The best part of this movie is that the Norwegian gunman in the beginning says, 'That is not a dog, it is a thing!' He literally gives away the entire story of the movie - but only if you understand Norwegian.

“DON’T SHOOT THE DOG!” Twenty minutes later… “BURN IT! BURN IT! BURN IT!” Absolutely never fails.

"Don't kill that dog" never gets old 🤣

My dad took me to see this in 1982 right before I turned 15. It’s my favorite horror film ever to this day. Thanks dad. R.I.P. 👍

The Dog/Alien at the start of the movie his name is Jed. Jed is half Wolf/half Husky. He is my all time favorite Animal Actor. Jed's best movies are "The Journey of Natty Gann"(1985). Jed helps a young girl cross America in the 1930s. "White Fang"(1991) The story of a wild Wolf/Dog. Both are beautiful films and a must if you like Wolf/Dogs. Jed lived to be 18. He lived the last 5 years of his life running free on a Northern California Ranch.

I watch all reactions to this movie just to see the transition from "Don't shoot the dog!" to "OMG BURN THAT THING!"

John Carpenter's version is closer to the original story ("Who Goes There?") by John W. Campbell, which was written in the 1930s. Kurt Russell was genuine kick-ass in this movie. Great cast and suspenseful storyline. The practical effects by Rob Bottin were amazing. I saw this movie when it debuted in 1982. I once owned a Siberian Husky that I named, "Klondike." Thanks, High On Movies.

You are a reaction champ. To get through this movie while keeping your smile, that's impressive.

This film ramps up the anxiety and paranoia to 11 early on and never lets up, even the nebulous ending, and 40 years later we still don't know of Childs or MacCready were infected, and John Carpenter has refused a sequel and a definitive explanation all this time, brilliant!

Loving the split screen presentation. Never seen that before. ❤

Fun fact... The Thing is a favorite and regular watch at the research labs in Antarctica..... Also there is a 2011 prequal to it that mainly just answers questions related to the other camp they visit....

whenever I watch a The Thing reaction you can guarantee the person will say something like "Ohhh puppy!!" and "Don't you dare hurt that puppy" and I am always like thinking "If only you knew" Fantastic reaction and a genuine one too I recommend Jaws and/or The Shining if you want to continue with the scary theme

Hi Adrianna! I really like your reaction today! I hope we see your reaction from the 2nd Alien movie "ALIENS" soon! I think you like the 2nd part, they are both very different movies. Many people say the 2nd Alien movie is their favorite, i like both very much. I wish you a great time! Bye!

I love this movie, because the protagonists are intelligent, and make smart decisions and do everything right, and still lose. Also what the guy was saying in the beginning in Norwegian was "Get away from it, it's not a dog. It's a thing pretending to be a dog." He was trying to save them, but they couldn't understand him. Also, the practical effects (prosthetics) in this were done by one person. His name is Rob Bottin, and he's now world-renown for his talent, but he started his career at 14, and was only 22 when he created the monster(s) for this film. He was initially criticized because his work was too gruesome. And you're right, the dog is not a husky, it's a wolf mix. His name was Jed and he lived a very long life (roughly 18 years) and was in several movies. And the set was very cold. It was filmed in the U.S. and Canada, with much of it in Alaska.

And every time , 'Windows, no, burn it...Windows, NOOO!!!' poor dude had a terrible death haha

Oh a classic indeed! That deep, boom-boom of the opening titles takes me right back to when we went to see this in the cinema with no idea what we were going to get :). I knew the story, in a way, because I had read the book this was drawn from but ... ... ... :D So many great one-liners that we used for many years in our table top gaming sessions :chuckles: EDIT: It makes me smile that John Wick has so primed reactors to go "Shooting dogs bad!!!" ... not always :lol:

I have Deja Vu watching The Thing because I've watched it more than 200 times since it came out in 1982.🤣😮

I saw this as a child(11 or 12), and thought it was great at the time, I can't remember if I saw it on video or in the theater, but it was horror that I didn't mind. I guess because of the sci-fi angle, as I was never in to slasher films, and yeah, the practical effects in this film are top shelf, and this film deserves the praise it gets.

