The Thing - Movie Review 

John Carpenter is still alive guys, we can still get a Dead Space movie

The dog used in the film was actually half wolf. That is why it's mannerisms come off as strange and un-doglike.

My father thought I could handle this when I was 8. omfg it was a mistake...

Back when gory horror wasn't just torture porn and ass to mouth!

The dog needs an oscar. Best supporting role.

You forgot to mention Kurt Russell's beard. One of the best in any movie.

Hands down, this is the scariest movie i've ever seen. This movie stuck with me for years and left a lasting impression on me as a film. No doubt one of my favorite movies.

The Thing is one of the most rewatchable movies IMO.

horror masterpiece

This is my favourite horror movie ever

It's kinda sad that most horror flicks (not all, just the latter) are about stupid teens doing stupid decisions that just make me go,"yep, they all except that one girl, or couple or nobody".

The hot copper wire in the blood petri dish scene changed me: I still think of that scene from time to time... way cool! Very intense!

Ennio Morricone’s score was actually nominated for worst original score at the Razzie’s. It’s one of the best horror scores of all time.

It's my favorite horror film of all time. It's one of the rare films where elements such as the situation, the alien/creature, location, tension/suspense/feeling of paranoia, the deaths work perfectly because none of them are neglected. Even though it is gory as shit, we are still never allowed to forget the terror of the situation and the fact that if you were in the situation and made the mistake to trust the wrong person you are going to experience an agonizing and horrific death. Love this film, my dad shown me it when I was like 8-9 and I'm not even mad even though it scared the shit out of me as a kid and still does now aha

One of the most 'Lovecraftian' science fiction horror movies I have ever seen.

The Thing and Blade Runner. Two of my favorites of all time. '82 was a great year.

34 years later and we still don't know if Childs is the thing.

E.T. kept the Thing from being a hit at the box office.

I feel bad about his cat. Think about it. The dog-Thing must have gotten Chris and now Chris is going after the cat. He only continued the review to fool us...

The Thing, The Exorcist, and Alien are the only movies that ever truly scared me. In that order.

Great movie!! .... That scene with the dogs in the pen......was how do I say??...."disturbing". And has forever been burnt into my brain. Hahaha

"The best dog performance of all time" Christ Stuckmann, 2014

I agree with Stuckmann 100% on this one. John Carpenter's THE THING is a masterpiece of the horror genre. The tension and paranoia is ratcheted up to extreme levels in this film.

"The Thing" is the finest film by John Carpenter.

The year 2019 is now coming to an end and The Thing has still stood the test of time. A masterpiece of film making. Thank you John and Rob!

Fun fact: Rob Bottin, makeup artist and creature designer on The Thing actually worked so hard during the shooting that he had to be hospitalized due to exhaustion. And it shows. Those designs are 10/10.

As a 15 year old guy who usually likes to see new horror movies with CGI monsters and etc, so yesterday I was thinking that It had been a long time since I saw a really scary horror movie. So then I found the thing and I was like " Ok it's old but I will give it a chance" And holy fucking shit did it blow me away! Not only was it scary and disturbing and not only were the effects better then the 2011 prequal but it was a really good movie too! I can say that this is my favorite horror movie of all time! Good effects, a good story, good actors, beautfiul locations and shots and a amazing script is not something you get in the newer horror movies!:D

My favorite John Carpenter movie of all time. Followed very closely by Escape From New York.

Couldn't agree with you more, 'The Thing' is one of my all time favourite movies too.

The Thing is the only movie that has left deep scars on me. I'm still extremely terrified of this type of aliens.

I'm 47 years old and I'm still scarred by the kennel scene.

This video has dislikes?! "YA WELL F*** YOU TOO!" Not really! :)

I’m trying to get my friend to watch this movie without telling him anything about it. I’m not even telling him that the alien can shape-shift. It’ll be a rare experience...

I saw The Thing opening night in June, 1982. Only about 20 people in the theater. Still one of the best movie going experiences I've ever had.

The Fly also had great practical effects

Not only one of my favorite movies but my favorite movie.

