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@КиануДепп
Жыл бұрын
continuation part The Thing (2011) 👍👍👍
@codyfletcher7218
Жыл бұрын
The scene that Spaceballs was spoofing comes from the great 1979 ALIEN, which included some of the actors from that movie for the parody scene alone.
@clickmyvid
Жыл бұрын
@@КиануДепп the 2011 movie is the prequel to the 82 movie, it ends with the dog chase
@zombiecat5019
Жыл бұрын
It was really fun watch horror movies with you guys ! Thnk u for make the marathon.I was wondering if you watched nightmare before Christmas? I would like watched with you this month.
@clarencewalker3925
Жыл бұрын
No CGI, no cartoonish violence and it still terrifies forty years later. How about that?
@unmarkd7123
Жыл бұрын
The one time where Nikki being an animal lover would get us all killled
@murkymcdarkness
Жыл бұрын
RIGHT!!! Nikki trying to round up the alien parasitic filled fluff babies.
@bbwng54
Жыл бұрын
Steve was asking the right question- Why is the man shooting at the dog?
@NikkiStevenReact
Жыл бұрын
Doh!!!
@TheHulk2008
Жыл бұрын
Yeah he was a bad boy
@shawnsmith2610
Жыл бұрын
@@NikkiStevenReact There is the remake also but i like the original better there is the remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street but not as good and Robert England does not play Freddie and there is the remake of Friday The 13th that is better than the original Jason even runs after people.
@danwilliams2551
Жыл бұрын
The moment the dog's face peels off like a banana peel is when you fully get an idea of the film you signed up for
@Drax514
Жыл бұрын
That's the exact moment that gave me nightmares for weeks and weeks as a kid. Definitely watched it a bit too young. Didn't help that I had a childhood dog at the time who would sleep in my room, on my bed, always. Would have horrible nightmares and have to sometimes even kick the dog outta my room because I'd be so afraid that he'd burst apart into The Thing lool. Great memories honestly.
@Acme1970
Жыл бұрын
Oh hell yeah, i saw this in the theater with my father and brother, my father and i were big fans of the 1951 version and when that dog transformed we just looked at each other with that WTF look.
@floppsymoppsy5969
Жыл бұрын
yup.... I have yet to watch that all the way through...and I'm 42
@helixmoore7636
Жыл бұрын
@@Drax514 I'm sorry that I laughed. Then again the scene with clown in the original poltergeist had me wigging out.
@esidhe
Жыл бұрын
Best movie ever.
@HiroKompleX
Жыл бұрын
I envy people who can watch The Thing for the first time. It's such a great ride. And the special effects STILL hold up.
@Ohiostatefan221985
Жыл бұрын
Because they're all practical effects. That's what is so good about this movie and why it still holds up even to this day. I love watching people's reactions to this movie, especially if they have never seen it before. And the scene with the defibibulator. such a great scene
@SouthernAssault
Жыл бұрын
and they’ll always hold up forever. They are practical
@Melancthon7332
Жыл бұрын
People naturally assume that effects simply get better over time - that's not quite true. By the 1980's, Hollywood had been refining practical effect techniques for sixty years, and had reached pretty much the pinnacle of the craft. Special effects have never looked better before or since. After the eighties, computer graphics started to replace practical, and after some still spectacular innovative movies (like in T2 and Jurassic Park, both using a combination of CGI and practical), so much of those nineties effects look absolutely horrible today, the equivalent of tinfoil UFOs on fishing wire. So we took a big step back for a few decades, and CGI is still playing catch-up to where we were forty years ago.
@vixiestarfire
Жыл бұрын
I wish practical effects were used more
@darrellpasion8925
Жыл бұрын
Makeup effects created by the great Rob Bottin. 🤘🤘
@matt-oo6fu
Жыл бұрын
That dog is actually a wolfdog! and she was one of the best animal actors of all time, honestly. Most dogs are excited all the time to be performing their tricks on camera(which means they get treats!), to the point where wagging tails have to be edited out of movies with "angry" or "aggressive" snarling dogs. She's totally still. Silent. Slow. She doesn't act like a dog. And she never even looks at the camera unless she's SUPPOSED to.
@danielportillo1349
Жыл бұрын
omg ur so right! ive seen this movie more times this is the best dog ever! next to old yeller maybe . honorable mention the dog from Prey2022 was the first time it was acting! and it killed it! :D
@Nostalgic90s765
Жыл бұрын
All true. Except it was a He named Jed. :)
@krizan1
Жыл бұрын
Also, it was the same wolfdog in White Fang and it's sequel. 😊
@jmhaces
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that scene where he's skulking down the hallway acting all suspicious still amazes me. He's legit acting, which is something you don't usually see an animal do in movies. Such a great dog. I remember him as the wolf in "The Journey of Natty Gann" and the titular wolf opposite Ethan Hawke in "White Fang." He was always excellent, though he only appeared in a few movies.
@ztm454
Жыл бұрын
I agree other great animal actors the horses in blazing saddles who could take bumps like pro wrestlers
@EOMReacts
Жыл бұрын
"A puppy!" will NEVER get old at the beginning of most reactions to this movie. LoL
@austinpreister1461
Жыл бұрын
The guy in charge of all the special effects in this movie was 22 years old at the time it was made. He revolutionized special effects at such a young age.
@Marcell2aG
Жыл бұрын
Robert Bottin! He definitely changed the game.
@anthonysalinas-candelero9978
Жыл бұрын
That's insane!!! Bro had the visions at his prime...early years is crazy
@axlm.808
Жыл бұрын
And almost burned the main cast with the defibrillator scene (some of the gooey products in the fake body reacted dramatically with the flame thrower)
@darastarscream
Жыл бұрын
And damn near killed himself in the process just with the workload.
@JoshSweetvale
Жыл бұрын
And had a bit of an illness period after crunchtime was done.
@WaltBTB
Жыл бұрын
Nikki: "Please don't let anything happen to the dog." Everyone else: "Oh boy, strap in!"
