THE THING (1982) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION 

I love how fast everybody goes from don't hurt the dog, to kill everything that moves when watching this movie.

"Don't shoot the puppy" "You better shoot all the dogs". Your flip flop on that had me laughing. The ending is left to your imagination. I think they killed the Thing and the two guys left froze to death once the fires went out.

In all fairness, Keith David was like the Original Samuel L. Jackson. He was one of the better templates for Scary Badass Black Dudes in movies from the 80s.

One of the most terrifying films in my opinion, the special effects are brilliant no cgi needed.

“That is not a puppy. Y’all set me up!!!” LMAO

Fun fact: The dog actor in this movie was the onw who played White Fang. He was one of the best dog actors Hollywood has seen.

My favorite part about EVERY...SINGLE...REACTION... is that everyone always sympathizes with the dog in the beginning, then 20 minutes later, it's like "HOLY MOTHERF*CKING SH*T!!" Hahaha

16:52 "That is not a puppy! Y'all set me up!" Haha I knew from the beginning of the movie you'd react something like that. I'm really glad you watched this though. A pure classic.

What a classic. All practical effect, all star cast , 10/10

"I'm glad he didn't show it much". A few minutes later "STOP SHOWING ITTTT!!!!!!". That was an amazing reaction.

Dude, you're a trooper for making it through this one. 40 years later and it still freaks me out. Those practical effects are next level and I love the ambiguous ending, it just leaves you with a sense of dread.

It's quite impressive you picked up on the half-wolf they got to act in this film. Animal was about the third smartest member of this cast, and should have won an award for this performance. Blair was still human when they put him in the shed, otherwise he wouldn't have been wrecking everything to prevent anyone from leaving. It must have gotten to him some time later.

The “poor man’s Samuel L Jackson” is Keith David. He’s excellent in everything he’s in.

This movie was nightmare fuel back in '82. What amazing practical effects -- they must have had a blast doing this.

The Thing and E.T. came out at the same time. It hurt The Thing at the box office. This is one of those movies that took some years to really get the recognition it deserves.

*THE THING THEORY* At the end, what could potentially give away that Childs is The Thing is the act of him drinking after MacReady. I believe that Childs would never risk being infected, even with the knowledge that he'll freeze to death soon. I think him accepting the drink, is The Thing making a mistake. As he raises the bottle to his lips, the film's ominous music kicks in, MacReady laughs. It's the first time Childs trusts him.

When Blair was trashing everything I'm about positive he was still human. One of the Things, either Norris or Palmer, likely got to him when he was alone out in the shed.

These guys are the Dynamic Duo of movie reactors! Dude in front of the camera makes the most hysterical and entertaining commentary out there! And my man doing the editing has the perfect touch with the slicing and dicing of the footage to perfectly highlight that awesome commentary while maintaining the films flow! BRAVO!

DING DING DING! Finally the day has come! Watching the Thing reactions got me into watching reaction channels in the first place and now it's J's turn! The man is good, different and at the top of the game!

"That ain't a puppy" right at the beginning aged like the finest wines mate

I’m only about a third of the way into this… gotta say… best reaction to “The Thing” I’ve seen so far… lmao…10,000 likes. 😂 Edit: finished it. 1,000,000 likes. Smiled and laughed the whole way. Subscribed.

The blood test scene was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.

BEST. REACTION. OF. ALL. TIME. This one will go down in history. It was so great I watched it twice. You knew it was gonna be bad when the copilot bailed out and hid under the blanket immediately. Always listen to your pet. You'll never look at a puppy the same way again. FYI... the "dog" was actually half wolf and half husky. Best performance by a canine in movie history. Sorry Lassie, but it's true.

From my perspective there’s only two worthy sci-fi horrors & you’ve now watched both. The Thing & Alien are transcendent in the genre. Haunting score by the legendary Ennio Marricone. Another John Carpenter masterpiece. The ambiguous ending is perfect. Thanks for braving it for us, entertaining reaction as always.

