The Thing (1982) IS TERRIFYING!! FIRST TIME WATCHING Reaction!

[@brandonflorida1092]

Blair was just a little smarter than the others. He realized very quickly that the most important consideration was to stop the thing from reaching civilization, so he destroyed their means of travel and communication. If you listen to what he's saying when he's taking an axe to things, he actually says this. He was worried that some of his friends might already be the thing.

[@chrisleebowers]

And then later when he was all contrite and begging to come back in, THAT's when he was the monster. Human Blair was resigned to his fate and got to work on that noose as soon as he was alone. But "I wanna come back inside"-Blair wanted to rejoin the others and continue infecting whoever wasn't yet...

[@brandonflorida1092]

@@chrisleebowers It was stupid to put him in isolation. A team member who had been turned into a thing could come by and say, "Hey, Blair, we've voted to let you come back," walk into the room, and absorb him.

[@michaeldavis2001]

Actually, Blair was likely infected during the autopsy. He pokes at the 'corpse' with the end of his pencil, then, while he's talking, he puts it to his lips. He knew that communications hadn't been able to reach anyone for weeks. He destroys the vehicles in a way that allowed him to salvage parts later as well as stopping the others from escaping. He had to have been infected before Bennings because he was isolated pretty much from then. He makes the noose and hangs it where Mac can see it because he didn't really want them to let him back inside. He had too much work to do. That tunnel and ship would have taken some time to build.

[@brandonflorida1092]

@@michaeldavis2001 I disagree. He destroyed the vehicles to keep the thing from reaching civilization - period. He may well have been infected by a visitor while in isolation.

[@monsterkhan3414]

John Carpenter's "The Thing" is one of the greatest horror movies ever made.

[@Acme1970]

I saw this the theater when i was 11 and i loved it, it traumatized me but i loved it and i was always sad that it did not do well when it was released but thanks to home video and the internet it finally gets the recognition it deserves.

[@ajivins1]

'Cats' had it's moments.

[@Milleniumlance]

@@ajivins1 🤣

[@Panzer4F2]

Remember that this is "before" computer generated effects. These special effects are all practical and man made. Very imaginative and creative.

[@Scary__fun]

I don't know why younger generations obsess over how good effects are. Whether they are cgi or not, the viewer knows it's an effect because it's something that doesn't exist in real life. The point is the story transports you to a fantasy world where these things can happen. If the movie is well done, you shouldn't care that the effects are dated. I grew up as a kid in the 70s watching old movies like King Kong from 1933 with stop-motion effects for creatures or the Sinbad movies with similar effects done by Ray Harryhausen and it was fascinating and excited a kid's imagination. I think practical effects are scarier in horror movies than cgi as the viewer can tell a gross model exists or is only a cgi fake.

[@murrayroodbaard207]

@@Scary__fun You're missing the point. Practical effects ARE better than CGI, and younger generations that don't see that are either blind or stupid. You can clearly tell the difference by comparing this "The Thing" with the prequel that came out about a decade ago. CGI looks way too clean and not organic at all. CGI is great for inanimate objects (like robots) but not for organic creatures.

[@Scary__fun]

@@murrayroodbaard207 I was saying the same thing, heh.

[@zeallust8542]

@@Scary__fun No, you werent.

[@robertfishburn8545]

Necessity is the mother of invention. They truly had to use what they had to maximum effect and boy, did they.

[@SentinelGiga]

_"It's a lose/lose situation."_ Yeah, and that's what I love about MacCready's introduction scene, it tells you what the ending's going to be right away - he's such a bad loser that he will burn everything down and take you with him than let a chess program or Lovecraftian Nightmare From Beyond The Stars win.

[@ShreeNation]

Great foreshadowing 👏

[@Panzer4F2]

The Dog deserves an acting award of some type. That hallway scene where it pauses before going into someone's room was so damn good.

[@Fedorevsky]

I'm sure he got a lot of treats.

[@edwardthorne9875]

Jeb the wolf-dog went made several other movies, including the title role in 'White Fang'. He was such a good boy he has his own Wikipedia page.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

That dog out-acted many actors.

[@roguewasbanned4746]

When I watched this movie as a kid, I remember that dog creeping me out. Idk why it takes everyone so long to be spooked by how weird it’s acting. It took me a very long time to be able to sleep with my dogs in the bed after first watching it though 😂

[@JebWCManning]

This is definitely John Carpenter's best movie. One of the best horror movies of the 80's. It's gruesome and horrific. The atmosphere is great and the special effects are some of the best of the 80's. It's a great horror movie one of my favorites. I think it's the paranoia, the loss of identity from assimilation by the thing, and the sense of isolation due to the antarctic making it so terrifying.

[@SolistFrankHerrmann]

The films: The Fly and The Fly 2 also go very well with this, with really good effects.

[@victorfatalys1076]

Any 80's movie is greater than most 2000's one, because they aimed to entertain and had ideas with less means, opposite to nowadays less ideas with more means. But seriously, John Carpenter is probably the best american director in the Scifi horror genre ever, only weak movies were The Ward and Ghosts of Mars (I personnaly enjoyed Ghost of Mars, didnt like The Ward, the only Carpenter movie I watched only once, never liked Amber Heard even before all this trial/mess...)

[@victorfatalys1076]

My favorite Carpenter movie is In The Mouth of Madness, great(est?) Lovecraftian movie.

[@SolistFrankHerrmann]

Carpenters: They Live a must see. From 1988?. There's a bit of truth in that too. There was also talk of a world government in 2025 (?). The manipulation over the media exposed.... and YES they do, 24 hours a day, with their lies and agenda to lead to the NWO, including world population reduction. The Matrix films are also no coincidence. YT: Not shocking Document reveals Trudeau's real Plan

[@shadouk6737]

@@nicolasarbogast2739 That's a good film but The Thing is far more influential and ground breaking. This film has hardly dated and the cinematography is superb along with the practical effects. Pure genius from start to finish.

[@Panzer4F2]

Regarding the hallway scene where the Dog goes into someone's room, the director used a film crewman for their shadow, so that the audience would be kept wondering.

[@orangewarm1]

But the silhouette looks like the dude who had chest pains. Look at the hair and the collar.

[@86leewis]

It was definitely Norris. Even though it was not a cast member, it even looked like Norris. Palmer was number 2, difficult to tell when. Not before the ship find, two things would definitely have engaged Macready. Sometime after.

[@ganymeade275]

@@86leewis One of the producers has said that it was intended to be Palmer, they used a crew members because the actor's silhouette was too distinctive.

[@jacobsheber6803]

​@@ganymeade275I think they just decided to go with Norris because palmer shared a smoke with child's and if he was the thing then child's would have been a thing as well

[@dlweiss]

You hit the nail on the head when you said the Thing's screams sound like "100 people" - it's intended to sound like the screams of all the thousands of alien species that the Thing has absorbed during its lifetime. Really haunting and creepy! :)

[@ScottW967]

Imagine being 8 years old back in 1982 (as I was) and seeing that scene with the dog turning into the Thing in the kennel. I had nightmares for a week….