I watched this movie as a kid alone at home in the middle of the night. Gotta say I was mentally scarred for a few weeks afterwards.

plot twist, chris is the thing

Do reviews on 2001 a space odyssey, clockwork orange and the shining already

Should have talked about ennio morricones amazing score but otherwise a fantastic review. Definitely one of my all time favorite movies

The thing from 1982: *still looks awesome after 38 years* The thing from 2011: *didn't even look good when it released*

What are peoples thoughts on the prequel? I personally love it, I think they did such an incredible job setting it up for the original, yet still allowing it to be its own film, but still feel like the original. It has a pretty bad rating so people mustn't like it, Id be interested in why?

This is one of those rare films like 12 Angry Men and Alien in which you just cannot find anything wrong with it. Perfection.

The Thing premiered on the same day as Bladerunner. Two once-in-a-decade masterpieces on the same damn afternoon!

I was just binge watching John Carpenter flix the past couple of days The Thing is easily the best and deserves all recognition..

The absolutely hands down scariest movie ever made

Such a tremendously rewatchable movie. Watching it again recently, I found that one of the most disturbing moments to me is when the dog in the beginning runs straight for one of the guys and tries to lick his face. When you don't know that it's not actually a dog you think nothing of it, but now I can only see the thing trying to start assimilating people right away without them being none the wiser. Gives me the creeps.

This IS my favorite movie of all time.

The Thing is basically the first Among Us

Great review. You should definitely review and/or analyze Collateral, as you said in your Blu-Ray collection video. I love Collateral and feel like it is somewhat underappreciated. Anyways, keep up the good work Chris and as always I will see you in your next video.

It's not a remake of The Thing From Another World, not even "technically". It's it's own adaptation of the book. It's like saying Batman Begins "technically is a remake" of Tim Burton's Batman.

Your review >>>>> Jeremy Jahns' review of "The Thing", he missed the boat on this film lol. Great review, this movie is a masterpiece. I actually met John Carpenter at a horrorhound convention, and had him sign my blu-ray copy, awesome experience.

This is a very underrated movie

sucks even more that this came around the time of E.T Extra Terrestrial which is a reason it bombed but this is a great film, one of Carpenter's best

A bit upsetting that the main theme got nominated for a razzie

Do another classic of his, the Fog. That film is waaayy underrated.

Speaking of very well done practical effects , who else here has seen the fly by David Cronenberg ?

Chris Stuckmann You and I are the same age. I see that we love the same favorite movies. I watched that movie when I was kid and I completely agree with you. Great review.

Don't forget the score. That music at the start was absolutely mesmerising. The new The Thing 2011 wasn't a bad attempt either. I liked it as well, specially how it ties in. Friendly warning to those who haven't seen either; Watch the original first.

The Thing is a true masterpiece. It's my 3rd favorite Sci-Fi/Horror movie in the world, after Alien (1979) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). That Trio is the main jem of this genre

4:55 Line of the day: Best Dog Performance of all Time

There are three living beings in this review: Chris, his dog and cat. Do you think one of them may be the thing...?

Kurt Russell was Fucking gorgeous in this movie

i have this theory that the best way to experience this movie is to watch it with no prior information or knowledge on it. i imagine a guy at a video store, seeing this on the shelf, never having heard of it before, being curious about the vague (and perfect) title, then watching it and having his life changed forever. i once saw it on the shelf at the store when i was little and i remember being utterly fascinated with the mystery surrounding the title and cover. what's going on in the picture on the cover? what the hell could the thing possibly be? i had so many questions but after studying it for a minute i decided to let it go. i'm glad i eventually saw it years later. i can only imagine what kid me would have thought had i watched it after seeing it at the store.

Best dog perfomance of all time? Did he ever watch hachiko a dog's story?

Chris looks like tom cruise to me at times.

This film is some legendarily creepy shit.

One of my favorite movies

Do you watch dragonball z abridged?

The 2011 prequel of this movie was good too. Not as good, but good enough.

I like Chris Stuckman way better than that Jeremy Jahns guy but does he (or both) live with their parents?

A+ is exactly correct. Great critique. The Sci-Fi film "Outland" starring Sean Connery would make a good video.

I was in my mid-teens when this movie came out. I LOVED the movie then and never understood why many reportedly disliked it. I knew it was a classic back then. I liked it so much I even remember reading a paperbark copy of the book for this movie while still in high school.