@i_love_rescue_animals
Жыл бұрын
Same! (even though it was a gorgeous dog!)
@Chuck_EL
Жыл бұрын
@@i_love_rescue_animals I saw this with my dad when I was 5 and I was so amazed by how awesome the dog thing transformation looked that at first I was legit scared but then when the spider legs came out and it howled I thought it was so awesome as a person who was drawing weird things like that prior in school lol
@praxistallyogarro
Жыл бұрын
I always love reactions to this movie where it starts off "What a beautiful dog", "I hope nothing happens to it".... I just laugh and laugh... oh you poor summer child.🤣
@rikky6ixx
Жыл бұрын
Every time!! 😂
@MrBendylaw
Жыл бұрын
Dog-people have only one love.
@serpent6827
Жыл бұрын
Lol same.
@generic_sauce
Жыл бұрын
They always fall for the dog😂
@redhakiim789
Жыл бұрын
Imposter dog : *venting* i'm a sus- i mean *woof*
@nathanmills5311
Жыл бұрын
This movie is a masterclass in practical effects, even now. 40 years later and it's still wowing people.
@axlm.808
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact, they planned to make "old school" practical effect in the 2016 remake/prequel... before replacing all the animatronics, puppets and prothetics with CGI who looked fake even when the movie first aired (and have even more badly aged now)
@daddydev3804
Жыл бұрын
@@axlm.808 The sad part is, the remake/prequel was made with practical FX with CGI enhancing it. But the studio douche bags didn't like it and had someone slap bad CGI on top of their work and re edit the film. If you look online, you can find scenes of the original footage before it was ruined. Story wise, the remake is meh but the FX was killer before it was tampered with.
@DerMoerpler
Жыл бұрын
@@daddydev3804 On my list of movies that don't exist but I would like to see, the The Thing remake with it's originally intended practical effects is up there. They looked amazing and the filmmakers were clearly huge fans of this version, with how accurately they reconstructed the Norwegian base. Gotta hate studio interference sometimes.
@greenherb3229
Жыл бұрын
@@DerMoerpler Yeah, I think if they went with that + the Pilot cut then it would've been better, they'd still need to change some stuff that were messy even without the CG and they might have to extend the film so that we could remember some less important characters (off the top of my head there was Henryk and Karl who didn't get much screentime and were killed unceremoniously)
@disturbed1013
4 ай бұрын
@@axlm.808 2011, and it's not "fun". The creative team worked long and hard, just to have all their work replaced and covered by cgi in the end. The director was heartbroken, he left Hollywood (it was his first project there and he really loved JC 82' version). It kinda pisses me off.
@danielallen3454
Жыл бұрын
It never fails. *Every* reaction. They all start the exact same way: "Why are they shooting at the dog?! Don't kill the dog!" 20 minutes later and it's a whole different story . . .
@RS54321
Жыл бұрын
Her reaction: Don't kill it, you POS!! His reaction: What a terrible shot! (that's what I thought! :P)
@Schone23666
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunate most of them don't speak Norwegian...
@kevinirmiter3669
Жыл бұрын
The choice to be a dog was probably intentional... it knew that this would make the humans let down their guard and even try to protect it.
@paulhayes5684
Жыл бұрын
Exactly dude
@maketycry3952
Жыл бұрын
Me in the first 13 minutes watching this: “Stop worrying about the dog! It’s not a dog Nikki!”
@jjc5871
Жыл бұрын
I was just annoyed by the extreme overreaction.
@carlyholmes3604
Жыл бұрын
not just me screaming stop rooting for the dog
@wilmartinez1
Жыл бұрын
That almost made me stop watching the rest of this video lol
@mirasolbalaga5616
Жыл бұрын
@@jjc5871 I agree. I’ve been reluctant to watch their reactions because of her extreme overreaction. I like them, but it’s too much at times. I just love this movie
@2old4gamez
Жыл бұрын
@@jjc5871 Welcome to Nikki overreacts, you'll get used to it, eventually. Maybe...
@3lement2010
Жыл бұрын
Crazy how this movie is 40 years old is still scarier and has better effects than most movies today.
@sonicartzldesignerclan5763
Жыл бұрын
Not really its just an nostalgie effect.
@ThePyroSquirrel1
Жыл бұрын
Yep it holds up incredibly well!
@brom00
Жыл бұрын
@@sonicartzldesignerclan5763 at least it makes people wonder how it was done. These days it's tossup of good or bad CGI. I'll take Rob Bottom's practical FX over anything someone can do with a computer.
@0okamino
Жыл бұрын
I think a generous portion of that is the story. To build a lasting structure, it’s very important to start with a solid foundation. People often (though not without good reason) bash remakes, but it’s easy to forget that this movie is one. It’s just one that shows how to do it right.
@wtimmins
Жыл бұрын
@@sonicartzldesignerclan5763 It's not nostalgia. There are plenty of 80s movies with really terrible sfx.
@anothercat1300
Жыл бұрын
The lack of explanation in movies is a lost art. It's what makes people talk about it afterwards. It's great!
@adamali813
Жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@Trahzy
Ай бұрын
Like the first Alien film too.
@labmonkeyplays6665
Жыл бұрын
Everytime I've introduced anyone to this movie in the past and present... it's always "WTF?!" and watch them squirm and love it at the same time. They don't make movies like this anymore. Beautiful reaction!
@3xPin
Жыл бұрын
They didn’t make movies like this then either.
@tannhauser5399
Жыл бұрын
@Labmonkey Plays - True that, especially when it is all based on a reall life experience man... this whole "dog changing" scene is like my brutal and violent night on the toilet, after eating some old smelly (and yet still very juicy) burrito. I cannot remember much after that, but I know it was deadly for other people in the building. Life changing experience, for my pants too.
@robertarodecker2558
Жыл бұрын
@@tannhauser5399 based on a short story. Title who goes there? Not real life. Smh
@3xPin
Жыл бұрын
@@robertarodecker2558 🤭 Read the whole comment. It’s just a joke.
