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I'm so happy that John Carpenter has lived long enough to see the world recognize this as the masterpiece that it is after it was panned when it came out.

Each and every reactor I watched so far: _"Don't hurt the doggo!"_ Me, every time: *grins like a Cheshire Cat*

"That dog is probably traumatized as hell, look at the poor boy" That dog IS the trauma itself. I love how many spectators didn't suspect.... a thing.

Everyone's first time watching this movie: *"No, don't shoot that poor dog!"* Everyone's second time: _"Should've just torched that damn dog..."_

40 years later, this is proof positive that practical effects done well are much more memorable than any modern CGI.

"Don't hurt the cute dog" gets me every time 🤣🤣🤣

To this day and no matter how many times i see it i still think that dog deserved an oscar

One of the best movies of all time. As you pointed out, cinematography, the music, lighting, acting. A very well balanced cast that gelled together.. The direction that allowed for the intensity, paranoia, the f/x. This is John Carpenter 's masterpiece.

This is one of the few horror films that manages to perfectly balance the suspense of waiting for the monster to show up again, and the batshit horror of its appearance every time it attacks. It’s like each new encounter with the Thing is a brand-new monster.

The mistrust among the crew was almost as scary as the monster. Fun fact since you guys love movie making, they used the burned out remains of their own camp to film the Norwegian camp. Also, the first Norwegian pilot was yelling “it’s not a dog! It’s a thing!” , in case you don’t speak Norwegian.

Way back in 8th grade (1996-97), I show The Thing to my friend Mark for the first time, and when the dog-thing starts to transform and it’s head splits open, I remember him light up and say, “Dude! That is so cool!” Makes me happy to this day.😊

I remember watching it on VHS in high school with bunch of classmates. Only thing I knew was that it was a most scary horror ever, and I told it to the others. When the movie started, everyone was laughing "come on, snow, light, no way it's a horror movie". Then it soon turned into "hey, don't kill the doggo you bastards!". Few moments later laughs were gone, and when the dog scene kicked only we could here were screams of horror 😂 Once we were done, everyone agreed it's the best horror the've ever seen ❤ Loving it 30 years later 😊 Thanks for watching it with us! 😅

One of the greatest sci-fi horror films of all time. The Thing is a masterpiece.

A stone cold masterpiece. John Carpenter is a genius. One of my favorite films of all time.

Probably one of my favorite aspects is that the people don’t feel stupid. It feels like they are competent in trying their best to survive with the information they have for the majority of it.

John Carpenter authorized an official sequel to this movie in a 2002 video game. It was highly acclaimed. It was confirmed that the only survivor was R.J. MacReady; Childs having died due to exposure before the rescue team arrived a couple days after the explosion. It was a great game and I wish it got a remaster.

Blair has such a sad story in this that doesnt get completely thought through: he was the first to realize the scale of the Thing and how catastrophic it would be in the outside world, he destorys any means for it to leave, saving the world from its grand entrance, only to be seen as crazed and locked away to be essentially fed to it on a silver platter. RIP

Still one of the best horror movies after all these years, despite no CG.

It feels great to see young people nowadays watching something which is classic and really appreciate it. This is how Art should be appreciate and story-telling is an Art as well.

Just imagine witnessing your whole crew mutating and morphing while you cant escape or do anything about it The scene of the guy/thing howling outside feels so omnious and hopeless, one of my if not my favorite scene.

When your special effects guy had to immediately check himself into hospital for exhaustion after filming you know the effects are gonna be amazing. This movie will ensure Rob Bottins legacy

The best thing about 70's and 80's horror is that less is more. They're not trying to dazzle you, every few minutes, instead they take their time to slowly unnerve you. Stuff like this ranks alongside Shining and The Fog - two other quality horror films from the early 80's. Great reaction, guys

I was nine years old when my dad took me to see this in the theater. That defibrillator scene literally had me leap out of my seat and nearly run out of the auditorium. Now even at that young age I'd already been brought to see Jaws 2, The Fog, Scanners, Halloween 2, Terror Train, etc. I was a seasoned horror movie veteran by then (thank you Dad! ❤). STILL.. nothing beforehand prepared me for Carpenter's "The Thing." It was not loved on release. It took about 4-5 years removed when it really began to increase in appreciation. It's a masterpiece.

