The Norwegian guy in the beginning that was shooting at the dog, when he was screaming at them he said “Get the hell away from that thing. That's not a dog, it's some sort of thing! It's imitating a dog, it isn't real! GET AWAY YOU IDIOTS!!"
@@thetimeisninefifteen at least the prequel was changed to a prequel because they said they cant top the first, then they spent months on practical modern effects only to be copied over by some studio exec to say it looked bad ruining what they actually had which really did look good.
@@thetimeisninefifteen How does that spoil it? Anyone who doesn't understand Norwegian would need to have brain damage to not immediately understand that they are trying to warn the Americans that something's fucky with the dog.
I was 15. I begged my mom to take me to see this, the late night show on the last night it was playing in the little one-screen theater in the lake town where we used to summer vacation. There were five other people in the theater with us. After it was over, we all walked out into the empty street (doors wide open, the ticket lady nowhere to be seen), looking nervously at each other as we all headed to our respective cars. My mom, who never was much of a one for horror or science fiction, said as we got in the car, "I think I finally get what you see in these movies of yours. That was perfectly distilled paranoia." One of the best damned movie experiences of my life.
Yep, it is the perfect expression of paranoia and the gore just punctuates the stakes. One thing I love is good vulnerable the creature really is. The stakes are high for it too. So this subterfuge is so important to it's survival. The sequel makes is too lethal to the point that hiding is worthless as it can overtake multiple people efficiently in seconds.
@@AlandaParker And the amount of out right horror in the scenes. No other movie compares to it. Saw it in the theatre when it came out and it still looks great
@@AlandaParker shooting the dog wouldn’t have killed it. The thing would have survived. The thing that size could get shot up like Cleo in set it off and still keep going. Even small pieces of the thing can survive as their own creatures and infect folks
When you watch this again (and you really should) you'll see that Palmer (the weedhead) was a Thing all along. He even outs the "spiderhead" Thing as misdirection. It's also worth noting that the Thing can build a freaking spaceship but never tried to communicate with the humans...
Fun fact: the drink in the computer scene was meant to show what an impulsive hothead MacReady can be, but the computer did in fact cheat by making an illegal move. It was supposed to show right away that everything isnt the way it should be.
He's an impulsive hothead, but he's willing to burn literally everything to the ground rather than take the L. Normally not a nice trait in a person, but in this one narrow instance....
@@chakatBombshell to be fair, at that point there was only 4 people left, so any 3 person group would leave an odd man out. Plus it would really suck to be in a three person group if two of them were Things.
Unfortunately the thing counts on being alone with another person or two so it’s not a matter of just staying together it’s a matter of who or what is with you
@@jt808ful True, and if you're in a group of 3 as the only human, you're pretty screwed. But don't forget, we're talking about right after the blood test, when they HAD enough for 2 two-people teams and they know (or are at least reasonably certain) that no one left standing is infected....except for the guy they haven't tested yet. So knowing the thing likes to get people alone, they opt to...leave one guy alone.
There's a lot to love about 'The Thing." Oh, it's horrifying and grotesque, but the characters aren't stupid. They don't always make the best decisions, but step back and play this as 'real.' From thinking the Norwegian is crazy at first to realizing, "uh ... maybe he wasn't," it's all part of the flow of the story. And yes, the uncertainty at the end is the core of the story. Think about it. You're not sure why they would start shooting at such a seemingly loveable husky. Then the Norwegian seems crazy, although even then you noticed he's not shooting at the people. He IS trying to yell out a warning, but what? And once he's dead, everything slowly goes downhill. Even after the movie is done, there's just the right amount of uncertainty. It's not plot holes, either. Like for instance, exactly when did Blair get taken over? It's pretty clear he was still himself when he was at the computer and saw the prediction that the Earth would be completely consumed in three years if full contact was made. The Thing wouldn't need a computer to tell himself that. However, after that when he sabotaged the vehicles and the radio -- was that really Blair trying to protect the rest of humanity, or was it the Thing sealing off its prey and setting up to be 'rescued.' If the Thing fully infects someone, does it lie dormant and have the thrall run on 'autopilot,' or is it actively communicating with all of its selves? And here's another big one. Was the Thing the crew of the spaceship, or was it something THAT crew picked up? Personally, I suspect the latter. Either way, the questions are many, the answers are few, but ultimately you don't need to know all the answers. The Thing is a threat. Period. After studying its actions, you realize it CAN communicate. It doesn't want to. It's intelligent, but all it wants to do is consume. My personal take on the ending? I think Childs and MacReady are both human. There's tiny bits of the Thing left, but as long as people aren't stupid, humanity can survive. Childs and MacReady are probably going to die, but at least they held off humanity's end, if only for a while. The question isn't if they stopped the Thing for now. The question is will we learn and be ready? After all, we don't know if there's only one Thing. Sure, space can be huge, but ... welll ... what if? One final comment. How ironic that a creature so powerful realizes it, too, is vulnerable if people keep their individuality, yet stand together. Even when there were only four of them, it hid. Something to consider, indeed.
Macready is the only one who is human. Watch the last scene again. Child's does not have any air moisture when he is breathing outside in below freezing temperatures. Macready is the only one whose breath is showing when they are talking.
@@curiousq14 Oh, I have watched the last scene again. I'll even point out a few things for you. "Childs' coat was blue and now it's white!" True. However, he's been outside in an unforgiving Antarctic snowstorm for over an hour. Other people coats also turned white due to the weather. "MacReady's coat changed!" Also true. However, he had survived that massive explosion and had his coat (and many other things) burned. "Childs' drank from the bottle! It was a Molotov cocktail!" He drank from the bottle all right, and even to date, that's a theory. John Carpenter rather smugly refuses to answer that one because other people have pointed out how much MacReady drank. He had stashes all over the place. You're going to try to tell me a guy like MacReady who knows he's about to die like that wouldn't get blitz-drunk first? I wouldn't, but I'm me, not MacReady. "Childs' breathe wasn't there!" Admittedly, I think the ambiguity is there on purpose, but other have pointed out it wasn't special effects. Such special effects were nearly impossible back then. Notice how close he is to a fire right behind him. It was shot in -30 degree weather, but also next to intense chemical fires. What you see is natural. From what I've gathered, John Carpenter was shown that in the editing room. He blinked at first, but then gave a devious smile. He told them to keep it and also told them never to ask why. Summary: am I saying you are wrong? No. However, you have to understand until there is concrete proof, that this specific explanation and all other explanations are theories, not fact. We don't know. We are uncertain. We'll probably never get all the answers. And that's the core element of "The Thing." Childs is a Thing has been a popular theory, and one even the actor himself endorsed. I've thought the same myself. There's also a theory that MacReady is a Thing, or that BOTH are Things. I flatly disagree with the last one. However, that's the fascinating thing about John Carpenter's "The Thing." Unlike a lot of movies that claim they are open for interpretation, while the story of "The Thing" is rather clear-cut, there is STILL room for a lot of interpretation. I'll end this instead of a potentially fun question. Who was the first to be assimilated? What proof do you have? I have my theory, but again, they're my theories. Enjoy.
