THE THING (1982) FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!

[@Scratchyjackscratch]

Notice no CGI , all practical special effects, and some animatronics

[@TheHulk2008]

Rob Bottin who did the creature effects worked himself sick on set he suffered from severe dehydration and body aches. Rob said we did things we had never had been done with the visual effects at that time. He said fuck yes I would do it all again.

[@jeremiahrose4681]

My favorite Horror movie ever, saw this when it first was released on VHS at 10 years old or so, my older cousin rented it. Loved it, still do.

[@Broom-SSN]

An amazing film. I'm so happy you got to experience it cold. The atmosphere, the sound design, the script, the acting, the direction, the practical effects. Its a master class.

[@jessebatres6895]

It truly is special! I randomly start thinking about it and immediately so many questions come to mind, which makes it that much more captivating! Thanks for watching and commenting! :)

[@mattsnyderARTIST]

The fact that this film is still impressive on so many levels over 40 years later says a lot about the story-acting-directing-sound-design- special effects

[@80Jay71]

Blair got infected some time after he was put in the shed. Before that he just wanted to keep the Thing isolated from the outside world.

[@jessebatres6895]

I'm glad that there's never really been an exact answer and that Carpenter has decided to let the audience have their own interpretation of the order the characters were assimilated. I lean towards Blair being infected afterwards as well, but sometimes I think "What if the Thing just wanted the group to isolate it, so that it could work in the shadows and behind the scenes". I know it's not likely because it would've risked getting killed but just something I've thought about.

[@ptsteelers]

@@jessebatres6895 Look at the color coat that Childs is wearing at the 29:47 mark and then look at the color of the coat he is wearing at the end ;) The Thing destroys clothing. He needed a different coat after taking over Childs.

[@manicmidwife]

@80Jay71 not necessarily, though I did think like you do. It makes sense for him to be separated so he can work on the saucer, but by isolating the camp he is more likely to take everyone over. Also, he is wearing different clothes in the radio room to what he was wearing in the lab. You'd presume he'd be getting to work on the sabotage, so why change?

[@80Jay71]

@@manicmidwife Perhaps a point, but why would he explain to the others why he was trashing the place? He actually gave The Thing away! "It wanted to be UUUS!"

[@emsleywyatt3400]

23:50 Funny little bit here. Nauls comes back and says he thinks Mac is a Thing. Norris and Palmer (who are both Things at this point) give each other puzzled looks, like, I didn't do it, did you do it?

[@findlestick]

I think the director gives us a clue to the ending when Mac says to the group something like “If I was the only human and you were all one of those things, you would all attack me right now, which means that some of you are still human.” If you apply that same logic to the end of the film where it’s just Mac and Childs alone, what are the logical conclusions…?

[@DrJohnnyFever.]

"He's my friend." "We gotta burn the rest of him." Brutal.

[@binkytube]

Great reaction! Glad I found your channel.

[@80Jay71]

Carpenter had the cast spend a week together isolated from the outside world just to let them get into character before filming. Just a great LARP..

[@jessebatres6895]

He definitely made a great choice by doing that. It felt like these guys had been hanging around each other for a while and it felt so natural how some were friendly with each other, passive, or even annoyed at times.

[@calanor4130]

As I can't see any other comment mentioning it: the dog was Jed, who actually was a wolf-Alaskan Malamute hybrid. He also starred in "White Fang". Thanks for checking out this iconic film!

[@fireidar]

The keys and the blood is easily explained. When Windows was with Bennings in the storage room you hear them talking and Bennings tells Windows to "get the keys from Gary." Windows leaves and when he returns to see Bennings you hear something fall. This is Windows DROPPING THE KEYS. It was made purposely loud so people would hear it. This means 'The Thing' just had to take the keys from the floor, unlock the fridge, destroy the blood and go join the group. In fact if you watch the scene outside you'll see SOMEONE arriving a little later than the others.....Also, McCready is\was Army, as was Blair.

[@Broom-SSN]

Side note, I love Kurt Russel also. I've literally been watching him my whole life. The first time I saw him, it was in a guest role on the iconic sitcom "Gilligan's Island" in a 1970's rerun of a 1965 episode "Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy"

[@jessebatres6895]

True! He just has an awesome presence that jumps through the screen.

[@tommc3622]

The fact that 40+ years later people are still debating who was infected when, and who (if either) was a thing at the end of the film, speaks to it's brilliance in creating distrust and isolation. ... Where most people miss the forest for the trees, is that it doesn't matter. It's the first G** Damn week of winter. When the rescue/investigative teams (from Norway and the US) finally arrive, they WILL find cellular remains of The Thing. ... Then the world has 72,000 hours left. ... It's the end of the world no matter who is or isn't a thing.