I've always loved that "heart beat" in the score throughout the movie. It added so much tension. I need to go back and watch the end again just to see if we could see Childs' breath in the cold like we could see McReady's.

I've only seen one reactor who spoke Norwegian, and she was able to understand the guy at the beginning, who basically outlined the whole plot. 😆😆😆

The book "The Thing" is based on had a pretty haunting line. It was in reference to Blair. One of the guys guarding him said to the other guard something to the effect of. "The craziest thing about this situation is that the one guy I'm certain is human is the one guy who I know is hell bent on killing me and everyone in the station. And to be honest, if things get much worse, I think I'd be inclined to let him loose so he can get back to it."

My husband and I went to the theatre on opening day of this masterpiece of a movie. We were blown away at the practical effects and watched several people get physically sick at the scenes of the dog, the defibrillator scene and when Blair shoved his hand into Gary’s face. The blood scene made me actually jump in my seat too. Afterwards, on the way home; we discussed who was the Thing at the end - MacReady or Childs…. Or both. This is our favorite movie, even though we’ve seen it a billion times; we watch it every Halloween (and when the mood hits lol). We went to the cinema to watch the prequel and… it’s not so bad but the use of CGI really hurt the mood and atmosphere of it. The studio should have stuck with practical effects.

The 80s were a real Golden Age where 50s horror classics were remade into worthy successors. 'The Thing', 'The Fly', and 'The Blob' all had wet, disgusting, wonderful practical effects that are still impressive decades later.

Can you believe this movie was panned by critics and a flop at the box office? Now it is regarded as one of the best sci-fi horror movies ever made. It is a masterpiece in my opinion.

My 7th-grade video production teacher showed this to us in class in 1993. We did stop-motion films and other things. He never stopped talking about this movie.

This film really focussed on being consistent with its narrative and it shows; the Norwegian actually explaining himself in Norwegian is one example. Then there's the guy who found Bennings being digested actually dropped the keys to the blood store in panic, which is how the thing got to it later. A whole bunch of things take on new context on a second viewing.

The makeup/practical FX designer Rob Bottin (pronounced Bow teen) was only 23 years old when this was made. At one point Stan Winston (of Terminator and Jurassic Park fame) was brought in to complete some of the animatronics because Bottin suffered a collapse of exhaustion due to overwork on the intricate models and the incredibly tough, time consuming demands of executing those splattery, spectacular FX on camera. The producers certainly got their money's worth out of Bottin. I can only hope he was paid well.

The 80s when people knew how to entertain the audience and so many classic horror movies like Friday the 13th , the Chainsaw Massacre Nightmare on Elmstreet Hellraiser and The Thing became an instant cult classic🍻

Creepy, gruesome, tense, a guess who detective element....terrifying and a perfect bleak ending where no matter the outcome no ones coming out alive...then throw in a great soundtrack and perfect storytelling... quite simply the greatest horror movie ever made

The flamethrower was likely malfunctioning because McCready had the setting turned down all the way to heat the wire for the test. He suddenly had to amp up the setting to a lethal level and was having difficulty finding the right one. Also, if you remember the beginning, when the dog was walking around, it walked into an office and the silhouette had curly hair. It might have been Norris or Palmer

One of the greatest if not THE greatest horror and suspense thrillers ever made. The monster is almost secondary to the paranoia and tension. A masterclass of film.

