John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)

John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) - Movie Review

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Жыл бұрын

John Carpenter's The Thing is my favorite horror film of all time. At last, it's time to dive into why this movie means so much to me.
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@brevonsflicksgames7450 Жыл бұрын

We’ll forever be indebted to John Carpenter for what he’s done for the horror genre

@coillest8628 Жыл бұрын

Amen brother!

@MrBoyYankee Жыл бұрын

Don't forget about the great Stan Winston (R.I.P.) and Rob Bottin.

@brevonsflicksgames7450 Жыл бұрын

Of course @Devon Lott

@generalscheisskopf7435 Жыл бұрын

A lot of people also owe Carpenter an apology for trashing him and this movie at first. But he got the last laugh!

@darthsardonis Жыл бұрын

Him, Craven, Hooper, Argento, Raimi and Romero paved the way for everyone that followed after.

@dabestgames4047 Жыл бұрын

This movie is such a masterpiece! It was way ahead of its time.

@dabestgames4047 Жыл бұрын

@MellowMutant 7 ай бұрын

So true

@ricardosaucedo2298 Жыл бұрын

One of John Carpenter’s biggest gems! Is it odd I watch this every year during Christmas? 🥶

@AmericanGadfly Жыл бұрын

Theyre surrounded by snow at all times and we tend to associate snow with christmas, so no, not weird

@exiledempath Жыл бұрын

There is never a bad time to watch The Thing.

@adamfn7086 11 ай бұрын

It's not a bad thing, no pun intended, to watch it during Xmas

@Marz997 10 ай бұрын

Ive watched it 5x in the last few days lmao. Its a big comfort movie for me.

@JSPokemonYT Жыл бұрын

John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) is an absolute instant classic for the ages & a masterclass in both Cinema & the Horror Genre. Perfect 10/10!!!!!

@ChefZak Жыл бұрын

The weird thing is, it wasn't an instant classic. It was 'trash', which later became a classic

@garypotter5569 4 ай бұрын

Bottin worked on The Thing seven days a week for a year and five weeks straight, producing every creature effect🤗

@garypotter5569 4 ай бұрын

@@ChefZak I personally blame Roger Ebert (and other "enlightened" critics) who panned this masterpiece.

@ajtaylor8750 Жыл бұрын

John Carpenter's magnum opus and one of the best horror films of the 80s and my personal favorite horror film of all-time. Character, story, pacing, scares, and especially the environment this film takes place in all make for something you could only end out of the 80s horror scene. Fucking love this film.

@Harleigh_19 Жыл бұрын

Not only is the movie itself a masterpiece I also absolutely love the poster. There are so many horror posters that are burned into my brain from way back as a kid walking through Blockbuster and The Thing is one of the best.

@jekw23 Жыл бұрын

The one with the guy with rays shooting out of his head? I love it, apparently Carpenter hated it. The old VHS I saw as a kid had a still of the Norris-thing….which didn’t look great as a film cover.

@josephdarkhelmet9494 Жыл бұрын

I saw ET and The Thing literally back to back. They are both classics for different reasons. The Thing was absolutely riveting. I was on the edge of my seat the entire movie. I had the rare privilege of seeing this movie in the dark on a large screen, with incredible sound. A masterpiece.

@poolstroke858 Жыл бұрын

Holly: “Gonna watch your favorite horror movie. You wanna come?” “Cody”: “Yeah, Halloween, I’ll be down there in a minute.” Arnold: “You’re husband is dead, Mrs. Leach.”

@CodyLeachYT Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@mrliteral9347 Жыл бұрын

Your husband

@ashermoran611 Жыл бұрын

That intro was insane, great job man.

@geeked-outturtlesfan4288 Жыл бұрын

So many great scenes and this has to be the second greatest Carpenter horror movie. It's claustrophobic, creepy, causes paranoia, is scary and just overall underrated. Oh, and the Thing comic reveals who's really the creature.

@gnc623 Жыл бұрын

Who is it?

@thetribalist6923 Жыл бұрын

@@gnc623 I second this.

@livingbeing1113 Жыл бұрын

THE greatest Carpenter's movie, imo.

@Shamelesswky Жыл бұрын

What's the first for you?

