The Thing (1982) Retrospective/Review

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  • @venomouslizards
    @venomouslizards Рік тому +1118

    I still can’t believe that the soundtrack got nominated for worst score. It is one of the most haunting scores of all time, and perfectly fits the film.

    • @gweflj
      @gweflj Рік тому +122

      Always happens with art that is ahead of its time. Don’t forget Bladerunner flopped…

    • @KaliU-ix2kf
      @KaliU-ix2kf Рік тому +31

      🎉 Great movie
      Great music

    • @capitalcitygoofball1987
      @capitalcitygoofball1987 Рік тому +29

      The soundtrack received a Razzie? That's just nuts.

    • @venomouslizards
      @venomouslizards Рік тому +40

      @@capitalcitygoofball1987 No, but it was nominated.

    • @Perfection_NV
      @Perfection_NV Рік тому +18

      Legit got chills listening to the intro... then reading your comment
      Love this movie

  • @Warsie-Fan
    @Warsie-Fan Рік тому +919

    Hands down one of the greatest sci-fi horror films of all time IMO.

  • @avatar6699
    @avatar6699 Рік тому +287

    "Deemed a failure.." then quickly becomes THE quintessential Horror/Sci-Fi movie and most highly praised genre film of all time.

  • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
    @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Рік тому +285

    “Man is the warmest place to hide” is a great tagline.

    • @heyyoitsmebrian
      @heyyoitsmebrian 11 місяців тому +7

      2nd warmest. woman

    • @tidxlu7595
      @tidxlu7595 11 місяців тому +13

      @@heyyoitsmebrianman as is mankind as in humans

    • @Khann_2102
      @Khann_2102 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@heyyoitsmebrian😨

    • @heyyoitsmebrian
      @heyyoitsmebrian 9 місяців тому +9

      @@tidxlu7595 it was a joke, i guess it went over your head

  • @skitariisoldier7367
    @skitariisoldier7367 Рік тому +819

    A great example of the critics getting it all wrong.

    • @jmass4207
      @jmass4207 Рік тому +40

      Some of those takes are unbelievable.

    • @ablacknambercat
      @ablacknambercat Рік тому +53

      @@jmass4207 Ebert is almost always wrong.

    • @diverguy3556
      @diverguy3556 Рік тому +7

      People's opinions differ? Who knew?

    • @OuterGalaxyLounge
      @OuterGalaxyLounge Рік тому +5

      If you were attending films at the time, as I was, there was no indication that this movie stood out, particularly, or that it would become a classic, but hindsight is 20-20 for every internet rando.

    • @ablacknambercat
      @ablacknambercat Рік тому +24

      @@OuterGalaxyLounge As it happens I was attending films and the Thing was one I attended. I was blown away the first time I seen it and could not believe the reviews I read afterwords. IIRC only the Irish times had a good review. The problem is a lot of critics review with the eyes of an assumed audience and judge the film not as much for its artistic success as its ability to draw crowds.

  • @wilsvgaddiction4456
    @wilsvgaddiction4456 Рік тому +193

    In my opinion, The Thing is not only THE greatest sci-fi/horror film of all time, but one of the greatest FILMS of all time. I've rewatched this many more times than E.T. The visual effects still hold up today. The suspense, the music, the visuals - all simply incredible and perfect for what they intended to achieve. These were times when talented, passionate people gave their all for the craft. The days of movies like this are no more.

    • @Thomas-df7lb
      @Thomas-df7lb 11 місяців тому

      AAzzzzZZZZZZZZ zAZZZZ

    • @james87367
      @james87367 11 місяців тому +8

      I agree with you. It's in my top 10 favourite films of all time easy. Masterpiece.

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 6 місяців тому +3

      Filmmakers used to care about creating something wonderful
      These days, they just want to make money as fast as possible

    • @macegriffen6649
      @macegriffen6649 6 місяців тому

      Wowowow come on dude its not as good as Aliens lets get real but def top 3 , could possibly argue that its better than predator. Maybe

    • @HermanMcghee
      @HermanMcghee 4 місяці тому +1

      ​what the fuck

  • @thomasdoscher6555
    @thomasdoscher6555 Рік тому +69

    When Windows walks in on Bennings being assimilated, he had just come from getting the keys from Gary. When he sees Bennings being attacked, he drops the keys, and you can hear them hitting the ground. It's not brought up again, but I think this explains why Windows went nuts when it was discovered that the blood supply had been sabotaged. He knew he had been in possession of the keys and likely never went back to pick them up in all the excitement. He probably thought Gary or someone else would bring this up and that everyone would turn on him. That's why he runs for the gun cabinet and tries to get everyone to distrust Gary.