[@danjohnson2986]

I was 11-12 and my dad decided it would be HILARIOUS to hide behind the hot water heater in the basement. My mom asked me to go get a can of something from the basement (which was creepy enough as basements are) and my dad jumped out (this was literally right after I saw this on vhs. I still think he should pay for the therapy I’ll need from that scare. 🤣🤣

[@neilwilliams4684]

@@danjohnson2986 I'm 53 and I've never seen a basement. I feel I've missed out.

[@roguewasbanned4746]

@@neilwilliams4684 I’m from the south so it was only a few years back when I traveled to PA a few times that I saw a basement in the Airbnbs on both trips. The latest one was an ancient house on an Amish farmstead and they even had the door in the basement where they used to shovel in the coal for it to be burned and heat the house, luckily ours had a gas heater at that point lol. It could have been a super creepy basement if it wasn’t so silent outside because there was no cars or anything awake to move, made me feel very secure

[@bastloki]

Jed the dog was a malamute/wolf mix! He also starred in a couple of White Fang films and was credited by his human coworkers on this movie with being an incredible method actor and absolutely making the first act of the film before The Thing reveals itself. He was a good boi and a brilliant animal actor and he deserves more credit for his role here :)

[@ShreeNation]

Jed was the goodest boi 🥲❤

[@kapitanleutnant1]

The dog that played the thing imitating a dog was a wolf/dog mix named Jed, he was on a Disney movie called White Fang which takes place in Alaska during the 19th century gold rush

[@83shadow3]

That dog breed also doesn't act like Huskies they act more like wolves. So they are not as vocal and hyper like any other dog breed. The trainer of the dog told people you have pay attention to its body Behavior. Because it explained its mood like if it does this action whatever it may be stop what you're doing you're freaking it out.

[@JW666]

Yep, Norwegian, basically saying "It's some sort of thing! Move it, you idiots!" I'm not Norwegian, but I'm a Swede and Norway is our neigbour country. Different countries, but sometimes we can understand each other. You need to watch more John Carpenter-movies: Halloween (1979), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Big Trouble in Little China, They Live, Prince of Darkness, Escape from New York, In The Mouth of Madness, Body Bags, The Fog (1980) and John Carpenter's Vampires. Even though I think this one is ok, but it's worth a watch, Christine (based on the Stephen King novel about a killer car).

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for translating :) Can't wait to watch more of Carpenter's works, "Halloween" was my first KZbin reaction ❤

[@JW666]

@@ShreeNation Ah ok, forgot 😜 Well, two Carpenter movies done & more to go, and it's fitting since we are near the Halloween season 😉🙂

[@Billiousful]

The burnt body they brought back from the Norwegian camp wasn’t still smoking, it was a mist caused by moisture condensing out of the air because the body was freezing cold.

[@JebWCManning]

I also highly recommend checking out and reacting to Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness. They're also horror movies by John Carpenter. They create a thematically connected trilogy with this movie called The Apocalypse Trilogy. All connected by people dealing with darkness against the danger of inhuman, evil threats, and bleak endings. They're all such good horror movies and I think Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness would make for great reactions.

[@ShreeNation]

Sounds fantastic, will definitely give them a watch 😍

[@scottjo63]

@@ShreeNation They Live is not part of the trilogy but it is a great movie with one of the best messages ever of politics today. Also, not only was John Carpenter an accomplished director, almost all of his movies, he did the music as well, except The Thing which was composed by legendary Ennio Morricone. The music comes pretty close to some of Carpenter's music. Look up the music of John Carpenter, I'm sure you will find a couple of videos on it.

[@VeerleTakino]

In the Mouth of Madness is excellent and underappreciated

[@Antagonopolis]

Yeah, Prince of Darkness is kinda mixed bag TBH, but "In the Mouth of Madness" is hidden jewel of a film for sure.

[@shainewhite2781]

The Blood Test Scene was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments, as it builds tension as we don't know who's human or who's an imitation.

[@skanderfish3641]

With a spider head as the cherry on top.

[@davidmeir9348]

Along with Halloween (1978), this is John Carpenter's best film. The two main things that make this movie so effective are the sense of paranoia maintained throughout and the gory and effective SFX. You're always wondering: "Ok, who's the monster and who's not" and while there are subtle clues (Carpenter is not cheating here), the script is smart and tight enough so it comes as a genuine surprise when someone transform. Just an example of subtle clues. How does Dr Blair becomes infected? Notice that when he autopsies the burned snowdog monster, at one moment he puts the QTip to his lips for a brief moment AFTER it has touched the blood of the creature. The Thing is part of a larger trend of late 70's and 80's more 'serious' remakes of 1950's more campy scifi movies. 1978 Invasion of the body snatchers (featuring Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy and a young Jeff Goldblum) 1982 The Thing 1986 The Fly (also featuring Jeff Goldblum and absolutely vomit inducing effects) 1988 The Blob All remakes that are superior to the original, have a more serious tone and great great gory effects. All are absolutely worth the watch. Another triumph of prosthetics from the 1980's though having a more humorous tone is An american werewolf in London by John Landis. The werewolf transformation is the best there ever was. Carpenter's style is easily recognizable for the eerie and opressive athmosphere he creates and the scores that he does, very synth based which are always fantastic. A lot of his movies are absolutely worth the watch, here's my suggestions Assault on precinct 13 Halloween The fog Escape from new york The thing Christine Big trouble in little china Prince of darkness they live in the mouth of madness His 1995 remake of village of the damned is not bad at all and is one of the last acting performance of christopher reeves before the accident that paralysed him. The thing, prince of darkness and in the mouth of madness form a very loose trilogy vaguely connected by an idea that the story has a plot element that can lead to the end of mankind but apart from this they're not really connected still, that is why they're known as the 'Apocalypse trilogy'. Totally worth watching. Carpenter is easily one of my favorite horror/thriller films director and he's a genius.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for the breakdown of how Dr. Blair was infected, was wondering that throughout the film! And thank you for the recommendations, can't wait to watch more of Carpenter's works!

[@filegrabber1]

Christine is great too!

[@apurvakashyap835]

Actually, Carpenter mentioned that the Blair actor touching the tip of the pencil to his lips was a mistake from his side and they forgot to remove or correct it. Blair most likely got infected by 1. the Kennel thing that escaped when Clark came to check on the dogs because of the noise, or 2. either Palmer or Norris. Notice the hanging rope in Blair's shack. He probably tried to commit suicide to prevent getting infected but either of the two got to him before he could succeed. And since the alien doesn't understand the concept of a hanging rope for suicide as such unlike us, it didn't remove it and kept eating and acting like nothing strange had happened when Mac came to check on him while asking for Fuchs.

[@Thane36425]

Blair was just wearing those little plastic gloves during the autopsies. It would have been easy for a little to get on his arm or through a hole in the gloves as those aren't the sturdiest things. It could have happened before they realized the danger then he figured it out and trashed the place to keep anyone from getting out. He didn't tell the others because they'd probably kill him and maybe he wanted to try to destroy the chopper first. At any rate, the locked him up and left him alone for a long time so the thing had time to take him over.

