When they bring the thing back from the other site and they're all looking at it on the table... It's one of the scariest things to ever show up on screen. No one even knows what to say it's so messed up. The slow pan over the mess of different forms is not something they've been able to capture with modern CGI.
One thing people understood back then but most seem to have forgotten: horror movies are about people, not monsters. The characters, dialog, even details like the way they dress, slang, etc. THIS is what makes a movie memorable.
Being fair, it’s not like there was any shortage of bad horror movies around the time the Thing came out, and there are plenty of good horror movies that come out today. People talk like movies used to be better, but honestly, that’s not the case. There were tons of bad movies back in those days, but people just don’t remember them because, well…they were bad.
I think it’s a balance of both. You want a good monster but also characters you want to succeed(or fail if they are written to be unlikable). That’s what The Thing, The Blob, and The Fly all did well
For anyone on the fence about double dipping, the Universal 4K/UHD BD release is a fabulous upgrade. There's an obvious increase in fine detail, but where this new release really shines: the color grading is finally spot on, and the use of HDR puts it over the top. It's never looked more real/3D than in this release. The flares pop with realism. The flashlights in the infamous kennel scene make it feel like you're in the room with them. The blue runway lights on the snow at night. I was nervous that Universal might drop the ball on this one, but it's spectacular. I only wish they had included the OG 4.1 sound mix from the Shout release.
Masterpiece in sci-fi horror, practical effects, and what a cast! The 80s will always be awesome. That haunting music, and the freaking incredibly well trained dog, cmon man....
I think we can all agree that the increase in definition and color grading make it all the more obvious that Kurt Russell is one of the coolest mutherfu@kers who ever lived... Also, The Thing deserves to take its rightful place amongst the upper pantheon of Universal Monsters and should be celebrated and merchandised as such.
One of my top three all time favorites. I first saw this at the age of 15 in the mid 80s on VHS tape with a buddy in a dark basement in the middle of the night. SCARED THE S* OUT OF ME AND I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!
I can't believe how amazing it looks!!! I hadn't bought any because I don't own a player and I also thought blu ray only came in 1080p. I didnt know there was a UHD version of blu ray. Then I realized the other day.... I have a freaking PS5! Lol! First movie I looked up to see if they had UHD is my favorite movie of all time, The Thing, and I'm not disappointed! I want it! 😂
I love this movie! It's one of my Top 5 favorites of all time! I watch it three or four times every year, and at least once around Halloween. I hope the Blumhouse remake based on the newly released expanded novella "Frozen Hell" is good too.
Can we please give some credit to the dog trainer? They way they made that husky seem so sneaky and devious and feel like a bad guy trapped in a dog's body was fantastic! 😆😆😆
Absolutely Amazing look 👌👌👌 Wahnsinn was hier noch an Bild Quali rausgeholt wurde. Einer meiner absoluten lieblings Filme. Bin gespannt auf den DTS-X Ton
This movie, The American Werewolf In London and the Howling were the last of the greatest special effects movies before CGI. This type of imagery is going to be a lost art form before to long...and that is a sad fact unto itself....Totally just great effects movie making...
I'm gonna get insulted for this but someone has to say it : An american werewolf in London is a shitty movie with amazing special effects. The transformation is incredibly well done but at the end of the day, the movie itself is still pretty bad.
@@s.p..smdness8748 Agreed..I was just talking about the awesome transformation effects of the film...something that is rather quickly becoming a dying art form....
@@s.p..smdness8748 It's quite a short and empty movie. The scene when they are attacked and Jack is mauled is frightening and intense, the undead Jack visiting scenes are disturbing, and the transformation was incredible to watch. But other than that I agree.
Ennio Morricone wrote perfect music for this movie. He got the creepy string movements just right for it, mixed with a good bit of an early 80's techno sound.
Universal… why you don’t have anything in your parks based on this 1982 version of the story is beyond me. You own it. Not like half the IP’s you have to license to have a presence there.
