The Thing (1982) REACTION

[@JDMunoz-ct9xn]

Blair wasn't "going crazy" in the radio room. He was trying to keep The Thing from returning to a populated area.

[@Soopytwist]

Nope. Blair was already the Thing at this point, after the autopsy. He destroyed the radio so the others couldn't get help.

[@JDMunoz-ct9xn]

@Soopytwist incorrect. The tell is the noose in the tool shed. Blair intended to kill himself, but then Palmer or Norris showed up and turned him.

[@bb21again.67]

I originally thought that too but don't forget that the Norwegians exposed a spaceship visible to satellites so humans would be flocking there enmass.Also eventually a search party would be sent to investigate their disappearances.

[@mr.nobody6063]

Blair going infected in the moment of authosy... he beaten the eraser of the pencil, then he, human part to suicide in the cabin but the Blair-thing was to go the laboratory for parts and dress for the cold (the MacReady ropes in the atic), the person that saw Fuzz was Blair... and maybe Fuzz prefec to auto-fire himself went Blair try to convert him.

[@JDMunoz-ct9xn]

@mr.nobody6063 buddy that was really hard to follow, but I think I figured you out. So, I know they state that a small particle can take over a person, but we never see anybody get assimilated in any way that wasn't violent, so it makes no sense to think that Blair was slowly undergoing transformation the whole time without even once mentioning it or displaying any discomfort. The fact is that Blair went into the tool shed human, made preparations to hang himself, and then some Thing, either Palmer or Norris, went out there and assimilated him before he could carry out that plan. It's very simple.

[@thedarkknight2221]

It’s been 40 years since this movie came out and it’s still one of the best horror movies ever made. More movies (especially sci-fi and horror) need to use as many practical effects like this. I was like 15 when I first saw this and it literally haunted my dreams for almost a month. Also, The Homies: “Please don’t kill the dog”, Me: “Wait for it.” 8:10 There it is.” I love dogs with all my heart, which is why that scene always hurts to watch. Still the dog who played The Thing is one of the best trained dogs I have ever seen in movies.

[@murderofcrows5089]

It’s kinda crazy to think that it was a complete bomb when it first came out

[@barstro]

@murderofcrows5089 ​I went to the theater to see it when it came out and the theater was nearly empty. A lot of people went to see E.T. Imagine seeing one of the greatest Sci-Fi horror movies of all time and totally having a great time when everyone else went to see something else. I told all of my friends about the movie and the next weekend they all went with me to see it again

[@THOMAS31H]

Part of that was because it was released literally a few weeks after E.T. Audiences at the time wanted aliens to be family friendly lmao

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

42 years.

[@markgiordonello6710]

America wasn't ready for the thing during the summer of e.t.😂.....THE THING IS THE GREATEST HORROR MOVIE EVER MADE PERIOD IN MY OPINION

[@Shawn_Dark_Heart]

The Thing one of the best horror movies of all time. The special effects are amazing and very realistic looking. Disgusting actually. 👌 The creativeness and ingenuity of this movie is top notch.

[@derekharrison1582]

HA,HA😸Their faces and reactions at the Norris/Thing scene.😸😸😸

[@Shawn_Dark_Heart]

@@derekharrison1582 word

[@joeshodipo9001]

U mean movies of all time

[@Shawn_Dark_Heart]

@@joeshodipo9001 they need to react to the last House on the Left the 2008 version

[@vattmann1387]

Yeah, much like Starship Troopers by Verhoven continues to hold up. Or Like the classic ROboCop@@battleangelfan7067

[@Heegaherger]

Seeing Ellie's brain break and need to reboot at 25:28 was priceless and I needed the laugh. I saw this way too young (9 yr/o) and now I take great and perverse amusement in watching newbies see this for the first time.

[@JDMunoz-ct9xn]

One of the most entertaining 30 seconds I've ever watched.