    • @goodbonezz1289
      @goodbonezz1289 9 місяців тому +4

      Wow. Awesome catch and insight.

    • @msleatha3078
      @msleatha3078 7 місяців тому +2

      Wow! That's a great point!!!!

    • @john-ec4460
      @john-ec4460 4 місяці тому +2

      Best insight on this point that I've heard so far! It makes sense on every level!

    • @brigidmadden5577
      @brigidmadden5577 2 місяці тому

      I just assumed Blair sabotaged it since it’s implied his rampage was a mix of his own paranoia and the thing possessing him to do things like sabotage the vehicles to build the new saucer

  • @benwasserman8223
    @benwasserman8223 Рік тому +329

    John Carpenter movies often tend to be scorned by critics/audiences alike then revered a few years/decades down the line. The Thing is still a prime example of that.

    • @Rando1975
      @Rando1975 Рік тому +12

      Yep. I was one of those. I didn't like it at all when I saw it as a kid back in the early 80's. Watched it years later and saw what a great movie it is.

    • @thebailey67
      @thebailey67 Рік тому +11

      Ya it bombed. But now is considered a masterpiece. Which it is.

    • @Whalewraith
      @Whalewraith Рік тому +18

      FYI if anyone spoke Norwegian this would have been a short film one way or the other.
      'You get the hell away! It's not a dog it's some kind of Thing,it imitates a dog. It isn't real, get away you idiots!'

    • @davidspence5567
      @davidspence5567 Рік тому

      "Fair Chance it Bombed as it had the Missfortune of coming out the Same Summer as ET"

    • @SuperMickyChow
      @SuperMickyChow Рік тому +8

      Just takes the critics a while to catch up with the genius of the film-making!

  • @NakedSnake85
    @NakedSnake85 Рік тому +91

    One of the greatest horror films of all time. And probably the best practical effects ever. The open ended ending is perfect.

    • @nillynush4899
      @nillynush4899 Рік тому +1

      And that MadLad Carpenter wrote the Music too. The OST is his, that's awesome.

    • @platinumspider7859
      @platinumspider7859 Рік тому +1

      @@nillynush4899 Ennio Morricone did the majority of the music, not Carpenter.

  • @Joe3pops
    @Joe3pops Рік тому +45

    Kurt Russel as ex-Vietnam era helicopter pilot. Superb script lines.
    Superb weilding of that period correct Ithaca M37 riot shotgun.
    Keith David's very first movie. He was great!
    Indeed very watchable!

    • @johnreynolds7996
      @johnreynolds7996 11 місяців тому +3

      The script contains three of the greatest lines ever to grace the big screen:
      "You've got to be f**king kidding me."
      "I know you gentlemen have been through a lot. But when you find the time..."
      "Where were you, Childs?"
      All spoken by different characters, and all delivered with utter perfection.

  • @dan_evilrobot
    @dan_evilrobot Рік тому +120

    Out of all the John Carpenter films I watched the most, this is one of my personal favorites to me it's one of the greatest horror films I ever seen.

    • @BeachesNguns-fl4cx
      @BeachesNguns-fl4cx 9 місяців тому +2

      It’s better than Shining

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 6 місяців тому

      I would love to see Michael Myers Vs. The Thing mostly out of curiosity 😊

  • @JoeyArmstrong2800
    @JoeyArmstrong2800 Рік тому +158

    This movie is a masterpiece of sci-fi/suspense that had unfortunate timing in 1982. I'm glad it finally found its audience.

    • @zzygyy
      @zzygyy Рік тому +13

      Thing > ET

    • @joeyservo
      @joeyservo Рік тому +14

      ​@@zzygyyIt's not even close, E.T. is boring, and safe. It's not even half the movie The Thing is.

    • @mousetreehouse6833
      @mousetreehouse6833 10 місяців тому +1

      "Citizen Kane" bombed on its release in 1941.

    • @sammyadventureTV
      @sammyadventureTV 4 місяці тому +1

      Last year it was released in a theater here in NYC & I jumped on the opportunity to watch it on a movie screen. What a treat.

  • @saintmanuel
    @saintmanuel Рік тому +94

    One of my favourite all time classic movies. Great in the art of overall filmmaking, directing and writing.
    And while a lot of talent was utilized to make the movie happen, Rob Bottin at 21 was a force of nature and mastered his craft at such a young age.

    • @stephenhall2980
      @stephenhall2980 Рік тому +4

      Yeah, and he really came into his own in Paul Verhoevan's original ultra violent Robocop. Murphy's death and the unfortunate fate of Kenny at the hands of ED 209 really affected me watching it on VHS at the age of 10.

