What Happened to the Thing Series: The Thing

Little Jimmy is back again with a retrospective look at all three The Thing movies.
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[@JesperKyd47]

I want to forget this movie ... then watch it again ... then forget, and watch it AGAIN ! :D

[@Karlankare]

I lol'ed when your voice broke at the: -The alien transformation scenes may not leave that much to the imagination, but it dosn't matter because mY IMAGINATION COULD NEEEVA COMEUP WITH ANYTHING THIS FU¤*%!¤CKED UP!!!! 4:14 Hehehe!!!

[@BATHURST65]

Best Science fiction horror film ever made - The Thing (1982)

[@bleepswitch592]

Now, now, don't forget ALIEN in that lineup ! I love them both !

[@john_carter8243]

2019's "Us" is the best science fiction horror ever made

[@saltycomet]

@@djameleddinebeloufa2476 💯! The ambiguous end will always hold it higher than others

[@mikelisejordanjaden]

this was one of the best movies i have ever seen and it still holds up today. the special affects are great and are way better than CGI

[@suwatsaksri7191]

Even though you "see" the monster you cant actually see its true form, because its a shapeshifter brilliant enough

[@stebunn]

Watched all three reviews. Very good. Thank you!

[@metroidfan1283]

Palmer's line from The Thing is a perfect ending to this video.

[@TheWhitePachyderm]

Gosh, you are so fucking good while making movie reviews. I'm honestly impressed. Great work again !

[@HylianTabby]

Some of the shots of the dog monster make me think of the Shoggoths from the Lovecraft mythos. In fact, The Thing itself seems very Lovecraftian.

[@DesertFoxKG]

I like the end of this video!

[@dioro93257]

Ha ha ha!

[@thestooge200]

Well after years watching clips, reviews and analysis videos I finally started watching the full thing on Friday and finished it yesterday. It was good.

[@veilofpaya]

My favorite film of all time. Every sense child hood this film has frightened and captivated me. I could not live without this film. Thank you for doing a great review of this amazing movie.

[@MiroslavGnjatovic]

Dude, I can't believe how valid, powerful, and intellectual your points are! Everything you've said about Alien, Terminator, The Thing, and Predator is on point. Keep the videos coming man.

[@RedheadMetalC]

its still horrofying film not only by shock value but idea, something that can be only killed by fire and something that also infects and turns you into monster almost by bare touch if not least through wounds and body fluids, like Aids.

[@RedheadMetalC]

***** Aids gets transmited from blood to blood, if you have wound and blood gets in you, and if you have unprotected sex, and here i pointed out way The Thing creature assimilates with victim, it can fuse with you if youre wounded, monster goes into your blood and flesh, and even if youre touch with monster by bare skin, its possible to get particle of beast that turns you slowly into another monster, Get it?

[@RedheadMetalC]

***** my bad

[@tmrezzek5728]

Ah, ha-ha! 'Burning' The Thing Prequel at the end--nice touch! In the original script Nauls indeed disappears, but he WAS supposed to re-appear at the climax--his face was intended to be seen embedded in the monster, screaming "HELP ME!" before Macready blows it up. There simply wasn't enough time or money left to do it properly, and Rob Bottin was also too damn exhausted to figure something out. It's still a great moment when Macready realizes Nauls has vanished.

[@colpolryan]

hahah!! love the ending of this vid!!, you bring up all the great aspects of the movies in ur reviews and do a good job at reminding everyone what is good in all the older movies that new ones just LACK!, i enjoy watching n listening keep it up ! good to see how someone else feels about some of my fav movies!.. p.s. i feel the same about Alien in relation to the thing

[@tiagocampos9824]

The scene with Nauls was fantastic! So simple, yet so terrifying! They were planning to shoot a scene where you can actually see him getting caught but due to time/money issues they didn't. So we only have this and it's perfect! John Carpenter, Rob Bottin and Dead Cundey's The Thing remains my favorite movie of all time and the best horror movie I've ever seen

[@DanielSmith-fg5im]

And it's all about the money isn't it .ISN'T IT !

[@BiscuitDude01]

I think the great thing about the creature is that it doesn't have just one form. So one reveal means it'll be different from the next and so forth. It gives the Thing a sense of wonder. I remember watching it first time and was surprised to see one character get his arms bitten off...it was just out of the blue and different from the forms beforehand. This is one of my all-time favourite films.

[@eustacequinlank7418]

I was actually waiting for you to talk about the TV series they had planned. Nice anyway.

[@joeyricciardiello8910]

This is my favourite "Thing" movie. Thanks for doing this series.

