The Thing (1982) | First Time Watching! | Movie REACTION!

[@pantlessreactions]

Came for the "no, don't shoot the dog" to "kill it with fire!"

[@maplenutsreact]

Hahaha

[@thesilverhedgehog]

And you weren't disappointed!😅

[@dallesamllhals9161]

Not a PETA member are we ;-)

[@Cookieboy70]

Every reactor goes through the same thing, and it's always fun to watch.

[@Blutteufel]

@@dallesamllhals9161 No decent person is...

[@lestatdelc]

It never fails. Every reactor to The Thing starts out "cute dog, I will be mad if it gets shot" in the beginning, which becomes "shot the fucking dog!!" some 20 mins. later.

[@Cookieboy70]

Yes lol! It's always fun to watch their slow, terrified realization.

[@hanng1242]

Looks like we have another KZbin reactor who owes those Norwegians an apology. If you want to explore more John Carpenter and Kurt Russell, watch "Big Trouble in Little China."

[@JusAn.P]

I always enjoy watching people see The Thing for the first time. It is a great example of a PERFECT film.

[@maplenutsreact]

It was so incredibly made... I just wanted it to keep going haha

[@DerekHarrison-ue9vv]

@@maplenutsreactSo glad you guys saw this classic which I saw when it first came out in 1982.John Carpenter at his absolute best(watch some of the fan trailers for the Thing as well as they’re really good).Films to watch ALIEN(Special Edition),ALIENS(Special Edition cut),George Romero’s ZOMBIES DAWN OF THE DEAD, THE EXORCIST (Special Edition), TERMINATOR,TERMINATOR 2:JUDGEMENT DAY,ROBOCOP,SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,,FULL METAL JACKET, BAND OF BROTHERS SERIES,THE PACIFIC SERIES, I could go on,but these have been very popular with reactors.ENJOY😸

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh wow, thank you so much for all of these recommendations!! @@DerekHarrison-ue9vv

[@theharrisonpeyton]

This movie still gives me the chills! One of my favorites!

[@gundamw3490]

So much fun😂🎉 Masterpiece ❤

[@Heegaherger]

A good Kurt Russel/John Carpenter team up on the lighter side is Big Trouble in Little China.

[@theaikidoka]

Garry's line "I'd rather not spend the rest of the winter TIED TO THIS COUCH!" always makes me laugh. He's so calm, and then just screams. After the tension of the blood-testing, it's a great lighter moment.

[@platinumspider7859]

missed a word

[@theaikidoka]

@@platinumspider7859 I was being nice, but yes, it's even funnier with the swear.

[@malloid]

One thing that always tickled me about Gary is that the actor - Donald Moffat - was big on TV at the time. He played "REM" in the TV series of Logan's Run.

[@omega311888]

loved that series! @@malloid

[@Mikey_Sea]

Or the spider head walking away..."you gotta be fucking kidding." 😂

[@paullanier3597]

The dog should have got an Acadamy award for best supporting actor.

[@lucianaromulus1408]

Phenomenal dog. I hope he lived a wonderful life, he deserved all the rubs, toys and floofy doggy beds for his skills. The other dogs were great too.

[@kinokind293]

Yeah, I'm always amazed at that dog's "acting".

[@86leewis]

​@@lucianaromulus1408he did, Jed, also the same dog from iron will I think it's called.

[@86leewis]

Walking down the hallway, there was a camera right there. The dog didn't even look at it. Right before it entered Norris room

[@bertpunkaficionado8357]

That “dog“ is Jed the wolf-dog (wolf and malamute). He was also in 3 Disney movies: the title character in White Fang 1 & 2, and Journey of Natty Gann (big role as well).

[@JasonHauser125]

"How the hell did they do that??" Exactly! This movie is over 40 years old and people still have that reaction to the gore effects.

[@cbmx1x1]

Not to mention that Rob Bottin was practically still a kid when he built that stuff.

[@lordmortarius538]

@@cbmx1x1 And he nearly killed himself from exhaustion with all the effort he put into his work.

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

@@cbmx1x1 I know, right? And the year before this he had worked on THE HOWLING.

