Watching *THE THING* (1982) Was The Most DISGUSTING Movie I've Seen!

Enjoy My The thing Movie Reaction, This Is My First Time Watching The Thing 1982 Version. This The Thing Movie Reaction Sci Fi Drama Movie Is One Of The Most Nasty Movies I Have Seen. And It Was Great. Tell Me Your Thoughts And Theories On This Movie.
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THE THING MOVIE REACTION: 1:20 - 32:32
THE THING 1982 MOVIE REVIEW: 32:33 - 35:28
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THE THING 1982 Movie Description:
In remote Antarctica, a group of American research scientists are disturbed at their base camp by a helicopter shooting at a sled dog. When they take in the dog, it brutally attacks both human beings and canines in the camp and they discover that the beast can assume the shape of its victims. A resourceful helicopter pilot (Kurt Russell) and the camp doctor (Richard Dysart) lead the camp crew in a desperate, gory battle against the vicious creature before it picks them all off, one by one.
The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter and written by Bill Lancaster. Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?, it tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter the eponymous "Thing", a parasitic extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms. The group is overcome by paranoia and conflict as they learn that they can no longer trust each other and that any one of them could be the Thing. The film stars Kurt Russell as the team's helicopter pilot, R.J. MacReady, and features A. Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, and Thomas G. Waites in supporting roles.
Production began in the mid-1970s as a faithful adaptation of the novella, following 1951's The Thing from Another World. The Thing went through several directors and writers, each with different ideas on how to approach the story. Filming lasted roughly 12 weeks, beginning in August 1981, and took place on refrigerated sets in Los Angeles as well as in Juneau, Alaska, and Stewart, British Columbia. Of the film's $15 million budget, $1.5 million was spent on Rob Bottin's creature effects, a mixture of chemicals, food products, rubber, and mechanical parts turned by his large team into an alien capable of taking on any form.
The Thing was released in 1982 to very negative reviews. It was described as "instant junk", "a wretched excess", and proposed as the most-hated film of all time by film magazine Cinefantastique. Reviews both praised the special effects achievements and criticized their visual repulsiveness, while others found the characterization poorly realised. The film earned $19.6 million during its theatrical run. Many reasons have been cited for its failure to impress audiences: competition from films such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which offered an optimistic take on alien visitation; a summer that had been filled with successful science fiction and fantasy films; and an audience living through a recession, diametrically opposed to The Thing's nihilistic tone.
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[@HelloMellowXVI]

I Really Want To Thank Everyone For Watching, Hope Yall Enjoyed It. Thank You So Much For Your Support. I Also Want To Say That I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS MOVIE. Seems Like Alot Of People Got Offended Or Something By Some Things I Said In The Video, I Am 24 About To Be 25 On November 29th. I Know This Film Is Alot Of Peoples Favorite And Their Childhood. I Didn't Mean To Offend Anyone, I Joke Around Alot Lmao. I Know The Video Had People Thinking, "This Guy Is Stupid," I Don't Know Anything About Anyone Who Worked On This Film. THIS IS A MOVIE REACTION NOT A MOVIE ANALYSIS!

[@DesL488]

Seriously don't bother with Shutter Island, its a piece of wank (British expression!)

[@doclewis8927]

John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, and Keith David (Childs) have all said that "YES, Childs was infected at the end". There's the lame excuse of "lost in the storm" but the subtle hint is that his breath doesn't show in the cold like Kurt's (MacReady) does. Plus, there's a graphic novel that picks up after the movie that has Childs as the infected person too. The Thing wasn't dead at the end...part of it was Childs.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

@@DesL488 Dang, Didn’t Like It?

[@DesL488]

@@HelloMellowXVI Not much (!)

[@HelloMellowXVI]

@@DesL488 Well Hopefully You’ll Enjoy My Commentary lml

[@mastery7901]

The fact that people get shook and disgusted is actually a hidden compliment to the brilliance and effort of the practical effects team.

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@dubuyajay9964]

A 22 year old led the group for most of the film...until he went to the hospital for stress. Then Sam Winston finished it off.

[@kinagrill]

I mean it's like getting sexually aroused to a porno. It did it's job well :p

[@SStupendous]

@@kinagrill Why tf did you have to make that comparison

[@kinagrill]

@@SStupendous .... why not? :)

[@DarkPatu]

EVERY. SINGLE. REACTION: "What, no!!! Don't shoot the dog!" At the end of the reaction: "...man, they should have shot that dog..."

[@HmStH111]

Best part is that if you understand Danish you have the whole thing (heh) spoiled for you since the shooters are shouting something about the dog being contamined and such.

[@denierdev9723]

@@HmStH111 Norwegian, but yeah the two languages are similar, not as much as Austrian-German and German-German though

[@HmStH111]

@@denierdev9723 Ah, ok, I wasn't sure since I don't know the language myself but I've heard about the piece of trivia.

[@denierdev9723]

@@HmStH111 I see. He doesn't say enough to really ruin it, I mean, the way he screams and what he says makes him sound absolutely crazy, so you'd probably act the same way as the cast would, lol

[@nitrokid]

Every other reactor: Aww, a puppy! Audience (us): shift uncomfortably in our seats.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

The fun part is when you realize that that thing is NOT the alien from the spaceship. The aliens had stopped on another planet and were infected with this thing, which is why they crashed here when it attacked them!

[@RPGHSGAMING]

we need an origin stories for these thing!!

[@TheNativeEngine]

Exactly!

[@Frombeyondthehorizon6860]

It's actually horrorfying to think about what the thing must've assimilated dozens of times and then waited for something to pick it up

[@YW2324]

So it's a thing within another thing

[@lauce3998]

Among us wouldn't exist without The Thing.

