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The Thing (1982) - Full Reaction (Patreon)

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Wellllll WOW that was A LOT! I felt like I had to bleach my brain a little after that. I still adore Kurt Russell though so that's a win!  It wasn't scary to me in the realm that demon, ghosts, procession is but more in the gory Alien way.  I can't believe I conquered THE THING!

The ending....we need to discuss

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William Bryan

Procession isn't scary 😂😂😝😝

PapaXan

Well done, Cassie. I knew you could handle it.

nick bell

Well done. Never doubted you for a second

JC762

Yea!!!

Daniel W

Congratulations! I knew you could do it!

Ian A

I'm the opposite. I can do the demon/possession stuff fine. It's the body horror in this and other movies that makes me squirm. Thanks for your videos!

djKENTO

Good job Cassie! I’m making an event out of this reaction. I’m getting pizza, rolling a few joints and making my world famous tsunami popcorn: Melt butter with teriyaki or soy sauce. Pop your popcorn. Toss in teriyaki butter. Dice seaweed strips and add and toss more. I prefer wasabi flavored seaweed. And I’ll add those spicy rice cracker crescents too.

Godzilla Jones

I'll have to watch this tomorrow since my wife insists I wait for her to watch it with me, which is driving me bonkers. Can't wait.

Wes

This is the one! The one I’ve been waiting for 2 years for Cassie to watch. I think i overhyped it now hahaha

Chris Arthur

Just started very excited and a little concerned!

Brian McGovern

With the pose Cassie had the beginning, I thought we were going to get a David S Pumpkin impression.

Bill Maurer

Congrats 🎉🎉🎉 "The Thing" was filmed in British Columbia. Need to watch this to see how high you jumped on the scene with the... well, I can't say.

Matthew Jaszyn

Literally just bumped my subscription up just for this movie!

Danny (Icarus)

Congratulations on making it thru The Thing, onto Arachnophobia and The Fly.😁

Joe D. MacGuffinstuff

What are we doing to this poor woman? 😆 Well Cassie, I think think if you can handle The Thing, I have to recommend the rest of John Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy," The Prince of Darkness and In The Mouth Of Madness, sometime anyway, no rush lol

Matt Rose

Hey Sweden! (They're Norwegians, Mac) Welp, I've got my next two hours sorted out. Time to dive in!

Steve Colletti

Congratulations on a reaching new milestone!

Robbie

A classic in tension & practical effects

Larry Darrell

About to Watch This, be back later. By the way... anybody ever play "Watch the Bottle" with this movie? And NO I'm not talking about gasoline in a bottle.

Jon Johns
>>119367429

Nick! When it first drops... it takes a while, I know everyone is impatient to get it going, but give it like, a little time. Also, if from lks subscribe to the full length YT channel, when it gets to 1000 subs it processes FASTER. So get everyone to subscribe! The full length YT channel is different than the regular channel 😉

Night King01

Yeah it wasn’t cgi at all. Rob Bottin the special effects designer worked for a year designing all the creature effects and then promptly checked himself into a hospital for exhaustion after filming had completed

Steve Mercier

Oh, hell yes! Please don't take this the wrong way, but I can't wait to watch you crap your pants...

Raj K. Dixit

There are a million ridiculous theories about the end. You can argue any combination. Personally, Iike to think that both Childs and Mac are human, but it's hopeless - they are gonna die soon. This movie was the first in Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy: 3 unrelated movies that all deal with the end of the world. The others are Prince of Darkness (1987) and In the Mouth of Madness (forgot the year, but I think it's in the 2000s). Consider them for more scary season picks!

Dryfesands

Ooooooh, now this I must see. I hope you're braced! My Dad fought in the Falklands War in 1982. I have since learned he was involved in actual hand to hand fighting in that conflict. I was born while he was away in the South Atlantic. He's a very quiet man but capable of real steel and determination and he must've had immense mental fortitude to get through it. The first movie he went to see after the war when he got home, released for a night out with friends (some of whom he'd fought with just a few weeks earlier) from new baby duties, was "The Thing". He had to leave the cinema because he was too scared at the bit with the dogs in the pen. His friends still make jokes about it to this day and he always gets a few DVD's on his Birthday from them of Children's Movies. His most recent birthday card from one of them came with a copy of "Up!" and a note to say they hoped he didn't find the idea of another dog doing something unnatural upsetting.

Walter

I haven't watched the reaction yet - I can't wait to. But seriously, congrats on doing it. I had my doubts. Your willingness to dive in to new things is amazing. And you have really expanded your boundaries and I am impressed. Thank you for all that you do!

Sahitya

Lol I knew u wouldn't find this that scary. Just revolting!

Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)

The Exorcist is one of the scariest movies you will ever watch ranked #2 on the all time list the Thing #9. The Exorcist will mess you up for days The Thing John Carpenter at his best.

Brandon Melling

If you thought this was gross I'm excited to see what you think of The Fly 😆

Brandon Melling
>>119367285

Same here. I think your susceptibility to that stuff is mostly based on how religious you are. The more religious you are, the scarier the ideas of demons and demonic posession are.

Patrick Flanagan

Haven't even watched the reaction yet but before anyone tries peddling their pet theory about the "secret ending" - there are no clues or Easter eggs, there is no hidden answer concerning the ending, it's deliberately left unresolved and ambiguous.

Just Plain Bob

This is my favorite movie, which is odd because I didn’t like it when I first saw it in the mid-80s. But it grew on me and grew on me. The rising tension/paranoia/dread, the genius practical effects of Rob Bottin and the wonderfully ambiguous ending; all combined for an absolute masterpiece. John Carpenter is truly the master of horror (Halloween, The Thing, The Fog, Prince of Darkness, In The Mouth Of Madness). PS: I highly recommend Who Goes There?, the novella by John Campbell, that provides the basis for the movie. PPS: The score for this film is second only to Halloween among horror films. The combination of Ennio Morricone and John Carpenter was magic.

LightsCameraJake
>>119369064

Not sure what part of his message you think is a spoiler. Childs and Mac are going to die in the freezing cold, that was explained in the movie by Mac what was going to happen. Also Its not spoilers as literally "Apocalypse" trilogy literally means the end of the world. So its pretty easy too know what the movies are about dealing with. So not sure what part you mean is spoilers but, none of those are lol.

Dave Sees Movies

No pressure, but I expect this to be the greatest reaction in the history of your channel. Nay, of ALL channels.

Mike LL

I’m at work, can’t get into any THING until tomorrow! (Insert sad emoji here)

Cheshire

Anyone can imagine whatever they choose to about the final scene. Carpenter has stated that he ultimately decided to intentionally leave the conclusion in the mind of the viewer. However, Carpenter has also discussed some alternate cuts that would have definitively confirmed some grim... suspicions (dodged that pun).

Wes

Cassie, if you want to go the next level up you should consider Hereditary and Sinister 🤷‍♂️

LionBro

Can you watch Hot Fuzz with Carly? It's part of a trilogy that includes Shaun of the Dead. Also possibly, the first two Fantastic Beasts with Carly? The third one doesn't exist.

Author Travis Adams Irish

Well done, Cassie! The Exorcist is far scarier than this film; it’s probably my upper limit of what I can handle. The Hills Have Eyes was similar. I shipped you the War of The Roses on Blu Ray; it has the same cast as Romancing the Stone. Should arrive 10/13. I recommend that or Noises Off, or both, as a funny break. They will have you laughing hard. The Silence of the Lambs was also tough to watch. So, you’ve gotten through some rough ones. But I would leave The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby alone. Those are disturbing on another level.

