"The Thing" is DISGUSTING!!! ~ First Time Watching!

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[@AndyBodkin]

11:44 "People in horror movies have terrible survival instincts" 11:47 - smiling over the dog with all the trust in the world.

[@Incab]

lol good one.

[@Little-Larry777]

C'mere strange puppy! Gimme The Thing!

[@torrent0411]

Miranda wouId have gotten got 5 minutes into the movie :P

[@BoondockRoberts]

and in fairness they didn't know they were in a horror movie yet. Once they did they got their stuff together pretty good.

[@lusciousmayweather8385]

😂😂😂 I thought of that soon as she said this. I was like "Miranda you would've been the first victim, because she would've slobbed the Dog Down as soon as it got there" 😂😂

[@Slurpees_]

"People in horror movies have such terrible survival instincts. I would keep that dog with me everywhere I went the whole time." ~Miranda (first one to die)

[@Verasoul]

Meanwhile, this film is considered to have the best writing with characters making survival choices that make sense, be it smart or not. This react girl is straight up not there.

[@gryffen9608]

No, no. She wouldn't "die." BURRRRRP! ahhh. humans are so juicy. And the females tend to be more tender. ;P Plus, everyone would see "her" in about ... hmm. The process takes about 2 hours at most.

[@brianreising3293]

Miranda: Keep the dog with you so it can alert you of the danger. "Dog": I am the danger.

[@shinyagumon7015]

You see a dog getting absorped by the Thing and think that's me? No I AM THE ONE WHO ABSORBS.

[@andersthomsen3409]

Yeah it sounds like in this scenario, Miranda is the first one to get absorbed.

[@alex1989060]

Dog: "I am the one who knocks!!"

[@ortizmo]

I AM THE ONE WHO BARKS!!

[@magpieMOB]

""Dog"" killed me 😂😂

[@magpieMOB]

There was a great moment, early in the COVID lockdowns, where Wilford Brimley (Blair) tweeted something along the lines of "Anybody else wondering how this all will end?" To which some genius responded "With two of us left, sat alone in the Antarctic, wondering which one of us is infected" Brimley simply replied, "Touche"

[@remliqa]

It's a shame he didn't make out through the end of 2020.

[@magpieMOB]

@@remliqa Seemed like a decent guy. My first instinct was to say "well, he didn't make it through the end of the movie either", but I wanted to be clear first off that I didn't mean to be cruel or dismissive of an actual life, just where my brain went

[@Theomite]

I am choosing to believe this story because it is wonderful.

[@TheGoIsWin21]

​@@magpieMOBgood comedy instincts, and good human empathy, I give the joke a pass 😂

[@ASKMEABOUTMYGARDEN]

​@magpieMOB IDT Wilford was actually on twitter..but I would love this to be true.

[@nedzed3663]

Miranda is about to be exposed to some of the wettest puppets ever committed to cinema

[@domkovell5828]

The moistest of mannequins, if you will.

[@MBIRTIRoma]

i love that i hate this sentence lol. wet puppets

[@nedzed3663]

@MBIRTIRoma Two criteria when I'm looking for 80's and 90's sci-fi horror, or any horror using practical effects. Are there puppets involved, and are those puppets going to be wet.

[@magpieMOB]

I know "wet puppets" is a broad term, but any chance you're a Thought Slime/ Scaredy Cats fan?

[@nedzed3663]

@@magpieMOB Definitely, Mildred has exquisite taste in practical effects.

[@MrWhatdafuBOOM]

Everyone's first time watching the film: "No, don't shoot the dog!" Everyone's second time: *_"Should've just let them shoot the damn dog."_*

[@EvHervey]

"Is this movie gonna get gross? You guys know I don't like textures" - Quote of the Year (The Mirandalorian Reacts - The Thing - 2024)

[@matthewjordan7297]

Us: 😬😬😬

[@jennujor1551]

Seriously 🤭😳

[@githerax5303]

Yeah, it's going to get the grossest movie of all time up in here. Mazel tov.

[@captmurdock]

Me: "Ohhhh, honeybee..."

[@LoricSwift]

The first few minutes were pretty hilarious, knowing what was coming.

[@HS-su3cf]

The Norwegian with the rifle clearly tells them it is not a dog. This is why you should know Norwegian when going to places where aliens imitates dogs.

[@oliverm.2750]

In Norway, people who watched the movie got it after 5 minutes 😄

[@kurdtcoben]

@@HS-su3cf Sound logic ngl

[@SNUKS.]

Glad to be Norwegian 😂

[@PanzerShrek94]

I swear,every reactor says the same "Don't hurt the dog!" *5 minutes later* "You better kill all of those dogs right now"

[@ear52069x]

Almost everytime😂

[@jbrou123]

She'll never look at Toby the same way again.

[@LucianDevine]

That's why the intro is so damn good, along with the rest of it. It plays into your psychological vulnerabilities! We think that the dog is innocent, and that the Norwegian is crazy! Then we realize that we are stuck up here, in pure isolation, with people we can't trust, and a monster on the that could be anybody or nobody!

[@dondunco2538]

Actually, it's always the Female Reactors that have instant Love and Sympathy for Dog Thing. Once it transforms in the dog room though.......man, do they get bloodthirsty. I suppose they want revenge for letting everyone see how gullible they are and hate being easily tricked by an emotional trigger. The Guys tend to be massively puzzled by why the Norwegians are trying to kill the dog. As soon as it transforms, they get behind the kill/burn it solution. Btw, Miranda, that wasn't Copper reanimated at the end of the movie sticking his hand in Garry's face, that was Blair. He got blowed up real good.

[@moondog3056]

That's because gullible people actually believe they don't know what is happening. Come on. It's a monster movie called the Thing and guys are shooting at a dog. If you can't figure that out, I have a bridge you may want to buy

[@baronvg]

I just want to say that every reactor that shows concern for the dog at the very beginning of this movie are the ones to die first in a monster apocalypse.

[@markmcgee2417]

My girlfriend is Norwegian and when i showed her this film I asked her what the guy on the helicopter was yelling. She said "What are you f#$$in stupid? Thats not a dog it's a thing! " So yeah unfortunately for Norwegian speakers that guy is a bit of a spoiler.