[@trainerashdragon2119]

And I thought I was the only one who did that. 😆

[@richstrobel]

25:46 her reaction is too much; and they weren't even to the arachnid part of the scene. 29:29 is funny too.

[@danielp8433]

same haha - especially girls (dont cancel me xD)

[@Johnny_Socko]

"It was disgusting, but at the same time kind of beautiful." -- Ellie Possibly the most concise review I've ever seen of this movie. 😁

[@bb21again.67]

And on point. 😅

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

That dog is actually a wolf dog and was one of the best animal actors of all time. John Carpenter is one of my all time favorite filmmakers. He made so many cult classics and inspired so many others in the industry

[@brom00]

The dog has his own Wiki page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_(wolfdog)

[@marlonthemarvellous]

Oh damn. Respect. I love that type of dog by the way. Also in relation to great animals in films...the horses in Blazing Saddles always impressed me

[@saymynameice-zen-berg511]

Jed the dog also starred as White Fang.

[@KennieDiaz-sg6fg]

The dog is called a husky

[@toddkes5890]

Imagine how the movie would have gone if the Thing had just gone up to the other dogs and licked their face instead of revealing itself. It would have had backups, Mac would not have seen the creature, no fire alarm getting pulled, MacReady would still be in his room, and no Childs bringing the flamethrower. From there, the thing-dogs would have gone around and played with the other humans, infecting them one at a time.

[@darrenj7492]

The defibrillator scene is a classic, love seeing peoples reactions to it. Catches everyone by surprise. Unbelievable this film was panned when released. Way ahead of its time and thankfully it now has been rereviewed as a horror great.

[@bensneb360]

That dog should’ve gotten an Oscar nomination, he’s such a good actor

[@bryanfox5457]

It’s too bad the PATSY (Award for animal actors) was largely discontinued by the time Jed was active. I agree, he would have won easily. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_(wolfdog)

[@Savoy1984]

I still can’t get over he made multiple films and as an IMDB page he is named Jed love that dog.

[@Savoy1984]

@@bryanfox5457didn’t notice you said his name top work.

[@MrFishPirate]

The scene where the dog was walking down the hall, stopped and looked in the one room, then moved down the hall to where the guy's shadow was seen. The dog trainer wasn't in the room or anything. That was (I guess you would call it) an ad-lib by the dog.

[@AdhamOhm]

@JustinChristopher-ov7gw Bruh the last Twilight movie was 12 years ago. Find a newer meme.

[@Blandina11]

We rented this on VHS cassette when it was released, and watched it in a total datk room 😮 and back then this was a VERY scary experience, actually gave me bad dreams 😳😱😱 Thanks for your reaction 😊😊

[@TheBS1000]

For the record, it was Windows who took Gary's keys, but you can hear him drop the keys in the scene where he finds Bennings being attacked by The Thing. That's why Windows runs away when everyone discovers the sabotaged blood bags and Doc and Gary start arguing over who had the keys.

[@flankerpraha]

Thank god the dog is safe.. never gets old 🤣

[@TedSwappocker4663]

Every time !!😂😂😂😂

[@Chuck2624]

most girls : "Don't shoot the dog !" most guys : "I wonder why they're trying to shoot the dog ?"

[@steveross8364]

The Husky was named "Jed" and he deserved an Oscar for his performance in this movie. He outshone many of the human cast for sure. Also poor Ellie @ 10:52 she almost jumped out of her skin! Lia & Michelle didn't notice though.

[@bb21again.67]

Michelle's finger touches her shoulder. 😅

[@JW666]

The Norwegian basically said; "That's not an ordinary dog, it's some sort of Thing! Out of the way, you idiots!" I'm not a Norwegian, but I'm a Swede 🙂 Norway is our neighbour country & sometimes we can understand each other even though we both have our own language 😉

[@The_Foreigner_Belt]

The Norwegian says "Out of the way! That's not a dog. It's some kind of THING. It's only imitating a dog. Get out of the way idiots!"... so if you're Norwegian and you've never seen this movie that would be a huge spoiler right at the beginning... It was funny how MacReady kept calling the Norwegians "Swedens".

