can completely understand his reasoning, he doesn't know who is infected and he is COMPLETELY unarmed and can't defend himself, and his second 'mistake' is freezing when the Thing was in front of him....but can you REALLY blame him for that? that creature is a fucking nightmare made flesh that your mind is telling you shouldn't exist and is nigh unkillable, and it's 1 foot away from you looking right at you, I think a LOT of people would just completely shut down in the face of that, a real 'deer in the headlights' response

[@crispycharcoal9640]

The black guy at the end walks towards the thing without saying a word to mac-what ever his name is and dies. That was unrealistic

[@mirozen_]

@@crispycharcoal9640 I once would have agreed without a qualm, but years ago I watch a "reality" TV series that really changed the way I think about realistic responses from people in "scary" situations! It was called "Scare Tactics", and it was basically a "candid camera of fright", where they played out various different scenarios placing ordinary people in frightening situations. I would never have believed without seeing it how STUPID some people respond when frightened! The show made me completely rethink what a "realistic" response would be for the average person in a frightening situation. When Nauls (actor TK Carter) heard the noise down that hallway and went to check it out I remember thinking "Idiot!!! WHY???" when I watched the movie back in the 80's. After seeing "Scare Tactics" I still think "Idiot!!! WHY???"...but I no longer think it was unrealistic. The sad fact is that an ridiculously large percentage of people will do some really stupid things when they are scared!!!

[@rookking153]

You all jumping during the blood testing scene!!! LOL I love real reactions like this :-)

[@Jtalleytn]

That was the only scare in the movie to get my dad when we watched it lol.

[@Elerad]

Wilfred Brimley, who played Blair, was one tough old SOB. A lot of people are surprised that he could fight like that, but Wilfred was a ranch hand, a stuntman, a blacksmith, and a marine corps veteran from Korea. He was a badass. By the way, you were correct that when he was destroying everything in the radio room, Blair was human. At some point after they locked him in the shed, Thing Palmer or Thing Norris got to him and left him in there to construct the escape ship.

[@Bird-Birdy-Love]

I am actually thinking he got infected when he touched the corpse brought back from the Norway research station as several times even with gloves he put that blood on his face and exposed hands and that slowly it took over him, i think it is also why he sabotaged the stations communication as part of a last effort to prevent even himself from escaping the Antarctic, once he has fully turned.

[@ajalvarez3111]

@@Bird-Birdy-Love There is nothing in the movies to indicate people are “infected” by The Thing. In every on screen death, including the dogs, the victim is violently attacked and absorbed/eaten. Then, if The Thing wants, it can duplicate that victim or any of its previous victims. If the one-cell takeover were true, the dog thing could have licked door handles, pissed in the water supply or farted in the rec room and then just sit back until there are enough Things for a softball game.

[@BadseedGarden]

​​@@ajalvarez3111They do actually back up that theory in the prequel about the Norwegian camp, and it does make sense, the thing can take things over as an organism, we see it multiple times in the original, maybe just not in a cellular level, but it merges with them on contact, and presumably takes them over. It can also split itself. It only makes logical sense that it could use a small part of itself to take over another organism the same way it does in any other form, it also explains why Blair had already constructed a noose to kill himself before "Changing his mind". I don't think without being infected he would have tried to kill himself, I think he would've continued his sabotage, I think the noose is a detail that while not definitive does in my head cannon point to the idea that Blair at some point realized that the thing was going to replicate him before he died.

[@cnikkiturner76]

I have seen many reactions to this movie but I swear y’all are the first to say there must be something wrong with the dog. Everyone else just gets pissed he’s being shot at. 👍🏾👏🏾

[@myrtle_she_wrote]

Facts lol

[@loonzoldick]

I hate that, the crowd "I don't wanna see XXXX and YYYYY and ZZZZZZ on a horror movie" like, jfc go watch Goosebumps then

[@lexzeyfercronus]

ikr,Every other reactors ive seen seem to lack simple basic logical thinking,they would be the first ones to bite the dust in any real life situation,i mean,nobody chases a dog in a helicopter shooting it and throwing grenades for shits and giggles,something is inherently weird with that and it should trigger some "wait a minute..." instinct from the get go.