@@gryffen9608 Carpenter himself already dismissed that whole "Childs drinking from the bottle" theory. For the life of me I can't remember where I saw it exactly but years ago I saw an interview where he was asked about it and he just snorted and rolled his eyes.
@@kurtrivero368 Yes, exactly. I mean, it IS possible Childs or MacReady could be a Thing, but we don't know. We'll never be certain. While there are many stories that claim to spark debates, this one certainly does. Nearly 40 years later, and we're still debating if Childs is really Childs or not. Good journeys to you, Kurt.
@@curiousq14 If you watch the Blu Ray, Childs's breath can clearly be seen at a couple of moments - it's the unfortunately backlighting that was the issue there.
@@AlandaParker Thank you! My neighbors were wondering, what the fuck I was laughing at at four in the morning? Just finished watching The Arrival video too. You're too much! The smartest reaction videos I've seen yet.
I really liked the on-point reactions. Why would you be alone? Survive? Uh, ya don't (paraphrasing). Y'all are done. She got it. One of the reasons this movie is so terrifying and holds up is the tension and suspense...paranoia and seeing them realize the futility of 'winning'. Your comments were spot on throughout even this abbreviated take.
The plot of this movie is genuinely terrifying. To be in that situation. Trapped in the cold, no way to escape, and the people you're trapped with might be a monster. You don't know if this is your friend or an evil alien PRETENDING to be your friend. The book is also pretty scary and goes further in the paranoia and fear. Would you even KNOW if you're an alien yourself? The Thing also takes your memories. How would you know? It's horrifying.
It's also really horrifying to know that if it ever made contact with the general human population the world as we know it would be over and the only way to be sure that doesn't happen is to kill every single cell of it and you would have no way of knowing how many cells of it there are spread around those camps. If Childs and McReady both die in the end then whoever discovers the camp in the spring will have no knowledge of any of what happened until it is too late. If Childs or McReady (assuming neither is a thing) survive then the American government will know what happened and will think it is something that needs to be researched and due to the nature of humans believing they can control things that can't be controlled will undoubtedly release it into the general population either incompetently or maliciously. You can't really take the chance of leaving it be and hoping no one comes along and accidentally disturbs it but you also can't risk a curiosity killing all the cats situation either. There really is no way out of the ending that does not result in mass heebie jeebies for the entire planet.
Imagine me, a movie nerd born in the early 80s, and literally nobody told me about this movie until I accidentally found it myself in my mid 30s. Pretty sure my family and friends are imposters
When you said you “I don’t watch a lot of horror” I was like....Guuurl you’re in for a ride! Haha, Carpenter is a master of the genre! Thanks for another amazing reaction and keep em coming, I love them! You’re the best!
Apparently the practical effects team for this movie was working almost non-stop, without sleep, for weeks on end in order to create and perfect the creatures in this story. But it really shows; almost every grotesque effect still looks great all these decades later. :)
Fun fact, this movie is based on an John Campbell novella called "Who Goes There?". The original story was just as intense and paranoia-inducing, and John Carpenter did a BEYOND excellent job at translating that terror and tenseness into this movie.
I read the John W. Campbell, Jr. short story this is based on, "Who Goes There?", in late elementary school or middle school (I was a precocious reader). I then saw The Thing when it came out on cable, which is very faithful to the short story. Subsequent re-reads of the short story have reinforced what I remember from the first time around: it's a surprisingly non-dated and fresh read. The best thing I have heard is that down in one of the Antarctic research bases, they get together in a community room and watch The Thing on the first day of winter every year, marking the beginning of the period when they'll be beyond rescue for six months or whatever it is.
When I was 15 years old I worked at a grocery store on Saturdays. One Saturday I was sitting at the bus stop after a shift and my Dad's car pulled up with my whole family in it. "We're going to the drive-in" my dad said, and it was to see "The Thing". My favourite movie of all all time
This is probably the greatest practical effects movie ever done. Seen this in theater when it premiered, and is to date, one of the most fun movie theater experiences I've ever had. The whole theater was "you" during the movie. None of us had ever seen anything like it! That scene where his chest opens and bit off the drs arms, it's seared into brain. I mean, it fucked me up on some primal level lol Best dog actor in any movie. When we get to "Clark, put that mutt with the others"....I'm like "Ooooo heeere we go" lol It really is one of the very best "reaction" movies! Luv ya Alanda 💛🌻 Thanks :) Edit: Please add Dog Soldiers to your list 🙏 For something outside of horror I recommend Meet Joe Black (Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt)
It was such a ride! I mean I NEVER 🤣 👏🏾 ☠️. You are so right about that dog! And Thank you!! 🥰 I'll check out Dog Soldiers! and Meet Joe Black (an outside of horror suggestion sounds great right about now lol)
@@AlandaParker please react to An American Werewolf In London (1981) It's the ultimate werewolf movie. RoboCop (1987) one of the most violent sci fi action you'll ever see but it's a great movie & one of the best satires of all time. The Untouchables (1987) my favorite 80s crime movie. It takes place in 1930s Chicago with Al Capone, prohibition, & plenty of violence. The Blues Brothers (1980) my favorite 80s comedy. It's directed by the same guy who would go on to direct American Werewolf In London.
@@tekay44 shoot it might not have done anything except get it to change to defend itself and start just attacking anything near it which coulda meant all of them getting assimilated sooner
Good thing she didn't understand Norwegian or the guy at the beginning would've given away the twist! No joke, the Norwegian guy says "Get the hell away from that thing. That's not a dog, it's some sort of thing! It's imitating a dog, it isn't real! GET AWAY YOU IDIOTS!!"😆😆😆
@@TheDUDERulez1 On another channel that reacted to this movie, several people said that's a myth; and that it's John Carpenter (who played the Norwegian) speaking gibberish. It's supposedly in the discussion on the DVD/Blueray
Including the "tied to this fucking couch" scene automatically qualifies you as someone who knows what's up. Great reaction, even though this was obviously not in your wheelhouse - and hey, I guess great horror is meant to make us uncomfortable, so in that regard, mission accomplished, The Thing!
Thumbs up for the giggle at "it's weird and pissed off". Most reviewers miss that. Plus the laugh at "not spending the winter tied to this f-ing couch". Thank you for catching BOTH of those!!!
Love how this story gets going and no-one in the film / movie wonders how a dog knows where the next Antarctic base is... Or how the radios stopped working when the Norwegians found the ship...