[@RajeshJustaguy]

its one of my favourites.... I watched it about 20-30 years ago.. and was a fan... but at that time not many people i knew liked it... Im glad people get to watch it now and appreciate this amazing show.. the effects are just amazing

[@MrWestNileVirus]

The longer it takes for someone to feel suspicious about the "dog," the more satisfying the payoff when the reveal happens. You know it's a fantastic movie when, despite Jordan saying that he saw it long ago, he still experiences all the suspense and shock that Chandra experiences upon her first watch. I love this movie so much, so it's always a treat to see others experience it for the first time. I wish I could experience this film for the first time, again. Also, I don't know if anyone has mentioned it in the comments, but at the beginning, when the Norwegian is yelling at the Outpost 31 crew, he's saying in Norwegian "Get the hell away! That's not a dog, it's some sort of thing! It's imitating a dog, it isn't real! GET AWAY YOU IDIOTS!!"

[@shainewhite2781]

Best Sci Fi Horror Thriller Film Ever Made! When it was released in 1982, critics gave this movie negative reviews, calling it "Boring, Dull, and a Wretched excess." Roger Ebert gave it a 2/4 rating, "calling it "A great barf bag movie." It made $19 million dollars against a $15 million dollar budget. However it's gained a cult following overtime, being regarded as one of the best John Carpenter films ever made. The Dog Kennel Sequence was done by Oscar Winning VFX artist Stan Winston, after Rob Bottin fell ill with dehydration and a bleeding ulcer. Winston remained uncredited, but did receive "Special Thanks" at the end credits.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

Stan Winston actually refused to be credited, but Bottin wanted there to at least be a thank you for his help. The dog transformation scene was where Bottin ran into issues, and Winston came in to help. Bottin has since said that he actually wasn't dehydrated or anything like that, he was doing a lot of coke and other drugs and with the stress and short time he had left to get things done, he had to have help.

[@maplenutsreact]

I can't believe that!! What the heck were people thinking then!

[@maplenutsreact]

The dog transformation scene was something else... I could see needing a lot of extra help with something like that!@@My-Name-Isnt-Important

[@tigqc]

Yeah unfortunately for Carpenter, E.T. came out right around the same time. His film was mean and Spielberg's was cute so as you can imagine E.T. was the more popular of the two.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

@@tigqc The Thing came out about three weeks after ET, so it was bound to fail. Plus, 82 was a year with tons of releases of highly successful films. With the Thing being the only film that year, that was a bit of a shock to see in theaters. The practical effects are one of the films highlights, but I could also see that as an issue for audiences in 82. Poltergeist was really scary, but it still was a movie centered around a family.

[@theaikidoka]

One of the things that makes this movie great is something that you two pointed out - these characters are smart. Yes, they absolutely get stressed and make poor decisions out of paranoia, but they use their specialist knowledge and work together. They have quirks and irritate each other occasionally, but they aren't the stereotypical 'annoying teen' that you WANT to see get killed in a slasher horror movie. After all, these people have to spend months together in tight quarters, so they have to be fairly amiable and inter-connected. Therefore, when one of them dies, it means something.

[@VestinVestin]

Flogging a dead horse, but it's the exact opposite of, say, Prometheus, where in any given scene you have a character make the dumbest choice imaginable to progress the plot.

[@haroldcruz8550]

Once the alien went to their camp, they really stood no chance. I'd rather face the xenomorph than this alien.

[@fearlesswee5036]

@@haroldcruz8550 At least when you see a xenomorph, you know it's a xenomorph, and you can kill it with gunfire. With the Thing, you don't know who or what it might be until it's too late. And you have to kill every single microscopic cell to completely kill it. And there's a fan theory that the Thing could spread through the air, like just go full airborne virus or even create a swarm of insect-like creatures to infect everyone, but the sole reason it couldn't in this movie was because it was in the arctic, so anything too small would freeze due to not enough body heat. If you encounter the Thing in a warm climate? It's over.

[@kv1648]

Fun fact: Kurt Russell was unprepared for the force of the explosion when the Palmer-thing was blown up. His reaction and movements were 100% real because the blast was unexpectedly strong. It really knocked him back.

[@zandylovesrisk]

I believe I saw someone say he didn't know it really be piece of dynamite/explosive.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Since he says it's the first "week of winter" that actually sets the film in late June because the seasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere.