[@yourhuckleberry1887]

Or even Reservoir Dogs

[@TarantuLandoCalcuLingus]

@@yourhuckleberry1887 which wouldnt have happened without spartacus

[@Lewis9709]

@@TarantuLandoCalcuLingus None of it would exist without Alien.

[@TarantuLandoCalcuLingus]

@@Lewis9709 spartacus was done at least a decade before alien my dude

[@Bosscarnage4]

Sus

[@christopherschreiber5805]

"I'm sorry, I just need a minute." LOL Never get tired of watching people react to this.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Lmao That Scene Broke Me A Lil

[@patrickgogan3517]

One of the best horror remakes ever along with The Fly

[@HelloMellowXVI]

I’m Watching The Fly Soon

[@hv3926]

@@patrickgogan3517 Original Fly, 1957 is pretty good too. I believe it is one of Vincent Price's more famous movies.

[@kurtbarlow9402]

@@hv3926 Vincent wasn't really the star of the film though. "House of Wax" is a creepier choice

[@KthulhuXxx]

To be fair, you're one of the few people on youtube who seems to understand why Blair destroys the radio equipment / helicopter / etc. Almost everyone seems to think he's gone crazy or is already infected when he's doing that....but he's trying to contain the thing.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

I Would Like To Know What Other People Thought.

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Poor guy still wound up infected.

[@88feji]

Sorry but how is it possible for Blair to dig his hands into the "two-melting-face" carcass without getting infected unless he was already an alien in disguise during that time ? I mean the only way to kill the alien is to burn it but the innards of the carcas was obviously not burnt at all or else it should appear charred black right ?

[@LordLOC]

@@88feji He wasn't infected when he destroyed the equipment yet. He got infected when he was in the cabin, and was able to start building the craft you see.

[@kevinburton3948]

Maybe Blair is trying to contain it.... But if he WAS infected- destroying the radio prevents anyone from warning any possible rescue team to stay away and not approach the base. Eventually "someone" will come, but if our heroes got a message out, the base could be quarantined permanently. But just as importantly- Blair's rampage creates a distraction to allow another "Thing" to destroy the blood bags; Palmer is not present during the radio room destruction. How did he get the key? Windows dropped them in a panic when he witnessed Bennings' mid-transformation. This is also why Windows freaked out and ran for the shotgun as the group would figure out he was the last one with the keys and would suspect him.

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

This movie was the epitome of being in a no win situation. The moment that wolf showed up, their fates were sealed.

[@sonicartzldesignerclan5763]

Not true there are comics as well you should read it

[@Mikadobiscuits]

Bit like playing chess with a cheating computer...

[@Taskinrules]

It would have been way different if Lars(the guy with the sniper) knew how to speak english.

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

@@sonicartzldesignerclan5763 There are comics about this?!

[@Redisonthelaptop]

@@secludedmisanthrope6388 warning: they're not canon

[@MrEd8846]

Beginning: dont shoot the dog Everyone whose seen it: SHOOT IT! BURN IT!

[@Vlogtan]

Yes 😂

[@dubuyajay9964]

HANS...GET ZE FLAMMENWHERFER!!!

[@liammccarthy1905]

One thing I love about people reacting to this movie is just that so many of us wouldn't survive this monster since we all trust dogs too much lol

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Lmao You Absolutely Right, Especially A Husky. That Was Funny

[@ttanza4004]

@@HelloMellowXVI INTERESTING FACT! The Real Name of the dog in "John Carpenter's THE THING" is 'Jed' and he actually had quite a nice acting career in Movies. He also actually has his own page on WIKIPEDIA (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_(wolfdog) ).

[@HelloMellowXVI]

@@ttanza4004 Wow Bro Thank You So Much For That, I Appreciated Looking At That.

[@CoolEnginesChristytrekkie]

I don't doubt it That Dog is a hell of an actor.

[@justarandompeep8945]

I NEVER trust random big stray dogs, they can turn on you at any moment because you don’t know what can trigger them, it’s happened to me before and it’s SCARY.

[@Annausagi2]

"So he's just gonna roll on rollerskates the whole movie?" New headcanon: Since they didn't have the budget/time to show Naul's death in the movie, I'd like to believe that he just roller-skated the heck outta there. 👌

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Lmao Hey I’m There With You

[@vanyadolly]

headcanon accepted!

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

I will accept this. Instead of him separating from the group to check out a sound.

[@jamesfrench7299]

Nauls death was story boarded and it was the most gruesome. Blair thing rammed a tentacle though his body until the rib cage burst. It wasn't filmed due to budgetary and time constraints, so you're left to presume Blair thing got to him like the other guy with the hand to the face.

[@ckotherletters]

I think that if he was consumed by the thing it wouldn't be able to roller skate and the others would know it's an imposter. haha

[@my_randomology]

"No, don't shoot the dog, bro." Everyone who's seen the movie: "YEAH, DON'T SHOOT IT! GET ZE FLAMETHROWER!"

[@sleep.starvedd]

ayee weve seen the movie twice lmao, we agree

[@nessaarandur7740]

Dog scene: "OMFG. I'm gonna need a moment". Everyone: *laughs in spiderhead*

[@44excalibur]

The Blair-Thing built the ship from parts he took from the helicopter. He wasn't trying to get off the planet because that ship isn't big enough for that. He was just trying to get to a populated area on Earth.

[@beaumontdavis5135]

What's is Mello KZbin channel music?