Choof

SPOILER ALERT FOR THE MOVIE: I've always been under the belief that neither was the thing but that they both obviously die in the cold. I think it's a call back to him playing chess earlier, him blowing up the camp was him pouring ice in the machine. It technically means no one wins just like no one survives at the end but it also means the thing doesn't win either

Matt Rose

Congratulations, Cassie. You survived...THE THING. Of note: Dark Horse Comics released a pretty good sequel to this in comic book form (a couple of sequels, actually) that picks up the story immediately afterwards. I won't spoil what happens other than to say that a lot of questions regarding the ending are obviously answered.

Matt Rose
>>119373142

SINISTER especially. One of the best horror thrillers of the past 10 years.

Dave

Congrats, Cassie, you did it! I am glad you made it through that one and you can put it in the rearview mirror now. Also, I love the decorations - that big spider really ties the room together!

Michael Labs

Another reactor makes it through the dog initiation... welcome to the club Cassie!

David

In the final scene you can tell who is the thing by the lack of visible breath in the final conversation.

Tim Raths
>>119373142

She said in her last livestream that she won't be watching Hereditary.

Wes
>>119373142

Probably best for her emotional health and possible nightmare fuel 😏

Celeste McAllister

Love more and more Kurt Russell,broke my heart I have a weakness for Huskies💔 I believe Cassie,'The Thing' may turn out to be a good warmup for 'IT'💜

Ry Jo

Congrats you did it! this one is a rough one but is a great movie. meanwhile... The Fly- "Hold my beer" lol but you got through the thing you did it!. yes, the demon,ghost and possession stuff is very scary (to me) and if it is not something you want to watch then great don't let people try and force those movies on you. great reaction, I would be interested in which movie you feel is better the thing or the fly.... as for Arachnophobia it is another movie I really like can't wait for that reaction as well. doing great love the reactions!

LionBro

Another would be the Oceans trilogy; 11, 12 & 13.

Bill Hayden

Cassie, if you want more Kurt Russell you should check out Backdraft. A movie about firefighters directed by Ron Howard.

Larry Darrell
>>119370830

I agree it is deliberately left unresloved and ambiguous... however, there are Clues and Many Reasonable Questions to be asked, and they might just lead you down one road, further than the other.

Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)

2011 version is the prequel and ends where this thing picks up at. This is nightmare fuel but The Exorcist is 100% worse. With The Exorcist and TCM (1974 version) imagine the worst thing your nightmares could produce. That's why those two movies have to be a absolute hard NO from you Cassie the rest I think you can handle. Even Suspiria (1977) which the ending scared the crap out of me. Neither one of them was the thing. The X-files did there own version of this.

Ry Jo
>>119375827

agree, DO NOT do the Exorcist, I have seen that move a total of 7 times in my life and each time It really messes with me.

Larry Darrell
>>119375181

The dog, Jed, was the same dog in the Disney films The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) & White Fang (1991). He was trained by the same man who trained the dogs in Turner & Hooch, Clint Rowe.

Blake Evans

I subscribe to the theory that Childs is the Thing at the end. Proof being that he drinks the J&B scotch and MacCready doesnt, even though we see MacCready drinking all throughout the the film and not this one final time. If you pay attention when they are about to blow up the base before Blair creature attacks, they are using the scotch bottles as Molotov cocktails. MacCready gives to Childs to drink, knowing its not scotch but kerosene. The Thing doesn't know the difference. And MacCready gives a slight little chuckle to himself. He knows. However, none of this really matters if they are both the Thing or neither are. This is a film about paranoia and distrust, which is exactly the ending we get. One of the all time greats! Congrats on this milestone.

Wu Sha Ling
>>119375827

Sure, but as an agnostic, the exorcist is a snorefest of the highest degree. All possession movies are boring like... well hell. In case of Cassie, you might all be right.

Wu Sha Ling

just imagining the olympic bobsleddog team is both hilarious and cruel

Rick Williams

That was a blast from the past. I haven't seen this movie in a long time. And it blow my mind when I first saw it as a teenager. Great job making it through Cassie. No neither were one of the things. And yes. You need to see more Kurt Russell movies. Breakdown is one of his movies I think you would like. Along with Backdraft, Unlawful Entry, Stargate, Escape from New York, Tequila Sunrise (one of my personal favorites. Watch it with Carly.), Captain Ron, Soldier, just to name a few. 😁

Eddie Perkins

I'm proud of you; someone told me you would never watch this. It just goes to show never say never. They also said the same thing about the Exorcist, but I still believe in you; you're braver than you think. As you said, it's just a movie 😁 Great reaction, Cassie. I'm looking forward to The Fly.

rakesh

Loved the various intros. This was the first youtube that I stopped watching I grabbed a copy of the film and watched along with you, because I'd been looking so forward to your reactions and you did not disappoint. The fantastic thing about this film was it was all practical effects by Rob Bottin which really stand up well even today. I had the same reaction to you years ago when I watched this about the ending. ***SPOILERS***** I couldn't stop thinking about whether The Thing had escaped or not. Personally, i like to think they succeeded and their sacrifice for humanity wasn't for nothing. Although there's the theory that childs is as when he speaks mouth isn't instantly turning to vapour. Keith David is excellent in this. He's also, worth checking out in "They Live" another John Carpenter Movie definitely worth watching. And Kurts best film (apart from the ones you've seen) is IMHO, Escape from New York. Cassie well done for surviving The Thing!

pat on

saw this when i was a kid channel surfing, mind blowing.

Grad

"It wasn't scary to me in the realm that demon, ghosts, procession is" Agreed. For me a movie like The Others is a lot more unsettling. This one falls more into the gross category.

Just Plain Bob

If Cassie has a bit of a crush on Kurt Russell, I recommend his other collaborations with John Carpenter, Big Trouble In Little China (dark fantasy/comedy/action - Russell plays comedy beautifully in this movie, as an overly macho truck driver) and Escape From New York (dystopian future/action). Neither are scary, at all. I also personally like their follow up to Escape From New York: Escape From LA. But I like Escape From LA in a “so bad, it’s good” kinda way. PS: I know they also did a tv movie on the life of Elvis Presley, with Russell playing Elvis. But I’m not a fan of biopics and have never seen it, so I have no idea how good it is.

Robin Craft

So proud of you Cassie! You faced your fears and conquered "The Thing" like the champ that you are! 👏👏👏👏 PS: I chuckled when you reached for your water bottle only to discover it was empty. I hope that makes the YT edit 😁

Brian McGovern

After watching her outro for this, it makes me think that she is not going to handle The Fly. I think The Fly is WAY more grotesque than The Thing.

Eddie Perkins
>>119375181

I think this is scarier than IT. The only movie that really scared me was The Exorcist, but I was also 12; I don't believe She could make it through The Exorcist, but it would be fun to watch her try.

Brian McGovern
>>119375418

I think she said she is planning on watching that soon. I am sure there has been some mention of it coming up.

rakesh
>>119375827

Im kinda with you TBH. Found The Exorcist overhyped and a well... boring.

Johnny Liu

Nope, no cgi, and aside from those glorious practical effects, I just love this movies sense of atmosphere. The filmmakers really immerse you into the environment so well.