[@BloodylocksBathory]

I guess folks are used to seeing domesticated animals being victims in horror and thrillers. I admit whenever I see one in that genre, I'm like, "well, nice knowing ya, poochie."

[@CoutureThug]

​@@BloodylocksBathoryyup it's either the pet is a victim or the pet is the evil thing killing people

[@christhomas9944]

Now y'all watching a classic right here

[@MAZE4]

It's an absolute classic!, Boo

[@michaelschwartz8730]

It was unique that the two black guys didn't die first in a scary movie in 1982, but it was even more unique that there were two black guys the same movie in 1982 that were actually two distinct characters!

[@loonzoldick]

Keith Davis has been GOAT since before I was born, he brought so much to this role

[@rsrt6910]

Not THAT unique. You have a strange view of the 80's.

[@michaelschwartz8730]

@@rsrt6910 Building on a joke. See also: exaggerating for comic effect

[@rsrt6910]

@@michaelschwartz8730 Because text is such an excellent medium to convey tone and non verbal context?

[@michaelschwartz8730]

🙄@@rsrt6910

[@Kidapollo92]

Unlike most creatures, the Thing possesses no inherent standard anatomy. It may very well be that the Thing is a colonial organism whose assimilation instructions are carried on the genetic level. The Thing's shape-shifting nature means that the biology can be the same as the organism it has replicated, or is in the process of replicating.

[@nathanpapp432]

It feels more like a virus or parasite than anything. The alien they dug up out of the ice was probably just infected by the thing too.

[@lucianaromulus1408]

We dont know it doesnt have a primary form. Thats what makes it such a great story, so many unanswered questions.

[@Kidapollo92]

i got it from the wiki @@lucianaromulus1408 so idk

[@syminite1]

Absolutely deadly bio weapon to unleash on any planet!

[@MAZE4]

It's essentially a cell sized organism, that is always hiding, until it's too late.

[@borlonto2771]

The Thing is my favorite horror movie EVER. So the fact that my fav reactors are reacting to it is craaaazzyyyy! Thank you!

[@SonofAGunFrom410]

This nigga Rob really said "I would EAT it!".😂 These are our heroes.

[@Timmah73]

You guys caught on to dog's bullshit pretty fast. Most people are like "Oh I hope nothing happens to the dog!" right up until its face splits open.

[@hazardpay8560]

exactly what I saw in this reaction... they sussed it out quick

[@Chasejones2004]

27:00-27:08 Pat: “black man made it to the end of the movie”😂 That’s wassup

[@pedrolopez8057]

Back in the day the black guy rarely made it beyond the first act.

[@Chasejones2004]

@@pedrolopez8057 fax

[@ajalvarez3111]

Or was he a black Thing?

[@ewaldvonkleist6834]

The dog is not a husky, it is a wolf -husky hybrid named Jed. He lived to be 19 years of age. He had an illustrious career in Hollywood until he retired at the age of 13 and spent the rest of his life on a ranch in Norther California.

[@Weaslgas]

Awesome Reaction, got a new sub "The Thing, "The Fly" and "The Blob" are the holy trinity of 80s monster movies must watch

[@tiredoffools8929]

@Weaslgas... and An American Werewolf in London, cannot forget that.

[@brundlefly4294]

Good call. I love all 3 of those movies. The funny thing is, they are all remakes of corny 50s movies.

[@danielp8433]

@@brundlefly429480s was the best era for horror movies - even tho we got some good movies after that

[@yasmin8851]

This movie still holds up! No CGI!

[@ODamWTF]

Bro the stomach to this day was the most “surprise motherfucker” moment of all time for me.

[@RichardHead23]

The dog was actually half husky and half wolf, the scene when the dog walked slowly into the kennel/cage and sat in the middle totally ignoring every other dog in the kennel was amazing ...... absolutely should have won an award for best supporting actor . When the film first came out it was trashed by the critics and even sci-fi fans, it literally put an end to Carpenters hollywood career befor it started , it was only later when people began to realize the effects and especially the story began to become understood , it was essentially a parallel to our society with aids and the paranoia and the distrust between everyone . When filming with the dog , the trainer warned everyone on set that no food was allowed while the dog was there and if at anytime the dog growled/snarled then filming was over for the day; The guy who got his arms bitten off by the chest/mouth of the heart-attack guy on the table they used an actual double amputee and created prosthetic arms and disguised him with make-up to make him look like the actor. This film is one of the classic sci-fi horror films along with Alien and Aliens , Terminator 1 and 2 , Predator 1 and 2 , Species, Robocop, Total Recall, Altered States, Videodrome, The Abyss, Starship Troopers, Tremors, The Fly, Scanners, Brazil, Escape From New York and Escape From LA, Deep Rising, Virus,