@DerMoerpler
Жыл бұрын
@@3xPin Correct. And they didn't even like it back then, based on box office and critical reception. Carpenter was ahead of his time man.
@matthewdunham1689
Жыл бұрын
I love the fact Carpenter make everyone root for the dog, then he makes you say KILL THE "DOG" KILL THE "DOG". 🤣
@Genesivare
Жыл бұрын
I never rooted for the dog... I knew from the start that something must be wrong with that mutt.
@gluuuuue
Жыл бұрын
It's always interesting to me when I come across first time viewers whose initial impulse to the opening scene is to wonder what's wrong with the people rather than what's wrong with that dog.
@jasondemagio4449
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I don’t know about most people but if a literal helicopter and it’s crew were panicked and hunting a dog I’d assume it was for a good reason. Rabies probably lmao
@wolfwing1
Жыл бұрын
everyone, nothing better happen to that puppy. Those that know the movie, "THE PUPPY? what about everyone else???
@mannylugz5872
Жыл бұрын
When I first saw this m0vie back in the 80s that was als0 my reacti0n. I th0ught th0se guys went crazy.
@gluuuuue
Жыл бұрын
@@wolfwing1 Lol. Yeah, turns out it was way too late for that, Nikki.. It already happened...!
@LordofFullmetal
Жыл бұрын
Right? It's so interesting that NO ONE ever cottons on to the fact that maybe, just maybe... There's a reason this guy is so determined to kill the dog. I guess it's because we're trained to see the best in animals and the worst in humans.
@marcquestenberg8385
Жыл бұрын
1982 was a great year for cinema. Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, ET, Poltergeist, Mad Max 2 , Tron. Musically also a great year
@ryrs0812
Жыл бұрын
Yep, but you forgot the best of all... Blade Runner
@cliftonconnor9389
Жыл бұрын
Mad Max 2? Road Warrior?
@cliftonconnor9389
Жыл бұрын
Also First Blood, Star Trek Wrath of Khan, and Rocky III.
@moomerchant
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction to such a classic movie. 1982, no CGI, all practical effects, real explosions. Rob Bottin and Stan Winston's creature effects are amazing even for today, let alone in 1982! Also Ennio Morricone's soundtrack is one of my favorites. I highly recommend the commentary track on the Blu-Ray. It's Kurt Russel and John Carpenter talking about how much fun they had in BC making this movie. It's one of the best commentaries ever.
@Asoleimani1989
Жыл бұрын
This movie influenced so much stuff, from Resident Evil to Stranger Things. It’s Legendary.
@francoochoa3176
Жыл бұрын
The Hateful Eight
@DCFCfanatic
Жыл бұрын
A little props have to go to HP Lovecraft too. They borrowed elements from his stories. This also includes the rest of the Apocalypse Trilogy....Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness...also John Carpenter films.
@roykentseyebrows4196
Жыл бұрын
@@DCFCfanatic Fun side fact... John Carpenter considers Cigarette Burns, his short from the Masters of Horror anthology show to be part of his Apocalypse series of films.
@Igoorboy
Жыл бұрын
dead space
@rojogallardo9597
Жыл бұрын
👁️-conic
@draskang
Жыл бұрын
Movie is so damned good. Music, ground-breaking FX, characterization, fun plot theories, amazing direction, super rewatchable...
@anthonysalinas-candelero9978
Жыл бұрын
And W acting from everyone even Kurt Russel and the dogs
@dollhouseintheattic5856
Жыл бұрын
I’m honestly amazed y’all haven’t seen this one yet! One of my favorites of all time! The dog actor (Jed) is fantastic and also played the titular White Fang in both of those movies.
@rusenakman
Жыл бұрын
Well Nikki probably switch the channel if she see the beginning on tv befoer LOL Good for us
@williambaucum3318
Жыл бұрын
Hi Nikki and Steven, The movie soundtrack was created by the late and great film composer Ennio Morricone. Who's list of great film scores includes The Untouchables, The Good The Bad and The Ugly,The Hateful Eight, Etc. And once again I always enjoy your reactions.
@KrushgrooveOG
Жыл бұрын
This comment needs more up votes. I was about to right something similar. But yes Mr. Morricone is one of the greatest composers to ever lived.
@roadlifeproductions4905
Жыл бұрын
The ambiguous ending is my favorite part. Four possible outcomes, three of them with horrifying implications. 1. Both Mac and Childs are human, and resolve their differences before freezing to death. 2. Mac is the thing, using the bottle to infect Childs. 3. Childs is the thing, and Mac tests this by giving him the bottle (which could be a molotov) and Mac’s chuckle after Childs drinks it is a laugh of despair. 4. They’re both the thing.
@oddrdt
Жыл бұрын
I think with the lack of breath air being seen by Childs, it's #3, though I never caught the molotov detail.
@Lopez03Eduardo.
Жыл бұрын
Well 2002 video game which is the true sequel Carpenter confirmed it Mac and Childs are not the Thing. As the comics Childs is the Thing and Mac hunts it down it's an awesome comic
@Gunnar001
Жыл бұрын
@@oddrdt You see his breath.
@needude7218
Жыл бұрын
@@oddrdt I'll never understand how the whole "You can't see the breath, he must be the thing" theory got so popular. Just looking at the 21:15 mark in this video you see a confirmed thing, and condensation in its breath.
@oddrdt
Жыл бұрын
@@needude7218 I mean, the fact that it's prevalent shows just how hard it is to make out. I checked the wiki, and the lighting is what makes it hard to see. I watch the movie every year, so I've LOOKED for it. It's just that it's not anywhere near as prevalent/obvious as MacReady's.
@jpwoelfling
Жыл бұрын
The part of Spaceballs, where the thing pops thru the guy's chest is a spoof of Alien. One of Sigourney Weaver's best movies.