Larry Darrell

*********Spoiler Film Talk************ Questions: Who's room did the dog go into the first night? From what we've seen and what we know, How Well did the Thing imitate each victim, and what capabilities of the Thing can be deduced? Who was the Third Man that went with MacReady & Norris to see the Ship in the ice? Why didn't MacReady want Blair in his Shack? What does MacReady do after Fuchs leaves the Tool Shed, and he is alone with Blair? What was MacReady's response to Blair's question in the Tool Shed? Why & How does MacReady keep Fuchs from getting help from Blair & Doc? Was Blair "Too Far Gone" for the situation? Why does MacReady tape over himself saying, "Nobody Trusts anybody now. We're all very tired."? Why was MacReady so distant with Fuchs in the Lab, before the lights went out? Why did MacReady never relay Fuchs' Warning about the Small Particle... prepare own meals... eat out of cans? Why was it an Hour before anyone found out the lights were out in the Lab? Why was there a Noose hanging in the Tool Shed with Blair... not noticing it? Why was MacReady's torn shirt outside? How and Why did it end up also in the furnace in his Shack? Was it the same one? Why did MacReady & Nauls spend roughly an Hour at MacReady's Small Shack? What might Norris & Palmer be thinking about when they look at each other as everyone is suspecting MacReady after Nauls comes back? Why did Clark have to Die? Why did MacReady test Windows' blood before his? Did MacReady's plan to "warm things up a little" really make any sense, when it was all said and done? Who benefited the most from his plan? What happened to Nauls? Who Butted Heads with MacReady the most in the film? If you were a Super Intelligent Being that could perfectly imitate any other Intelligent Being... Who would you want to imitate? What game was MacReady playing in the beginning and what re-ocurring object are we introduced to, JUST BEFORE MacReady? What was MacReady about to do, RIGHT BEFORE Childs walked up? ********Spoiler Film Talk*********

Robbie
>>119375827

Exorcist is one of my all time favorite films and one of the best good vs evil films ever made.

JimJames

I thought the breath was the giveway, with "the thing"? you can see MacReady's breath in the cold air, whereas you can't see Childs'.

Armchair Rizzard
>>119378839

Interesting analysis, but if you're implying McReady was the Thing, I strongly and vehemently disagree.

Rod Reavern

Great reaction video! The Thing is one my favourite sci-fi horror movies and a staple of my Halloween movie marathons. I enjoyed watching it for the first time vicariously through Cassie -- and her reactions were priceless! I'm aware of what John Carpenter and Kurt Russell have said regarding the film's ending; they wanted to make it bleak and ambiguous to leave a lasting impression on the audience, and they definitely accomplished that. I've watched The Thing dozens of times and scrutinized the details; I want to agree with fans that The Thing assimilated Childs because it would be a better twist-ending... however, there's a glaring logical flaw to that theory: Childs had the only remaining flamethrower at the end whereas MacReady had no weapons or explosives left. Childs was holding all of the cards! IF Childs was the Thing, there was no reason for it to sit, talk, and share a drink with MacReady while pretending to be human. Childs-Thing knew that MacReady was a threat and would've torched him immediately, and then waited to freeze. OR Childs-Thing would’ve tried to assimilate Mac immediately. The Childs-Thing Theory evidence that Child's breath wasn't visible whereas MacReady's was, is not definitive proof. It could've been the poor lighting conditions or a simple special effects error -- John Carpenter isn't George Lucas so isn't inclined to go back and "fix" his films with CGI. On the contrary, what I find most suspicious is MacReady's statement that they should sit idly and basically wait to freeze to death, which is contrary to his previous declaration "Whether we make it or not we can't let The Thing freeze again." Childs wasn't present when MacReady said that, but the audience should be suspicious of Mac's reversal. The implication is that MacReady was somehow infected at the end, and Childs was human (or also infected). If MacReady wasn't infected, it's possible he was too cold and exhausted to do anything, as he admitted, and didn't feel like trying to convince Childs -- whom he suspected of being The Thing -- to agree to a suicide pact to burn them both to ensure that the Thing was destroyed; and spare them from slowly freezing to death. Whether Childs was The Thing or not, I don't believe he would've gone for it; Mac knew that so he didn't bother. I don't want to believe that MacReady was somehow infected off-screen by The Thing after destroying Blair-Thing, which is why I choose to believe that both Mac and Childs were human at the end... and unfortunately froze to death. Definitely not a happy ending, but a tonally consistent ending for this grim and horrifying film. It's the best!

Larry Darrell
>>119379915

It's the Lighting. Watch closely. It's there. When Childs walks up and asks, "You the only one who made it?... Did you kill it?" Right after MacReady says "see what happens." Right after Childs takes the bottle away from his mouth.

Patrick Flanagan
>>119376799

Ugh, the dreaded "kerosene bottle" theory. If it's a perfect copy of a human why wouldn't it notice the difference between kerosene and alcohol? This is just fans looking for answers which aren't there

Patrick Flanagan
>>119377929

Carpenter's ELVIS is pretty good. That was his first time working with Russell and their personalities obviously clicked.

Jimmy Reyes

Big Trouble in Little China will give you your kurt Russell hero fix. Not scary tho there is mystic elements in it. Another kurt Russell hero film. Tango and Cash. He pairs up with Sylvester Stallone in that one. The Thing. Congrats in finishing. Plus you hit it on head more gore than horror.

Andrew Zayatz

SPOILERS . . . . . . . I think the ending is a textbook example of how to execute the ambiguous cliffhanger ending that leaves lasting doubt and questions. And not just how Carpenter did it, how the ending just to the story itself is (from the 1938 novella "Who Goes There" by John W. Campbell Jr.). We, as the audience, know that Mac is human because we have been with him the entire time. But there is doubt for both us and Mac about Childs because of the separation, and doubt for Childs about Mac for the same reason. I don't like to discredit theories because they are inclusive and thought provoking and fun; only worth discrediting if there is clear evidence to disprove it or if it just doesn't make sense. With that said, here are just my personal opinions on the two crowd favorite theories about Childs being a Thing: 1: He has no breath in the cold air like how Mac does. For me personally, I attribute it more to a film making oversight; maybe the shots were taken at different times or the set wasn't cold enough, something. There are scenes earlier of the whole cast outside (at times when Norris and maybe even Palmer were already Things) and everybody has breath showing in the cold. So, I dunno. 2: Childs takes a drink from Mac's bottle of Jim Beam, which Mac and Garry and Nauls had been using as molotov cocktails earlier, and they are actually filled with gasoline, which a human would never drink, but the imitation doesn't know that. I personally discount this theory because it makes no sense for the crew to pour out the alcohol (which would burn just fine) and refill the bottles with gasoline. Also, just before Childs appears at the end, Mac slumps over already clutching his last bottle, and it makes more sense that he will drink it as he freezes than it does the theory that he is hanging onto a bottle of gasoline in the off chance he has to prove that someone who approaches is a human or not. But those are just my feelings on those two theories :-) and again, it says a lot about how well executed the ambiguous ending is that all us fans are still debating and theorizing and doubting and questioning it 41 years later. Thank you so much for watching this Cassie! I have been waiting so long for you to finally see it, as have a lot of us :-) I hope it didn't scar you too badly! Please watch something sweet and wholesome to cleanse the palate!

Patrick Flanagan
>>119379915

It's just a trick of the light. You can see Bennings' breath after he's been assimilated earlier in the film. Also there's no reason why his breath wouldn't be visible if it's a perfect copy of the original Childs' human anatomy.

Patrick Flanagan

Attagirl. I knew you could watch this. You're one of us now.

