glad to see a reactor who agrees this had a perfect ending! this movie still creeps me out today and i remember they made a video game back on xbox and that also creeped me out big time lol!
Imagine a 14 year old girl who saw this on opening day. I was so freaked and screaming. And went back the next week. I can count on 1 hand how many times I've seen E.T through my 54 years on Earth. The Thing is about to turn 40 and the practical effects are just as fucking awesome as it was when I 1st saw it. Glad you got your Kurt Russell fix!!
I hear you here. I think I've seen ET maybe 3 times, and I have no desire to ever watch it again. It was... good I guess, but it is basically a one and done movie. This bad boy I count among the very very few that I can watch over and over and over and over again, which is saying a lot as I'm not into horror movies, or gore movies, or big Carpenter fan. Nope, this movie just has it.
It's a hugely rewatchable movie, but doing it doesn't present more answers. What it does do is show just how eerily perfect the thing's imitations were - people that one _knows_ are things the second time around really do act just like the rest of them, Norris (heart attack guy) even does it when he's/it's alone, and Palmer (blood test guy) is the one that exposes Norris' head walking off even though Palmer was a thing him/itself. It's what the real Norris and Palmer would have done.
Oh trust us, it's absolutely rewatchable. I watched it so many times. And yes if you watch it again, there are several hidden details that will lead you to whoever is assimilated and who is already assimilated. At least i think
but due to an editing mistake, the computer did actually make an impossible move. The final move is said to have been made with a black rook, which is impossible.
I think what's the coolest thing about this movie is that, if you translate the words of the guy who was shooting at the dog in the very beginning of the film from Norwegian to English, he's saying something along the lines of "Get the hell away! That's not a dog, it's some sort of thing! It's imitating a dog, it isn't real! GET AWAY YOU IDIOTS!!"
Haha I seen this when it came out, in the theater I was 17....yeah, that scene when his chest opened up and bit off docs arms, yeah that fucked me up on some primal level!! That scene was seared onto my brain and still haunts me lol Seeing it in a theater full of other teens/young adults, to this day, probably one of the best and funnest theater experiences I've ever had! No one was prepared for what was about to unfold, literally.. like that dogs face 👀 Edit: Definitely give Frank Darabont's adapt of Stephen King's The Mist starring Thomas Jane a look-see!!!
Great reaction to the greatest science fiction story of all time. The story was written by John W. Campbell. The book is called Who Goes There? and was published in 1938. In 1951 the film The Thing From Another World came out and was loosely taken from the book. John Carpenter did a great job following the book but because of modern technology had to change some things. I love the ambiguous ending. Just perfect.
You were right about Blaire at first, he was not the thing when he destroyed the helicopter and snow cars. After they lock him in the shack there are a 3 day long time jump, I think that's when he got infected by a thing through food or water.
I think he got infected when he touched the pencil to his lips during the autopsy. He wasn’t fully assimilated when he destroyed the radio equipment. When he was locked away, he made the noose when he realized he was infected but assimilation completed before he could kill himself.
@@fxbear I heard a theory that says he actually hanged himself with the noose, but his assimilation was far enough along that it assimilated his corpse and impersonated him for the rest of the film.
Mate I love this film and have watched a few reactions to it...and I've got to admit your's was one of the best. By all means rewatch it (most of us have) but JC was very careful not to make clues too obvious. Fuchs is definitely dead as they show his badly burnt body but it is mostly covered by snow so you may have missed it. Great reaction 10/10 😊👍
Greatest horror film of all time. Only one thing has bugged me for decades: If the ship was under 100,000 years of ice, how did the Thing get just under the top ice, when the Nords dug it out? If it indeed "crawled out" of the ship as suggested, it would have been fifty feet under the ice like the ship was.
Yes, you should rewatch it. The part where Windows goes to speak to Bennings, and walks in on him being assimilated, he’s so freaked out he drops the keys - which are then used by someone/thing to break into the blood locker. There are so many things you can pick up on…. The part right at the end, with Childs talking to MacReady….. I’m sure he’s wearing a different coloured Parka jacket - the same one that’s hanging up on a hook when Childs is left on his own when the others go to check on Blair. Also, during the autopsy scenes - dud Blair get infected blood on his skin? Was he infected when he destroyed the helicopter, this stopping any of the others flying off for help……. So many questions…..
