The Thing
1982 · Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi

The Thing

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

No synopsis available. Probably for the best.

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RELEASE DATE
1982
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Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi
PLOT SUMMARY

Synopsis withheld out of mercy.

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@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-17 10:00 UTC

Counted the jumpscares in The Thing. Lost count. Lost interest. Refunded the popcorn emotionally.

@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-24 06:00 UTC

The Thing: every character holds the idiot ball with both hands and a strap.

@RATIO_RAT2025-12-27 11:00 UTC

Watched The Thing so you don't have to. You're welcome.

@REEL_DEAL2025-12-13 20:00 UTC

If The Thing was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.

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r/boxoffice · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 3.0k points

The cinematography in The Thing is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows

Look, I wanted to love The Thing. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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r/boxoffice · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 1.5k points

Unpopular opinion: The Thing is the most overrated film of the decade

Honestly, The Thing would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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r/boxoffice · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 1.3k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Thing actually is?

Just got out of The Thing and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.

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