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[Zombie_X]

If they add a scene at the end of this movie that is supposed to be from after the first movie, it better be a Fuchs-thing since we do not know for sure if he was successfully copied or not. I like the theory that he stopped the assimilation and burned himself and the thing broke free and ran away and finished transforming. We don'y even know if Niles is a thing since he vanishes in the basement and was not shown being assimilated nor was he apart of the Blaire-thing.

If the scene is added it should show MacReady and Childs sitting there and the Fuchs-thing appears from behind the burning remains of the camp and walks towards them then the screen and audio fades out. Leaves you wondering what would happen?

I just don't leave an ending where it shows it making to the main land, God a movie about the USA (or another country) getting exposed to it would be a bad move.

It would be our luck the ending gives a nod to the game (which was great!!) but if not fitting the movie canon.

[GuardhouseMusic]

If they add a scene at the end of this movie that is supposed to be from after the first movie, it better be a Fuchs-thing since we do not know for sure if he was successfully copied or not. I like the theory that he stopped the assimilation and burned himself and the thing broke free and ran away and finished transforming. We don'y even know if Niles is a thing since he vanishes in the basement and was not shown being assimilated nor was he apart of the Blaire-thing.

Don't they show Nauls getting his mouth covered and shoved against a wall by Blair-thing (full on Wilford Brimley, no tentacles involved)? Maybe that was Garry.

[Alzaire]

If they add a scene at the end of this movie that is supposed to be from after the first movie, it better be a Fuchs-thing since we do not know for sure if he was successfully copied or not. I like the theory that he stopped the assimilation and burned himself and the thing broke free and ran away and finished transforming. We don'y even know if Niles is a thing since he vanishes in the basement and was not shown being assimilated nor was he apart of the Blaire-thing.

Nauls is a part of the Blair-thing. In the book, it mentions a part of Nauls as part of the Blair-thing when it attacks Mac. They also planned to have it in the movie, but I think they didn't like the way it looked or something. Not sure.

As for Fuchs, personally I think he's dead and gone, un-imitated. I know there's a camp of people who believe the burned body wasn't his (some suggest the thing unburied Benning's body as a decoy). In the book and deleted scenes from the movie, Fuchs was murdered and his body was found in the greenhouse. In my opinion, not enough of a reason in general to suspect a Fuchs-thing exists. But the original movie is open-ended and leaves a lot to the imagination (in a good kind of way), so who knows?

If the ending of the prequel involves another thing other than Jed escaping and making it to a population, my best guess would be seeing it reach McMurdoh (sp?) station. But we'll see. I'm not too worried.

[Zombie_X]

Nauls is a part of the Blair-thing. In the book, it mentions a part of Nauls as part of the Blair-thing when it attacks Mac. They also planned to have it in the movie, but I think they didn't like the way it looked or something. Not sure.

As for Fuchs, personally I think he's dead and gone, un-imitated. I know there's a camp of people who believe the burned body wasn't his (some suggest the thing unburied Benning's body as a decoy). In the book and deleted scenes from the movie, Fuchs was murdered and his body was found in the greenhouse. In my opinion, not enough of a reason in general to suspect a Fuchs-thing exists. But the original movie is open-ended and leaves a lot to the imagination (in a good kind of way), so who knows?

If the ending of the prequel involves another thing other than Jed escaping and making it to a population, my best guess would be seeing it reach McMurdoh (sp?) station. But we'll see. I'm not too worried.

Ah I never read the book at all, I have only watched the movie like 30 times. Great movie at that it was. And I guess I got his name wrong, whoops it was a typo. Was thinking about something else when I was typing.

I read that theory about the body not being his but I think it's his. I think the thing broke free and burned his body and escaped when he was still assimilating. I mean perhaps all he needed was a bit of his flesh to reconstruct his body. I don't think his mind would be intact at all but perhaps some thoughts lingered, like a ghost in the machine. More like whispers of a partial consciousness that is fractured from partial assimilation. Who knows what really happened.

Still for all we know no one survived or MacReady and Childs get picked up by survivors of the prequel (highly doubt tat though, way too far fetched).

Heck maybe it shows an investigation team come and find half burned "things" and bring them back to another base. I don't like the idea of the series continuing after the Blair-thing is destroyed.