[@jessebatres6895]

It's an amazing film from start to finish that kept me at the edge of my seat. I've read more about the film and I can't believe that initially it was just looked at as some forgettable film with a poor reception. You're right, it doesn't matter if either of them was The Thing or not, there's definitely some cells of it somewhere on that site just waiting for its next host.

[@DrJohnnyFever.]

Favorite movie of all time. Nice to see young people appreciate it.

[@wentshow]

Getting lost in the storm: In Antarctica, they have whiteouts: snowstorms so dense you can get lost ten feet from your door. They couldn't depict here, but that's why having a lifeline between each other was so important, and why Nulls cutting Mac loose was practically killing him.

[@gswithen]

It is curious that the dog was alone with Clark for such a long time and still did not infect him. Blair didn't get infected until a Thing opened up his locked door from the outside. He was trying to protect humanity by limiting the transportation out of there. Brilliant film. Saw it in the theaters in 82 when I was 15.

[@jessebatres6895]

I know right! He would've been at the top of my list if I was in the group. It makes it kind of tragic how he really was still human, and just made a bad move to try and blind side MacReady. I love dogs and so he was automatically on my good side because of how much he loved his babies and it broke his heart to see when they were being killed. AH! I bet it was awesome to see this on the big screen! It's so crazy to think how this film was a box office and critical failure at first. I think of all my reactions, I probably think about this film the most since it raises so many questions

[@gswithen]

I never even realized this was a box office flop when it came out. I just watched tons of films around that time and I was deep into special effects. There is a great magazine called Cinefantastique with a massive article all about this movie and Ron Bottin's brilliant FX work.

[@lisamaitland157]

Blair was infected by the Dog thing that went through the lower ceiling into his room. You will notice Blair is missing from the Dog transformation. Now some claim it was when he put some of the thing cells in his mouth\lip area, from the back end of the pencil he had. .If Blair was infected by Palmer he would not need to build a ship he has the know how to fly a helicopter. The Dog thing creature, has the know how of the spaceship, but not the chopper. Blair was digging that hole when the snow machines still worked. Other wise we would see snow piles inside the shed each visit out there. It wasn't till he started making sure no one could leave but himself, that he took all the parts off the equipment, and then smashes them more. With his hole already dug during the first storm to hide his movements, everyone else thinks he locked himself in his room. (Blair in the shed) Fuchs saw Palmer go by his door, at this time Palmer had Mac's cloths in hand. To get away from Fuchs Palmer drops the clothing and waits. Palmer at this time has the flamethrower, as we see when he comes back in. It was Palmer that burnt Fuchs. The rumor to why burning him is that Fuchs was figuring out a way to kill it by injection. He had beakers of liquid. and in them working on a cure\vaccine. After burning Fuchs, Palmer plants Macs clothing in his furnace and leaves the light on. Palmer releases Blair, because Blair needs one more component. "he needs a power-source, the Generator." Child's story about seeing Blair is Bs, because we know Palmer released him a while ago. Blair was inside already, maybe got in from the broken window from Bennings . We see scuffle marks in the snow on the ground in a 2 second camera pan. We also see a new jacket is missing off the wall. We also see Child's stumbling after Blair's most likely infection attack. Just as Child's is outside Blair pulls the power. If Blair is inside pulling the power while Child's is outside, how did Child's see Blair outside? Child's did see Blair right when he attacked him, and that's all the creature will remember to say. Child's doesn't care to ask about the rest of the men to Mac. Fun Fact about the ending is Mac's shack is not destroyed, it's how he got that bottle and his blanket. One thing is certain he has to kill Child's, he can't allow him to be alone with him in his shack.

[@wentshow]

The scene with Blair on the computer did not really happen. Notice his expression never changes from the scene before. That scene was what he was thinking. Computers then didn't have near the capability to answer plain speech. It took me decades to figure this out.

[@wentshow]

Helicopters don't have a lot of range. I'm in the minority who thinks that Blair didn't get infected until late. That "thing" we saw at the end, that's what built the ship and then tunneled up and infected Blair. He said he was hearing noises, and if he were building the ship, he wouldn't have begged to come inside.

[@wentshow]

I think the beaker had acid in it. He reaches for it when Mac comes in the way someone would reach for a gun.