[@PlacidDragon]

Well.. calling it Norwegian is kind of generous. As in, yes, it is Norwegian, but it is most certainly not a native Norwegian speaker (though i absolutely give Carpenter a pass on that, hehe) :) From this clip : "det er en slags ting, then something completely indecipherable, then "det er ikke virkelig". Roughly translates to "Its some sort of thing, its not real" (which, considering what happens in the movie is probably meant to be "thats not its true form" or something).

[@trulslanes3799]

"Se til helvete og" kom dere vekk! Det er ikke en bikkje.Det er en slags ting. Det immiterer en bikkje. Det er ikke virkelig. Kom dere vekk, idioter! The quoted part I find difficult to understand, but it's what I belive he says. Translates to. Get the hell away! It's not a dog. It's some sort of thing. It imitates a dog. It's not real. Get away, idiots!

[@runear1]

​@@PlacidDragonNorbert Weisser, born in Germany, played the Norwegian shooter. Understandable Norwegian, but the pronounciation is a bit off - especially "virkelig" is spoken as a WW2 nazi officer 😂

[@PlacidDragon]

@@runear1 hehe, absolutely :)

[@UberNoodle]

Maybe nowadays they would have changed the script to avoid letting the cat out of the bag, or the thing out of the bag for Norwegian speaking audiences.

[@nathanmoss3347]

Flamethrowers may be the best weapon ever. Think about it - a bullet may have your name on it. Grenades say 'to whom it may concern.' But flamethrowers? Flamethowers say, 'dear area residents...'

[@cpob2013]

"this is a public service announcement"

[@over50gamer]

​@cpob2013 that works better. 😂

[@danieldickson8591]

Remember, "area residents." Flamethrowers are really inaccurate, and innocent bystanders are in a lot of danger. Flames also have a strong tendency to spread beyond the intended area.

[@skanderfish3641]

They've been deemed inhumane, but not outright banned for military use.

[@theshakyproject2971]

MIRANDA: "I'm not shook!" MOVIE: "Respect my authority! Watch this dog turn inside out!"

[@ericsmith1508]

When she said that I was like "That is the 'Too-est that 'Soon' words were ever spoken!"

[@tlalocraingod2205]

"Puppy. This is already a 10/10 movie." Oh child....no. Your love of dogs is about to be sorely tested.

[@Elsupermayan8870]

"I think I need therapy after that."

[@jamiemacdonald436]

CGI effects can't hold a candle to these practical effects. It may look slightly dated, but it's so much more of a visceral experience!

[@paul1979uk2000]

It really depends on who is doing the CGI, and it's said, some of the best CGI is when you can't tell it's CGI at all, in other words, CGI is fine, but like anything, there's a massive range of quality depending on who is doing the work, just like there is with practical effects. Overall, CGI is better than practical effects in the right hands as it can look as real as real life, but clearly there's a big range in quality from movie to movie, even big budget movies, which I suspect it's because of the tools making the CGI, as it can't be the computing power, because even standard desktop PC's can do some impressive effects nowadays.

[@lizardkingof1968]

Practical is SPECIAL EFFECTS...All cgi is garbage, period.. nothing special about cgi, it is a lazy non-creative offense to the eyes...

[@shugaroony]

@@lizardkingof1968 I prefer practical every time too, but some blended CGI mixed in with practical can be great, its just when its overdone like in these Marvel films etc, that it quickly becomes boring.

[@LucianDevine]

@@shugaroony Yup, practical for as much as you can, only CGI'ing when you absolutely have to. Plus it lets the person doing the CGI have more time to work on it, instead of overworking them with CGI every single scene.

[@DFAnton]

This whole movie is gorgeous, but the one thing I can't stand is the blood. It's just some of the worst fake blood I've ever seen.

[@JonathanStein-kr6qd]

Fun fact, the destroyed Norwegian base used the same set as the main American base, which they actually destroyed during the climax, so that scene was filmed last using the ruins

[@glennfitzroy4352]

I was looking to see if anyone else had mentioned this yet, before posting it myself, Kudos.

[@shainewhite2781]

The film was not well received by critics, calling it "instant trash, boring, dull, and a wretches excess." It bombed at the box office, making $19 million dollars against a $15 million dollar budget. It has since gained a cult following overtime and has been regarded as one of John Carpenter's best movies. The Dog Kennel Sequence was done by Oscar Winning VFX artist Stan Winston after Rob Bottin fell ill with heat exhaustion and a bleeding ulcer Winston received a "Special Thanks" credit at the end. Thr film was made in Juneau Alaska, Stewart, British Columbia, Vancouver, and Universal Studios, Hollywood CA. The sounds of The Thing when it transforms are that of alligators, crocodiles, rattlesnakes, horses, pigs squealing, and human screams played backwards or slowed down to make it sound otherworldly and terrifying.

[@dosnostalgic]

I think it's important to note that Stan Winston's company only did one part of the kennel sequence. The rest is still Bottin & his crew.

[@mwanush]

I saw it in the theater. The crowd was very loud with screams. Fun!

[@DerekHarrison-ue9vv]

@@mwanushI saw it when it came out in 1982 as well.Amazing that films that were panned by the critics at that time like THE THING,THE BLUES BROTHERS and BLADERUNNER all became cult classics.That’s why I NEVER listen to film critics.It’s about what you the viewer think of the movie and not what someone else thinks.

[@mythosman2000]

@@DerekHarrison-ue9vv Absolutely! 1000%👍👍👍!!!

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

That's because it's competition was E.T. and critics loved that film. I'm just the opposite. I never liked E.T. but I loved The Thing.

[@nagatopainbio-hazard221]

When Bennings thing does his scream/Roar after being surrounded, thats the death screams of thousands of different alien lifeforms it has consumed, the death of thousands of planets and alien civilizations. that what makes it so terrifying and bone chilling.

[@kurdtcoben]

"At least the puppy's gonna be okay!" Oh sweet summer child...

[@outtheredude]

Well, she wasn't wrong. Just chilling with it's internal puppy in the Antarctic now.