[@80smoviesfan]

List of favorite Kurt Russell movies 1. Big Trouble in Little China 2. The Thing 3. Overboard (1987) 4. Escape from New York 5. Stargate 6. Tombstone 7. Captain Ron 8. Backdraft 9. Tango & Cash About this movie Unused music composed for this film was later used by Ennio Morricone in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight (2015). Ironically, Morricone's Thing score was nominated for a Razzie for worst score, while his score for Hateful Eight won him an Oscar.

[@maplenutsreact]

Thank you so much for all of these recommendations!!

[@glennfitzroy4352]

I would add the movie Soldier to the list. @@maplenutsreact

[@dragonage2112]

@@glennfitzroy4352 I agree Soldier was a pretty solid film Kirk did a great job in that one. Good choice👍

[@spectralsymphony]

I'd add Breakdown, another of his with great tension

[@boqndimitrov8693]

I would definitely add Soldier to the list. Kurt does a great role, almost without speaking!

[@MrCageCat]

For YEARS I put off watching this film due to once seeing the dog scene when I was young and it freaking me out. Finally watched it completely in 2000 when I was 20 years old and since it's become a favourite of mine. Thanks for the reaction 👍

[@ericbrown1752]

Big Trouble in Little China is definitely carpenters most underrated best movie you gotta check it out

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Not underrated. It's been a cult classic since it came out.*

[@platinumspider7859]

@@hulkhatepunybanner A Cult Classic is by definition underrated.

[@bluestrike01]

I always like the way how we consider the Norwegian a berserk maniac at first but after witnessing the dog attack you it makes us think twice he wasnt so crazy after all

[@platinumspider7859]

Norwegian audiences were, unsurprisingly, spoiled about the dog.

[@bluestrike01]

@@platinumspider7859 True

[@torikazuki8701]

There's no way they could have known, but killing that last Norwegian was one of he dumbest things they did.

[@Insolent8]

Glad you guys liked it. The Thing is one of my favorite movies. Kurt Russell looking glorious, the effects, the set, the music. It's all great. In terms of other Kurt Russell/Carpenter movies, you should check out Escape from New York and Big Trouble in Little China.

[@maplenutsreact]

You're so right! Everything about this movie was soooo well done. And thank you for the recommendations!

[@theshakyproject2971]

"Those better be just tranquilizers." They're hollow point, armor piercing projectile hugs. :)

[@kalinmir]

hollow point projectiles are the opposite of armor piercing...

[@theshakyproject2971]

@@kalinmir You can't fire a hug from a gun either.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

Flow chart for The Thing - Norweigans first and their dog -> then Norris who had the heart attack (dog infects him) -> then Blair as he puts his pencil eraser in his mouth (dog infects him) -> then Bennings (Norweigan Thing infects him) -> then Palmer and the Doc (undisclosed... this is subjective because either Doc or Gary messed with the blood, so there had to have been a mixup when gathering samples) -> then Gary (Blair) -> Nauls undisclosed, Childs undisclosed (but he still had his earring which The Thing could not replicate), Mac undisclosed. The world IS then infected (by the rescue parties) as this is part of Carpenter's Apocalypse trilogy, an unrelated series of movies which each posits the theme that the world is doomed befor the first reel is shown. His other in this trilogy - In the Mouth of Madness with Sam Neill and Prince of Darkness which is the only film that has successfully married science and religion with Donald Plesance. Also you should do Big Trouble in Little China with Kurt Russell which is just so much fun, a magic, kung-fu, adventure, monster movie.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

The guy in the helicopter was yelling something like "It's not a real dog! It a thing! Get away!"

[@runear1]

"It imitates a dog! It's not real, idiots!"

[@godzillaprime]

Actually I believe it's "eyo, is that a bottle of JB? Can I have a sip? Why not? Goddamn you idiots" Source: am svedish

[@lordmortarius538]

Blair is the real hero here, he knew the danger after seeing the computer simulations, so he busted up the vehicles so no one could get away, and smashed up the databanks so that if the camp were found later, no one would dig further looking for 'the thing'. After he got locked in the tool shed though is when the Thing got him, you can tell because he's got a noose all ready in there, but he's just casually wanting to come back inside. Blair was gonna hang himself but the Thing got to him first.

[@Y_r_u491]

I love this just because of how well it shows they are intelligent but unprepared.