My favourite thing about JL’s reactions are the clear and concise descriptions of what he would do in each situation 😂😂

Some people think at the end McReady's bottle was a molotov cocktail and when Child's drinks from it it proved that Child was the thing. It's just theory.

Cracking up at the “BUM BUM” every time you talk about the dog. 😂

Your reaction had me cracking up! And, I love how you are not afraid to scream. It is such a genuine response!

40years later people are still debating the ending. It's deliberately left open to scare the audience and keep people talking about the movie. Some people think Childs is the thing and when Mac gives him the bottle to drink it's full of gasoline (that's why he laughs when Childs drinks it and doesn't react) he had just been throwing molotovs so it stands to reason the bottle wasn't full of liquor. Mac is laughing because he knows the thing wouldn't know the difference but he's too weak to fight it. Some people say Mac is the thing and when he hands Childs the bottle to drink he laughs because he just infected him so he too would become the thing increasing the chances it survives to make it to the mainland and infect the rest of the world. Some people say neither one or both of them are the thing. As an interesting side note is that a PS2 video game was made (that acts as a sequel to the movie) and Carpenter has said the game is canon - in the game both Childs and Mac survive and neither are the thing. In the game another crew shows up to fight the thing but Childs later dies and Mac saves the crew and they ultimately kill the thing. All depends on how you interpret it. Great video man i'm glad you did this one!

OMG!! I laughed so hard when he was talking about the dogs 🤣🤣

One of the greatest movies ever made. In my top 10,maybe top 5. And this movie has the best Dog actor of all time. RIP Jed💖

"If I can't carry it in my pocket, I don't need it", words to live by.

In all honesty, after watching J watch horror all month, I have to say that he’s figured out the ultimate formula: Kill everything. 😊

I died of laughter from 24:43-24:55. "It's oozing bro!" OMG your reaction was so funny! You are a REAL sport for watching this one. First time I saw this was about 15 years ago and I was NOT prepared for all them puppies to be turning into monsters and so gross!

This is my favorite reaction I've witnessed to this movie!!! "SAVE DA PUPPIES!!!!"

Just to address a few questions: "When did the Thing get Palmer?" In the beginning we see the dog-Thing wander through the camp unattended, and pass into a room where someone unknown to us turns to look. We only see their shadow. This was probably Palmer. After infection the Palmer-Thing spends most of his time trying to turn the group against itself, accusing Windows of being the Thing and trying to get everyone to kill MacReady. "Who got to the blood?" When Windows and Bennings are in the room with the remains of the Thing, Windows leaves to get the keys from Garry. He returns and sees Bennings being assimilated, and we hear a jingling sound - Windows dropping the keys on the floor as he runs away. Since Palmer has almost certainly been assimilated now, he's probably the one who recovered the keys and destroyed the whole blood. Norris might also be a Thing at this point but seems less likely due the nature of his transformation. "Why did Norris die?" His infection seemed to happen more slowly than the others, so it's likely it was a very small amount of contact. Maybe Palmer touched him for a second - long enough for skin cells to flake off of his hand and infect Norris. If it Norris was only being assimilated a piece at a time rather than all at once the process might have killed hom as his organs shut down one by one. Or, the process of copying might have been so perfect that the Thing copied Norris' heart problems and it simply had a heart attack. "When did Blair become the Thing?" Best guess is when he was captured either Palmer or Norris touched him. He may have realized he was changing and tried to hang himself but was too late. It is also possible that he was infected during his rampage and was being influenced to isolate the camp so the Thing could take over everyone. "How could Blair build a spaceship out of helicopter and generator parts?" I know it looked like a flying saucer but a likelier answer is that he was building something like a hovercraft, just to get to the nearest research station. "Are both Childs and MacReady the Thing?" The fourth option, almost always overlooked. We don't actually know if Things are aware of one another or if they're all cooperating with each other. The Palmer-Thing has no problem pointing out the escaping head-spider-Thing to everyone. It is possible that both survivors are infected by movie's end, each one waiting to infect the other as they freeze.

Parts of the Dog Kennel Sequence were done by Stan Winston Studios.