[@MetastaticMaladies]

The intro of the spaceship wasn’t originally part of the movie, and it never should have been added. Completely ruins the reveal of it in the ice, whoever was responsible for that needed a stern talking to

[@TheGoIsWin21]

In firm agreement. I first watched the movie about a decade ago and about halfway in got livid about how much I WOULDN'T have known had they just left that out. Totally ruins some of the mystery

[@MetastaticMaladies]

@@TheGoIsWin21 Same here, I actually got pissed off about that lol, the film is already great, but that reveal would have elevated it so much more. I wish I could find out whos idea it was, but I’m pretty confident it wasn’t Carpenter, I think maybe it was a producer.

[@jondorsey2043]

Yeah i agree with that. Certain Hollywood idiots will never learn. Even in 2024.

[@jack_rabbit]

Blair was the real hero, while he was still Blair at least

[@DerekHarrison-ue9vv]

Miranda you need to watch the 2011 Thing prequel with Elizabeth Winstead.That film tells the story from the Norwegian perspective and the events that took place at their base,which then lead to the events in this film.

[@chrisleebowers]

"I'LL KILL YOOOU!!!" -Blair "I'm OK now, let me back in!" - Not Blair

[@brandontrammel4581]

facts I wonder who got to him after they locked him up.

[@Crash765]

@@brandontrammel4581 My theory is that the part of the creature that escaped through the ceiling of the dog kennel was what got to Blair in the tool shed.

[@danieldickson8591]

@@Crash765 I don't think it escaped. It was just hanging from the ceiling.

[@EdgeMastr939]

How she wasn't aware of the dogs weird behavior (no barking, no panting) as it eerily crept through the base. Yup Miranda first to die

[@samqualls1339]

There are a lot of commenters mentioning fan theories about the ending, but the truth is there is no answer to the question “is one of them a Thing”. It is a horror movie about paranoia and they decided to end by highlighting that paranoia. Even when there are only two people left, there is still no trust to be found. It is a perfect note to end the film on.

[@noneya3635]

Yes there is in 2023 Carpenter made it clear he knew who was the thing and who wasn’t. And he debunked the eye light theory because he said they wouldn’t do it twice. Or to mention the Child’s breath theory is demonstrably proven wrong. Most people get the ending of the movie all twisted up with the comic and game that came after that tried to answer the question. And after all, what’s wrong with a little mystery in a movie.

[@fan-i-am]

​@@noneya3635yep. Only Kurt and John know. But JC did say that it's pretty consistent with the clues/theme from beginning to end, that if you pay attention you will know. The theme/premise is "A lone survivor survives alone" or "a lone wolf survives alone." The movie starts that way and ends that way

[@LucianDevine]

@@fan-i-am That's one of the things I love most about movies/TV shows, when only a select few know the truth about the ending, and they keep it to themselves. A League of Their Own has something similar. Only 4 people know if Dottie dropped that ball on purpose, the two writers, the director, and the actress, none of which have told, with the actress going one step further and saying that she'll never tell. Even something as simple as the whispered words from Dany to Jorah's body at his funeral fit the bill. The director told Emilia to say whatever she wanted, and neither actor has said what it was, keeping it a private secret just between them.

[@wuzjackalz2880]

There are clues about who is or isn't The Thing at the end but Carpenter chose to make it ambiguous.

[@fan-i-am]

@@wuzjackalz2880 yes we know. But there IS an actual answer

[@BradSimsCPT]

Miranda : "Is this gonna get gross?" Me: "oh you poor, sweet, summer child... yes. Yes it is"

[@CousinWhatIsIt]

"Is this movie going to get gross, guys?" 🫀

[@samqualls1339]

I’ll be honest, I had an evil laugh to myself when I heard her ask that.

[@LoricSwift]

the first few minutes did make me chuckle, knowing what was coming.

[@LucianDevine]

A classic, "Uh...you wanna tell her, or should I?"

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

​@@LucianDevinejoking: how about letting teller from Penn & teller fool us 📺 show tell her?

[@wkgmathguy218]

I felt kind of bad for Miranda when she said that. Say! Miranda you might want to check the 1950s ''The thing from another world" it's not nearly as gory.

[@reeceupton9640]

The Thing (2011) is a prequel story about the Norwegian team. Unfortunately the execs / studio interference butchered the film and changed all the hard work and hours spent on practical effects to cgi. But it’s still worth a watch.

[@Boroman9]

It’s still a worthy prequel to the original. It gets a lot of shit but I for one absolutely love it; it sets the original up brilliantly.

[@Devonshirejackdaw]

Too much CGI but a really good film in my book 😊 a perfect prequel 👍

[@heavymetalwarrior1]

Wholly unnecessary and inferior.

[@ripum853]

Blair-Thing is who killed Garry, and not a re-animated Doc Copper, so Blair-Thing was destroyed by the explosion. Macready checked Copper and Clarke's blood post-death during the test scene, they both came up negative, so they were clear. Great reaction :-). My favorite horror movie.

[@SalvableRuin]

I love the paradigm shift of people freaking out about the mean man shooting the poor doggy only to realize the poor man was trying to kill an evil monster.

[@trendpimp1]

Fun fact-----in John Carpenter's "Halloween" there is a scene with the 2 children watching an old movie on TV and for a couple of frames you can see the title card for the film, which is the original version of this movie called "The Thing from Another World".

[@davidanderson1639]

Another random / fun fact about Halloween: the girl who played Lindsey Wallace; Kyle Richards, is Paris Hilton’s aunt.

[@christophergirardi8145]

One of the scariest things about The Thing is, we never actually see it's original form. It's always trying to cloak itself or cause hysteria to try and get away. Truly lovecraft done right!

[@rosario508]

You’ll never look at huskies the same way again

[@AJRabies]

Don't eat the yellow snow. For real!

[@davidmichels9454]

​@@AJRabiesthe fact that I know what you are referring to is making me feel ancient

[@hyicrotai9801]

Ew now I won't be able to touch one without expecting those air tubes

[@tiggalong227]

Or any dog I didn’t sleep properly for awhile after kept thinking my girlfriends spaniel was going to get me

[@jeffthompson9622]

​@@AJRabies"Watch out where the huskies go,... "

[@clifhaley5150]

I can't believe it took me all these years to catch on to the subtle character hints at the very beginning when they showed all the other guys playing a simple game of ping pong while MacReady is playing chess. Even though MacReady loses the chess game it immediately shows that he thinks on a higher level and more strategically than all the other guys.