@geeked-outturtlesfan4288 Жыл бұрын

Everyone knows what I'll say. Halloween. A small budget movie turned classic about a killer stalking a babysitter on Halloween night. But The Thing is vastly underrated

@petegorman9547 Жыл бұрын

Roger Ebert actually apologized & put out a second review of The Thing I believe sometime in the 2000s No movie has aged better than The Thing A timeless masterpiece indeed 😊

@Da-qs2fy 2 ай бұрын

He Never did. The review on his website on 2011 is not by him. It is by another reviewer

@ejwebs6631 Жыл бұрын

This isn't one of my personal favorites, but I cannot deny this is a perfect film. The effects, the tension, the setting, it's a masterpiece within the horror genre.

@poolstroke858 Жыл бұрын

This movie and Blade Runner came out around the same weekend. I can tell you that I’m gonna be ready to rewatch this movie more times before I watch that movie anytime soon.

@CodyLeachYT Жыл бұрын

Same

@Dgray1392 Жыл бұрын

Bro that intro killed me LMAO. Knowing full well Halloween ain't topping The Thing for you 🤣

@TwisterTerror Жыл бұрын

The backstory to this amazing film is shocking, it bombed in the box office back in it's day and now it's hailed as one of the greatest horror movies ever made, certainly in my top 5 of all time, John Carpenter will forever be the king of horror!

@4YrStasis Жыл бұрын

So who's the queen then? 😏

@coillest8628 Жыл бұрын

Hands down one of the best horror movies of all time! My favorite John Carpenter movie! Unpopular opinion, I put this movie above Halloween.

@MCLogikILL Жыл бұрын

It's definitely a better acted film with a story that's more interesting than Halloween. Better effects as well.

@Max_Sinister_26 Жыл бұрын

I agree with your unpopular opinion.

@sheldonadams8343 Жыл бұрын

It's not unpopular. I agree with you and when I ask which is better, 9 times out of 10 people pick the thing.

@Max_Sinister_26 Жыл бұрын

@@sheldonadams8343 with Halloween, maybe it's a nostalgia thing? I get that because my top two horror movies of all time are from 1985, Re-Animator and Day of the Dead.

@sheldonadams8343 Жыл бұрын

@@Max_Sinister_26 Those are good film! Don't get me wrong, I love Halloween alot. My 2nd favorite slasher film and 2nd favorite slasher icon. The movie is really good. But The Thing is on a whole new level. It's way ahead of its time.

@karanvirkooner1993 Жыл бұрын

my Top 5 favorite movies of all time 1 The Thing(1982) 2 Blade Runner 3 Jaws(1975) 4 Heat(1995) 5 Se7en

@OhioRox Ай бұрын

The more times I watch this one, I question new things and see more details. That is one aspect that keeps me coming back, it is so well done and thought provoking. A true gem!!

@el_killorcure Жыл бұрын

The scream from the Dennings-Thing when found out just before being torched is the most terrifying one I've ever heard (the one Cody uses here for his intro). Not only it sounds 100% inhuman, it sounds literally out of this world, like straight out of Hell...

@livingbeing1113 Жыл бұрын

Incredibly scary and creepy, such a chilling moment. The sound of millions lifeforms assimilated and consumed through the universe, and Bennings is in there, somewhere...

@tylerjackson1806 Жыл бұрын

I’m not just saying this because this is your favorite horror film, but I really do think this is one of your best reviews. You killed it!

@miguelgcgamer9878 Жыл бұрын

I'll be honest on my most recent watching, the only thing that kinda sticked out that bothered me was the final confrontation with The Thing when there showing off the incredible effects, but instead of like attacking or launch a blade tentacle it just kinda stands there waiting to be blown up. Still one of my favorites of all time

@livingbeing1113 Жыл бұрын

It killed Garry and Nauls, and they were supposed to show Nauls horrific assimilation. Plus the final Blair-Thing was supposed to launch the dog to chase MacReady. But unfortunately due to budget and time they had to scrap those moments. I think that dog chase was filmed, using stop-motion, but JC wasn't thrilled about how it turned out.

@miguelgcgamer9878 Жыл бұрын

@@livingbeing1113 which is a shame, because it kinda of a waste of a incredible practical effect

@turbofargo Жыл бұрын

For being intimidated by this movie review you hit it out of the park as one of your best. From cultural significance, to initial reception, theories of the ending, Rob Bottin and the effects to the themes of paranoia and distrust, not to mention a great opening! Great work!

@CodyLeachYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ndsmith7119 Жыл бұрын

One thing you don't mention but really adds an even more 'likable' dimension that is regularly overlooked, is the humor. It's got some really funny lines. All coming from character and dialogue. They're not constant but are subtle and natural adding warmth to a cold situation, as well as audience connection with the characters. Also, the sound effects are incredible. The mix of silence and otherworldy and every day gave an intensity, like the sound of the flame and the scraping sound as the wire hits the blood in the test scene. Up there with one of the best sound effects soundtracks in horror.