[@monsterkhan3414]

Possibly the greatest horror movie ever made. Great reaction!

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

The video game sequel that came out a few years ago is a great game...you even get to go through the remains of Outpost 31 and listen to some of MacReady's tapes!

[@esclad]

My Fav Kurt Russell/John Carpenter collab movie is "Big Trouble In Little China (1986)" :))

[@maplenutsreact]

It sounds like a lot of people love that movie! I really want to see it now!

[@MadcapMatt]

Have you seen The Fly with Jeff Goldblum? Excellent practical effects in that movie directed by David Chroneberg

[@wolfeflambe]

You can add Videodrome to that as another great Cronenberg film with mad body horror.

[@davidfausel9029]

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK 🙂

[@theshakyproject2971]

"We're chilly up here in Canada." Parts of the film were shot in Stewart, British Columbia. :)

[@roberthasse7862]

The idea of treating the blood as if it were a separate entity--hitting it with heat!--comes from the original novella "Who Goes There" by John W. Campbell. (This film was much closer to that original story than the 1951 version (yes, this was a remake!), which was just an actor in a baldhead cap wearing a jumpsuit.)

[@user-blob]

Insanely good sfx for its day. I love watching new reactions to this film and you guys didn’t disappoint.

[@maplenutsreact]

Awww thank you! ❤❤❤

[@GenghisDon1970]

Kurt Russel Movies for you: Big trouble in little China, Escape from NY, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Backdraft, Tango & Cash , Stargate, Hateful 8, Silkwood

[@madelinemitchell5102]

Overboard with his longtime partner Goldie Hawn 🎉❤😂love it !!

[@JNS1972]

EVERYONE who see this for the first time always says, "Don't shoot the dog!" And Jordan, bro, if you can shoot a moving animal from a moving helicopter, kudos to you bro, you are better than 99% of US Marine Snipers! That is NOT an easy task! Two of my favorite movies of all time, The Thing and Alien. I was 10 when I saw The Thing in the theaters and 9 when I saw Alien. My dad took me and I was in love! Love your channel!

[@torikazuki8701]

Yes, most viewers have no idea how hard it would be to shot a fairly quickly moving target from a Helicopter, even with a good rifle.

[@InfoRanker]

My all time favorite movie. I love everything about it.

[@johnhoblock5872]

I saw this when it first came out in 1982 as a recently turned 13 year old. My mind was so blown away by this because none of us had never seen anything like this before when it came to the effects. I was so blown away, that I went back the next day to see it again to make sure I actually saw what I saw...no lie. And a little trivia, when The Thing screams it's the screams of every lifeform it has ever imitated.

[@thedragonlee76]

Fun facts time...There are 2 alternative endings.1,one of the dogs survives,which is the Thing and stares at the burned camp and then runs off,which was the cable version because the cable network wanted the film to be 2 hours.2,McCready is rescued and is tested for the Thing and his blood is negative for the the Thing.

[@paulfeist]

I've seen the first variation... never seen (or even heard of!) the second one. Saw this movie on VHS one weekend with friends, and a it was the first variation... and a few days later saw a husky... and he was staring at me. Definitely creeped me out LOL!

[@thedragonlee76]

@paulfeist The second one...The footage was never released.I found out about it many years ago when I was looking at imdb.

[@boomieboo]

If this movie doesn't show you why practical effects are so important, nothing will. If you want to see a similar premise but if the thing reached civilization watch " Invasion of the Body Snatchers " (1978). To this day no movie has filled me with such dread and hopelessness. Other must react to horrors: " Rec " - harrowing POV horror about people quarantined in an apartment complex after a zombie outbreak (its American remake "Quarantine" is also good) " 28 Days Later " - my favorite horror of all time for the music score alone.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

I was just considering this morning whether or not The Thing (1982) was a Christmas movie. They have snow and beards and there's a surprise from the poles... Then I realized McReady said it was the first week of winter and in the Southern hemisphere winter starts in June! That's why there were no Christmas decorations.

