Such a wholesome movie. 12 men suffering from extreme boredom until a cute dog arrives to liven things up.

'Oh no, don't shoot at the dog'. Ten minutes later 'OMG, KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!' - Every first time reactor, ever.

"In Antarctica, no one can hear you scream." is a fantastic tagline.

My cousin works as a technician at a base in Antarctica and he says this movie is pretty accurate - except for the alien. Every Christmas the whole crew gather and watch The Thing.

The keys and the blood is easily explained. When Windows was with Bennings in the storage room you hear them talking and Bennings tells Windows to "get the keys from Gary." Windows leaves and when he returns to see Bennings you hear something fall. This is Windows DROPPING THE KEYS. It was made purposely loud so people would hear it. This means 'The Thing' just had to take the keys from the floor, unlock the fridge, destroy the blood and go join the group. In fact if you watch the scene outside you'll see SOMEONE arriving a little later than the others.....

The dog was played by a half-dog, half-wolf hybrid named Jed, and the film crew said that he played all of his parts eerily well and was extremely calm and well-behaved on set, but the moment he'd get uncomfortable, he would suddenly take on that creepy, still stare that you can see in the movie

One fun fact: the gunman screaming at the beginning of the movie basically gives away the entire plot - but only if you speak Norwegian.

I always find it amusing when first-timers get upset when they're shooting at a dog in the beginning

My interpretation of them sharing the drink at the end is that they both (or the one human) knows that if either one of them is the thing, then they already failed, because the remaining human would not have the strenght and equipment left to deafeat a thing on his own. And as any human left alive is doomed to freeze to death anyways, there is no reason to bother with the safety precautions anymore, and they both know it.

"The rest of the movie is gonna be fine in comparison to this...." LOL! Famous last words.

The 2011 movie is both a prequel and an homage. Arguably it's traced over this movie but it introduces some new ideas to the canon. It's worth seeing

41:17 - the "breath theory"... It is easily debunked by "Bennings Death" (at 21:16 here)... When Bennings/Thing "screams" you can clearly see its breath. The bottom line is that every "theory" (breath in the cold, gleam in someone's eye, the missing/switched jacket on Childs) doesn't hold up under scrutiny. There is no "tell" as to who is who. It is the brilliance of this film that will still debate about it over 40 years later!

First reaction to The Thing that actually put thought into *why* the Norwegians were shooting at the dog, instead of immediately jumping to "Oh no, poor doggy!" And that level of curiosity continued throughout. Well done!

Your acknowledgement of how stressful the situation is and how everyone’s behavior is understandable is something insanely lacking in most people that watch horror movies. I’ve heard someone describe why it is people think they’re smarter than the characters/the characters are dumb. _“Movie watching is a passive activity that allows you to think and consider multiple options. The pressure of a situation can f**k with your decision making process”_ -Griffin Newman, actor and cohost of the Blank Check podcast I’ve been in stressful situations and not been able to think straight to make better decisions, and they were nowhere near life threatening. I can only imagine how overwhelmed someone is with that.

What's funny is there was a video game sequel in 2002, picks up right where this left off--and they just announced it's getting a remaster for release later this year!

the 2011 film is not a remake, it's a prequel and ends right before this one starts. This film is a technically a retelling of the 1951 film The Thing from Another World, albeit much much better.

There is a prequel called "The Thing (2011)" where we see the team of Norwegians who found the thing and everything that happened at its base before it. And as a matter of fact, there are comics and a video game that are sequels to this movie, but the video game and the comics are not connected, each one is a different sequel.

The alien's credo: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

"In Antarctica, nobody can hear you scream." Penguin: "You guys hear somebody scream over there?

Thank you so much for realizing Blair was trying to prevent the Thing from spreading by sabotaging the helicopter and communications. So many reactors miss that. The Thing 2011 is a prequel about what happened at the Norwegian base. People were mad they didn't use practical effects but it's a solid horror movie. This is supposed to make you paranoid and someone said it's an inspiration for the game Among Us 😉

It's not a classic, it's a MASTERPIECE!!! 🤟😎

27,000 hours is just over 3 years.

The guy who did the practical effects previously worked on a werewolf movie but that year the Oscar went to a colleague who also did a werewolf for An American Werewolf In London (which you have to react to!). So he was extremely motivated to give his best here, which he did. He worked continuously, living on candybars and sodas to such an extend that after the last day of shooting he went to a hospital to have himself checked out.

So glad that the two of you continued on to have your own channel. Looking forward to your reactions.