[@robertarodecker2558]

Just because the effects are better doesn't mean the movie is. The scripts were much better back then. The fly 1958 still makes me cry. The blob 1958 I loved more than the remake. You don't have to gross the audience out for the movie to be better.

[@chart6454]

Blair didn’t snap. He realized the gravity of the situation before anyone else.

[@ganymeade275]

He pretty much did both. He understood the situation but also snapped and handled it in a poor way, largely because he was drunk AF.

[@deathsurge666]

One of my favorite things about this is that Kurt Russel makes all the right decisions given the circumstances, and yet still loses. Normally you could point out the leads mistakes, but nope, he did everything he could, and you still end up at that dark open ending.

[@ShreeNation]

Just like the chess game he plays in the beginning

[@ganymeade275]

Can't really tell if he lost or not since the ending is ambiguous. If the Thing was prevented from escaping then that was the best outcome they were ever going to get.

[@rrmenton8016]

Made me laugh hearing you talk about the silhouette with the dog. The director used a crew member, rather than an actor, for the silhouette, so you could never figure it out! 😆

[@44excalibur]

The silhouette that you saw in the room that the dog-thing walked into was not any member of the cast. That was actually stuntman Dick Warlock, who was Kurt Russell's stunt double in Escape From New York, and played Michael Myers in Halloween II. Director John Carpenter didn't want the audience to have any idea which member of the team had been taken over by The Thing, so he made sure not to use any member of the cast for that scene.

[@ShreeNation]

Brilliant move!😍

[@bulanet271]

Interesting, though I swear that shadow looks exactly like Norris.

[@ganymeade275]

@@bulanet271 It was actually intended to be Palmer according to one of the producers.

[@frankgunner8967]

Apparently after it was first shown critics called it a bad movie but over the years it's become a cult classic, John Carpenter is a legend.

[@robertarodecker2558]

Still prefer the thing from another world. 1951. Love the cast . well made.

[@robertarodecker2558]

Its just who is the thing with effects. The thing from another world had a better story

[@gsgk9674]

Tell you that: First time I saw that film on VHS, I was a teenager, it was the middle of the summer, the middle of the day, and it scared a living sh.t out of me. I could not sleep at night without a small lamp turnrd on for a week... :)

[@christopheryochum3602]

Rob Bottin was the genius behind the all-practical effects. No CGI.

[@blastradius9136]

He had some help from Stan Winston as well on the dog Thing creature.

[@christopheryochum3602]

@@blastradius9136 Stan Winston! Genius. Love Stan Winston.

[@blastradius9136]

@@christopheryochum3602 Yup he is RIP lol

[@mikebrase5161]

I was ten years old when this came out on the brand new to my area cable tv yeah I'm old. One night my dad let me stay up and sit in his Man Chair next to him and watch this. I remember my dad halfway through telling me Michael if you're gonna be a sissy go to bed. So I manned up and stopped freaking out.First movie that I remember that scared the crap out of me.

[@Thane36425]

There was more than one "thing" running around. There was the one that got out of the kennel, the one they brought back from the Norwegian post, one infected by the dog, and the old guy doing the autopsies probably got inefected them. So it was probably the one that got out of the kennel that was building the ship and let the man/thing out of the cabin. These were all practical effects. That took a lot of effort to plan and build these things.

[@Cetra29]

No Thing left the Kernel. When it reached the ceiling Childs aimed upwards.

[@dacsus]

What happened in the Norwegian station is explained in The Thing from 2011. Its not remake, its prequel. The interesting thing is that everything that was seen in this film is explained there, how it happened, how the strange body was created, why the one got cut, why there was an axe in the wall and so on.

[@captbrownbeard1599]

They reverse engineered the prequel by watching this one and taking notes on how everything looked and coming up with a story on how it happened. Definitely worth a watch.

[@dacsus]

@@captbrownbeard1599 Exactly that's what I liked about it. Because those details were brilliantly integrated into the story. And I don't think it's as bad film as people who were bothered by the CGI claim. On the contrary, it's one of the better cases when a prequel is made.

[@shainewhite2781]

They showed this movie on CBS in 1986, but cut out some of the gory transformation sequences and gore. They showed the TV Cut of the movie on TNT, in 2002, Which was a terrible idea, but thankfully the Sci Fi Channel showed all the gory transformation sequences.

[@Fedorevsky]

I first saw this on TV back in the late 80s. Not in the US though. It was 4:3 Pan Scan like the VHS I later got of it. Both the TV broadcast and the tape were completely uncut. Which was really strange because our censors were usually much worse than the American equivalent. I have no idea why this particular film was let through our system at the time uncut. We abolished film censorship in 1994. Since then everything has been uncut and as intended by the filmmakers.

[@shainewhite2781]

The movie was said to have the most nihilistic endings in film history.

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

I think The Mist's ending is even more

[@misterhyde1971]

Hey Shree….If you saw the version in the 2000’s then you should now piece together that was the prequel to this one. Watch the end credits of the one from 2011 and you will see that the Norwegians discover that the dog is the alien and that is why they are chasing it at the beginning of this movie. Also… Blair didn’t snap. He just did what he had to do to prevent the alien from reaching civilization and taking over the world. The alien probably got to Blair when he was alone in that shed. That’s why they wondered how he got out.… When the door was locked from the outside. It could’ve gotten to him at any time and no one else would’ve known.

[@lisamaitland157]

47:11 He found the bottle and Blanket in his cabin. If you notice with the last explosion you can see in the far distance a tiny cabin. that's Mac's cabin, and he has his Drink there. Mac will survive, but he can't allow Childs to. Childs is wearing a different coat, and one was missing from the door. He was in such a hurry to chase Blair but had enough time to put on a new coat. Child's out of all the men did not trust anyone. Why would he Drink from Mac's bottle if he has no ideal if infected. Mac should say i want to die alone and walk off. then sneak in his cabin, and keep the lights off. allow Childs to freeze to death, because the Thing wants to. If Childs is allowed in with Mac in his cabin, Mac is dead and re-born as the Thing.

[@broodhunter2]

This movie is part of John Carpenter's "Appocolypse Trilogy": The Thing, They Live and Prince of Darkness. none of them have anything to do with each other, but they all deal with the potential death of the world. Great stuff.

[@rrmenton8016]

Im not sure if "they live" is considered part of the apocalypse trilogy; "in the mouth of madness" is, I believe the 3rd film in that "trilogy". Great movie though.

[@wratched]

@@rrmenton8016 yep, the thing, prince of darkness, and in the mouth of madness.

[@Cenindo]

The ultimate horror of all horrors: THE OPEN ENDING ... with no definite resolution as to what happened to Childs and Mac, or whether one of them was the Thing. There are some comics that carry on the story; in that version, neither one was the Thing (at this point, at least). On the other hand, Carpenter has made a statement to the effect that yes, one of them is the Thing in the ending scene, but he wouldn't tell who. The actors have been interviewed and stated that Carpenter gave them no instructions to the effect that "now you are the creature." So it is a mystery for the ages, and fans have been discussing this for 40 years, weighing every possible argument for and against the Thinginess of either Mac or Childs.