@walteralcaraz5898
Жыл бұрын
An interesting note is that in John Carpenter's first main movie, Halloween (1978), one of the children is watching The Thing (1951), the original version, whose full name was The Thing from Another World. Now, about 4 years later, we have Carpenter's awesome remake of that film. There was a "prequel" made in 2011, that was called the same name. It is a prequel, because we learn more about the history of this creature, and of the first group of people in the area. That 2011 movie ends how this one begins, with a helicopter chasing that dog and someone firing a rifle at it, trying to kill it.
@wylerXL
Жыл бұрын
also, there's 2002 the thing sequel video game. it got high praise too for voice acting, graphics (though dated for today standard), story, gameplay mechanic, and the memorable "ultimate end". this franchise spanned out the original "among us" sus.
@ortizmo
Жыл бұрын
@@wylerXL I played that game. Nicely done.
@zombiewafle
Жыл бұрын
Dont forget about the short story in Clarkesworld magazine from the Thing's perspective
@Acme1970
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget the original story "Who Goes There"
@ryanhampson673
Жыл бұрын
@@wylerXL That game was sweet! Especially the mechanic of other characters going insane and having to manage their mental state. The ending of the new movie got all the details right, same helicopter, paint scheme, clothing, glasses, rifle, everything. I loved how the new movie ended to the point you could just start this one immediately after and it flows smoothly.
@uktechnoob
Жыл бұрын
The "not again" reference that you were on about in Space Balls was actually from the movie Alien (a great movie worth watching if you've not already). There was no additional movie but there was a game that continued the story from where the movie left off. The was a prequel of this movie that answers the questions Steven had but as for the ending, it was left deliberately as a mystery by Carpenter, he wanted the people watching to decide for themselves if one more both (or none) of the survivors were an imitation. Nikki hit the nail on the head when explaining the movie poster. :)
@alchemicpink2392
Жыл бұрын
I love that Nikki's reaction to the opening scenes really emphasises the First Time-ness of the whole reaction, nice.
@wtimmins
Жыл бұрын
This is the best practical fx SciFi movie ever. Man. Still one of my favorite movies
@bradythurman7640
Жыл бұрын
So glad you guys enjoyed this so much, one of my fav all time movies in general. Love how much y’all appreciated the amazing score and the scenes where the special effects go off and the shit hits the fan. Carpenter NAILED this one for sure
@deathscythe9158
Жыл бұрын
I love how she was squeamish when the dog was revealed to be a Thing, but when the humans were revealed she was laughing. 🤣🤣🤣
@ro4eva
Жыл бұрын
Her overreaction quickly became irritating. I would completely understand if we were talking about an exploitation video, however, this beloved horror movie is not one of them.
@readytogo6569
Жыл бұрын
The dog was played by Jed, famous for many tv and movie roles. He was amazing❣️
@Valp85
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you watched this! I won't say that there's a GOAT in the horror-genre, but this one is my favorite.
@genghisgalahad8465
Жыл бұрын
There's a goat in the Eggers witch movie. Brrr!!
@theashrook6129
Жыл бұрын
That fade to black at the end is SO STRESSFUL 😂. A favorite of mine. Glad y’all enjoyed it.
@Dtronic2
Жыл бұрын
I saw this in the theaters in 82 when I was 15. There were alot of people that walked out. I was totally freaked out and loved it. The spider head was burned into my eyes for life. One of my favorite movies of all time. The music is phenomenal and the suspense epic. I had a hard time sleeping for days.
@21stcenturyhiphop
Жыл бұрын
They weren't ready...
@itt23r
Жыл бұрын
I saw it in '82 too but don't remember anyone walking out. In fact the only ones I recall who didn't like it were the critics. And I suspect they panned it out of fear if they didn't they'd be ridiculed for dissing the original 1950's version of The Thing (which at the time was considered a high water mark in sci-fi). So for a while I was wondering if there was something wrong with me for liking the movie until I read that in Mexico they were all raving about it and couldn't understand the bad reviews it was getting here. And eventually once they realized it was safe to say otherwise the American critics did change their tune as all their websites are now giving it close to 5 stars. As for me though that was my first realization that the critics cannot be trusted because they have vested interests and it is far more important to them for their livelihood to be politically correct than it is to give an honest review. And today with cancel culture so prevalent I see it has gotten much worse.
@jayvon96
Жыл бұрын
Do you remember what parts made them walk out?
@Acme1970
Жыл бұрын
Same here, i was 12 and i was messed up when i left the theater but i loved it, something in me knew i had just watched a great movie and the image that haunted me most was Bennings getting taken over, don't know why but that image always popped into my head.
@quicksilvermad
Жыл бұрын
I got to see it when there was a screening at the Alamo Drafthouse and I had the time of my life watching my favorite movie on the big screen with a bunch of other fans, and drinking a Long Island iced tea.
@aliensondope789
Жыл бұрын
"I don't know what the hell's in there but it's weird and pissed off..." Best line.
@norwegianmaster744
7 ай бұрын
Right after... HEY SWEDEN!!
@ThraxxMediaOfficial
Жыл бұрын
Say about the 2011 Prequel-Sequel whatever you will, but one THING (pun maybe intended) that I loved about it was: it _perfectly_ and _seamlessly_ tied both movies together in a fashion I hadn't ever seen done to that level before. The way they replicated all the connecting scenes and set pieces was absolutely mind blowing and executed with amazing attention to detail. Plus I kinda like Mary Elizabeth Winstead (she was great in 10 Cloverfield Lane) so there's that, too. :D
@andresjf0608
Жыл бұрын
So glad you guys had a great time with this! This is easily one of my favorite movies! Fun Fact: This iconic score was by the legendary Ennio Morricone. His music became infamous from the old spaghetti westerns, such as “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”
@mankdemelord6974
Жыл бұрын
Even more strange is that Ennio Morricone actually won a Razzie award for “worst soundtrack” for this movie.