Don't we all know that deja vu is when they make a change in the matrix? You should definitely watch Aliens! It's one of my favourite movies of all time. Another tip for you: Pan's Labyrinth (2006). It's a wonderful but rather dark fantasy / fairy tale set in Spain 1944 after the Spanish civil war. I haven't seen anyone react to it, but it has an IMDB score of 8.2, and 95% on Rottentomatoes so most people agree it's a great film. Please watch it!

I'm so glad you chuckled at the "...tied to this f****** couch!" line, it could be my favourite line in a horror! 🤣🤣

Perhaps the film I like the most. The suspense, coupled with the visual effects of Rob Bottin made it incredible. It seems to me that while Norris may not have been among the more prominent characters, his transformation in the defibrillator scene made him an iconic feature in cinema. The late Charles Hallahan was often asked about it, apparently.

I've said this before on other reactions for this film, but it never fails.. Guys allways ask "wtf did that dog do to piss the chopperguys off so much?". Women allways ask "why are you shooting the puppy?!". Perspective matters.

John Carpenter movies are must watch! From comedy, to live, to sci-fi to horror. Big trouble in little CHINA, Starman, escape from New York, escape from LA, assault on precinct 13(the original), are musts. The thing is one of the three most important sci-fi movies made, along with Alien and Bladerunner. What was done here, for story and special effects was way ahead of it's time. Also carpenter is a master at minimalist creepy theme music! The dog trainer should have won an Oscar! The special effects guy should have won an Oscar! He was a 21 year old college student 😮😮😮

This is one of my absolute favorite books. I've read dozens of times. This version of the movie is the best one. However, they still turned it into more of a horror instead of a Sci-Fi. Now that you've seen the original, you need to watch the prequel made in 2011 starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead. It links to this movie perfectly. It's from the perspective of the people at the station where the dog came from. I have to watch those two movies at least once a year.

I was 14 when I saw this when it first came out and been in love with it ever since. Priceless reaction!

For practical effects: An American Werewolf In London Cronenberg's The Fly Same movies. Man falls in love with women. Man turns into monster. Man attacks woman. Man killed. Woman cries. Cut credits. I mean, abrupt cut credits. AWIL - Light hearted, humor, and tragic. Fly - emotionally draining. Has humor, but tragic humor. Tissues needed.

There were graphic novels about what happened after the movie. Later Childs died saving MacReady by blowing the escape hatch of the submarine they were in. MacReady chases and battles "the Thing" up through South America. It ends in a final fight between MacReady and the Thing in New Zealand.

One of my favorite movies of all time. A local theater ran a screening of this and my dad took my brother and me, 9 and 11, and it blew our minds. We'd already been watching horror flicks for years and our parents made sure we knew all the violence and gore is all make believe, so it wasn't too much for us. It remains one if my favorite movies of all time to this day!

Nie wiem czy zwróciłaś uwagę na 2 rzeczy. 1 to muzyka, genialnie budująca klimat niepokoju. 2 to fakt,że w odróżnieniu od większości horrorów, bohaterowie podejmują logiczne decyzje, nie licząc załamania jednego z nich. Na pewno ma na to wpływ fakt, że to przede wszystkim naukowcy,ale jednak trzeba to docenić,że nikt swoją głupotą się nie pcha w objęcia śmierci. Jestem o rok starszy od filmu, oglądałem go w czasach kaset VHS a po seansie, o dziwo, nigdy już nie latałem śmigłowcem po Antarktydzie:D Aha! Jeszcze jeden drobny szczegół. Pewnie jesteś za młoda by pamiętać taki teleturniej jak "Idź na całość" prowadzony przez Zygmunta Chajzera? Na początku filmu w tv "leci" jego oryginalna wersja a więc " Let’s Make a Deal". Najprościej mówiąc, zawodnik stoi przed 3 bramkami a tylko w 1 jest nagroda. Można powiedzieć, że to mały spojler, bo w filmie bohaterowie muszą dokonywać wyborów - dociec albo zgadnąć, gdzie jest nagroda a właściwie to Coś...

Now you had the honor to watch the BEST movie EVER made^^ 😁

You are a beautiful human inside and outside! It was fun watching you. dissect this masterpiece of a movie! I watched this on TV when I was a kid and it traumatized me, nightmares for months!!!!

Deja vu to me is the short term memory 'feeling' like long term memory, so you feel like you're remembering something you're experiencing at that moment. And you can never remember what happens next.

There is a remake of this movie that came out in 2011. In the new version the movie takes place on the Norwegian base and the first discovery of the ship and the alien. Also a great movie. A fellow lover of movies.