    • @rendarecorrentecomopcoes2336
      @rendarecorrentecomopcoes2336 Рік тому +4

      He was a 1982 21yo though... Dude looked straight 35 at the time.

    • @mikespearwood3914
      @mikespearwood3914 11 місяців тому

      @@rendarecorrentecomopcoes2336 That beard at 21!!

  • @jwnj9716
    @jwnj9716 Рік тому +156

    A masterpiece from start to finish.

    • @pedrolax9275
      @pedrolax9275 Рік тому +2

      The movie is good too

    • @paulnoel1383
      @paulnoel1383 Рік тому

      Totally mate

    • @platinumspider7859
      @platinumspider7859 Рік тому +2

      Except he flying saucer at the beginning, that shot isn't needed and just spoils the reveal of the dog for non Norwegians.

    • @jwnj9716
      @jwnj9716 Рік тому +2

      @@platinumspider7859 The same thing happened in Predator.

    • @platinumspider7859
      @platinumspider7859 11 місяців тому

      @jwnj9716 Yes, I have the same complaint there too.

  • @douglaswatters7303
    @douglaswatters7303 Рік тому +16

    Our last few days in high school were mostly just sitting around waiting for the last day. My shop teacher brought in his vcr and us students gathered around and watched movies on a 19 inch crt tv (1984). One movie he brought in was The Thing. I was blown away by the effects, story and acting. To this day I think it's the greatest horror film ever made.

  • @indyspotes3310
    @indyspotes3310 Рік тому +15

    "...as Benning's becomes the alien's first victim."
    And then you later mention the dog going after Norris earlier in the film. They can't both be first.
    And that wasn't Norris in shadow. It was an extra that Carpenter used to hide the identity of the
    actor being assimilated. It could also have been Palmer, but I favor Norris as that victim as well.
    Also, Benning's wasn't bitten by the dog under the table. He was merely spooked when it brushed
    past his leg.
    It's the unanswered questions that allow this film to stand the test of time.
    Well, that, and the fact that it's awesome...

  • @tyrannozilla
    @tyrannozilla 10 місяців тому +17

    A prime example of a story that was ahead of it's time, loathed upon release, eventually vindicated and now seen and regarded as one of the most terrifying and cinematic masterpieces ever made.
    John Carpenter's magnum opus.
    Long Live The Thing.

    • @BullyMaguire4ever
      @BullyMaguire4ever 2 місяці тому

      It was a remake. The story is from the 50’s.

    • @tyrannozilla
      @tyrannozilla Місяць тому

      @@BullyMaguire4ever Both films took inspiration from the novella "Who Goes There?" Carpenter's film feels more like another adaptation of the novella and not just a remake of the 50s version.

  • @th3ron07
    @th3ron07 11 місяців тому +12

    im friends with Norbert Weisser who played the Norwegian at the beginning of the movie, it was fascinating listening to him talk about his rolls in shindlers list, midnight express, breaking bad and THE THING, if you have any questions, im here 👍

    • @fenderbender2096
      @fenderbender2096 4 місяці тому

      How did he get into breaking bad? That and the Thing are exceptional quality product, divided by dozens of years...

    • @lionaljodoin5291
      @lionaljodoin5291 Місяць тому

      ​@@fenderbender2096 thought the guy was 'here' lol

    • @fenderbender2096
      @fenderbender2096 Місяць тому

      @@lionaljodoin5291 =)

  • @horiyoshimitsu
    @horiyoshimitsu 11 місяців тому +9

    This movie is so good that i don't even know where to start.
    It has an atmosphere of its own.
    Really gets under your skin, literally.
    Also the best ending ever to any movie.
    It's just perfect.

  • @cormacthem8406
    @cormacthem8406 Рік тому +114

    It’s good to know Ennio Morricone’s The Thing soundtrack got its day in the sun within Quentin Tarantino’s own icey hell movie ‘The Hateful Eight’. Life’s kind of poetic like that sometimes.

    • @wattsnottaken1
      @wattsnottaken1 Рік тому +14

      It plays in the background when Major Warren says to Chris Mannix, “You goin make a deal with this diabolical BITCH?” I noticed last time I watched Hateful Eight and The Thing both in the same week

    • @dnasty312
      @dnasty312 Рік тому +8

      And Morricone won his lone Academy Award for that film

    • @gatorhoy0420
      @gatorhoy0420 20 днів тому

      You can always count on someone to post what they heard somewhere else

  • @PAClark101
    @PAClark101 10 місяців тому +8

    I worked with a guy who did some of the background shots for The Thing video game. We worked as PC techs for Hewlett Packard at the time. He was programming the game, part-time, while working for HP. He used to complain it was 40 hours work for 20 hours pay. He was basically working 80 hours a week. Some of the lightening effects in the game are by him. Funny how now it’s part of history related to the film. 😃

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 6 місяців тому

      It's an amazing game with great atmosphere and gameplay 😊

    • @mdilelio
      @mdilelio 5 місяців тому

      Love that game!