I'm glad I have finally seen someone else laugh when they're tied to the couch and dude starts turning. Is there a word that means terrifying and hilarious?
honestly so horrific I had to laugh. Also exactly why I'd probably just accept death in that situation. I'd be so busy panic laughing I'd be Thing-ed immediately 🤣
FYI: Something is happening in Antarctica. Plenty of jobs down there if you want one. But The Thing may be viewed as an orientation seminar to watch before you sign up.
When you said " He is wearing your face like a dish glove." I just about died laughing 😂🤣😂🤣 subscribed. You should give Termors a go it is horror with comedy . It stars Kevin Bacon.
One of my favorite shots is when the dog is glaring up at Macready. As if it's thinking "This one will be a problem. He will not willingly join us, nor will he let us escape this frozen wasteland."
There are many theories about whether Childs or Mac is an alien in the end scene, but in a Q&A someone asked John Carpenter if Childs was an alien at the end, and Carpenter answered that he knew Mac was an alien but don't know about Childs. That brought the Q&A grinding to a halt because everybody kept asking him for more details and didn't want to talk about anything else. Carpenter finally said "I was just kidding. I don't know who's an alien at the end. Nobody does. That's the whole point of the movie." However, Carpenter also endorsed the PS2 "The Thing" sequel video game as canon. In that game, you discover Childs' dead body and find that he was human and die of hypothermia, and at the end of the game Mac shows up and saves your life. 23:11 Clark was not an innocent man at all. Clark was a man attempting to stab Mac from behind with a scalpel. That's assault with intent to kill, so shooting him was a clear cut case of self defense.
aw damn! 😂 I mean it's true neither of them was innocent but Mac was tying people up and taking charge like he was the only non-thing when he was actually one of the most likely thing-suspects 😂 Everybody shoulda just killed themselves.
I always find it funny how people watching scary movies always think they'd handle the situation better, when in all probability they'd be just as freaked out and panicked as the characters. Where I work, we've had multiple active shooter survival seminars, and they always stress that most people shot in mass shootings aren't killed fighting or running, but just frozen to the spot in terror. I think this film captured what it would actually be like quite well. It's also funny that in every reaction for The Thing I've seen, people think that going to the Norwegian base will be what unleashes the threat, when it's already back at the base chilling under a table and suspected by no one.
You are the exact reason why watching a “Reaction Video” is so enjoyable. Having seen this movie for the first time so many years ago I forget how i reacted to it. I can only watch in reverence to this movie’s continued brilliance, and your spot on, emotional, expressive reaction makes me relive what I might have felt when I first saw out. I can only imagine John Carpenter himself watching you react to his movie and thinking :”That’s exactly how I want my audience to react.” Well done, Alanda. Very enjoyable watching this with you.
If you wish to know more, Ms. Parker, read the Wikipedia article, it's pretty cool. This movie is why some films are called iconic. It's a masterpiece. No CGI, all practical effects, flawless acting and it violated a number of genre tropes. It's a remake of a fifties film, ''The Thing From Another World'', in which James Arness, ''Matt Dillon'' in the TV western series, ''Gunsmoke'' played the creature. Although Carpenter's work is more faithful to the source material, the original film adaptation still packs a punch.
This was inspired by a short novel originally called FROZEN HELL later edited and first published as WHO GOES THERE? by John Campbell writing as Don A. Stuart. Howard Hawks made a movie in the 1950s inspired by it called THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD that was released in 1951 (I was 1 year old)---I saw in 1960( and we thought THAT was scary even though it left out the whole shape shifting subplot and just had a regular monster played by James Arness of GUNSMOKE fame,
You are one of, if not the best in the reaction genre. I've seen 20-30 different channels & I'm very impressed by your total content. Intelligent, meaningful, coherent, articulate, funny & real. Great PIP placement, levels, editing, minimal but poignant commentary & a natural sense for when to speak & when to not. Honestly, I think you should be a writer (comedy, talk shows, series). Tough life but opens many a door. Keep it up!
You: "I don't watch a lot of horror, I'm too empathetic a viewer." Me: Ohhh, Ms. Parker here is in for an _experience._ Let's just say you're going to have an... interesting time when you get around to Event Horizon.
Damn Alanda....@18:35 when you said "All these precautions and it still can't protect you....thats hitting a little too close to home!!".....i was thinking the same thing....especially nowadays!!!!
Great reaction! I could tell this was not an easy one for you but you picked up the nuances of this classic. I appreciate it when somebody can get into a classic like this.
Props to you, Alanda for calling the dog a malamute! The actor dog's name was "Jed", and he was part wolf also. Easily one of the best animal actors of all time. It was reported that Jed hit all his marks in one take, including the "walk down the hallway and listen to the door before continuing" scene. RIP sweet boy.
When you said you don't really do horror then stayed after the dog kennel scene I was like, "You're alright. Wish there were more chill people like you.
Real talk, this is my favorite horror film. The paranoia, the creepy & ominous music, the mysterious motives of the Thing, the isolation, Kurt Russell's awesome beard. The list goes on.
I'm so old, I really liked the original 1951 version (Full title: The Thing From Another World) directed by Howard Hawks) Looks quite campy now, but scared the @#%& out of me when I first saw it.
@@AlandaParker Both films are based on Who Goes There, a 1938 novella by John W. Campbell, and the 1982 version hewes closer to the text. But John Carpenter made his version because he was a fan of the 1951 film.
‘Ive never seen Halloween I don’t watch much horror’ wow you really pulled a 360 this past year I’m so proud , you’re officially a little horror buff 🤗😂
If you were disturbed by this film, a more disturbing Carpenter film is, "Prince of Darkness." It's an intellectual horror film. Not overtly grotesque, but it will leave you with an uneasiness. To this day I have not been able to decipher the transmissions.
Sorry,i disagree. Is " The mouth of the madness ", than "Prince of darkness" for me. But Carpenter said this movies and The Thing make a set, he call this set: the apocalypse trilogy.
I've seen this amazing movie so many times, it's so well made. Watching it with Alanda, Natalie Gold, and Devin G, it's like taking friends to a theme park for the first time. These reactions are precious. Great to see them be so impacted by the work of the director, actors, PAs, cinematographer, composer, grips, everyone who put in effort. This sparks joy, y'all. To all my people in production: know that Alanda and others like her really truly appreciate your work. THIS is why creatives are passionate about their work. YEARS after the release. Keep it up Alanda Parker, you're the reason these great works get made with so much effort and attention to detail. : D
This movie is such a masterpiece. I you love it then you should definitely check Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and Alien (1979). Both inspired The Thing in some moments
It was from this movie that I learned Antarctic research teams are mostly made up of non-scientists who have plenty of dynamite, guns, and flamethrowers
"That Norwegian ain't lookin so crazy now..." You stepped in it good watching this one. I love watching reactions or in-person where someone is a noob with a great movie, & you can shepherd them or laugh or both. They Live, Idiocracy, American Werewolf in London, Buckaroo Banzai, Videodrome. I got a million more.
