The Thing

Continuity mistake: In the 1982 movie, the alien ship is uncovered by the Norwegian scientists using thermite. (As seen on the films discovered by the Americans.) In the 2011 movie, it is uncovered when the Thing gets back into the ship and starts up the engines.

Continuity mistake: Near the end, when the dog-thing escapes from the camp look closely, its not the same dog, that's because the standin is a different dog altogether.

jm1138

Continuity mistake: When Kate scoops up the fillings with a tissue after discovering the blood in the shower, the tissue and blood shrink and change between shots.

Darius Angel

Continuity mistake: When Carter tells Kate to put her headset on in the helicopter, the microphone on her headset moves closer and further away from her face between shots.

THGhost

Continuity mistake: In the 1982 movie, the alien ship is uncovered by the Norwegian scientists using thermite. (As seen on the films discovered by the Americans.) In the 2011 movie, it is uncovered when the Thing gets back into the ship and starts up the engines.

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Adam Finch: You know, I never believed in this shit.
Jonas: I always did.

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Trivia: Much of the ending was reshot, including a scene where the alien pilots within the spaceship were witnessed by Kate Lloyd dangling from some sort of tubes; the body of one was replaced post-production by an odd Tetris-like display.

Erik M.

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Question: We saw that Split-Face's arms became separate creatures, but that happened to its legs? where did they go?

Erik M.

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