[@JW666]

@@The_Foreigner_Belt Ah ok. Yeah it was funny! 😂😜

[@ernestortiz4555]

Most beautiful and charming reaction ever! I saw this at a theater the weekend it came out, the second day if memory serves me. At the time, the effects were spectacular. Of course, the digital age has made effects almost unlimited.

[@Lewis9700]

26:41 - Everyone always wonders why they don't burn the head immediately. It's because they don't see it right away. There chaos confusion, the room was full of smoke and the head was under the desk

[@christianhernanalancamaren1582]

The horror movies of the 80's had great practical special effects, which makes them incredible. For these days I recommend watching AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, you will be impressed. Very good reaction, as always.

[@LoSconosciuto57179]

One of the best science fiction films. I saw it many times in Italy. The profound meaning, the metaphor of this masterpiece by Carpenter, is the paranoia that takes hold of human beings when they see potential dangerous adversaries in their peers and fight against each other instead of being united, all in a closed environment, claustrophobic, even though the outdoor spaces are enormous but uninhabited. There is also another element that must be taken into consideration: our ancestral fear of being infected by our peers or by others. The splendid soundtrack is by Ennio Morricone. Quentin Tarantino declared that he was inspired by Carpenter's "The Thing" when he filmed "The Hateful Eight" and wanted Morricone for the soundtrack at all costs. A couple of curiosities. In reality, there were two Siberian husky dogs trained to play the part of the Thing that Carpenter used. Since digital effects did not exist in 1982, almost everything was created by hand by Rob Bottin and his collaborators. Due to the enormous amount of work and the consequent stress, Bottin ended up in hospital for fifteen days due to a collapse. Greetings from Milan, Italy. P. S. - You are really cute and nice. 🙂🤎🙂

[@unkown34x33]

First time I watched this movie... I couldn't sleep for a week. After that I watched it again and again

[@Chasejones2004]

Fun Facts: - Actors Keith David[Childs] and Kurt Russell [MacReady] have both stated for the fan questions and interviews that both of them weren’t the thing/alien creature - Kurt Russell debunked the fans theories about child’s being the alien, Kurt shook his head “no” and says “that him and John Carpenter have worked on the ending of that movie together a long time,” because it was a horror movie -- but to see what the movie was about, which was paranoia, they didn't know if they knew who they were.” - John Carpenter even said the video game was canon to the movie and Childs was human, and in the comics Both Child’s and MacReady were human and fought the alien creature in 3 comic issues, they were actually saved by a rescue team and continued to fight [The Thing].

[@deckzone3000]

Canon 🤭

[@Chasejones2004]

@@deckzone3000yep canon 👍🏽

[@Khann_2102]

Yeah the game and the comic ties neatly

[@3stacksofHighSociety]

Ellie from 25:26 to 26:26 is the best reason to watch this video. HILARIOUS. Ive seen that 1 minute 10 times and Im still laughing. Oh my God!!!!!!

[@nopenahman7380]

One thing about The Thing that I absolutely love after having watched many reaction vids and shown it to many people, is how almost-everybody at some point in the dog scene seems to get legitimately angry. At first its just "oh wow, thats weird", and then its "Ooooh WOW that's really weird", but at some point basically everyone crosses a boundary into being almost-angry at the scene, like "WHAT?! WHY!? EXPLAIN YOURSELF!"

[@conureron3792]

The paranoia is off the charts in this one. The theme music gets my heart racing!

[@Boroman9]

Hallelujah!!! Finally you get to see this movie! One of the all time greatest horror flicks ever made & loved your reaction, ladies! I honestly thought you were going to throw up, Ellie, but you did well to hold your nerve! Basically the ending leaves it open to interpretation; you can assume either MacReady or Childs were infected & the cycle continues. There is a prequel to this from 2011 which shows what exactly happened in the Norway camp & perfectly sets up this movie. I personally liked it but it has a very bad reputation among most filmgoers.

