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The Thing

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A 1982 John Carpenter horror film praised for possibly the best use of practical effects ever, particularly its alien creature design.

Mentions (5)
"You'll get The Thing, Oldboy and The Room all showing in a single day."
"Utterly unreal film. Might be the best use of practical effects ever. Managing to convincingly make something so, well... *alien*, and simultaneously very human-like at the same time. Fine line to walk, and they nailed it. How the hell did they pull off the detaching head scene?"
"Let it be John Carpenters "The Thing". Cast, practical effects, pacing, score all perfect, surprised I've dodged it this long."
If you watch one movie this Halloween · u/friendsin2d · ↑96 · 2023-10-31
"On my date yesterday, since it was freezing out there, we watched a movie. It was between the shining and the thing (cold themed)."
Internet brainworms have ruined The Shining for me · u/ChicaneryMan · ↑58 · 2024-10-06
"I love slow burn horror movies (The Wicker Man, The Thing, The Shining, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror) but this was just a poor mimicry of that category of film while being an action movie in spirit"
Actually confused by the love for Nosferatu here · u/ChemicalTutor · ↑35 · 2025-02-11
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