The Sequel your talking about is actually a Prequel . It tells on the story of the Norwegians lab.

John Carpenter also did " Escape From New York " with Kurt Russell. And another John Carpenter movie is " They Live ".

The Thing from 2011, takes place in 1982. It takes place at the Norwegian scientific facility before the Thing destroys it. So it takes place a little before the movie we all love.

19:00, 27,000 hours is 3 years from the time of the infection in the base to the outside world.

"What did this dog ever do to the Norwegians?!" So much Wow, I didn't realize you two hadn't seen this! It's always fun to watch people's first time reactions 😂

One of the best Sci-fi Horror Thriller Films ever made! It was not well received by critics upon release and that it bombed at the box office, making $19 million dollars against a $15 million dollar budget. However it's gained a cult following overtime and has been regarded as one of John Carpenter's best movies in his filmography The Dog Kennel Sequence was done by Oscar Winning VFX artist Stan Winston as Rob Bottin fell ill with a bleeding ulcer and heat exhaustion. Winston would receive "Special Thanks" at the rolling credits. The sounds of The Thing during its transformations were that of bears, pigs squealing, rattlesnakes, horses, and human screams played backwards or slowed down to make it sound otherworldly.

I love practical effects.

I was 12 years old when The Thing(1982) first came out in theaters. I didn't watch it until 1985 when it was released on VHS. To say that my first time watching it was a memorable one, would be a blatant understatement. Of all the gory/gammy/graphic/violent/sanguine scenes in the movie, the shot of the husky being tortured against the wall, completely covered in alien slime and worms, crying out in fear and pain..absolutely breaks my cold dead heart!!!💔!!! 42+ years now, it still does. THAT is how well done the now vintage practical VFX hold up to this day. Next to Halloween(1978) and The Fog(1980), it's my favorite John Carpenter horror movie. The Thing(2011) is a prequel to this version. It's worth checking out if you're so compelled.

The thing about 2011 The Thing (haha see what I did there) is that it's a good movie bastardized by the studio in post production. First they got scared of how bleak the story was, so they forced the director to reshoot the beginning and the end, then they thought "hey, kids these days love cgi, let's make this already finished movie a cgi fest." Like, there were practical effects in the movie and, from what I understand, they looked great, but some suit had that stupid idea and the practical effects got virtually painted over with cgi. In a sense it's still a scary horror story but indead of a thing from outer space it's about Hollywood studio system. P.s: casting Mary Elizabeth Winstead as de-facto female Kurt Russell was wise, though. She's really good in it.

I love how they picked Norris definitely the most unassuming guy out of the whole damn movie. What genius what fucking genius.

rare horror movie where no one is a moron and every character constantly makes smart decisions. and they constantly lose while acting like actual smart humans. big reason it's the best movie ever.

To be honest, the 2011 The Thing isn’t a remake but rather a prequel to the 1980s original. And they both connect pretty accurately. I’d advise watching both.

The breath/gasoline theory is the dumbest blindly repeated thing on the internet. People don't pay attention. It's a PERFECT IMITATION. A perfect imitation would still have warm moist breath and know the difference between Scotch and gasoline. Mac and Childs are simply lit differently. Mac is right in front of the light from the fire. Childs is somewhat in shadow. Plus you can see Childs's breath when he first walks up. Don't know if they killed the entire Thing but I think it's pretty clear that they're both human and they froze to death.

Ok, you lock the science guy in the tool shed, then act all surprised when he builds something.

Fun fact: the dog won an Oscar for 'Best Supporting Actor', and was nominated for 'Best Co-Director'! 👀

dog people would be the death of us all.

The Wolf-Dog who plays the Alien his name is Jed. My favorite animal actor. John Carpenter has said Jed was amazing to work with. Check out Jed's other performances in "The Journey of Natty Gann"(1985) and "White Fang"(1991).

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

The Thing is actually a re-make of a 50s classic

Actually, Howard Hawks directed the first film in the 1950's and it was called "The Thing from Another World." John Carpenter was tapped for the 1982 remake, and the rest is Hollywood history. The prequel with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton came out in 2011, and has much of the same atmosphre and foreboding and tension and of course body horror, but many people were soured on the use of CGI in place of practical effects, even though practical effects were used in a lot of shots for reference purposes. I've seen all 3 films, and the 2011 prequel I saw in theaters twice, it was a lot of fun. My date got massivel jumpscared during one scene, it was hilarious, there was popcorn everywhere! 2011 prequel explains exactly what happened at the Norwegian research base, how the creature got there and wreaked a lot of havoc, turned into the dog, escaped, and found its way to the Amreican outpost.

