The Thing (1982)
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A research facility in Antarctica comes across an alien force that can become anything it touches with 100% accuracy. The members must now find out who's human and who's not before it's too late.
Cast
- Kurt Russell
- Wilford Brimley
- T.K. Carter
- David Clennon
- Keith David
- Richard Dysart
- Charles Hallahan
- Peter Maloney
- Richard Masur
- Donald Moffat
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- Oct 4, 2017
my dog: *looks at me* me: how do i know you're not......... The Thing (1982)
viSep 12, 2021a bit of a downer to watch this before embarking on a trip to Antarctica with my boys tomorrow
KarstenOct 7, 2012100% pure horror. 100% complete paranoia. 100% practical effects. 100% proof that horror doesn't need CGI. 100% inimitable. 100% Carpenter 100% timeless. (it's 38 years old!!) 100% terrifying. Still. 100% visual masterpiece. 100% mold breaking. 1000% One of my…
DirkH - Oct 25, 2020
Among us: The movie
alex todd 🧟♂️Dec 26, 2019For almost 40 years people have been asking if it's Macready or Childs when the answer is neither. The credits clearly say that John Carpenter's the Thing.
Brian CollinsSep 22, 2016100 "Nobody trusts anybody now, and we're all very tired."
SilentDawn - Nov 2, 2019
Fantastic companion to Alien, I appreciate new details every time I rewatch. Horror creature classic.
Alex IHEOct 22, 2016doesthedogdie.com is shook
ViluDec 11, 2020So I actually think none of the guys got turned. I actually think some of those guys were just extremely random.
Branson Reese
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- Morgan lovedThe Thing
just amazing… probably the most insanely good monster/gore effects i’ve ever seen, every single moment was captivating and it kept you double and triple guessing the meaning and motivation behind everything the characters said and did, such a good movie
zxki lovedThe ThingThe fact I was physically repulsed by the gruesome practical effects, just tells you everything you need to know. I went into this film completely and metaphorically blind, which is 100% recommended. stared it down while clenching my little cheeks and walked out feeling both insanely grateful yet…
NoobCentral945 lovedThe ThingThis was a rewatch, and it was still as good as my first ever watch. For a almost 2 hour long movie, it felt really fast. The character interactions as they grow more skeptical of each other is amazing. And, of course, the practical effects in this film are what make it so good.
- Orlando Ramone lovedThe Thing
One of the best remakes ever made! The effects are great but the gripping paranoia makes this movie a classic.
Alexander Rivera lovedThe ThingJohn Carpenter perfectly creates what a “The Thing” movie should be. Suspense beginning to end wonder who could possibly be the Thing. Right when you think you know what’s going to happen next it diverts your expectations. HBO should make a “The Thing” TV show 📺 Writing is 👌🏽
Scranton Strangler lovedThe ThingOne of my favorite movies of all time done by one of the best. JC's '82 masterpiece is revolutionery and still holds to this day for it's incredible practical effects and perfect play of paranoia with an ending that still to this day some people cant decide....who was the thing?
- hanne is "meh" onThe Thing
rating: 🧊🧊 this is what happens when men are sent to remote places to dig things up with reckless abandon. also mcready’s giant cowboy hat was RIDICULOUS, he really stole dewey riley’s crown. the effects were fine i guess but for a bunch of scientists they were really stupid
nevan lovedThe Thinga masterful horror classic with absolutely phenomenal practical effects and atmosphere. john carpenter establishes a mood that is simultaneously overpowering and unsettling with the help of amazing performances and writing. kurt russel excels
Jacob Hall lovedThe Thingone of the greatest horror movies and for good reason. it was one of the first to let the viewer interpret what happens in the end. it inspired one of the most successful video games of all time in Among Us. great movie 9/10
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- WRwilfred rodriguez
My friend fell asleep, but I loved it
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Metacritic
Carpenter's direction is slow, dark, and stately; he seems to be aiming for an enveloping, novelistic kind of effect, but all he gets is heaviness.
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
Carpenter creates an atmosphere in Thing; it's a weird one, an odd landscape and clearly alien territory, but it's entertaining nonetheless. And for those who have not been to a creep show in the last couple of years, The Thing has some very nasty surprises. [25 June 1982, p.D1]
Bill Cosford
Miami Herald
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