I saw “Extended” and got excited. 😔 I’d like an extended edition of this film. Like, when something becomes a Classic, it’s so good that everything they put on film is worth watching. I’d watch a 4hr version of this film.
the more you analyse this film the more it starts to mess with your head. exactly who is who and when exactly they no longer are. it's why 40 years later it still has a massive cult following.
Has anyone done a timeline of who got assimilated first? Movie leads you to believe it’s Bennings but easter eggs lead you down other paths. Brilliant movie making.
Actually, Clark would logically have been the first to be assimilated because the Thing dog went straight for him upon first entering the American camp. It licked his face immediately.
And his throat had been sliced, but we also observe those bloody entrails coming from his wrist...... A detail that could have been dismissed as jus frozen blood in th cold.... But we th viewers know better.. I wonder if Mac and Doc caught that.
10/10. But Universal has...maybe had? an issue with the discs in the UK. I got the special edition, and at 95 mins into the film, the picture broke and I got artefact blocking. I was gutted because at the time the special edition had sold out. What I did was to get the normal one and swap the discs over and return the other as they are the same disc in every way :-) The regular disc is fine and I was happy once more. However, I have now seen that I was not the only one. There are forums with people having the same issue. Most were the special editions and a few normal. It might have been the first batch and the issue is sorted? But if you do get a UK one. Skip to 90 mins and watch to see if over the next 5 mins it happens to your disc.
The scene with dog entering the room seems peaceful, but weird. In the book adapted from the film that was on sale the same year had this scene turn out in a slightly more creepy way. The dog enters the room. A scuffle ensues. The door is slammed shut. Cut to next scene. In other words a violent take over.
Still one of the best films ever made, the practical effects really are ageless and make it all so much more believable and disturbing.
When they bring the thing back from the other site and they're all looking at it on the table... It's one of the scariest things to ever show up on screen. No one even knows what to say it's so messed up. The slow pan over the mess of different forms is not something they've been able to capture with modern CGI.
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Agreed!
One thing people understood back then but most seem to have forgotten: horror movies are about people, not monsters. The characters, dialog, even details like the way they dress, slang, etc. THIS is what makes a movie memorable.
Yes
I mean, this movie is named for the monster, so there’s that…
Being fair, it’s not like there was any shortage of bad horror movies around the time the Thing came out, and there are plenty of good horror movies that come out today.
People talk like movies used to be better, but honestly, that’s not the case. There were tons of bad movies back in those days, but people just don’t remember them because, well…they were bad.
I think it’s a balance of both. You want a good monster but also characters you want to succeed(or fail if they are written to be unlikable). That’s what The Thing, The Blob, and The Fly all did well
@@TheFrogfeeder and the monster in this movie at least was, by far, the star of the show
"Maybe we're at war with Norway"
Now that's a good plot for a story
try moscow stations, venedict erofeev
"Look at Palmer, he's been the way he is since the first day." brilliant foreshadowing.
Too bad this scene happened before anyone got infected
@@badbreakingbadvideosnot so sure about that, the dog was roaming about freely at that time.
Could’ve been Palmer or Norris.
5:02
Palmer was first
this movie is just a serious masterpiece
He’s there , constantly in the background , weaving his magic throughout the whole film. The unsung genius of the film ……Mr Ennio Morricone.
There are two movie scores that haunt me- Platoon and The Thing 1982.
The Mission doesn't haunt me but it sure is beautiful@@fishordie1992
May he RIP. Passed away 7/6/2020 at age 91.
That bassline really amps up the paranoia, it's perfect.
A masterpiece of isolation, distrust and hopelessness...
One of those movies which can be rewatched again and again, and every time enjoying it as if watching for the first time.
As opposed to the prequel where the first time you see it its already tired and familiar
Only the best movies are rewatchable and this one is definitley in that category. One of the best mivies of all time.
@@fishordie1992 seen it so many times and its great every single time
One of my all time favorite movies. That ensemble of actors really gel.