On Blair...he destroyed the helicopter and the radio so The Thing would be trapped and not able to escape to the civilized would. He at one point is the hero of the story...before he gets infected (probably while he was locked up). I think he made the noose when he realized he was infected, but it took over before he could carry it out. The actor who played Blair was Wilford Brimley. He was a well-known spokesman for Quaker Oats and talking about his diabetes. But before he became an actor he was a real life cowboy, then spent time in the U.S. Marines, was Howard Hughes' body guard, then became a blacksmith, a ranch hand, and horse wrangler. Then he got into show business as a stuntman, then acting. So in real life the guy really was a bit of a badass.

“Please keep the Doggo safe…” and I’m laughing 😂 Practical effects were mostly down to one man, Rob Bottin. Who worked so hard on this movie, by the end of the shoot he was hospitalised from exhaustion. The dog sequence was done by Stan Winston who was better know for his work on the terminator movies, the animatronic work on Jurassic Park, and a certain Alien Queen.

The sound effects of The Thing when it transforms are that of Bears, Alligators, Horses, Crocodiles, Rattlesnakes, Pigs squealing, and human screams played backwards or sped up or slowed down to make it sound otherworldly.

This film is over 40 years old, and the practical effects are still giving people the WTF vibes ever since.

Notice the black dude right at the end didn't have any warm air moisture coming out of his mouth when talking to McCready. Such a brilliant touch to end the movie that pretty much everyone misses.

Rob Bottin raised the bar so high with his practical effects on John Carpenters the Thing, still the most impressive practical effects in a movie to this day.

Even that opening title is a practical effect. They filled a fish tank with smoke, drew the title on an animation cell and stuck it to the back of the tank. They stuck a black bin bag (garbage bag to you, probably), to the outside of the back of the tank, so it blocked out a light that was further back, behind the tank. Then they simply set fire to the garbage bag. As it burned, it let the light shine through the logo, and the smoke.

My dad took me to see this in 1982 when I was about to turn 15, it’s my favorite horror film to this day. Thanks dad, R.I.P.

I'm Gen X. I was about 11 when I saw this. For me this is a 10/10 perfect movie. As an artist that draws monsters and aliens, this movie shaped my imagination for all of my life. Loved how much y'all appreciated it and how much behind the scenes stuff you can discover. I've watched it so many times throughout the years and always find something new to appreciate. This and An American Werewolf in London are my favorite movies of all time. I'm so lucky to have grown up during the age of 80s horror movies.

The Thing is one of my favorite horror movies! The sense of paranoia and unease is so scary! The special effects are so freaking good to this day.

the defibrillator scene was epic but the one scene that always struck real fear in me was when bennings-thing gets exposed and surrounded outside in the snow. great performance by the actor.. you really feel like he's some unfathomable monster wearing the face of a human.. dead eyes and howling in frustration that he's found out. the howl was perfect too.. it wasn't campy. it sounded both animalistic and alien at the same time; like there's something ancient behind it

My colleagues who worked in the Arctic weather and military stations loved this movie. Wore out many VHS tapes of this flick.

This was the Director of Special Effects first movie, and he had to get Medical Attention for Exhaustion once the filming was done. I'm excited to see more reactions from you guys!

The part of the movie that always gives me goosebumps is when Mac says "We're not getting out of here alive." They all accept the fact that they're gonna die out here. But they all know they gotta kill this "Thing" no matter what.

"Always trust the animals, man." Awaits dog head split for total terror... Also, an interesting bit of trivia: the scene where they view black and white footage of the Norwegians at the crash site of the UFO is a direct copy of the 1951 movie, called The Thing From Another World. The 50s film is also shown on TV during the babysitting scene in Carpenter's Halloween from 1978.

I have to compliment the two of you for picking up on more of the implications and subtleties of this movie than most reactors do. Your reactions are very natural and expressive, and your commentary is insightful.

Saw The Thing in the theatre back in ‘82 and like Alien, it still holds up impeccably to this day. The two girls sat in front of us hardly saw any of the film though, as they spent half the time covering their eyes……wonderful stuff! A perfect example of fantastic practical over cgi, is the lacklustre prequel, in which they totally replaced practical for cgi. But on every level Carpenters film is streets ahead. I also enjoy the original The Thing, released back in 50’s, directed by Christian Nyby and produced by Howard Hawks…..a brilliant classic black and white SF film.

honestly giggling to myself when you guys were thinking the dog knew something and was traumatized. Such a great movie and it still holds up 40 years later.