[@darthmaul13]

Oh cool. This fill is fantastic! I’m sure u will love it. It’s 40 years old & still holds up today.

[@apurvakashyap835]

Hi. Thank you for shouting out to me in this video! It's true, John Carpenter's The Thing is probably one of the finest movies I've ever seen in my life. I found the movie to be more intriguing and fascinating than horrifying, for the more you watch it, the better it feels each time because you can actually see the fine attention to the details that define the pace and outcome of the story or why the characters acted as such. And I so loved your reaction throughout the premiere! it's a thousand times better than all my friends' reactions who watched the movie with me because they couldn't stomach many of the scenes in it. Also, a fun fact. The guy we saw in the beginning sitting in the room where the husky went in was a set crew member. John Carpenter knowingly made one of his crewmen sit so the audience couldn't predict who got infected in the team. And if you search up the deleted scenes of the movie, you'll find so many additional features that Carpenter removed, altered, or edited (like Fuchs' death, MacReady's infamous blow up doll scene, Nauls' assimilation, and so on) to flesh out the story and make it more impactful until the end. And it's ambiguous ending mixed in with the creepy soundtrack of the thing further makes it a haunting and unmatched cult classic. Even after 40 years, people still debate about the ending and who's the thing and who's not. That goes to show how brilliant and unmatched this masterpiece is. Plus, the use of practical effects and lack of CGI are what go on to contribute to its powerful impact and unsettling atmosphere throughout the story. And it was something that the 2011 Thing lacked, although it was a prequel to the 1982 story. Gosh, I wish I'd forget everything and rewatch it like the first time all over again. I can never get enough of this movie. And now, you should definitely check out Prince of Darkness and in the Mouth of Madness by John Carpenter. These three movies belong to his Apocalypse trilogy and are some of the coolest and most fascinating horror flicks you'll ever see.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for bringing this great movie to my attention :) I'm glad you enjoyed and I can't wait to check out the behind the scenes stuff of this film, especially the blow up doll part😃 And of course I'll be watching more of Carpenter's works!

[@broodhunter2]

Other John Carpenter films you should see: The Fog. They Live. Prince Of Darkness. Ghosts of Mars. Christine. Vampires. Dark Star. Starman. Halloween. In the Mouth of Madness.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for the recommendations :)

[@totallytomanimation]

Having seen this on the big screen when it was released, and many times after, my impression Is that one of the 2 characters at the end is The Thing. That is why we hear that thematic music they use for The Thing throughout the movie. It's the same music that opened the movie when the infected dog is running from the helicopter. Using that music at the end implies The Thing is not dead.

[@leperwolf7287]

Oh, the don't hurt the doggy bit that most new viewers will go through until the reveal which is followed with kill it with fire.

[@83shadow3]

Thats why I love to see people's reaction to this movie for that reason alone. Because it goes from cute dog don't hurt the dog to kill it really quickly.

[@ShreeNation]

Doggo definitely had me fooled. 10/10 would still pet though

[@danielgricco7941]

John Carpenter said he wouldn’t tell his family if Childs was the thing

[@80smoviesfan]

This is one of the best horror movie i have ever seen. The practical effects. The isolation. The paranoia not knowing who is what. The music. The open ending. One theory is that MacReady is human and Childs is the thing because you can MacReady breath in the cold. And not Childs. Looking forward for your next reaction. Have a great week.

[@chart6454]

Never thought that theory made sense. Thing-doppelgängers duplicate their prey down to the cellular level. They’d have the same physiology as their human counterpart.

[@austingillum4807]

Except Bennings’ breath WAS visible when he was Thing-ified.

[@shainewhite2781]

The best Sci-fi Horror film ever made! It was a box office and critical disappointment making $19 million dollars against a $14 million dollar budget, as it was competing against ET Star Trek 2, BLADE RUNNER and Poltergeist. Critics gave the film negative Reviews, calling it "Boring, dull and a wretched excess." Critic Roger Ebert called it "a great barf bag movie." However, it's gained a cult following overtime and has been considered to be one of John Carpenter's best movies.

[@ShreeNation]

God, critics can be such snooty snobs. I respect some of their opinions but in many movies they've been so wrong.

[@deegee6863]

@@ShreeNation AMEN! I never trust the word of so-called "critics"... they're a bunch of echo chamber shills that get paid to say what they're told to say.

[@FrostedTwo]

Critics have proven time and time again. Especially now that they have Zero taste in good movies. They just shill for trash.

[@starhawk4855]

the creature tries to get people a lone and Blair was alone to long at one point he tried to kill himself but the creature got him before he could do it.

[@ShadedOne]

One of the best reaction of this film. Your brain was constantly on edge as it should be. You were actively participating not just passively reacting. I subscribed to your channel for this reason. Looking forward to your future contents. P.S: you are book person I knew it based on the way you questioned everything.

[@ShreeNation]

This is so sweet! Thank you for all the love 🥰✌

[@ThirstyUrkel]

I saw this for the first time on an old 13 inch black & white Zenith tv when I was 10 or 11. I loved it immediately. Before the NFL took over Fox on Sunday afternoons, our local affiliate would show 3 different movies and there was a good chance of The Thing being one of them. I’d watch every time.

[@poochyenajones1362]

The reason why that dog acted so "unnatural" wasn't just training but also because it was a half-wolf. A hybrids like that tend to have behaviour trends of their wolf-parent which makes them act much more timid and focused unlike regular dogs.

[@ShreeNation]

Thanks for the info!

[@thereturningshadow]

It's funny you mentioned this becoming a replica of the Norwegian camp because the Norwegian camp scenes were filmed LAST used the destoryed American camp as the sets.

[@scgreek1114]

This was 40 years ago. There was no CGI. The computers and software of the day were simply not powerful enough to make theatre-quality CGI practical. CGI was generally introduced in the early 90's, notably in "Terminator 2," "Jurassic Park" and "Toy Story."

[@TwilightLink77]

Not entirely. Cgi was used in the 80s when Disney released the Black Hole, and Tron.

[@gregghelmberger]

The guy who is shown in silhouette when the dog walks into the room, Carpenter didn't use any of the cast because he never wanted to give anything away. The guy in the room was a crewmember selected specifically because his silhouette didn't resemble any of the cast.

[@JohnBham]

Vintage John Carpenter- and here we are 40+ years later and the physical effects are STILL a gold standard not often even approached by others. On the JC train as well, and very much recommended for your viewing pleasure, are Big Trouble in Little China and They Live. The former is pure mindless entertainment, and the latter- decades later- still throws down a powerful message.

