Is "The Thing" John Carpenter's BEST Film? - Hack The Movies

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It is the 40th Anniversary of The Thing this month. To celebrate we thought it would be fun to do an episode where we look at John Carpenters filmography. Will we agree with the common consensus that The Thing is the best film or will we pick one of his others? Watch to find out!
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@HackTheMovies 2 года назад

Crystal and Tony have a commentary track for John Carpenter's The Thing over on Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/thing-1982-hack-68327050 We also dug up a Hack The Movies/The Dick Show crossover commentary from 2019. It is for John Carpenter's Escape From LA! www.patreon.com/posts/escape-from-la-68322486

@mikaelskalberg9591 2 года назад

I cried in the end when mcready turns around and look at the camera and says " that truly was the THING!"

@snhvnc 2 года назад

"What am I? Some sort of The Thing™?"

@Ss-ze2mn Год назад

MacReady not mcready. They even call him Mac for short…..

@turtleanton6539 Год назад

Ypy see the thing is

@sasquatchintime 9 месяцев назад

The thing is The Thing is the thing.

@joeylodes 6 месяцев назад

And the freeze framed high 5 with Childs

@wstine79 2 года назад

My mom would love this video. She's the one who introduced me to John Carpenter's movies. My personal favorites are "Christine," "Big Trouble in Little China," and "The Fog." Plus, it's great to see Crystal and Joe again.

@misham2563 2 года назад

I get so upset when people tell me they never heard of Big Trouble in little China. Glad to know many people know of this classic

@kyleking7960 2 года назад

Shout out to your mom. My parents introduced me to horror at a young age. I want to introduce my son to some horror, but don't want to scar him any suggestions? He's 6 btw.

@noakesy316 2 года назад

@@kyleking7960 I'd go for some spooky/scary family films first. Night at the Museum, Gremlins, Indiana Jones etc. I walked in on my dad watching the thing when I was 5. It was the dog pen scene ...took me a while to get over it 🤦

@t45tt4tr 2 года назад

They are the best three.

@kyleking7960 2 года назад

@@noakesy316 I thought of Gremlins, but it may ruin Santa Claus for him lol. Jurassic Park was too much for him, but Indiana Jones is a good suggestion to get him into action with an easy enough story to follow, thanks.

@juansalva_ 2 года назад

In the Mouth of Madness is a GREAT movie. I'm not saying it's Carpenter's best but it does deserve a review by Tony IMO.

@turtleanton6539 Год назад

It is best lovecraft inspired movie for sur3

@cesarvaldez112975 Год назад

My parents took me to go see The Thing at the drive in theater that summer it came out. I was 6 going on 7 and this film absolutely scared the sh*% out of me. I still remember it like it was only yesterday. It definitely is one of my favorite films of all time. It’s also my favorite John Carpenter film. And obviously it’s my favorite horror film. The Thing is an 80s’ ultimate classic.

@krisorgan Год назад

Big trouble in little China was awesome, definitely one of his top movie’s imo.

@nomad9752 2 года назад

It's a tough call...I have equal love 💕 for: The Thing, Halloween, Escape from New York and Big Trouble in Little China. They are all masterpieces 😎👍

@tigertank06 2 года назад

I’d say Halloween is my favorite.

@lutherheggs451 2 года назад

Its without a doubt Carpenter's most overrated movie...the FX are good, but the ending is garbage like alot of Carpenter's movies and its a remake...At least Escape, Big Trouble and Halloween were things he wrote....Big Trouble in Little China is his best and actually doesn't have a garbage ending

@justashillobv5584 Год назад

Prince of darkness slipped by me until recently. It's not up there with big trouble, but worth a watch.

@ZMsoloman5000 2 года назад

The Thing is something I caught the end of on TV and thought “what a dumb name” but saw the blood test scene and thought “damn!” Never saw it again for years, then finally saw again and now it’s my favorite scary movie. So much that I never watch it during October, I wait for the first bad snow we get in my state (Ohio) just for the added pleasure.