[@lisamaitland157]

@@wentshow Our heavy medical choppers can go 300 to 350 miles before refueling. Stripped down chopper loaded with fuel would go much further. Maintaining a certain speed with no change gives you slightly better millage. These choppers in the base were not designed for heavy transport. So i would assume their supplies are dropped by a large cargo plane. most snow cats can do 25pmh and depending on back fuel tank amount can travel long distances. The choppers in cold ares are piston-powered helicopters.. You can get 7-12miles per gallon. Most choppers hold 180 to 200 gallons. Piston choppers are around 200 for long distance. They burn between 17-24 gallons per hour. allowing near a 410+ miles per tank. So Blair got unlucky being converted by the Dog first. lol But gained super tech, due to the dog creature was converted by the Thing that took over the engineer and pilot of the ship. What i find weird is the only time we ever get evidence of 1 creature helping the other was Palmer releases Blair.

[@lisamaitland157]

@@wentshow He said he hears strange things outside, and he would be right. He heard Palmer and maybe Fuchs when he screamed or yelled. Other then that, the floor board was removed from inside the room to get below, its why we see stairs even made. Blair's comment about It Ain't Fuchs is to distract Mac Ready. Blair knows Fuchs is dead already. To placate Mac, he said i here strange things outside. Earlier Blair want's to get people to distrust Clark, because he knows he's human. When i saw the movie the first time, this comment made me know he was the thing. Going back and looking at the camp map and knowing the Dog kennel is under Blair's room just re-enforced it.

[@joeyotti7652]

Norris had a heart problem which the Thing copied, but it couldn’t copy his pacemaker, that’s why it had a heart attack.

[@orangewarm1]

Damn, that's some high level deduction! I've got one for you: windows dropped the keys to blood storage.

[@joeyotti7652]

@@orangewarm1 Was Blair the one who picked them up? As a doctor he would have known the blood test would be the first thought the other doctors had. Did he turn that early?

[@orangewarm1]

Plus i think Blair may have got infected at the autopsy, when he put the pencil into his mouth. How else if he was locked in the shed?

[@jessebatres6895]

Wow! Great catch! I'm going to do some research to capture all the possible signs after I watch the 2011 version.

[@jessebatres6895]

That would make sense. It would line up with the Thing being strategic and putting on an act so that the others could lock him up alone and staying away from the group. A little of "out of sight out of mind". But it would've been a huge risk because they could've just killed him.

[@brandonflorida1092]

This is a fun reaction. You're a natural. I hope you do more movies. This story started out in 1938 as a science fiction novella called "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell Jr. Campbell was a very interesting guy who was primarily an editor of a sci-fi magazine, but would occasionally write a story himself. He's popularly considered to have given science fiction a boost in the world by imposing standards on it. It then materialized as a 1951 movie called "The Thing From Another World." In those days, they had little in the way of special effects, so had to drop the whole shape shifter angle. It was nonetheless a great movie and Carpenter loved it, so he decided to try to make a more faithful version of the story, which is this. This movie is sort of the pinnacle of practical effects.

[@tommc3622]

I own the Novella. Carpenter's film is actually very faithful to the 1938 source material. Campell's story still blows my mind. The concept of an alien organism that functions as it does at a cellular level, to replicate it's host... it feels like a fresh idea in 2024. This was 1938. 🤯🤯🤯

[@disturbed1013]

"I got my dog just outside the door... So I can feel at peace..." - yeah, not with THiS movie 😂 Also, a lot of people say Childs excuse is bs, but they had to use a rope to find thier way to Mac's shack and to the tool shed after the storm started, so it does make sense he got lost, then saw the explosion and found his way back. Also, they weren't sleeping for a couple of days or more, always were on edge, it does make sense he though he saw Blair and went to find his hallusination. And also, the things aren't infected people, those are imitations. The thing kills them, absorbs them, then creates an imitaion from the mass it digested.

[@jessebatres6895]

Lol! You got that right. I looked at both of them with a side eye right after the movie was over. And you're right about Childs, and that would fit his character because he's more reactionary and impulsive so he would probably go right after Blair or his hallucination of Blair because in his mind it would be like "There he is I HAVE TO neutralize the threat!". If only they would've had a petri dish handy to do the test again at the end, but I think they were both just done and thinking what's the point. Neither gets anything out of it at that point even if Childs is the Thing or not, they were both like "Meh we're done with this fight".