I was lucky enough to watch The Thing in high school over 20 years ago. It was the end of the school year, and we'd finished the Chemistry curriculum a few days ahead of schedule. So the teacher brought in the movie for all of us kids to watch. It quickly became one of my all-time favorite movies. I've watched it countless times and could probably quote all of it verbatim. The tension and paranoia are palpable. You're right there with them, desperately looking for clues and watching everyone just in case they reveal something. Repeat viewings are interesting because some scenes come off completely differently when you know who's infected. One of the more subtle ones I noticed was during the standoff between Garry and Windows at 29:31. Pay close attention to who is positioned where during the confrontation. Norris and Palmer - the only two present who are infected - are standing off to the side in the hall with Fuchs. _They were trying to isolate Fuchs while the rest of the group was distracted._ And though he's out of focus in the background, look at where Palmer is staring: _directly at Fuchs._ Some other tidbits: The film was shot in LA, Alaska, and British Columbia. It was actually really hot during production, so they had to refrigerate the set to make it realistic. When Mac and Copper reveal the corpse of the Thing they recovered from the Norwegian camp at 12:27, everyone is coughing and gagging for real, because the production team used smelly AB smoke fluid for the effects during the scene. The TV broadcast also came with brief character introductions. MacReady used to be a test pilot before getting into a confrontation with top management, then resigned and took the pilot job in Antarctica. Childs is an expert mechanic who used to work in the airline industry. Garry has a 30-year career in the army and became an officer. Clark is doing a study on the effects of extreme cold on animal behavior. Palmer intends to open his own business as a mechanic after his work there is done. Norris is a geophysicist and was a professor at Cal Tech. Copper graduated from Harvard, trained at Massachusetts General Hospital, but an unknown personal tragedy caused him to leave and move his work to Antarctica. Bennings has been in the meteorology field long enough to be published many times. Blair is a microbiologist who specialized in cellular growth and laid the groundwork for genetic engineering, and Fuchs worked with him at the Rockefeller Foundation. There are dozens of other interesting details, so you should do some reading. You've seen the first movie in Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy, so you should definitely check out the other two: Prince of Darkness and In The Mouth of Madness. Happy viewing!

Ari: "Always trust animals." Me: Spits out coffee laughing... seriously though, the dog reveal is the best.

Welcome to The Thing fandom. Another great aspect of this film is you can revisit it time and again and it still delivers every time.

My two favorite jump scare scenes: the defibrillator scene and the blood screaming and jumping out of the petri dish. (The latter involved popcorn being scattered...)

In case nobody else has said it so far, it was filmed in Alaska. And the burned out Norwegian station is actually the American station, after it had been burned up in the finale. So much efficiency to save money. I think that actually makes it a better movie in the long run. Damned fine movie. One of my favorites!

Stan Winston did the dog, Rob Bottin did almost everything else. I just saw about a week ago, someone talking about how the FX team on this movie used literally Every Trick In The Book to get what they wanted. Every type of practical and camera effect they had.

Rob Botin was only 22 years old when he won the bid for the effects in this movie. This movie will always be remembered as some of the best practical effects in movie history. John Carpenter had proven that he could make masterpieces with low budgets when he made Halloween. This was his second classic horror film, making him one of the most successful directors with very low budgets. That was why he took a chance on 22 year old effects studio owner on this film. Botin more than earned his money on this one. Besides the awesome practical effects, this movie also has a great story, (something really lacking today) and was directed beautifully. This movie knows how to draw you in and really feel isolated, like the characters in the movie. Just like with Halloween, Carpenter proved to be a master of suspense. Both those movies are some of the scariest ever and are usually a must to watch on Halloween night.