The edited in music cues whenever you gushed about the "puppy" killed me 😂

My all-time favorite horror film. Perfect suspense and mystery and with the most awesome practical effects of all-time from the master of horror, John Carpenter. Kurt Russell is the ultimate badass.

lol I love the ending.That lack of resolution just lets the fear of paranoia just seep in infinitely. Carpenter has given multiple contradictory answers as to who's who at the end. He's maximized the mystery the whole time. it's great.

I'm sorry for what you're about to witness. Some of us who voted for this "ain't shit." Other than one particular scene, the rest of the film is very good and something you might enjoy. It's got mystery elements to it, trying to figure out who isn't who they say they are. Almost like a murder mystery, but the murderer can take you over and make you like them in a very horrific way. The fourth or fifth time I saw this film, my dog creeped me out a bit. I was sitting in the living room, and the scene where the Husky goes into the room and you see the shadow of a person. Right at that moment, my dog stands up and walks right up to me and just stares at me for a full minute. It was just a really weird moment because he never acted like that before or after. I was around 14 or 15 then. So this film always reminds me of him, his name was Toby, and he passed away October 19th 2004. Haven't been able to own a pet since then, don't want to have to deal with the loss. It's just too difficult.

Keith David is a great actor. A really good movie he is in is a science fiction movie called They Live. Rowdy Roddy Piper was the star of the movie. There is a scene between David and Piper that is one of the most memorable scenes ever. Don't want to say what it is because I don't want to ruin your experience if you see it, which you should.

15:12 and 34:12 Funniest reaction to anything, ever. The look on your face! "Blurrgghh, STOP TOUCHING IT!" The effects are so good in this. It's all practical effects, and in many ways makes it more real. They have to rely on other things, like sound effects, suspense, eerie music and general atmosphere to create fear (and grossness). Another great reaction video, thanks for sharing. (BTW, If anyone asks you to react to "The Human Centipede", DON'T!)

Thank you for joining our "Are they or aren't they the Thing?" and "Thanks for the nightmare?" club. 😁

Met the O.G. Keith David at Texas Frightmare Weekend, along with Thomas Waites (Windows), the late Wilford Brimley (Blair) and Dean Cundey (Cinematographer) in 2017. Had a great time. Your reaction was so priceless! And this is a 40 year old movie that flopped, and has gotten its props for the best practical effects EVER! And it still holds up!!

There’s a fan theory that the bottle in the end was meant for a Molotov and had gas in it. Mac faked a sip and gave it to Childs knowing the alien wouldn’t know what the taste was supposed to be so would just mimic Mac’s response. I always thought that was just a really awesome hypothetical.

Love this movie. You reacted I suspect exactly how the director wanted the audience to. A little confused, paranoid, sad, grossed out, mad, scared hahahha - mission accomplished.

Oh and btw I believe Blair was a human until he was locked away in the shed so he was doing the right thing up until that point. Also, as a fellow lover of animals...when I see stuff involving animal cruelly in films I just keep reminding myself it's just a movie and no babies were actually harmed 😝

There’s so much that’s disturbing in this movie, but Bennings turning for the reveal, and letting out that inhuman howl has been decades worth of haunting to me. I can’t help but to admire that.

There are three more good Carpenter apocalyptic movies from the 80s you should do, "Escape From New York" (81), "Prince of Darkness" (87) and "They Live" (88). And there won't be any dogs hurt. Scout's honor! ✋😁

This movie hands down the BEST special effects. No CGI! Actual art created by humans hands!!! This movie is AMAZING!!! Saw in theater when it came out.

If ever there was a movie that your dogs should be uncomfortable watching, this one is it! Great reaction, well worth the wait! 😂

MacReady: "It could be any one of us." JL: "So anyway, I started blasting!"

This takes number one in Horror and in sci-fi for me, now I just have to convince my wife to watch it for Halloween.

Before the big reveal, the dog creeping around the camp with the music REALLY set the stage for what ultimately was an awesome reaction.