@robk.6591 2 года назад

That's commitment! lol

@Rensune 2 года назад

Depends on what you like. Most people would agree it's the Thing. For me, it's a toss up between "Big Trouble in Little China" and "They Live" Though "In the Mouth of Madness" is amazing.

@c-tha-man9463 8 месяцев назад

Agreed re" In the Mouth of Madness. That movie is slept on, big time!

@DreamcastAesthetic 2 года назад

The Thing is so good, excited to see it on the show! Thanks Tony, Crystal, & Joe!

@F1_780 2 года назад

I do enjoy watching The Thing but Escape from New York is number 1 on my favourite John Carpenter movies list.

@cc-vd3oq 2 года назад

Yay, Joe's back

@robk.6591 2 года назад

My top 5: 1. The Thing 2. Halloween 3. In The Mouth of Madness 4. Escape From New York 5. Escape from L.A. (guilty pleasure) The practical effects in The Thing mostly still hold up really well. One of the shots of Norris' body clearly looks like an effect and Windows being lifted into the air by the alien Palmer looks really silly. But the rest of the effects always seem to amaze me. Mac(Ready) & Windows on the same team is unintentionally funny after the fact.

@noakesy316 2 года назад

Obviously 5 great movies that I can't argue with....can we make it a top 6 and stick Assault on Precinct 13 on the list?

@Dartanyoogles 2 года назад

In the Mouth of Madness is in my top 3 as well!!! Glad to see that movie get some more love!

@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 2 года назад

And Mac lasted longer

@FilthTribeFTP 2 года назад

Of f**king course Windows froze up, crashed and then got infected by a virus, causing it to have to be shut down (Forever lol).... But hey, at least we know for a fact Mac was human at the end.... Remember, Mac's don't get infected ;)

@noakesy316 2 года назад

@@FilthTribeFTP Aaahhhh fantastic 😂

@patrickcharles6983 2 года назад

The Thing is in my top 6 of Carpenter's films with "Halloween","Big Trouble in little China","They Live","Christine" and "The Fog". I don't have a ranking because I love them equally. "The Thing" is definitely 1 of his best, but wouldn't put it at number 1.

@StevieRayRamsey 2 года назад

Tony was actually the one who introduced me to Prince of Darkness, his little tidbit about it on Rental Reviews was the first time I ever heard of it and I loved it, but They Live is my favorite

@alexandermatthews145 2 года назад

Kurt Russell is my all time favorite actor and John Carpenter is my favorite director The Thing is one of my favorites ,is it John Carpenters best film I would say it's a tie between The Thing and The Fog They Live is pretty damn good as well he has so many good movies

@JMoses-dv3pt 2 года назад

I ranked his movies last year. Here's my list. 18. The Ward 17. Dark Star 16. Memoirs Of An Invisible Man 15. Starman 14. Ghost Of Mars 13. Assault On Precinct 13 12. Village Of The Damned 11. Vampires 10. Escape From L.A. 9. Prince Of Darkness 8. Big Trouble In Little China 7. In the Mouth Of Madness 6. Escape From New York 5. Halloween 4. The Fog 3. Christine 2. They Live 1. The Thing

@christermyrberg3661 2 года назад

You missed his TV movies; Someone's Watching Me Elvis Body Bags

@justashillobv5584 Год назад

If you had big trouble at three this list is perfect for me. Good rankings.

@slashercircle5413 2 года назад

The greatest Carpenter flick ever made, without a doubt, bar none, bottom line, is the one, the only, the immortal classic, HALLOWEEN: The Night HE Came Home.

@randycunningham7318 10 месяцев назад

Exactly. Not even close.

@DissectThatFilm 2 года назад

Top 3 Carpenter films( that I've seen) 1. The Thing 2. Halloween 3. Christine Great episode!