@ChristianTalksMovies Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite horror movie of all time as well. I watch this one at-least twice a year and it never gets old, it actually gets better every time.

@joshkelley2390 Жыл бұрын

Best skit yet, you even have the perfect dog for it

@fury1383 Жыл бұрын

I love this movie and I've met 4 actors from John Carpenter's The Thing. Keith David, Thomas Waites, Peter Maloney, David Clennon

@jasonvoorhees310 Жыл бұрын

This film is absolutely one of my all time favorites. In my top 3 for sure. Awesome video Cody. Fun fact: the shadow or the first person assimilated is none other than dick warlock, micheal Myers himself from Halloween 81. Always loved that. Just reinforces that John wanted ambiguity there. Your not suppose to know who it was. That's why he used a crew member. Even though people still say it's definitely Norris who's first assimilated. You don't know that, and that's the point. This film is a masterclass in suspense and tension building. Along with the excellent practical effects. But the ambiguity of who is the Alien plays that up. That's why this film works so well.

@ashermoran611 Жыл бұрын

That thumbnail might be the best you've done so far. Amazing work, love hearing you talk about movies that your passionate about.

@dmanreviews97 Жыл бұрын

That shirt is so dope and I’m so happy you finally reviewed this movie. It’s my favorite horror movie as well and always look forward to your reviews! Great video, brotha!

@demonicsweaters Жыл бұрын

The really interesting thing about Carpenter is how he can have so many different tones from film to film. Some are dark and serious like The Thing and Halloween, then others are a bit silly and fun, but still amazing like Big Trouble in Little China and They Live. But whatever tone he chooses, he keeps it consistent throughout the film.

@EthanTaylor1991 Жыл бұрын

Another amazing review! I still hold the awesome memory of when I was a kid in the early 2000’s and my mom and sisters were out shopping and my dad getting excited and telling me I have to watch “the thing” with him and he got the VHS out lol. It completely blew my mind and changed the way I view horror movies. I always thought that the look on Kurt Russell’s face at the end when Childs drank from the bottle and he had that little smirk told him that Child’s was the thing.

@elryo2268 Жыл бұрын

Dude as soon as you were screaming I got a ad 🤣

@CodyLeachYT Жыл бұрын

I know. I have adjusted the ads now. I usually adjust them before going live but I forgot.

@ItsWickked Жыл бұрын

That intro was legendary Cody! Excited for this review

@haddonfieldradio666 Жыл бұрын

One of your best thumbnails ever, bruh. You have been uploading like a machine lately! Great work, as always.

@jeremypower7016 Жыл бұрын

Love The Thumbnail Cody! Awesome! 👌

@dragdive Жыл бұрын

Loved the intro 😊

@horrorsymphony Жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this review! I was so happy to hear this and your passion for such an amazing tale!

@garypotter5569 4 ай бұрын

Bottin is Ray Harryhausen level with his practical effects. Bottin worked on "The Thing" seven days a week (including late nights) for a year and five weeks straight, producing every creature effect.

@evanheathcock4679 Жыл бұрын

I have waited so long for this review! Lol well worth the wait. Awesome stuff Cody!

@MrHereWeGoYo Жыл бұрын

No idea how this video slipped past me! Cool intro. lol My all-time favorite movie, bar none. Great stuff, as always. Love your take on the blood test.

@drhacknslashzombietimelord6768 Жыл бұрын

Only 30 seconds in, but I really LOVE the intro.

@0megaForce Жыл бұрын

LOVED THE INTRO!

@MatthewFerrisi Жыл бұрын

The review we have all been waiting for.

@sologeist Жыл бұрын

One of my favorites!!! I'm so glad it's finally time to hear your thoughts!!

@punchfisttop Жыл бұрын

Awesome intro! I miss my husky so much! And this film is one of the few remakes that out beats the original. Great analysis bro!!!

@ritchleach864 Жыл бұрын

Finally reviewing my favorite horror movie!! And yes another movie I introduced you too. Great intro & review son.

@ryanmoorhees3658 Жыл бұрын

Well done, sir. How fun - I never realized Clark is the dad from License to Drive. "You even had sunlight! And a window in your room!"