Hello Adriana, I just got your notification and watching you react to the Thing this is a good movie and I always like your reactions to them and glad you are on today.😊😊 I hope you are doing really well, having an amazing Saturday and weekend, Thank You Adriana.😊😊

That dog, by the way, was half wolf. She (I hear it was a girl) was so good she creeped out everybody on the set.

When the Thing takes over a person, it takes all the memories of the person also.

1982 ..and still stands the test of time...a good movie that has you thinking

Dejavu is described that your brain shuts down or skips a beat and the ensuing catching up gives you a sense of familiarity like you’ve been there or are experiencing something for the second time. Your brain lags behind reality for just a split second.

The practical effect guys behind this movie are absolute magicians.

I can not believe you did a reaction video of THE THING , ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALL TIME MOVIES !! I WAS IN MY TWENTIES WHEN I WATCHED THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND TO THIS DAY STILL ONE OF THE SCARIEST MOVIES I EVER WATCHED !!

I have thought the same about memory, because there is an experiment with worms where a worm is taught to get out of a maze, then that worm is killed and given as food to another worm, which now leaves the maze without being nobody taught it

Thank you for the reaction and so glad to see your having a great time in Florida

The practical effects are 40 years old and still look better than some modern movies.

06:45 Don't ever be a homicide detective. Man dead after slashing his throat and wrists is frozen in time holding the blade. "Oh. So they tortured him?" 🤣

I REALLY TOLD U JOHN WICK😤

There's nothing more fun for a long time fan of this John Carpenter classic like myself than to watch someone reacting to it for the first time. :D

Edit: Just rewatched your reaction video today. I was hoping to see something new, but all good things are worth the wait. Anxiously awaiting your next video! ♥︎

Practical effects for the win! CG ain't got nothing on in-camera, tangible objects. 🙂 Rob Bottin, with an assist by Stan Winston, created some masterful props and animatronics.

Carpenter classic, this movie scared the shit out of me when I first saw it

I love Alien, but I revisit The Thing more often. I've watched Alien probably five or six times in my life, while I've watched The Thing more than a dozen. It is one of the best movies about paranoia and suspicion that I've ever seen. Plus there are so many wonderful, tiny little moments that you don't notice the first time through, such as what happened with the keys to the blood storage. When Windows goes into the storage room and sees Bennings being absorbed, you can hear him drop the keys, which he'd gone to get from Garry. While they're all chasing Bennings into the night, either Palmer or Norris would have been able to grab the keys off the floor and take out the blood.

I get deja vu all the time. I have a dream of something years ago and then it just happens in front of me exactly how I saw it in the dream.

Kudos for bearing it! Hope you won't get nightmares. :) Great reaction.

1. The Norwegian killed himself so The Thing couldn't get to him. 2. The ultimate hand grenade throwing FAIL 🙄🙄 3. You have to realize that this movie came out long before CGI so there was some very creative practical effects showcased here. 4. Mac's not a murderer. Clark was attacking him with the scalpel. It was self defense. 5. Of everything that went down the part that got me the most was when Blair was dragging Gary by the face. 6. Their fate is left up to the audience. Maybe it's best they all die. 7. They re-made this sans Carpenter and Russell. 8. Another Russell/Carpenter product you need to first time/share with us is "Escape from New York". FWIW, we don't see Childs' breath at the end conversation with Mac.

Hi;I thought it was Child's at the end of the movie---he disappeared for enough time to get taken over by Blair but it's never established in the movie

Such an awesome movie! One of my all time favorites.

Everyone the first few minutes: awww, what a cute dog. Why are they shooting at the dog?! Everyone after: Kill it, kill it, kill it!!!! 😁😆

@HIGH ON MOVIES to answer your question yes when the thing absorbs another creature it learns all the knowledge and memories that the creature that was absorbed knew.

26:17 Yes,a great job was done about special effects,especially for early '80s.