I have so many theories on the first movie as there are plot holes. Who attacked Fuchs? When did Blair get assimilated? Are there more things out there that are half burned at the Norwegian camp? Will there be a rescue team? I prefer not to find some answers as it opens up more questions.

[GuardhouseMusic]

I have so many theories on the first movie as there are plot holes. Who attacked Fuchs? When did Blair get assimilated? Are there more things out there that are half burned at the Norwegian camp? Will there be a rescue team? I prefer not to find some answers as it opens up more questions.

IMO either Blair was assimilated and copied before he went bonkers (thus Das Ding is just creating an elaborate ruse so they'll isolate "Blair"), or after MacReady has the conversation with him ("trust in the lord"); he acts suspicious after that, IIRC.

[Mr. Spencer]

I think it got to Blair after they isolated him, going crazy like that was a very human response. Also, do you think it got to Childs at some point? Why did Childs leave his position? Not long after he did, the power went out.

[TheBatMan]

'Thought I saw Blair. I went out after him and got lost in the storm...'

Personally I think they are both human. There are plenty of theories knocking about, including the one where someone pointed out you cannot see Childs' breath in the final scene. Only Macready's breath is visible.

There is an extended ending on the DVD which shows the remnants of the camp smoking the next day and we see that one of the dogs has survived. It turns to camera and then runs off.

As for the book, I'd highly recommend reading it if you can get hold of a copy. There are plenty of differences and is arguably better than the film itself which says something given that the film is a masterpiece.

Differences include chasing the escaped dogs to an ice cave where the Thing gets Bennings, and the infamous 'lights out' sequence which was rumoured to have been shot for the film and left out. This sequence is probably where Palmer got assimilated but its unclear.

[rehunk88]

I actulley think they are both human too, macready of course wasent the thing we followed him the whole time. And childs ran out into the snow storm because he thought he saw blair,
but okay i can see if people think its abit strange that he shows up again after its all over but he might have followed the big light of explotion.
in the end it dosent matter the temperture will drop as soon as the fire dies down.
and no matter if one of them is the thing or not, they will still ( die or freezed down)
if childs was the thing lets just say he was, im pretty sure he dident want to fight either macreadys character had giving up the fight already he just wanted to sit there and yeah sleep ( die).

[GuardhouseMusic]

Well, when Thing!Bennings is surrounded by the men, you can see that it has visible breath. The last scene is lighted in a way that Childs's breath, though not deliberately, doesn't show up. I've heard that Childs wears different jackets between the time he leaves and the end scene, which would be a dead giveaway.

I'm a little iffy about some of the script scenes that didn't make it in the film. For one thing, I love the Bennings scene, where The Thing almost seems embarrassed in front of everyone, as if it's made a mess of everything, then it desperately starts screaming. On the other hand though, reading the script, those scenes came off as quite suspenseful. I enjoy the Norwegian casette they listen to before the shit hits the fan.

As for Palmer, look who extinguishes the flames quite hastily at the end of the Thing!Dog scene. I think it's his shadow on the wall near the beginning.

[Mr. Spencer]

Which then raises the question, when did it get to Norris?

[Dark_Chris]

Norris was assimilated first by the dog-thing. Second was assimilated Palmer sometimes off-screen. One of them than went to a visit to Blare.

[TheBatMan]

For me its clearly Norris' shadow on the wall. He is taken first. Palmer is still human when he accompanies Norris and Macready to the saucer, he has to be otherwise both things would have assimilated Macready there and then. It would have been the perfect time.

[Mr. Spencer]

I don't know, I think it was Palmer. Norris was still human during the visit to the saucer in my opinion. If you think about it, there was music playing when the dog-thing went to assimilate whoever's shadow that was and Palmer's the type who would listen to music. It's a long shot but that's my guess.

[BBboy20]

First Ramona was battling evil exes, now she's killing alien body snatchers.

[Mr. Spencer]

Actually Batman, you're right it is Norris. The hair is very similar to Norris' plus I was wrong about the music, I watched the film again last night to make sure and it's actually Nauls' music that we're hearing during that scene. I do wonder why it didn't go for Bennings at that point as I assume he was sleeping in that darkened room which the Dog-Thing walked past.