[@SeanTanktop]

Hell yeah, yall are rockin' The Thing!!! LEGENDARY classic now a legendary reaction flick! Cheers yall, glad you enjoyed it!

[@vilefly]

Yes, Keith David made it to the end without getting killed off. So sick of losing great characters like that. So now, you HAVE to respect John Carpenter on more than one level. He was fair.......and knows how to scare the hell out of ya.

[@willfanofmanyii3751]

About that-

[@dawb86]

@@willfanofmanyii3751 lol, I'm not sure if people realize he made it but he still might be 'The Thing' and even if neither of them are, they're eventually going to freeze to death anyway... 😂

[@generoberts9151]

@@dawb86Funny you mentioned that because someone mentioned once, if you look back at that last scene, Childs breath gave off no visible heat while Russell’s was steaming. Coincidence? Lot of people hated how Carpenter ended that movie. I thought it was genius. People are still talking about it.

[@reidmason2551]

@@generoberts9151 Bennings had visible breath after he got turned into a Thing. I'd be more concerned about Childs' story being unconvincing.

[@juanausensi499]

@@reidmason2551 Childs is probably the thing, but not because some popular theories (no visible breath, lacks of glint in the eyes, the bottle had gas instead of whiskey...), but because his actions. He was supposed to stay inside, but he went out, and two seconds later, the generator was sabotaged. The only one who could have sabotaged the generator was Blair, so it is not possible Childs saw him outside, thus making his story a lie.

[@darchangel8675309]

Y’all guessed the twist with the dog quicker than anyone else I’ve ever seen-so now I think you’re all geniuses. 😍😂

[@thropolupolus3605]

I love how this movie breaks the black man dies first trope.

[@rsrt6910]

It broke more than that in much bigger ways: No love interest, it's an all male cast. No stupid movements, everyone acts rationally. The Thing(s) also act rationally. The alpha male antisocial assholes are the only ones who survive to the end. They killed all the dogs. There's more, but you get the point, Carpenter delivered a doctorate level class in how to properly subvert expectations.

[@bud389]

If you've seen enough horror movies, you'd know that it's not really a trope.

[@slink95]

Among Us before Among Us

[@AliciaTorres-pv1kk]

Facts

[@haruruben]

Yeah, probably inspired Among Us. I never thought about that

[@taliclay]

Literally Polus map.

[@さくら-l8t]

It’s painful knowing if gen Z and alpha watched this, they would just call it an Among Us ripoff

[@MySerpentine]

@@さくら-l8t Most of them do know how time works?

[@bullcheese2236]

Fun fact: When doc gets his arms ripped out, they actually brought in a guy who was a double amputee to do the scene.

[@montylc2001]

Great reaction guys! And you hit on my theory about the ending....Mac gave Childs a drink as a test. Alcohol kills cells. If Childs refused the drink...test fail. If he took a drink and there was a reaction...test fail. But he accepted the bottle and took a big swig, no reaction. That's why Mac chuckled and just went on to sleep. He knew Childs was still human.

[@hazardpay8560]

there could be another reason Mac gives him a drink.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJScq5aAe7d9kNUsi=XdyVA9mWk33SfW8l

[@SS4Luxray]

A fun fact about this movie is the actor’s shadow when the dog walked into the room was actually the shadow of the actor who played Michael Myers in the original Halloween movie. John Carpenter specifically asked him because his body shade was different than all the main actors and he knew it’d confuse the audience.

[@BloodylocksBathory]

Y'all picked up on clues so much faster than a lot of reaction channels, it's great. Fun fact #1, the special effects were technically done by two fx studios. Most if it was Rob Bottin and his crew, but he worked himself into exhaustion, so Stan Winston was called in to do the scene in the dog kennel. Fun fact #2, this was Keith David's first film role. He was so used to stage performance that he would automatically project to all corners of the room if he was in a far away shot, but very quickly adapted. When Childs says, "hell no!" David initially kind of shouted it, but on the next take just perfectly hissed it out.