11:15 The actor Wilford Brimley didn't get sick while doing the scene because he was an active hunter who'd skin his prey after killing them, so this wasn't new to him
1. Huskies are used heavily in the Artic/Antarctic regions because they're working animals. 2. The Norwegian killed himself so he wouldn't become The Thing. 3. You have the best reaction of anybody I've seen so far. 4. The noose is because Blair wants everyone to think he wants to kill himself. 5. Mac was defending himself because Clark was attacking him with a knife. Not murder. 6. For me the weirdest part is when Blair is pulling Gary by his face. 7. Something unsettling is that we didn't see Childs for awhile before the ending. When Mac and Childs were talking Childs didn't have breath in a freezing environment but we did see Mac's breath. 8. Two great first time/shares with Russel are: Escape from New York and Tango and Cash.
Wow...remember watching this when I was 8....didn't watch this film again for over three decades.....your reaction was very understandable. Kind of wonder what would win....'The Thing' Vs the protomolecule from the Expanse....that'd be interesting.... Very cool video Alanda..thank you. :)
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The Norwegian guy in the beginning that was shooting at the dog, when he was screaming at them he said “Get the hell away from that thing. That's not a dog, it's some sort of thing! It's imitating a dog, it isn't real! GET AWAY YOU IDIOTS!!"
AHHHHHH!!!!! those bitches shoulda learned Norwegian with all that spare Antarctic time instead of playin in that game room 🥴
Yeah if you knew Norwegian, the movie was spoiled a bit lol
@@thetimeisninefifteen at least the prequel was changed to a prequel because they said they cant top the first, then they spent months on practical modern effects only to be copied over by some studio exec to say it looked bad ruining what they actually had which really did look good.
@@thetimeisninefifteen spoiled for like 15mins...
@@thetimeisninefifteen How does that spoil it? Anyone who doesn't understand Norwegian would need to have brain damage to not immediately understand that they are trying to warn the Americans that something's fucky with the dog.
I was 15. I begged my mom to take me to see this, the late night show on the last night it was playing in the little one-screen theater in the lake town where we used to summer vacation. There were five other people in the theater with us. After it was over, we all walked out into the empty street (doors wide open, the ticket lady nowhere to be seen), looking nervously at each other as we all headed to our respective cars. My mom, who never was much of a one for horror or science fiction, said as we got in the car, "I think I finally get what you see in these movies of yours. That was perfectly distilled paranoia." One of the best damned movie experiences of my life.
I saw it as a kid in the theater too!
Yep, it is the perfect expression of paranoia and the gore just punctuates the stakes. One thing I love is good vulnerable the creature really is. The stakes are high for it too. So this subterfuge is so important to it's survival. The sequel makes is too lethal to the point that hiding is worthless as it can overtake multiple people efficiently in seconds.
@@alexspindler1 Not even sequel-prequel.
Moms just needed a high quality film to appreciate the genre
Your Mom sounds like the coolest.
40 years later and the special effects and suspense and everything holds up well. One of the greatest horror films ever made.
I was floored. Those practicals! 🙌🏾 whew!
@@AlandaParker And the amount of out right horror in the scenes. No other movie compares to it. Saw it in the theatre when it came out and it still looks great
You GODDAMN RIGHT.
You should watch The Mist.
There's a reason Resident evil apes its effects for the style of its monsters. Its fantastic horror inspiration
"It's weird and pissed off, whatever it is." Is the best way anyone could describe any kind of monster in a horror flick.
🤣 He nailed it!
I think my response would have been "Their is some next level shit going on over there..."
Right? I LOVE that line by Richard Masur.
One of the "laugh lines" in the movie intended to break the tension before ramping it up again.
“It’s above ya pay grade...leave.” I’m screamin!😩🤣😭👏🏾
Yes. 😂😂😂😂😂
They shoulda shot that dog back at the camp and gone about repairing the Chess Wizard for entertainment 🥴
@@AlandaParker shooting the dog wouldn’t have killed it. The thing would have survived. The thing that size could get shot up like Cleo in set it off and still keep going. Even small pieces of the thing can survive as their own creatures and infect folks
Alanda at the dog scene. "This is some of the most grotesque imagery I've ever seen."
Me: *laughs in spiderhead*
Carpenter: hold my latex
🤣🤣🤣 they just kept. leveling. up.
When you watch this again (and you really should) you'll see that Palmer (the weedhead) was a Thing all along. He even outs the "spiderhead" Thing as misdirection.
It's also worth noting that the Thing can build a freaking spaceship but never tried to communicate with the humans...
It took two of the best in creature effects Hollywood had to offer to bring the creatures to life it was Rob Bottin and Stan Winston.
But Stan Winston only worked on the Kennel scene.
Fun fact: the drink in the computer scene was meant to show what an impulsive hothead MacReady can be, but the computer did in fact cheat by making an illegal move. It was supposed to show right away that everything isnt the way it should be.
He's an impulsive hothead, but he's willing to burn literally everything to the ground rather than take the L. Normally not a nice trait in a person, but in this one narrow instance....
Not only that, but it wasnt checkmate, it was only check
The voice of the computer was Jamie Lee Curtis.
Yes, they did. The bastards! But you can see the deleted scene in Fangoria.
@@clarencewalker3925 Nope Adrianne Barbeau.
That Norwegian not lookin so crazy now
😬 truer words were never spoken
Best reaction line to this movie
This literally sums up the entire movie.😂
Lars was a beast.
"Why is anyone in a room by themselves at any time by this point?"
If this ever actually happened, remind me to have you on the team.
That's the rule to follow for any horror situation really. Like why the fuck does anyone think it's a good idea to be alone? Lol
Hell don't even go in pairs groups of three minimum.
@@chakatBombshell to be fair, at that point there was only 4 people left, so any 3 person group would leave an odd man out. Plus it would really suck to be in a three person group if two of them were Things.
Unfortunately the thing counts on being alone with another person or two so it’s not a matter of just staying together it’s a matter of who or what is with you
@@jt808ful True, and if you're in a group of 3 as the only human, you're pretty screwed.
But don't forget, we're talking about right after the blood test, when they HAD enough for 2 two-people teams and they know (or are at least reasonably certain) that no one left standing is infected....except for the guy they haven't tested yet.
So knowing the thing likes to get people alone, they opt to...leave one guy alone.
Bennings' scream when he reveals his thing-claw is the single best sound effect in any horror film.
definitely made me want to burn it 🥴
It is such a creepy sound effect because Carpenter ssid that it was the scream of every organism that the thing has ever absorbed.