They actually made a Prequel (which is also called "THE THING") to this Movie back in 2011. (VERY LONG Post below) The Prequel also takes place in Antarctica back in 1982 and 3 days before the events of the John Carpenter Movie and it is the story of what happened at the Norwegian Base (the base where the Dog-Thing came from). The Prequel stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton. Now I myself actually like the 2011 Prequel although it is not anywhere even close to being as good as the John Carpenter Movie. It also unfortunately has got a heck of a lot of really bad CGI in it (the reason why is because when they first made the Prequel, they did indeed do Practical Effects in it. However, after filming was completed and it went into Post-Production, the Studio watched the Movie and for some reason, they did not like the Practical Effects in it and so very late into Post-Production (like almost at the last minute), the Studio hired the guys who did the CGI for the Movie "DISTRICT 9" to come in and cover over a majority of the Practical Effects in the Prequel with the CGI which they did. The fact that it was done so late into Post-Production of the Prequel is 1 of the main reasons why I myself think the CGI looks so bad in the Prequel). Again though, I myself still do like the 2011 Prequel and if that sort of thing (really bad CGI) is not something that bothers you then you should check it out as well whenever you have the chance. Again, it is not anywhere even close to being as good as the John Carpenter Movie (the Prequel does have a lot of flaws) so if you ever do check the Prequel out then I recommend that you don't go into it expecting to see a Movie that is Better or on the Exact Same Level as the John Carpenter Movie (basically, I am just recommending that you lower your expectations for the Prequel if you ever do check it out).
The prequels biggest problem for me is that it’s a prequel to a far superior film that didn’t NEED a prequel. It’s trapped by the pre established storytelling beats so that all its narrative is happening just to set up stuff that we already know if we’ve seen the 1982 film. It can’t do anything new so it all feels forced, and it still creates plot holes between it and the film its prequeling for. It’s not bad...it’s fine...it just doesn’t need to exist and is completely overshadowed by Carpenters film. If it existed on its own terms it would probably be better regarded. All the CGI fuckery certainly didn’t do it any favours and probably actually harmed its box office. Other than a few choice moments it’s just not scary or visceral because it’s so obviously CGI. The 1982 movie effects have this grubby physicality to them, you feel like you could be infected just watching that dog face split open....but the prequel effects look so plastic and clean it’s like watching a computer game. Faces and torsos split open without an ounce of blood or slime. It just looks awful.
The prequel was really a thinly veiled remake: The plot follows the 1982 plot events too much, and it seems like the characters are mostly repeating the actions and ideas of the previous movie. Of course, the CGI did not help, either. The Thing acted very differently in the prequel, often chasing characters while it was exposed in an alien form, rather than hide most of the time in an imitation, as it did with the 1982 version. I gave it a chance, but I just did not find the prequel to be a good film.
Saw this in theaters back in the day. Had to see it after watching the 1950's version starring James Arness (sheriff Matt Dillon of Gunsmoke fame - as the monster). Another old film ( campy) worth watching is It Terror from Beyond Space, as it serves for the basis of the movie Alien. Those old movies scared me so bad as a kid, but don't hold up to well with guys in rubber suits playing the Aliens. The concept is there just not the multi million dollar budgets for effects. Nice to pay homage to the originals none the less!!!
Here you go Kase. I recommend films to people based on what I pick up from them personally. I try to tailor it, if you will. They are a combination of what I think you'll love and some must see classics. I can guarantee you'll appreciate them all: 📽The Fly '86: PFX Heaven! 📽Alien '79: This put Sigourney Weaver on the map. A Must See! 📽Fallen '98: Based on something you said, I think this one will creep you out. 📽Aliens '86: Sort of like watching the 1st one, but on a roller-coaster. 📽The Exorcist '73: While you understand the title, it still has to be experienced. 📽The Keep '83: An sort of lost, underrated film that I think will appeal 2U. 📽The Sixth Sense '99: Just watch it and I guarantee you'll sublimely understand. 📽The Dead Zone '83: Sad, dark, unfortunate. 1 of SKing's best & CWalken nails it. 📽The Hidden '87: Essentially a edge of your see "manhunt", ...but not quite. 📽Tremors '90: A campy, laugh out loud, popcorn joyride.
Yes.Rewatching is recommended.The argument about the keys?Windows had them last,then dropped them when he saw Bennings being taken over.Listen to them hit the floor before he runs.
Just an FYI regarding the creature design and practical effects: they were primarily designed and executed by Rob Bottin who was only 22-years old when he worked on the film.
With the worst effects ever! How could a nearly 40 year old movie have better effects than the prequel? The studio actually thought that CGI would improve on it? 5/10 for me.
The greatest horror film of all time IMO. Yes when you go back and re-watch, you figure out when characters are assimilated AND you'll hear, not see, who had the key to the blood supply. Carpenter plays fair with you, but you have to REALLY pay attention. Great reaction!
@@KaseWest Did you see the hidden plot to the movie ? hint it`s based on something blood based that started in the late 70s early 80s and is still with us...
@@warrenbfeagins BINGO... The Thing blood born/based/host... aka who has it, where did it come from, how do you get it, safety standards, paranoia, it`s just a cold, I'm straight, they are some of the things said/actions around that time period....