If you guys haven’t seen “John Carpenter’s The Fog”, it’s an absolute horror masterpiece. Lots of creepy atmosphere (pun intended there) and GREAT music.

No horror movies can even come close to this masterpiece.....the tension & the suspense is way more scary than the actual monster

The score was written by Ennio Morricone, one of the greatest soundtrack composers.

Anyone who appreciates practical effects and dark humor like you two must see "An American Werewolf In London"! Its work that holds up very well to this day.👌👌

One of the best science fiction films. I saw it many times in Italy. The profound meaning, the metaphor of this masterpiece by Carpenter, is the paranoia that takes hold of human beings when they see potential dangerous adversaries in their peers and fight against each other instead of being united, all in a closed environment, claustrophobic, even though the outdoor spaces are enormous but uninhabited. There is also another element that must be taken into consideration: our ancestral fear of being infected by our peers or by others. The splendid soundtrack is by Ennio Morricone. Quentin Tarantino declared that he was inspired by Carpenter's "The Thing" when he filmed "The Hateful Eight" and wanted Morricone for the soundtrack at all costs. A couple of curiosities. In reality, there were two Siberian husky dogs trained to play the part of the Thing that Carpenter used. Since digital effects did not exist in 1982, almost everything was created by hand by Rob Bottin and his collaborators. Due to the enormous amount of work and the consequent stress, Bottin ended up in hospital for fifteen days due to a collapse. Greetings from Milan, Italy

I always enjoy seeing people watch this great movie for the first time. It's my favorite horror film so I've seen it quite a few times, so here's what I believe happens and the order in which it happens: Norris was the first to be assimilated. Palmer was second, followed by Bennings, then Blair, then Windows after he's attacked in the blood test scene, then Childs is assimilated by the Blair thing, then Garry is killed on screen by Blair and assimilated, then Nauls is killed and assimilated (there is concept art to prove it, they just ran out of budget and cut it) and is the last to be assimilated during the run time of the film. At the end, Childs is the thing and Mac is still human. Childs is wearing different pants and a different coat (proof of this is the coat room, which is where Childs was located before disappearing, was arranged differently after Childs left. There was a blue coat hanging there, but upon seeing the room after Childs is gone, the extra blue coat is missing. He was consumed and imitated by the Blair thing and lost his original clothing). Windows dropped the keys when he saw the Bennings thing (you can hear them hit the ground) and Palmer thing picked them up and sabotaged the blood. Fantastic movie. I love that we can still make theories about it this many years later.

Rob Bottin ended up in the hospital for heat exhaustion and a bleeding ulcer. Stan Winston had to help create The Dog Kennel Sequence, and that Winston was given "Special Thanks" during the rolling credits

The backstory with both Childs and Mac are that they are Vietnam vets and so if you watch the movies they are both pretty resourceful but clash on direction because they're both strong characters. also it has been pointed out that the characters did everything right. The made the sort of decisions you or I would make in those situations based on the information they had. But it didn't work. The Norweigians did the same things, and it didn't help them either. Bleak, there's a reason it is referred to as part of Carpenter's Apocolyse trilogy.

One of the greatest horror movies of all time. Fun fact, there is a Thing video game that John Carpenter said is canon (at least until he made a sequel). In it, a swat team find MacReady frozen, but there is no Childs, meaning he was the Thing. Supposedly.

Saw this in the theater when it came out, I never saw people freaking out so much since I saw the Exorcist. This is John Carpenter at his best he also wrote the background musical score and actually played a lot of the synthesizer in it himself. Awesome movie, set design, music, cinematography, dialogue and some of the best practical effects ever. There was a video game made of this movie that was on the PS2 console, it picked up where the movie ends one of the cool aspects of it was you could access the other characters to see how much of a trust factor they had so you could decide what objects to give them if any like another gun or medical supplies ect. It had the upside down heads with legs that you had to kill, it was a very cool game created by Konami. ✌👍🔥

To think that this was circa 1982...way before digital SPX. Practical effects are stellar for the time and the cast is perfect. All male..different generations..ethnicity...paranoia. The perfect singular situation. This was my perfect default movie on depressing winter days. Plus.... that sort of minimal throbbing music was Spot On for that eerie effect that Carpenter was going for. I would love to see a remaining cast reunion...talk about the making of this classic film. Both of your reactions are very genuine and organic...very original overview.....Bravo to you both. The sequel was nice...but nothing like the original. Carpenter's vision is just epic.