[@FanFanBessie2]

Yes. But, just for a minute wonder why he stole parts from a fully functional helicopter instead of just taking it to escape... I mean if Blair didn't know how to fly it I guess the Thing wouldn't either... I don't know - just one of those unanswered questions that make the movie frustratingly brilliant!😀👍

[@rareosts5752]

@@FanFanBessie2 Well it seems that saucer is a technology The Thing is more familiar with and has had more time around, plus I think Blair wasn't yet infected when he destroyed the helicopter, I think he got attacked right around the time they put him out in the shed. It was easier for The Thing to build a small saucer than to rebuild a helicopter.

[@Leviathan5213]

@@FanFanBessie2 Human Blair had already destroyed the helicopter irreparably. The Thing had to find a way to fly in a way it already knew how.

[@AngraMango]

@@rareosts5752 According to the comics the thing inherits all memories from things it assimilates. It killed and infected the aliens on board the saucer and has their memories and knows how to make one cuz of it. And apparently when ur infected and assimilated by the thing ur consciousness is inside it? Like when the bennings thing roared the director said its the conjoined screams of all its victims from across thousands of worlds. Pretty scary

[@KthulhuXxx]

"terrible shot" Yeah, shooting a moving target from a helicopter probably isn't as easy as you think it is.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Yeah A Few Other People Told Me.

[@broodhunter2]

Shooting at a irratically moving target from an irratically moving helicopter WHILE USING A SCOPE. Dude, he might as well have been throwing the shells at him.

[@shaitanlavey]

Add to that the fact the guy is hanging out of a moving helicopter in a place where the average temperature ranges from about 10*F to -60*F.

[@yurikendal4868]

Not to mention the guy isn't a trained marks man

[@kylesenior]

It's why the US military prefers to put miniguns on helicopters. Shooting from helicopters is hard, which is why you need more bullet.

[@monkigunmkiiflash3110]

One of the greatest sci-fi horror films ever made. The puppetry animatronics and make up is off the scales. The tension is palpable and the music is perfect for the time. Bravo for this masterpiece!

[@HanoiTower]

"Is that a baby?" I laughed so hard my cat panicked.

[@blueroninstudios]

Another crazy 80's film directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell you should definitely watch: Big Trouble in Little China. Probably one of the STRANGEST movies ever to come out of that decade! Martial arts, gang wars, magic, Chinese folklore, its absolutley NUTS!

[@HelloMellowXVI]

I’m definitely going to watch that.

[@monkeyballs512]

And it all takes place in some temple that exists in the back of a Chinese restaurant. It’s totally off the wall and awesome

[@toodlescae]

I love that movie

[@lordzavulon666]

"Its ALL IN THE REFLEXES!" XD

[@johnathan2321]

@@HelloMellowXVI Definitely need to watch it, you'll see where Raiden from Mortal Kombat comes from

[@17thknight]

"That's not black people knowledge!" Lmao, I have a good friend who's black and he told me the last time he was invited to an all white person picnic he noped out of there before it turned into Get Out.

[@wink1eafc774]

The biggest aspect of this movie, is paranoia and loneness, distrust and isolation. that's where the horror comes from, yes you got gore etc but that doesn't scare, it repulsive you. One of the best films from the 1980s. So many talented film makers during that period.

[@valmarnecroa6021]

This is the movie, along with star wars and alien convinced me practical effects are almost always better

[@dubuyajay9964]

Did you see the 80s version of "The Fly" too?

[@liquid880]

@@dubuyajay9964 The blob (1988) has some good practical effects too.

[@joshuaortiz2031]

the practical effects in the first Jurassic park were amazing too. The Dilophosaurus looked fucking real when it was sizing up Nedry. It looked and acted like a real animal.

[@tb.7788]

the original hellraiser and pumpkinhead are also shining examples

[@biswojyoti1]

when he was like, the husky is guiding the helicopter. i was lmao.

[@raptorclaw163]

The Thing did pretty much everything practical make-up wise. And I’m astounded at how great it holds up all these years later. Fun commentary. Made me laugh a lot.

[@GrimReaper-dh8yc]

Fun fact about the practical effects in this movie: they were so realistic, most of the cast actually couldn't tell if they were real or not so a lot of the reactions on screen are genuine. The only one who could tell was Wilford Brimley, since he worked as a cowboy and was used to this sort of gore.

[@gregghelmberger]

This is not a movie for the weak of stomach or the faint of heart. Loved your reaction.

[@MegaReacts]

"This movie is nasty bro". That sums it up. Great reaction.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Thank You I Really Appreciate It, It Came Together Quite Nicely

[@namelessjedi2242]

I thought “oh my God!” also summed it up well 😁

[@douglascampbell9809]

Science gets done in Antarctica. There are currently 70 permanent research stations scattered across the continent of Antarctica, which represent 29 countries.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Yeah I Completely Forgot About That When I Was Watching This Movie.

[@reneedennis2011]

Thanks for the info 🙂.

[@karenlackner192]

The special effects in this movie are beyond phenomenal. No CG

[@MojiBeau]

Poor guy (Rob Bottin) nearly killed himself making them. Ended up hospitalized from exhaustion

[@Paul_1971]

@@MojiBeau Facts - slept on the set too

[@robertfrancis9877]

This movie is almost *40* years old and the practical affects are still astonishing!

[@jeffreysommer3292]

It's The Godfather of all Sci-Fi horror movies. Absolutely A Number One!

[@HelloMellowXVI]

I Definitely Enjoyed It, I Love 80s Movies

[@Theomite]

Blair was building a small version of the crashed spaceship so he could reach civilization. He wasn't trying to go back home (the ship is too small and flimsy), he was trying to fly out of Antarctica to a populated area.