@@kylereese4822 But The Thing was a novella written in 1938. The original title was called, Who Goes There, by John W. Campbell. It was published in Astounding Science Fiction magazine. Carpenter's film version of this organism that exists on a cellular level that copies or replicates the cells of it's victims is true to the novella. I see what you're saying, but I'm not sure that that was the intended plot. Could be. ua-cam.com/video/7Lq6I4u_kqY/v-deo.html Here's a link to the audio book. It's REALLY cool. ua-cam.com/video/-FUz2cKPe-I/v-deo.html
One of life‘s most intriguing and unanswered question was child’s the thing? It looks like he was because he’s wearing a different jacket then he was when he was last seen. He also obviously lied about seeing Blair when he ran outside because the generator was blown two seconds later. But why didn’t he just blow Mac away with a flamethrower when he walked up at the end he had a perfect opportunity to win?
Liked and subscribed! Excellent reaction, commentary and intelligent review - a breath of fresh air in YT 'reaction land'. Good luck to you, can see good things in your future.
Shape shifters can be very productive. When Blair-Thing was alone in the shack, he could have had 20 arms with bone hard hands which would easily allow to make tunnels and build things quickly.
It's such a great expression of bleak nihilism, just like Escape from New York. Childs was the thing at the end (no breath, no eye shine). Which means the two of them froze and the Thing has won, assuming anyone goes to the base to investigate.
Chariots of the Gods was a documentary too, and was actually nominated for an Oscar. When I was in grade school my teacher showed it too our class. ¬‿¬
I think Norris and Parker were taken over from early on. They are the ones who put the fire out in the dog kennel so quickly. One of them for sure was taken over by the dog when Mac and Copper were gone. But I can't tell which one cause the hair in the shadow is similar
There's a short you tube clip of someone who transcribed what the Norwegians were saying at the beginning of the film. I attended the world premiere here in Denver, and John Carpenter was there, along with his wife at the time, Adrienne Barbeau. The Fog is another one to react too, along with Creepshow.
Greatest horror film ever made and one of the greatest in general. Not just because of the great cast, ambience, plot etc but because of the concept. Can you imagine anything more frightening? You're on a desolate continent, you're battling an extremely intelligent creature, that is almost indestructible besides against fire/acid, can imitate all life forms and you won't know the difference without a specific test, you have no idea if it's malicious or simply trying to survive, you're dead if it touches you and if it gets to transportation, water or civilization the whole planet is doomed, not only humans. Only thing worse I can think of is utter atomic annihilation.
Regarding recommendations I'd go for: The Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (1970s remake), The Howling, An American Werewolf in London, The Blob (1980s remake), The Wolfman (2000s remake) & Dog Soldiers. I admit this list is a tad werewolf heavy but what can I say, I'm very much a dog person 🐺👍
The 2 recommendations I would suggest are, the Exorcist 3 theater version with George C. Scott, and my second suggestion would be , The Autopsy of Jane Doe. Both are well done, super creepy and will have you on the edge of your seat.
A fellow lover of The Mothman Prophecies ! Another favorite of mine. I don't care much for things like Big Foot, The Loch Ness monster etc but I'm fully intrigued by Mothman. Been trying to make a trip to Point Pleasant for a while now.
Oh that movie caused me so much lost sleep it’s not even funny. Once I worked up the nerve to start looking into the true story, I instantly regretted it. It’s truly an unnerving phenomenon that makes me question everything we’ve been taught about our planet and our reality. Between that and all the unusual disappearances that happen in our National Forests, I don’t know what to believe anymore.
@@KaseWest I definitely believe in the paranormal, have had a lot of strange experiences myself and with others. I don't believe every bump, thud and orb is a ghost or alien lol but I certainly believe it exists.
Actually, the director revealed in an interview that it wasn’t open ended. If you watch the final scene again....only one of the two survivors is actually breathing. So it was actually obvious as to who was the thing.
@@KaseWest Don't listen to him. They're both breathing, it's just that Childs breath isn't backlit by the fires like Mac's was. Also, we've already established that a Thing breaths because we've already seen it when the Bennings-Thing screams right before Mac torches it.
There are little clues throughout the movie but they still don't give you a clear answer like when there arguing about hoo had the keys to get to the blood. If you remember windows went to barrow the keys from Gary and finds Bennings being infected you here him drop the keys and from there any of them cood of picked them up
@@KaseWest it's full of little details like that and it makes sense he wouldn't of spoke up about the keys he eather would of forgot being in shock at the time or he realized it would of incremented him self.