@andresjf0608
Жыл бұрын
@@mankdemelord6974 What?! Man, it’s so funny going back and reading early reviews when the critics trashed it! 40 years later, aged like a fine wine into classic cinema 😆
@OronOfMontreal
Жыл бұрын
This is one of the reasons that Tarantino went to the trouble of finding and using an unknown Morricone soundtrack for his "Hateful Eight" , a movie in which a number of strangers become increasingly paranoid, while entrapped by a blizzard in close quarters. It is an homage to this movie.
@mannylugz5872
Жыл бұрын
@@mankdemelord6974 M0st m0vie critics ar0und that time hated this m0vie. Why? Because they are all enchanted by an0ther alien enc0unter m0vie called ET: The Extraterrestrial, which is a feel g00d m0vie ab0ut a friendly alien wh0 g0t stranded 0n earth.
@michaelschwartz8730
Жыл бұрын
In case no one's said it already, that awesome explosion at about 35:24 in this video was real dynamite, and WAY bigger than Kurt expected
@Wolvie181
Жыл бұрын
Suffered a concussion from it too.
@Chuck_EL
Жыл бұрын
@@Wolvie181 and Wilford was a marine and told Kurt and Keith not to take it easy on him and he was gonna legit put an ax though that table which isn't easy so even at his age Wilford was still strong as fuck rip Mr Brimley
@michaelschwartz8730
Жыл бұрын
@@Chuck_EL AND Wilford had worked as a cattle rancher, and was the only one of the cast who didn't want to throw up during the autopsy scenes
@gpeddino
Жыл бұрын
By the way, the music was made by the amazing Ennio Morricone. His most famous score is possibly the one for the western "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly".
@shaggjones4854
Жыл бұрын
John Carpenter did it with him
@crikeythesplund
Жыл бұрын
The basic electronic score is John Carpenter. Morricone added the orchestral parts.
@corbelius6
Жыл бұрын
And stuff that didn't make was used by Tarantino in the opening of the Hateful eight.
@jasonlane1528
Жыл бұрын
Another cool fact: Morricone sent Carpenter the score to the movie sight unseen. Carpenter got the score and added it to the movie the way he saw fit.
@msfeistybabe
Жыл бұрын
Spaceballs had the scene from Alien 1979 (the chestburster) with the actual actor who played Kane, John Hurt and that's why he says Not Again lol ;) I'm sure others commented about the practical effects and how amazing they are in The Thing!! Poor Rob Bottin put himself in the hospital from doing those effects and not getting enough sleep & not taking good care of himself while he was working himself half to death! He did an amazing job that still amazes new viewers!
@Scary__fun
Жыл бұрын
I have a feeling they haven't seen Alien. It Part 2 did have a reference to the head-spider...that's the scariest thing in Bill Hader's mind and he repeats the same line when seeing it "You've got to be fucking kidding!" Also, I don't get them comparing this to Resident Evil... the plot is most similar to the classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers which they should also watch if they haven't...especially the 1978 version.
@mechsikaner
Жыл бұрын
um...spoiler?
@JDMunoz-ct9xn
Жыл бұрын
Are you trying to ruin it further for them?
@niggardlylad2008
Жыл бұрын
John Hurt was like the white Samuel l Jackson, he never turned down a role, no matter how shit the movie was, he just liked acting RIP
@tommilaaksonen3632
Жыл бұрын
@@niggardlylad2008 Sam Jackson is a great actor of course, but John Hurt did two iconic and amazing roles back in the day. To me those performances are perhaps the best in movie history; Midnight Express (1978) and The Elephant Man (1980).
@darcyhans2693
Жыл бұрын
In my opinion this movie and American Werewolf in London were the peak of 80s special effects and it wasn’t too much longer before computer generated effects, much like the Thing, took over : ( what I love about the Thing is that it has been ‘travelling’ through the universe for years - the spaceship that crashed on Earth was just another species absorbed by the Thing and all the different forms it changes into are all species it has encountered along it’s dark journey 😳
@JoshSweetvale
Жыл бұрын
A detail I really like is the grapple mouth it deploys after unfurling Dog-Thing still has canine features, specifically dog-tongues. It was in a hurry, so it wasn't able to fully shift and settled for 'good enough.'
@kratosGOW
Жыл бұрын
I went to see this movie in theatres in October for its 40th anniversary! They were showing interviews with John Carpenters and lots of crew people behind the iconic practical effects. It was amazing!
@Alphameiz
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Excellent choice
@hewent2Jarrod
Жыл бұрын
Nikki: “Please don’t let anything happen to the dog.” Me: “Welp.” 😬🥴
@ALJ9000
Жыл бұрын
Not a dog. At least not anymore
@irishpieceoftrash
Жыл бұрын
Despite being made in the early 80s, this film is still one of the best body horror films ever made. Everything about it, the tension built up throughout through the music, the cinematography, the location and the editing aswell as the acting, and the fact that the visual/practical effects still hold up. Plus when watching this for the first time, that opening scene becomes one of the biggest subversions of expectations ever, because nobody ever suspects that a dog could be the monster.
@Soopytwist
Жыл бұрын
Unless you understand Norwegian. The guy says "Get the hell outta there. That's not a dog, it's some sort of thing."
@mousetreehouse6833
11 ай бұрын
@Soopytwist In the prequel, the last man standing in the Norwegian camp was Lars, the only crew member who didn't speak English. (The copter pilot had just returned from a refueling mission and was immediately hijacked by Lars. The pilot had no idea what was going on).
@warrenbfeagins
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! In my opinion, it is THE greatest sci-fi horror movie of all-time. The score, pacing, tension, acting, direction and the concept of what the organism is and how it functions was off the charts awesome. It is unlike anything I've ever seen. An organism that exist on a micro and macro level that digests it's victims and then copies it's cell, but each cell is it's own individual organism?? Whoa. Even the ending was perfect. It's supposed to leave you with the same unanswered questions, mistrust and paranoia just like the characters felt. Brilliant. It aligns with the title of the 1938 novella that the movie comes from titled 'Who Goes There.' The 2011 prequel does answer some questions you may have and it even connects shot by shot with the beginning of this movie with the husky. You guys should react to it too.