[@etpelle72]

“What’s up with the fruit roll ups and shit!” That was funny as hell!

[@themidianite1645]

"You telling me this old dude is stronger than all of you?" Eat your oatmeal!

[@Skullkaiser]

And talk about Diabeetus

[@dubuyajay9964]

He was a rl marine and cowboy, so yeah.

[@nooneinparticular5256]

The point of the movie is that the biggest scare isn't the monster itself, but that it could be any one of us, and we don't know who: Paranoia & Suspicion. When it absorbs someone, it assimilates their personality, memories, and intelligence. So, when it has a person, it's at least as smart as them, if not smarter, so the Thing was able to figure out their plans--which is why it stole the detonator, sabotaged the blood bank, and tore off the nametag. As it assimilates you, it gains your way of thinking, and understanding of your physiology. Which is why it was able to fake Copper's heart attack (and was foreshadowed by him having a weak heart). Supposedly, it can become even smarter by absorbing multiple organisms, which led to it building that ship. On the flip side, when it's small as a dish of blood, it can only act on basic survival instinct--moving away from the hot wire.

[@hv3926]

The film was not a flop. It came out during the greatest summer for movies of all time, 1982. ET, was the leader and liked much more for its friendly alien compared to the dark, murderous Thing. Other movies of that great summer were Poltergeist, Rocky 3, Star Trek 2 The Wrath of Kahn, First Blood (Rambo 1), among several others.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Wasn't it also competing with Blade Runner?

[@gleegleek4eva]

It was considered a major flop. Both audiences and critics were disgusted and offended by it upon release. People and publications made jokes dunking on it and how 'bad' and 'trashy' it was. Lol it was seen as being contrarian to say "it was good actually". It was just before its time. Critical reception and audiences came around to it years later.

[@a.johnson6357]

It and Blade Runner were flops. This movie found its legs when it hit cable. There were people who appreciated both films on release, but they were commercially flops. I remember Blade Runner at the time it was released had a lot of stylistic impact that was commented on, but underperformed in the theatres. I had some Blade Runner merch that I'd give my eyeteeth to have kept. Oh well.

[@CaptainRetroStation]

Okay, for real... you saw this in 2020... imagine... just IMAGINE what audiences in 1982 were going through. 😨😲🤢

[@mattsnyderARTIST]

trust me I saw this flick in the theater at age 12...caused serious nightmares 😂

[@Kesedrith]

"Why would y'all bring that back with you?!" The core issue with pretty much every horror movie ever. :D

[@juanv8758]

Forget the fact this is a horror movie, they're in a research outpost, ½ the team members are doctors and scientist. If this happened in real life they would probably take more precautions (biohazard) but I guarantee they would still bring it back.

[@rsrt6910]

My favorite (and only) horror movie. It's actually based on a novella by John W Campbell (Who Goes There". And props to Jeb. The reason that dog seemed so "off' was because it's a half Malamute-HALF WOLF. From what I understand, the actor that played the dog handler had to train with the dog from a couple of months just so he could read the dog cues and so the dog would feel comfortable walking along side him without tearing his face off by accident. They had to lock down the set whenever that dog was filming so it wouldn't get spooked and injure someone. Was it worth it having a wild animal on set? Well, that scene where the dog materialize out of a shadow and walks down the hall is the creepiest thing I've ever seen in a movie.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Wow Are You Serious? That Is Some Crazy Behind The Scenes Stuff There. Thank You So Much

[@babbzilla]

That part with the dog... Literally my exact same reaction. Shock, horror, disgust, needing a moment, and saying fuck it.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Yeah It Came Out Of Nowhere And I Was Just Feeling So Much I Really Got Overwhelmed.

[@kilssj2250]

People don't give enough credit to that dog! He's one of the best performers in this film! He acts so perfectly abnormal that it just makes people like me terribly uneasy because I know dogs and he ain't acting like one...

[@themadmonk6700]

Funny thing to note, the guys in the first part of the movie, speaking a Scandinavian language. They basically gave away the entire plot, but no one there spoke the language. They said that isn't a dog, it took the shape of a dog and infected our crew.

[@shainewhite2781]

27:26, that explosion almost killed Kurt Russell.

[@sleep.starvedd]

fr?

[@shainewhite2781]

@@sleep.starvedd Yes and his reaction was genuine.

[@TheEdmondsMartialArtsAcademy]

Truth, he says it in the commentary - he didn't know they had given him a REAL STICK OF DYNAMITE, and his reaction when it goes off was genuine.

[@sagittarius420cheefie]

24:35... "It's all in the reflexes."- Jack Burton/ Kurt Russell #BigTroubleInLittleChina

[@nopewmopan]

Yes! Gotta get a reaction to that one. One of my favorites.

[@ekramer2478]

Saw this in the theater as a kid. Snuck in at around 13 or so with bff. Watched muscular badass grown men behind us throwing up in their popcorn buckets. Dog scene of course. This is what John Carpenter did with technical effects, long before CGI. Legend.

[@mvasqu762]

Goin to the movies in the 80's was on another level. I'm a little younger so it was return of the living dead for me haha

[@ekramer2478]

@@mvasqu762 Oh I also snuck into that at around 16ish. Bribed the ushers with twizzlers as I recall. They were equally freaked by that movie.

[@Pusongmammon666]

I would like to watch this movie myself but that dog scene is holdin me back

[@ekramer2478]

@@Pusongmammon666 It is worth watching. Yes, it is a bit of a scene, but if it is that bad maybe watch it with someone and have them tell you to close your eyes? It is also older effects. Rather realistic but absolutely no doggoes were REALLY harmed.