@@KaseWest very possible. It's also for the most part believed that Macs tourn clothes were the thing trying to frame him earlier in the film when ever you here them mention torn clothes or underwear the name tag was removed like Mack mentioned the name tag was missing or is not mentioned. like someone left there dirty draws in the kitchen trash can as if they were removed
@@KaseWest Fun afact... we are melting the polar caps... i wonder what viruses/parasites are being released that have never interacted with humans aka humans have no immunity or samples to base treatments on... ?????? Eg, the game The Last Of Us is based on a real parasite called Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, the zombie-ant fungus it`s natural home is being destroyed by humans so as with the polar caps it will be forced to jump species to survive...
@@KaseWest History.... The earliest reports of a coronavirus infection in animals occurred in the late 1920s, when an acute respiratory infection of domesticated chickens emerged in North America. Arthur Schalk and M.C. Hawn in 1931 made the first detailed report which described a new respiratory infection of chickens in North Dakota. The infection of new-born chicks was characterized by gasping and listlessness with high mortality rates of 40-90%. Leland David Bushnell and Carl Alfred Brandly isolated the virus that caused the infection in 1933. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus I dare you to read the rest..... ??
I’ve seen it, absolutely love that movie. That was one of the most memorable movie experiences I’ve ever had. After I watched it the first time, I bought a digital copy and watched it again the next night.
You should check out the 1969 movie the wild bunch it’s a western movie but it doesn’t take place in a typical western time like 1890s or 1880s it’s dated 1913 The film was controversial because of its graphic violence and its portrayal of crude men attempting to survive by any available means.also this movie makes John wick movies look like a Disney movie I got the movie myself when i went on a binge to watch movies that were good I got this movie the thing , the 1969 movie the wild bunch , and the movie no country for old men they were all great in the end but I mostly like the wild bunch and no country for old men the thing movie terrifies me
@@KaseWest Me personally, I would never compare a movie made in 1951 to 1982. Although 1982's The thing is a masterpiece in my opinion, The 1951 version was well done for the time. And I love it just as much for different reasons". So if you watch the original, watch it as a separate movie. The only reason I say this, is because most compare the two movie's.xx
Everything was good from movie choice, to reaction, to analysis, except that you never ever show the unblocked movie image. I think you're supposed to show it unblocked occasionally.
@@KaseWest that's going to happen friend lol! you just have to dispute the copyright claim and most companies will respond quickly and you can publish it but if not you have to wait 48 hours for it to be unblocked but ALWAYS dispute the claim immediately and just plan for it to take at least 2 days to be available to be seen
Oh for real? I had no idea. I’ve been re-editing, re-exporting, re-uploading every damn time, which takes 48 hours anyways! Thank you for the heads up.
Wish you'd lose that overlay on the movie screen - Other reactors get by without that. It's unnecessary and ruins our sense of what's going on in the film. You lost me with that.
glad to see a reactor who agrees this had a perfect ending! this movie still creeps me out today and i remember they made a video game back on xbox and that also creeped me out big time lol!
Finally, a reactor who has some brains! You keep up with people who have seen this movie 50+ times!
He's probably seen the movie before.
The whole "First time watching" thing is usually a lie.
I had not seen it, but you’re right those accounts do exist.
@@zambitiber1394 He didn't give me that impression at all. He had some wrong guesses in there. He's just perceptive.
Imagine a 14 year old girl who saw this on opening day. I was so freaked and screaming. And went back the next week. I can count on 1 hand how many times I've seen E.T through my 54 years on Earth. The Thing is about to turn 40 and the practical effects are just as fucking awesome as it was when I 1st saw it. Glad you got your Kurt Russell fix!!
I hear you here. I think I've seen ET maybe 3 times, and I have no desire to ever watch it again. It was... good I guess, but it is basically a one and done movie.
This bad boy I count among the very very few that I can watch over and over and over and over again, which is saying a lot as I'm not into horror movies, or gore movies, or big Carpenter fan. Nope, this movie just has it.
It's a hugely rewatchable movie, but doing it doesn't present more answers. What it does do is show just how eerily perfect the thing's imitations were - people that one _knows_ are things the second time around really do act just like the rest of them, Norris (heart attack guy) even does it when he's/it's alone, and Palmer (blood test guy) is the one that exposes Norris' head walking off even though Palmer was a thing him/itself. It's what the real Norris and Palmer would have done.
Oh trust us, it's absolutely rewatchable. I watched it so many times. And yes if you watch it again, there are several hidden details that will lead you to whoever is assimilated and who is already assimilated. At least i think
but due to an editing mistake, the computer did actually make an impossible move. The final move is said to have been made with a black rook, which is impossible.
I think what's the coolest thing about this movie is that, if you translate the words of the guy who was shooting at the dog in the very beginning of the film from Norwegian to English, he's saying something along the lines of "Get the hell away! That's not a dog, it's some sort of thing! It's imitating a dog, it isn't real! GET AWAY YOU IDIOTS!!"