As soon as I saw the title I knew this would be an awesome reaction given your love for puppies, and gag reflex when seeing gore. And you didn't disappoint. So funny! BTW, you kept saying while watching that you would have been gone, but there would have been nowhere to go. They were in the middle of Antarctica, a totally inhospitable continent with subzero temperatures, and massive snow storms, thousands of miles from any other continent. And at the beginning it was even mentioned that they hadn't been able to contact anyone outside their camp for the last 2 weeks. So even if they had abandoned the camp to get away from the Thing, there would have been nowhere to go, and no one to rescue them before they froze to death. That's what was so scary about their situation. They were totally isolated, and trapped with nowhere safe to escape to.

This was filmed at the Mendenhall glacier and I’ve wondered if The Thing was going to come back out of the ice fields to scare us all again. A few yrs ago we watched this at glacier on a big screen in our cars and it still scares me. The Forrest service people were more concerned about the snacks we had and the bears roaming around.

one theory is that the booze they he offers him at the end is actually a molotov and Childs doesn't react indicating he's the Thing. another indication that he could be the Thing is that he accepts the drink in the first place when they know infection can spread like that.

That husky is not just beautiful but a good acting dog TRYING to act like a dog. That husky deserves an Oscar please.

I think that John Carpenter left the ending a 'cliffhanger' to give you a sense of insecurity. When you are insecure, you are scared and not certain of anything; including your own 2 eyes. So to witness the movie only to be uncertain as to the possibility of the alien STILL around?!? Priceless.

I never knew how many people love this film, until it started to go around ALL reaction channels. Btw, this is one of the better ones.

I never thought I would be laughing so much from watching this movie! Heehee! JL's stress and comments made it so much fun. He was so drawn into the movie and panicky, suspicious of everyone. Hahahaha! Great, best entertainment on RU-vid! :)

"Your prize is moving..." classic.🤣

"Its a puppy" with big smile Me - Oh LAWD he don't know

never thought I'd see the day where J was wishing death to dogs! y'all are really going all out for the end of JLoween and I love it.

That ending is left to everyone's imagination.

I agree …when there is a puppy that dies in any movie I just repeat “it’s only a movie”…lol

Jay at the beginning: Why he shooting at the puppy? Jay before the end of the first act: Shoot the other puppy, too. Thank you.

OMG bro this was the funniest best reaction I’ve seen yet. One of my favourite horror suspense movies of the 1980s. It leaves you the audience to figure out who got infected first. And at the end, It was dark and both guys were alone which is how the thing takes you over nothing happened so they both froze to death.at least that’s what I think happed.

When the Thing is a 'human', it knows it still knows it's the Thing.

"I would be on the helicopter " ..."We'd be loading up"!!!! 😂😂😂😂 Me Tooooo Lolol 👍🏾

To everyone who loves The Thing, there's "The Making of The Thing" here on RU-vid that's an hour and a half long. If you just want to see some talk of the practical effects, there's a 10 minute video from the full length called "Rob Bottin on Norris spider-head from The Thing"

@Jay This is the best horror film in my humble view. John Carpenter always said to him horror stories are either 1) something is out there trying to get us... or 2) something is already inside trying to get us. I always found that second option far more terrifying. The old 50's original was also a fun flick for its time. Seeing you react to this was Xmas come early :)

Can't Believe that 40 years Later, this Movie, with it's CRAZY! Stomach CHURNING Practical Effects, is Still Making People SCREAM!!! 😱

My ex used to get so annoyed when I called her full grown dogs puppies, but they will always be puppies to me, no matter how old or how big.

Your reaction at the closing credits… That was all of us.

Love to see you back as always with your buddies. Rosemary's Baby The Exorcist and The Omen. Should definitely be up on Deck very soon. Stay safe and be well always !

Blair was sane when he destroyed the chopper and the comms, but the thing got to him while he was locked in the shed

When McCready was talking to Blair with his noose hanging, he was still human. The Thing got to him after obviously because it was building a spaceship. Human Blair can't build a spaceship. The Thing can take the form and has the knowledge of all the countless Alien creatures its absorbed over thousands or possibly millions of years.