Alternate endings...One,showed one of the dogs staring at the camp showing the audience that the Thing survived.Two,McCready is rescued and is tested for the Thing, and it's negative for the Thing.

If you need lore: the 2011 film tells the story of the Norwegian camp and their discovery of the craft and the creature. Wanna know why that axe was stuck in the wall...?

Director John Carpenter said he thought he made it obvious who was the thing at the end of the movie and if you rewatch the end and pay closer attention you'll notice that while Mac Ready and Childs are talking to each other the only one with mist coming out of his mouth is Mac Ready in sub zero temperatures.

My understanding of the prequel is that the studio interfered with the director and forced them to use CGI instead of relying on practical effects.

“Watch the original!” is funny because this version is itself a remake. The actual original was “The Thing From Another World” (1951).

Here's the thing (no pun intended): The dog infected Norris first (the shadow had short, curly hair--which is Norris); his underwear was the set Nauls found in the kitchen. Blair got infected from the autopsy (he touched his eraser to his lips). Norris likely infected Palmer at some point (Windows found his underwear), and one of them (likely Blair) grabbed the keys when Windows dropped them after the Bennings attack and destroyed the blood. Since Blair could get in and out of a locked room, he snuck back into base and cut the power to sneak out to MacReady's shack--but Fuchs saw him. Blair dropped the clothes outside and ambushed Fuchs, who probably burned himself to avoid assimilation. Blair then finished framing MacReady and deliberately left the lights on to attract attention before going back to the shed. Palmer was always in the presence of the group so he couldn't move about or do anything. Blair was able to skulk around in the dark. Blair likely broke in through the broken supply room window and assimilated Childs (who may have opened the door to try to get away). He says he thought he saw Blair outside--which is impossible because Blair was inside and going into the generator room when Childs walked out. Thing-Childs probably knew the generator room was next which is why the POV shot looks down at the door before going to the exit. John Carpenter says that one of the 2 guys is The Thing, but he's refused to say who it is. So one of them is The Thing. Dean Cundey says it's Childs because he says he deliberately didn't put highlights in the eyes of the actors who were Things; John Carpenter has shot this down, but probably because he wants to preserve the mystery. Wilford Brimley (Blair) was the only actor who didn't go to location, so he's not in any outdoor shots; that's why Blair is often missing. The 2011 version is prequel: it shows the Norwegian camp. It isn't necessary and there's a few continuity errors. It's not unwatchable, but it IS cringey because it was superimposed onto the on-set practical effects. So they made the FX on set and the studio decided to re-do them with CGI in post. That's why the CGI is so controversial.

Technically, this movie was a remake of the 1951 movie THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD; however, Carpenter focused heavily on the REAL original story, 'Who Goes There?' by John Campbell - which the 1951 movie basically ignored, to its detriment.

Theory #1: We don't visibly see Child's breath. Critics say that it's just a illusion from the lightning. Huge fans will say: Well the thing survived frozen in ice 100K years and died several times being partially burned. So air is NOT necessary for it to be alive. Theory #2: Mac gave Childs a molotov cocktail to drink and Childs accepted it and drank it. Crirics say: how could the thing fall for such a simple trick? Huge fans will say: why would Mac drink this bottle now when we have been seeing molotov cocktails everywhere? Maybe he was getting ready to take himself out. Theory #3: Childs trusts Mac completely after everything he has done. Why? Critics would say: this is looking too deeply into it. Fans say: This makes perfect sense because if you have a bacterial outbreak like this, you would never take something to drink or eat from others. Theory #5 Child's jacket apparently changes from the time he is watching the doors to the time he reunites with Mac. Critics: Again it could be illusion from the snow or something. Fans will say: Wright had that shot earlier that shows us that a jacket that was on the hook that looked very similar to the one Childs is wearing. John Carpenter told us to not be so desperate for a sad ending so he said that most likely they are both human.

You are correct! Gloves aren't enough! Blair was most likely infected early on when handling the various remains of The Thing, hence why it took longer to take him over.

They technically made a sequel, in video game form, and that game is currently being remade.