Haha
I seen this when it came out, in the theater I was 17....yeah, that scene when his chest opened up and bit off docs arms, yeah that fucked me up on some primal level!!
That scene was seared onto my brain and still haunts me lol
Seeing it in a theater full of other teens/young adults, to this day,
probably one of the best and funnest theater experiences I've ever had!
No one was prepared for what was about to unfold, literally.. like that dogs face 👀
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Definitely give Frank Darabont's adapt of Stephen King's The Mist starring Thomas Jane a look-see!!!
I dig the way you set up your background. Nicely done.
Great reaction to the greatest science fiction story of all time. The story was written by John W. Campbell. The book is called Who Goes There? and was published in 1938. In 1951 the film The Thing From Another World came out and was loosely taken from the book. John Carpenter did a great job following the book but because of modern technology had to change some things.
I love the ambiguous ending. Just perfect.
You were right about Blaire at first, he was not the thing when he destroyed the helicopter and snow cars. After they lock him in the shack there are a 3 day long time jump, I think that's when he got infected by a thing through food or water.
I think he got infected when he touched the pencil to his lips during the autopsy. He wasn’t fully assimilated when he destroyed the radio equipment. When he was locked away, he made the noose when he realized he was infected but assimilation completed before he could kill himself.
@@fxbear I heard a theory that says he actually hanged himself with the noose, but his assimilation was far enough along that it assimilated his corpse and impersonated him for the rest of the film.
Perhaps Palmer or Norris got to him to give him food
Mate I love this film and have watched a few reactions to it...and I've got to admit your's was one of the best. By all means rewatch it (most of us have) but JC was very careful not to make clues too obvious. Fuchs is definitely dead as they show his badly burnt body but it is mostly covered by snow so you may have missed it. Great reaction 10/10 😊👍
Thank you!
Greatest horror film of all time.
Only one thing has bugged me for decades: If the ship was under 100,000 years of ice, how did the Thing get just under the top ice, when the Nords dug it out?
If it indeed "crawled out" of the ship as suggested, it would have been fifty feet under the ice like the ship was.
Yes, you should rewatch it. The part where Windows goes to speak to Bennings, and walks in on him being assimilated, he’s so freaked out he drops the keys - which are then used by someone/thing to break into the blood locker. There are so many things you can pick up on…. The part right at the end, with Childs talking to MacReady….. I’m sure he’s wearing a different coloured Parka jacket - the same one that’s hanging up on a hook when Childs is left on his own when the others go to check on Blair. Also, during the autopsy scenes - dud Blair get infected blood on his skin? Was he infected when he destroyed the helicopter, this stopping any of the others flying off for help……. So many questions…..
They actually made a Prequel (which is also called "THE THING") to this Movie back in 2011. (VERY LONG Post below)
The Prequel also takes place in Antarctica back in 1982 and 3 days before the events of the John Carpenter Movie and it is the story of what happened at the Norwegian Base (the base where the Dog-Thing came from). The Prequel stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton.
Now I myself actually like the 2011 Prequel although it is not anywhere even close to being as good as the John Carpenter Movie.
It also unfortunately has got a heck of a lot of really bad CGI in it (the reason why is because when they first made the Prequel, they did indeed do Practical Effects in it. However, after filming was completed and it went into Post-Production, the Studio watched the Movie and for some reason, they did not like the Practical Effects in it and so very late into Post-Production (like almost at the last minute), the Studio hired the guys who did the CGI for the Movie "DISTRICT 9" to come in and cover over a majority of the Practical Effects in the Prequel with the CGI which they did. The fact that it was done so late into Post-Production of the Prequel is 1 of the main reasons why I myself think the CGI looks so bad in the Prequel).
Again though, I myself still do like the 2011 Prequel and if that sort of thing (really bad CGI) is not something that bothers you then you should check it out as well whenever you have the chance. Again, it is not anywhere even close to being as good as the John Carpenter Movie (the Prequel does have a lot of flaws) so if you ever do check the Prequel out then I recommend that you don't go into it expecting to see a Movie that is Better or on the Exact Same Level as the John Carpenter Movie (basically, I am just recommending that you lower your expectations for the Prequel if you ever do check it out).
Studio is retarded
The prequels biggest problem for me is that it’s a prequel to a far superior film that didn’t NEED a prequel. It’s trapped by the pre established storytelling beats so that all its narrative is happening just to set up stuff that we already know if we’ve seen the 1982 film. It can’t do anything new so it all feels forced, and it still creates plot holes between it and the film its prequeling for.
It’s not bad...it’s fine...it just doesn’t need to exist and is completely overshadowed by Carpenters film. If it existed on its own terms it would probably be better regarded.