[@disturbed1013]

@@jessebatres6895 Watch Carpenter's "Big trouble in little China" very interesting and fun movie. And if you're interested in more stuff about "The Thing", read (or listen to an audiobook) the novella it was based on, "Who goes there?" By John W. Campbell (1938). It's short and interesting. Gives more insight.

[@RajeshJustaguy]

When the doc said.. I dont know know it's probably nothing... He was already suspicious and just wanted to say its nothing to not raise any alarm...

[@jessebatres6895]

I love that moment! It's insane how the smallest piece dialogue can be so unsettling and eerie!

[@grigoriorifiel]

When the thing was in with the dogs, part of it escaped through the roof. I always thought that maybe that part of the thing was hiding in the storage shed when they put Blair out there, and that's how he was infected. I don't think Blair was infected before that.

[@garbageday587]

Blair knew he was about to become a thing that's why we could see a noose in the shed. He tried to kill himself before it could get to him. He didn't succeed though.

[@ajalvarez3111]

No part of the Thing escaped through the roof. Watch again and more carefully.

[@grigoriorifiel]

@@ajalvarez3111 Are you even serious? I have probably watched it more times than you, and it does. It's obvious if you have watched it at all. It shows the arms punch a hole in the roof, then it flashes to the men with the Thing in the periphery, and shows a part of it rising up? What more do you need, how have you not seen that? Do you also think it ends in a mystery of what happens to the two survivors? They froze to death. It does show Child's breath and if one of the last two were the thing, it would have just attacked the other.

[@Instantphojo]

@@grigoriorifiel you’re right.

[@jacobsheber6803]

If you watch carefully you can see it fall from the ceiling

[@emsleywyatt3400]

Great question about Blair's computer program. Haven't seen another reactor pick up on that one.

[@Pntngbrn]

He's got his dogs outside in case he gets scared😂😀😀😀

[@jessebatres6895]

Yeah it was an interesting walk past them after the movie lol!

[@TheHulk2008]

15:42 best alien scream in movie history

[@ericnordstrom4335]

A bit of trivia about this movie. It was all made in Canada where I live but not in this area. The Norwegian camp was actually the American camp after they had blown it up. The budget was tight so it was easier to reverse the camps on film.

[@felixmendaros5425]

Even 42 years later it's still hard to watch them cut themselves.

[@colinafobe2152]

man you HAVE to watch Halloween it is a must

[@joerenaud8292]

Director John Carpenter said he thought he made it obvious who was the thing at the end of the movie because Mac Ready had mist coming out of his mouth but Childs had nothing coming out of his mouth while in conversation between them.

[@spencertucker2902]

Not true. If that was the case, why did Bennings have vapor when he transformed? . The breath was a lighting issue only. That’s been explained repeatedly. There is no answer to any of the two being g a thing. ( there is a video game adaptation that says both are human, but not sure if it’s canon or not) . Most recently, Carpenter said he could not discuss the ending because there is still a possibility for a direct sequel.

[@flankerpraha]

As stated above Carpenter never said that. Not to mention that if Childs was the thing he could easily kill MacReady with a flamethrower.

[@jessebatres6895]

I saw this as a theory and gravitated towards it at first, but I'm starting to think John Carpenter would probably try everything he can to make it impossible for us to find out of Childs was a Thing. The mist not coming out of his mouth might've even completely gone over Carpenter's head, perhaps Keith David was on a different set (different temp environment) and Carpenter completely missed it.

[@Lorena75257]

Pienso que Childs es la cosa porque la música ominosa comienza cuando lo enfocan a él en la parte final. McReady lo sabe, le da el alcohol como lo hizo con la máquina de ajedrez que lo venció al comienzo.

[@Syberjunkie1]

When you said you felt more comfortable having your dogs near you while you were watching the movie, I felt you would regret those words, especially when you said it was part husky.

[@AW-yj6md]

Blair was infected after he touched the dog carcass with the eraser on his pencil, and then, absent-mindedly touched the same tip of the eraser to his bottom lip, as he was explaining to the others his theory on what had just happened with the dog transformation,...there's a possibility also that he could've had a cut somewhere, the gloves he used only barely covering his thick wrists, would've been nice if he had some gloves like Laura Derns' character had in first Jurassic Park movie, when she was examining that dinosaur, same gloves I think vets use when they examine cows, they go all the way almost to the shoulder,. he was still his human self, not completely taken over when he busted all the equipment up, to keep everyone there,..the others, its still to this day hard for me to figure out when they were exposed,.and its funny,..you lol, mentioned, that McCready hadn't anything other than liquor to drink during the whole movie,..and when I first saw this back in the day,..in theater, was as surprised as anyone when it was revealed that Palmer was a thing,..he was smoking weed the entire time during the movie too,..I mean, the thing can really pull off the disguise, the pretend, if it can still carry on as the human would, drinking, or getting high,..or as someone said in comments some months ago, Norris maybe having a pre-existing medical condition, and Norris thing copied him so well, it copied the medical condition as well,..so glad you enjoyed, so enjoyed watching you experience this masterpiece,...Godspeed, Peace ✌