[@paulfeist]

I still hear THAT SOUND in nightmares today... more than 40 years after I first saw this movie. I have seen an "edited for television" cut of this movie that shows one more scene after the "sitting in the burning camp" scene. It starts with a shot of the burnt out camp in the morning, from the top of the hill... then, a dog lopes up to the top of the hill... in front of the camera.... he stops. Looks back at the burnt out camp... then lopes over the other side of the hill... out of sight. I've never looked at Huskies the same after this movie! This movie was right at the VERY PEAK of practical effects... Not long after this, more advanced on-film and computer effects started taking over. THESE were the real masters of practical effects.

[@paulfeist]

PS... Soldier and Captain Ron are both GREAT Kurt Russel movies! So are the rest others have mentioned but those two are some under-appreciated favorites.

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

True story--back in the 1980s after this film had come out and I had seen it I was cleaning show from the front steps and...this dog that looked just like the dog from THE THING walks up to me, sniffs me and walks away. Scared the s#@t out of me and I've never forgotten it!

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Best horror film of all time to me, and a top 25 science fiction film of all time. Damn shame ike so many great one's John Carpenter will never get the credit for so many legendary films until he is passed away sadly

[@julianmarco4185]

Fans of the movie suspect that the end is meant to leave you guessing if Childs is a Thing or not. There are several clues that point to him being a Thing (Different jacket, conveniently left the camp for a long time even though the camp was burning he didn't show up, and that he takes the bottle from MacReady without fearing that he might habe been infected)

[@Hal2718]

Or perhaps it was Mcready who was the thing. He suggested waiting in the cold for a while to see what happens then infects Childs with the drink.

[@robertmills8640]

I think neither are the Thing. MacCready's little laugh at the end shows that he knows he's won.

[@Mickey-1994]

@@robertmills8640 I feel the same way, they're not infected but clearly going to die from the cold.

[@luckypunfire6263]

Also, Childs's breath doesn't come out as fog the same way that MacReady's does.

[@88feji]

@@luckypunfire6263 Yup, Childs lack of fogging when he talks suggests that he's either not breathing or he's not warm blooded ... probably taken over by alien ....

[@CoopyKat]

12:40 Are you two geniuses? How did you figure out 27,000 hours is around 3 years so fast?? 🧐😎

[@hissatsu4937]

back in the day when they knew how to make practical effects look amazing

[@threadfall100]

What happened with the prequel still pains me. The practical WIP shots looked so promising before they were just buried under the most bog standard cgi

[@hissatsu4937]

@@threadfall100 Yeah they jumped on the cgi train on that one, sadly. I still think the movie itself wasn't too bad tho. But yeah..definitely not anywhere on the same level as the original.

[@RealBLAlley]

@@threadfall100 That and the dumbed down script.

[@markc.7984]

There is a short story, written more recently, that is a kind of sequel to this movie, told from the Thing's perspective. It's very well written, is a fascinating read, and ties up various ends from the movie. I recommend it to anyone who has just watched The Thing for the first time and wants to know more.

[@anenemyanemone4923]

It's called "The Things" by Peter Watts.

[@Edward-6909]

Also some 80s comics of the thing ,that give perspective of the person infected by the thing & boy is it really terrifying ,you don't know when it happens it erases the memory of assimilation until it feeds strikes again while the host is consciously experiencing the whole thing .truly terrifying .

[@markc.7984]

*Spoilers* I am convinced that when they lock Blair in the tool shed he is still human but infected (probably from putting the end of that damn pencil in his mouth), and he hangs the noose to kill himself when he can feel it happening (he probably has no way to signal the others from there) - but before he can follow through with it, the Thing has taken him over enough to now want to survive and "come back inside." Unlike the other infected ones, it's interesting to see this before-and-after of his assimilation.@@Edward-6909

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

@@Edward-6909 That must've been the Dark Horse Comics from the 1990s--and yep, they were all great reads.

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

Don't forget the original short story that the film was based on--the 1938 story "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell.