All the CGI fuckery certainly didn’t do it any favours and probably actually harmed its box office. Other than a few choice moments it’s just not scary or visceral because it’s so obviously CGI. The 1982 movie effects have this grubby physicality to them, you feel like you could be infected just watching that dog face split open....but the prequel effects look so plastic and clean it’s like watching a computer game. Faces and torsos split open without an ounce of blood or slime. It just looks awful.
@@Fluffykeith yeah it's DEFINATELY a pointless sequel. It's inferior in every way & ruins the mystery of this film if you see it 1st.
The prequel was really a thinly veiled remake: The plot follows the 1982 plot events too much, and it seems like the characters are mostly repeating the actions and ideas of the previous movie. Of course, the CGI did not help, either. The Thing acted very differently in the prequel, often chasing characters while it was exposed in an alien form, rather than hide most of the time in an imitation, as it did with the 1982 version. I gave it a chance, but I just did not find the prequel to be a good film.
First saw this movie in 1982 at the drive in. It was doubled with Conan the Barbarian. Still a fan of both.
That’s a good night!
Saw this in theaters back in the day. Had to see it after watching the 1950's version starring James Arness (sheriff Matt Dillon of Gunsmoke fame - as the monster). Another old film ( campy) worth watching is It Terror from Beyond Space, as it serves for the basis of the movie Alien. Those old movies scared me so bad as a kid, but don't hold up to well with guys in rubber suits playing the Aliens. The concept is there just not the multi million dollar budgets for effects. Nice to pay homage to the originals none the less!!!
Here you go Kase. I recommend films to people based on what I pick up from them personally. I try to tailor it, if you will. They are a combination of what I think you'll love and some must see classics. I can guarantee you'll appreciate them all:
📽The Fly '86: PFX Heaven!
📽Alien '79: This put Sigourney Weaver on the map. A Must See!
📽Fallen '98: Based on something you said, I think this one will creep you out.
📽Aliens '86: Sort of like watching the 1st one, but on a roller-coaster.
📽The Exorcist '73: While you understand the title, it still has to be experienced.
📽The Keep '83: An sort of lost, underrated film that I think will appeal 2U.
📽The Sixth Sense '99: Just watch it and I guarantee you'll sublimely understand.
📽The Dead Zone '83: Sad, dark, unfortunate. 1 of SKing's best & CWalken nails it.
📽The Hidden '87: Essentially a edge of your see "manhunt", ...but not quite.
📽Tremors '90: A campy, laugh out loud, popcorn joyride.
SF Debris once referred to the chest defibrillator scene as "...the scariest fucking thing I've ever seen."
Yes.Rewatching is recommended.The argument about the keys?Windows had them last,then dropped them when he saw Bennings being taken over.Listen to them hit the floor before he runs.
In the Mouth of Madness [John Carpenter's]
Just an FYI regarding the creature design and practical effects: they were primarily designed and executed by Rob Bottin who was only 22-years old when he worked on the film.
The remake is a prequel to this, what happened in the Norwegian camp
With the worst effects ever! How could a nearly 40 year old movie have better effects than the prequel? The studio actually thought that CGI would improve on it? 5/10 for me.
When he moved from TX to CA, Kase probably saw a lot of moving trucks going in the opposite direction on I-10. I was one of them.
In case there a any Texans that read this, please don't hunt me down. I left my voting record in CA.
The greatest horror film of all time IMO. Yes when you go back and re-watch, you figure out when characters are assimilated AND you'll hear, not see, who had the key to the blood supply. Carpenter plays fair with you, but you have to REALLY pay attention. Great reaction!
That’s awesome
@@KaseWest Did you see the hidden plot to the movie ? hint it`s based on something blood based that started in the late 70s early 80s and is still with us...
@@kylereese4822 No. What AIDS?
@@warrenbfeagins BINGO... The Thing blood born/based/host... aka who has it, where did it come from, how do you get it, safety standards, paranoia, it`s just a cold, I'm straight, they are some of the things said/actions around that time period....
@@kylereese4822 But The Thing was a novella written in 1938. The original title was called, Who Goes There, by John W. Campbell. It was published in Astounding Science Fiction magazine. Carpenter's film version of this organism that exists on a cellular level that copies or replicates the cells of it's victims is true to the novella. I see what you're saying, but I'm not sure that that was the intended plot. Could be.
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Here's a link to the audio book. It's REALLY cool.
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One of life‘s most intriguing and unanswered question was child’s the thing? It looks like he was because he’s wearing a different jacket then he was when he was last seen. He also obviously lied about seeing Blair when he ran outside because the generator was blown two seconds later. But why didn’t he just blow Mac away with a flamethrower when he walked up at the end he had a perfect opportunity to win?
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Thank you very much and welcome.