[@Pusongmammon666]

@@ekramer2478 Of course, even tho I've watched breakdown and reaction, I might actually watch it myself someday

[@porkflaps4717]

Saw this in the mid 80's. Let me just say being born in '75 I have no complaints the 80's and 90's were a trip

[@parallaxnick637]

Fun fact: the music is by Ennio Morricone, who also did your theme music.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

I Love His OSTs

[@angelamitchinson8439]

ParallaxNick He acknowledged that himself while watching the opening credits 😂

[@douglasmckenzie3324]

This is definitely his creepiest soundtrack

[@HelloMellowXVI]

It's A Good Soundtrack

[@axlm.808]

Carpenter beeing composer Himself, he barelly used Morricone works on the movie at the end (the main theme is 100% Carpenter style) Tarantino used some of the unused parts of Morricone on The thing in The Hatefull 8 soundtrack

[@11Nosferatu11]

Movie theory: There was kerosene in the liquor bottle at the end. McCready was gonna burn himself before Childs showed up and interupted him. Thats why when childs drank it and didn't react to it, McCready started laughing. Because he knew childs was the thing.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Lmao whoa now that’s a good ass theory right there gets me hype

[@TheBigTamale]

MacReady has "mist breath" with every exhale. Childs has barely has any.

[@evansutcliffe1099]

as good a theory it is, it discounts the fact that thing replicates exactly how humans operate, from speech and all that. plus its smart, so itd probably react to the kerosene like any normal human would to blend in, but it is all up in the air

[@rsrt6910]

@@TheBigTamale as good a theory as it is, it discounts the fact that the Bennings-Thing exhaled big plumes of mist when it screamed right before MacReady burned it with Jet-A.

[@TheBigTamale]

@@rsrt6910 Each "Thing" learns on its own. That THING was from the other research encampment.

[@floydbryant9016]

" John Carpenter's The Thing " is the best horror movie I've ever seen. Nothing else is even close. It was made in 1982 with practical effects and no CGI. AWESOME movie that still stands up today.

[@rednekzombie2988]

technically one point of CGI, when The Thing pulls down the TNT detornator into the hole. but yes, all 100 practical effects.

[@jeffnussbaum716]

I never get tired of showing this movie to unsuspecting viewers. :D

[@douglasmckenzie3324]

That scream from Bennigs was awesome. Definitely the best alien scream

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Lmao That Was Absolutely Terrifying

[@brianmcgarry1632]

That wasn't Bennings

[@xanderfoley6641]

Rip Bennings He was pretty cool So was Mac Fuchs Windows Nauls Garry and stoner guy.Copper was cool too. Childs was okay I didn’t like Blair Clark and Norris lol This movie has cool characters

[@theConquerersMama]

Indeed.

[@SuperPrinnyDood]

Fun fact: the scene where his head is detaching from his body, they used bubble gum to do that effect.

[@reneedennis2011]

😲

[@dubuyajay9964]

And Twinkie filling.

[@bb-ih9hg]

The Among Us joke just killed me 💀

[@friskyjesus]

My absolute favorite movie of all time. One of the most persistent theories and debates of the last 40 years is whether Mac or Child’s was a Thing at the end. That’s why the ending is so powerful! There is no definite answer! It purposely forces you to ask questions. Love it!

[@shainewhite2781]

4:24, there was a prequel/reboot that shows the Norwegians finding the alien remains frozen in the ice, until it gets thawed out, wakes up, and not in the best of moods.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

I’ll Definitely Watch That One As Well

[@xanderfoley6641]

It’s okay There are less cool characters tho Adam is the best one tho

[@44excalibur]

It didn't say 27,000 people would get infected in the first hour, the computer said the entire world population would be infected within 27,000 hours of the organism getting to populated areas.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Well That Makes It Way More Threatening. Damn That’s Quick For The Entire World. Thank You So Much For Clarifying

[@44excalibur]

@@HelloMellowXVI You're welcome.

[@jgrillo638]

@@HelloMellowXVI thats 3 year's roughly

[@BTAL1ama]

Shit this movie has the most incredible dog acting I've ever seen

[@christopherb501]

How about Air Bud, Homeward Bound or The Mask?

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

If you recall, when the dog was trying to take over the other dogs, part of the thing got out thru the roof. It was the part that was building the space ship, so when they moved the big guy out there to lock him up, he was basically alone with The Thing.

[@somthingbrutal]

quite a few people work in Antarctica mostly scientists

[@madhunter08]

Love your reactions man, you should watch "They live" another great movie by John Carpenter

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Oh Absolutely I Just Had Another Person Request That So It Will Be Soon

[@yurikendal4868]

ABSOLUTELY. I would recommend event horizon to

[@ephennell4ever]

@@HelloMellowXVI - be aware, you'll see a lot of shots that 'somehow look familiar' ... there's *tons* of memes floating around that use stills from the movie. *Enjoy!*

[@christopherb501]

@@ephennell4ever Mostly from right-wing conspiracy theorists who misunderstand They Live only _slightly_ less than they misunderstand the Matrix.

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

I wish you were a character in this movie. "That's going to win someone the Nobel prize." "THAT'S gonna come back to LIFE. Win the Nobel prize?! It ain't gonna be YOU!"

[@McSorleyFan33]

I love love watching people react to these movies for the first time. It’s like reliving the time you yourself first saw it.