Practical effects are WAY better than CGI

2:39 as far as I know deja vu is a experience sensation which can be cause by various factors. The research on this isn't very clear yet, but it seems to be some sort of desyncrony with you temporal lobe, like an echo, a ver close echo so your brain think that you are remembering a memory instead recording what is in your temporal lobe. Think about it like a "buffer" if you will. When you are copying a file from your computer to an usb pen (for example) first it gets stored from your computer (your senses) to the buffer (temporal lobe) and then from the buffer to your usb pen (your short memory). But the buffer have a glitch and the same file is sent twice with only a few milliseconds of difference, so it looks like you seen it twice. That's why your brain think your are remembering that, because it have it already stored. I know the analogy isn't very clear, but is not an easy "thing" (pun intended) to explain.

6:52 He wasn't tortured. That man committed suicide after having blocked the door with something heavy and blocking all the other team members outside that room.

There is no code or trick question. The thing could be your brother or sister, and you would never know

Norris was the first. He had a pacemaker or something and that stuff can't be imitated. That's why he had the hard attack

Clicked on this real quick. I enjoy your reactions.

It was the coldest movie set ever, they experienced cold, lonelyness,anguish,tensions... the guy working on art disgn anymatronics was rob bottin, he spend days at the hospital after the set, pneumonia and exhausted Not even talking about the haunting music and the idea of a creature that could assimilate you slowly and disgest you by touching you

Saw your co-lab with Mel. Keep up the good content. 😁

Deja Vu. I have had this same experience. I believe at times in an hypnotic state, we can get glimpses of the future.

Everyone is always worried about the dog in the beginning.😊 There is an earlier version from 1950's, it was a plant based alien that drank blood.

I always enjoy seeing people’s reactions to seeing a movie for the first time, especially this one. The tension and paranoia, such a powerful movie. I actually show this to my students every year, which I know I shouldn’t, but I advertise as the “Among Us” movie, who is sus who is the imposter, and here’s a movie with practical effects. If you’re up for suggestions, how about a reaction for JAWS or Predator? Oh and definitely watch Aliens, sequel to the original.

Lesson learned. Every home needs a flame thrower in case of alien attack.

22:30 "What is deja vu?" The best way to explain it is to compare it to microphone feedback. Have you ever used speakers too close to a microphone? Not so close that it makes that high-pitched whine, but close enough that when a sound, like a person talking, comes out of the speakers, the microphone picks it up and runs it through the speakers a second time, making an echo? Happens to me all the time on zoom meetings when somebody in the meeting is not using headphones but is instead using computer speakers and a microphone - every time anybody but that person speaks, their voice echoes. That is what happens inside your brain with Deja Vu. Let's say you are on vacation somewhere new, you've never been here before. You go into a restaurant and talk to the waiter. Suddenly you have deja vu even though you're definitely certain you have never been here or met this person before. But it's a memory and it SEEMS like it happened before. What really happened in your brain is that this is the first time it happened. As it is happening, your brain makes your first, and only, memory of this one new event. But at the same exact instant, another part of your brain is remembering this one, new memory. in real time. So your brain is both creating this memory and "viewing" it at the same time, but it thinks it is remembering an old memory instead of viewing the new one being made. It's like that microphone echo but the echo is in your brain as the new memory is simultaneously being made and being "remembered". Because your brain cannot tell the difference between an old memory and a new one, you get that deja vu sensation that this has all happened before, even though it didn't. Luckily, our brain almost never does this (if it did, we'd experience deja vu thousands of times every day). It's so rare that when it happens, it feels weird and wondrous. Almost magical. But it's just a feedback echo in our brain. Nothing really magical about that, I'm afraid.

You're right to be shocked and amazed by the special effects, they're all practical, no CG. And so juicy! Hahahaha!

I'm sure you've heard this a million times, but your eyes are beautiful

Great reaction!! Enjoy watching your videos!

'The Hitcher' The first one starring Rutger Hauer,something happens in every scene.

The movie “The Thing” is mistrust, suspicion, and paranoia personified! It is the story of desperate man, isolated in the middle of nowhere, trapped in a hopeless situation in which the fate of the whole world hangs in the balance. What would you do?

The special Effects guy who made the thing's gory scenes, did the blood splattering effects for Paul verhoeven's Robocop 1987, Robocop 2 1990, total Recall 1990, 😊❤

Deja Vu is having an experience and it seems like you have had that experince before.A premonition is when you have a feeling something is about to happen.Great reaction to one of my favorite movies I have seen this movie countless times.American Werewolf In London is another great movie from this era with great special effects.

he is not crazy he is trying to save the world from the alien.

The spider head was a classic! Everybody remembers that 'thing' watching the movie! That is 1982, without much CGI, this is just damn too good!