Shape shifters can be very productive. When Blair-Thing was alone in the shack, he could have had 20 arms with bone hard hands which would easily allow to make tunnels and build things quickly.
It's such a great expression of bleak nihilism, just like Escape from New York. Childs was the thing at the end (no breath, no eye shine). Which means the two of them froze and the Thing has won, assuming anyone goes to the base to investigate.
Chariots of the Gods was a documentary too, and was actually nominated for an Oscar. When I was in grade school my teacher showed it too our class.
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No CGI. All Practical effects.
Can it be?? The first reactor who did not whine about those mean guys trying to shoot the poor doggie in the beginning? I'm impressed!
Ennio Morricone-The Good The Bad And The Ugly?-worked on the score with Carpenter.
I think Norris and Parker were taken over from early on. They are the ones who put the fire out in the dog kennel so quickly. One of them for sure was taken over by the dog when Mac and Copper were gone. But I can't tell which one cause the hair in the shadow is similar
Still everything those effects Get me Ever Time Even though I have Seen it 1 million times
There's a short you tube clip of someone who transcribed what the Norwegians were saying at the beginning of the film.
I attended the world premiere here in Denver, and John Carpenter was there, along with his wife at the time, Adrienne Barbeau. The Fog is another one to react too, along with Creepshow.
There is a scene cut from this due to lack of funding.What happened to Nauls?
Greatest horror film ever made and one of the greatest in general. Not just because of the great cast, ambience, plot etc but because of the concept. Can you imagine anything more frightening? You're on a desolate continent, you're battling an extremely intelligent creature, that is almost indestructible besides against fire/acid, can imitate all life forms and you won't know the difference without a specific test, you have no idea if it's malicious or simply trying to survive, you're dead if it touches you and if it gets to transportation, water or civilization the whole planet is doomed, not only humans. Only thing worse I can think of is utter atomic annihilation.
Regarding recommendations I'd go for:
The Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (1970s remake),
The Howling,
An American Werewolf in London,
The Blob (1980s remake),
The Wolfman (2000s remake) &
Dog Soldiers.
I admit this list is a tad werewolf heavy but what can I say, I'm very much a dog person 🐺👍
Definitely in my top 10 list of favorite movies.
The 2011 prequel is fun it's definitely not up to par with this . If you're curious about that other csmp check it out.
The thing I hate about the prequel is the fact that they actually did practical effects and the studio demanded they go back and CG over them.
The 2 recommendations I would suggest are, the Exorcist 3 theater version with George C. Scott, and my second suggestion would be , The Autopsy of Jane Doe. Both are well done, super creepy and will have you on the edge of your seat.
You left Texas for Los Angeles?
Blasphemy.
Lol yes sir!
you must watch "Tucker and DAle v's Evil " You will both love it
A fellow lover of The Mothman Prophecies ! Another favorite of mine. I don't care much for things like Big Foot, The Loch Ness monster etc but I'm fully intrigued by Mothman. Been trying to make a trip to Point Pleasant for a while now.
Oh that movie caused me so much lost sleep it’s not even funny. Once I worked up the nerve to start looking into the true story, I instantly regretted it. It’s truly an unnerving phenomenon that makes me question everything we’ve been taught about our planet and our reality. Between that and all the unusual disappearances that happen in our National Forests, I don’t know what to believe anymore.
@@KaseWest I definitely believe in the paranormal, have had a lot of strange experiences myself and with others. I don't believe every bump, thud and orb is a ghost or alien lol but I certainly believe it exists.
Actually, the director revealed in an interview that it wasn’t open ended.
If you watch the final scene again....only one of the two survivors is actually breathing. So it was actually obvious as to who was the thing.
Now I gotta rewatch the ending.
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That’s the thing about being out in the cold. 🥶 Breathe is visual.
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Although someone just informed me that it might be a “fan theory” and not an actual fact. 🤷🏽♀️
@@KaseWest Don't listen to him. They're both breathing, it's just that Childs breath isn't backlit by the fires like Mac's was. Also, we've already established that a Thing breaths because we've already seen it when the Bennings-Thing screams right before Mac torches it.
You can see Child's breath. Carpenter himself said it's the lighting that makes it look faint...
There are little clues throughout the movie but they still don't give you a clear answer like when there arguing about hoo had the keys to get to the blood. If you remember windows went to barrow the keys from Gary and finds Bennings being infected you here him drop the keys and from there any of them cood of picked them up
Love the reaction by the way
Oh I didn’t even put that together. And thank you!
@@KaseWest it's full of little details like that and it makes sense he wouldn't of spoke up about the keys he eather would of forgot being in shock at the time or he realized it would of incremented him self.
Maybe that’s why he ran and grabbed the gun?