    • @RadOstr1
      @RadOstr1 Місяць тому

      If I remember correctly in this year The Thing game remaster gonna be released.

  • @DressCode2005
    @DressCode2005 Рік тому +49

    The best horror Movie ever and I'm not exaggerating, the story practical effects the suspense the tension every thing about this movie is a 10/10.

    • @phdtobe
      @phdtobe 11 місяців тому

      Only one other movie scared me more than this one: Alien. That’s a serious endorsement.

    • @darrenjones1413
      @darrenjones1413 11 місяців тому

      I loved it my second would be alien and then krull very underrated weird and scary as a kid but also interesting I remember the weapon like boomerang star thing

  • @slckb0y65
    @slckb0y65 Рік тому +21

    an absolute master piece on every possible level : acting, directing, special effects, scenario, ... all came together to produce the absolute perfect movie.
    should be studied for decades to come.

  • @izzynobre
    @izzynobre Рік тому +2

    New Oliver Harper video?! Pizza night just got more delicious. What a treat!

  • @LiamDalley-jd1kc
    @LiamDalley-jd1kc Рік тому +50

    One of my favourite John Carpenter movies. I saw this for the first time in a cinema and i absolutely loved it

    • @RBEmpathy
      @RBEmpathy Рік тому +2

      You're so lucky! I was a baby at the time..

    • @KaliU-ix2kf
      @KaliU-ix2kf Рік тому +1

      Great time enjoy Great thing ❤
      Love it

    • @johnreynolds7996
      @johnreynolds7996 11 місяців тому +1

      I saw it on VHS, and was so impressed by it that I made a point of going to see both Big Trouble in Little China and They Live at the cinema when they were released.
      Neither disappointed.

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 Рік тому +76

    This movie has some awesome practical effects. It's a shame making them took a toll on Rob Botin's mentality.

    • @Luke101
      @Luke101 Рік тому +22

      His work here is astounding, especially considering how young he was. He created the gold standard in practical horror effects

    • @gulfstream7235
      @gulfstream7235 Рік тому +5

      It was John Carpenter cracking the whip....just remember that.

    • @gweflj
      @gweflj Рік тому +10

      The studio was giving Carpenter hell.

    • @dnasty312
      @dnasty312 Рік тому +9

      Probably led to his early retirement too

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 6 місяців тому +1

      At least it really paid off

  • @konstantinoskaragiannis1596
    @konstantinoskaragiannis1596 11 місяців тому +15

    "The Thing"(1982) is a horror sci-fi movie masterpiece!This is probably the best movie of all time for this Kind!

  • @lxdead5585
    @lxdead5585 Рік тому +6

    Right about time. No jokes - it's one of my fav Christmas movies! I love everything about it: special effects, story, scares, creature design, casting, characters, dialogues, place of the action.. The Thing, The Alien and The Predator are still my fav sci-fi movies. I couldn't ask for more than Oliver's review right before December! Thanks!

    • @KaliU-ix2kf
      @KaliU-ix2kf Рік тому

      Great Movie
      The Thing
      Avatar
      Aliens
      PREDATOR

  • @TookieMacSpookie
    @TookieMacSpookie Рік тому +18

    This and 1st two alien movies are still the best horror sci-fi I've personally ever seen.

  • @venomouslizards
    @venomouslizards Рік тому +25

    One of my favorite movies. I’ve been waiting years for an updated retrospective. I’m glad it finally happened.

  • @RandolphTheWhite1
    @RandolphTheWhite1 11 місяців тому +20

    Watching The Thing (1982) really inspired me to get my life back on track. Such an uplifting movie

    • @2st486
      @2st486 9 місяців тому +3

      just like Big Bad Wolves. such wholesome vibes

    • @nouveauprofil
      @nouveauprofil 21 день тому

      I would love to hear more details about what you had to fix and how the movie helped you.

    • @RandolphTheWhite1
      @RandolphTheWhite1 20 днів тому +1

      @nouveauprofil - after The Thing, and At The Mountains of Madness by Lovecraft, I no longer look at time in a linear way. All those people on meat hooks in my deep freezer, they aren't dead because they were never alive to begin with. Everything is both the end and beginning, like a snake eating its own tail. Have you ever seen Annihilation? That's what I'm talking about, baby. We all merge together. Me and other people becoming One.