@krisglavin2373 2 года назад

John carpenter had a hell of a run of films from 1976 to1988

@turtleanton6539 Год назад

Yuuuup

@GOCARLOTWITCH 2 года назад

It Was Awesome to see Tony, Crystal and everyone from Hack The Movies at Too Many Games in PA this Weekend! Very Cool the movie dumpster guys are in this video!

@Crystalquin 2 года назад

Thanks!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@jdenoe69 2 года назад

The Thing by far, is John Carpenter's best film. Escape from New York, Halloween, The Fog, Assault on Prescient 13, and Big Trouble in Little China are also excellent films.

@beejay271 2 года назад

Yes!

@Eisenwulf666 2 года назад

John Carpenter is such an incredibly talented man. Not as much as Tony, but you can't have everything. I've noticed you seem to enjoy doing episodes more or are more relaxed lately,so i think the change to one episode a week was a great idea! Keep it up man,great job

@jacksonscott690 2 года назад

What a great concept for a video. John Carpenter is one of the best directors of all time.

@Guardian978 2 года назад

I love that Tony actually referenced Pumaman this episode! That's one of my favorite MST3K episodes. Surprising that such a low budget Italian movie got Donald Pleasance.

@NorthWalesKid 2 года назад

Halloween is his best. It transcends the genre and inspired many films that followed in its wake. Halloween is an absolute masterpiece and one of the greatest films ever made

@Samsquamsh 2 года назад

that's subjective.

@Fiveash-Art Год назад

It's a snooze fest ... If you want some proto slasher movies, watch Texas Chainsaw or Psycho ... Both are a million times better than that heavy breather in a mask... The only thing interesting about that movie was the bad ass score. The opening credits are the best part of the movie. 😂

@krisglavin2373 2 года назад

Halloween is my favorite movie of all time

@carlredbird3054 2 года назад

Ya thing is definitely the best movie he made, but mouth of madness and they live are my favorites

@kristiankapler1004 2 года назад

This comment is correct. Except I don't favorite Madness.

@NickJarno 2 года назад

This comes at a time when I "just" bought some Carpenter films I've never seen, They Live, Prince of Darkness and Vampires (plus Halloween Kills which I have seen, but not really a Carpenter film).

@brenair4480 2 года назад

Gonna put this out there. Put Joe on every episode. He just knows everything about cult films and the many releases those films have had. If not in front of the camera at least behind the camera for additional notes on any given film.

@reidstone1975 2 года назад

In the summer of 1982 somewhere around my eighth birthday. Mom and Dad took my brother and I to see TRON. The Stone family unit never went to the movies to see just one. After the TRON matinee, we loitered around the lobby a bit... Then ducked into John Carpenter's, "The Thing." I remember my dad saying, "John Carpenter? He did Halloween didn't he?" My parents were the ones that always got dirty looks for having their children in situations that might be deemed, "inappropriate". I remember my Mom squeezing my hand really hard during the blood sample jump scare. Knowing that she was frightened made me even more scared. But I never looked away or covered my eyes. My 11 year old brother watched the inside of his hands for the whole movie. The Blair monster reveal pushed my flight reflex and I ran out of the theater. My mom caught up with me in the lobby, "Are you ok?" I remember playing it off like I had to go pee... I didn't want to admit that I was scared cuz I didn't want to worry her. It was one of the most vivid experiences of my young life never to be forgotten... The Thing will always be in my top ten.

@CMKarm 2 года назад

I love that Tony polices grammar like I do hahahahaha

@alcheman12 2 года назад

If you guys want to see someone's watching me shout factory released a Blu-ray of it

@1977Eelco 2 года назад

My top 5 favorite John Carpenter movies: 1) The Thing 2) Halloween 3) Assault On Precinct 13 4) They Live! 5) Big Trouble In Little China Still haven't seen: The Fog, Elvis and Dark Star.