@@LordMalice6d9 🥴😫It's the deeply unique conceptual design behind each moment of horror for me! 🙌🏾
I dad yelled at the TV...BURN IT!!!
There's a lot to love about 'The Thing." Oh, it's horrifying and grotesque, but the characters aren't stupid. They don't always make the best decisions, but step back and play this as 'real.' From thinking the Norwegian is crazy at first to realizing, "uh ... maybe he wasn't," it's all part of the flow of the story. And yes, the uncertainty at the end is the core of the story. Think about it. You're not sure why they would start shooting at such a seemingly loveable husky. Then the Norwegian seems crazy, although even then you noticed he's not shooting at the people. He IS trying to yell out a warning, but what? And once he's dead, everything slowly goes downhill.
Even after the movie is done, there's just the right amount of uncertainty. It's not plot holes, either. Like for instance, exactly when did Blair get taken over? It's pretty clear he was still himself when he was at the computer and saw the prediction that the Earth would be completely consumed in three years if full contact was made. The Thing wouldn't need a computer to tell himself that. However, after that when he sabotaged the vehicles and the radio -- was that really Blair trying to protect the rest of humanity, or was it the Thing sealing off its prey and setting up to be 'rescued.' If the Thing fully infects someone, does it lie dormant and have the thrall run on 'autopilot,' or is it actively communicating with all of its selves?
And here's another big one. Was the Thing the crew of the spaceship, or was it something THAT crew picked up? Personally, I suspect the latter. Either way, the questions are many, the answers are few, but ultimately you don't need to know all the answers. The Thing is a threat. Period. After studying its actions, you realize it CAN communicate. It doesn't want to. It's intelligent, but all it wants to do is consume.
My personal take on the ending? I think Childs and MacReady are both human. There's tiny bits of the Thing left, but as long as people aren't stupid, humanity can survive. Childs and MacReady are probably going to die, but at least they held off humanity's end, if only for a while. The question isn't if they stopped the Thing for now. The question is will we learn and be ready? After all, we don't know if there's only one Thing. Sure, space can be huge, but ... welll ... what if?
One final comment. How ironic that a creature so powerful realizes it, too, is vulnerable if people keep their individuality, yet stand together. Even when there were only four of them, it hid. Something to consider, indeed.
Macready is the only one who is human. Watch the last scene again. Child's does not have any air moisture when he is breathing outside in below freezing temperatures. Macready is the only one whose breath is showing when they are talking.
@@curiousq14 Oh, I have watched the last scene again. I'll even point out a few things for you.
"Childs' coat was blue and now it's white!" True. However, he's been outside in an unforgiving Antarctic snowstorm for over an hour. Other people coats also turned white due to the weather.
"MacReady's coat changed!" Also true. However, he had survived that massive explosion and had his coat (and many other things) burned.
"Childs' drank from the bottle! It was a Molotov cocktail!" He drank from the bottle all right, and even to date, that's a theory. John Carpenter rather smugly refuses to answer that one because other people have pointed out how much MacReady drank. He had stashes all over the place. You're going to try to tell me a guy like MacReady who knows he's about to die like that wouldn't get blitz-drunk first? I wouldn't, but I'm me, not MacReady.
"Childs' breathe wasn't there!" Admittedly, I think the ambiguity is there on purpose, but other have pointed out it wasn't special effects. Such special effects were nearly impossible back then. Notice how close he is to a fire right behind him. It was shot in -30 degree weather, but also next to intense chemical fires. What you see is natural. From what I've gathered, John Carpenter was shown that in the editing room. He blinked at first, but then gave a devious smile. He told them to keep it and also told them never to ask why.
Summary: am I saying you are wrong? No. However, you have to understand until there is concrete proof, that this specific explanation and all other explanations are theories, not fact.
We don't know. We are uncertain. We'll probably never get all the answers. And that's the core element of "The Thing."
Childs is a Thing has been a popular theory, and one even the actor himself endorsed. I've thought the same myself. There's also a theory that MacReady is a Thing, or that BOTH are Things. I flatly disagree with the last one. However, that's the fascinating thing about John Carpenter's "The Thing." Unlike a lot of movies that claim they are open for interpretation, while the story of "The Thing" is rather clear-cut, there is STILL room for a lot of interpretation.
I'll end this instead of a potentially fun question. Who was the first to be assimilated? What proof do you have? I have my theory, but again, they're my theories. Enjoy.
@@gryffen9608 Carpenter himself already dismissed that whole "Childs drinking from the bottle" theory. For the life of me I can't remember where I saw it exactly but years ago I saw an interview where he was asked about it and he just snorted and rolled his eyes.
@@kurtrivero368 Yes, exactly. I mean, it IS possible Childs or MacReady could be a Thing, but we don't know. We'll never be certain. While there are many stories that claim to spark debates, this one certainly does. Nearly 40 years later, and we're still debating if Childs is really Childs or not.
Good journeys to you, Kurt.
@@curiousq14 If you watch the Blu Ray, Childs's breath can clearly be seen at a couple of moments - it's the unfortunately backlighting that was the issue there.
I thought that I had grown tired of reaction videos for The Thing, but that was just perfect. Chef's kiss.
🤣 Thanks!
@@AlandaParker Thank you! My neighbors were wondering, what the fuck I was laughing at at four in the morning? Just finished watching The Arrival video too. You're too much! The smartest reaction videos I've seen yet.
@@JesseGoldsmith wow thank you 🥰
I really liked the on-point reactions. Why would you be alone? Survive? Uh, ya don't (paraphrasing). Y'all are done. She got it. One of the reasons this movie is so terrifying and holds up is the tension and suspense...paranoia and seeing them realize the futility of 'winning'. Your comments were spot on throughout even this abbreviated take.
cause alandas the queen
"This is a foul creature" is the single best description of The Thing I've ever heard.
I love seeing the look on people's faces when the dog transforms. Nobody expects it to be as gruesome as it is.
The plot of this movie is genuinely terrifying. To be in that situation. Trapped in the cold, no way to escape, and the people you're trapped with might be a monster. You don't know if this is your friend or an evil alien PRETENDING to be your friend. The book is also pretty scary and goes further in the paranoia and fear. Would you even KNOW if you're an alien yourself? The Thing also takes your memories. How would you know? It's horrifying.
It's also really horrifying to know that if it ever made contact with the general human population the world as we know it would be over and the only way to be sure that doesn't happen is to kill every single cell of it and you would have no way of knowing how many cells of it there are spread around those camps. If Childs and McReady both die in the end then whoever discovers the camp in the spring will have no knowledge of any of what happened until it is too late. If Childs or McReady (assuming neither is a thing) survive then the American government will know what happened and will think it is something that needs to be researched and due to the nature of humans believing they can control things that can't be controlled will undoubtedly release it into the general population either incompetently or maliciously. You can't really take the chance of leaving it be and hoping no one comes along and accidentally disturbs it but you also can't risk a curiosity killing all the cats situation either. There really is no way out of the ending that does not result in mass heebie jeebies for the entire planet.