Walter
>>119375827

You don't have to be religious to appreciate The Exorcist. It's a movie. I don't believe in alien life but I still enjoyed ET.

Robert Nelson

First saw this on TV when i was 13 (late night when i should have been sleeping, as was the custom back then). Scared the beJesus outta me!

Patrick Flanagan
>>119375827

I'm an atheist and I consider THE EXORCIST to be a fantastic horror film, one of the best ever. But what irks me to no end is the weird belief held by many that the story is "real." The movie and novel were based on a 1949 exorcism, about which many claims of supernatural occurrence were advanced by people who did not take any part in it. But nobody went on record, and investigations have shown that the boy being exorcised was just emotionally disturbed. Even the priests involved would not say for certain that there was "demonic possession" involved. There is no such as a real exorcism, i.e. a ritual for forcing demons out of a person. It almost ALWAYS involves people with emotional or mental problems, people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, etc. Demons do not exist, except perhaps as shadows of the mind itself. One of the genius aspects of THE EXORCIST is that THIS IS THE ATTITUDE OF THE PRIESTS THEMSELVES in the story. They are just as skeptical of the supernatural as the mother is.

Richard Maurer
>>119369064

John Carpenter never gave an explanation as to the end of The Thing, preferring to leave it open to interpretation. I usually don't like ambiguous endings, but it works for this film as there is no way to account for exactly what the Thing did to who at the end of the film, so a definitive answer is impossible. My own thought is even if neither Macready or Childs are the Thing, investigators will still find some part of the Thing in the camp and bring it back to the mainland, which will bring about the end of all non-Thing life on earth. So with both dead, it's irrelevant whether either one was the Thing or not.

JC762

well, I was kind of hoping she would enjoy that one more thinking that monster gore would be a little more tolerable than people violence gore. It’s such a good movie the way it’s made even the soundtrack and the story. Oh well can’t win them all. Thanks for watching that Cassie you’re definitely graduating into another level of scary movies.

Richard Maurer
>>119375827

@ Walter - when you say you don't believe in alien life, do you mean aliens visiting earth? Because yes that's probably not happening. But the way you wrote it sounds like you're saying there's no other life in the universe, which is pretty unlikely. The universe is incomprehensibly vast, and the idea that this is only planet that supports life is extremely unlikely, and the only planet with intelligent life is only slightly less unlikely.

Larry Darrell

****Spoilers I Guess**** Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down Imagine a person thinking He is the Smarter opponent playing computer Chess, but gets fooled and beaten by a “Cheatin’ B*tch.” Might there be another time, very soon, where He is beaten, by another “Cheatin’ B*tch,” using his One True Friend as a Vessel. The Bottle. Now imagine a Super Intelligent Thing, perfectly imitating a person who liked to play Chess and Drink. How might It position Itself into a Role of Leadership and Authority, with Unconditional Trust, in order to escape It’s Hostile Surroundings, using the Memory of its Chess Player and Drinker? And was this Person, the ONLY Person, let down by The Bottle? https://youtu.be/2PCL9W54QVw?si=u4lobcFkBBqeFUqe ****Spoilers I Guess****

Patrick Flanagan
>>119373142

HEREDITARY and most of what is called "elevated horror" or "arthouse horror" or "post-horror" really benefits from the theatrical experience. That at least forces you to focus on what's happening, even when nothing is happening. I enjoyed MIDSOMMAR on the big screen, but watching HEREDITARY at home was pretty boring.

Je suis Napoleon

Three cheers to Cassie for giving this movie a shot! Can't help but admire your courage. I just so happen to own the same Schott jacket as MacCready and I may or may not wear it every time I watch this movie.

Richard Maurer
>>119376799

Blair, when he's explaining what the Thing is touches it with his pencil eraser, then later puts the eraser up to his mouth. This is when he was infected and why it takes awhile before he becomes the thing.

Richard Maurer

Once again the "too much for Cassie" people are proven wrong. I keep hoping at some point they'll realize they always end up being wrong and stop, but at this point I doubt it.

Larry Darrell
>>119380354

Does it make things better or worse to think MacReady was imitated in the first night at the earliest or at the latest, when He, Norris & Mystery Guest went to see the Ship in the Ice?

Aaron Ritchie

This was such a treat! I honestly never thought you would muster the courage to watch The Thing. I’m proud of how far you’ve come with your tolerance for “scary but not too scary” films.

Rod Reavern
>>119380354

The third character who accompanied Mac and Norris to the alien ship was Palmer -- at least that's what the IMDB plot summary says. I'm aware that lends credence to the theory that Mac was infected during the trip to the alien ship, because Norris and/or Palmer was/were the first to be infected by the dog at the U.S. base. If it had been two Things versus Mac, that's the only scenario that the Thing would've attacked. Whereas if it was only one Thing (Norris OR Palmer) versus two, it makes sense The Thing didn't try to assimilate either or both them, because each Thing cares about its own survival and will only try to infect another victim if it thinks it is safe. Regardless, there are logical flaws with the "Mac was infected all along" theory: 1) Why would the Palmer and/or Norris Things try to cast suspicion on Mac using the shredded clothes with MacReady's name on them, if MacReady was also a Thing? No, the Thing was trying to undermine the emerging leader of the group. Also, it was a dramatic twist for the audience. 2) How did McReady pass the hot-copper-wire blood test? Mac couldn't have faked his own test because everyone was watching him too closely. 3) Why would Mac come up with an effective test to expose The Thing if he was The Thing? It doesn't make any sense for Mac to think of a viable test if he was The Thing. "Mac was infected all along" is just a contrarian theory that isn't supported by anything substantive.

Larry Darrell
>>119376799

The shadow behind the eraser was too large, so no connection made. Blair’s lip was dry also. When Blair finds out the World is doomed, he reaches in the desk for his weapon of protection, but BEFORE the camera pans down, we see the Enemy’s weapon… The Bottle. When they put Blair in the Tool Shed, Fuchs sets Blair’s Smirnoff bottle on the table. Aside from one closeup on MacReady and one closeup on Blair, the Smirnoff bottle is in EVERY SHOT. Who takes a drink from that Bottle? The same person who says, in his closeup, “Trust is a tough thing to come by these days.” Who Needs to be Trusted more than anyone?

Mikey Mike

If you want more Kurt Russell, then you should try Escape From New York. It's also a John Carpenter movie.

Larry Darrell
>>119380354

I believe when The Thing imitates someone… that someone is no more. It is 100% The Thing from then on, with all the memories of that someone. The Thing knows how to imitate the way someone talks, walks, or does their job. Also, most people assume the Things work together. Why would this be a certainty? Remember what MacReady says about Norris dying. “Maybe every part of him was a whole. Every little piece was an individual animal… with a built in desire to protect its own life.” One Thing would have no problem hunting down another Thing, if it was it’s best chance at Survival. Leader of the Hunt for the Thing, might be the last person anyone would suspect. We never saw MacReady draw his own blood.

Larry Darrell
>>119370830

I think that’s just him not GIVING an answer. John Carpenter is a Master Filmmaker, but I still doubt he shot all scenes ambiguously with no direction or point, and was able to create the Masterpiece which is The Thing. He knew who the Thing was in every scene when he shot it and he is probably the ONLY one who knows now. John Carpenter is the Puzzle Maker. It’s up to the audience to put the Puzzle Together.

Stick Figure Studios
>>119378094

Yup. I e been saying this all along. ARACHNAPHOBIA is practically going to feel like z vacation compared to these two.