    • @nouveauprofil
      @nouveauprofil 20 днів тому

      @@RandolphTheWhite1 That's what Rick Sanchez explains in Rick and Morty: nothing matters. Even the universe as an expiration date.

  • @michaelcoffey1991
    @michaelcoffey1991 Рік тому +37

    One of the top 5 to 10 horror films of all time. Carpenter will sadly never get his flowers until he dies. Sick of the academy crapping on horror.

  • @cormacthem8406
    @cormacthem8406 Рік тому +17

    New retrospective! And it’s on ‘The Thing’ ! Now it’s a holiday 👍

    • @Tom-wd5bs
      @Tom-wd5bs Рік тому +2

      Hell yes - happy holidays !

  • @cloudtx
    @cloudtx Рік тому +25

    My all-time favorite horror movie! What a masterpiece!

  • @glennledrew8347
    @glennledrew8347 10 місяців тому +5

    I first saw this movie in the early 80s while working at an Arctic DEWLine radar station as a weather tech. In the dead of winter it was just about 30-odd guys hunkered down in the cold and dark (no Sun at all for two months.) A satellite dish aimed barely above the southern horizon brought us HBO, Cinemax and MTV to keep touch with the world.
    The vibe of the movie and my own environment then shated a certain synchronicity. I naturally noted the presence of a Stevenson screen, or shelter fot the thermometers, as a realistic touch.
    I guess you could say this film touches fairly closely upon a period in my own life in my early 20s. Minus the alien monster, thankfully!

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 6 місяців тому +1

      Some say that it's almost a tradition to watch the Thing if you have newly arrived at an Arctic research base 😉

  • @southboundtracks
    @southboundtracks Рік тому +3

    An early Christmas present from the best film critic on UA-cam.

  • @justinthomas7222
    @justinthomas7222 Рік тому +2

    I'm not big on blood& guts kinda stuff, but I watch your reviews & retrospectives anyway because I always learn something, and I usually get a good chuckle.

  • @baronleach1357
    @baronleach1357 Рік тому +21

    Greatest sci fi horror movie ever. Period.

  • @georgelea4297
    @georgelea4297 Рік тому +18

    One of Carpenter's best films and the best showcase for Practical Effects ever put on screen

  • @john-ec4460
    @john-ec4460 4 місяці тому +2

    Russell is a profound actor! One of the best I've ever seen! Put him in anything and he takes the spotlight! Completely believable!

  • @krisj827
    @krisj827 Рік тому +24

    Love Oliver's Retrospectives. The Thing has gained a whole new fanbase thanks to the UA-cam movie fan and reaction community.

  • @donkeldoothedapperdog
    @donkeldoothedapperdog Рік тому +2

    The original The Thing review you made was my introduction to your channel, so I’m happy to see you revisiting this classic.
    Dapper!

  • @NateButlerFresnoCA
    @NateButlerFresnoCA Рік тому +3

    I'm pleased (and possibly a bit smug?) to have been one of many teenagers who saw the film in its original theatrical release and knew it was a classic; I guess it took the rest of the world a few years to catch up.

  • @Iamsnuggles
    @Iamsnuggles Рік тому +3

    Honestly this made my day. I’ve been asking you to do a retrospective on “the thing” for a long time. I’m literally so happy🎉!

  • @johnbarrett4846
    @johnbarrett4846 Рік тому +10

    Saw it at the cinema in 1982 when i was 15, still a favourite.

  • @GinisisDroid
    @GinisisDroid Рік тому +1

    Finally my dude is talking about my all time masterpiece movie.
    Been watching your video for years bro and love your format

  • @t3ndave
    @t3ndave Рік тому +7

    So many great sci-fi and horror movies in the 80s. The Thing is undoubtedly one of my favorites. The practical effects are a masterpiece. The remake with CGI effects is absolutely shameful.
    Amazing video review as always.

    • @ImranMalik-rw5bs
      @ImranMalik-rw5bs Рік тому +2

      The 2011 The Thing was not a remake. It was a prequel and yes I heard there were more practical effects in there at the time but the dum studio wanted cgi.
      I heard there will be a new Thing film called Frozen Hell which is a lot closer to the short story and even a sequel to the 1982 version.

  • @fiveletters
    @fiveletters Рік тому +2

    I've just now seen the new opening graphic - it's such a good touch. Thanks for years of wonderful work!

  • @momo-yh7gf
    @momo-yh7gf Рік тому +6

    some of the best practical effects ever. i love this movie.