[@connerche4795]

The only excuse I have for Nauls’ dumb decision of just walking down a hall at the end was the lack of sleep the crew must’ve had made him irrational and lowered his guard. But man why would you go down the hall 😂

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Lmao I Hear You, But I Just Never Understood That Either. Like We Didn't Hear Or See Nothing So I Don't Know Why Went There

[@connerche4795]

@@HelloMellowXVI So they actually were going to show what happened to Nauls in the original script where he got snuck up on too. But due to budget and time it got cut. It's only a story board but it's actually really gruesome lmao kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipvaoXyXbs2Jock This is how it originally was supposed to go. Mac would see him being assimilated midway and he's dissolving pretty much.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Damn I Wish They Would’ve Done That, Probably Would’ve Add A Lot More Tension To That Intense Scene As It Is Lmao

[@connerche4795]

@@HelloMellowXVI agreed I wish they did too. Blumhouse is remaking “The Thing” with Carpenter producing and being a special adviser. So who knows with today’s special effects. They could finally bring it to life.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

@@connerche4795 I Hope They Do Real Effects

[@msh6865]

I'll watch Keith David (Child's) in anything he is in. He was great in They Live. Kurt Russell is always a badass. Congrats, you made it through The Thing.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Thank You So Much Lmao, Its A Hell Of A Movie. And I Love Those Actors As Well

[@markbrinton6790]

He was awesome in there's something about Mary....."nothing like that ever happened to Woggie"

[@arisucheddar3097]

"Men At Work" is an obscure 80s movie that's an acquired taste, but hearing him say "Awww someone threw away a perfectly good white boy" is absolutely part of my childhood.

[@markbrinton6790]

@@arisucheddar3097 dude, I loved that movie. .......never touch another man's fries....

[@buddamassa]

@@arisucheddar3097 He's gotta see that one OMG another classic !!

[@tipi5586]

Your thinking out loud at the end of the film was brilliant cause you answered all the questions you had during the movie, which are the same questions almost everyone asks when they first watch it. Great work man.

[@mattdubya1037]

you were genuinely scared 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I loved it ahahaha fyi: blair the old scientist put the pen in his mouth that he touched the dead thing on table with in the beginning, thats where it started for him imo. childs the black dude at the very end had a different color parka on than when they all left him alone to guard the door. when the other black dude seen him run out into the storm that wasn’t childs anymore. my guess is the blair-thing was in the basement and snuck up on childs, turned him, then the childs-thing put another parka on from the hooks next to the door he guarded, then he ran out into the storm. remember the thing shreds the clothes of its victims. and he wore the same parka the whole movie until he met up again with mccready at the end!

[@donboyer1320]

I laughed until I had tears coming out of my eyes when you were doing this review. Great job, sir! One of my favorite movies of all time...great practical effects, simple paranoia built masterfully by Carpenter, solid acting, effective music.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Lmao Well I'm So Glad We Could Connect With This Film. It's Definitely A Masterwork Of Storytelling

[@hv3926]

This is one of the all-time greats.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

I'm Just Now Finding Out Myself Actually How Big The Community Around This Film Is.

[@hv3926]

@@HelloMellowXVI The practical effects , done by 21-year-old Rob Bottin are legendary. The 2011 prequel was mostly Computer-generated and even though it's not bad, it's considered sucky compared to Carperter's classic.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

@@hv3926 I'll Watch The Prequel Soon

[@Skullkaiser]

@@hv3926 Sad thing is they had filmed the prequel with practical effects but the higher ups decided to have CG applied over the practical.

[@hv3926]

@@Skullkaiser I know. It sucks right?

[@xanderfoley6641]

It’s honestly amazing what fear does to people. Some freeze up like windows (I took Psychology classes)

[@christopherb501]

Heck, in some cases, it makes people think that viral transmission can occur via cell reception.

[@TheNativeEngine]

Fight, Flight, or Freeze.

[@TheJoeyKnoxville]

The Thing is an absolute masterpiece. The story, acting, suspense, the pacing, lighting, camera compositions, writing, music and the special effects are perfect! And a special shoutout to the dog. Best animal actor I've ever seen! This is also one of 3 movies of Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy. If Macready or Childs are infected and a rescue team arrives in a couple of days it's the end of the world. Very bleak movie.

[@CadenceWallace]

Me watching this movie as a kid: Daddy look at the doggies! Can we have a Husky? *20 minutes later* Me: *sobbing because I just watched a dog get shot, one get it’s skin melted off and another get ripped if half off screen*

[@bobthabuilda1525]

No joke though, I'm sorry that was your first experience with this. That's heavy af for a kid.

[@CadenceWallace]

@@bobthabuilda1525 I mention it a bit because it was one of the first times I actually REPRESSED memory like I was around 3 maybe 4 or 5 o.o

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

One of my all time favorite movies. Proof that practical effects can be better than CGI. I love the part when the guy sees the head walking off.

[@becomethestar]

The thing got to Blair while he was isolated from the group. You can tell how his attitude changed. From wanting to destroy everything to wanting to cone back inside. I'd say yes. Childs was the thing at the end. One of the best mystery movies ever

[@a_cats]

I thought he was infected when he put the pencil he touched the "dead" Thing with in his mouth but it took longer to completely assimilate him since it was such a small dose

[@chalmers1984]

Mac put petrol into the bottle and when childs drank it he didnt react so mac laughed cause he knew childs was the thing

[@Crossfirefan2]

It's funny at 10:30 you played the music from Mass Effect 3 and Keith David the guy who played Child's also played Admirable Anderson in the games lol

[@shainewhite2781]

6:43, the special make-up effects still hold up to this day.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Yeah It Was Very Convincing And Had Me Thinking All Over The Place

[@nightthornkvala94132]

@@HelloMellowXVI Almost all, except for maybe one scene, of the special effects was done by Rob Bottin, who was 22 or 23 at the time. Nothing was done by computer; all actual or stop motion. Poor Rob worked so hard on this movie, almost 24/7, he ended up hospitalized with exhaustion and pneumonia. Genius work!