@barbarataylor6979
Жыл бұрын
I hope you guys do a viewing of the 1951 version and the 2011 version The Thing
@iremainteague5653
Жыл бұрын
The thing is a movie that only gets better the more you watch it. The more attention you pay the more cool details you find. It's one of my favorite movie games to try and figure out the order of the infections and when they happen. I think I've got the order mostly worked out. Love the movie.
@kidcheater5786
Жыл бұрын
Nikki: No, stop shooting at the poor dog! Everyone who knows in a Hudson voice: Kill it, kill it man!
@frankhuizar9171
Жыл бұрын
John Carpenter’s music from Halloween and The Thing are absolutely perfect for suspense and horror. I’m so glad you guys watched this classic movie.
@k3n12ock
Жыл бұрын
One of the best horror movies ever. Probably the best use of practical effects as well. And of course, the usual concern for the dog until... lol
@dorkmier
Жыл бұрын
Hey guys, this story was written by John W. Campbell, Jr. The novella is called Who Goes There? and was published in 1938. The 1951 movie, The Thing From Another World, was loosely based on the novella. John Carpenter and he friends were huge fans of this film, so when he went to remake it he didn't want to step on its toes so he went back and followed the story in the novella. Great reaction to a great movie and loved the ending. Keep up the good work.
@salvationsplace
Жыл бұрын
The original "the thing from another world" is a stand out classic on its own. Creepy and shocking (when they discover the saucer in the ice) and an experimental film, it's a joy to watch. Carpenter said that it was made for its time and that he had to do the remake for its time for it to work
@gordonfreeman9566
Жыл бұрын
Carpenter was also inspired by H.P. Lovecrafts “Mountain of Madness” for this movie.
@seangallagher1268
Жыл бұрын
I'm generally not interested in B&W movies, but the original is fantastic. Right up there with "Forbidden Planet".
@dorkmier
Жыл бұрын
@@seangallagher1268 Indeed and The Forbidden Planet is excellent.
@ademozkum2716
Жыл бұрын
My favorite reaction line in this video is in the beginning when Nikki says, "Good puppy. That's a good dog."
@michellemorgan6986
Жыл бұрын
When Nikki said "Bad dog!!" I completely lost it! 🤣
@paulmatthews463
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see a movie today with FX this good and no cgi
@Grottgreta
Жыл бұрын
The special effects are still mind-blowing, Rob Bottin who was in charge (with a little help from the legendary Stan Winston) was like in his early 20s when they made this which is just incredible. He worked so hard they had to rush him to the hospital, but in the end he created something amazing which still holds up 40 years later
@robertarodecker2558
Жыл бұрын
You believe that guy in the video said the special effects don't hold up today? He's crazy!
@Fedorevsky
Жыл бұрын
The CGI of today wouldn't hold up in the 80s.
@Nostalgic90s765
Жыл бұрын
Fun tidbit: the dog in the movie was named JED, and he was actually a Wolf/Alaskan Malamute hybrid. This was his first movie, but he was in a lot of movies/tv shows after this most notably starring roles in White Fang (1991 w/ Ethan Hawke) and the Journey of Natty Gann (1985, I think). Probably the best dog "actor" of all time. Lived to be 18, which is insanely long for a dog that size. Even filmed White Fang 1 at age 14.
@johnw8578
Жыл бұрын
This is such an awesome movie. At the time, critics did not like it (but they never liked horror movies) and the box office didn't like it very much because people preferred to go see E.T. But it did well in rentals and grew a cult following. Most of John Carpenter films are sleeper hits and I highly recommend checking out more Carpenter films.
@mrmikeshea
Жыл бұрын
I’m so glad y’all loved this. By far my favorite horror movie.
@gezbanks1277
Жыл бұрын
It's incredible to think that when this came out , it failed at the box office , the best horror movie ever made imo , it's perfection and carpenter never gets the credit he deserves
@andreim.5324
Жыл бұрын
E.T. was to blame for that. Everybody and their kid just went to see the happy alien movie. That movie as a cinematic piece is a joke compared to this. But it had kids, a lovely alien and Steven Spielberg so The Thing did not have a chance at the box office. Carpenter should have delayed it's release until 1983. There is a reason why rated R movies are among the best in cinema.
@Talisguy
Жыл бұрын
1982 was an amazing year for fantasy and sci-fi. It had the bad luck to come out in a very crowded market: it probably would've done much better at the box office if it had been released one year earlier or later.
@MonkeeKnucklez2
Жыл бұрын
The box-office can be blamed on bad timing. What blows my mind is that it was poorly reviewed at the time too! Who watches this film and says this is a bad movie?!? I loved this film since the first time I ever saw it and I am astounded that so many “professional” film critics watched it and said it was bad.
@awesomness36
Жыл бұрын
@@andreim.5324 … ET is a classic. Getting bitter that audiences chose it is just pathetic
@CoolStuffZone
Жыл бұрын
John Carpenter is a master at creating suspenseful soundtracks. His soundtrack on Halloween made the movie.
@fiore7939
Жыл бұрын
Ennio Morricone did the soundtrack.
@googlename3859
Жыл бұрын
the practical creature effects in this movie hold up better than 99% of what has come after. Rob Bottin is a prodigy
@IntroXietyGaming
Жыл бұрын
Love how you guys listened to your viewers and watched this! John Carpenters The Thing is my favorite horror movie of all time! It’s such a classic and the practical effects are superb! 😁
@northwind2538
Жыл бұрын
Legit one of my favorite, if not my absolute favorite, horror movies of all time. Really laid the groundwork for a lot of media in the past 40 years and did a lot with little. All the practical effects still blow my mind to this day.
@FreemanicParacusia
Жыл бұрын
If the prequel had gone with practical effects over CGI it’d have been so much better
@r.e.tucker3223
Жыл бұрын
No dogs were harmed. Jed, the first dog, lived several years after the film.