  • @juangiorno7480
    @juangiorno7480 Рік тому +1

    And then God said, let Oliver Harper upload before my Son's birth.
    Thx for the consistently excellent videos, M8!

  • @PerfectoKiss
    @PerfectoKiss Рік тому +4

    This is a masterpiece thriller. I would watch this over ET any day.

  • @thomaslucas7050
    @thomaslucas7050 Рік тому +2

    I remember the seeing the kennel scene as a child and being put off this film. 20 years went by and I rewatched the film on a screen in London. Now it's one of my favourite films.

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 6 місяців тому

      Seeing the dog tearing away at the wire mesh, struggling to escape just broke my heart as a kid

  • @Dravianpn02
    @Dravianpn02 Рік тому +16

    Best horror film ever made.

  • @uros.u.novakovic
    @uros.u.novakovic 11 місяців тому +1

    I love The Thing in all it's forms. The movies, the games (both the official one and fan made), comics, board game and the books. So this video was right up my alley. Great job!

  • @fredkeeler1234
    @fredkeeler1234 10 місяців тому +3

    The year prior to this film Rob Bottin's makeup FX for "The Howling" alongside Rick Baker's work on "An American Werewolf In London" was groundbreaking in the Transformation scene.

  • @ProfessD
    @ProfessD Рік тому +1

    A new Harper review? "You gotta be f@$king kidding me" Long time coming. Worth the wait, Cheers

  • @IronBeagle2003
    @IronBeagle2003 11 місяців тому +3

    I just watched this movie for the first time and I swear I have never seen a movie like this before in my life. The movie just builds and builds and builds never letting you catch a breath. The suspense of which one is The Thing is phenomenal. I feel like it will quickly become my favorite horror movie in the near future on further rewatches and it’s definitely in my opinion John Carpenter’s best work to date.

    • @james87367
      @james87367 11 місяців тому +2

      I've been watching this film on and off for decade's. I remember watching it over 20 year's ago and thinking the same as you. It's well known to be a masterpiece.

  • @gutspraygore
    @gutspraygore Рік тому +1

    I'm so glad my parents didn't care at all what I watched when I was growing up. I was just a little kid when this came out and they knew I liked horror films and thought I would love it. They were right and, as scary as it was, I knew I was safe while they were with me.
    Thanks for another great video!

  • @scottkeane4129
    @scottkeane4129 Рік тому +7

    Great job Oliver - as always a must listen for me ❤❤❤

  • @Hewylewis
    @Hewylewis Рік тому +2

    I am SO glad you decided to remake this retrospect! Now I just wish you'd remake others like Return to Oz, Hook, The Dark Crystal, and Flight of the Navigator. But first, I'd still like to see King Kong '76. LOL

  • @JustJohnny
    @JustJohnny Рік тому +8

    I love introducing people to this film. It never disappoints.

  • @digitalpollution
    @digitalpollution Рік тому +1

    Damn you Oliver. Now I have A million questions about the movie that I have loved for 40 odd years..Great review man

  • @waynegoddard4065
    @waynegoddard4065 Рік тому +14

    Rob is a categorical legend. Guy is an artist of the highest order and no mistake. Anything worth doing is worth doing well.

  • @aquaisuseful682
    @aquaisuseful682 4 місяці тому

    I just wanna say I love that you started your video by showing the film. So amazing than just immediately reading a script

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en Рік тому +5

    "Maybe one day they'll put out the original cut and removing the lousy CGI" 👈That, definitely. Hopefully one day sooner rather than later. I second what you say about the performances, music and the atmosphere. The Thing 2011 was good, but with STUDIO ADI's cool effects, it may have been almost as good as the John Carpenter film.
    Speaking of that, I absolutely love how The Thing 1982 is still discussed, especially the ending. This is another video to compliment that magical, timeless film. It will always be one of my favourite horror and Sci Fi films 🙂😊
    Also, because of the snow, I link it to Christmas in a dark and weird way LOL! 😅
    It'd be great if they remade the game, or created a new one with similar suspenseful and thoughtful trust based elements. Nice one fella 👍

    • @KaliU-ix2kf
      @KaliU-ix2kf Рік тому

      Great game

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 6 місяців тому +1

      If only the directors cut of Event Horizon was still available, had it not disintegrated in the Transylvania salt mine
      The idea that it had scenes that were overwhelmingly grotesque and horrifying in the extreme just boggles the mind...

    • @Johny40Se7en
      @Johny40Se7en 6 місяців тому

      @@SamuelBlack84 Sounds cool AF

  • @WilfredoWolganG
    @WilfredoWolganG Рік тому +4

    Thank you for this retrospective, this is one of my all time favourite movies. I love how in depth you go with the info you gather. I think you should have way more subs than you do.
    I saw your post about needing to take a break from UA-cam, but I hope you decide to continue. Great work.