Imagine me, a movie nerd born in the early 80s, and literally nobody told me about this movie until I accidentally found it myself in my mid 30s. Pretty sure my family and friends are imposters
Here is another one from him STARMAN , I love this movie.
@@philipocallaghan That's on Netflix right now. Just watched two weeks ago.
Nobody ever talks about his invisible man movie.
@@The3rdGunman Because it was a comedy, not really his genre. What about ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, another classic.
@@philipocallaghan I really liked it. Was a big Chevy Chase fan back in the day
No, you are the imposter. lol.
"He's wearing your face like a dish glove."
That comment had me laughing pretty good.
When you said you “I don’t watch a lot of horror” I was like....Guuurl you’re in for a ride! Haha, Carpenter is a master of the genre! Thanks for another amazing reaction and keep em coming, I love them! You’re the best!
🤣 I had NO CLUE what I stepped into, but I honestly loved it! It was the perfect kind of horror for me cause I was too shocked to digest the fear
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Let's not forget Wes Craven!
Apparently the practical effects team for this movie was working almost non-stop, without sleep, for weeks on end in order to create and perfect the creatures in this story. But it really shows; almost every grotesque effect still looks great all these decades later. :)
I wouldn't be surprised if they went without sleep for years to create this stomach-twisting masterpiece 😂🥴. Incredible
Rob Bottin was in his twenties when he did this work. Effin’ 20’s! Makes my entire lifetime of work seem useless by comparison.
Fun fact, this movie is based on an John Campbell novella called "Who Goes There?". The original story was just as intense and paranoia-inducing, and John Carpenter did a BEYOND excellent job at translating that terror and tenseness into this movie.
"How long were you alone with that dog?" None of your business, and we're just good friends. Best. Leo.
I read the John W. Campbell, Jr. short story this is based on, "Who Goes There?", in late elementary school or middle school (I was a precocious reader). I then saw The Thing when it came out on cable, which is very faithful to the short story. Subsequent re-reads of the short story have reinforced what I remember from the first time around: it's a surprisingly non-dated and fresh read. The best thing I have heard is that down in one of the Antarctic research bases, they get together in a community room and watch The Thing on the first day of winter every year, marking the beginning of the period when they'll be beyond rescue for six months or whatever it is.
When I was 15 years old I worked at a grocery store on Saturdays. One Saturday I was sitting at the bus stop after a shift and my Dad's car pulled up with my whole family in it. "We're going to the drive-in" my dad said, and it was to see "The Thing". My favourite movie of all all time
This is probably the greatest practical effects movie ever done.
Seen this in theater when it premiered, and is to date, one of the most fun movie theater experiences I've ever had.
The whole theater was "you" during the movie.
None of us had ever seen anything like it!
That scene where his chest opens and bit off the drs arms, it's seared into brain.
I mean, it fucked me up on some primal level lol
Best dog actor in any movie.
When we get to "Clark, put that mutt with the others"....I'm like "Ooooo heeere we go" lol
It really is one of the very best "reaction" movies!
Luv ya Alanda 💛🌻
Thanks :)
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Please add Dog Soldiers to your list 🙏
For something outside of horror I recommend
Meet Joe Black (Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt)
It was such a ride! I mean I NEVER 🤣 👏🏾 ☠️. You are so right about that dog! And Thank you!! 🥰 I'll check out Dog Soldiers! and Meet Joe Black (an outside of horror suggestion sounds great right about now lol)
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Meet Joe Black is a very sweet and lovely movie!!
You can't go wrong with a young Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins!
@@AlandaParker please react to
An American Werewolf In London (1981)
It's the ultimate werewolf movie.
RoboCop (1987) one of the most violent sci fi action you'll ever see but it's a great movie & one of the best satires of all time.
The Untouchables (1987) my favorite 80s crime movie. It takes place in 1930s Chicago with Al Capone, prohibition, & plenty of violence.
The Blues Brothers (1980) my favorite 80s comedy. It's directed by the same guy who would go on to direct American Werewolf In London.
Her: "Is that a husky?" "Why are they shooting at it?" " Did it come to close to where they were?"
Me: Shhhh no one tell her
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everybody that has seen this movie, " shoot the effen dog, shoot it, lol.
@@tekay44 shoot it might not have done anything except get it to change to defend itself and start just attacking anything near it which coulda meant all of them getting assimilated sooner
Good thing she didn't understand Norwegian or the guy at the beginning would've given away the twist! No joke, the Norwegian guy says "Get the hell away from that thing. That's not a dog, it's some sort of thing! It's imitating a dog, it isn't real! GET AWAY YOU IDIOTS!!"😆😆😆
@@TheDUDERulez1 On another channel that reacted to this movie, several people said that's a myth; and that it's John Carpenter (who played the Norwegian) speaking gibberish. It's supposedly in the discussion on the DVD/Blueray
I love how whenever it's someone's first time watching this it's like : " Aw, a husky! Don't shoot that husky!"
😂 Great reaction! I'm sticking around
Fools! All of us! 🤣🥴 and Thanks!
@@AlandaParker If aliens ever invade Earth in the form of dogs the human race is doomed.
Including the "tied to this fucking couch" scene automatically qualifies you as someone who knows what's up. Great reaction, even though this was obviously not in your wheelhouse - and hey, I guess great horror is meant to make us uncomfortable, so in that regard, mission accomplished, The Thing!
Thank you! 😄
Thumbs up for the giggle at "it's weird and pissed off". Most reviewers miss that. Plus the laugh at "not spending the winter tied to this f-ing couch". Thank you for catching BOTH of those!!!
"Well... it's over for you, ho." *lifts drink*
I got jaded pretty quickly into this movie as well. *lifts my drink*
🤣 the only to stomach it is to accept the inevitable
Best reaction to the Thing in the dog kennel scene I've ever seen. FYI when me and my best friend saw this the first time in 1982 he actually vomited.
🤣 I feel such a kinship with this friend of yours. I was on the absolute edge ☠️
@@AlandaParker I could tell. It was a great reaction. I subscribed because of it.
@@karlmoles6530 😂🙌🏾
“Them damn Norwegians done played us all.” I cackled at that. 😂
Fun fact: The director has gone on record saying that one of those two people at the end was The Thing. He refuses to divulge which.
I vote for Childs, we can't see his breath, but we can see Mac's.
@@ghosttheexplorer We saw the breath of the bald white guy when he was caught.
@@dubuyajay9964 We did? I got nothing then.
Personally I don’t care what the director says. It’s equally my story to finish in my head
I adore the synth score in this movie. 80s, but really still appeals.