[@absolute8342]

One character is called Windows, another character is called Mac. Windows got infected, and Mac froze. Just sayin.

[@rsrt6910]

Things that make you go, hmm....

[@Utonian21]

I never noticed that, lmaoo

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

This is one of the best reactions I have seen to this movie! Great job!

[@Boy-lb6cg]

"Couldn't watch this alone bo".... I did, not knowing what it was about too 😭 hahah uncle gave me the VCR tape . Freaked OUT. classic movie

[@k.delpino1124]

This masterpiece still astonishes the masses to this very day. As well as an amazing history behind it. It all began with a short story called "Who Goes There?" from 1938 is the source material. First made into a film called "The Thing from Another World", released in 1951. Released on the same day as Blade Runner, this remake by John Carpenter is one of the greatest Sci-Fi thrillers ever. A comic series and video game furthered the story about the organism trying to takeover the world. There was a prequel that hit theaters in 2011. Some hated it. I liked it. But hopefully you'll watch it to see what lead to the original being what it was.

[@Honor_In_Death]

Iv'e never been more excited to see a reaction.

[@robertfishburn8545]

The craziest part about this movie is the possibility that someone infected by the Thing might not even know theyre infected. Hard to say how much info is replicated. Does it just copy their physical body, or does it absorb theyre memories and personality too?

[@rsrt6910]

Along the lines of replicating you to the point where all your neurons and their connections are intact so you act like you, your think like you, you BELIEVE you're you and for all intents and purposes you ARE you until your own body betrays you because it's actually a Thing. That little sigh of relief that Windows gives after he passes the blood test always scares the shit out of me on an existential level because of that.

[@dawb86]

@@rsrt6910 Palmer's reaction let's you know that this is not in fact true. 'The thing' is just acting like everyone else. It's always aware of who it's already infected because the actual person is dead.

[@MAZE4]

Apparently it does.

[@landoakechi9406]

​@@rsrt6910It has to know it's the thing, as if you look at when Palmer is waiting for his blood to be tested, he looks down at the ground in defeat, rather than like everyone else looking at MacReady, anxiously waiting to see if they're the thing

[@rsrt6910]

@@landoakechi9406 Was he resigned though? Everyone had different looks during the test. If the Palmer-Thing knew the test would find him out, it would have transformed right then and there. If the Palmer-Thing thought he was really Palmer, then he would have waited, the Thing part of him only coming out when the Palmer side realizes he was a Thing. To Palmer, he would have been sitting there like everyone else, sure he was human and wondering which of his comrads might be a Thing, then sees his own blood suddenly jump from the dish, he has enough time to register the shock before the Thing within him reorganizes the neurons in his brain. Palmer feels dizzy as there is less and less of him by the second, he wants to scream "But I'm human!" but by then, the Thing has full control of his motor functions, as he watches helplessly as his own flesh melts and bubbles into madness, he screams in pain but no one can hear so he screams silently to himself. The only relief he would receive is the utter nothingness that will come when his consciousness is completely consumed by the Thing within him, his last coherent thought: "but... I AM human..."

[@hv3926]

One of the best Thing reactions. And I watched this thing, "Tied to this Fucking couch!"

[@gojulas2009]

Im glad youre reacting to the thing. Its a fantasic movie

[@halloweenbeautyqueen666]

New subscriber! Great reaction guys! This is one of my favorite movies!

[@51tetra69]

Interesting Facts: Norris (the guy who’s chest bursts open, chopping off the doctor’s hands with its bear-trap teeth) had a bad heart, and when the Thing took him over and perfectly imitated him, it also faithfully recreated his heart defect, which eventually caused Norris to suffer a heart attack for real during a high-stress moment. The Thing would have been happy to hide itself in a presumably “dead” body, but it couldn’t tolerate the electro-shocks from the defibrillator and was thus forced to reveal itself. (Incidentally, at the beginning of the movie, the spaceship was flying erratically because the crew was desperately trying to fight off the Things that were aboard their vessel and causing havoc. That’s why the spaceship attempted to make an emergency landing on the nearest planet and ended up crash landing in the Antarctic. Only one of the Things made it out of the ship alive, only to freeze in the ice.)