@benjaminshelby1216 Жыл бұрын

The opening is amazing Cody🤣🤣🤣🤣

@yomamma359 Жыл бұрын

Intro was worth the wait [slow clap]

@Weirdman20 Жыл бұрын

Love the intro Cody! Very fantastic!

@jfly5515 Жыл бұрын

John Carpenter's The Thing is my favorite horror movie of all time and my favorite movie of all time. And every time it snows, I listen to the soundtrack during my commute. Great review, Mister Leach. Thank you.

@Nephyness Жыл бұрын

This is my most favorite horror movie of all time. The top on all my lists. Great tension, practical effects, etc. I'm so glad to watch you do a review on it.

@thefaceless8796 Жыл бұрын

Growing up this was a favorite of mine and that fact remains to this day. A timeless classic for the genre. This movie alone made me seek out every Carpenter film I could find. Even some of his lesser films such as ghosts of Mars is enjoyable to me. All hail the master John Carpenter!!!!

@TheAlleycat77 Жыл бұрын

I got lucky and got to watch it on the big screen earlier this year to celebrate its 40th anniversary. It was like watching it for the first time. Great review Cody!

@NWdoinkroller Жыл бұрын

About damn time. I've been waiting for you to review this, and as usual the wait was worth it!

@InfestedJester Жыл бұрын

You sounded exactly the way I do when talking about this movie to people. Excellent video 👍

@analyrical Жыл бұрын

amazing intro!!! hahaha

@skyofthelivingdead Жыл бұрын

I’m a bit late as I’ve been mostly offline this week, but thank you SO much for taking an entire segment to speak on the SFX. MUAs/SFX creators don’t get the recognition they deserve, more often than not. We need people speaking up on it, with the increase in CGI that’s making it harder for MUAs to find work in big budget flicks anymore. I’m a self-taught makeup artist myself, it’s been my life since I was almost 12 years old, and it was fashion magazines and movies like The Thing and The Fly that got me into it. Tom Savini is essentially my version of God LMFAO. So I really appreciate you using your platform to confirm that SFX will ALWAYS be better than CGI. The less love we show for makeup artists, the more Hollywood is gonna think CGI can totally replace them. Also, off topic but your dog is absolutely gorgeous.

@jasoncarpenter1331 Жыл бұрын

FINALLY !!! Keep up the great work Cody !! You rock, all the cops in San Antonio, Texas love your channel !!

@JonSmith152 Жыл бұрын

Oh dude, awesome intro

@StraightEdgeJunkie Жыл бұрын

Oh, man. I wake up at 4am, can’t get back to sleep. I notice Cody uploaded 5min ago. Sleepless night saved, thanks. Nice review. :)

@mike2eazy92 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite horror movies as well! Great review as always Cody.

@RedRider763 Жыл бұрын

Been waiting a long time for this and as always great content was delivered

@deauntemccombs5724 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always Cody this is a horror classic😎and can you do a review on The Ring

@pointlessreplay Жыл бұрын

This might have been the best introduction to a video I've ever seen! When you said "Halloween", I inexplicably got chills even though I knew it was a goofy skit, hahaha. Thats how good this movie is.

@brokendryer1407 Жыл бұрын

I have such fond memories for this movie, my dad showed me The Thing when I was pretty young (probably 11?) and I was blowing away by all the practical effects. I’m also a HUGE Kurt Russell and Keith David fan so it was awesome seeing them play such great characters. I’m 23 now and managed to see the movie on the big screen for the 40th anniversary. Still holds up amazing today and my dad and I still watch it together every year

@Mcandy78gaming Жыл бұрын

You picked the perfect time to upload this as its snowing outside🙂

@littleaussierippa Жыл бұрын

I just watched this movie in preparation for this review (I haven't seen it in probably 5 or 6 years) and everything you said is absolutely spot on. It has lost none of its potency or brilliance in the 40 years since it was released. Quite simply one of the greatest horror movies ever made. A flawless masterpiece.

@rogboy666 Жыл бұрын

great review for one of my all-time favs!

@snakeplissken9978 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for making this Review. I am great John Carpenter fan, as far as I am concerned the Thing Rock's from the acting to the special Effects and the Acting. And one hell of a movie thanks so much John carpenter.

@wardenmagellan2643 Жыл бұрын

Finally! I love this film! Also, Cody is the King of thumbnail and intros

@Itzlogan969 Жыл бұрын

Love the intro fr

@dennofhorror Жыл бұрын

Hey Cody, 👋 you're spot on about him still being under appreciated. It's the one film that Tarantino actually cites as being the film that truly scared him. It's from this film that he developed an appreciation for Russell. Great review.