[@michaelkenny8540]

One 'clue' might be that only one person in the final scene is shown as breathing.

[@BeastOfWarZ]

@@michaelkenny8540 Not true. Childs also has breath, it's just harder to see because of lighting and camera angles. According to a declared-canon video game, both of them were human.

[@venomfuryx3250]

The interesting thing (haha) about the scene with the dog and the shadow on the wall is that the shadow didn't belong to any of the actors, it was just a member of the filming crew.

[@TheShockninja]

Right. The shadow was made to look like either the characters of Norris or Palmer in order for the audience to guess who it is.

[@livingbeing1113]

@@TheShockninja Looks definitely like Norris. By the way, that crew member was none other than stuntman Dick Warlock, who doubled for Kurt Russell here and played Michael Myers/The Shape in Halloween 2.

[@scottscaleshredder2369]

Ellie, to answer your question around 13:19 when Blair was checking the computer's estimation for the entire world population to be infected, it would be 3 years from the first contact in any of the civilized areas. All you girls are beautiful!!!!

[@MrFishPirate]

First time reactions to "The Thing" are priceless. I used to participate in the IMDB Horror Movie Challenge (at least 31 horror movies in October) when the message boards were active. It was always great to see how younger people who have never seen it appreciate how superior it is to most horror movies (and movies in general) that have been released in the last twenty or so years.

[@SvaroghMusic]

I truly love this movie and waiting your react 25:25. Thank you, girls, it’s priceless ❤

[@justindenney-hall5875]

The Homies "If no one's told this today, I love you." (Peter Monn)💙

[@Jordashian93]

The claustrophobic group becomes the perfect petri dish in which to create an environment of fear, paranoia, and betrayal.

[@YogiBhoy78]

8:14 The expression on you girls faces there is priceless 😂🤣. Excellent movie, I watched it when I was about 10/12yr old, I was too scared to watch Alien but somehow I watched this. (my younger brothers loved Alien). Btw, the old black and white original version of The Thing is pretty scary too. Great reaction vid girls 👌💚

[@smavtmb2196]

The Thing Fantastic 80's Sci-fi horror. Blair was somehow infected after he was locked in the shed. McCready and Childs were probably not infected at the end but unfortunately they likely froze to death, but saved humanity from being taken over. The practical effects are disturbing but so well done. No CGI

[@markraffety3246]

A well done film. It's a remake of the 1950s film 'the Thing from Another World ' which is also an excellent film. The 1950s and 1980s were both excellent decades for science fiction movies.

[@Kilian600]

It's not really a remake, it's a re-telling of the story, and much closer to the original story, the the 50s version.

[@Chasejones2004]

- John Carpenter is planning on making a sequel The Thing 2, so most likely Keith David and Kurt Russell could be back for the sequel. It would likely ignore the events of The Thing prequel and explore what happened to Child’s and MacReady after the credits rolled

[@fenderbender2096]

At this point, it doesn't make sense.

[@Khann_2102]

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[@zeezee9670]

@25:05 _He' (Norris) is turning._ The "Thing" can only *immitate biological matter* & never inanimate objects such as a prosthetic limb, tooth retorative filling or a glass eye. *Norris* (the geologist) has a *prosthetic heart-valve* which obviously isn't cloned if & when the thing attacked him. Therefor his thing-clone constantly got *heart attacks.* The fact that the thing only immitates "biomatter" gives us furthermore a *clue* as to who might be a copy or not, like for instance *Child's earring.*

[@The_Foreigner_Belt]

The Thing doesn't necessarily create "clones". If the Thing attacks you and you have fillings or a prosthetic heart-valve it will still be able to take over your body with those things in it... your going by Thing 2011 logic which should not be taken as canon because it was contrived for the film's narrative.