[@zeezee9670]

@34:34 _Oh, yeah. This guy._ The "Thing" can only *immitate biological cells* & never inanimate objects such as a prosthetic limb, tooth retorative filling or a glass eye. *Norris* (the geologist) has a *prosthetic hear-valve* which obviously isn't cloned if & when the thing attacked him. Therefor his thing-clone constantly got *heart attacks.* The immitate "only bilogy" gives us btw a *clue* as to who might be a copy or not, like for instance *Child's earring.*

[@Zarkarian64]

📽Since you said you love Horror movies, here's a Check List of some greats: 1 🎬Fallen '98 👉🏾Just unnervingly creepy 2 🎬The Keep '83 👉🏾Evil lurks 3 🎬The Dead Zone '83 👉🏾A Stephen King classic (you probably saw already) 4 🎬The Hidden '87 👉🏾Serious, but Sci-Fi/Horror rip-roaring fun! 5 🎬The Seventh Sign '88 👉🏾Biblical 6 🎬Of Unknown Origin '83 👉🏾Oh, Rats!🐀 7 🎬Stephen King's Cat's Eye '85 8 🎬Duel '71 👉🏾Spielberg's TV Classic 9 🎬Dreamscape '84 👉🏾The Architect of nightmares 10 🎬Audrey Rose '77 👉🏾Before & After 📽Though I do have some 1st choices🤔, there's no particular order.😏 🍿Enjoy!😉

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for the recommendations, i haven't seen these so this will be fun😍

[@Zarkarian64]

@@ShreeNation 🥳👊🏾

[@AlexKnight009]

* Hi Shree. You inquired about what happened after the end of this movie. The most "official" continuation of this movie, are the comic books called: *"The* *Thing* *from* *Another World"* (2 issues, Dark Horse Comics, 1991), followed by *"The* *Thing* *from* *Another* *World:* *Climate* *of* *Fear"* (4 issues), and then *"The* *Thing* *from* *Another* *World:* *Eternal* *Vows"* (4 issues). * If you're not happy with that story arc, there is a different comic book series called *"The* *Thing* *from* *Another* *World:* *Questionable* *Research"* (4 issues, also by Dark Horse Comics, 1993), which is the 2nd most popular continuation of the film. Then the 3rd most popular continuation of this film, was the video game that was just simply called(you guessed it) *"The Thing"* (released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2, 2002). This video game also picks up right where the movie ends, and has a different story arc from the comic books. * There's also a prequel comic book called *"The* *Thing:* *The* *Northman* *Nightmare"* (1 issue, by Dark Horse Comics, 2011), and you are also probably aware of The Thing prequel that is called(you guessed it again) *"The Thing"* (2011). Then there's *my* theory on what happened. You remember that MacReady still had the revolver. You're probably also aware that MacReady's shack was still intact and untouched by the fire and explosions, and each shack had it's own furnace. * So Mac probably suggested to Childs that they could hold up in his shack, until the rescue team arrived. Mac probably suggested that Childs lead the way. Since he had the only weapon(lying of course). As they walked toward Mac's shack, Mac would've lagged behind, until he felt he was far enough away to shoot Childs gas tank. When he shoots it, it would've probably exploded much like the tank exploded on the unfortunate Flamethrower Trooper in Saving Private Ryan. Then he would proceed to his shack. First he would light the furnace, if it wasn't already running. * Then he would get himself something to eat and drink, before turning in to get some very much needed sleep. The next day, after breakfast, he would go out to assess the situation. He would be looking for *all* thing carcasses and remains, frozen as they would be. While he's doing that, he would also be sifting through the ruins of the camp to find anything he could use(primarily food and beverage that can still be salvaged). * Then, he would just have to hunker down, and wait for the rescue team to arrive, and he would be wishing he hadn't poured that Jim Beam bourbon whiskey into the computer, so he could at least play chess to pass the time away, but I'm sure he had cards to play solitaire, and some books to read. When he finally hears what sounds like a helicopter, he gets ready to go out and flag them down. When the helicopter pilot/paramedic exits the helicopter, he yells at MacReady asking him what the hell happened here. * MacReady begins to tell him, but makes the suggestion that they'd be able to hear each other better in the helicopter. The helicopter pilot takes off as MacReady continues to explain to him everything that's happened. When MacReady reaches his employers back at the mainlands, he give a full official report, and warns them that if they go back there and mess around with any of the carcasses, they've just unleashed an "extinction-level" event, but you know good and gosh darn well that they're not going to heed MacReady's warning. * They'll send a team back there, to collect all of the carcasses, but to keep them frozen. Something will happen either, not long after they reach the mainlands(probably somewhere back in the states), or it'll happen while enroute. Either way, the movie called *"Invasion of the Body Snatchers"* (1978) is very similar to what would happen if one of those things made its way back to civilization. Just like Blair discovered(27,000 hours = 3 years and 1 month)..................................................................(cue the music)

[@ShreeNation]

Haha, you just sold me on watching invasion of the body snatchers 😉

[@AlexKnight009]

@@ShreeNation * Awesome! That would be great if you did a reaction video to it. It's a good movie for its time, and I think it still holds up today. Although, it probably is a little overdue for a remake, even though it already *is* a remake of *"Invasion* *of* *the* *Body* *Snatchers"* (1956, starring Kevin McCarthy), just like "The Thing" is a remake of *"The* *Thing* *from* *Another* *World"* (1951, starring Kenneth Tobey), which was based on the novel called *"Who* *Goes* *There?"* (1938). * Then there's the expanded version of the novel "Who Goes There?" called *"Frozen* *Hell"* that contains previously unpublished material from the 1938 novel. In 2020 it was announced that a film of "Frozen Hell"("Who Goes There?") was in development by Blumhouse Productions. Lastly, there is one other novel called *"Short* *Things"* that is an anthology of short stories that are set in the world of "Who Goes There?", and are written by multiple authors. * They were watching the 1951 Thing on tv in the Halloween movie. Then John Carpenter does the remake of it not long after. Hey, there's a movie that would make a good reaction video....."Halloween Ends". It'll be streaming on Peacock starting October 14th, 17 days before Halloween 🎃

[@brandonflorida1092]

The original from the 1950s is also very good. They're all based on a story from the 1930s called "Who Goes There?"

[@JW666]

Also, don't wanna f**k around when Wilford Brimley's (Blair) "diabeetus" hits in! ;P (Brimley was also known for promoting education about diabetes). If you really want to know what happens next there are a couple of Darkhorse Comics miniseries sequels (I think the first one was originally a first draft for a possible sequel that never happend). The first three are ok, but flawed, there's one that takes place in New Orleans that doesn't make sense at all and is the worst of the bunch and two others that where not too bad. They actually planned to do a miniseries sequel on SyFy back in the early 2000's, but it never happend (even though the plot sounds interesting I'm still glad they never made it because the effects would have been crappy cgi and because it's SyFy, a channel known for low quality sci-fi movies, it would have definitely been crappy cgi). The one you've seen is actually a prequel and the first adaptation they made in the 50's is called The Thing From Another World (which is also the title the Darkhorse Comics used because Marvel already owns the name of "The Thing"). And now I've heard they're already planning making another remake which just pisses me off!

[@flea1972]

There's an audio drama retelling of this movie from the creatures POV called The Things written by Peter Watts. A conflict of consciousness you might say. It's definitely worth a listen.

