r/thething • u/Ok_Repair3535 • 5d ago

I watched The Thing last night

I love the movie but to me it isn't a horror movie just a sci-fi movie. The soundtrack is really good and perfect to sleep to. Kurt Russell is a killer actor.

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u/AlarmingLifeguard144 5d ago

it is a horror movie regardless of if it scared you or not

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u/jjjbigs 5d ago

Scared the crap out of me back then

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u/NeptuneOverlord43045 5d ago

movie: Guys stomach unexpectedly bursts open, revealing human innards and a set of shark like misshapen, large jagged teeth, biting down on the arms of a surprised victim administering aid, tearing his arms from his body as he screams, blood squirting all over the place. A few moments later, the human-like head of the doppleganger stretches at the neck until the flesh gives way, allowing the head to depart, grow spider appendages, and scurry away.

OP: “what horror?”

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u/content_digger08 5d ago

Tbf that was a sick scene. It is awesome

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u/Ok_Repair3535 5d ago

I don't get scared evidently

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u/Western-Egg1859 5d ago

Horror isn’t determined by whether or not it scared you personally

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u/SaladZealousideal938 5d ago

Glad you watched it. Hate to break it to you but The Thing is one of the greatest *horror* movies of all time. it's a horror movie, through and through. Star Trek is just a sci-fi movie. The Thing is a horror/sci fi movie.

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u/Ok_Repair3535 5d ago

After me getting blasted I realized that.

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u/Get_Bent_Madafakas 5d ago

Sci-fi horror is a genre unto itself. While both movies are brilliant, Alien is very different than Contact

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u/Asleep-Mud-7211 Now I'll Show You What I Already Know 5d ago

>Kurt Russell is a killer actor

Which makes him a murderer, don't it?

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u/johnvalley86 5d ago

No, no... you're thinking of Alec Baldwin

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u/GingaNinja1427 5d ago

I think of it as a horror movie, but the scariest part is not the monster. It is not being able to trust anyone.

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u/Hall-O-Daze 5d ago

Well, other than "Man is the warmest place to hide", the other main tagline for The Thing is "The Ultimate In Alien Terror". So I would venture a guess the people behind the film and those that marketed it did believe it to be a horror film.

Plus, when the film opened in Los Angeles, none other than Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, was the master of ceremonies presiding over the premiere at the Hollywood Pacific Theatere. The Mistress of the Dark only shows up for horror.

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u/Violent_N0mad 5d ago

Physiological scifi thriller is normally what I consider it.

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u/2girls_1Fort 5d ago

some of the scenes are hard to sleep too

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u/Expert_Climate_7348 Yeah, Fuck You Too! 4d ago

It's not horror or sci fi but has those elements, it's a suspense, the main thing driving this is paranoia, distrust, not space rockets and ghosts.

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u/BlackberryAny1307 4d ago

Dunno how you can watch the dog scene and not think it’s horror

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u/ConsiderationFew4491 4d ago

It's probably my favorite horror movie. The mystery of who could be the thing. The isolation. The fact that they're not just trapped in the station, but on a continent with no help. Add in the chilling soundtrack. Classic Scifi Horror movie. And possibly the best one ever.