John Carpenter knows how to make a movie, and write a score. He has so many old gems you need to look for, like The Fog, Prince of Darkness, and They Live. It's also amazing how his films seem to get the very best cast (in this movie you have to give screen creds to the dog's performance). Although this version stayed closer to Campbell's short story you still need to watch the 1951 version of The Thing from Another World. Great reaction.

The Dog in the beginning was a special trained incredible one, he was in a couple of movies, died in 1995 in age of 18 years, thats much for this kind of dogs. His name was Jed

John Carpenter is one of my favourite directors, and largely because of this movie. His work with horror and 80s action is just awesome.

This film came out when I was in my teens, around this time I also saw Star Wars, Close Encounters, ET and Alien. I could never understand why this film wasn’t a huge hit because out of all these great films The Thing was my favourite with Alien a close second. It’s still awesome 👍🏻

There’s been countless theory’s on this film. Fuchs’s death always puzzled me, my guess is Blair got fuch’s based only on the jumpscare noise matches the one when Blair jumps Gary. When mac asked Blair if he’d seen Fuchs Blair refused to give a straight answer.

The original The Thing was made in 1951 and is still a great movie. I remember being so scared when I watched it as a child. I still watch it from time to time because it was so good. This remake's graphics were more horrific than the original, but both were great. I've watched a couple of reactions to this movie and cannot understand why folks don't get from the beginning that obviously something is wrong with the dog.

Awesome to see these classics, I grew up watching, still getting such high praise. I dare Hollywood to make a movie like this today. No CGI, crazy suspense, the mood, I dont think they can do it

Watching this movie when it came out as a 12 year old... utterly horrifying and amazing at the same time. LoL I still love this movie and the fact it holds its own again some of the CGI and special effects of todays films. Also very happy that you enjoyed it as much!

There's a great short story "The Things" it was published by Clarkesworld Magazine and its the entire movie told by the perspective of the Thing.

A masterclass in 80s practical effects! A masterpiece in the use of paranoia as a plot device!

I'm not a huge fan of horror movies. It seems like a lot of them are just jump scares and gross-out effects. But this SUCH a well made film. The script, the music, all are crafted to be light and effective. And as far as the cast, Kurt Russell is a go-to guy who will always deliver a great performance. He can do a lot with a little, or can do a lot with a lot. Andt the reminder of the cast (Richard Dysart, Wilford Brimley, Richard Masure, and especially Keith David) are all strong actors; you've seen them all in a million movies and tv shows and it's so cool they're given a chance to just SHINE with good material. Excellent choice! Thanks for another great video.

Ending spoiled: They introduce Russell with the bottle of JB. It's heavily featured throughout. In the end, there IS gasoline in the bottle of JB he hands Child's. He smiles because the 'Child's Thing' has the memory of alcohol from taking Child's, but not the actual experience. So, the harshness of the gasoline doesn't raise any red flags for 'Child's Thing'. Carpenter had once disputed this as he wanted audiences to make their own minds up about whether they would escape, but later went back and acknowledged this was the intention. Child's not having any steam coming from his breath in the end scene was an 'accident', or at least they didn't plan that in any way, and just happens to add to the evidence. But, Child's is The Thing in the end, and there is evidence in the background throughout the movie.

Still amazes me to this day that Rob Bottin was able to achieve such a high level of quality in the practical effects IN HIS 20s! Epic movie that was unfortunately panned heavily on release, but happy it's now getting the respect it deserves as a cult classic.