John Carpenter who made this has stated a keen interest in wanting to write and direct a movie adaptation of the video game “Dead Space”. Which is already in part based on ideas from The Thing, so tons of people are practically online begging this man to do it for real lol

You're quite right, in real life, the dog at the beginning was half dog and half wolf.

Greatest horror movie in my opinion, Mostly due to the concept....I can't think of anything more bleak and terrifying and impossible to survive. I haven't seen many other horrors as good and I'm a serious horror nerd. Every winter when I hear the wind howl I think of this film. It also inspired me to get a flamethrower...cause....you never know 😅

Kurt Russell's hair IS luxurious in this. Point taken.

This may well be ONE of the BEST reactions to this timeless classic that I have seen so far! To think it is around 40 years old and still has this effect on first-time watchers is incredible but it is thanks to Great acting, Soundtrack, script, Jed the Wolf/dog, cinematography, direction, and definately one of F/X best guys Rob Bottin's best work. It was a great pleasure to see your reaction to this and I think you will love watching the "Excorcist" though the third one is also a good watch. I read comments and agree fully with them. I do kind of feel bad that we made you want to kill the puppies, but who would generally suspect a "harmless" puppy?? I do also enjoy the incidental score which, at the end come back just before the credits, which has been there many times during Thing, and it is meant to be an open ending, to give discussion. I have thought about Kurt Russel using the whiskey in the beginning when pouring into the chessmaster, and then it comes back at the end, questioning Childs as possible Thing. Have a GREAT Halloween Holiday Weekend!!!

Keith David is a boss! His voice has been in many iconic roles aside from his acting! Just to name a few: Gargoyles show, US Navy commercials, Halo franchise, and very recent movie from Jordan Peele Nope.

Heh heh...........that "image that you can never unsee" was like Fangoria's #1 cover photo for that year.

I got my mom to watch this movie with me. She’s a big sci fi and suspense fan, so I sold her on that part. At the end she told me “screw you, that was a great movie, but I’m not sleeping for a week!”

I saw it opening weekend and laughed in shock and awe.

Oh, man, that was priceless! Best reaction yet! I haven’t laughed so hard at anyone’s reaction to The Thing since I first saw it at the theater! In the scene in the kennel, when the dogs face split like a banana, my buddy’s girlfriend screamed and grabbed his thigh...HARD! She screamed loud, but he screamed louder, and longer, than she did, and even sounded more like a girl than she did! I thought that would never be topped, ever, but.... Congratulations, you win! 😂 Never a dull moment when you watch a horror movie with the Murder Whistle! Keep up the good work, my friend!

“Go back and burn the things in the thing, thing!“😂😂😂

17:36 He DID try turning the lights on. Flipped the switch as soon as he walked up to it, but when it didn’t work, he continued on anyway to see why the dogs had been barking.

If they had only spoke Norwegian at the beginning the dog would be dead and perhaps "the Thing" wouldn't be alive. Love your reactions J!☺💚

I still love this movie, an all time favorite. I went back to see it at the theater a couple times with different people to see THEIR reaction back in the day. I really enjoyed your reaction J.L. and great job editing this one Blank! You managed to get all the best and most important scenes in the YT edit👍 Thanks Guys!

Best practical effects of any horror movie ever

Out of the dog lovers I've seen react to this movie. You are the only one that has resolved to kill the dogs. Which in the situation is probably the most realistic and smart thing to do. Your reactions are golden. I love em. People are still debating the ending to this movie, some 40 years later. I have read theories about either of them being the thing at the end.

Haha every time u talked about the dog in the beginning and that beat would pop up, made me laugh, "Aww look at that puppy" (boom boom)

That movie kept me up for weeks in 1982. Hilarious reaction! Love this movie!

The tag line for this channel should be - OH, HELL NO!! I AIN'T DOING THAT! I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE ME. Love your reactions JL! 🤣🤣 Best channel sub I've made this year!👍

I love how the superb writing makes you second guess everything you hold dear and no fake reactions are possible

OH SHUT THE F UP! HE HASN'T SEEN THIS BEFORE!?!?!??! This is going to be sooooooo amazing!