[@zeezee9670]

​ @Darth_Loverboy_Turned_Loose Not by the technical definition, but *you know what I meant.* Either you are dumb, a troll, or a "loverboy-wannabe". Furthermore, *nope* they can't take your body with those "things" in it.. You write "your going" but I doubt you mean you. You're is whaty should be there , but you don't have enough thing-assimiliated brain cells. I have never seen the 2011 version and never will btw. I leave such "things" to you.@@The_Foreigner_Belt. I have seen & loved the thing since 1982, but you can only measure things on your own tiny "scale".

[@MrTech226]

Ladies One of the legendary special makeup artists, Rob Bottin and his team created these practical makeup effects for this movie. Rob gotten his start by working for another legendary makeup artist, Rick Baker of American Werewolf in London fame.

[@MrTech226]

Your doggie is the Thing (Alien)

[@patwaters3486]

I appreciate that they risked their lives to fly out and save those crazy Swedes. You should know that Professor Fuchs was related to the Fuchs brothers in Kurt Russel's movie Used Cars released two years before. This was confirmed in interviews with the director.

[@supremedream1764]

29:34 Ellie’s face 😂

[@detroitsteel8228]

Ellie's look of pure disgust and horror at 25:24 is very nostalgic for me😂

[@SaRENRampaiger]

Lia's disgust with squinting her eyes with the head scene getting cut off was priceless!

[@SaRENRampaiger]

29:41.. Ellie's trying to sqiush and massage her head at the one!! lol

[@51tetra69]

“The Thing” is suspicion, mistrust, and paranoia personified! It is the story of desperate men, isolated and hopelessly trapped in the middle of nowhere, caught up in a terrifying life-and-death battle with an inhuman enemy, in which the fate of the entire world hangs in the balance. What would you do?

[@therealhotdog]

this is a remake, with the same story line, it was made back in the 50's so it didn't rely as heavy on special effects

[@dwerenat1]

The time on the computer screen: 27000hrs. is roughly 3.8 years.

[@johnbickle8457]

Blair did the right thing. he destroyed the means of escape and rescue. the only way to make sure it didn't get to the rest of the world was to make sure no one leaves. Also Michelle, you look amazing, crazy beautiful eyes. Did you have a spa day recently???

[@Bonoscot]

Stunning Horror Movie if not the best ever made....40 years old and still better than the rest today

[@Subjectivity13]

MacReady even said at the end, "If we've got any surprises for each other, I don't think we're in much shape to do anything about it" which was admitting that he was unarmed, exhausted and alone with Childs. If Childs was the Thing, it had no reason not to attack him then. They were definitely both human. I don't know why anybody thinks it was unclear.

[@waspangry3464]

Childs failed the test. He started drinking from the same bottle as MacReady (if he were a human, he would be afraid to do this). And at that moment, MacReady realized that he had lost - this refers to the beginning of the film, when he poured alcohol on his PC. (by the way, is this really alcohol? Because it could have been gasoline, since MacReady did not take alcohol with him)

[@deckzone3000]

@@waspangry3464 That was no test, and didn't indicate anything.

[@Ice-tc5vn]

​@@waspangry3464 Don't know if ut's canon or not but they made a game set straight after the events after movie, the in the game the protagonist finds Childs's dead body so he definitely wasn't the Thing

[@fairedepeche]

Childs in the last scene doesn't expell frozen cold breath from his mouth, but MacReady does. Childs is the Thing.

[@Subjectivity13]

@@fairedepeche The filmmakers have talked about that theory before in interviews. It just looks that way because of the angle of the lighting. It wasn't an intentional choice. MacReady lost all his weapons and explosives. It would have just attacked him.

[@SingleTax]

25:56 - "Aaahaaah!" LOL! Adorable reaction!

[@TANKTREAD]

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

[@shanester1832]

I love watching girls watch this. You know they've never seen anything like it, there's really nothing else like it.