Gábor Árki

I knew it! Everyone has a different tolerance, but from what we've seen so far, the supernatural/paranormal ones got under Cassie's skin and scared her the most. I was confident she can take it and if nothing else, at least she would be proud of herself for watching it. I don't find this movie too scary. What I really like about it is the suspense. It is building it so well. Also, kudos to Rob Bottin and the special effects team. What they achieved here 41 years ago is so gross and awesome at the same time. Also, what I find so eerie about this movie is the performance of the dog. The way he moves, walks is adding so much to the suspense. Personally, creature horrors are the ones I tend to enjoy the most in the genre. ALIEN, JAWS, and THE THING are all in my top ~100. I can also take demonic/possession because to me, as an agnostic atheist, it just feels like fantasy. I'm borderline on ghosts and haunting, although THE OTHERS is one I really like too. But what usually really gets me is the supernatural/paranormal horror. EVENT HORIZON creeped me out so much as a teen, I haven't dared to watch it again. Also, not fond of slashers, especially splatter movies. One of my worst movie experiences was when my dorm friends dragged me to one of the SAW movies. Yikes! Can't wait to watch this one tonight.

Shawn Kildal

Halloween, Christine, and Starman were movies that have been already reacted to by Cassie that were also directed by John Carpenter. All throughout this movie, I kept thinking "Stick together!!" Nobody should go anywhere alone. Oh well. Outside of Tombstone, my favorite Kurt Russell movies are Executive Decision, Breakdown, Unlawful Entry and Miracle. Honorable mentions would be Used Cars and Backdraft.

Larry Darrell
>>119380354

If Palmer was the Third Man, then why is he hidden. Neither of the three were suspected at the time. By the end of the film, you could deduce that Palmer was the Third Man anyways, which certainly puts MacReady in doubt. Palmer and MacReady’s time of imitation are the only one’s in question, because most likely Norris was imitated the first night. Keeping Palmer hidden keeps his time of imitation unknown and MacReady’s Suspicious Nature further in the dark, adding to the ambiguous ending. Are we SURE Norris or Palmer did something with MacReady’s shredded clothes? Could MacReady have planted them outside himself? Did MacReady or Fuchs put the clothes in the shack furnace? Were the Furnace clothes the same as the outside clothes? Why did MacReady and Nauls spend an hour in the small shack? MacReady was an Avid Chess Player. What was to come of the whole MacReady Suspicion episode? MacReady proved himself, by killing Norris and Palmer, and gained Enormous Trust from the rest, even Childs, who was his biggest threat. We never saw MacReady draw his blood. Anything could have happened when we weren’t watching. We, the audience, are characters in this film as well. What we don’t see, we CAN’T BE SURE of. Nothing is to be assumed. There is NO TRUST between any of the characters or us. MacReady would come up with a viable test because it would put him Above Suspicion. He would get maximum gain. MacReady told Blair, “Trust is a tough thing to come by these days.” After the Blood Test, and killing Palmer, MacReady is looking like the Most Trustworthy of all. It’s EveryTHING for Itself.

Larry Darrell
>>119388202

The dog poking its head out of the door and the way it walked down the hallway was so Creepy. I wonder if that was a happy accident, one take. I know what you mean about paranormal movies. I can take slasher films or monster films all day, because I can always imagine some way of defeating it. But ghosts and poltergeists… what the Hell do you do? Freeze or run away are usually the only two options that come to mind. Event Horizon. Oooh Creeps me out so much too. But it’s still Fun. You should try it again, especially in October.

Carswell

Not going lie, kind of wish that Carly was reacting to this one with you

John Drake

Keep the John Carpenter films coming with "The Fog" spooky ghost story with a few familiar faces

Rod Reavern
>>119380354

The mysterious shadow has been confirmed to be Palmer because David Clennon was originally intended to film that scene but his shadow’s profile was too easily recognizable, so stunt coordinator Dick Warlock was used as a stand-in so the shadow’s identity was more ambiguous. Palmer was the first American character who was infected by the Dog-Thing off-screen. Admittedly, this seems implausible because we saw that Palmer shared a room with Childs and therefore could’ve assimilated him at any time; and Palmer shared a joint with Childs, so if what Fuchs said about one Thing cell being enough to infect someone, Childs should’ve been infected long before Mac performed the blood test. But Palmer said he’d prefer to partner with Childs instead of Windows because he suspected Windows. If Palmer-Thing wanted to infect Childs, he had every opportunity to do it before then; he should’ve wanted to partner with Windows to try to infect him. The contrarian “MacReady Theory” is absurd. Mac playing a chess computer game doesn’t mean he’s an “avid” chess player because there weren’t a lot of PC gaming options in 1982 (also “Chess Wizard” is a fictional PC game invented for the film). Considering that Mac lost to the computer, there’s also no on-screen evidence that Mac was a good chess player. If the film showed Mac defeating human players at chess and a line of dialogue said Mac was the best chess player on the base, then there’d be some evidence Mac was a good chess player. The purpose of the chess game scene was to depict Mac as a drinker, kinda a loner, but with relatable and endearing traits of being a sore loser, impulsive, and kinda a badass — although foolishly short-sighted because he destroyed his computer game only a week into winter. There’s no on-screen evidence that Mac was a strategic or tactical genius who was playing “4D Chess” by planting evidence to deliberately draw suspicion on himself. The more complicated and convoluted a plan is, the more likely it will fail. Mac was alone with Nauls searching his shack for more than 30 minutes. If Mac was the Thing, why wouldn’t he have infected Nauls when he had the opportunity? Why would Mac try to hide his shredded clothes in the chimney of the furnace in his shack if he wanted the clothes with his name on them to be found by someone to draw suspicion on himself? If he wanted to conceal it, he would’ve burned the clothes in the furnace to destroy the evidence. If he wanted to draw suspicion, he would’ve left it somewhere for one of the others to easily find, similar to how Nauls found the shredded long johns in the kitchen trash (but the name tag was missing). Why would Mac sound the alarm when he heard the commotion in the kennel? Why would he go to the kennel armed with a shotgun and shoot the Dog-Thing? Why would he request Childs get the flamethrower and order him to torch the Dog-Thing? If Mac was The Thing, he responded far more swiftly and decisively to destroy the Dog-Thing than he should have. If he had delayed, the Dog-Thing might have finished assimilating the dogs and possibly got Clark too, and none of others would’ve known. Why would Mac record the audio tape of what happened and what they knew about The Thing? And why hide the tape? If Mac was The Thing, he wouldn’t want to preserve a record of any information about the Thing or what had happened, because that would aid a search-and-rescue or investigation team in finding and destroying the Thing. He also wouldn’t hide the tape from the others who might be infected because he assumed the Thing would destroy the tape. Virtually none of MacReady’s actions make sense for The Thing. It’s a ludicrous contrarian theory to the more popular and plausible Childs-Thing theory.

Rod Reavern
>>119380354

Windows was the one drawing the blood from everyone. Mac had his hands full holding the flamethrower and dynamite. If Mac had refused to allow Windows to draw his blood, or if Mac drew his own blood without the others witnessing it, the others would’ve called BS on the test. If Mac had tried to hide anything, the test would’ve been invalid and failed to prove he wasn’t the Thing. After Palmer was exposed as the Thing and Windows died, Mac tested and proved Nauls wasn’t infected, and trusted him with the flamethrower. If Nauls had any lingering suspicions about Mac (after he cut him loose from the guide line after finding the shredded clothes in Mac’s shack’s furnace), Nauls would’ve torched Mac. After Mac tested Childs’ blood, he freed Childs and trusted him with a flamethrower. Childs was the most vocally suspicious of MacReady, but Mac still trusted him with a flamethrower and Childs didn’t turn it on him. If the others had suspected Mac’s test was bogus but kept quiet, they all would’ve turned on him after Mac let them loose. The test was convincing enough that they all trusted each other, so there’s no way that Mac pulled anything shady during the test.

