DescriptionHorror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York) teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them.
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Groundbreaking Makeup Effects
This film was a turning point in monster movie effects that still influences horror/fantasy imagery to this day in films, art, and comics.
Carpenter's classic looks extremely good on Blu-ray but not all the extras were ported over
John Carpenter's "The Thing" is an atmospheric, claustrophobic thriller that manages to be both a tribute to the original film by Howard Hawks and Christian Nyby as well as a scary often surprising thriller on its own. Universal has ported over most of the extras from the original DVD for this set (although it is missing the deleted scenes as well as some of the visual effects outtakes)the only problem that exists with the presentation is that the extras are available to be viewed ONLY via U Control and, as a result, those with 1.0 Blu-ray players WILL NOT be able to access the pip extras. Those who have Playstation 3's or 1.1 players will be able to access these special features.
"The Thing" looks extremely good in its Blu-ray ... Read More
The Thing on Blu Ray
The Thing on Blu Ray looks amazingly great. I think it is very cool that they can publish these older movies on Blu Ray, and they are wonderful!
Creepy
There is just something mesmerizing about this whole movie starting with Mac playing chess with the computer right up to the last note of the musical score. John Carpenter created something back when this film was first at the theaters that no one really appreciated until years had gone by. That seems to be the case with quite a few "little" classics. While some films win Academy Awards and are in the public's mind for a year or two, films like the Thing find a spot in our heads and just hang in there forever.
Now, with this classic coming out on Blu-Ray with perfect picture and sound, it is time for us all to turn off the lights, flip on the HDTV, crank up the surround sound, and just get good old-fashioned scared! I love this ... Read More
Story lost in excess gore
We are confronted by a dog-splitting being from the great beyond comes to earth for nefarious purposes. Being isolated in the great arctic wasteland, we must evaluate, track, and kill this most obviously menacing "Thing". But what, who, and where is it?
In an attempt at graphic surprises we have sacrificed character and mood of the book "Who Goes There" by John W. Campbell Jr.", and the original movie "The Thing From Another World." Ah you say what if you do not compare? Still it is a sticky blob story that has no personality of its own.
If you are looking for Adrienne Barbeau you will not see her because she is just the voice, great voice, of the computer (uncredited).
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