[@Pavaroso]

BTW, they weren't saying that burning wouldn't kill it. They were saying that nobody was burning it enough. You can't leave any of the meaty bits still juicy. Then it isn't dead. But, if you burned it down to carbon and ash, it would have been dead.

[@MySerpentine]

I dunno, as long as there's some cells left it's still alive and it's really damn hard to kill every cell.

[@Warlord2029]

Gotta love this time of year with all The Thing reactions 🎃🔪

[@jerryc2709]

I always get a big kick out of you three (sometimes 4). THE THING is without question one of the best sci-fi movies ever made.

[@Realmasterorder]

This is one of the most awesome Movies ever ! you DESERVE this Girls and you know it 🥰

[@mbaer2411]

I cannot get enough of this channel. These girls are seriously my favorite reactors on the internet right now.

[@mot0rhe4d40]

"They have other dogs?" Those sled dogs in many instances are the most reliable means of transportation in frigid climates like this and in Alaska.

[@RodVonLongrod]

I think it was 1983 when I saw this the first time. I was ten years old and it scared the crap out of me. What I love about these 80s movies is there is no CGI crap which means the effects are practical. This lends a lot of realism to the movie. The Thing still holds up to this day. The suspense, the tension, the great story. This is how you make a scary movie.

[@TheRManProds]

LOL THE LOOK ON ELLIE'S FACE!

[@Dystopia1111]

'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' (1979) would be a perfect double feature with 'The Thing'. Great script, great cast, creepy well-done practical effects, and the same kind of intensely suspicious and paranoid atmosphere.

[@jaggedskar3890]

I love Ellie accidentally getting startled by Michelle at 10:53!

[@adrianramirez8882]

27:36 Michelle's Thing impression! 😊❤

[@supremedream1764]

The make up effects for this movie were well-done! I suggest reacting to The Fly(1986). It’s another sci fi body horror film starring Jeff Goldblum and throughout the movie he becomes less recognizable with the make up effects!

[@Chasejones2004]

Oh, Lia, Ellie and Michelle on your past videos y’all reacted to the movie “Coraline” (2009) and the actor that voiced the cat was actually voiced by Keith David who plays Childs in this movie 🍿

[@Shawn_Dark_Heart]

Someone should have been suggested that on patreon Coraline is a good movie

[@Chasejones2004]

@@Shawn_Dark_Heartthey reacted to it already but I think it got taken down because of copyright but there reaction was priceless 😂

[@Shawn_Dark_Heart]

@@Chasejones2004 I wish somebody will put a suggestion for The last House on the Left (2009)

[@Chasejones2004]

@@Shawn_Dark_Heart that’s a good one, they should react to monster house (2006)cause it’s a scary movie in claymation 😂

[@Shawn_Dark_Heart]

@@Chasejones2004 I just hope nobody doesn't put the last House on the Left the original because the remake was way better than the original

[@sidekicknick4152]

25:54 That reaction 🤣

[@ericambrose7024]

Something I found out that I didn't even consider before, the guy that plays Gary plays the president in Clear and Present Danger.

[@MrChess4]

this movie was gave me so many nightmares as a kid. The lady in the middle face after the gruesone scenes has me dying laughing, She is going through a full crisis

[@doc_plaga]

25:23 I love the expression on their faces. 😆

[@nighttaimer]

The Thing is, perhaps, one of the masterpieces of horror cinema. John Carpenter did an excellent job, giving us our first look at his famous "Apocalypse Trilogy." I recommend delving into Carpenter's cosmic horror, and since they started with The Thing (1982), The Prince of Darkness (1987) is a metaphysical religious horror, and finally In the Mouth of Madness (1994) (perhaps one of the darkest movies I saw when I was young) - the title speaks for itself. Ha ha ha! All of them with different endings, but equally hopeless for all of humanity. Good reaction by the way. Greetings from Argentina!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

omg it's about time!!