[@KingJancelot]

McReady was a thing.

[@montylc2001]

@@KingJancelot No he wasn't. He could not be drinking whiskey if he was.

[@MySerpentine]

@@montylc2001 Why not?

[@rhett3185]

@@MySerpentinehe wasn’t a thing because if he was, there’d be no reason to kill off the bigger thing which was already so close to escaping to civilisation. MacReady was also always fighting off and trying to kill the thing from the start.

[@MySerpentine]

@@rhett3185 He was awfully close to the explosion to have survived it unscathed, though. Quite possibly it took him over afterwards, healed him up and wandered off.

[@bigyeticane]

4 minutes in and you guys have figured out the premise of the whole movie. I have never seen that before, lol. I was also skeptical of that guy breaking out the window with his pistol just to shoot the Norwegian fellow with the rifle. The door might have been some heavy steel, which would offer good protection? The most likely reason is that he was nervous as hell, a little scared, and he knew he needed to stop the shooter as fast as he could. He probably just wasn't making the most efficient decisions logically due to stress.

[@JonahPedersen-tz3uk]

Great reaction from you young men.

[@DaviesMartinezBeats]

Lore says - Childs is the Thing, because the alcholoic drink passed to him by McReady at the end of the film was a molotov cocktail (many were thrown earlier in the film to set fire to the station) and the Thing would not know what any fluid tastes like. McReady smiles after Childs takes a drink of the gasoline and doesn't react, hence Childs shows himself to be the Thing...

[@greenteawlemon4237]

Also Childs doesn’t emit any breath in the cold

[@DaviesMartinezBeats]

@@greenteawlemon4237 - Childs DOES emit cold breath at the end of the film. The 4k video clearly shows this, whereby watching on a normal version of the film does NOT show his breath...

[@greenteawlemon4237]

@@DaviesMartinezBeats Just saw a 4K clip and saw his breath..but it also shows that Macready was about to drink from the bottle before he was interrupted by Childs…so there’s also a possibility the thing is Macready who has a lil’ chuckle to himself as Childs has now drank from an infected bottle.

[@DaviesMartinezBeats]

@@greenteawlemon4237 - If you watch the end clip again, you will hear a faint creak of floorboards behind McReady which makes him THEN half put the bottle to his mouth (i.e. he is setting the drink Molotov trap) which explains this...

[@greenteawlemon4237]

@ That’s reaching..plus he had his back turned to Childs..Who wouldn’t have saw the “trap”

[@cadleo]

This film is a masterpiece.

[@NWguy83]

They have Kurt Russell's hat from this movie at the museum of pop culture in Seattle, in the horror section.

[@francisco5434]

I love watching reactions to this specific movie, and I’ve watch most of them. I’ve only seen two where the viewers were quick to notice the nuances in the film and quickly summarize that the dog was sus and made statements of not trusting anyone. The first was a young black lady, the second is this group of men. They, like she, felt or noticed something most viewers miss. It could be good instincts, attention to detail, or maybe a tendency to be present and on guard for hints that something is off, but whatever it is, it is a good trait to have. I spent my youth stumbling from one bad experience to the next and my radar is constantly on now, but it took years of life’s lessons to get there. If I had been half as aware as these guys, I probably wouldn’t have had so many strange occurrences in my past. But it was definitely a fun reaction and great watching them put the clues together.

[@jeromefriend2409]

So the computer did cheat in the beginning. And remember they weren't supposed to share drinks or food. So McCready handing Childs a drink at the end and him accepting it. He knew. And I believe palmer was the first one after the dog. Who evers shadow was in that room when the dog went in was the first

[@88wildcat]

It would have been Norris before Palmer. Remember after the shadow scene there is a scene where Palmer takes a hit off of a joint and passes it to Childs. If Palmer had already been infected then that should have been enough contact to infect Childs but Childs blood is clean when he is tested so Palmer couldn't have been infected when he had the joint. That also means that Norris had to have been the shadow. Blair couldn't have been infected until after he is put in the shed or else he would have destroyed the notebooks he wrote about the creature.