Dysart went on to star with Petere Sellars in BEING TTHERE - - - character PALMER was on BARNEY MILLER four times - -
"Hey thanks for thinkin' about it tho". Honestly one of the best stoner deliveries I've heard.
"Forget it, Palmer!" That shouldn't be too difficult stoners are pretty forgetful. XD
The things they depict a base in Antarctica havint - guns, weed, enough money to send a cook?
For anyone on the fence about double dipping, the Universal 4K/UHD BD release is a fabulous upgrade. There's an obvious increase in fine detail, but where this new release really shines: the color grading is finally spot on, and the use of HDR puts it over the top. It's never looked more real/3D than in this release. The flares pop with realism. The flashlights in the infamous kennel scene make it feel like you're in the room with them. The blue runway lights on the snow at night. I was nervous that Universal might drop the ball on this one, but it's spectacular. I only wish they had included the OG 4.1 sound mix from the Shout release.
Looking to upgrade my TV size, what size 4k you rocking with? Excited to watch this in 4k soon
@@makeapathpresents shk
One of the greatest films of all time
Masterpiece in sci-fi horror, practical effects, and what a cast! The 80s will always be awesome.
That haunting music, and the freaking incredibly well trained dog, cmon man....
I think we can all agree that the increase in definition and color grading make it all the more obvious that Kurt Russell is one of the coolest mutherfu@kers who ever lived... Also, The Thing deserves to take its rightful place amongst the upper pantheon of Universal Monsters and should be celebrated and merchandised as such.
That unholy scream of the Thing as it transforms in the dog kennels will haunt my dreams for all eternity.
..Rabbit out
Some company makes a small 3D printed model of the dog/thing.
Love Kurt russell
MCU the Thing
He kinda looks like J. Morrison here.
One of my top three all time favorites. I first saw this at the age of 15 in the mid 80s on VHS tape with a buddy in a dark basement in the middle of the night. SCARED THE S* OUT OF ME AND I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!
I saw this and Alien as a young boy.
Im not going to say it messed me up..
America did that.
It almost looks like it came out in 2015 which is pretty amazing
The magic of film.
@@zombiesingularity I suspect at least a little AI was used in the upscaling process
I never realized, after all this time, how important the music was to this scene. It helped masked the sound when the thing attacked.
Epic film, 10/10 masterpiece.
Having Stevie Wonder’s _Superstition_ play in the background just adds so much to the theme and atmosphere of the movie.
Even the dogs acting is good in this
Yeah when he's rolling down that hall he was Clint Eastwood of pups
best actor in the film.
Looks fantastic. Still a perfect movie. It's aged well.
0:44 They censured the word s**t.... meanwhile the gored eye? is all good 🤣.
Fucked up world. Lol
When “PG” meant something completely different.
we live in a sociey where you cant say sh*t, but you can watch a video of 2 girls eating it
I can't believe how amazing it looks!!! I hadn't bought any because I don't own a player and I also thought blu ray only came in 1080p. I didnt know there was a UHD version of blu ray. Then I realized the other day.... I have a freaking PS5! Lol! First movie I looked up to see if they had UHD is my favorite movie of all time, The Thing, and I'm not disappointed! I want it! 😂
Epic. Most underrated movie of all time.
I love this movie! It's one of my Top 5 favorites of all time! I watch it three or four times every year, and at least once around Halloween. I hope the Blumhouse remake based on the newly released expanded novella "Frozen Hell" is good too.
There's a station in Antarctica that plays this movie every year as part of their tradition.
@@sztypettto correct! The Amundsen-Scott Antarctic Station.
Great now i have to watch this for the 100th time, and i love it!
Best horror/sci-fi movie ever made. EVER!!!
(1:10) I love the lighter as middle finger. 😁
I still want to see the deleted scenes about MacReady and his inflatable doll lol. The stills are hilarious.