[@classic3511]

31:15 Calm down on your insults to Garry (Blonde on the right) he was tired up much longer than the rest throughout the film and he was sitting right next to Palmer when he changed.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Best. Practical. Effects. Ever.

[@noahsilon4630]

They made a prequel with the same name in 2011.

[@tomfrankiewicz4030]

Rob Bottin's practical effects in this movie are incredibly creative and horrific. The filmmakers didn't want to have a guy in a costume for the alien creatures

[@antoinesandoval]

😅 Lia's face through the dog kennel scene. 😂

[@Trusteft]

29:43 my favorite part of the reaction, it reminded me myself. Laughing with my own jokes. Bless her.

[@michaelsweat9044]

I love Ellie's reaction.

[@JohnnyXoz]

Funny only Lia's microphone was working but I could still hear Ellie and Michelle clearly 😂

[@MasticinaAkicta]

There are different types of horror, this is that creeping kind of "something is wrong" but you can't put your finger on it. Till, well it happens. This is truly a psychological horror AND creature flick.

[@hadlee73]

I totally understand that words sometimes get dropped from sentences when English isn't a person's first language, and I'm not generally one to make fun of when it happens... but you never know, Ellie's suggestion at 35:54 might have worked... it was the one strategy MacCready didn't try.

[@chameleonvr4]

I absolutely love you guys! Love watching guys so much and I absolutely love you guys when you guys watch videos with the girl with the blue hair trixie! I mean I love all you guys I love watching your video reactions honestly the dog should have **** won an Oscar for this performance! I know I saw it in the comments and he's absolutely right! Anyways love you guys' reactions the only thing I would suggest is do along the commentary on the end of it. You know I love to see like more of your reactions to the videos when you guys are done watching the actual movie! Love you guys!

[@toddkes5890]

29:22 - notice it was him that also spotted the head walking away earlier. Figure the thing-head was cursing him out "you traitor!" before being set on fire

[@MySerpentine]

I always imagine 'Palmer' thinking 'you went with *that?* *Really* ?'

[@51tetra69]

Interesting Facts: Norris is clearly exhibiting chest pain and all of the classic signs of a heart attack and cardiac arrest before he collapses. When the Thing imitates someone, it perfectly duplicates every cell with such precision than it actually retains the memories, knowledge, and personality of the individual it copies. Norris (the guy who’s chest bursts open, chopping off the doctor’s hands with its bear-trap teeth) had a bad heart, and likely a peacemaker. When the Thing took him over and perfectly imitated him, it also faithfully recreated his heart defect, but not his pacemaker, which eventually caused Norris to suffer a heart attack for real during a high-stress moment. The Thing would have been happy to hide itself in a presumably “dead” body, but it couldn’t tolerate the electro-shocks from the defibrillator and was thus forced to reveal itself. In the prequel to “The Thing”, they were able to identify people who had been imitated because the Things were only able to replicate organic matter and were therefore unable to duplicate inorganic matter, which meant that items such as pins inserted to hold together broken bones and fillings in your teeth would be missing in people that had been taken over. That would obviously be the case for anyone like Norris that had a pacemaker as well. They were thus able to identify who was a Thing and who was not by checking for fillings, etc… Of course, the amazing scene where Norris’ head separates from his burning body, slides onto the floor, and pulls itself away, transforming into a crab/spider with his upside-down head as its body, and tries to crawl away unnoticed, is an iconic moment! (Incidentally, at the beginning of the movie, the spaceship was flying erratically because the crew was desperately trying to fight off the Things that were aboard their vessel and causing havoc. That’s why the spaceship attempted to make an emergency landing on the nearest planet and ended up crash landing in the Antarctic. Only one of the Things as survived the crash and made it out of the ship alive, only to freeze in the ice.)

[@alonzocoyethea6148]

13:59 Ironic only a girl scientist survived events at the Norwegian camp..She thought she got them all, but realized the dog was missing it's jewel collar. An explosion messed up her flame-thrower's aim, and the "dog" ran for it--.took 36 hours for rescue 'copters to find her. She left in one for medical treatment while briefing the other in the air via radio (Thing prequel, 2012, CGI FX couldn't match the real deal ) Fun watching ya spook and gross out!