@@KaseWest very possible. It's also for the most part believed that Macs tourn clothes were the thing trying to frame him earlier in the film when ever you here them mention torn clothes or underwear the name tag was removed like Mack mentioned the name tag was missing or is not mentioned. like someone left there dirty draws in the kitchen trash can as if they were removed
One of the greatest reaction to my all time favorite movie. Not much "bla bla bla bla..."like other reactors. Greetings from Poland
lol greetings! I was too busy almost throwing up!
@@KaseWest Fun afact... we are melting the polar caps... i wonder what viruses/parasites are being released that have never interacted with humans aka humans have no immunity or samples to base treatments on... ??????
Eg, the game The Last Of Us is based on a real parasite called Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, the zombie-ant fungus it`s natural home is being destroyed by humans so as with the polar caps it will be forced to jump species to survive...
That fact was not fun it was terrifying lol
@@KaseWest History.... The earliest reports of a coronavirus infection in animals occurred in the late 1920s, when an acute respiratory infection of domesticated chickens emerged in North America. Arthur Schalk and M.C. Hawn in 1931 made the first detailed report which described a new respiratory infection of chickens in North Dakota. The infection of new-born chicks was characterized by gasping and listlessness with high mortality rates of 40-90%. Leland David Bushnell and Carl Alfred Brandly isolated the virus that caused the infection in 1933.
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I dare you to read the rest..... ??
No women. All men. No romantic subplot. No subplot at all really. And everyone in the firm, everyone, dies in the end. Unique.
4:46...Not really a bad throw, I think even in the 1980s there were laws governing how close to a live animal you could detonate an explosive. 😉
Great reaction. Would love to see you watch the Nic Cage movie Mandy. Art house meets grindhouse.
I’ve seen it, absolutely love that movie. That was one of the most memorable movie experiences I’ve ever had. After I watched it the first time, I bought a digital copy and watched it again the next night.
The part that always gets me is when it shoots sperm at that dog.😖
Hahaha yea that was fucking gross
We have to assume that the thing is sick in the head to begin with. 🥵
I have a suggestion: Triangle. Not much horror besides what goes on in your head.
prince of darkness, the fog, both by the same director
You should check out the 1969 movie the wild bunch it’s a western movie but it doesn’t take place in a typical western time like 1890s or 1880s it’s dated 1913 The film was controversial because of its graphic violence and its portrayal of crude men attempting to survive by any available means.also this movie makes John wick movies look like a Disney movie I got the movie myself when i went on a binge to watch movies that were good I got this movie the thing , the 1969 movie the wild bunch , and the movie no country for old men they were all great in the end but I mostly like the wild bunch and no country for old men the thing movie terrifies me
Why don't people watch the Original from the 1950s?
I didn’t even know there was an original.
@@KaseWest Me personally, I would never compare a movie made in 1951 to 1982. Although 1982's The thing is a masterpiece in my opinion, The 1951 version was well done for the time. And I love it just as much for different reasons". So if you watch the original, watch it as a separate movie. The only reason I say this, is because most compare the two movie's.xx
Recommend.
.. Dawn of the Dead (1978), Phantasm, Hellraiser 1& 2.
Hellraiser is on my list. I’ve always wanted to watch it, looks legit creepy.
japanese anime parasyte seems to have been greatly influenced by this movie.
I recommend you watch "The Exorcist" or "The Birds."
I’ve actually seen both of those. Excellent movies.
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Can't see the movie bro.... great movie... can't go wrong with carpenter
Masterpiece
Everything was good from movie choice, to reaction, to analysis, except that you never ever show the unblocked movie image. I think you're supposed to show it unblocked occasionally.
I tried but it kept getting copyrighted.
@@KaseWest Yeah, I've heard that's a real pain and sometimes there's no accounting for their decisions.
Yea it’s a nightmare and seems to be almost random. Some of my videos get through no problem.
@@KaseWest that's going to happen friend lol! you just have to dispute the copyright claim and most companies will respond quickly and you can publish it but if not you have to wait 48 hours for it to be unblocked but ALWAYS dispute the claim immediately and just plan for it to take at least 2 days to be available to be seen
Oh for real? I had no idea. I’ve been re-editing, re-exporting, re-uploading every damn time, which takes 48 hours anyways! Thank you for the heads up.
The film is a bit difficult to see.
Sorry it was the easiest way to beat the copyright. It got blocked first time I uploaded.
Hey, you just need to back off the transparency a bit... Hard to see the movie, reverse image if need extra masking. Sorry.
Having the background blend with the screen really ruins it. Sorry.
Background bleedthru makes this unwatchable
Be honest, you did not like the movie as much as we did....you coward!
Couldn't see The movie because of your grafics so it's a no from me
Wish you'd lose that overlay on the movie screen -
Other reactors get by without that.
It's unnecessary and ruins our sense of what's going on in the film. You lost me with that.