@ryanhampson673
Жыл бұрын
The newer the Thing movie is a prequel about what happened at the Norwegian base. It flows perfectly into the beginning of this movie, down to what the guys are wearing, the rifle, the same helicopter, paint scheme...everything
@RS54321
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I loved that prequel!!
@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051
Жыл бұрын
And every person who is a actual fan of the original movie and knows it's director thinks knows it is trash. The prequel is absolute garbage made for dumbass idiots who prefer CG and poorly written plots over anything else.
@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051
Жыл бұрын
@@RS54321 The prequel is absolute garbage made for dumbass idiots who prefer CG and poorly written plots over anything else.
@DIGMyers
Жыл бұрын
Classic! In my top 5 of all time any genre. I have watched it well over a 100 times and 1st watched it on HBO probably around 83 when I was 7 years old.
@guscarlson7021
Жыл бұрын
The prequel is worth seeing. What happened at the Norwegian camp? Also titled "The Thing" with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton. I really liked it.
@TaraLynJoseph
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. It's pretty underrated.
@DirtMaguirk
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunate that the studio execs messed it up with the CGI. Originally, the prequel was going to continue using practical effects. They owe us that movie.
@guscarlson7021
Жыл бұрын
@@DirtMaguirk That's very interesting. I noticed all the cgi including the flames.
@JeshuaSquirrel
Жыл бұрын
@@DirtMaguirk there's an episode of the KZitem channel Corridor Crew where they go over that. They have some of the original footage and the practical effects looked good.
@JeshuaSquirrel
Жыл бұрын
@@guscarlson7021 the decision was made too late in production to get the CGI perfected.
@christinehorror8178
Жыл бұрын
This movie looks better than movies made now!! Great acting, great music, great suspense, great directing.. just ahead of its time. Seriously best horror scify movie ever!! So sad it didn't make money.. people didn't know what was up then lol. It deserves all the love!! Glad you guys loved and so many cool behind the scenes facts, like the sfx were done by a 22 year old with some help from Stan Winston with the dog thing, Kurt Russell saved everyone from their bus almost falling off a mountain .. just crazy.. Kurt was the hottest in this too woot!!
@peteturner3928
Жыл бұрын
It never gets old watching reactors having a WTF moment with the dog and also the de-fib! Great reaction again guys.
@rickygonzo2781
Жыл бұрын
Just sitting here waiting for Nikki to change her mind about the dog 😂😂
@Fudgemandude335
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact Rob Boutine the guy who did the bulk of the practical effects for this film was like, 18/19 when this was done
@marygarrison9882
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies. Saw it in the theater when it first came out. I can't believe you guys haven't seen this before. I like the original too but this one had great atmosphere built up. The music was great. Everything about it is great.
@nancyberry1039
Жыл бұрын
Another reference to this movie that you see in Stranger Things is when Dustin calls Mr. Clark at home to ask about how to build sensory deprivation tanks. Mr. Clark is watching this movie with his lady friend & explaining how the film makers did the special effects for the "spider head" scene.
@hulkslayer626
Жыл бұрын
I have watched someone react to this movie who spoke Norwegian and knew what they were saying... and STILL said "Don't hurt the puppy!" 🤦
@hulkslayer626
Жыл бұрын
Also, remember when he says the Thing imitates lifeforms and does it perfectly? Well, it imitated that one guy so well, it even imitated his heart defect, and that's why the Thing literally had a heart attack. So cool.
@MeerkatADV
Жыл бұрын
"That's a good dog." Narrator: "It would turn out to not be a good dog."
@shainewhite2781
Жыл бұрын
The Dog Kennel Sequence was done by Stan Winston Studios while portions of the scene were done by Rob Bottin.
@MySerpentine
Жыл бұрын
Love this movie . . . I suspect that the monster was just as scared as anyone. The paranoia was definitely the most dangerous issue.
@fxbear
Жыл бұрын
There’s a terrific short story from the things point of view floating around.
@lucianaromulus1408
Жыл бұрын
I've always wondered if this Alien was malicious or just trying to survive..be interesting to get it caught in a room it can't escape, wonder if it would be open to conversation or it knows it'll just be experimented on and not let free.
@SengirIndustries
Жыл бұрын
@@fxbear came to say that, it's a fantastic story!
@arnodk2852
Жыл бұрын
@@fxbear Yeah, The Things by Peter Watts.
@shainewhite2781
Жыл бұрын
35:26, that explosion almost killed Kurt Russell! I kid you not, he almost died doing this scene! He revealed this in the film commentary.
@Lucklaran
Жыл бұрын
37:46 Important thing to remember, there were 2 Thing's in the camp prior to the "blood test". The Norris and Palmer Things were likely working on this before Blair was locked up in the shed. One of them most likely assimilated Blair after Mac went to check on him the last time. Blair was wearing his glasses then, but not later, when the Blair Thing attacks Gary.
@ApolloCDR
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget Blair touched one of the organisms he was dissecting with the tip his pencil and then put that end of the pencil in his mouth...
@Talisguy
Жыл бұрын
I think Blair was assimilated before Mac went to check on him the last time. I took the noose to mean that Blair was planning to commit suicide so he couldn't be assimilated, and yet when Mac checks up on him he's begging to be let back in, and suddenly he doesn't seem to care about whether Clark has done anything suspicious or if they've managed to find a way to root out the imposters... I think he was assimilated after making the noose.
@JoshSweetvale
Жыл бұрын
I'd like to think that Blair had been poisoned by Thing meat and the reason he was acting "all better now" while having been 30 seconds from hanging himself was the parasite trying to "look normal" having wrested control from Blair *just moments ago.* It explains why he's so damn dazed, clearly not good at Humaning yet and, again, inches from suicide.
@yoloswagthuglifeselfie568
Жыл бұрын
A personal favorite of mine. So glad you guys watched it!
@AnaFox
Жыл бұрын
"He makes a better door than a window" 🤣 the comebacks on this reaction were next level!