@ericmac4648 Жыл бұрын

Love your intro to this review of a great film

@tomwilkins7268 Жыл бұрын

I just want to say cody I love you and your videos make me so happy

@TheJrod482x Жыл бұрын

Great opening, Bro!

@TheHierophantGreen Жыл бұрын

The Thing is my absolute favorite horror and possibly movie of all time, it will never age and will be regarded at least for me as the prime example of how to master horror, great review love it !!!

@johnmule9419 7 ай бұрын

Carpenter did a great job sticking to the basic story in the John W. Campbell Jr's book 'Who Goes There?' That's one of the things I like best about this film...he doesn't insult his audience by turning it into a run-of-mill monster movie.

@SnoopyX87 Жыл бұрын

I love “The Thing”.

@tylersmith9868 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating

@illusivekennedy Жыл бұрын

Love the thumbnail man

@AsianMaui Жыл бұрын

Love these intro skits 😂

@FernandoGarcia-rl6gj Жыл бұрын

Saw this movie for the first time a few years ago & instantly became one of my all time favorite horror/ sci fi movies. Love the practical effects

@jamesmoss3424 Жыл бұрын

Kurt Russell is fantastic as R.J. MacReady and Keith David is fantastic as Childs. 😀👍

@davidmenke7552 Жыл бұрын

Excellent film, excellent legacy, excellent review! Really digging the channel especially the last year or so. I wish Rob Bottin was still making movie magic and more present in the current culture. He really faded away which I think is a shame. I love that Rick Baker and Tom Savini have been so appropriately recognized for their skills and contributions to the genre, but it saddens me that Rob didb't seem to get the same degree of recognition. I saw an interview with him around the early 2000s and he seems like such a fun and solid dude. Anyway, thanks Cody for always giving us great content and working so hard.

@God-ld6ll Жыл бұрын

it is like we are all things w/out knowing it since 82-00

@Emmanuel-ms8pr Жыл бұрын

This movie is goddamn masterpiece god bless John carpenter for making this gem.

@justamurse5646 Жыл бұрын

It’s so weird you dropped this today brah! These last couple days I rewatched the movie with commentary and have been deep diving other stuff like the comics.

@kill3rs529 Жыл бұрын

Watched this for the first time at 23 a couple months ago and I do regret not seeing it sooner it's so amazing luckily I didn't have it spoiled for me I only saw the dog scene when I studied it in media class.

@JV-gp9eg Жыл бұрын

Really cool thumbnail and intro for this video. On top of the review you did this movie justice

@adamcorso4105 Жыл бұрын

This is real cool, thanks for the review man! 1978 Halloween is my personal favorite horror film of all time, coincidentally they're both movies from John Carpenter.

@simonbrandy9662 Жыл бұрын

Great intro! Halloween your favourite 😂

@Xinthus78 6 ай бұрын

Hooray for laserdisc! I don't know if I had this on one as a kid, but I do remember having one of my other favorites, Poltergeist!

@IvanSanchez-ft3mp Жыл бұрын

Never get tired to see a review of The Thing since seriously the movie deserves the recognition that need it back then. I remember watching this on cable like in the early 2000 and i was like why i haven't seen this!? This movie made a huge impact that 2 of my fav cartoons did an homage to The Thing and that's Gravity Falls with the episode *Into The Bunker* i highly recommend it and TMNT 2012 just watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles against an alien that takes the form of anyone was just creepy and they also add a nice reference to Halloween 3. Overall The Thing is a movie that a fan of horror need to watch and also inspire future FX artist on how to work with practical effects that easily surpasses CGI

@LarryFleetwood8675 Жыл бұрын

Still have all my old LaserDiscs including The Thing, I love those colorful Universal letterboxed LD covers. Back then Universal and Warner were the best in picture quality, in my opinion. I also remember long before that, renting it on VHS (pan&scan) thinking it was the best movie ever.

@mikebunting2805 Жыл бұрын

Hell Yeah! Good timing too, Yellowstone just ended. I always forget you got a husky. I've had 2 most of my life. Cheers bro.

@StatusSymbol37 Жыл бұрын

@codyleach you not lying bro this movie is top tier top notch top 5 DOA! Carpenter went crazy with this one it’s funny how we look back at the movies today and just basically love them I wish I was there to see this in the cinema. Have a great weekend man great upload!!