If the subtitles are slightly out of sync (appearing too early or too late), most media players like VLC Media Player allow you to adjust the timing on the fly using the 'H' (delay) and 'G' (forward) keys.
You can find and download the .srt files for this specific version on major subtitle repositories: subtitle The.Thing.1982.REMASTERED.720p.BRRip.X...
: If your file originated from a YIFY/YTS rip, YTS Subtitles typically provides perfectly synced files for these specific encodes. If the subtitles are slightly out of sync