[@NoelMcGinnis]

You are 100% correct. I was literally saying “No Miranda, it’s not dead… and don’t call me Shirley!” 😂

[@fan-i-am]

Me too!

[@SuchNewt]

First time watching The Thing: "Aww poor puppy, leave it alone!" Second time watching The Thing: "Kill it with fire!!"

[@firebert123]

"He's a sore loser..." A bit of brillaint screenwriting here, it's showing that MacCready is willing to burn it all down rather than lose. Come to the ambiguous end of the movie and...

[@williamcorey4700]

But MaCready didn't lose he was in check. The computer did cheat

[@firebert123]

@@williamcorey4700 the computer did an illegal move, therefore cheated, and it put Macready in a position to lose. so instead of possibly losing, he destroyed the game. Which happens again when the game is the camp.

[@williamcorey4700]

@firebert123 I'm mainly talking about the fact the computer claims checkmate out of nowhere

[@firebert123]

@@williamcorey4700 yes, the computer is blatantly cheating! it's only something you can catch if you are quick enough because the board is only shown for a moment on screen. This is the equivilent of of The Thing itsself, being able to shapeshift and fight by infecting anyone with a single cell, "cheating" how we fight as humans, conventionally.

[@Grf1556]

“Always keep the dogs with you, they alert you of danger” That’s precisely why The Thing is so terrifying, it was such a perfect imitation of the Husky that the other dogs didn’t react at all until The Thing decided it didn’t want to be a Husky anymore and she’d it’s disguise.

[@johnniekight1879]

A remake of the 1951 classic "The Thing From Another World". Based on the book "Who Goes There". They later made a prequel at the Norwiegan camp

[@KthulhuXxx]

I don't really consider this film to be a remake. It's a MUCH more faithful adaptation of the story, and shows very little influence from the previous film.

[@Elsupermayan8870]

The "prequel" was terrible and not even worth mentioning as any real fans of this film disregard that 2011 trash and don't even consider it as part of the franchise.

[@over50gamer]

I came to your channels for the Jedi Survivor videos, and stayed for this reaction to one of my favorites. You had some awesome reactions and you're a super gamer. I'm now subbing! 😊❤

[@erikbjelke4411]

02:22: *ONLY* Miranda would *bop* to "The Thing" music! 02:52: "Puppy! Already a 10/10!" And here. . . we. . . go. 05:06: Miranda, translating from dog while ignoring the portentous Norwegian. . . 06:08: Technically, no. Antarctica (and the arctic, for that matter), do have seasons, pretty much just summer and winter. Or "Day" and "Night." 06:34: "Oh no. Is this movie going to get gross, guys?" Only incredibly, unbelievably so. Buckle up, sister, you're in for a ride. 07:47: "Yeah, I'd be keeping the dog with me the WHOLE TIME." Nice knowing you, Miranda. 09:38: LOTS of stuff to research in Antarctica. I literally don't even know where to begin, all I know is there's tons of stuff, scientists and camps from all over the world doing all kinds of really smart stuff. 11:50: "He's so cute! The dog's making me smile!" That'll cha-- "For now. Pretty sure it's on borrowed time." Well, you could say that. . . 14:23: "No! Keep the dog with you! Who else is going to alert you to the danger?" Technically. . . the dog *will* alert them to the danger. . . 18:30: And there it is! Exactly. In fact, if you understand Norwegian, the whole plot gets spoiled right away. What the guy says roughly translates to "No, get away from it! It's not a dog, it's a thing! It's just imitating a dog! Get away, you idiots!" For those of us who've seen the movie, there's a kind of perverse pleasure in watching reactors. You all start out "Aw, cute doggie. . . what is WRONG with those guys in the helicopter? Oh, the dog is so cute. Nothing better happen to the dog." Then, twenty minutes later, you're right on board with "KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!" 27:34: "So it's a game of whodunit now?" Even worse. You can't rely on traditional motive, because no one would have a motive. . . unless they were the Thing. But you can't tell who is or is not the Thing, thus who does and does not have motive. Thus it's down to means and opportunity, both of which can be faked if you're clever enough. 39:26: They actually used the bombed-out American camp after the climax as the bombed-out Norwegian camp in the beginning. Shooting out of order, obviously, but why build a set and a trashed set when you can build a set, trash it on-camera as the climax, then still film in it for an earlier scene that calls for a trashed set?

[@hermanrobak1285]

The portentious Norwegian who could not speak English at all was a bit of a stretch, even 40 years ago. Particulary in Antarctica. In the prequel, made 30 years later, that character was _the only guy_ at the Norwegian research station who did not speak English. That detail called attention to itself. Besides, in the prequel, the boss at the Norwegian station was cast with a Danish actor. Allegedly because Dennis Storhøi showed up drunk, and was fired from that movie. I suppose they wanted another Scandinavian actor who was at least _a little_ famous abroad, and quickly, hence the Dane. Denmark still owns Greenland, so why not...

[@Enrique-Garcia]

Miranda: "Noooo, keep the dog with you. Who else is going to alert you to the danger!" Dog in Walter White voice: "I *AM* the danger"

[@chrisleebowers]

"They don't live in eternal winter?" At the poles, winter means *the sun never comes up.* During summer, it's still cold AF but you get 24 hrs of daylight.

[@peachesnscream]

that scene with the reveal in the kennel with the dogs is genuinely one of the most upsetting scenes in cinema, it's so unsettling, shocking, horrifying. Love the practical effects in this movie!

[@KennethSorling]

Ennio Morricone's music is indeed iconic. So simple, yet so haunting and effective. You will know it instantly whenever you hear it.

[@paul1979uk2000]

Yeah, it's so simply yet scary, it kinda reminds me of the Jaws music, which again is simply but very effective for setting that scary unsettling feeling. It goes to show that something getting back to basics can be more effective then going all out on music.

[@Little-Larry777]

I had no idea this is Morricone's work! It's so different from the Westerns, the man was truly great!

[@Flat0Line1]

@@Little-Larry777 He is actually tried here to imitate Carpenter electronic music-style (as Carpenters own music in Fog and Halloween), and he did it brilliantly. That's why it so different from his usual ost

[@Little-Larry777]

@@Flat0Line1 oh wow! Cool!