[@spikeinmadness5005]

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is the must watch Kurt Russell movie. Other Russell movies: Overboard, Soldier, Escape from New York, Escape from L.A., Tombstone, Stargate, Dark Blue, just to name some of my favorites. lol

[@DavidAugustine-lc4cj]

Michael Jackson saw this Movie and immediately asked Director John Carpenter to direct his 12 min historic Thriller Video! With all the special effects! 😮

[@yourdashingheroidol7909]

First time seeing your content. I am so glad that you both seemed to love this movie! This is one of my favorite films of all time and John Carpenter's best work, in my opinion! The Thing is one of very few films that is just about perfect, because everything about it works and all these things support each other to make this as entertaining possible! The funny thing is that everyone debates what they think happened after the fade to black and ppl argue over who was the thing and when etc. Reading these different theories led me to you. I have still never seen ANYONE get it right and none of the opinions line up w/mine! The craziest part it the fact that all of the answers are right on the screen and Carpenter shows the viewer everything they need to know ....and everyone walks right into his misdirection and/or what they choose to believe! Discovering the answers or finally correlating things that you hadn't pieced together even in multiple previous viewings, only add to this being a very unique film that is truly one of a kind!

[@ivanbutenko8778]

Аниматроника, спецэффекты от Rob Bottin and Stan Winston😊

[@dallesamllhals9161]

2:36 OH NOES! DO SOMETHING PETA!!! (..unless PETA = Alien) 2:40 But you are ♂- from a flying machine 😛

[@wadimir]

Overboard 1987 - romantic comedy, starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell

[@DoktorStrangelove]

4:52 "Oohooh, that's gnarly..." Yeah, just wait about 25 minutes...

[@sandrabeaumont9161]

You should checkout the 'Hellraiser Trilogy', by Clive Barker. A supernatural horror franchise. Amazing sets and makeup and incredibly gory. It will make you sleep with the lights on. Not that they will help you. lol another one to react to is The Shining.

[@Eluzian86]

Fun Fact: The destruction of their camp was filmed first, and then the destroyed set was used as the aftermath for the Norwegian camp.

[@philshorten3221]

Underrated Kurt Russell "Soldier"

[@paulfeist]

A great one for someone to react to, too... They don't have to worry about talking over dialog, since there are long stretches without dialog!

[@movieman1556]

Seriously, what's the point of doing a reaction video if one of you have already seen it???? Kinda kills the fun for the viewers. Just show films you have never seen!!

[@Mulder-Scully]

Please do Big Trouble in Little China if you like Kurt Russell.

[@boqndimitrov8693]

if you want to know what happened to the norwegians, watch the prequel.starring mary elizabeth winstead.

[@stephenniehaus8635]

One of the best reactions, guys

[@maplenutsreact]

Awww thank you! ❤❤❤

[@vernmeyerotto255]

Kurt Russell? Definitely, Escape from New York.

[@anthonygibbs-gv7qp]

Great reactions guys please watch John carpenters big trouble in little China with kurt Russell its an fun movie And also watch john carpenters escape from new York wirh kurt Russell its a cult classic so please give them both a watch u will kove them

[@RichardHead23]

This film is one of the all time sci-fi horror classics ,,,, The Thing, Alien/s, Predator, Predator II, Species, Species II, Robocop, Abyss, Starship Troopers, Deep Rising, Dark City, The Blob, Invasion of the Bodysnatchers,,,,,, Did I miss any , let me know of any others ....

[@WilliamTheUnkownShoutout]

@RichardHead23 hello there my friend hello anyway Jaws (1975) and Alligator (1980) and Tremors (1990) and Pumpkinhead (1988) and Child's Play (1988) and The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2 Judgement Day (1991) as well:).

[@RichardHead23]

@@WilliamTheUnkownShoutout ,,,, WTF ,,, how did I forget Terminator 1 & 2 ...... I'm so ashamed ...

[@Yora21]

The great thing that makes the mystery of the monster work is that they never really figure out how it behaves. They have some guesses, but those are never confirmed. And most importantly, even though it's called The Thing and they often talk about The Thing, one of the first things that is established about it is that it can multiply. There was the burned thing from the Norwegian camp, but also the dog thing that had part of it climb out through the ceiling while another part was burned. That makes it pretty much impossible to really tell who might have been replaced at what point.

[@xensonar9652]

I recommend Stargate if you want another Kurt Russell movie to react to.