Patrick Flanagan
>>119370830

Nope. This is just 40 years of viewers patting themselves on the back for solving a puzzle which deliberately has no solution

Brian Lowery
>>119369064

I suppose I thought that revealing which two characters survive to the end might be a spoiler.

Mike LL

Fantastic reaction. I like that Cassie appreciated the suspense, the practical effects, the story, and Kurt! I knew after last Halloween that Cassie could and should watch this movie. I know a lot of people are suggesting more Kurt/John Carpenter films: ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. These are no brainers. But for more good action/suspense/thrillers from Kurt there are (well BACKDRAFT is coming) EXECUTIVE DECISION, BREAKDOWN, I like DARK BLUE, and a little film Cassie might of heard of called STARGATE!

Patrick Egan

I know I'm in the minority around here, but I've never been a big fan of this version of The Thing. Maybe it's because the 50's version(which Carpenter is also a fan of) is one of my favorites since I was a kid(I'm not THAT old, it would play on the local TV station sometimes on their Saturday morning creature feature, and I'd watch it with my Dad). Cassie, if you want more Kurt Russell then I HIGHLY recommend one of his other collabs with John Carpenter, Big Trouble In Little China. I think you'd have a lot of fun with it. There's also Escape From New York, but I don't know if you'd enjoy that one as much.

Richard Maurer
>>119369064

Once Cassie watches a movie (or any reactor, for that matter) I've found that the whole spoiler thing goes right out the window. All I can say is don't read the comments if you haven't seen the movie yet.

Richard Maurer
>>119370830

Have to agree with Patrick, the ending is that you'll never know for sure what the ending is, and this is one of the rare films where that ending isn't a cop-out, in fact it makes total sense.

Richard Maurer
>>119376799

@ Larry Darrell - you really think Carpenter had "Blair" put the eraser so close without touching the Thing that you'd have to freeze frame (and probably magnify) to even see it? That's not something he'd do as it makes no sense for him to put something in the film that can't be seen while watching the film normally. I'll even admit my theory of how Blair became infected is speculation but then so is yours.

Matt Rose
>>119403898

She'd have a blast with BTiLC. I love EFNY but she may find it to be a bit slow.

Larry Darrell
>>119370830

Oh Well. It it just sounds like I get to have More Fun than everyone else watching the Thing. If ya’ll are content, then so am I.

Zane From Canada

Cassie trying to sound scary and ominous comes off as funny, sweet, and sensual. 😊

Larry Darrell
>>119376799

Hey, it could be the eraser. That’s the Brilliance of the film, nobody knows for sure. I just like to think that the Theme of the Liquor Bottle throughout the Film holds more water. An eraser that he may have touched to the Thing then lightly touched to his lower lip versus a liquor bottle that he most certainly drank.

Patrick Flanagan
>>119369064

Seriously. This movie was made during the Reagan Administration. We can dispense with any spoiler warnings

Patrick Flanagan
>>119375827

Psst, the Warrens were notorious con artists and liars. The "Amityville Horror" was also fake. And the widespread notion that exorcisms are real, and that they work, has resulted in people actually losing their lives from neglect and abuse, so I'll talk about it whenever the subject comes up, thanks though

Raj K. Dixit
>>119374898

You can see Child's breath, it's just harder because he is backlit. Besides, Bennings was infected and his breath was clearly visible.

Raj K. Dixit
>>119373142

Not Hereditary! That's about a demon worshipping cult that targets children. Absolutely off limits for Cassie, I think...

Raj K. Dixit
>>119372517

There are two alternate endings available on Blu Ray: a happy one, where Mac & Childs are rescued and proven to be human; and the original ending Carpenter wanted but the studio vetoed: they both freeze to death, and the Thing hitches a ride back to civilization when the rescue team arrives in Spring...

pinkdino99

Some more great Kurt Russel - Escape From New York (John Carpenter again) - Executive Decision - really fun action movie

Patrick Flanagan
>>119375827

Okay, if you insist on dragging this back to beliefs, prove any of what you're saying is true. I've worked in theaters for 30 years and the idea that certain movies are magical or Satanic is DANGEROUS. It's the first step leading to censorship, prosecution, even death threats. I find the idea that I have to take your unproven, dangerous ideas as uncontestable facts to be "offensive." But guess what, I'm a grown up and I don't care about policing other people's comments to protect my feelings. I'll thank you to extend to me the same courtesy.

pinkdino99

As far as The Thing, this is a part of John Carpenter's apocalypse trilogy. These three films (The Thing/ In the Mouth of Madness/ Prince of Darkness) are not actually linked. However each of these films proposes the situation that it is GAME OVER for humanity before the first reel has been shown. The Thing prequel shows that Things can not absorb metal (dental fillings/ piercings) and Childs still has his ear pierced, so he was fine if you take the future lore into account. However there is no chance that not a single cell would survive to be examined in either camp by the rescue party. In the world of The Thing we are all doomed.

pinkdino99

Test audiences were frustrated by the ending asking Carpenter who was The Thing ?! Carpenter said that the ending was deliberately ambiguous and that we the audience can make up our own ending. "Oh I hate that !" was the audience's response.

AzraRillian
>>119369064

I don't think we should subscribe to the idea that just because it's an old movie, we can dispense with the spoiler warning (no offense to any of you), since no matter how old the movie, there are always someone that hasn't seen it yet. Especially since the point of a reaction channel like this is for people to share their movie experience, it's highly possible for one of the movies to be one someone hasn't watched yet. I've certainly seen my fair share of old movies for the first time through this and similar reaction channels. That said, I suspect most won't read the comments first before watching the movie. Also, the butler did it...

Patrick Flanagan
>>119375827

??? What on earth does Auschwitz have to do with the Amityville Horror? Our host, to my knowledge, has never made any supernatural claims about watching THE EXORCIST or similar films; she's simply said that she has absolutely no interest in the subject. Nobody should watch anything which would anger or offend them, reaction channel or no. It's the people who chime in with, again, unproven claims, that certain movies are somehow supernatural or even Satanic who I speak up against, when the subject comes up. Because unlike a scary movie, those kind of claims ARE dangerous. Now that I've spoken my piece about "demonizing" works of art, I'll attempt, again, to end this conversation. Further replies to this thread will go unanswered by me but feel free to keep threatening or insulting me if that makes you happy, genuinely don't care.

Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)

So my love of horror movies has completely dissolved. I used to love them. Not anymore I respect you for trying Cassie I know this was a hard one for you. The Fly is going to be hard to watch in some spots. I believe you can get through it though. You made it through one of the hardest ones. You should be proud of yourself.

Clay F

Excellent movie and excellent reaction. Thank you. A creepy scary movie. The special effects. The not knowing who of the group is the thing. My favorite Kurt Russel film as a kid was Escape from New York (1981), which came out the year I graduated from high school. Me and my teenage friends enjoyed that movie.