  • @Naetheras
    @Naetheras Рік тому +4

    The best part about this movie is that the plot moves forward because the characters are smart and rational. Sure, some hindsight shows that they messed up, but they didnt know that at the time - making it relatable.
    Thats why i loooove scary movies like this.
    The blond chick walking out alone naked in the dark shouting "Billy...?!" just makes me sad that those movies get made and gold like this got put away for them....

  • @Vaporvice84
    @Vaporvice84 Рік тому +1

    The music at the end sounds like I'm about to watch WWF Saturday Nights Main Event back in the 80s. I love it.

  • @nox5870
    @nox5870 Рік тому +5

    Ah, I forgot... I wanted to re-watch this classic masterpiece! Well, thank you, Oliver, for a nice reminder 👍 This actually could be considered a Christmas horror movie! Just because it just set in a cold and snowy environment, but yeah, yeah, I know it's not really a Christmas movie, I always used to watch it around Christmas time more so than on Halloween season tho for some reason.

    • @mlachaise
      @mlachaise Рік тому

      Maybe it'll be the next Die Hard - like Christmas movie!

  • @cableroyson9992
    @cableroyson9992 Рік тому +5

    Love this film! I’m surprised you haven’t done a retrospective on this already. Good job!

    • @benjischannel3008
      @benjischannel3008 Рік тому +1

      He did a retrospective of this back in 2013. This is the remake of that retrospective that is more detailed and has a lot more insight than the original retrospective from a number of years back.

    • @cableroyson9992
      @cableroyson9992 11 місяців тому

      @@benjischannel3008ok I thought I had seen this lol. Thank you for clarifying

  • @FFrrEEddRRiiKK1
    @FFrrEEddRRiiKK1 Рік тому +3

    Epic top shelf review as always.

  • @daveharris6979
    @daveharris6979 Рік тому +1

    Another great review and breakdown.
    One of my favourite films and I think a masterpiece in a genre that so often disappoints.
    Heavy spoilers also did a great in depth review earlier this year, and examined who got infected first etc and how their behaviour changes, little details to notice etc. Great stuff.

  • @johncurtis6815
    @johncurtis6815 Рік тому +7

    Greatest sci fi horror film of the 20th century. Masterpiece.

  • @laranaarana
    @laranaarana Рік тому +1

    I watched this movie the day it premiered in San Francisco and I had several moments on where I jumped from my seat. Loved it!

  • @paulnoel1383
    @paulnoel1383 Рік тому +2

    Great film and great review mate. Well done and thank you

  • @Omar-wq9dz
    @Omar-wq9dz Рік тому +14

    Interestingly, I didn’t like it when I first saw it, but rewatched it later and surprisingly enjoyed it

    • @Rando1975
      @Rando1975 Рік тому +3

      You are one of many like that. I was the same way.

    • @imcallingjapan2178
      @imcallingjapan2178 Рік тому +2

      It's pretty overwhelmingly intense, bleak, angry and depressing as well as looking grotesque, it's only when you have time to think about it later that you see how clever it is

    • @jmass4207
      @jmass4207 Рік тому +1

      @@imcallingjapan2178I’m surprised people find it so bleak. Yes the situation is beyond fucked up and things end up how they do, but there’s an animating spirit of saving humanity through the whole thing. Cognitively you know these aliens are still out there, but that was never an emotional note for me. And you never know for sure what buying humanity time might add up to in the future.

  • @TeamCGS2005
    @TeamCGS2005 Рік тому +2

    One of my favourite horror films of all time. It's so intelligent and allows the viewer to come to their conclusions. For instance was Childs infected at the end or was it Macready? Who sabotaged the blood bank? There are lots of other unanswered questions as well, it's amazing. Love it.

    • @TeamCGS2005
      @TeamCGS2005 Рік тому +1

      Oh by the way Carpenter put in little cues that are easily overlooked like when Windows drops the keys in one scene...

  • @vetman548
    @vetman548 Рік тому +3

    Loved this movie and saw it in theaters when it was released. Also love the first The Thing movie before this one that I saw on television as a kid.

  • @alberthjaltason8152
    @alberthjaltason8152 Рік тому +1

    Great video! So fun to get some more info on the background. The Thing, They Live and Big Trouble are some of my favorite movies ever.. Kurt Russell is great too. What a pair

    • @KaliU-ix2kf
      @KaliU-ix2kf Рік тому

      Now
      Godzilla vs the Thing 🎉❤

  • @Toolness1
    @Toolness1 Рік тому +4

    This and Aliens are probably my 2 favorite movies ever. I watched this one w/ my dad recently. It never gets old. I also liked the prequel although studio interference w/ the special effects and changing the ending really hurt the movie.

