Thing: The Musical aka Escape from the Shining Alien Thing from Beyond the Stars, The

An easy, fun watch! hahah :)

Based on the trailer, i wasn't sure quite what to expect, so let me make it more clear to those who are curious (without spoiling anything). While there are elements & clips & audio from many other sources, they are primarily just small bits added to the main story which is the original The Thing. Also, while the main progression & core story stays true, it adds SO many comic elements as to definitely recategorize this film as a "comedy horror". And my god, the humor got me so good. As a huge fan of the original movie, the humor never belittles that creator's work, but simply adds farce & inside jokes & unexpected quirks all throughout. This movie was the most fun I've had in a while. It was so fun, that the whole time I was getting ready for work the next morning, i frequently chuckled & laughed out loud as random crazy parts kept running through my head. That rarely happens for me.
As far as audio & video quality, I watched on my desktop computer in 1080p, but i didn't notice any problems in that limited context. Editing quality was top notch, breaking up the monotony with more flavor & flare in it's different styles of tangents.
I'm so happy I gave this one a chance. Btw, there are 2 feature variations. I watched & prefer "the Tranzor Variation". *IMPORTANT NOTE: don't pass up on the separate mp4 file of "deleted scenes & alternate takes." there is a ton of great stuff in there, including at least 2 sequences I wholeheartedly wish were left in the main movie. so good.

A master class in editing with countless pop culture references and easter eggs. But don't let the trailer fool you into expecting campy humor à la Sugar, Abrahams and Sugar every few seconds. It's more of an homage to the original film with comedy elements. I love the 80's, I love my Facehuggers, but as I said - I would have liked (maybe it's my ADHS) a faster pace. Howevery that's just my taste and doesn't take anything away from this super creative movie.

WOW! I agree with everything darth-awesome said below. I had an absolute blast with this edit! This is one of the most creative and inventive edits I have ever seen. Blueyoda demonstrates some truly brilliant editing skills, with some masterful rescoring, dubbing and cutting; often to hilarious effect!

The amount of easter eggs, references and joke cameos edited in makes this feel like John Carpenter's The Thing done in the style of The Naked Gun and Airplane! Pure, campy entertainment! WATCH THROUGH THE CREDITS! Great for viewing with a group of friends while drinking or enjoying other mind altering substances... speaking of which, the old school commercial breaks had me in stiches!

As there was no Changelist, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this... it basically takes The Thing and turns it into an absurdist comedy. After skimming through and picking that up, I put off watching it for the right day, pulled out a couple beers to set the right vibe, and prepared for an evening of silly fun..... but I just didn't connect with it.

This is a fanedit that deserves the Paradigm Award, a real example of creativity and the power of fanediting. But as it's a comedy now, your enjoyment will vary largely based on your sense of humor. This just wasn't mine. I chuckled once or twice, but my most common reactions were just "Okaaay..." and "WTF..." I got the jokes it was going for, they just weren't funny to me. In particular, a couple of motifs are relied on and hit about a half dozen times, when they would've been funny if just used once or twice.

You know what I really dug about this? The OUTAKES. The file is worth getting for those alone, which made me laugh a lot. 20 minutes where BlueYoda really GOES for it, just complete non-sequitirs. I wished that would've more been the tone of the movie: complete disregard for narrative in favor of ridiculous send-up.

As is, the film esentially tells the same story of The Thing, only there are basically no moments of dread or horror because the tone is all off. The Thing is a stone-cold classic as-is, so the only way to do something fun with it is just complete irreverance. This came close for me, but needed to go farther in order to work.

That said, I can imagine this REALLY working for some people. It's executed almost flawlessly, so if your sense of humor matches, you'll be in for a treat.