Clay F

I recently watched your reaction to The Shining (1980), which made me think that The Shining is the scariest movie you've watched on the channel. The Shining is not necessarily well-explained in details, but the music/sounds, imagery, build-up of anticipation/tension, Jack Nicholson acting, etc. make the movie truly scary. "Kubrick was keen on using the audience's own imagination against them and, by introducing mystery and the suggestion of horror, the audience can fill in the blanks with their own fears. The story beats are very simple, there isn't a big convoluted story to follow like in many horror films." "With this film [The Shining], Kubrick is able to show that the greatest kind of fear one can illustrate does not come from a vicious creature on a screen, but from within our own imagination. It is the obscure, insidious horrors we make up in our mind that makes this film truly horrifying."

Larry Darrell
>>119380354

It’s really cool to see someone else put as much thought into as I did. Instead of just saying MacReady’s not the thing. Period. Props. ;-)

Odd Thomas

You've survived The Shining and The Thing; you can handle anything now. Apart from The Mummy apparently, lol

Bret
>>119380354

Also to add to Rod's points, Why didn't Mac turn Fuchs? They are alone together for quite a bit of time before Fuchs' death. The ending doesn't work if Mac is the thing. Why would Mac kill the final Thing creature? If the thing just turned Garry and Nauls there's now 4 of them (Blair as well). Childs being the last one which also might be a thing. Even if the thing would kill another thing to survive, at this point they are all assimilated. So Mac blowing up the camp doesn't really make sense. But Interesting points Larry, Had me watching the bottle the whole time last night. Also couldn't figure out who put the cloths outside that Fuchs found initially.

Rod Reavern
>>119380354

Yes, if Mac was the Thing he could’ve assimilated Fuchs on multiple occasions. The Thing had every reason to kill or assimilate Fuchs because he was the most knowledgeable about the Thing after Blair. The identity of the person who walked past Fuchs’ door after the lights went out is also a mystery. It had to be the Thing because it wasn’t acting like a normal person, so must have been Palmer or Norris. However, why didn’t it attack Fuchs? The likely explanation is that the Thing was leading Fuchs outside to find Mac’s torn clothes so Fuchs would suspect MacReady and tell the others, undermining Mac’s leadership. However, it wasn’t a great plan because the planted clothes would’ve been easy to miss because they were nearly buried in the snow. My suspicion is that the Thing’s plan was too convincing and backfired, because Fuchs lost all hope when he suspected Mac was the Thing and he killed himself in despair. It doesn’t make sense for the Thing to have tried to assimilate Fuchs after it lead him outside to the planted clothes, which is why I don’t believe Fuchs burned himself to prevent the Thing from assimilating him. But it was a reasonable deduction by Mac. After Fuchs died, the Thing still wanted to cast suspicion on Mac so it took Mac’s shredded clothes, planted them in the chimney in his shack, and turned the lights on to draw Mac’s attention to it. Why did it take Mac and Nauls more than a half hour to search Mac’s shack? I don’t know. For the movie, it was obviously intended to be long enough for the Thing to assimilate one of them and make the characters (and audience) suspicious. But since neither of them were the Thing, it doesn’t make sense why they’d take so long — unless it took them 10 minutes each way because of the storm, leaving only 10 minutes to search the shack, which seems more reasonable.

PickettsChargingPort

So, none of you sadists were going to say, "Hey, you may not want to watch this one alone." You were just gonna yeet her right into the meat grinder?

Larry Darrell

What makes The Thing such a Fun Movie is that there is No One Definitive way to watch it. You watch it once and think you have an idea of what happened. Then you watch it again and see something new and it changes things. You watch it again, and you see more new things and it keeps on changing and changing. Just when you think you have all the Possible Angles figured out, you talk to someone and they have a theory you never thought of. Richard Maurer brought up the Pencil Eraser, which I had never heard of. I’ve never seen my Liquor Bottle Theory anywhere, and I’ve searched. Carpenter created a film that makes the Viewer feel like they are Another Character in the film. The Viewer is not all knowing on Any character, not even MacReady. Because there is so much they don’t show you and so much you don’t know, it creates a paranoia in the viewer the same as the characters in the film. All the way up to the final shot and fade to black, you Cannot Definitively Trust any of the characters or Know for Sure what any character’s real motivations were. The movie has Not One but Many Endings, even though it’s always the Same Ending. That is some Masterful Filmmaking there.

Patrick Flanagan
>>119445299

She watched it and seems perfectly fine. Almost like she's a grown adult and not a baby, how about that?

Patrick Flanagan
>>119369064

If a movie is 40+ years old, AND someone is reading a comments section discussing reactions to that movie, AND they then complain that someone ruined the movie for them...good?

Richard Maurer
>>119369064

Who watches movies for the first time with a reactor anyway? The only time I do is if I'm never going to watch the movie anyway, and even then I only watch YT reactions. But watching reactions to movies I haven't seen yet, that I actually want to see? - I'd rather get my own first impression, thanks.

Brian Lowery
>>119369064

I’m 46. I’ve seen it, hundreds of times. I was speaking for those who, like Cassie, had not seen it up until now.

Richard Maurer
>>119376799

As covid has taught us, germs (which is basically what the Thing is, on a cellular level) spread fairly easily, but they tend not to do so well in alcohol.

Richard Maurer
>>119403898

The original is pretty good, but has some of the flaws and annoying characters that were common in that era of films. However, it is no way even close to being as good as Carpenters version - his version is on a whole other level.

Richard Maurer
>>119445731

On this we can definitely agree, truly a brilliant film. Oh and if anyone noticed the the pencil eraser before me I didn't know about it. If someone did then it's just a case of great minds thinking alike ;-)

Patrick Egan
>>119403898

They're very different movies in a lot of ways. Between the two, my preference is for the 50's version, I just enjoy it better. If you prefer Carpenter's, it's all good.

PickettsChargingPort
>>119445299

Yeah, sorry about that. I was trying to go with fake outrage, tongue in cheek. I'm bad at it, I guess, as re-reading my post sure does sound the way you took it.

Richard Maurer
>>119403898

Sure, what I wrote is my opinion, I just don't like writing 'imo' all the time. I think we can all just assume these are just opinions when it comes to the quality (or lack thereof) of the films we're talking about.

Cheshire
>>119372517

Thanks Raj! I recalled Carpenter talking about the alternate endings in an interview, but I didn't realize that they were actually filmed.

Larry Darrell
>>119376799

Hah! Great Point. The Thing is one big Germ, comprised of many germs, on the cellular level. There was no evidence to show that a Thing was harmed by drinking alcohol. Therefore, you could deduce that The Thing was strong enough to survive on the cellular level in drinking alcohol. Which no one would have expected. Also, even though it wasn’t widely known in 1982, but if you google “is sharing alcoholic drinks safe,” you might be surprised. MacReady used Whiskey to kill a “Cheatin’ B*tch,” and then another “Cheatin B*tch” used the same Whiskey to kill MacReady.

My_Cousin_Mose

I never really liked this movie as a kid and I haven't seen it in over 20 years. That ending took me totally by surprise. I'm glad they ended it like that though- now I wanna watch it again to try and pick up on clues. I'm thinking you were right and they were both human at the end but this movie definitely warrants another watch down the road for me.

Biggman83

Yes! Been waiting so long for you to watch this! I found this movie late on, and watch it for the first time 5-6 years ago. But now it’s one of my favs! If you can get through Alien then you can get through this!

Myles Away

One of my favourite movies of all time. Nearly perfect atmosphere.