[@krombopulusdave]

5:32. Hey Miranda! Since you don't know your guns, happy to help! The rifle is a German made Heckler & Koch HK93A2. It's chambered in 5.56 NATO. Not a "sniper rifle" in the way that we most often label them. It's more so akin to an M16A2 or an M4, which most would consider an "assault rifle." Norwegian Defense Forces don't actually use this model, but another HK instead.

[@Sableagle]

Thanks. I spotted the HK front sight and grip, but when I saw that magazine where I was expecting a G3 box I was a bit confused.

[@krombopulusdave]

@@Sableagle it took me a minute too.

[@theshakyproject2971]

I love how everyone goes from "Aw, not the dog" to "AH! NOT THE DOG!" :)

[@hanng1242]

Yet another KZbin reactor that owes those Norwegians an apology.

[@hermanrobak1285]

@@hanng1242 Nah, I pin the blame on the script writers, who made a plot point out of a Norwegian who could not speak a word of English. At an Antarctic research station that would be rather unlikely. Aside: One of the characters quipped "are we at war with Norway now?" That turned out to be a minor concern...

[@davidward9737]

The question nobody ask themselves at the very beginning. Why would someone fly a helicopter and waste fuel trying to kill a dog or wolf? Why would someone try to blow up a dog or wolf. Seems a little extreme, even for hunting

[@Madbandit77]

They probably figured the helicopter pilot went nuts due to isolation from civilization.

[@charlesbrown3214]

They thought they were the ex Governor of Alaska, perhaps. 🤔

[@TheGoIsWin21]

​@@Madbandit77This. Nobody asks this question because most of the characters ask it out loud, on camera, and then immediately answer it.

[@tenjed4224]

When that one dog began changing, my sister, who forced me to go to the theater with her (i was exhauted and wanted to relax at home) ran out of the place and over a mile back home. I stayed and enjoyed the movie.

[@tagoldich]

I swear, that dog gives the best performance in the whole movie!

[@bbirda1287]

The way the dog looks out the window, and watches people, so intelligent, so creepy

[@tagoldich]

@@bbirda1287 Yes! So creepy!

[@EatinPaste]

*YEEEEEES!!!!* I was wondering if you hadn't seen this and if you'd be reacting to it! *LET'S FREAKING GO!!*

[@lizardkingof1968]

When Blair yells "I'll kill yewooo!", and then chucks the gun Is one of the best delivered lines ever 🔥

[@zombiTrout]

I like when he says “You hear mwe?” The sedative is kicking in and messing up his speech a little.

[@PoeInTheDitch]

He went full Yosemite Sam

[@jimtatro6550]

When this came out in 1982 I was just about 15 years old and my dad took me to see it. It has become my favorite horror film of all time. RIP dad, and thank you.🙏

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Fun fact that is not the ship of The Thing in the beginning of the movie. It was just some innocent aliens who were attacked by the thing and because it was attacking them, they crashed on Earth rather than take it home with them!

[@alexanderingraham8255]

Huh? Where's it say that?

[@timlemmon2332]

Cool idea.

[@angrypredator2704]

In the unmade miniseries (yes, there was going to be sequel miniseries!) it would have been corroborated that the thing was just meager parasite that the pilot aliens collected during a routine zoological expedition, woeful unaware of the thing’s potential. They purposely crashed the ship on earth because the thing was planning on hijacking the ship to spread across the galaxy.

[@alexanderingraham8255]

@@angrypredator2704 Oh, ok. Couldn't figure out how I'd missed that in the movie, but that makes sense lol. Ty.

[@shadushio9682]

This movie is gonna freak Miranda out so much. Gonna be a great watch. The upcoming reactions are about to be hilarious. :)

[@craignellist7277]

I recommend the prequel that was made in 2011 with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, it’s not as good as the original but it does a fair job of explaining what happened at the Norwegian site.

[@crispy_338]

One of the greatest displays of practical movie effects ever. Just incredible work

[@terrylandess6072]

Once the 'keys' becomes a plot point, you can actually see the keys being part of several scenes beforehand on re-watches if one looks out for them. A practical effect often overlooked.

[@chrisw1555]

Never fails... every single reactor. "Better not hurt the poor doggo!"

[@williamrosmer5629]

and the streak of non Norwegian speaking reactors being upset about people shooting at the dog continues

[@patrickbateman7369]

It's never ending

[@mamalannightshyaman]

@@patrickbateman7369 so is people pointing it out

[@baronvg]

The streak of reactors who undoubtedly would be the first to die in an apocalypse.

[@Renoistic]

It's the intended effect so good job.

[@GhorestFoul]

It's almost like none of them even had read the back cover of the VHS case.

[@Chris-ce1eu]

Hi This is one of my favorite films and what's special about it is that all the special effects are handmade and that alone took over a year. Please keep it up... Kind regards from Germany CHRIS 😘v

[@jrlinsin]

Fun fact; the Norwegian guy at the beginning was trying to warn the crew about the Thing. He was basically saying "Guys, that's not a dog! Get away from it!"

[@SFOlson]

The full translation is, “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!”

[@blakewalker84120]

Your outro guessing the ending. "I will never believe MacCready was guilty." Weeeelllll... He was fine during the blood test. So was Childs (the other survivor at the end). But Childs was missing for the whole final scene, plenty of time for Blair to get him. So is he a thing? Yes, see below. MacCready was human until the last minute. When he exploded the giant Blair Thing monster, it got all over him and turned him. Some time later we see him stagger out and sit down. 30 seconds? 30 minutes? No way to be sure. But it definitely could be long enough to fully transform into a Thing. Then Childs walks up, also possibly a Thing. Earlier in the movie, MacCready told everybody that the Thing wants to freeze and then surprise the rescue team in the Spring. When he then tells Childs "Let's just sit here a while and see what happens." that is a Thing that imitated MacCready and it is really doing exactly what MacCready predicted - waiting to freeze. Childs had the flame thrower. He should have said "No way. I'm human and you might not be, so I'm not gonna freeze to death and let you kill the world." and then he should have burned MacCready. I would have. If he turned out to be human, I would have been wrong but he would have frozen to death in a few minutes anyway, and at least I would know the world won't die. But Childs didn't do that. Because he's also a Thing, and freezing is what he wants. Then MacCready takes a drink then gives Childs the bottle and Childs drinks too which makes MacCready laugh. If Childs were human and MacCready were a thing, drinking from that bottle would kill him. They both know that. I wouldn't have touched that bottle. But Childs drank because he's already a Thing and has nothing to fear. MacCready laughed because he is also a Thing and now he knows that Childs is too. OK, maybe my assumption about MacCready is wrong. He might not have turned. In that case he's freezing to death and injured, weaponless, and helpless. I'm sure I'm right about Childs. Maybe MacCready laughed because he knew he'd lost? Either way, as the camera pulls out and fades to black, it's playing the music that ONLY plays when we are looking at a Thing. So one of them is for sure, which has to be Childs, and my theory that MacCready is too doesn't matter much - Childs will either assimilate him to make another Thing or just let him die.