Chris, Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" is coming up soon and you should do his maybe a week of his movies that you haven't review yet. The Prestige Memento Following Insomnia

I love this movie! Is not one of my Top 10 or 20 best films I have ever seen, but is mostly around 31 or 32. Here are my favorite horror movies: 1: The Shining(1980) My favorite movie of all time, Jack Nicholson is amazing just like the how cast, thrilling, scary, basically the perfect horror movie! 2: Psycho(1960) My 2 favorite movie of all time and one of the most tense movies I have ever seen, amazing perfomances, scary and still original and believable! 3: Rosemary's Baby(1968) Possibly one of the most sentimental movies in horror genre, scary and thrilling, Mia Farrow should be nominated to Oscar for her role,great directing and script, and my 5th favorite movie of all time! 4: Carrie(1976) A very heartfelt movie, Sissy Spacek should had won the Oscar, scary and very sad, my 7th favorite movie of all time! 5: Alien(1979) The best horror/sci-fi movie of all time, with one of the most scary creatures of all time, and the most unlikely female hero: Ripley, tense and very claustrophobic. My 11th favorite movie of all time! 6: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(1974) Scary, disturbing, and for me surprise the characters are relatable, my 12th favorite movie of all time! 7: The Exorcist(1973) Scary, with wonderful perfomances, tense, sad, a perfect mix of drama and horror, my 17th favorite movie of all time! 8: The Thing(1982) Does I need to say anything about it? 9: Halloween(1978) Thrilling, scary and original, love it! 10: The Birds(1963) This is movie is directed by Alfred Hitchcock, do I need to say more?

It's so damn satisfying hearing those choir vocals when he gives an A+

Chris went from reviewing The thing to cast Keith David in his feature debut !

35 people spent the rest of the winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!!!

The Howling is good too.

I think I've seen The Thing at least 15 times and without a doubt it gets better with every viewing. Absolute classic.

So the only question I have is: Is there any source that states whether the Thing survives at the end or not cause that damn cliffhanger is so crazy. But yeah the Thing is an amazing movie the first time I watched it I couldn't sleep for a few days. Granted I was like 12 but whatever one of my favorite sci-fi movies of all time.

I 1000% agree with you!! I just don't know if you canbeat Alien, Aliens, The Thing, Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, .... Terminator, Predator, etc

This isn't just One the best Sci-Fi Horror Movie with Perfect Practical Effects but it is great as a stand alone film with great performance that why is my Number 1# favorite movie of all time and I have no shame in that......

John Carpenter`s Halloween, The Thing, The Prince Of Darkness, and They Live, are his best movies by far.

One of John Carpenter's best horror films 🎥...10/10.

Best horror film of all time. This is one of the only horror films that actually got to me. I fucking love it.

Not only arguably the best horror film ever made, but one of the greatest films period

As a kid I used to hear about this movie and I thought it was a Fantastic Four spin-off😂😂😂would be cool tbh

Nice shirt.

Please review 12 Angry Men!

the thing, alien then aliens is a good marathon

John Carpenter's the Thing 1982 is the best original remake masterpiece ever. The gory effects are top notch. It's suspenseful, thrilling and beautifully well directed. Scary as hell and awesome. Universal's best 80s flick ever made. A+ for me and get the Scream Factory Blu-ray collections edition. It's well worth it. Great job, Chris. 👹

The Best Horror Film Hands Down! Still Holds up Today! Very Believable special effects! I Heard Oscar Nominated! Too Bad Siskel and Ebert got nauseous during the movie and reviewed it badly over E.T.

My Top Ten Favorite Films of All Time: 1. Reservoir Dogs 2. The Thing 3. Hard-Boiled 4. Pink Flamingos 5. Braindead/Dead-Alive 6. Night of the Living Dead 7. Kids 8. Nowhere 9. Visitor Q 10. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Wasn't this an x files episode?

REVIEW HALLOWEEN, NUFF SAID.

I still can't believe you gave 'the thing' prequel an A-....my god man....you need to go back and re-review it now that maybe you've grown in your field of movie critic

The ending to this was perhaps the best ending ever in a Horror movie. It was Perfect!

Doctor Who: Midnight

In my top 10 films.