[@lagsalot9357]

i have ptsd from this movie to THIS DAY! im 31 and my dad let me watch this when i was twelve and no movie has ever scared me as much as this movie.

[@vladyvhv9579]

The ship wasn't to get off the planet. Simply far enough away that the others couldn't follow. Either to freeze and wait, or to get to the ocean.

[@afanofstuff9123]

2:59 my man was laughing because he thought they had the husky as a wolf substitute lol am dead Dude its just a husky.

[@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].

[@goldjustice]

Well, at least it's solved that question... And yes, it's mostly paranoia, if You count the time of the thing in the movie, it's short compare to the other characters, cuz it was about them suspecting each other

[@Chasejones2004]

@@goldjusticefax

[@youngrootv]

Yeah I never believed that Childs was the thing because the thing would think alcohol is poison

[@Chasejones2004]

@@youngrootv thank you that’s why MacReady laughed because childs is human

[@willfanofmanyii3751]

@@youngrootv Doesn't explain the lack of cold breath.

[@Seereene1]

Ya'll get all the teacher's gold stars for understanding what was going on with the dog in the first few minutes. I've watched 10 other reactors and they're all upset, crying, whining about 'why are they shooting at the dog?' Hello!!??

[@loonzoldick]

they playing on the tender card too hard fr, like i get trying to paint an image of themselves towards their audience but jfc can y'all drop it for a sec and get outside your fake comfort zone?

[@shania991]

Few things 1. The thing is never actually shown it’s most like a guess of what it actually is we never see it on it’s own form 2. It can replicate pretty much any and everybody expect for anything that’s not organic 3. Since it was the 80’s everything is practical which makes it so good 4. The dog actually acted so good he creeped out the cast a little on set (including the other dogs) 5. They aren’t mutating the thing is basically consuming them and making another copy it’s copying every single cell it even some how adapts it’s memories.

[@rhett3185]

5. It doesn’t actually absorb every bit of knowledge, it’s just really smart and tries to play the personality of it’s consumed copy as best it can. If it could, it wouldn’t fail like in some cases with Blair acting uncharacteristically for example. Blair has a particular way of speaking, which the Thing fumbled if you were paying close attention.

[@88wildcat]

There wouldn't be anyway of knowing what it's own form looks like. It came from outer space and there is no telling how many other planets and how many and what other kinds of lifeforms it has ingested on those planets so it would be impossible to know if it is showing its true form or just the form of something it has already consumed on a different planet.

[@byrdie47]

great line during the blood test, Gary says: nonsense, this doesn't prove a "thing". and that's exactly what the test proves. lol

[@TommyFlett]

Huskies are extremely smart and easy to train.they are very loyal and lovable.

[@josephmummerth2516]

there are no wolves at the south pole !

[@shaharadegan9993]

Re-watched this reaction again, it never gets old.❤😊

[@SolidSnake240]

There's a The Thing game that came out on ps2 and xbox that acts as a direct sequel to the movie and it answers alot of questions about the creature and the ambiguous nature of the ending. I loved that game lol

[@TheSalute3397]

Blair wasn’t infected until the timeskip of a few days. Before that, it was just Norris until he assimilated Palmer and then one or both of them infected Blair during the timeskip

[@reaperofmemes923]

my favorite horror movie so ahead of its time them not only fighting the monster but themselves the practical effects every detail is amazing

[@jakewheeler6014]

The Thing is the best horror movie, the isolation and the paranoia of who's the creature coupled with that ending of not knowing if one of them is the Thing is amazing. And funnily enough when this movie first came out people hated it and John Carpenter thought it was the end of his career.

[@jaysonb.6669]

it would've been perfect if John Carpenter left out the stupid UFO crash landing opening sequence. It wasn't needed and killed the surprise of solving the plot clues. Just show Earth from space and then blast "The Thing" opening title screen!

[@JMK248]

lol saying he would eat the thing is just crazy lmao

[@shaharadegan9993]

Fabulous reaction ❤😊This is my all-time favorite re-watch for Halloween 😊

[@Kidapollo92]

Wondering who is sus… Tracking everyone elses movements.. Guessing who is Sabotaging whom.. This the wildest game of among us ever!!!