[@CoLeMaWeSoMe]

You sir, just earned a subscriber

[@droach75]

Great reivew, of an amazing film....to highight how important this film is to me,,it was the first film i bought on DVD,,and also the first on Blu-Ray.

[@RaikenXion]

btw luv that last bit at the end of your review only just noticed that haha

[@markaerovtec]

Firstly, great channel and reviews. I have to say The Thing is, in my humble opinion one of the best horror/suspense movies ever, where Carpenter was at his very best. Bottin's effects are amazing and hold up to this day, although I find it a great shame he is no longer in the movie business. The cast are fabulous with great performances by all. I would love your thoughts on the Escape from New York series, especially the sequel L.A. (Carpenter at his very worst) Keep it up

[@Boneworm852]

After that Palmerism, is there anything else that needs to be said about the 2011 movie? XD Awesome review; you hit on everything that makes this film great, and THANK YOU so much for pointing out that the Carpenter film is not a remake of the Hawks one.

[@cssplayer91]

6:27 i totally agree. Seeing nauls vanish into the dark and hear a distant thud as macready looks out was certainly the creepiest part of the movie for me too

[@MatukaEdgi]

Beautiful, love your reviews! You should make them longer, anyway

[@petersmith3087]

It's nice to see a positive review of this film! So fucking scary.

[@soundclownproductions5727]

Good work. Technology vs. war forces also in Romeros "Day Of The Dead".

[@artblack01]

Alien, The Thing, and Blade Runner are my three favorite movies. Nothing compares to them

[@TheHarrygilly]

Halloween is also quite a good film... Alongside escape from new york, The Thing and alien. Keep up the good work! :)

[@TheReviewSpace]

The surprise scares in this flick are intense. That stomach one, and the blood test one just come out of nowhere. Being born in the late 80s really does suck because you miss out on these classics from the heyday of great effects & peak of horror. It's not like I was growing up in the 90s watching old eighties movies. It was mostly crappy 90s sequels like Return of the Living Dead 3 & Freddy's New Nightmare. The creepiest original film I saw as a kid was Candyman.

[@TheBeardyPenguin]

Glad I could help xD Great video by the way

[@LyricalMasterMind1]

The Thing is a Classic! nice Review!

[@rickpeterson8825]

I really liked the "prequel" its not nearly as bad as everyone says it is! Great video btw!

[@CaptainSkeletor]

I'm never late to like these kind of videos on youtube. I think it's important to boost smaller channels that produce quality videos such as this one.

[@Wotanraven]

I liked this video before watching it... just saying. Love your work man.

[@insrtcowjoke]

I'm really splitting hairs here on this old vid, but... he says they kill the dog monster, but they technically only kill a portion of it. A large part of it, with two large clawed hands, breaks through the ceiling and escapes before they arrive with a flamethrower. It's really minor detail, but it's also a key one because some of them see the monster escape, and thus the tension is higher because they know for sure it's still out there, even before they realize that the Thing is capable of imitating people as well. Great video series, and I loved it! I just wanted to point out that minor error.

[@SaltTheFries86]

Very good review, I enjoyed it a lot. I recommend you a movie called "Sorcerer" by William Friedkin which shared exactly the same fate as The Thing and also lost at the box office (bombed actually) to the worldwide phenomenon (Star Wars). The only difference is, it hasn't built as much of a cult reputation, but it's slowly but surely getting there. It will most likely get a proper re-release somewhen later this year...

[@jennettecampbell9700]

Ayyy my mind could think of that show!!

[@SUPERTROOPER89]

Dont let the beard fool you, Kurt Russell was only 31, the beards natural growth came from the stubble he had during Escape From New York. The Thing 82 is the benchmark for Sci Fi horror and practical effects.

[@at3479]

I'm a huge fan of this film. Was curious on your thoughts of the video game that was made that is supposed to be a sort of sequel this film ? John Carpenter gave his blessing and I've seen it played and it looks good. Also, the opening of the film of the spaceship in space crashing into Earth was probably what inspired the opening to Predator where both films start with a shot in space and you see a spaceship approaching Earth before we meet our central characters. Great review.

[@jasuepastrana]

Very amazing

[@MrWhite025]

Jimmy sounds like such a jolly fellow, it makes me feel safe.

[@biesmusik]

This is good stuff

[@Zeithri]

Kurt Russel and all the other actors of this film are just absolutely fantastic in their performance of the characters. They all feel real. This is one of the greatest movies ever made. You should read the short story by Peter Watts called 'The Things'. It sorta retells the story of this movie but out of the perspective of The Thing and how it thinks and feels. It's really good.