[@turtleboy4240]

My favorite horror movie! I'm glad y'all are reacting to it. 🙂

[@unkown34x33]

I don't know if you guys watched this movie...but ! Finally!! You guys are in for a twisted story. Happy Halloween

[@lucianaromulus1408]

My favorite horror movie. I cant think of a worse scenario to find yourself in. Youre battling an intelligent enemy, you dont know if its malicious or simply trying to survive, if it touches you...youre dead, its almost impossible to detect, it can only be killed with fire/acid and if it gets to water or transportation its not just the end of humans but THE ENTIRE WORLD. Every Winter when the wind howls i think of this movie. It inspired me to get a flamethrower cause...you never know 😅

[@freas8520]

Comments that never age well "I like the dog"! Funny as a Swed hear Snake Plisken go: "Hey, Sweden!"

[@shuggiemcg1]

I loved all your reactions on the chest burster scene! The ending was to leave you in suspense

[@martinboyle9163]

My favorite horror movie. Great reactions! ❤ Michelle was right, it WAS a test. Childs failed the test, and it took me 25 years to realize that is how Mac knew Childs was the thing. Best to you-

[@fanboyhex1555]

YESSS!!! 😆... ive waited so long to watch you lovely ladies react to this movie.😘 BTW i love Ellies face on the thumbnail 😍

[@69coolchris]

Great reaction. You should watch the 2011 prequel film to find out what happened at the Norwegian camp. Its not as good as this film, but is still worth watching.

[@hv3926]

Now Vicky and Blue should watch The Thing.

[@gardener68]

Oh my god! I was hoping y'all would get to this one eventually! One of my favorite horror movies!

[@RoscoRide]

The character windows was also one of the Warriors another classic

[@WhatHaveIMade]

I thought poor Ellie's mind was going to break at some points in the movie 😆

[@toddhill7483]

Over 40 years later I just have to ask: what kind of idiot tries to find a live grenade buried in snow?

[@Blutteufel]

Don't knock 'em 'til you've tried 'em-they're good eatin' when they're cold and fresh.

[@AlucardAlucard-je6xu]

I think they both froze to death in the end but saved the world

[@The_Foreigner_Belt]

Yep. And the tape MacReady made got blown up with the rest of the camp. So no one will ever know what took place there.

[@kevinschultx7673]

Lia has nerves of steel. Nothing scary fazes her.

[@CodeBriarbrook]

This is exactly how I imagine a girl watching something terrifying. With other girls and the lights on. Great movie!

[@safetyman460458]

My Fav movie of all time!! I watched it in cinema when it came out, it was years ahead of its time special effects wise and as you said many questions the most important is... They said Garry (The man in charge) was the only man who had the keys and access to the blood bank that's why they so strongly suspected him of being the Thing, yet when they did the tests he was "negative" and NOT the Thing so who did get in the blood bank ????? lol

[@ambisinistral]

In an earlier scene, when the Thing makes an appearance, the keys get dropped in the chaos.

[@walterfechter8080]

Kurt Russell was kick-ass in this movie. Gorey alien monsters aside, I liked the character development, the feeling of uneasiness and overall suspense. Some of the monster effects looked as if someone dumped automatic transmission fluid (or barbecue sauce) all over some distorted and melted plastic. Still, gore or no; the practical effects created by Rob Bottin and crew were amazing. I once owned a Siberian Husky and a Malamute. They were amazing friends. I felt awful when the Husky began to morph into The Thing and when the other dogs were shot. Damn -- so brutal! I saw this movie when it premiered in 1982. Thanks for the review, ladies. Stay safe. -- W

[@theoneandonlyoni]

YEEEESS!!! My favorite reactionists are watching the Thing this Year!!!!