[@scottn.4865]

Agree with you, but they did A comic book series and Child's was human as well. Take it with a gain of salt, but people have done KZbin videos about it. For me I got the series and it was decent.

[@thomaselvidge]

If Childs were a thing it would have just attacked the defensless MacCready, surely? My personal opinion is that MacCready was a thing and infected Childs with the bottle, hence why the music only plays once he drinks from it.

[@blakewalker84120]

@@thomaselvidge Not a bad theory. Of course, Mac might have had a gun under his coat. Maybe the Childs-Thing was trying to be cautious. I'm not even sure that they can recognize each other. Logically, I suppose that if a creature could evolve with the ability to mimic other creatures perfectly, that evolution might need to include some instinctive way to recognize other mimics. But maybe not. In any case, I still maintain that if Childs were human, he should have a) killed MacCready right away, just to be sure. b) never, ever, EVER taken that drink from that bottle. Childs didn't toast MacCready and he did drink which would be the dumbest move in all of human history, which leads me to believe he was a Thing.

[@juanausensi499]

I can agree. The logical reaction would be torching the other person, because they don't know if the other one is a thing, and they can't risk the thing just freezing. But nobody torched anybody, and that only makes sense if both were things. There is flaw, tho: maybe they weren't thinking rationally at that point.

[@manbearpig342]

There is a fan theory that Blair got infected early on as you see him tap the remains with the eraser of his pencil, then touch his lips with it. From what i have found, the director said it was just instinct, and they didn't notice it till fans pointed it out.

[@dachannien]

That fan theory also contradicts what Blair was doing when he went nuts, which was to destroy the radio room and all of the vehicles, so that the Thing couldn't escape to civilization.

[@CidsaDragoon]

There are fans who have meticulously mapped out when and where everyone gets infected, and it's likely that Thing-Norris or Thing-Palmer got to him when the power goes out and Fuchs is killed (one kills Fuchs, the other gets Blair.)

[@manicmidwife]

I don't buy this - Blair is smart, they don't know what was going on with the Norwegians, an infection is always a possibility. Much less a new organism they know nothing about. Note with Blair though - he did change clothes between the simulation and when he messed up the communications room. Why would he do that?

[@sca88]

80's Evil Dead 1 and 2 are a must.🤮😁

[@theshakyproject2971]

"You gotta be fucking kidding!" :)

[@Jeff_Vader]

That is a top line.

[@ortizmo]

Still my favorite line 40 something years later.

[@fan-i-am]

38:33 Yes! That sound is iconic! Like Jaws. I've heard it used a couple of times as a callback/parody of the Thing. Like in other comedy shows like the Simpsons, Community etc

[@krombopulusdave]

6:35. "Is it gonna get gross guys?" I love the innocence in that statement.

[@ECCastiron]

Oh this movie is terrifying, One of my very favorites. Due in large part to it plausibility of possibility. 2:56 Everybody always loves the puppy,.... He's such a good boy. 6:01 Yes at least the sweet doggie is ok. 12:15 the practical effects guy (Rob Bottin) working on this movie, worked so hard and long on this project he had to be hospitalized over exhaustion. 14:53 Ok maybe hes not such a good boy. 18:30 yep. 19:36 Bingo. 40:42 No, "That guy" was Blair the guy they locked out in the shed. The guy that was wrecking the radios. The guy that died from the heart attack was a different guy. 42:26 they mean, nobody knows what ended up happening, not even their hairdressers. 42:59 Nope, There's another thing but its fail CGI and poor script. This is a 1 off classic. I so recommend the pledge, with Jack Nicholson.

[@grego-geek]

At leat the puppy is ok 😭 YOu don't know yet 😥😵

[@TraceRRounD13]

The Mirandalorian Reacts: "He's so cute! The dog's making me smile.......for now!! Pretty sure it's on borrowed time." Me: "Yes......Yes, it is!

[@Xehanort10]

6:28 Cabin fever didn't do Jack Torrance any favours in The Shining.

[@howiedavis2316]

Hey Mirandalorian. I'm still making my way through your reactions, but this is the first horror reaction, and you picked a good one. Can't wait to watch. However, if you want my movie suggestion, my all-time favorite is Pulp Fiction, which I'd love to see your reaction to.

[@Ajirikawa]

So far I've seen exactly one KZbinr (who also owns a dog) react to The Thing and not automatically start simping for the dog/swear vengeance against the Norwegians in the helicopter. She had enough situational awareness to wonder why two grown men would be attacking an animal in the middle of the wilderness (especially after the saucer reveal and title card). I love animals too, but that dog was suspect from minute one; none of you would survive an extinction-level event because you'd be too busy trying to cuddle the disease vector.

[@VanFanwithaPlan]

The only other one I've ever seen be at least suspicious of the dog was a Norwegian reactor who basically translated the phrases after the actor said them, and got the major twist revealed to them about 5 minutes into the film. I think her name was Centane.

[@uhoh8929]

Yeah but like, okay??? So? You’re supposed to not suspect the dog, that’s the whole point. Plot twist. That just shows the movies good at doing what it does. I guarantee you almost everyone who watched the movie for the first time would’ve thought something similar without hindsight

[@rockero1313]

that "...and don't call me Shirley" made my day 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 nice reaction. first time here and definitely subscribing

[@Incab]

I've always liked the take on the ending that MacReady hands Childs not a bottle of booze but it's really a molotov cocktail. Childs as the thing doesn't know and takes a drink pretending.