[@Vaillle]

Because practical effects are a physical thing that can be interacted with in the real world, it’s like it has more impact than just cgi. There’s this connection felt with things that are obviously tactile and real, and I’ve really grown to appreciate that as I’ve gotten older. 😁👍 CGI is great but there’s something really impressive about creating something so ambitious within the limitations of the physical world.

[@ephennell4ever]

@@HelloMellowXVI - I think you meant to type 'puking' instead of 'thinking'? There were a few times there, I thought you were going to *blow!* I knew one person who said, after seeing lots of ads/trailers and hearing descriptions, that there was no way they were gonna see it 'cause they *knew* they'd throw-up!

[@metarusonikku]

This is easily one of my favorite movies of all time. Psychological suspense at its best. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@MrJonnydanger]

This is honestly the best movie reaction to anything I've ever seen. Still lol-ing as I type this

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Lmao OMG That Means So Much. I Really Appreciate You And That You Enjoyed It.

[@paulharris2682]

Back then people hated this movie years later this one of the best horror movie John Carpenter did with ground breaking practical effects.... the claustrophobic tension atmosphere and acting. . To this day it's considered a classic

[@shumlina]

Oh my gosh, loving your commentaries! Just found your channel yesterday. People always think Childs is The Thing at the end, but I always just say he's not because it's one of the few times the Black character makes it out alive. Then again, both he and MacReady most likely freeze to death before they are rescued, so is it really a win? lol

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Lmao 😂 That’s A Good Interpretation Of The Ending....Thank You So Much Also I’m Glad You Enjoyed It

[@christopherb501]

Childs does wind up being assimilated in one follow-up continuity, in the first time Dark Horse made comics for the Thing (or rather second, since it was a sequel to a sequel). Those sequels range from "adequate at best" to "oh gods how did this turn into borderline incestuous fetish fuel OMFG".

[@ttanza4004]

They actually made a Prequel (which is also called "THE THING") to this Movie back in 2011. It also takes place back in 1982 and 3 days before the events of the John Carpenter Movie and it is the story of what happened to the Norwegian Base (the base where the Dog-Thing came from). The Prequel stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton. Now I myself actually like the Prequel although it is not anywhere even close to being as good as the John Carpenter Movie. It also unfortunately has got a lot of really bad CGI in it (the reason why is because they actually originally did do Practical Effects when they made the Prequel however, really really late into Post-Production of the Prequel, the Studio for some reason stepped in and at the last minute had almost all of the Practical Effects in the Prequel get covered over with the CGI. The fact that it was done so late into Post-Production is 1 of the main reasons why I think the CGI looks so bad). However, If that sort of thing (really bad CGI) is not something that bothers you then you should check it out. Again, The Prequel is not anywhere even close to being as good as the John Carpenter Movie (far from it in fact) but I myself still like it.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

TBH I Was Actually Thinking Of Reacting To That One First Before This. But Then I Saw The Reviews Lmao I Said I'll Wait

[@ScarlettM]

Prequel wasn't scary. Puppets in the original are horrifying and realistic, in prequel it's like a bad video game. The sgi is...sloppy and instead of fear it's just disgust and boredom.

[@sagittarius420cheefie]

Wasn't a big fan of the prequel/remake. Just wasn't the same. Maybe it was the CGI, I dunno. But it didn't give me the same fear factor.

[@ashurmom2969]

One of the best (and nastiest) physical effects movies ever made, love the complete paranoia factor in this

[@Dorelaxen]

I love watching reactions to the defibrillator scene. It always catches everyone off guard the first time.

[@user-ex9ti7ds3m]

I saw it on TV with my mom as a young kid and was temporarily traumatized when the defibrillator scene happened. My siblings and I were hysterical. Definitely too young.

[@joshuastrittmatter4188]

At least it wasn’t the chestburster scene from Alien…

[@nateisler3]

The Thing is the original among us. I appreciate the graphics you put in for that

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Lmao I Just Was Witnessing That When I Was Editing.

[@Gyreck]

- The idea of people not seeing Childs' breath in the end has been more or less debunked elsewhere, but there is a key piece of information that pretty definitively clears Childs. When the alien copies you it grows a new copy of you from infected tissue and tears out of your body and clothes, because of this, any jewelry on non-organics in your body wouldn't be part of the copy of you. In the last scene, Childs turns his head for a moment and gives the camera a full and lingering shot showing that he's still wearing his earring, which The Thing wouldn't have had. That said, when McCready gives the bottle over to Childs, the ominous music starts as soon as he starts taking a drink, and McCready laughs. This could show that McCready is The Thing, and that he's laughing because Childs just infected himself through saliva when he drank out of the bottle. Great film, and great reaction ! Have seen a lot of reactions to this movie, and this is probably one of my favorites so far ! | : ] '

[@BuxarooBanzai]

Omfg, I laughed my ass off when you said "looks like a cheap-ass millennium falcon". Best description I've heard yet for that ship buried in the ice.

[@dipsydoodle7988]

The kennel scene is so hard to watch. To this day when I watch reactions of this movie I put my hand over the screen. I can't watch that more than once. Unfortunately, it is one of the definitive scenes of this movie as far as the practical effects are concerned. I feel like it goes on forever. 😫

[@Beehindblueyes]

This is one of the best reactions to this movie that I have ever seen including from all my friends! Sorry you had such a tough time with it. This is one of the best Sci Fi Horror movies of all time and you made it though it without getting sick! You should be proud of yourself!