@lamb7
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I really enjoy your reactions. One of my favorite sci-fi movies is John Carpenter’s Starman, with Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, and Charles Martin Smith. If you haven’t caught it, it’s a gem.
@matthewstearns5418
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you guys enjoying one of the greats of horror movies. I got to see this with my wife at the local drive-in. Still holds up even after so many years.
@kimberlyjeanne9456
Жыл бұрын
You guys HAVE to watch Escape from New York next!! Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken 🔥🔥🔥 Adrienne Barbeau, Isaac Hayes, Donald Pleasance... It's a John Carpenter classic!
@riddic-tu4uw
Жыл бұрын
One of the best horror movies ever. Also check out the prequel ( also called The Thing) from 2011. Some pretty cool nods to the original you can spot in that movie.
@mclovin8435
Жыл бұрын
Prequel is not great, but kinda underrated... It's actually really enjoyable
@Xionaga
Жыл бұрын
One theory is that mccready gave the bottle full of gas to him at the end so he knew he was the thing but he couldn't do anything about it.
@nightfall902
Жыл бұрын
Actually the dog at the start is a malamute.
@godzillalover2
Жыл бұрын
The sound the things made my skin crawl, and the music was the best. I read that the last day of filming they really did blow up all the sets. The ending pissed of a lot of people but I thought it was prefect, and the only way it could be ended.
@misscryptoria
Жыл бұрын
The dog's name is Jed. He was also in White Fang and The Journey of Natty Gann.
@johnw8578
Жыл бұрын
Best dog actor EVER! (well, maybe next to the Lassie dogs...and Benji)
@CaesiusX
Жыл бұрын
32:30 _"And they're on no sleep too…"_ ● Speaking of which, *Rob Bottin* who took over for *Stan Winston* had worked on *_The Thing_* seven days a week (including late nights) for a year and five weeks straight, producing every creature effect (with the exception of the transformed dog, which was partially done by Stan Winston). And hey, *Botton* was only 22! 🤯 30:08 *Steven:* _"Is this the scene they made fun of in Spaceballs?"_ ● Nah. The *Spaceballs* scene you're referring to is when *John Hurt* reprised his role from *Alien* (1979).
@mistyd0116
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my all-time favorites. You can't go wrong with John Carpenter movies.
@jean-jacquesgoebel5088
Жыл бұрын
Oh, I would Not sign that Statement.
@ShinNorimaro
Жыл бұрын
I always love reactions to the opening dog chasing scene because EVERYONE is like “oh…it’s so cute. Don’t hurt the puppy” and later they’re like “whoops”. Lol What was the “movie that shall not be named”?
@maximusmfg
Жыл бұрын
This is easily in my all time top ten movies. Movies like this prove that practical effects are better than CGI. Love the reaction, glad you guys liked it. And btw the spaceballs spoof is from Alien
@johnw8578
Жыл бұрын
I saw this in the theater when I was a kid. Needless to say, I was suspicious of my dog after seeing this movie -- he was acting weird. :)
@garethpendlebury7996
Жыл бұрын
Saw this at the movies when it came out. The audience reaction was just amazing. Ground breaking practical effects set in motion the year previously by An American Werewolf in London. Still holds up to this day. I just love the skill and imagination that goes into practical effects. Ray Harryhausen frightened me to death with Talos as a kid. Can't beat them.
@rockoperajon
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: during the autopsy scene, they used real organs from a butcher shop. All the actors were disgusted and had to work hard to hide it, except Wilford Brimley, who had grown up on a farm, slaughtering and butchering livestock, so he was completely unfazed.
@joshjames582
Жыл бұрын
I'm really glad they left so many things mysterious in this movie, especially the origin of the Thing. It's clearly very intelligent and able to build complex machinery. Whether or not it built the space ship they uncovered in Antarctica or was originally some kind of bio-weapon on board that got loose is the big mystery. I'm kind of guessing it's the second one, which makes it similar to the Xenomorphs in Alien, except much more intelligent, likely because it assimilates memories and knowledge from every organism it infects and copies. I'm guessing it assimilated all the aliens on board the ship along with their skills, and made a crude copy of a smaller craft using that knowledge. Being an alien from outer space would explain some of the weird appendages and modes of locomotion it uses sometimes. Those crab legs probably came from some other life form it encountered in space, as well as the tentacles, etc. I'm guessing the original Thing was just a lump of cells in a petri dish at some point.
@bellalegendre2644
Жыл бұрын
I haven't seen "The Thing" in years!! I think this was the first Kurt Russell movie I saw as a kid. I still need to watch the prequel.
@johnw8578
Жыл бұрын
The prequel is not as good.
@Lopez03Eduardo.
Жыл бұрын
If you want a sequel play the 2002 video game its the true sequel its canon John Carpenter himself confirmed it
@LordDelakar
Жыл бұрын
There are some really cool theories behind the ending of this film... One of the big theories for the endings is that the flask was emptied earlier and it was refilled with kerosene and when they are sitting in the snow and he pulls out the whiskey flask he's actually offering kerosene knowing that the thing wouldn't know what whiskey would taste like.
@MySerpentine
Жыл бұрын
But why wouldn't it? It can remember everything else.
@johnw8578
Жыл бұрын
@@MySerpentine I agree with MySerpentine -- it is a perfect imitation including memories.
@Mama-Dee1969
Жыл бұрын
ALso McReady has a breathe cloude while Childs does not seem to !?!?!?! There was a comic that came out a couple of years later explaining what happened after that niether were it was good. Also the video game was a season later I think and the camp is a wreak with a Thing roaming around the camp
@FredtheDorfDorfman1985
Жыл бұрын
If you want to see a man made, “The Thing” like, genetic experiment gone wrong, combined with an underwater, “The Abyss” style scenario, ya have to watch “Leviathan” with Peter Weller, Ernie Hudson, and Meg Foster. It’s good, suspenseful, and under water claustrophobic. Also, if ya want something genetic mutation freaky, “Annihilation” with Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac is freaky weird as s…!
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