[@83shadow3]

Here's the basic timetable so to speak it started as a story called Who Goes There. Then it was Loosely interpreted into The Thing From Another Planet then John Carpenter. Made this version which stays true to the story Who Goes There or more true than the first version. Then the 2011 or whatever version which acts as a prequel to this movie. Thats every known version that I know of currently. Now when it comes to the thing for for most part that's all thanks to the lead practical special effects person. And this comes from the Shout Factory collector's edition of The Thing. John Carpenter went to him here's the basic idea make the creature so he designed it and John Carpenter approved. The lead practical effects designer also ended up in the hospital because of this movie. Because unlike everyone else who left at the end of the day he stayed on his own and kept working to the point his body just gave out. So after that he learned to leave work at the end of the day like everyone else. Side note John Carpenter had a thing for having his movies with open endings. Like John Carpenter's original Halloween it was never meant to have a sequel. You're never supposed to know where Michael Myers went or what he did. But the movie studio changed that by making Halloween 2 about Michael Myers. I also seen all of the movies and the first movie is good for what it is no real complaints. This movie is good for what it is no complaints. The third one from 2011 was just unnecessary and on top of that they. Useed CGI affects no practical affect then No one asked for. A prequel to this movie so they really didn't need to make it but they still did so it's forgettable.

[@SmartPrice84]

The movie you saw before this was a prequel to this one, also called (confusingly) The Thing. This movie is a remake to a film form the 1950s called 'The thing from outerspace' and that movie is based on a novel called 'who goes there?'

[@captbrownbeard1599]

The Thing keeps the DNA of every creature it encounters and can call up any trait of those creatures at will. The only way to kill it is to burn it to ash. You should definitely watch the one made in the 2010s, not sure which year, it explains everything about the Norwegian camp. There was a made for TV movie back in the 80s called "Something Is Out There" that deals with the same type of creature but never shows it transform. That one escapes from a prison ship down to earth after killing almost the whole crew and the last one alive has to try to stop it before it escapes off the Earth or takes over the Earth.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you, I will :)

[@philmullineaux5405]

All carpenter movies should be watched! Specially Assault on precinct 13, escape from New York, escape from LA, Starman, Big Trouble in little CHINA, they Live, The Fog, Eyes of Laura Mars, Prince of Darkness, and others. Carpenter resented Spielberg for ET AND it took all the money and awards. But Carpenter had the last laugh! Because this movie is much better! Carpenter made his own alien love story with Starman! Carpenter also is the master of the minimalist creepy theme music! Kurt did 4 movies with carpenter! He even did an early TV Elvis movie, for John! This is one of the 3 most important sci-fi movies ever made. Plus Alien and Bladerunner, which are all related, by actors, and some other technicalities. Also the brilliance here is, when the thing busts out, it comes out of u anywhere, any size, shape, etc. The dog trainer should have won an Oscar and the special effects guy should have won an Oscar! He was a twenty one year old college student!😮😮😮. Pro tip, carpenter is still thinking about a sequel! But there's still a massive tie in here with Alien, predator Bladerunner this , and a movie with Kurt Russell called, Soldier! They are related by the beings called Engineers, for Aliens, Terminator, predator, Bladerunner this, and a movie with Kurt Russell movie called, Soldier. Common companies, technology, Replicants, synthetic humans, beings that Engineers created, and even writers and producers! And this is why, prosthetic, robotics, special/ effects, practical effects, are way better than CGI! The three main corporations... Cyberdyne (Terminator) Weyland Corp (alien) and Tyrell Corp (Bladerunner) all did cross work for each other, and also shared some employees!😮 Kurt better have kept the hat! Also the total brilliance here is, once u have been infected, even from just a scratch, u have no idea when u are being taken over! One of the absolute must watch Carpenter films u must watch! Along with Starman, escape from New York, escape from LA, Big Trouble in little CHINA, assault on precinct 13. Go with those, and his Halloween stuff, Eyes of Laura Mars, They Live, The Fog, Christine, In the mouth of madness, prince of darkness, memoirs of an invisible man, vampires! There are critics who say this is Carpenter's version of Communism Socialism, etc , and how it takes over countries, much as a film in the 50s by the same name, i think...the special effects guy here went on to do some great movies!

[@nathan8590]

The fear, paranoia, and isolation is as terrifying as the the thing itself. The score in this movie really sets that mood of isolation and feeling alone. The open ending keeps it true to the plot. Who is the thing? Is it Childs or McCready? Neither or both? I normally don't like an ambiguous ending, but I think it works for this movie. Great reaction.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you, I absolutely agree 👍

[@broodhunter2]

This is before CGI. These are practical effects. Honestly, Practical effects are better than CGI 85% of the time.

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Im pretty late to this party, but, great review, one of the best ive seen. Another little layer is the pinball machine in the rec room, its called, Heatwave, the display on the machine is a thermometer, and you have to raise the temperature until it blows. A great bit of foreshadowing, but so hard to spot, it's only in a few shots.

[@ShreeNation]

Thanks for the info! So glad you enjoyed 😊

[@lucianaromulus1408]

This movie in my opinion is one of the most original and ABSOLUTEY terrifying I've ever seen. It's not great just because of the amazing cast, atmosphere etc but the concept....can you think of anything more frightening? You're stuck in Antarctica (arguably better for the whole planet), you find this Alien creature that is highly intelligent, you don't know if it's malicious or just trying to survive, it's almost impossible to kill without fire or acid...it can imitate anything organic, if it simply touches you you're dead, you need a specific test to tell whether something is imitation or not...and if it gets to water or transportation and makes it to civilization the whole planet is doomed...not just humans. Only thing worse would be the end of the universe or total nuclear Annihilation. I always wonder what this alien would do if it was isolated in a room it couldn't break free from and if you could get it to speak to you instead of just using violence. One of the few movies that keeps me thinking YEARS after seeing it.

[@ShreeNation]

It's truly terrifying. What i found scarier was how quickly it drove people into mutiny. Reminded me of the TV series "The Terror" (season 1), of Navy men in a similar situation except it was in the 1800s.

[@mrzugpug]

The Thing (2011) you saw previously was the prequel that explained what happened in the Norwegian camp.