[@Tanner.Bananner]

So I gotta explain this ending because it's not entirely obvious but I've rewatched this movie probably about a hundred times and someone pointed this out to me; The survival game between MacReady and The Thing is like a game of chess. In the beginning MacReady plays the chess game and thinks he has the computer beat until he gets checkmated in one move and his first reaction was to call it a cheating b**ch and dump his whiskey into it, being a poor sport. Throughout the movie, MacReady uses his intellect to anticipate the things next move while the thing is also trying to stay one step ahead of its opponent (MacReady; the alpha or most competent of the human species on the base). So all the moves the thing does ahead of time; getting to the blood, trying to assimilate the dogs, assimilating more than one human at a time and maintaining raport with the enemy, building the ship, those were all the thing's moves in its strategy to outsmart macready and the rest. Now in the end, mac did his best to wipe what he thought was the last of the thing out with the dynamite. His final move was to sacrifice himself, knowing he was gonna freeze to death in one desperate attempt to beat the thing. But then Childs came to the aftermath and mac is obviously questioning if childs is really childs or the thing. But the thing (as childs) is also aware that it is going to freeze then and there with mac. And what mac does is similar to what he did the first time he was checkmated---he gave the thing a drink of his whiskey. And Childs Thing didnt want to try to assimilate Mac and risk freezing mid-transformation, thus ruining its chances of being able to assimilate and survive again when they were to eventually be found by the next team to take over the base, so he plays it cool and shares the drink with mac. This, Mac knew childs was the thing, and childs knew mac knew. Their exchange of dialogue in the end is kindof like a cryptic form of respect for being bested by their opponent. Long story short, in the beginning, mac demonstrates his immaturity by insulting his checkmating opponent, but through the whole ordeal he eventually was humbled by an opponent much smarter and advanced than humans could ever be, so in the end, mac decided to treat his victor with respect.

[@porkflaps4717]

OMG I was cracking up when the guy had his arms bit off with the shock paddles. The reaction was priceless

[@hv3926]

Man, you MUST do the prequel 2011 Thing. People are already doing reactions to it. Your commentary is superior and badly needed.

[@VariusMayhem]

Everybody gets confused when I claim: "That dog is no dog. That dog is a banana!" But once it peels like one, they get it. ^__^

[@GuukanKitsune]

Fun fact: If you understand Norwegian, the man who was shooting at the dog was yelling a warning about it. "Kill the dog, it's not a dog, it's some kind of thing!" Also, throughout the film, there are subtle clues as to who is and who isn't infected. For example, at the end there? Childs was infected. What's the clue? His coat. He's wearing a different coat than when he left. And the coat he's wearing was hanging in the hallway before Macready burnt the base, while he was supposedly gone. So he didn't 'just get back' right after the base burned like he claimed he did. He was already back before the base burned, long enough to change his coat, because his original one was destroyed during his assimilation. Macready picked up on this. It's why he offered Childs a pull from the booze bottle after he took a pull. It was a test... Childs knew that any contact with infected cells would result in an infection, and saliva contains castoff cells from inside the mouth. They had been separated for a long time, and Childs had no reason not to suspect Macready of infection. So if Childs wasn't infected, he would have refused until they'd both tested to see if they were infected. But Childs didn't even hesitate because he wasn't afraid of infection... he was already infected.

[@xanderfoley6641]

25:10 Windows makes that nervous face and then takes a sigh of relief because he thought maybe that he wouldn’t know if he was an Imposter. I’m fond of windows because I met the actor at a Texas frightmare horror convention He is a good guy and his characters are believable

[@sdaniels160]

Best reaction to this movie ever. You need a WTF counter.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Oh Snap! That Is A Really Good Idea! 😀😃

[@HelloMellowXVI]

I’ll Make Sure I Credit You Too When I Start Doing That!

[@mztweety1374]

Also great special effects. Real animatronic creatures. No cgi because it was the 80’s

[@mztweety1374]

Also great special effects. Real animatronic creatures. No cgi because it was the 80’s

[@wesleyrodgers886]

Always the guaranteed quota of "WTF". 😆 Great movie.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Is Definitely Worthy Of The Classic Title

[@rebeccam7239]

I watch tons of movie reaction channels. This is the first one of your vids I have watched. You are hands down the best! From your presentation ( I love the green screen stuff and the smaller screen inset, you reacting in your chair, your editing) to your reactions, you are at the apex.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Wow Thank You So Much That Really Made My Day And Motivated Me. That’s My Goal To Break The Wheel And Be The Apex Of This Part Of KZbin. I Love This So Much

[@davidbourhenne8540]

The computer screen actually read that the entire planet would be taken over in 27,000 from first contact. That's just over 3 years for Earth to be completely replaced by the Thing, all animals, humans, anything that could move. I first saw this movie when I was 10 years old in the theater. It changed my life and now I'm completely normal...hahahaha! No, really...this movie started my love of horror. I'm happy to see that people are getting to see it for the first time, even if you have a weak stomach. 👍. Glad you've been assimilated into the Thing family.

[@tiltedentertainment3]

My mom got me hooked on horror with this movie, she introduced me to this when I was 6yrs old and I fell in love with it ever since. Widely praised as one of the best horror films ever.

[@Saberwolf2112]

I love the Among Us cutaways. You probably realized it but Among Us is heavily inspired by The Thing

[@jamesm1]

In the lore Kurt Russel's character technically survives, he rescues your character at the end of a The Thing spinoff game in the 2000s that John Carpenter personally endorsed. Since Carpenter's retired from doing movies, he's formed a rock band that tours, and he's been playing Destiny ever since his grandson introduced him to it in 2014!