[@bahhab9361]

i eally really want to watch this, best movie every made...but lets see how long till soiboi comes out 7:24 hahahahaha it should be a science now, how much does it take to do the face and under what conditions, it should be studdied

[@scottosborne2915]

no me i would never say to watch this no no i like angels and fairies and cute things with pink spots lol i would sooner watch 1990s it than watch the thing btw i have a fear of clownes and that says it all but i think you would enjoy ( critters ) if you not seen

[@pickmeasinner]

Watching the innocence be ripped away from some of the people I've watched react to the thing is a great pastime, but i don't think I've ever seen anyones eyes widen as much this girls! Gave me a real chuckle lol

[@brandonflorida1092]

Fun reaction. Thanks. Since you asked for movie recommendations, here are a few movies that I love: "Contact," "Deja Vu," "Forbidden Planet," "Frequency," "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," "The Green Mile," "Highlander," "North by Northwest," "Once Upon a Time in the West," "The Pink Panther," "Psycho," "Rear Window," "The Right Stuff," "Some Like it Hot," "Vertigo," "Zero Dark Thirty"

[@user-blob]

Second Green mile and Some like it Hot.

[@xaxuelx7987]

Watched this with bunch of teens recently and they about leaped over the sofa... they could not believe this was not CGI... I had fun watching their reactions.

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

That happened when I showed this and JAWS to my niece. She loves both films now.

[@sonnieandjacob]

I have long hair and a beard and those vuarnet sunglasses because kurt russel

[@chriscypert8616]

You ever try shooting a moving target from a helicopter? It’s not easy.

[@miguelvelez7221]

Also, in retrospect, those guys in the chopper shooting had JUST been through the exact same thing as the guys in the American camp were about to go through. Probably sleepless, paranoid, having just barely left their camp alive... Yeah, we should forgive some missed shots.

[@maplenutsreact]

Ooooh yes, I hadn't even considered that!@@miguelvelez7221

[@maplenutsreact]

Hahaha I'd probably shoot the helicopter by accident.

[@miguelvelez7221]

@@maplenutsreact That's for sure a rewatch "ah-ha" moment. Second time a lot of things with implications come into focus.

[@KrazyKat007]

“Edward Scissorhands” (1990) Perfect winter movie! It’s literally the story of where snow comes from.

[@maplenutsreact]

That sounds so interesting!!

[@d.-_-.b]

Thinking of being snowed in, I recommend Misery (1990)

[@OrphanCrippler69bb]

You guy's need to do more horror reactions, there great :)

[@JNS1972]

The goriest movie ever made is called Dead Alive!

[@benforwho]

Before cgi. Either it looks awesome or so damn real. My vote is back to non cgi effects.

[@Rick_Cleland]

New movies keep saying they're going to use practical effects again and then end up using CGI. Did you see what they did with the prequel to this movie in 2011.

[@tonysmith5504]

I watched the thing when I was like 10 years old that head sprouting legs after the defibrillator chest teeth freaked me out big time

[@RajeshJustaguy]

Girls : EWWWW...... yuck..... eeeee Guys: This is sooo cool!

[@johnniekight1879]

There is a pre-quell about the Norwegian base. Great practical effects. Right up there with "American Werewolf In London".

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Do not watch that movie. It's just a duplicate of this movie with none of the suspense and an unconvincing monster.* Watch _The Thing from Another World_ (1951). It's conceptually advanced for the 1950s. NO SPOILERS.

[@platinumspider7859]

? That movie doesn't use practical, just CGI. All the practical they were planning was cut.

[@denisevans213]

@@hulkhatepunybanner 100% - Plus, as our Maplenuts pointed out, THIS classic is about generally intelligent decision making - the prequel pretty much IS based around stupid decision after stupid decision made by supposedly intelligent characters, purely as plot contrivances, and is incredibly frustrating as a result... Such a waste TBH - almost a 'teen slasher level of character stupidity' movie, with 'The Thing' slapped on it... I will say though, that some of the effects, although CGI, were very well done...

[@angelavalentino5146]

This is the kind of movie you have to watch more than once to catch all the clues. Go back and count how many individual pieces of “The Thing” are present at one time. (As soon as the “dog” showed up, they were all dead, they just know it).

[@sociallyferal4237]

I always consider Norris (the doctors arm biter) as being the first one the Thing took over. If only because his haircut seems to be the only one to look like the shadow when the dogo walks into the room. . .

[@maplenutsreact]

Ooooo Good eye. I definitely didn't catch that

[@januzi2]

Why do they have the flame thrower at the research station? "Soldier" from 1998 was pretty great.

[@LastEuropaKiss]

To melt ice, there's a lot in Antarctica lol.