The safest way to play the game is to travel in threes, and ALWAYS ASSUME EVERYBODY ELSE IS A THING
👏🏾 OKAY! 🤣
Love how this story gets going and no-one in the film / movie wonders how a dog knows where the next Antarctic base is...
Or how the radios stopped working when the Norwegians found the ship...
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It’s almost as if the characters in the movie don’t know as much as the audience….
I'm glad I have finally seen someone else laugh when they're tied to the couch and dude starts turning. Is there a word that means terrifying and hilarious?
honestly so horrific I had to laugh. Also exactly why I'd probably just accept death in that situation. I'd be so busy panic laughing I'd be Thing-ed immediately 🤣
Hilarifying
FYI: Something is happening in Antarctica. Plenty of jobs down there if you want one. But The Thing may be viewed as an orientation seminar to watch before you sign up.
I will not be going 🥴☠️
I wouldn't mind going to Antarctica
It's actually a tradition to watch this when the winter over crew arrives at the South Pole Telescope.
I wouldn't mind going but would NOT want to stay.
My parents went cage diving for my dads 50th, and on the boat the science team they were with watch Jaws XD
"He's wearing your face like a dishglove." nearly pissed myself when u said that.
nearly pissed myself watchin it
This movie was definitely terrifying, but there is no denying that those practical effects are still impressive today 😊
"It's above your pay grade. Leave"
If I had a dollar, for every horror character that applies to...
They can't though. That's the problem.
"So, that was terrible, and strange, but really good.." I couldn't have put it better myself. XD
One of the funniest reactions I've seen to this film. I was cackling so much.
😂 so glad!
Best review of the movie: “This is from one troubled mind.”
Everyone gets confused when I claim: "That dog is no dog. That dog is a banana!"
But once it peels like one, they get it. ^_^
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@@AlandaParker You should give "The Blob" remake from the 80s a try. People die in spectacular ways in that as well.
When you said " He is wearing your face like a dish glove." I just about died laughing 😂🤣😂🤣 subscribed. You should give Termors a go it is horror with comedy . It stars Kevin Bacon.
Yes! She would love tremors!
Yes
One of my favorite shots is when the dog is glaring up at Macready. As if it's thinking "This one will be a problem. He will not willingly join us, nor will he let us escape this frozen wasteland."
🤣🤣🤣 🙌🏾 🙏🏾 🙌🏾!!! This is too accurate
One thing that hardly anyone ever mentions, is that this is one of the only movies ever made to NOT have any women in it...
There are many theories about whether Childs or Mac is an alien in the end scene, but in a Q&A someone asked John Carpenter if Childs was an alien at the end, and Carpenter answered that he knew Mac was an alien but don't know about Childs. That brought the Q&A grinding to a halt because everybody kept asking him for more details and didn't want to talk about anything else. Carpenter finally said "I was just kidding. I don't know who's an alien at the end. Nobody does. That's the whole point of the movie." However, Carpenter also endorsed the PS2 "The Thing" sequel video game as canon. In that game, you discover Childs' dead body and find that he was human and die of hypothermia, and at the end of the game Mac shows up and saves your life.
23:11 Clark was not an innocent man at all. Clark was a man attempting to stab Mac from behind with a scalpel. That's assault with intent to kill, so shooting him was a clear cut case of self defense.
aw damn! 😂
I mean it's true neither of them was innocent but Mac was tying people up and taking charge like he was the only non-thing when he was actually one of the most likely thing-suspects 😂 Everybody shoulda just killed themselves.
I always find it funny how people watching scary movies always think they'd handle the situation better, when in all probability they'd be just as freaked out and panicked as the characters. Where I work, we've had multiple active shooter survival seminars, and they always stress that most people shot in mass shootings aren't killed fighting or running, but just frozen to the spot in terror. I think this film captured what it would actually be like quite well. It's also funny that in every reaction for The Thing I've seen, people think that going to the Norwegian base will be what unleashes the threat, when it's already back at the base chilling under a table and suspected by no one.
You are the exact reason why watching a “Reaction Video” is so enjoyable. Having seen this movie for the first time so many years ago I forget how i reacted to it. I can only watch in reverence to this movie’s continued brilliance, and your spot on, emotional, expressive reaction makes me relive what I might have felt when I first saw out.
I can only imagine John Carpenter himself watching you react to his movie and thinking :”That’s exactly how I want my audience to react.”
Well done, Alanda. Very enjoyable watching this with you.
Everyone watches The Thing, but john carpenter's They Live is my favorite. It is a much different film and I think you would enjoy it.
it's on the list!
"'They Live' is a documentary."-The last words of Roddy Piper.
If you wish to know more, Ms. Parker, read the Wikipedia article, it's pretty cool. This movie is why some films are called iconic. It's a masterpiece. No CGI, all practical effects, flawless acting and it violated a number of genre tropes. It's a remake of a fifties film, ''The Thing From Another World'', in which James Arness, ''Matt Dillon'' in the TV western series, ''Gunsmoke'' played the creature. Although Carpenter's work is more faithful to the source material, the original film adaptation still packs a punch.
This was inspired by a short novel originally called FROZEN HELL later edited and first published as WHO GOES THERE? by John Campbell writing as Don A. Stuart. Howard Hawks made a movie in the 1950s inspired by it called THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD that was released in 1951 (I was 1 year old)---I saw in 1960( and we thought THAT was scary even though it left out the whole shape shifting subplot and just had a regular monster played by James Arness of GUNSMOKE fame,
This was filmed on top of mountains in Alaska, Kurt said in a interview. He did not like the big hat but John carpenter wanted him to wear it .
"Wearin' his face like a dish-glove." Classic!
Antarctica seasons = almost-winter, winter, still-winter, air resupply
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This is probably my favorite SciFi horror movie of all time
Oh Alanda, you were so innocent here 🥲🤣
She really was 😂 now she’s a horror veteran like us, lol
When you ask why characters are doing things you know they shouldn't be doing, the answer is because you know they are in a horror film -- they don't.
Always live your life like you're the lead in a horror film. Make smart choices.
By the time I see a mutated dog thing I feel like I would have my suspicions.
I can watch this 💎 over and over. Such a classic!!
You are one of, if not the best in the reaction genre. I've seen 20-30 different channels & I'm very impressed by your total content. Intelligent, meaningful, coherent, articulate, funny & real. Great PIP placement, levels, editing, minimal but poignant commentary & a natural sense for when to speak & when to not. Honestly, I think you should be a writer (comedy, talk shows, series). Tough life but opens many a door. Keep it up!
Wow, thank you so much! 🥰
"This is a Fowl Creature" " This is a Beast of a new Breed", you just coined my two favorite expressions .
You: "I don't watch a lot of horror, I'm too empathetic a viewer."