[@jacobsheber6803]

That doesn't make sense because all the cells on the dog thing were dead. Split face still had cellular activity, not the dog thing

[@giggitygiggity8391]

Excellent reaction. Subbed. 👍🤙

[@jessebatres6895]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction!! :)

[@tireshredderjoe8894]

Excellent awesome review!

[@wentshow]

Why does Mac chuckle when Childs drinks from the bottle?

[@21stcenturyhiphop]

Blair was the Thing early-on, and was the first person infected.

[@jessebatres6895]

I've considered this as well. A tactical genius play to get himself isolated but still couldn't come out on top in the end.

[@21stcenturyhiphop]

@@jessebatres6895 It actually explains most of the mystery of the film, because we don't really see it from one pov, but Blair is repeatedly said to be missing throughout the film, until he freaks out in the radio room. He sabotages the blood, plants the clothes, and is the man Fuchs sees outside when he kills himself. Fuchs would know Blair was an imitation, and set himself on fire, because Blair's supposed to be locked up, but isn't.

[@jacobsheber6803]

That doesn't make any sense though

[@21stcenturyhiphop]

@@jacobsheber6803 The producer of the film confirmed it.

[@CherylHughes-ts9jz]

🎉Top five best horror flicks😮

[@felixmendaros5425]

Kurt Russell is always cool because God has his favorites.

[@jessebatres6895]

Lol! I agree. Some were just blessed and destined to become bad assess! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@davidharrison9111]

Glad you enjoyed the thing 1982 they did 2011 the thing is a prequel first encounter carpenter is planning a sequel to his 1982 movie?

[@jessebatres6895]

I loved this film! I think about it constantly because of all the questions it raises. Truly a masterpiece in my opinion. I also reacted to the 2011 version and I still enjoyed it but I wish they used more practical effects.

[@davidharrison9111]

They were it was studio interference as usual they wanted CGI dum bums

[@TheHulk2008]

If you have a PS2 you can play the Game The Thing it is somewhat of a sequel. I won't give any spoilers but I will say it puts in the the Sci fi clichés that you would see in movie's. It even has the typical guys that say think of what we could learn from this creature.

[@joshfacio9379]

Your in luck! Nightdive just announced a remaster of the ps2 the thing game.

[@augustoalejandropinaya8508]

Nice video REACTION

[@wentshow]

They separated because they had a lot of work to do quickly. If they stick together, two of them aren't doing any work.

[@CherylHughes-ts9jz]

He's not moaning. He's groaning... trying not to spew☮️

[@TheHulk2008]

Scary in the fact of the isolation yes, creepy with the creature effects.

[@stevetokeley6542]

John Carpenter finds it amusing that no one can tell who's the Thing at the end of the film-.Now I know,it's easy to spot.Also,he was ready to make a sequel with them getting rescued by a Japanese submarine,but Universal weren't interested.And the haunting music was a collaboration between JC and Ennio Morricone.And if you don't know his work,you've got a lot of films to catch up on.

[@alichinoalichino2283]

If you have any appreciation for this film, by the gods, do not watch The Thing (2011).

[@KenGee97]

That one isn't bad, but it's nowhere near as good as the first movie. It's basically a remake, but not done as well (even though it's SUPPOSED to be a prequel lmao)

[@orionlt1028]

Blair was infected before he tried to hang himself, thats why it looked so odd , because the thing do not have realizaiton what a suicide is, so blair acting o calm when that nose hangs up, tells everything, they didint need to leave him in the toolshed alone

[@orangewarm1]

You should follow this with the Thing (2011)

[@jessebatres6895]

Definitely on my list! I'm going to watch it this upcoming week. :)

[@garbageday587]

The 2011 movie is about what happened to the Norwegians it's prequel to this movie.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

🫨

[@Gingerninja1138]

Now watch the Thing 2011, don't read anything about it, just watch it

[@jessebatres6895]

Nice! I'm gonna work it in next week. Definitely going to refrain from even reading up on this 1982 version so I don't accidently spoil the 2011 one. Thanks!