Stick Figure Studios

After finally getting around to watching this reaction, I'm even more convinced than ever now that you are going to hate THE FLY. I am not telling you not to watch it because, like THE THING, it is a great movie but also like THE THING it is very, very gross. Just be warned. As for that ending, I think a lot of people tend to miss the point of ambiguous endings when they try to figure them out like they're a puzzle to solve. I don't think it can be solved. I think it is ambiguous by design. You are not supposed to know. Nobody knows. John Carpenter doesn't even know because there is no answer. Same thing with the ending to BLADE RUNNER and whether Deckard is a replicant or not. Maybe, but the question is far more compelling than the answer. Finally, if you're looking for another Kurt Russell movie that you'll actually enjoy, I highly recommend STARGATE. :-)

Robin T
>>119536676

The Fly is very gross but I still think it will be more rewarding for her. The Thing is a "guy movie" - like The Predator - aloof and unsentimental, and she's handled those well but never really gotten into them. But The Fly has a more personal and emotional story to connect with, and I suspect will land with her more like some of the war film reactions. Brutal but meaningful. Love your summary of the ending though. Exactly. The point is that you can't know. They can't know.

Stick Figure Studios
>>119536676

You could be right, but I still don't think so. Yes, it is more emotional than those other films you mentioned, but given where it ultimately goes with that, I suspect a reaction to that movie is going to be more rewarding for us than it will be for. Nonetheless, if she does watch it, I will definitely tune in.

Richard Maurer
>>119376799

There's no evidence the Thing isn't effected by alcohol either, and the Thing cells, fully immersed in alcohol would be more likely to die than not.

Erik Daniel

That was a lot. Sorry haha. But as usual, you came, you saw, you conquered. Congrats, you have now seen The Thing. You got to give it up to the special effects though. Aint nothing like the old school. I'm glad Arachnophobia won the poll, but when the time does come for The Fly, just know it will be a similar dose of nasty and gross. Another great film though! hah.

Richard Maurer
>>119445299

You're post really wasn't that much different than some of the serious posts I've seen. You need to either be so outrageously ridiculous that no one can take you seriously or just put /s at the end.

Larry Darrell
>>119536676

Ridley Scott did actually confirm that Deckard WAS a Replicant. Many fans were disappointed that he did. I applaud John Carpenter for never doing this. Because I personally believe, like Ridley, that Carpenter knows who everyone really was and when they were imitated. He chose what parts of the whole story to show, and left out all confirmations of absolutes. He doesn’t want anyone to know anything absolutely. This is what creates a Paranoia in the audience and causes them to try and figure things out. Some of us aren’t OK with hearing a strange noise in the house and just assuming it was nothing. Some of us have to investigate. Carpenter never gives us anything to find though. He keeps us searching. He wants you to stay unsettled, even after the fade out. This is as good a place as any to leave it. "I know who was the Thing in the end," Carpenter teases. "I know, but I'm not telling you ... I just feel like it's a secret that must be kept. The gods came down and swore me to secrecy." https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/john-carpenter-the-thing-40th-anniversary-retrospective#:~:text=%22It%20was%20not%20something%20I,want%20to%20get%20near%20it.

Stick Figure Studios
>>119536676

Scott says he wanted Deckard to be a replicant but the screenwriters and Ford said that he is not and they resisted any attempts to "push" things in that direction. So who does one believe? Obviously fans of the replicant theory say Scott has final say and people who think Deckard is human (like Frank Darabont) would defer to Ford and the screenwriters. Personally, I don't ascribe to either theory because (as I mentioned) I don't care. it's not an answer I find particularly interesting. It's the question that is important. Deckard *could* be a replicant and that possibility is enough to raise existential doubts in his final moments in the film. Who am I really? What am I? Have I believed one thing to be true all this time about myself only to learn I was deceiving myself. Am I the thing that I have hated? These are powerful and universal questions for all us human beings. So, in my mind, I agree with Paul M. Sammon (author of the essential book FUTURE NOIR: THE MAKING OF BLADE RUNNER) and hus suggestion that there is really only on answer to the question of whether Deckard is a replicant: "Maybe." As for Carpenter and THE THING, good on him for not confirming it one way or the other, but I don't buy that there is an answer to reveal. His suggestion that there might be is just shrewd myth-making on his part. The man definitely knows what he's doing.

David Collins

Executive Decision, my favorite Kurt Russell movie. With Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, one other actor I won't name for reasons anyone who has seen it will understand - and more than a few fans of this actor actually don't like it because of how that actor was used in the movie. Suspense, action, thriller with extreme tension, but enough comedic breaks to keep it enjoyable. Won no awards, but just about the ideal popcorn movie.

David Collins
>>119536676

I agree about Stargate, she MUST see it if she is a Kurt Russell fan. I disagree about The Fly. Yes, she'll be grossed out some, but I believe she will connect with the characters a lot more. And she really needs more exposure to both Geena Davis and, especially, Jeff Goldblum. Goldblum is absolutely riveting in The Fly. His talent is what sells that movie, as much as anything. The Thing is a pretty darn good thriller, but The Fly is a genuine masterpiece.

Stick Figure Studios
>>119536676

If she does end up watching THE FLY, it will definitely be interesting to see if she comes away liking the film or not. As I said, I think the film is brilliant (as is THE THING), but I suspect that despite the great performances by the leads and the emotions of the love story (and in some ways because of it), she's going to come away from that film not only disgusted by the gross-ness to the point of being, as she articulated here, "physically ill" ("I do not want those images in my head forever" she said in the outro), but ultimately devastated, an experience that she generally does not seem to enjoy from movies. Anyway, if it ever happens, we'll know. I admit I could be wrong (like I was about what she'd think of ROBOCOP), but then again I could be right (like I was sboit about THE THING). We'll see.

Gábor Árki

Well, I did my double feature last night with THE THING and THE MUMMY. Cassie deserves recognition for her courage to watch this movie, and to endure (or at least glance at) most of the gory scenes. However, if it weren't for the disgusting images, I think she would have enjoyed some of the thrill. My only question is which one she finds more terrifying: THE SHINING or THE THING? My hunch is it's the prior. My take is that neither of them was infected by the Thing. I think it is fair to assume MacReady was still human, otherwise his actions would not be making much sense. Childs is a harder question. He was an easy target for Thing-Blair alone in the base and him running away is also a bit strange. Although if he was the Thing, he could have easily taken over MacReady as well and just stay frozen until a rescue team arrives. So overall, the most plausible ending for me is that they were both human but they both sacrificed themselves to beat the Thing. For a Kurt Russell movie, also following up on the Egyptian theme a bit, I would suggest STARGATE (1994). Or alternatively EXECUTIVE DECISION (1996), which has been overshadowed by AIR FORCE ONE, but is an equally good action/thriller. PS: not to forget MIRACLE (2004). Still hoping movies that showcase other sports besides the usual baseball, American football and box trifecta might get a chance with dedicated poll or theme week.

Miles E Coburn
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There's a world of difference between the outright shock of body horror such as "The Thing" and psychological horror such as "The Exorcist" and "The Mist". The former will fade as the memory of the images fade. The latter tends to stick with the viewer longer (and possibly deeper).

Steve H

what would be scary if Kurt Russel would wake up later as a cloned Kurt Russel who didn't know he was a clone.

China Andronicus

Kurt Russell’s hat is so epic that it’s practically it’s own character. 😂

SHANE MARSHALL

Hadn't seen this since I was 6, it's practically a comedy now