What I have before me is really like some sort of pig's lop so if you guys hear a lot

of like slurping and sort of soft mashing sounds that's my dinner for the next three

to four days. Well I couldn't think of better sound effects to go along with the film covering

today which are two iterations of the thing. The primary one that we'll be talking about

of course is the 1982 classic The Thing released by Universal Pictures directed by John

Carpenter written by Bill Lancaster and starring Kurt Russell, Keith David and Wilford Brimley

yes of Quaker Oats.

Diabetes.

Steller?

Pardon?

It wasn't either one that had like many campaigns like Diabetes.

Yeah he was like the Quaker Oats, Diabetes spokesperson.

Along with a stellar ensemble in general The Thing has of course become perhaps the primary

source cited by practical effects diehards in the age old CGI versus analog debate.

Lizzie, you I'm assuming I've seen this before many times.

Any thoughts upon a rewatch?

It's just so good like I actually really enjoyed watching these two back to back and I know

that we'll talk about that a little bit but something this one does so well is just how

contained it manages to keep it which is something that you would think would be inherent

in a story about people trapped in a research center in Antarctica but the other one is

not particularly contained at all but this one just does such a good job of making the

most of you know what seven guys that's it like that's really all it is and it's just

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