[@Jeff_Vader]

John Carpenter has confirmed that the gasoline in the bottle theory is a fan-made conspiracy.

[@Incab]

@@Jeff_Vader The one that MacReady was the Thing all along is a good one too.

[@Jeff_Vader]

@@Incab How would he have got past the heated blood test? and why would it have attacked him in the underground area with the dynamite?

[@Incab]

@@Jeff_Vader The dog at the start is licking the gloves of the researcher when it reaches them. MacReady hands him the JB bottle that gets the thing on it. Drinking from it infects MacReady. He sips from the smirnoff bottle and leaves it for Blaire in the shack. Fukes catches on to a small particle of the thing can infect others and tells MacReady his idea suggesting they all prepare their own meals. MacReady kills him before he can tell others and the plan is never put in place. At the end he drinks from the JB bottle and hands it to Childs infecting him. MacReady has access to the locked blood. When Windows discovers Bennings turning into the thing he drops the keys. That's where MacReady is able to switch the blood. The attack the thing isn't roaring he's speaking alien to MacReady. "Why are you doing this? We are on the same team you jerk. Fuck you!" MacReady says in reply, "Well fuck you too," and throws the bomb. It isn't a one liner, it's a reply to what the alien had said to him.

[@manicmidwife]

Being a perfect imitation I am sure it would know it wouldn't taste right. Also we know that (a) Mac is an alcoholic, and (b) it is going to get real cold. For both these reasons I would suspect that he would take a few normal bottles with him

[@ImABadTeammate]

Great reaction! Your response to the horror and effects is fun to watch. Humor is on point and a nice laugh to go with it.

[@kevinhayes1656]

I knew a thing once, but then I got divorced and now I don’t have to deal with her anymore

[@gregorygant4242]

Ha, ha that's a good one ! So true with today's modern women , you probably dodged a bullet there. Your life will be so peaceful now on man believe me !

[@esaedvik]

@@gregorygant4242 You had to go there...

[@PulloffPrime]

did she absorb your essence and use it to jump to the next victim?

[@avonlave]

The hackiest of jokes. Good luck in the Catskills.

[@LucianDevine]

Did you burn her to ash like a responsible person?

[@jasonfrogge8963]

There are actually 3 of these, the original is "The Thing From Another World" made in 1951. And "The Thing II" is a prequal and explains why the helicopter was chasing the dog at the beginning of this movie. Thanks again for your reactions.

[@findlestick]

80s movies were really something else.

[@OmanRather]

The best era ever too

[@MxQuist0812]

Apologies if someone has already disclosed this: This movie is the second adaption of a long short story/novella by the author John W Campbell written in 1938 called "Who Goes There", which is about a team of researchers in the frozen isolation of an Arctic drift ice station that make an unexpected discovery. It was originally adapted to a movie in 1951 called "The Thing From Another World". While it didn't feature the shape-shifting aspect of the story that was present in the original story, it had all the suspense and paranoia, but for different reasons. You might appreciate it for that, Miranda, because it is considered one of the best Sci Fi movies of its era, and all time. Worth a watch for sure. And the gag/gore level is set way low, by today's standards. This movie actually takes the original premise of the discovery of an alien who is able to perfectly imitate other creatures and spread itself, so the paranoia of who is who is the very essence of what can be attributed to a haunted house scenario: A bunch of people trapped in a horrifying inescapable location. I am a huge fan of the original story, which I read long after I saw the 1951 movie, and was confused by the whole shape-shifting aspect. It wasn't until I saw this movie, which is way more explicit in the transformations than the "Who Goes There", but the nail biting suspense and overwhelming paranoia even surpassed the written effort. Who knew that a pulp fiction sci fi story from 1938 could lead to not one, but two iconic movies decades apart. And just a final fun fact, the font and the fiery reveal of the movie title at the beginning was exactly how it was done in the 1951 movie. So, um, there.

[@ThatSamoanGuy]

Internet culture has made people so oblivious to the very clear film language that this dog is super creepy and NOT normal. The whole "doggo must be protected/worshipped" obsession gets out of hand more and more everyday.

[@HeliumQueen]

"The dog is making me smile." Not for long lol It was cool how she figured out what was happening in the beginning and why the Norwegians were chasing the dog through the snow.

[@MrDanteMason]

This is why every generation after Gen X won't make it in a survival situation. They never ask "Why are they shooting at the dog?" They jump straight to "Every canine is a good boy." Practically every instance in life warrants asking "Why?" Assumptions are dangerous.

[@TheGoIsWin21]

Dude, settle down. Even the characters in the movie just wrote it off as "these dudes are crazy, it's just a dog". The movie encourages you to take the dogs side, and the affection human beings feel towards dogs is not a new development, and it's not even particularly rare for filmmakers to take advantage of that fact. This generational hubris is just as much a flaw as not asking "why?" is. Before WW2 the cultural elders thought that the "Greatest Generation" was too concerned with hot rods and dancing to actually be worth a damn in a war, and look how that turned out. "Every generation after Gen X" like millennials didn't fight wars all over the Middle East for the last two decades, sheesh.

[@MrDanteMason]

So, are you saying that when someone is using a firearm, actively attacking a creature that would normally NEVER be attacked in such a manner (especially in this setting and environment) you're not going to question their motives? The characters in the film, they react that way because they don't know that we're watching a sci-fi horror movie. The viewer that is capable of engaging in critical, and more educated, thought is witnessing the whole thing through vastly different eyes. Also, I'm a millennial. I'm well aware of what my generation has been involved in, globally. It still doesn't change the simple fact that they still react almost universally the same.

[@spacemanspiff3052]

Miranda, you are the most entertaining reactor out there!!! That music is iconic. If I heard it suddenly playing, I’d run like scared deer. Good luck with the move! You rock!!! 😉👍

[@claymccoy]

Miranda: "Leave it alone!" Some time later... Miranda: "I hate it. I hate it. I hate it...What the f*** is that?!"

[@larrybivens9987]

It's good to let spiders go. Jumping spiders are actually one of the smartest insects and will notice you immediately. You can take a small cloth full of water, put it close to them and they will hold on and drink the water. Have one in my kitchen that always watches me do dishes. If I walk across the room, it turns and watches. Most spiders wouldn't bite you unless they had no other choice. 👍

[@fubar8930]

"puppy"...........Hahahahaha

[@cytorakdemon]

"Could one of the team members be compromised?" You could say... there's an imposter among us.