[@V-man117]

As bad as it sounds, I hope the critics, that disliked and did this movie dirty, lost their jobs

[@TheOjkk]

am i the only one who really liked the Cloverfield monster design? =( though, really good video dude. keep doing it.

[@manofaction2896]

Good action, horror, thriller film right here.

[@FRENCHKING45]

My imagination couldn't come up with it ether

[@foose49]

The ending there was great!

[@thedemonhater7748]

7:46 Lol.

[@justgween7573]

I laughed too

[@zanjose9806]

You gotta be fucking kidding

[@CaptainSkeletor]

This movie even spawned the idea for games such as the custom game "Who's the Alien" back in Warcraft III.

[@tmrezzek5728]

Also, good insight on the appeal of the monster in this movie. It's fucking horrifying when you first see it, and then each consecutive appearance gets MORE horrifying and you're thinking "Jeezus--what'll it look like NEXT?" The comic book series of 'The Thing' (published by Dark Horse comics in the 90's) took the same approach and came up with some astounding versions of the monster.

[@sparrowsanzo]

You are right that "The Thing" failed at the time because "E.T." came out before and overclouded it. Another thing to note is that "The Thing" was released on the same exact day as "Blade Runner".

[@fernandomedina4940]

Nice ending!

[@Parasiteve]

The creepiest part to me is when that bald ted head guy is surrounded outside when hes almost done transforming and he lets out that fucking howl. Gives me the chills everytime i love it

[@sandmanzcommin08]

Hey, great stuff man. Do you have any plans on reviewing The Thing video game?

[@goliathsparrow1082]

a brilliant film, scared the shit out of me as a kid

[@AdaptorLive]

Same here. Quite the contrast with subscriptions where you're thinking 'Oh... they made *another* pointless video...'. LittleJimmy seems to be about quality over quantity :)

[@Darklarik3]

Maybe the american chick from the prequel who also survived found him and they managed to find shelter. Also, an analysis of the film by ''Collative Learning'' revealed that Child was in fact infected. Mcready had a hidden weapon under his blanket in the ending scene (said so by Kurt russel in an interview). He probably killed the Childs then found a way 2 escape.

[@jasuepastrana]

Realy great movie

[@RaikenXion]

In all honesty I have no gripes at all with Carpenter's 82 Thing, it was sheer horror, bleak, it had top notch creature effects and solid suspense. Really good review of a classic great sfi-fi horror.

[@reeft]

Love this channel. Are you interested in doing Jurassic Park?

[@JamalGleeson]

But the base soul crusher for me is that, idk if it was in the films or comics, even the monster that is living inside this replica/absorption of you might not even be aware of you not being you anymore. It brought up a whole level of creepiness to it all. Even AFTER the replication/absorption you might not even be aware of it through mind alteration or slight amnesia. When I thought about that I slumped back in my chair and proceeded to look for metal pieces that I knew I had.

[@mrmeerkat1096]

Love this movie! You have arguably the best movie monster ever and yet unlike other similar franchises like alien and predator they have done nothing with the idea apart from a average prequel and that was 29 years after this version. Hollywood keep doing reboots of old movies like they have run out of ideas and yet one of the best the thing they don't really tap into it at all.

[@Jimbob84141]

Man the thing is one of the best films ever...

[@0oidiedinatimemachineo024]

THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE I EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE I WILL NEVER SEE ANYTHING BETTER!!!!!!!!! Seriously though I am beginning to really love Carpenter movies and I am a huge movie dork and have seen like everything.. classics, art films, hollywood movies..etc but I am finding that I love horror films the most especially Carpenters 80s movies and Mouth of Madness from the 90s is good.

[@MaximumMadnessStixon]

I am going to go on record saying that I do believe this film is possibly the single greatest horror film of all time. It is expertly crafted, wildly well-written, and has perhaps the most pervasive, smothering sense of dread and paranoia in any film I've ever seen.

[@Malnaxe]

totally! Alien is my personal favourite though

[@teheyepatch]

Yeah, I can't praise this movie's tone and feel enough. No other horror movie I've seen even comes close. You're absolutely right: horror movies that capitalize on our fear of the unknown are the ones that really stay with you. The feelings of being trapped and impending doom are ... God, why the hell don't I have this on DVD yet?!?!

[@Amalekites]

Haha.. nice symbolism when Kurt torches The Thing prequel poster =)

[@UnofficialAnti-Ignorance]

I would bump heads with Michael Myers before The Thing anyday. The Thing is a true masterpiece!

[@ShadowoverFindlay]

Thx

[@ReetVeter2000]

A must see for anyone looking for a scary movie.