  • @harryshuman9637
    @harryshuman9637 Рік тому +2

    - Babe wake up, Oliver Harper has uploaded!
    - I know, I'm already watching

  • @nonipaulette4520
    @nonipaulette4520 Рік тому +5

    Great reviews, one of best movies ever made. I disagree with arguing about the plot holes. Its a science fiction which should fascinate, bring you to another world and keep you always asking and wondering.

  • @hawknottopgun5891
    @hawknottopgun5891 8 місяців тому +1

    My new favorite youtube channel

  • @cp070476
    @cp070476 Рік тому +3

    R.J Macready helicopter pilot U.S outpost... Absolute legend film.

  • @kettle_of_chris
    @kettle_of_chris Рік тому

    The first 3 mins of this video is absolutely amazing! Better than pretty much any trailer I've seen for this movie!
    Well done! Excellent work!

  • @jasongradyphstiger6179
    @jasongradyphstiger6179 Рік тому +7

    I love this movie so much 10/10 Golden stars.

  • @saymynameice-zen-berg511
    @saymynameice-zen-berg511 11 місяців тому +1

    The novella “Who goes there?” Was originally written as a novel Titled “Frozen Hell”. But it was trimmed down it order for it to be published in a magazine of the time.
    The missing part of the novel was found a few years ago. The complete version was then published and as since been optioned to be turned into a film.

  • @Pewpewpew182
    @Pewpewpew182 Рік тому +4

    Oliver, your work is absolutely amazing and Hollywood should hire you to do their trailers and documentaries.
    I love the 2011 prequel as well.

  • @jdangernoiz5861
    @jdangernoiz5861 Рік тому +1

    Great intro 😆 classic 80s style vhs 👍
    This is still one of my favorite movies of all time! I always loved all of John Carpenter movies

  • @kuribayashi84
    @kuribayashi84 Рік тому +3

    Fantastic Movie, one of the very few I consider perfect in any way.
    And the Prequel, while clearly not on the same level, is enjoyable. I, too, hope for an Directors' Cut. Matthijs van Heijningen and Studio ADI had the right idea, but were screwed over by the Studio.
    On that note, I'd like to mention "Harbinger Down", the low-budget Horror-Flick Alec Gillis made a few years later as a reaction to the enthusiastic response making-of-Videos of the unused practical Effects made for the Prequel recieved from Fans. "Harbinger Down" is basically a Thing-Fanfilm, featuring a very similarily designed Monster realized entirely without CGI. It isnt a Masterpiece, but I kinda admire and apprechiate it all the same.

  • @carmelosgro6413
    @carmelosgro6413 Рік тому +1

    Harbenger Down was was a movie made by the company that did the practical effects. It showed how The Thing remake was supposed to look

  • @slamrobot6584
    @slamrobot6584 Рік тому +6

    MAC WANTS THE FLAMETHROWER

  • @sorearm
    @sorearm Рік тому +9

    One of my favourite films. Absolutely terrifying. Great special effects, psychological tension.

  • @ThatFilmGuyyy
    @ThatFilmGuyyy Рік тому +2

    YES! Been waiting for this since you announced it! Glad I got notifications turned on.

  • @2010vintagesandwichenjoyer
    @2010vintagesandwichenjoyer Рік тому +3

    I rewatch this movie every winter

  • @granpastreetz
    @granpastreetz 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for briefly covering the PS2 video game. I remember getting it for Christmas in my early teens, and loving finding the easter eggs like the Blair UFO amd Mac's tape recording.

  • @Jim90117
    @Jim90117 Рік тому +6

    This is like pinnacle Sci-Fi horror, a gold standard almost.

  • @TheVarmitpoontang
    @TheVarmitpoontang 9 місяців тому

    Great video thankyou. I love this movie. I have a John Carpenter signed The Thing poster hanging on my wall. The score is brilliant, the cast is perfection, the effects are spectacular, Carpenter’s decision to leave the ending ambiguous is genius

  • @wattsnottaken1
    @wattsnottaken1 Рік тому +3

    Thank you so much for covering this terrifying classic. I’ll never forget the first time I watched this movie on a big modern tv with the volume Loud

  • @MBWvideos
    @MBWvideos 6 місяців тому

    Love your work Oliver, huge inspiration, everytime I watch one of your retrospectives, it pours more gasoline on my burning passion for film 🙌🫶