[@willx8837]

There is another "The Thing" movie made in 2011, but it is a prequel. It is based at the Norwegian camp. A lot of peeps knock it, but I think it is a great movie

[@72KingDavid]

I do own that movie and remember liking it, but I haven’t watched it in some time.

[@jbrou123]

I heard about it but avoided it as not to ruin my experience with this movie. But now that I know it is a prequel, I will have to give it a try.

[@shawnbridges8703]

The deep voice McCreedy was awesome! I think we can be friends.

[@KMallinson]

There's a theory that the offered alcohol was refilled with gasoline, as a test. And as the drink was accepted and 'enjoyed', that was an obvious alien pretending to enjoy the weird earthling drink.

[@frighty]

Especially since during that conversation out in the cold, you could clearly see MacReady's breath as he spoke. Childs... not so much.

[@erikbjelke4411]

That assumes facts not in evidence, how susceptible the Thing is to chemicals while imitating and how good the imitation is. If it really is a perfect imitation, it should know that it was not being given whiskey but gasoline, and spit it out. It would have imitated Childs' taste buds perfectly, too. Just like Norris!Thing imitated the heart condition of the real Norris.

[@erikbjelke4411]

@@frighty You can see Childs' breath, too, it's just harder to notice because the angle of the lightning. And technically, neither of them should have fogging breath, because there isn't enough moisture in the air in Antarctica to cause your breath to fog.

[@Jeff_Vader]

@@frighty You can see Childs' breath if you look hard, it's not as easily seen because of the lighting.

[@Jeff_Vader]

The gasoline in the bottle is a fan-made conspiracy according to John Carpenter.

[@Chris-Lynch]

Every reaction to this masterpiece I watch, they’re instantly concerned about the dog - which actually often helps blind them to what’s going on like in this case, but when I first saw this in the mid 00’s I distinctly remember thinking, “that’s odd, why are they so keen on killing that dog?” and the follow up holding shots on the dog made it clear (to me anyway) something was off with the dog and to keep an eye on that. In fact at the time I felt they should have been more subtle about it and had it work even better but apparently not because most people completely miss the suspect aspect of the dog these days! Btw, the 2011 prequel is criminally underrated imho. Well worth a watch. It’s an excellent homage to the original and includes parts of the original story that weren’t included in this. The lore surrounding the thing specifically. Also the recreated sets are just 😘

[@purp1edrag0nkat83]

John carpenter made this movie in the way so we the audience can come up with our own ideas about who was a thing and who wasn't. After all these years, John Carpenter finally broke his silence about it a little when he was asked if one of them were a thing at the end, and all he said was Yes. There are thousands of videos of theories about it and I think that's what makes the movie great. All these years later and we're still talking about it lol

[@Matrim42]

He’s said different things at different times.

[@aaronmarks9366]

This is one of my all-time favorite horror movies, and it was so hilarious and cute to see Miranda's reactions! She also caught things really well for a first-time viewer, and called a lot of stuff that was going to happen, so good job! The only part for me I hate watching every time is the poor doggies 😭It looked like Miranda felt the same. I can watch people get devoured by monsters and its fine, lol, but leave the fur babies out of it! But overall, it looks like she really enjoyed the movie. And I totally agree, the practical effects in this film are outstanding and better than anything CGI could do, even 40 years later. The prequel movie from 2011 had some great parts, but not using practical effects brought it down a few notches, imo. Thanks for this fun reaction video, you have a new subscriber Miranda!

[@markhayes2265]

Did you notice how Windows sterilized the knife, by wiping it on the back of his jeans! Your jump scare at the defibrillator scene is my all time favorite!

[@mannygee005]

ah, that was a fun movie reaction! Here's more fun stuff, There are always a lot of speculation about some things - but - the movie should foreshadow if some thing is supposed to be - for example do we ever see a Thing drink alcohol? We notice a lot of characters took a drink, and so they were all proven human? Also... remember Blair knew what was going to happen... and in the shack later we see a noose - this means Blair wanted to use that on himself but when we see him later he's all changed and wants to be let back in - this is "surely" giveaway that he was already taken over. The noose is left hanging there for our viewing pleasure. So the thing-as-Blair did things like build that ship to try and fly away, and he got the captain(?) near the end, yes that was Blair-thing. Another thing... this is just about almost the sequel to the original The Thing in black & white. In that original movie they found the circular ship and found a thing in the ice which they brought indoors...

[@JReaf]

Fun Fact. The sign in front of the base has Smokey the bear on it and it says Smokey says use your ashtray . Also love the name of the pinball machine HeatWave .

[@albuscorvidae4997]

Fun fact: the computer did NOT win the chess game; the "win" was an error, and the computer did not recognize it. That is Why McReady threw his scotch into the CPU.

[@Liquorice_Monster]

Something interesting, the scene where Copper tries to use the defibrillator on Norris and his chest opens up and bites off Copper's arms, they actually hired an actor who was a double amputee. He had lost both of his arms from the elbows down in a machining accident. They paid him to be Copper's stunt double, and constructed a fake set of forearms and hands from wax and foam rubber, then filled them with stage blood. Finally, they attached the "arms" to the actor's elbows using modeling clay, and had the Thing's mouth bite them off.

[@maddwitch]

I love that Childs was going to let MacReady freeze to death on the off-chance that he might be the thing, but calls MacReady shooting Clark murder, even though Clark was lunging at his neck with a scalpel.

[@Spar10Leonidas]

4:05 "You still chasing the poor thing?" EPIC FORESHADOWING

[@mistermchollow7250]

Thank you for reacting to this. one of my all time favorites. At the end, Blair did not escape into the storm, he was the giant creature that popped out of the ground. I think he was feeling a bit cocky at the end since McCreedy was the last, so he though "what the heck? Why not take on another form?". As for sequels, there haven't been any. However, there was a prequel that came out back in 2011, telling the story of the Norwegian base. It was actually a decent movie. But I wouldn't call it grand like I do this one. It left me with some questions in regards to its transitioning to this one.