Can we please give some credit to the dog trainer? They way they made that husky seem so sneaky and devious and feel like a bad guy trapped in a dog's body was fantastic! 😆😆😆
Dang that Dog's acting is giving legends like Kurt Russell and Keith David a run for their money
Absolutely Amazing look 👌👌👌
Wahnsinn was hier noch an Bild Quali rausgeholt wurde. Einer meiner absoluten lieblings Filme. Bin gespannt auf den DTS-X Ton
Kurt is a great actor. And played in some great movies
Lars was the real MVP, he died trying
"there was a reason why he shot at the dog we should've held him hostage"
Pies zagrał genialnie.
This movie, The American Werewolf In London and the Howling were the last of the greatest special effects movies before CGI. This type of imagery is going to be a lost art form before to long...and that is a sad fact unto itself....Totally just great effects movie making...
I'm gonna get insulted for this but someone has to say it :
An american werewolf in London is a shitty movie with amazing special effects. The transformation is incredibly well done but at the end of the day, the movie itself is still pretty bad.
@@s.p..smdness8748 Agreed..I was just talking about the awesome transformation effects of the film...something that is rather quickly becoming a dying art form....
The Fly has great practical effects too!
@@s.p..smdness8748 It's quite a short and empty movie. The scene when they are attacked and Jack is mauled is frightening and intense, the undead Jack visiting scenes are disturbing, and the transformation was incredible to watch. But other than that I agree.
The Howling was magnificent. Eddie Quist scared the heck out of me when I was a kid.
Ennio Morricone wrote perfect music for this movie. He got the creepy string movements just right for it, mixed with a good bit of an early 80's techno sound.
This must be one of the greatest horror films ever!
Kurt Russell was paid $400,000 for his role. For 1982 that's pretty good.
That would be approximately 1.4 million in 2023's money
made him a legend.. I say made him a legend...
I have this in my list of Top 5 Movies. In no particular order: Alien, Cross of Iron, Memories of Murder, The Thing (1982), Margin Call.
Universal… why you don’t have anything in your parks based on this 1982 version of the story is beyond me. You own it. Not like half the IP’s you have to license to have a presence there.
I saw “Extended” and got excited. 😔 I’d like an extended edition of this film. Like, when something becomes a Classic, it’s so good that everything they put on film is worth watching. I’d watch a 4hr version of this film.
Ennio Morricone's incidental music score is note and tone perfect for each scene...
Brilliant. one of the best movies.
This classic was way ahead of its time in 1982. Even by todays cgi standards it holds up better than a lot of the trash churned out!!!
Masterpiece
Picture quality is outstanding.
The most Beautiful movie than I watched
One of my favorite movies.
Excellently done horror movie, awesome critical acclaim till this day!
I would love it if the thing next year gets a horror attraction for Halloween horror nights
Classic sci-fi horror.
The dog did good when it was walking in the corridor !
the more you analyse this film the more it starts to mess with your head. exactly who is who and when exactly they no longer are. it's why 40 years later it still has a massive cult following.
I just bought the blu ray few months ago and didn't know there'd be a 4k release, time to double down lol
You gotta be fucking kidding.
A CLASSIC,NUFF SAID
One of the scariest movies I ever saw..
Definitely a classic !
The scariest thing we come to learn in this scene is, that both the pothead and the dog, are Things.
Was he already assimilated at this point?
Tha doggeh isn't that scary tho
@@spencergsmithPalmer wasn’t infected at this point. I think once he’s stopped smoking he’s infected
Palmer was infected after Norris, so no he was not infected here
Looks great!
Do you reckon this is how it looked in the cinemas in 1982?
I always think the shots outside have the most amazing colours, very vibrant.
This movie was bonkers when I watched it twenty years ago. It is still bonkers when I watch it now. No other movie can do that.....
Haven't seen a better , scarier movie since. masterpiece . !
greatest horror movie ever made on the Earth 🌎 ☄️
Still hard to believe the Norwegian camp is the same set, they did a good job hiding that.
I like how even the dog is an actor
The prequel was pretty decent. Time for Carpenter to do a sequel, while he's got the time.