[@Hate24]

It's belated, and may have been mentioned already, but in an actuality about the dog. It's actually a Wolf-dog. It was mentioned in interviews to be well behaved and friendly, but was attributed by staff and cast to be quite creepy and eerily silent.

[@lordofthereels6790]

Between The Thing, Conan The Barbarian, Tron Blade Runner, Poltergeist, Fast Times At Ridgrmont High and way more 1982 is definitely a golden year for movies.

[@vladyvhv9579]

You forgot the movie that most credit with the reason for The Thing's initial bad reception. ET. Totally need to get Carpenter and Speilberg to do an ET vs The Thing.

[@imapotato1111]

Dude i wish they came out with another one called idk, the thing returns. I think it would be cool

[@joeperry356]

I believe Childs WAS The Thing.... remember when they first found out about the thing and the doctors told them to eat out of cans and bottled water.... in the end MacReady hands childs an "open" bottle and without hesitation childs takes a drink..then MacReady Laughs/smirks at Childs like macready already knows. that's my theory. which could lead to a part three... if Childs is the thing then say maybe he waits for macready to almost freeze then he takes over him and then there are two things that will freeze until the rescue team arrives

[@toniteatnoon]

Amazing reaction to this classic John Carpenter film! Need to see you react to more Carpenter, especially Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape from New York !

[@LMarti13]

The Thing was ahead of its time because the two black dudes make it all the way to the final three

[@HiDesert004]

The effects hold up even today!

[@MusicalWhiskey]

The black man that made it to the end is Keith David. The most badass Voice Actor ever imo.

[@takthechroniker456]

Little detail you guys might have missed at the end : - Childs has no vapor coming out his mouth while McReady has. - McReady used his bottles to make molotovs towards the end of the movie. So chances are "Childs" is drinking gasoline.

[@josephmummerth]

they never did a sequel , but there was a prequel made in 2011 that shows what actually happened at the norwegian camp ! and heres a thought for you , childes or macready could be infected and never know it ! if one is this will just repeat when the relief crew shows up in the spring !

[@Bazroshan]

19:06 I thought Mr. Whitecap was a bit squeamish at first, then he showed his eagnerness to witness human suffering with this face!

[@specialfx6481]

"Black dude made it to the end of the movie man" had me dyin ... XD

[@josephmummerth]

there are no wolves in antarctica , that`s a sled dog ! the movie is part one of carpenters apocalypse trilogy , the second film is prince of darkness, and the third film is in the mouth of madness ! you should watch them !

[@punchtalestudio]

1982 The thing, Blade Runner, Mad max 2, Rocky 3 and …ET

[@Utonian21]

I'd agree that this movie is more disturbing than it is "scary", but it completely depends on what you find scary. This movie is 1000x scarier than any slasher film, imo

[@Da-Iceman.]

Bro i remember when i saw that for the first time when i was 10...Scared the soul outta me..

[@sonofsomerset1695]

They dont make movies with this much class any more. Blair was not an alien when he was smashing up the radio etc, the thing got to him while he was locked in the cabin.

[@storiesfromtheabyss9808]

Either that or a slow assimilation from when he absent mindedly put the eraser he touched the dog-thing with to his lips. I'd imagine that if each cell can destroy and copy other cells, it would take some time before it could completely consume its host and you could go a long time without even knowing you're infected. I imagine it's something Windows considered because you can see the relief when the test "confirms" that he is human. Although if someone was in the early stages like Blair, they could have plenty of uninfected blood and tissue left that it still might not have reacted.

[@Dagg73]

I am sure 100%. The guy on the left with the Darth Maul t-shirt IS THE THING!!!!!

[@adamaguilar]

I hightly recommend reading the comic series that takes place after the movie. It gives an explanation as to what happens after the main events!

[@marctowersap8018]

i think norris was the first human to be infected at the camp. the shadow looked to be a clean shaven guy with hair when the dog got him. he infected blair after they looked blair up. really, blair was a hero, preventing the thing from spreading to another camp or reaching another continent or island via a machine, by destroying the copter and snowcats and destroying the radio. once norris got him (or the weird guy who was tied to the couch), then blairthing got out and started building the craft underneath the toolshed.