@AntLeonardi01 2 года назад

We all came here for your list.

@dereksmith6033 2 года назад

JOHN CARPENTER also has a Cameo Appearance in The FOO FIGHTERS Horror-Comedy "STUDIO 666"

@christermyrberg3661 2 года назад

1. Escape From New York 2. Escape From L.A. 3. Big Trouble In Little China 4. The Thing 5. Elvis I just love his collaborations with Kurt Russell

@OfficialJoeyC 2 года назад

This inspired me to rewatch this classic movie. Killer job Tony and crew!

@glowinthefart 2 года назад

Christine might be my favorite

@noakesy316 2 года назад

I'm really appreciating the love for Escape from LA in the comments

@christermyrberg3661 2 года назад

Very misunderstood satire

@horndog2058 2 года назад

I'm so glad Crystal Quin is back and looking delicious as ever!!!!

@APunisherKnight 2 года назад

I love the standard format, but this style of content covering more than a single movie is amazing too. Great episode !

@krisglavin2373 2 года назад

Looking forward to it absolutely love John carpenter and crystal queen I mean Quinn

@SAM-ru4vx 2 года назад

Kurt Russell is his best lead actor

@Saryrn_Sorrow 2 года назад

Haven't watched the video yet, but just to answer the question in the title, nope his best film was big trouble in little china. Literally the perfect movie.

@philoebeddo8724 2 года назад

You are correct

@Bill_198 2 года назад

It's definitely deserving of a top 5 spot. #1 is Halloween, obviously. #2-5 I'd say In the Mouth of Madness, The Thing, Prince of Darkness and Escape From New York but I can't really pin down an exact order.

@ninavidetto2861 2 года назад

Yoooo I love your guys and gal's keep up the good work

@loboneiner1034 2 года назад

My Top 3: 1. The Thing 2. They Live 3. Escape from New York

@bradentwidwell7955 2 года назад

Damn made a day before my birthday. Nice video and keep being awesome

@timscheuermann2554 2 года назад

I loved escape from La saw that at the drive in.

@kurtfranklin2680 2 года назад

Maybe the best episode ever. Fun and fine. Hard to choose a top 3. I’m not a horror guy so… 1.big trouble 2.they live 3.escape from NY

@keithswiniarski7766 6 месяцев назад

When Joe said In the Mouth of Madness was his favorite I started cheering. It's criminally underrated and arguably Carpenters best work. Cigarette Burns is fire too. That scene with the projector.

@krisglavin2373 2 года назад

Awesome episode one of my favorites

@Leveasy Год назад

1. The Thing 2. They Live 3. Ghost of Mars 4. Village of the Damned 5. Escape from New York

@thomassroka1124 2 года назад

Great to have Crystal back!

@Crystalquin 2 года назад

Thanks!

@JeremyPatton 2 года назад

Big Trouble didn‘t flop, but it is the best mass market reception. It also came out at the right time, you had Goonies, Golden Child, Labyrinth, Karate Kid, etc. all these great „fantasy family“ films.

@beejay271 2 года назад

The movie Christine is way different from the book both are EXCELLENT but definitely big differences

@stevezac_cptlpnshmnt 20 дней назад

Big Trouble In Little China is def my fav Carpenter film... The atmosphere in that film is just soooo good!

@kristiankapler1004 2 года назад

I have an 800 dollar They Live tattoo on my leg. One of my favorite movies ever.

@Dragoncurve 2 года назад

Tony is clearly the Dalton from Road House of RU-vid

@mariothomas102 2 года назад

Since this is a talk to me , the thing , the fog , Halloween, Christine then everything else those movies will always be my go to I wish the fog would get played or put on demand

@dustywaynemusic6297 2 года назад

I was able to see the Thing in a theatre last weekend and it was amazing! Pretty decent crowd too

@dariendarkhouse8538 2 года назад

Sleepwalkers wasn't actually a Stephen King adaptation. Stephen King wrote it as a screenplay.