[@Fatalerror094]

The first time I saw The Thing I was maybe five years old, so about 1983. It was the Halloween Season and my older brother and sister had turned lights off throughout the house, thrown blankets over themselves and pretended to be ghosts chasing each other. I was a timid little kid, and didn't have the nerve to runaround in the dark so I sat nearby the only light source available to me, my dad's office where he was working on his computer, He wouldn't let me stay in there with him because I was to much of a distraction. So, I stayed by the door which was open a crack and letting out a small fan of light. Then I heard someone coming down the steps, with a blue quilted blanket over them (my sister) the shape comes at me and knocks me right over. She standing over top of me but all I can see by the light filtering through the quilted fabric is a double row of teeth grinning at me out of the darkness. She leaves and goes running back up the stairs to chase my brother, but my nerves are shot. I go to the television and switch it on, just so I can have more light and something to distract me. What I didn't realize was there was a horror marathon showing on the channel it was tuned to, I found out years later it was The Thing that was showing. Specifically, it was the scene where Clarke brought the dog to the kennel. So, I watched in silent horror as the dog face bloomed open like a flower and started sprouting tentacles and insect legs. I didn't see anymore that night because I screamed, slammed the power button off, and curled up into a corner at the far end of the Livingroom, I don't remember much after that. As a young boy I always had trouble facing the truly scary scenes in movies, and not just horror movies. The scene where they open up the Ark in Raiders of the Lost Ark, that shot of the beautiful specter suddenly turning into a shrieking skull was enough for me to run from the room or bury my head under the covers. As I got older I started getting impatient with myself. At last, I committed myself to watching a scary movie all the way through without turning away. So, I asked myself, what is the scariest movie I can think of, the answer came to me "The Thing". I had seen parts of it off and on in the intervening years to know it was the movie I was watching that Halloween Night, and I could never bring myself to sit through it once the horror stuff started to happen. This time, however, would be different. Not to draw out this story any longer than it needs to be, I saw the move all the way through. After that, I realized it was my favorite movie! It still is.

[@ShreeNation]

Wow, that's awesome that you overcame your fears and watched this film in one sitting! I can't imagine how scary it must've been to see that dog scene when you were 5 years old! I had surreal dreams after watching that as an adult! But I'm glad you were able to enjoy it, and i hope you stick around for more horror reactions this Halloween! 🎃

[@bkazmer]

When I was in 3rd and 4th grade I used to go to double features at our local theater in Pasadena, California. I saw every horror movie, Sci-Fi movie, and anything else close. I went with my brother and several friends. We were often terrified, but we never missed one. The original Thing was this movie from 1951 "The Thing from Another World". Many of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s movies were the roots of all these from recent years. I love the old ones as much as I love the modern ones. The only movie that ever gave me nightmares was Psycho from 1960.

[@giggitygiggity8391]

This is one of my favourite movies of all time. It wasn't until recently that i saw a quote from John Carpenter stating that he didn't understand why people were so unsure of the ending. Childs WAS infected. You could see MacReady's breath in the cold air. Childs didn't breathe because he wasn't human so had no breath to see.

[@ganymeade275]

Not sure where you got that quote from, but Carpenter has always been adamant that he is the only person who knows the truth of the ending and he isn't telling. Occasionally other crew members have offered up their own theories but he always shoots them down.

[@sca88]

Blair was himself and then he was the Thing. You can't be walking around alive and be or have the Thing inside you. Once the Thing absorbs the being, the being is dead. The Thing knows it's the Thing but just mimics the absorbed being.

[@ericmkendall1]

Just like John Carpenter’s 1982 film, the 1951 “The Thing from Another World” bills itself as being based on the novella "Who Goes There?" by John W Campbell, Jr. In the end, though, the 1950’s film wound up being a very conventional monster movie in terms of its basic format. For a ‘50s-era take on the “is he (or she) human or alien?”-theme, see “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956). That being said, “The Thing from Another World” still a great film, a personal favorite of mine and one that I can highly recommend. It’s the sharp, snappy dialogue and crisply drawn characters that make that film a winner, I think.

[@ShreeNation]

Thanks for recommending ❤

[@Acme1970]

The dog was half dog and half wolf, his name was Jed and the trainer told the cast and crew if the dog just stops and stares at you, do not move until the dog moves.

[@vanlawprime6694]

At the end the ship the it built didn't need to enter space it just needs to land near a population center. The most twisted thing about the thing is that it makes such a perfect copy that the copy doesn't know it's no longer human. Take the heart attack scene, Palmer pointed out the head with legs leaving the room. In the next scene while tied up he things out. He had to be one of the things in the previous scene so... Love this movie. End of Line

[@guitarman8462]

" The Thing " that you watched in the 2000's is a prequal to this one from the 80's. It all starts in the version of the 2000's. And the only ones that survives is those in 🚁 and the dog. They tried to kill the dog because his blood was infected by The Thing. And then it came to Kurt Russell's camp. And that's where it ends. But the orig , orig was in the 50's I think.

[@sean---the-other-one]

John Carpenter knocked it out of the park with this one. Aside from this, I also love Dark Star and They Live, both sci-fi comedy movies with a bunch of wtf moments.

[@Geth-Who]

Also, there's hints in the final scene that the Thing is still in one of them...because only one of them is exhaling steam when he speaks, like a human would in the cold.

[@Taraka1]

I'm a year late but 2 things. 1, check out the short story this was based on. It's called Who goes there? By John Campbell. (He's slightly after Lovecraft funny enough.) And 2, that's a Wolf Dog name Jack. Half wolf, half husky. They said he was unsettling to be around on set because he'd be a happy little husky then start staring like that.

[@ShreeNation]

Thanks for letting me know :)

[@alonzocoyethea6148]

14:00..The dog's going like, "Just be cool, and they'll think you're one of them.--Nothing to see here..." And those guys were soooo stupid to bring that freaky body back to their base...Amazing how even after 40 years, this movie's FX still hold up so well...even the 2012 Prequel couldn't beat Carpenter's genius!!

[@ShreeNation]

"Just smile and wave boys, smile and wave."

[@boqndimitrov8693]

I like this movie!! about ten years ago they made another one, a prequel, about what happened in the Norwegian base, also very good.In the main role - Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

[@danielroenna6735]

Man, I saw this when I was 7 and it fucked me up for life 😂 Great reaction!

[@longfootbuddy]

they just had cabin fever and imagined the whole thing.. later on, a team of mushroom trippers go in to investigate, but also stop communication transmissions

[@josepha5885]

The 1951 version is a pretty good film. It was produced by legendary film director Howard Hawks. But film critics think he actually directed it because it has his directing style all over it.

[@Ocrilat]

Ok, yes, this is my second-favorite horror film, after The Shining. This should be interesting.

[@TTM9691]

That has to be one of the very best reactions to "The Thing".....and it's in the top five of most-reacted to movies! (understandably so!). You were in rare form on this one, Shree!!!! The original 50's Thing is great, completely different, and yet still very effective! Genuinely scary! This one is definitely my favorite John Carpenter movie by a mile. And definitely one of the best horror movies of the 80s. I used to watch it late at night, it would be on cable at, like, 2 in the morning......perfect time to watch "The Thing"!!!!

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you so much, this movie was a blast to react to and I'm so happy you enjoyed 🥲

[@guitarman8462]

The actor who played Blair was also in a movie called " Cocoon "

[@jeffreysommer3292]

25:19 The problem with your theory is that if the Thing goes out in the snow, it won't die--it'll just go to sleep until someone stumbles across it--like a rescue crew...

[@jeffreysommer3292]

34:18 As a matter of fact, the "Norwegian camp" was filmed at the American camp after they blew it all up--so, yes, it is kind of a replica...

[@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto]

Jeb, ½ Hulsky ½ Alaskan gray Timber wolf. Apparently wolfdogs are either stoic or very aggressive. They have more of the behavior of a Wolf than dog. He's been in a few films. Best canine actor ever.