[@malloid]

Been waiting for this one for a while... Time to watch Jordan and Chandra get grossed-out! EDIT: Great reaction - glad you liked it! It's an absolute classic with some of the best practical effects of all time. Great cast; hilarious dark humour; Ennio Morricone music - totally gripping. Gets better every time I watch it, and I must've seen it over a hundred times... There's a 2011 prequel that shows what happens in the Norwegian camp. It's not as good as this, but it still worth a watch. As for Kurt Russell - he did two more great films with John Carpenter. Escape From New York is a gritty sci-fi classic - well worth a watch. Big Trouble In Little China is also great fun, but is more of a light-hearted fantasy/comedy.

[@maplenutsreact]

Hahaha and boy did we get grossed out! Thank you for all these recommendations!

[@forwardghost_]

13:57 WOAH YANKEE WITH NO BRIM

[@jemal999]

5:31 nervous laughter...

[@myproject13ttt]

Once again, all special affects man made no CGI whatsoever.

[@myproject13ttt]

I'm going to have nightmares because of that noise 😬 Well said😮

[@jeomemo]

You guys are really genuine, awesome reaction.

[@allstarscope]

Kurt Russel you wanna check out Backdraft, Overboard, Bone Tomahawk, Soldier, Tombstone, Breakdown, Executive decision, escape from new york, the hateful eight

[@snowdog_studios]

Escape from NY and Tombstone are two of my fav Kurt films. Also you guys would like The Prestige, Seven, Identity, Memento, The Sixth Sense...all good movies that get resolved at the end with some good surprises.

[@maplenutsreact]

Oh awesome! Thank you so much for all of these! ❤

[@anenemyanemone4923]

The Prestige is such a great movie. I'd love to see them react to that.

[@RajeshJustaguy]

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA IS A MUST

[@abinadvd]

Carpenter "said", "You want to see horor ? I will show all you don't like." For example : human cuting their thumb, human trying to kill a gentle dog , the monster killing... Big problem since start, presentation of characters at same time. Why strangers are ready to die to kill a dog, it is not usual. (Let them kill the dog and ask questions after, big mistake...) Always simple and direct. In another film you had seen, there is some dogs on the base ands they are gentle. Here , it is "Clark , put that dog with the other.". You understand they have dogs, nothing else is necessary. We don't care about character's life. They are on south pole and make their "boring" job. Suddenly, they have a BIG problem : survy and save the world.

[@Sheer_Kold]

John Carpenter & Kurt Russell...i recommend Escape from New York and Big Trouble in Little China...the best of both worlds. Superb reaction! 👍🏻

[@maplenutsreact]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@fatalcode4996]

Probably "the thing" isn't the owner of the spaceship, the aliens (owners) were all killed/assimilated from "the thing" a parasite and I think They didn't land but they crashed on earth.

[@phohead]

Kurt Russell - Tombstone(1993), Grindhouse(2007), The hatefull Eight(2015)

[@user-df3jq5tr8c]

Kurt Russel. Tango and Cash. Soldier. Stargate and Tombstone. Awesome KR movies.

[@joerenaud8292]

As other recommendations of Kurt Russel and John Carpenter movies go I'd suggest, "Overboard", "Prince of Darkness", "Escape from New York", and "Big Trouble in Little China".

[@ChrisReise]

1:01 Another John Carpenter/Kurt Russell collaboration you'd enjoy is "Escape From New York".

[@gorankopcic7827]

I don't understand. You are watching The thing! Masterpeace in SF horror, and you are LAUGHING??? Why? What's so funny in this movie?? I'm a movie collector for almost 40 years now, I've seen The thing for a 50 times, at least, and I NEVER LAUGH!! Go to watch Barbie, guys, this movie is simply not for you...

[@ChrisReise]

6:04 I would also recommend the lesser successful prequel (Also called "The Thing") from 2011 starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead. It shows how all of THIS happened.

[@Bodneyblue]

Such a great movie which still holds up today..Imagine watching it when it first came out...(Which I did)..So good...For more great effects.."The Fly" 1986..Jeff Goldblum..And for a best zombie movie I've ever seen.. with heartbreak..the South Korean movie.."Train To Busan".

[@Seannyboy70]

OVERBOARD!!!! Classic Kurt Russell Goldie Hawn