Blair didn't go crazy.
He destroyed all the radio equipment and the helicopter to make sure nobody could escape. That way the alien also couldn't escape and the human race is safe.

A movie that people and critics hated but now everyone loves it. The Thing is a classic.

"I think we are kind of prepared for this one.." Oh, sweet child, you really aren't.

The reason that dog was so "well trained" is because it's actually a wolf-dog hybrid. So it was naturally acting with slow, suspicious movements that was absent in the normal behavior of the average dog. It also helped the actors look more unsettled around him because the actors didn't appreciate being so close to a wolf without the handler next to them. The wolf-dog was apparently a really well behaved animal on set, he didn't attack anyone. Plus I think it really sells the uncomfortable beginning of this movie.

Whoever picks your movies should get a big raise

Other reactors/viewers recently said about this movie "why are the effects on this movie so real!?", this surprise is because modern viewers, expect all old movies to look worse than modern CGI fests, but when practical affects, are well done and masterfully filmed, they can be way more realistic than CGI.
And remember this movie is from 1982 has zero CGI and most of its effects still impress in 2024, 42 years later.

The Thing is one of the best horror films of all time. The special effects are amazing

About the Norwegian in the opening: he's shouting  "THAT'S NOT A DOG!!!" but since no one at the American camp speaks the language, they think he's just gone nuts. Brilliant bit of plot building from Carpenter since few of us speak that language and the movie shows that he wasn't so crazy after all.

22:00 "It's like werewolf game" Yes, actually, "werewolf, "mafia", and "among us" are all inspired by this movie.

The dog that played the alien was just a weird dog.  That was just how he acted.  He never barked.  He would just stare at what was going on.  Instead of trying to get the dog, Jed, to do what Carpenter wanted, which he sometimes did, he found it infinitely easier to setup and just wait to capture the creepy things he did on set. There were days that Carpenter, or a Unit Director just followed Jed around all day.  Jed eventually became more affectionate to the cast and crew, but by that time his principal scenes were wrapped.  Some dog people think that he acted strangely because he didn't trust all the new humans around him.  I guess we'll never know, but he did 2-3 more films (a rarity for animal actors, especially dogs) and passed at the ripe old age of 18 (1995).  Which is ANCIENT, especially for a malamute-wolf mixed breed.

9:06   "no, with two head. that's not normal." -Hella
that is not normal at all.

"The Thing" is in my top 5 Sci-Fi films of all time! Super cool you guys get to watch it for the first time!

Q—“where was he trying to go?

A—Hella—back to his home town

That’s right Hella the alien was trying to get back to his town

Delightful.

‘No ones kidding!’ 😝 28:16

Chi and Hella are the dynamic duo! So good!

Aren't you glad they saved that dog?

11:29 "its like a dog-alien....doglien" 😆

“You’re f*cking kidding me”. Hela: “ no one’s kidding “ absolutely hilarious 😂😂😂😂

About the Ending. The director did film multiple endings one of which was a happy ending were MacReady wakes up in hospital, having been rescued. He immediately tests himself to see if he is infected and it comes out negative.

The audience reaction was not pleased with it because after the whole tense movie, ending it on a positive note felt unearned:
Your whole team is dead. Your base is destroyed. An infectious alien bacteria might be loose on the planet and tou want to end it with a nice positive ending?

So it was decided to abruptly end it here and leave the fans guessing what the next hour could happen:

12:16   "it's like crab legs or something." -Hella
😆