[@ShreeNation]

Best supporting villain in the movie imo 👌

[@damianstarks3338]

Your reaction to this John Carpenter classic is gold. The practical effect still hold up today.

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Criminally underrated masterpiece

[@Greenwood4727]

the "dog" was part wolf, and they tend to freeze in place unlike huskies Norwegian dog was played by a half-dog, half-wolf hybrid named Jed. the thing Movies are based on a Book called Who Goes there well worth a read (sorry for the mega comments but i love this film and trivia), the designer of the thing was a young special effect person who took over when the main person got ill, and this young guy was so exhausted after he i think got pnemonia and was hospitalised, If you listen to Blair destroying the radio and the helicopter he explains what he is doing, but did the dogs survive they could have been things would you risk all those dogs each being a thing

[@Greenwood4727]

if you look closely you can hear windows dropping some keys after finding the new bennings, even bennings says go get the keys from copper as stuff needs moving, windows comes in drops the keys you can hear the sound, then he runs away so someone could have picked up the keys then, but if it was intelligent alien couldnt it hve created a bone key to fit the lock

[@Greenwood4727]

Blair was slowly taken over because he made a noose but was too late it took him over in one of the first scenes he touched the alien with a pencil then touched his mouth,

[@ShreeNation]

No worries, i love reading mega comments full of movie trivia😍

[@barrettkeathley6985]

The other 3 listed would be great for reactions. Hope you can check out theBlob , the Fly, and especially Invasion of the Bodysnatchers. I saw the Thing on opening day. Was surprised there were so few in the theater. The ending was perfect. Think that's what's kept it in my nightmares all these years

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for the recommendations :)

[@douglasmckenzie6133]

This is absolutely no other alien I have ever seen like this one. This came master creature effects maker Rob Bottin who Kudos to him made the most unique alien ever put on film. All of this with no computer animation all practical. A computer cannot create all the slimey beautiful effects that we see in this movie. This is a pure testament to practical effects.

[@Faroutamazingadventures]

The Thing 1982 is a take off from two movies . Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956 / 1978 and … The Thing from another world (1951)

[@munrielong6557]

Hi Shree i really like your reactions.You explained your thoughts and your reactions are legit. I really like that.Im a new subscriber here from the Philippines❤❤❤ Fun fact: This movie have plans to make a sequel unfortunately it didnt make a blockbuster,it turned out a flop one sadly. Only now through youtube reactions,we all appreciated it. I watched this one in the movie and surprisenly very few people watched it. And Rob Botin worked so hard to make this practical effects and in the end due to exhaustion he got hospitalized. I read some article and i hope this is true,John Carpenter have plans to make a sequel and i hope they stay in making practical effects instead of CGI like the prequel The Thing (2011).

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed ❤🥰

[@greghall7424]

Shree, this is a powerful cinematic experience. You get blindsided until the last frame. Without cheap tricks. One of the best movies ever made. It takes you to places you wouldn't dream of.

[@myspiderungoliant]

This movie was the pinnacle of practical effects. A work of surreal, grotesque, macabre art.

[@joemummerth8340]

you forget one thing , the creature was trapped in ice for 100,000 years , so freezing wont kill it ! another thing most dont get is, everyone wonders if childs and macready are both human , while forgetting that part of the creature escaped through the kennel roof , we never actually see blair , nauls, or garry die , so there is an excellent possibility that 4 of the creatures have survived , and will be found by the rescue team when it arrives . and likely make it back to the mainland , where it will be impossible to stop it ,,, end of the world !

[@dosnostalgic]

The shadow on the wall wasn't any of the actors, but that of a stuntman. It's deliberate. The movie by design doesn't provide any hints as to who could be the thing, despite what many fan theories suggest.

[@ShreeNation]

That's brilliant!

[@fireidar]

"This whole place is going to turn into a replica of the Norwegian base....." Me-"funny you should say that......" Did you know in order to save $250,000 on filming, they used the destroyed base from the end as the set for the destroyed Norwegian base!!!!

[@ShreeNation]

That's smart!

[@fireidar]

@@ShreeNation yeap!

[@marvelstarwarsgeek1511]

This film is so amazing , the acting is first class , the level of suspense , tension and paranoia it creates is so well done , the score is great which adds to the creepiness and of course the mind blowing special effects , hard to belive this is 40 years old how do the effects in this look so much better then effects we get today , just shows how much better practical effects are over CGI , hats off to Rob Bottin for all the creature effects he is a true genius. I have seen the original 50s version and while the effects are pretty basic it is still a very creepy atmospheric film , I also saw the 2011 prequel set in the Norweigan camp it is OK but cannot hold a candle to Carpenters masterpiece the effects in the prequel are all CGI and it shows . Love the way all reactors start by saying that dog better not die lol .

[@christopherb501]

At least with regards to The Thing, you've become my favorite reactor ever just from this lone video I've seen as you're literally the only person I've seen that was NOT going "awww..." with the attacks on the dog the whole flipping time until it finally outs itself.

[@ShreeNation]

Glad you enjoyed 😉

[@thereturningshadow]

Well, even though Carpenter used a stand-in to cast the shadow on the wall so you don't know who it was that was in the room the dog walked in on, if you use a process of elimination you can see that it was Norris. Here's is how. At the time the dog walks into the room you first have to realize who was in camp and then out of those people who would cast that kind of shadow. MacCready - on the way to the Norwegian Camp Doc - with MacCready The shadow had a full head of hair on top thus eliminating: Childs - Bald Bennings - Bald Nalls - never took off his wool headband/proved human later on Blair - balding, not enough hair on top Then who is left? Windows, Clark, Garry, Norris, Palmer. The shadow had no beard which eliminates: Clark - full beard plus always with his hat on. Proved human later on. Windows - full scruffy beard plus his hair is too poofy for the shadow. Proved human later on. Who is left? Garry and Norris and Palmer. Garry's is fine and short and does not stick up on top creating a curly haired shadow. Plus Garry was proven human later on. Leaving Palmer and Norris. Both men we later learn are The Thing. Palmer's hair is too wild and unruly to match the shadow. Plus he has a receding hairline which prevents him from casting such a shadow. His hair, like Windows, is too poofy. This leaves Norris. Norris' hair is a closer match to the shadow. Curl/wavy and thick on top. This means that NORRIS was the one the dog took over in the room alone which coincides with him being the Thing later on.

[@ShreeNation]

Great breakdown! Makes sense 👏

[@evanirvana500]

I cant watch the dog assimilation scenes as a dog lover. I saw it once and had nightmares forever. Thst first dog is a better actor than most humans tho. So this movie is actually a remake of a black and white film from the 50s set in Alaska. Also if you want to see what happened in the Norwegian there's a newer movie called "the thing", so original of a title I know which was sort of a prequel but more like within hours if this one taking place from the Norwegian camp. Not a good one but I've seen worse. This and Halloween favorite John carpenter films. And also both favorite horror movie soundtracks which is so haunting and terrifying in their simplicity. This movie also wasn't popular at first. Took them decades to get recognition it deserved.