You guys hit on one of my favorite aspects of this story and also one of the least talked about. Asking if individuals infected feel themselves being taken over or not. The short answer is that there's no way to really know for sure, but given that it's not an immediate process and the way bodies shake and moan as they're being absorbed, it's probably horrific and painful, but there's another side to the question people don't often think about. The imitations are perfect copies. That means all your memories, fears, hopes and dreams are all copied as well. That copy is, for all intents and purposes, you. What that also means is that the copy feels pain, fear, paranoia, anxiety, just as you would. It's impossible to say where "you" end and "The Thing" begins within the creature's mind, but it seriously begs the question of if someone who has been taken over knows they're taken over. In the original short story, there was a point at which a character was horrified by what had happened to their friend, but in the very next scene they turn out to be an imitation. That's the horror of this movie no one seems to notice. Yeah, it could be anybody, *but anybody means it could be you too.* What do you do when the monster you were running from was you the whole time? Is the imitation perfect enough to try and protect others from harm, or will the alien take over the second it suspects the imitation is aware of its own false nature?

I remember this movie being ravaged by critics when it was released in theatres. They thought it was a grotesque indulgence with two-dimensional characters and always compared it negatively to the original movie. As with so many movies, time has favored this remake and it deserves it. other John Carpenter movies that failed with critics and the box office was Christine and Big Trouble in Little China. With computer generated special effects, movies with practical SFX and stunts gain respect. I had a blast watching your reactions to this movie.

The title reveal is an exact and deliberate copy of the title reveal in the original "Thing From Another World" (1951) Carpenter was a massive fan of said reveal.

John Carpenter has confirmed that one of them at the end, is the thing. However, no matter what information people bring to him, or what theories they put forward, he refuses to tell anyone if they are correct about which person is the thing. And I love that because we really do not know.

Guys - well done. Your sincere, intelligent and committed reactions are a pleasure to watch. No snark and a strong love of great filmmaking. Keep up the good work please.

If you look closely at the end, you can't see Child's breath in the cold, heavily implying he's the Thing. Also the "if we had any surprises for each other" line.

John Carpenter's: The Thing is my favorite movie. I probably watched it more than 200 times and 2 years ago i saw something that i never thought of. When Windows goes back and sees Bennings being taken over by the thing, you can hear him drop the keys. So i also think it is one of the reason Windows freaks out, that he had the keys.

The practicals are so effective, the movie was a bomb upon its release. We were not ready for such excellent special effects. Only years later on was it recognized for it's brilliant movie making! It is now considered a cinematic masterpiece!

8:53 “Always trust animals” they had no idea what this movie was gunna be about and I love it 😂

Watched this at the cinema release many years ago. Came out almost in shock, very few films ever achieved this level of feeling.

Still one of my all time favorites!! Plus, when I first saw the dog scenes I was young and our family dog of the time was a Siberian Husky!! Let’s just say my family and I looked at our dog more closely

It's wild to think this is the kind of movie I was watching when I was 10. Maybe 11, once it was on cable....I don't know that my mom could have taken me to the theater for this. We always talked about HOW the effects were done before we would go and afterwards, and I never really got scared by horror movies because of that. However, the paranoia in this one is REALLY intense and did scare me, yet now it is sits among my favorite films of all time. Keith David being young somehow always surprises me.

The greatest horror's masterpiece of all time, the king of the 80s. Still the most incredible practical special effects, unmatched atmosphere, soundtrack, and by far the best creature's concept ever put on film. A lovecraftian, At The Mountains Of Madness nightmare! A perfect movie basically. The Thing is basically a demi-god, a godly creature that consumed countless of other lifeforms accross the universes. And yes when it takes you over it imitates everything, including your memories and mannerisms, it becomes you, but it's not you anymore! And by the way, the spaceship belonged to some kind of aliens that had the misfortune of discovering the Thing, or parts of it. The Thing consumed them and they crashed on earth 100000 years ago.

Rob Bottin and Stan Windton made up all of the practical effects as they were going.True pioneers of special effects and Carpenter is a master at tension building.