Me: Ohhh, Ms. Parker here is in for an _experience._
Let's just say you're going to have an... interesting time when you get around to Event Horizon.
oh damn 😫🤣
I was waiting for the inevitable “what did y’all get me into” when she said she didn’t know what the movie was about.
Special prosthetic and creature effects by Rob Bottin and Stan Winston! You are welcome! 😂
Damn Alanda....@18:35 when you said "All these precautions and it still can't protect you....thats hitting a little too close to home!!".....i was thinking the same thing....especially nowadays!!!!
Great reaction! I could tell this was not an easy one for you but you picked up the nuances of this classic. I appreciate it when somebody can get into a classic like this.
It was a struggle for my nerves but I did enjoy it a lot! 😂
Lol you and RJ taking a drink in sync, the symmetry 🤣
Your smart and insightful commentary is always fun to watch. Love that you called out the initial lack of blood test results as meaningless.
Props to you, Alanda for calling the dog a malamute! The actor dog's name was "Jed", and he was part wolf also. Easily one of the best animal actors of all time. It was reported that Jed hit all his marks in one take, including the "walk down the hallway and listen to the door before continuing" scene. RIP sweet boy.
😍🥺 oh my god!
This is hands down my favorite Sci fi horror of all time. The tension, effects and acting some of the best I have ever seen!
My father took me to this when I was 12, thinking it was a basic monster alien movie. Holy shit.
This movie took me to places I never wanted to go, and for that, I love it.
When you said you don't really do horror then stayed after the dog kennel scene I was like, "You're alright. Wish there were more chill people like you.
Real talk, this is my favorite horror film. The paranoia, the creepy & ominous music, the mysterious motives of the Thing, the isolation, Kurt Russell's awesome beard. The list goes on.
Been working my way back through your videos, and I love the simultaneous sip you and Kurt Russell took, haha. 🥂
I'm so old, I really liked the original 1951 version (Full title: The Thing From Another World) directed by Howard Hawks) Looks quite campy now, but scared the @#%& out of me when I first saw it.
Oh I didn't even know there was an original! Imma look for it!
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It's actually a really good watch, and it had to be scary af for the time it came out.
@@AlandaParker Both films are based on Who Goes There, a 1938 novella by John W. Campbell, and the 1982 version hewes closer to the text. But John Carpenter made his version because he was a fan of the 1951 film.
It isn't "campy" just because it's an older movie. It's a great sci-fi film.
@@porflepopnecker4376 sorry, didn’t mean to imply it was campy because it’s old. Rather, I thought it was campy because I’m an old fart. 😀
You were very brave to watch that whole thing. It was pretty grim in the theater when it first came out.
Thanks for putting yourself through that. Hands down one of the best of it's kind.
🤣 Thank you!!
‘Ive never seen Halloween I don’t watch much horror’ wow you really pulled a 360 this past year I’m so proud , you’re officially a little horror buff 🤗😂
"This is a foul creature." haha XD
Cracking up at you saying you’re too empathetic to be a horror girlie. That’s your whole thing now! And I love it 😆
If you were disturbed by this film, a more disturbing Carpenter film is, "Prince of Darkness." It's an intellectual horror film. Not overtly grotesque, but it will leave you with an uneasiness. To this day I have not been able to decipher the transmissions.
Sorry,i disagree. Is " The mouth of the madness ", than "Prince of darkness" for me. But Carpenter said this movies and The Thing make a set, he call this set: the apocalypse trilogy.
I've seen this amazing movie so many times, it's so well made. Watching it with Alanda, Natalie Gold, and Devin G, it's like taking friends to a theme park for the first time. These reactions are precious.
Great to see them be so impacted by the work of the director, actors, PAs, cinematographer, composer, grips, everyone who put in effort. This sparks joy, y'all. To all my people in production: know that Alanda and others like her really truly appreciate your work. THIS is why creatives are passionate about their work. YEARS after the release.
Keep it up Alanda Parker, you're the reason these great works get made with so much effort and attention to detail. : D
This movie is such a masterpiece. I you love it then you should definitely check Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and Alien (1979). Both inspired The Thing in some moments
oh I'm a HUGE Alien fan. 🙌🏾 Never seen Invasion of the Body Snatchers though
I like how this guy just got his arms ripped off and everyone’s standing there with their thumbs in their ass 😂
It was from this movie that I learned Antarctic research teams are mostly made up of non-scientists who have plenty of dynamite, guns, and flamethrowers
I mean, you're gonna need some mechanics there. And something to melt snow with.
@@MySerpentine Dynamite - The universal tool
On a side note, that dog is a great actor
"That Norwegian ain't lookin so crazy now..."
You stepped in it good watching this one. I love watching reactions or in-person where someone is a noob with a great movie, & you can shepherd them or laugh or both.
They Live, Idiocracy, American Werewolf in London, Buckaroo Banzai, Videodrome. I got a million more.
7.45 “ what you’ll got me into?”
Haha, you haven’t seen anything yet😉😂
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I've watched a bunch of reactions to this flick and yours was my favorite by far. Subscribed!
You want funny? Robin Williams in The Birdcage. Funny as hell.
11:15 The actor Wilford Brimley didn't get sick while doing the scene because he was an active hunter who'd skin his prey after killing them, so this wasn't new to him
🥴 I grew up in the country and I never saw a skinned animal this horrific. That man has a stomach of steal. 😂
@@AlandaParker Plus he fought in Korea so theres that too lol
One of my favorite movies
1. Huskies are used heavily in the Artic/Antarctic regions because they're working animals.
2. The Norwegian killed himself so he wouldn't become The Thing.
3. You have the best reaction of anybody I've seen so far.
4. The noose is because Blair wants everyone to think he wants to kill himself.
5. Mac was defending himself because Clark was attacking him with a knife. Not murder.
6. For me the weirdest part is when Blair is pulling Gary by his face.
7. Something unsettling is that we didn't see Childs for awhile before the ending. When
Mac and Childs were talking Childs didn't have breath in a freezing environment but we did
see Mac's breath.
8. Two great first time/shares with Russel are: Escape from New York and Tango and Cash.
Fun fact: in the comics both Childs and Macready were saved but Childs ended up actually being "The thing"
FUN FACT: in the videogame Child's was human. He died of hypothermia.
Your reactions were priceless. You dear lady are legitimately awesome.
Wow...remember watching this when I was 8....didn't watch this film again for over three decades.....your reaction was very understandable.
Kind of wonder what would win....'The Thing' Vs the protomolecule from the Expanse....that'd be interesting....
Very cool video Alanda..thank you. :)
8!!!???!!!! I would have never recovered! ☠️ and I would burn myself like Fuchs if I had to witness a Thing/Protomolecule mashup 🤣
The dog was so well trained it actually frightened the other dogs.. now that is well done. Haha