[@jeremycoleman8995]

If you notice the guy with the flamethrower has no warm breath when he speaks versus other guy you can clearly see his breath in the cold Arctic air...........so that means the guy with a flamethrower is already beginning to freezzzzzzzzzze🥶 which is what he really wants 🧐

[@Unknown13thorder]

In the comics child’s is the thing (you can’t see his breath in the cold) and they do come to a military base and he shows McCready that he’s the alien and tries to torn the base

[@NNNC1234]

Loved the reaction guys !!! 80 horror movies definitely were disturbing with their practicals but so awesome. ^_^ Would love to see your reaction to 1986’s “Legend”. It stars young Tom Cruise & Tim Curry, & was also directed by Ridley Scott. It’s a great fantasy adventure, cult classic that you might enjoy.

[@xyeloheempharisatha2027]

Some of the things I have pondered.. Did the Thing ever use a weapon?( flame/ gun/ axe) Mac's ripped up clothing.. Where did the blood go after it jumped out of the dish during blood test. If The thing was building a Ufo,, where was it going to go? And The ending.. I feel a human would want to survive and tell the story. Wouldn't you?? (How will we make it??? Ppl need to know about Wtf Happened!) Where as the thing wouldn't care because it knows it could survive Freezing and attack the rescue Squad. ( let's just sit here and see what happens) The breath scene is debunked because that guy that they chased into the snow and torched while mutating breath was showing. (Note to readers I never read the comics)

[@DarkMatterBurrito]

I first saw the kennel scene on HBO at a friend of my dad's house. Screwed me up good for a minute, lol. I love this movie though. I have it on 4K DVD.

[@JosephBKeen]

Here is something I think a lot of people missed at the end of the movie. Yes Childs made it to the end but he was one of the Things. Whoever he chased after turned him into one. How do I know this? Pay attention to Mac and Childs talking in the cold. You can see Mac's breath when he talks and Child's breath doesn't show when he breathes and talks. He made it to the end but was a Thing.

[@Grottgreta]

Practical effects unmatched to this day

[@Devonshirejackdaw]

Can we appreciate john carpenters theme. Its like a heart beat. UNSETTLING ❤ great reaction 😊plus the dog thing is bluddy horrifying 😱

[@JediRouge]

This is why i prefer John Carpenter and George A Romero... The black guy actually lives a lot longer in their movies than most back then-

[@JediRouge]

Carpenter- The Thing, They Live. Romero Night, Dawn, and Day of the Dead.

[@williamjones6031]

1. The Norwegian killed himself so The Thing couldn't get to him. 2. The ultimate hand grenade throwing FAIL 🙄🙄 3. You have to realize that this movie came out long before CGI so there was some very creative practical effects showcased here. 4. Mac's not a murderer. Clark was attacking him with the scalpel. It was self defense. 5. Of everything that went down the part that got me the most was when Blair was dragging Gary by the face. 6. Their fate is left arbitrary on purpose. Maybe it's best they all die. 7. They're re-making this sans Carpenter and Russell. 8. Another Russell/Carpenter product you need to first time/share with us is "Escape from New York".

[@chepeocampo3909]

wait what do you mean with number 7? remaking?

[@williamjones6031]

Somebody is looking into redoing the movie.@@chepeocampo3909

[@medusastone2725]

There's a short story called 'Who Goes There?'. This movie is an adaptation of that story, and it's a very faithful one.

[@jordanglasper1064]

Just subscribed notifications bell on!!!

[@TANKTREAD]

Great score composed by Ennio Morricone, John Carpenter and Alan Howarth.

[@clarissa182]

This movie is one of the most stressful ad disgusting horror movies I have ever seen. lol. I had to pause it so many when I watched it for the first time last year. I was gagging. Also, in regards to the ending, if I recall correctly, the reason MacReady was chuckling was because Childs wasn't drinking alcohol. There was gasoline in the bottle. Him drinking it means he was The Thing...or at least that's a theory.

[@gatorgotme]

The last, Best, practical effects movie, …ever!

[@brianb-t4v]

John Carpenter has confirmed that at the end of the movie one of them is The Thing.

[@rashadwalker8218]

A few films keith david has been in. Something about mary Dirty work Dead presidents North star Nina 21 bridges

[@ehhhhhhh6141]

Bad motha

[@ticsies4228]

NICE VIDEO guys!!!!! Regards!!!