[@dylantoska2871]

You should do the Friday the 13th movies next!!! It also keeps the Stan Winston trend in there for you!

[@andrewsprague5255]

Definitely one of the scariest movies I have ever seen.

[@MMODoubter]

Agreed. It was a decent monster movie, and did well despite the problem of being a prequel.

[@DanielSmith-fg5im]

I believe it to be the ultimate alien life form of all-time hands down

[@cavok84]

If you want to read an amazing short story, read "The Things" by Peter Watts. Basically, it tells the story of the movie, but from the alien's perspective. You can easily google an audio version of it as well. One of the best short stories I've read in a long time.

[@newnamesameperson397]

The Sci Fi Channel planned to do a four-hour mini-series sequel to the film in 2003. Carpenter stated that he believed the project should proceed, but the Sci Fi Channel later removed all mention of the project from their homepage. In February 2009, a positive review of the abandoned screenplay for the Sci-Fi miniseries was published on

[@adamjg4]

+Reaginic Wolf I'd like to see a mini-series or sequel, if it's done right.

[@hopelessent.1700]

There is a sequel to the Thing but it's a video game

[@yadidimeanmaine]

Do plan on ever doing a "What Happened" on the Halloween series (excluding the "third" one)?

[@akkalat85]

Lol nice ending.

[@viniciuspaiva3578]

those special effects made me think that it was real!

[@BERNTRR]

firstly, they should not have made a prequel, the fact that they dont know wtf happened at the norwegian base makes it so much more enthralling to see the 82 thing, secondly, if they had do make it couldnt they have atleast tried?

[@hopelessent.1700]

There is an actual sequel to The Thing 1982 for the PS2 I have not played it yet but it exists and Konami published it...

[@MrRezRising]

+HOPELESS ENTERTAINMENT That's why I came back to this video, to mention the sequel I played on my original Xbox. There was a paranoia meter, and it began only a week after the end of the JC movie. I don't think I played much into it, but there was one huge plot point revealed in that one of the two survivors.....Did you REALLY think I would tell you? No! Go out and buy an original exbox or ps2, a CRT tv, and the game, like a real fan would! :):)

[@MrRezRising]

+HOPELESS ENTERTAINMENT Great review btw. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@pizzweak580]

You are an uninformed idiot. The prequel was good, but the effects were bad. You obviously didnt watch it. There are a lot of key details that are seen in the 1982 film, like the axe in the door, and a bunch of other stuff. Go and actually watch the film before you comment

[@cdubb2447]

Emanuel Desperados Neither the prequel nor sequel game which I enjoyed, deserve acknowledgment. This is a stand alone film and cannot be made better, dare I say not even by Carpenter himself. The strength is the ambiguity of the Norwegian camp and the pondering of Childs' and MacReady's fate along with the world's. This makes it art. When you start adding to it, particularity in an unintelligent manner, you decrease it's artistic value. All of the horror sci fi heavyweights do this from Predator, Alien to Terminator.

[@Rilyn666]

one of the best sci-fi movies ever, up there with Alien

[@lastspinosaur633]

Maybe you should do the blade movies?/series? I know those kinda lost their way a bit (or so I've been told)

[@Lucivius27]

I don't know if it was intentional but I found the scene where the crew were tied down and then the Thing emerge and swallow one of the crew and they all go panic funny. A really laughed out.

[@smoluk1]

Best horror movie of all time!! So many people steal from this movie and i don't blame them you can't beat perfection.

[@LegendaryA37]

John Carpenter's The Thing is such a great movie, one of the best of all time.

[@moodyowlproductions4287]

The thing"man is the warmest place to hide....and what you don't know....is I'm comeing inside....every...last....one....of...you.....that right baby.....I'm comeing deep inside.you all"

[@occultprophecies]

Don't forget about Dean Cundey (the "Dean of Darkness")

[@pushon10]

The end of this review was fucking hilarious

[@pushon10]

One of my favourite films

[@twilomix]

Didn’t know a series was made

[@SuperGodzilla2]

i wish i was alive when this appeared in theaters

[@iancockayne7235]

THEY LIVE was an underrated film...

[@homerisLT]

At the time I was reading The berserk manga and I had this vision that It would make an awesome movie. But the way monsters are portrayed in that manga seemed that CGI was the only way. That thought dissapeared when I saw The Thing and The Fly. Its simply amazing and if you ever read or saw berserk you know the monsters, daemons and they got shit upon these creatures.

[@MitchM209]

Do the Die Hard series next

[@ronaldperez2723]

The ending lol