Fun fact: 27000 hours is roughly three years with change. Thats how long the organism would've taken to infect the entire human or animal population. Pretty terrifying. And now that I've typed it .... I think I actually want to see THAT movie! lol

This movie has always, and will always be my favourite movie So this I clicked on the SECOND I saw it

My favorite horror/comedy of all time... Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil Surprisingly entertaining and well done film. ❤

The most disappointing thing about the 2011 Thing prequel is that they originally shot the movie with all practical effects but the studio made them redo it all with CGI because they thought it looked too "old school & cheesy", when it was in fact the exact opposite, it looked great. If you do watch it, look up the behind the scenes clips after as you get to see some of the great hand build effects they originally had. It's not the greatest movie, but I'd say it's worth a watch.

I have to say it: The intro with the spaceship, takes away a lot of the mystery. Interestingly enough, something very similar happens with Predator. I think that removing both intros from the beginning, both movies would have more suspense, and more mystery for the new viewers. And in the case of this movie, it would lead to a lot of speculation and references to Lovecraft and Mountains of Madness.

I always thought the 'heartbeat' score had been written by John Carpenter (known for writing the music for many of his films), which was so subtle, creepy and suspenseful. I was surprised to see that this simple soundtrack was written by Ennio Morricone, who is best known for his uniquely complex music soundtrack/score for "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly".

This movie ranked at #48 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo

The dog in the corridor going into Norris' room and screen going black is movie making brilliance.👍

I have no clue what the CGI snobs are complaining about but the 2011 THING is definitely worth watching if it is answers you are seeking. I won't say more so as to not reveal any spoilers. but it will fill in a few blanks that this movie failed to provide. And it is not at all what you thought it was. As to this movie, one thing you may not have noticed is that there was a cameo by a big name female star. Carpenter's then wife actress, Adrienne Barbeau, was the voice of the chess computer. And the intriguing thing about that is the question of whether she realized when she recorded her voice for the computer that MacReady was going to throw his drink on it and call it a cheatin' wh0re. Since she and Carpenter were divorced shortly after this movie came out, there is a suggestion that unbeknowst to her he chose to air his dirty laundry in that scene

A true horror masterpiece! The atmosphere, suspense and practical scares all make this one of the best horror movies of all time! Plus, Kurt Russell is awesome.

In regards to the 2011 version, the way I heard it, they originally filmed it all in practical effects, but were told to redo it in CGI, even though they stated that it wouldn't work like that. But they had no choice or loose their funding, so were forced to go back and redo it. It ended up being the shit show it now is because of that decision.

In HD or 4K you can see Child's breath. You can also see Benning's breath just before he is set on fire, after he got infected.

I have been waiting forever for you two to do this!! I’m so excited to watch!,😁

The 2011 movie is a prequel, and tbh it gets it's hard criticism for the fact they shot everything with practical effects like this one, but the studio didn't like it and made them change everything practical to cgi, as if there isn't enough full cgi movies even back then, so it loses it's real feeling, like in this what you see is something really in camera, and it gives it a certain weighty, realness. That's really the only thing, the story and everything else is fine, and even introduces a little new lore that the fandom has accepted as canon (won't spoil it for you) even if it does kind of not line up with the original, like obviously Carpenter wasn't thinking in a couple decades a new movie would be made from his story, so the new lore is kind of their own making.

Interesting note: There's a short story online, called 'Things', which tells the story from the perspective of the creature. It's definitely worth checking out!

The interesting about this movie is that it is a "remake" of the 1951 classic "The Thing From Another World", and based on the 1938 novella 'Who Goes There?" They even recreated a shot in this 1982 version to smack of that 1951 movie. It is when they set the creature on fire and it busts through the wall and goes outside into the cold, on fire. That is a scene from the 1951 film. Also, in John Carpenter's other classic movie "Halloween" from 1978 (that had Jamie Lee Curtis in her first role) they are 'watching' the 1951 version on TV near the beginning of the movie. Now, in the 2022 movie "Halloween Ends", they are watching this 1982 version near the beginning of the movie.

Yes, Ennio Morricone composed the music for Cinema Paradiso, a movie that by the way, you should react on the channel, so more people know about it. For all movie lovers, Cinema Paradiso is a must see movie.

This is a remake of the 1951 movie The Thing from Another World. For '80s body horror with practical effects I would recommend the David Cronenberg movie Videodrome. He also directed a remake of The Fly, which is also excellent.

29:55 they meant MacCready would freeze to death, not the Thing😅

One thing I’ve always wondered is why didn’t Norris try to infect Mac when they were alone together on the spaceship? We know for sure he’s a thing at that point? Did he find Mac a worthy opponent? Was it a respect thing? I’ve always wondered…

An alternate ending actually had McReady as the only survivor... and he tested to be human. Basically a happy ending. John Carpenter said... "Nah.'