@MovieDumpster 2 года назад

Still counts as a Mick Garris/Stephen King movie! -Joe

@reginaldcaine6161 2 года назад

I want to apologize for my mean comment on Jurassic Park. It's been a rough few months and this show really helped me get past those issues and relax. Not seeing the people who help make the show made it tough to enjoy if I wasn't into the topic. No excuse, just causation. So thank you guys, and I hope my douchieness didn't effect anyone negatively. Also, extra apologies to the new guys. Like really, I was a dick in that comment

@HackTheMovies 2 года назад

It's rare someone apologizes. So that's totally fine. All is forgiven.

@Ka_Five 2 года назад

Favorite: Halloween, and it's my favorite movie ever as well Best: Escape From New York!

@tj112286 2 года назад

I Love Crystal's reaction on 23:27! 😆

@DryptosaurusDavid 2 года назад

You should do the review of “Lightyear”.

@DirtBoyTrilla 2 года назад

WHEN IT'S TIME TO PARTY WE WILL *PARTY HARD*

@army103 2 года назад

I saw Big Trouble in Little China for the first time about 3 years ago and I loved it - if I had seen it back in the 80's, it definitely would have been one of my childhood favorites!

@Staticseven1 2 года назад

Jessica always does a great job. Subliminal😮

@hitmanmonaghan6633 2 года назад

1. Big Trouble in Little China 2. Halloween 3. Escape from L.A. (Metal Gear) 4. Mouth of Madness 5. Vampire You looked pretty good in that fan film. I mean that in the straightest way possible.

@hitmanmonaghan6633 2 года назад

That was supposed to be Escape from New York……

@megmcguigan3857 2 года назад

I've seen Goblin perform to Suspiria live in London a few years back. One of the best shows I have been to. My favourite Carpenter film is either They Live or Escape From New York. I go back and forth all of the time.

@Sleepy_Spaghetti 2 года назад

John Carpenter is my favorite filmmaker!

@Guardian978 2 года назад

My own list: 1) In the Mouth of Madness 2) The Thing 3) Big Trouble in Little China Honorable Mentions: Escape From New York, Halloween, They Live

@Dartanyoogles 2 года назад

Those are my top three as well! Glad to see Mouth of Madness getting so much love in the comments!

@JCIce007 2 года назад

The Thing is his best movie. Halloween is his most influential. Big Trouble in Little China is his most fun.

@mackchats6520 2 года назад

I was 6 when Big Trouble came out in Ireland and still today it's one of the best experience's I have ever had at the flicks, It was a packed screen and everyone had an amazing time with it, I was shocked to hear it was a flop in the states because we ate it up here :)

@TheDarkmore 2 года назад

Mouth of Madness was aired in my local town own channel (you had to align the antennas to get it work) I just caught it by accident, man it was totally insane, I was in shock for days! The Thing I watched also by accident when I was 12, saw Aliens at 6, Alien at 10, so I already had the stomach for it, or I just thought, after the dog scene I turned the TV off and grabbed the most comforting child's book from the shelf in hope to get some sleep at night XD

@theflail 2 года назад

They Live and bubblegum, and he's all out bubblegum.

@patrickjones2843 Год назад

Still blown away that I had slept on this movie for so long. I was confusing it with Swamp thing so I thought I had already seen it before. Just watched all 3. I liked them all tbh but the 82 one inspired so many horror tropes that I can see now. Even like Half Life and Deadspace extc.

@697red Год назад

I watched the original Assault on Precinct 13 in Tempe, AZ and it was great. The music and ice cream scene

@kyleking7960 2 года назад

I must say, I was once critical of Crystal and truly thought she was ill prepared for some of the reviews. Now, I find myself missing her when she's away for too long. Nobody is close to the powerful and famous Tony, but Crystal and Johanna are fantastic. TAT has solidified itself as my favorite movie review podcast.