I love your interpretation and facial expression while watching the movie! ❤

*HANS WANTS THE FLAMETHROWER!*

2:17 You: "Don't kill the dog." Me: "Det er ingen hund!" 19:21 Yes

Good reaction. New subscriber looking forward to the journey 🤙

Coolio 😊😊😊-J Will watch tonight

Here's something to think about.. at the end of the movie childs is the Thing..that was not whiskey but Kerosene he drinks that's why Macready laugh a little at the end...but it's just a rumor

I like your editing . Showing more of the movie..

Your reaction is exactly like mine in the run. It's pretty graphic! Lol couldn't even open my eyes

When I first saw this movie I was in shock on how amazing the puppetry and animatronics were. Definitely a wtf film

Someone may have already said it but the Norwegian slit his own neck and wrist so the Thing wouldn't take him.

Today CgI has taken over but back then their was none and yet they manage to pool it of, to be very scary and disturbing. The thing the newest version has cgi but they made it so that it does connect with the 1st movie.

Perfect reaction to this John Carpenter horror classic that has stood the test of time. Congrats on your move to Florida you look nice by the way.

It’s funny you should say “they should have said something, they probably did in Norwegian” - correct! If you can speak Norwegian they give away the entire plot in the opening scene! 😁 Carpenter had to have decided to do that because well, it’s realistic but also a fun in joke!

34:40 No, the main lesson is don't be accepting of stray dogs in the Antartic. It's likely an alien disguised as a dog.

This is my favorite movie of all time and you are fine so this is my new favorite channel cheers

Great reaction! So many laughs watching you! You made my day! =;-D

The Thing is one of my animation inspirations.

All carpenter movies should be watched! Specially Assault on precinct 13, escape from New York, escape from LA, Starman, Big Trouble in little CHINA, they Live, The Fog, Eyes of Laura Mars, Prince of Darkness, and others. Carpenter resented Spielberg for ET AND it took all the money and awards. But Carpenter had the last laugh! Because this movie is much better! Carpenter made his own alien love story with Starman! Carpenter also is the master of the minimalist creepy theme music! Kurt did 4 movies with carpenter! He even did an early TV Elvis movie, for John! This is one of the 3 most important sci-fi movies ever made. Plus Alien and Bladerunner, which are all related, by actors, and some other technicalities. Also the brilliance here is, when the thing busts out, it comes out of u anywhere, any size, shape, etc. The dog trainer should have won an Oscar and the special effects guy should have won an Oscar! He was a twenty one year old college student!😮😮😮. Pro tip, carpenter is still thinking about a sequel! But there's still a massive tie in here with Alien, predator Bladerunner this , and a movie with Kurt Russell called, Soldier! They are related by the beings called Engineers, for Aliens, Terminator, predator, Bladerunner this, and a movie with Kurt Russell movie called, Soldier. Common companies, technology, Replicants, synthetic humans, beings that Engineers created, and even writers and producers! And this is why, prosthetic, robotics, special/ effects, practical effects, are way better than CGI! The three main corporations... Cyberdyne (Terminator) Weyland Corp (alien) and Tyrell Corp (Bladerunner) all did cross work for each other, and also shared some employees!😮 Kurt better have kept the hat! Also the total brilliance here is, once u have been infected, even from just a scratch, u have no idea when u are being taken over! One of the absolute must watch Carpenter films u must watch! Along with Starman, escape from New York, escape from LA, Big Trouble in little CHINA, assault on precinct 13. Go with those, and his Halloween stuff, Eyes of Laura Mars, They Live, The Fog, Christine, In the mouth of madness, prince of darkness, memoirs of an invisible man, vampires! There are critics who say this is Carpenter's version of Communism Socialism, etc , and how it takes over countries, much as a film in the 50s by the same name, i think...the special effects guy here went on to do some great movies!

this is the best horror movie ever made.

Déjà vu. Here's what I believe about it. Each part of our brains do different things. Memories, movement, you name it. The brain is connected by electrical circuits. One part of the brain retains your memories, while another part converts what you are seeing to this part of the brain that holds memories. The belief is that these circuits some times Criss cross. That is, when you are actually seeing something in real-time gets sent to your long term memory. That's why, in those few seconds, you think what you are seeing real time actually, gets sent to your long term memory. That is what Déjà vu is.