Wilfred Brimley looked 70 when he was in his late 40s. Also: Keith David never ages..
Has anyone done a timeline of who got assimilated first? Movie leads you to believe it’s Bennings but easter eggs lead you down other paths. Brilliant movie making.
Actually, Clark would logically have been the first to be assimilated because the Thing dog went straight for him upon first entering the American camp. It licked his face immediately.
Beautiful. Be watching the whole thing again in October. Man, the sequel was a swing and a miss.
Got that right dude. I thought it sucked! It was actually a prequel.
Its a prequel not a sequel tho :P
Best "thing" about the prequel was the ending because we already knew it lead into the greatest sci-fi horror film of all time.
@@fishordie1992 Got the remastered original queued up to go this week!
Lol. The Big ol Taco Hat. That shits Hilarious
Ennio Morricone music is amazing!
1:18
I dont remember how many they were in the prequel. Were they a team of ten ppl?
10 Norwegians and 6 Visiting Americans, 16 people in total
Right up there with the Sergio Leone Clint Eastwood trilogy.
He cut his own throat so deep it's like someone axed his throat.
Tbh the standard bluray on SeriesX on a 4k tv the upscale looks fantastic. I think Il only get the 4k version if I get it cheap
Legend.
I wanted the communication guy to survive much longer.
Still cool carpenter film
Where can I watch this? This was one of my favorite movies since I was a child.
Thank you
1:52. Nothing says "Are you out of your fucking mind" like that look on Kurt's face.
Anyone else notice how Windows has the same sunglasses that Matt Damon wore in Ford vs. Ferrari? Those are some sick shades
Interesting 5:05 so that was rescored for the home market and removed due to licensing issues IIRC
tht movie is a classic
Also, was it just me? Or is Kurt Russel one of the finest men in movie history, head to toe.
question, was the guy windows was talking to (forgot his name) was he a thing when he was talking to him??
Plz put ths movie 🎥🍿 on Pluto TV
The man in the chair had blocked himself in that room because another team member was trying to kill him.
Paranoia and fear had its way at the camp.
And his throat had been sliced, but we also observe those bloody entrails coming from his wrist...... A detail that could have been dismissed as jus frozen blood in th cold.... But we th viewers know better..
I wonder if Mac and Doc caught that.
4:55 this shadow is from Palmer, yes?
I think Palmer or Clark
@@LillianGraceFullofficialClark was confirmed human judging by the collar it ain’t Palmer as well but most likely norris
Norris*
Norris
I’m fairly certain it’s Norris.
10/10. But Universal has...maybe had? an issue with the discs in the UK.
I got the special edition, and at 95 mins into the film, the picture broke and I got artefact blocking.
I was gutted because at the time the special edition had sold out. What I did was to get the normal one and swap the discs over and return the other as they are the same disc in every way :-)
The regular disc is fine and I was happy once more. However, I have now seen that I was not the only one. There are forums with people having the same issue. Most were the special editions and a few normal.
It might have been the first batch and the issue is sorted? But if you do get a UK one. Skip to 90 mins and watch to see if over the next 5 mins it happens to your disc.
Whoever's shadow that was that the dog looked at, he was patient zero.
Sure looked like Norris..
Like put back the bad words and I will want all access. I love this movie. It is Rated R too. I love that too.
Is this an extended edition with never before seen scenes?
Quick Pole: Norris or Palmer at 4:58?
Always thought it was Norris. The silhouette and Palmer probably had no personal office.
The 2nd one is just as Creepy as the original !!
Music great
The scene with dog entering the room seems peaceful, but weird. In the book adapted from the film that was on sale the same year had this scene turn out in a slightly more creepy way. The dog enters the room. A scuffle ensues. The door is slammed shut. Cut to next scene. In other words a violent take over.
Poetic. Palmer smoking around kerosene cans.
Its ok!
Old times when Hollywood knew to make awesome movies, using only cardboard and styrofoam.