@davidrose647 8 месяцев назад

PRINCE OF DARKNESS was #2 at the box office when it debut.

@jordan.fa5592 2 года назад

hey just saying hi, I've been subscribed since you had less than 1000 Subs when u got a shout-out from ReviewTechUsa. keep up the great work!

@jamesfanshawe6807 2 года назад

My favorite John Carpenter movie is, without a doubt, Escape from L. A. Yes, it's stupid, but seeing Kurt Russell jump off a tsunami onto a car will always put a smile on my face. If I had to say what my favorite Carpenter movie that I don't enjoy ironically to any degree is, I'd say Christine. Assault on Precinct 13, Dark Star, and They Live are 3, 4, and 5, respectively. I'm guessing a lot of Carpenter fans might find this a strange top 5, but I'll admit I'm ambivalent toward some of his more famous movies.

@chazzfarmer2547 2 года назад

Master's of Horror is on tubi, Cigarette Burns is on season 1 and Prolife is season 2.

@patrickobrien3342 2 года назад

Funny enough Hayden Christiansen was the kid on the bike who turns into an old man in In The Mouth of Madness hahaha so there’s another Star Wars connection 😂

@dreamlandnightmare Год назад

Big Trouble in Little China is my favorite, though I would consider The Thing his best.

@Bobzilla67 Год назад

The Carpenter Top 5: The Thing, The Fog, Prince of Darkness, They Live!, and Escape From New York! Crystal nice Jersey Devil shirt! That's my Stomping Ground! 🤘🏻😝🤘🏻

@davidbowie2046 5 месяцев назад

Halloween is his greatest, followed by Prince of darkness, which is such an underrated classic!

@AndrewJWildey 2 года назад

Joe LaScola’s dancing 😂 He was having such a great time

@fabius6969 2 года назад

loving the hidden frame with Sam Neil, very subtle! 😬🤣

@dugdigg7385 2 года назад

I somehow stumbled upon "Thing" in 1984 when I was 7 years old. It was a 9 inch black and white tv. It BLEW MY F@CKIN MIND! I remember my moms boyfriend coming home and asking me, "what the heck are you watching kid?" I still dream of spider heads. Gr8 memory. I have always wondered what channel it was on (of the 3 😂). Rabbit ears 4 life.

@dangchanneldeg6948 6 дней назад

I was 6 years old and home from stealing candy from the neighbors and the neighbors around my block and at the local mall when my dad let me watch a little movie called The Thing (1982).

@stevencowie7151 2 года назад

When I finally got to see The Thing at the pictures, I marvelled at it, but it gives you nothing at the end (shuffling out of the cinema with the score like a heartbeat in your ears) and can see why it was trounced by ET. Still love it and have watched it countless times.

@Staticseven1 Год назад

24:15 🤣it WAS Joe lol "I seen him" 😂

@CPBuff22 2 года назад

If you want a good Roddy Piper movie check out Body Slam. As a wrestling fan I promise you will love it.

@ryanspengler4877 2 года назад

I saw The Frighteners in theater on opening day and the final trailer before the film began was the Escape from L.A. preview that looks like an in-house bathroom/lobby/fire exit announcement. If you've seen it, you know what I'm talking about. As a young Carpenter/Snake fan I almost had a heart attack because I had no idea it was even in the works...it was all I could think about and I counted the days... ...and the final result did not disappoint! Hahaha! I STILL submit that both films make the perfect one-two-cheese punch of awesomeness that I enjoy on repeated viewings and blast the shit out of their scores and soundtracks. The Paramount One-Shot and the CrossGen comics where Snake steals the JFK limo weren't bad, either, back in the day. I still have the Snake WANTED poster that was a giveaway at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con hanging in my office and it kills me how many folks haven't seen these flicks... 🐍🌊 🏄‍♂️ 🌊 🌊 🏄‍♂️ 🪑