27000 hours = 1125 days

1st. Must say got super excited seeing that you both were going to react to this one, it disturbs so many that watch it, and your reactions did not disappoint, from the scares to your speculations, enjoyed watching. 2nd. Compliments to both of you on your lip and eye makeups, they're really beautiful, if don't mind my saying so. The 2011 one I watched once, it does give a look into what happened at the Norwegian base, but it could be done without watching, unless want to see it on your own time of course. And I'd be excited to see your FNAF reaction. P.S. The dog kennel scene always disturbed me most as a child, scarred me even after all these years.

You can see Childs’ breath. Because of the lighting behind him it’s not as prevalent but it’s there. Especially on the BluRay. Besides, go back to the death of the Bennings Thing. He had plenty of breath. The Thing duplicates everything, even a bad heart. So it would imitate taste buds and sense of smell so it would know gasoline from J&B. Even though I can’t tell the difference

You're both so articulate. I love it

Please give the Star Trek franchise a chance.

My uncle thought Childs was the Thing because he said he was drinking one of the explosives. It wasn’t wine. I didn’t notice it. But when he said that we all rewound the vhs and were shocked. Also, Stella, you’re perfect. 💜💜💜

The girls are back in town.

You guys should follow this up with the 2011 version. It's not a remake and gets a bad rap just because of its CGI use, but it is actually a quality film.

Just to let you both know; when a person passes away, the muscles in the face relax for a short time. The screaming look on the face is quite common, including the eyes.

40:38 They made a game in the early 00s, where it acts a tie-in sequel; it’s still called The Thing.

iirc, it's theorised at the end that Mac doesn't have booze in the flask, but he filled it with gasoline, and notices that Childs drinks without knowing the taste because he's now the Thing.

2011 The Thing movie is a prequel. I wouldn't say it's bad, it's just unnecessary because it tells the story of the Norwegian camp and we can imagine what happened there from this movie, there is no need to show it. Creates some plot holes too.

So glad to stumble upon this and find you guys have a newer channel! And with this film to react to!

"The Thing" is my favorite type of move, where you neve know more than the main character.

Yay early

The ending of this movie is a healthy shock to the Gen Z system. No concrete answer, no resolution, no post-credit tease, no sequel.

AFTER 42 Years, everyone's still debating on what happened. The Big one is whether Childs or Mac were infected, but here's a fun theory. The Thing knew they were going to blow the camp up. After it started taking over Garry, it'd make sense to drag him to a safer place, allowing it to continue Morphing as it went back to kill Mac. The Rescue team would find Garry's "Body" and take it back with them, and we could have had a Sequel... but then we wouldn't still be speculating after all these years. WELL PLAYED, Mr. Carpenter!

Five Nights at Freddy's is actually a legitimately fun movie. I'd give it a look, personally

Ok. I love The Thing. I watch it at least twice a year. With that being said, the 2011 “The Thing” is NOT a bad movie. It has some CGI in it that isn’t very good but the acting, horror and continuity are excellent. It’s a prequel by the way. Please give it a chance.

Although this movie is probably one of my favorites ever, I also think the 2011 Prequel doesn't deserve the hate that it has. I do think its pretty different from this one but it still has that same awesome world that is honestly so interesting to me. As far as this channel goes, i am new to watching this channel so i would like to say that i would love to see some more horror type stuff as well. Anything is good though! And congrats on the new channel, i understand it is about 4 months old i think? Thanks for reading!

One of the theories was that it wasn't a bottle of liquor it was fuel for the molotov he was throwing not drinkable alcohol and he faked taking a swig at it and passed it to Childs who drank it. The Thing wouldn't know the difference even by smell in trying to mimic Childs. The actual Childs would have smelled the difference or would have spit out the fluid as something not drinkable.

Wasn't expecting to get this in June, but seeing this pop up on my front page made my whole damned day! The Thing is on the shortlist of greatest horror films ever made, in my opinion

The 2011 “The Thing “ is a prequel that shows us what happened at the other camp starring Mary Winstead! It’s a good movie!!

So happy i got on KZfaq and you two popped up in my feed. I always loved watching your reactions on the old channel....well if I'm being honest i only wayvh yalls reactions. I'm happy your back. Granted I'm severally late in saying that since it's been four months. But like cheech said in Ghostbusters "better late then never".

The 2011 movie is not a remake; it's a prequel. It's about what occurred at the Norwegian camp site after they first discovered the crash site, and the Thing frozen in the ice.