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The Thing (2011) film

Discussed in 13 episodes · 14 film takes
PKA Score 8.0/10
Taylor
6.8🦉/7
8 takes
Kyle
7.2/10
5 takes
Woody
9.0/10
1 take
IMDb 6.2 RT 34% Metacritic 49
PKA rates this 3.2 higher than critics

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 410 @ 43:23 — PKN 410
Detailed discussion of The Thing as a horror/mystery film with praise for its staying power
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“John Carpenter's best movie for sure.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i watch it probably once a year or so. It's really holds up. I love the thing.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“the thing is where they go to that base in the Arctic and then, um, that monster starts coming inhabiting and mimicking the crew members”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“i just i love it what's the thing i'm is there one called the blob that i'm thinking of instead there is a blob but the thing is”
▶ PKA 514 @ 2:35:10 — PKA 514 - Oklahoma Cannibal, OnlyUseMeBlade Update, World's Best
Kyle states it's John Carpenter's best film
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“The Thing is his best one. The Thing is my favorite horror movie of all time.”
Final recommendation of John Carpenter's The Thing; comparison to the prequel remake and discussion of Kurt Russell version
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“You will love the real one so much more... the thing right now with Kurt Russell”
Unknown · unverified▲ positive
“best horror movie ever is that the one that takes place it sort of recent and it happens in the cold... The John Carpenter's The Thing is like a real classic with a lot of practical effects”
▶ PKA 506 @ 2:41:44 — PKA 506 Filthy Robot - Kyle Spills the Tea, David Blaine Ice Pic
John Carpenter's 1982 Antarctic horror film; detailed discussion of practical effects and the film's creature design
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“It's one of my favorite horror movies of all time is the thing oh yeah that's right up there with me too i love the thing”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i love the thing um i like all i like i'll take that back i don like all john carpenter stuff because some of his shit i just really do dislike but i like that one a lot it's one of my favorite movies i've seen it 30 tim”
▶ PKN 347 @ 45:47 — PKN 347
Horror film that Kyle ranks among his all-time favorite movies overall, not just in the horror genre
Taylor · likely▲ positive
“That's probably if that's not my favorite movie of all time it's up there even beyond just horror”
▶ PKA 781 @ 1:56:19 — PKA 781 W/ Harley: Being Double Stuffed Is The Only Way To Go
Discussion of The Thing as a classic horror film, Norwegian language significance, and video game adaptation
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“What a fun. What a fun movie.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“that movie rule. That is a that is maybe my number one horror movie ever. The thing”
Harley · unverified▲ positive
“I loved it. I like I actually liked the Xbox game and computer game whatever that came out.”
▶ PKA 725 @ 2:21:07 — PKA 725: PKA Reacts To Trump’s Presidential Win
Taylor selects The Thing as one of his top three horror movies, praising its practical effects and storytelling.
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“The thing is probably my favorite horror movie ever”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I'm 100% on board with you”
▶ PKA 711 @ 1:56:50 — Dots Vs Feathers Debate Garbage: PKA 711 W/ Oompaville
John Carpenter film directed by Carpenter with Kurt Russell; discussion of potential sequel
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I [ __ ] love John Carpenter”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · news/off-topic, not scored
“John carp he's apparently making the thing three or the the like a actual natural sequel to the first one with uh Kurt Russell”
▶ PKA 701 @ 1:26:06 — PKA 701 W/ Oompaville: Terrance Howard Is Nuts, Furries Are Actu
Kurt Russell horror film 1982 and 2011 prequel; discussion of paranoia and practical effects
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“that's my favorite horror movie love the thing that's my favorite literally favorite movie Just of all time”
Taylor · unverified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“watch 2011 version that we despise yeah a big part of the movie in some cold place like a I don't know South Pole”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“I love the end of the first movie where you just don't know you don't know and you don't know it doesn't matter”
▶ PKA 685 @ 3:25:14 — PKA 685 W/ Scott Sullivan: Taylor Swift Is A Bad Girlfriend, Sco
John Carpenter 1970s-80s horror classic, creature impersonation theme, unnerving atmosphere
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“my favorite horror movie is the thing the John Carpenter movie yeah I that's definitely my number one probably by a good bit”
▶ PKA 602 @ 33:04 — PKA 602 W/ Matt Farah: Kyle Moves, Matt's Mental Health
Kyle discusses his favorite horror thriller movie and searches for similar films with shape-shifting elements
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“the thing the john carpenter movie is probably my favorite horror thriller ever the thing is my number one”
▶ PKA 566 @ 2:55:40 — PKA 566 W/ Drift0r: Drift0r health update, Dave Chappelle's Spec
John Carpenter's paranoia thriller about an alien shapeshifter in Antarctica. Extensively praised as one of Carpenter's best works with perfect construction.
Drifter · unverified▲ positive
“The Thing is probably the most universally recognized as his best work... it's a perfectly constructed film”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“The Thing is one of my top three favorite movies of any genre... it's just so good”
▶ PKA 563 @ 18:18 — PKA 563 w GoodBadFlicks - Kyle's Drug Test, Movie talk, Reddit A
Discussion about the 2011 remake of The Thing and how practical effects were painted over with poor CGI
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“the remake of the thing because that's such a really good example because what they did first was all practical just like the original john carpenter's version and then the studio looks at it goes let's paint over all yo”