The Thing [Blu-ray]

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Universal’s 4K release is a 2-disc set that includes the film on UHD and also 1080p HD on Blu-ray (the same disc released in 2008). The UHD includes the following extras: deadly creature in their midst, one that can absorb and imitate any life form it so chooses, leaving Couldn't agree more. Just looking at any of those comparison shots and it's so, so, so clear that one of those better brings "The Thing" to life than the other. gives The Thing a new life. There so many details were hard to notice in previous home media releases such as the wall of girlie photos in the pool room at 00:4:50. But with improved sharpness in the video comes more visibility of film imperfections. Like, The Thing--in its most authentic form--comes from your worn-out VHS tape or a 3 AM broadcast on cable TV.

The Thing Blu-ray (Remastered | Limited Edition) (United Kingdom) The Thing Blu-ray (Remastered | Limited Edition) (United Kingdom)

Colors are bright, but the contrast seems to have been turned up a lot as the colors start to bleed into over colors. This results in colors not being the right colors. Yellows and oranges seem to turn to purple. This does not happen to all of the colors, meaning that the contrast dial wasn't turned in every scene, but it is very noticeable when flairs are used in the film.There is also a slight blue filter that was applied to scenes that take place outside. Snow looks bluer than ever when it should be white.and colorless, but it looks worn and beat up, old and lived in, cold and lifeless, and every little Fire and Ice(HD, 4 min.) - See the actors go through flamethrower training and blast fire on "Fire for Hire" stuntmen and women. While short, this feature is cool, showing the actors turn into pyromaniacs. Starring: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur, Richard Dysart, Donald Moffat, Thomas G. Waites Alien and The Thing have quite a bit in common. Both movies feature a small group of disparate individuals trapped in a confined, remote location from which they can neither escape nor call for help. Both have a malevolent alien creature awakened after a long period of dormancy. But for all its many virtues (and believe me, I do think it’s a great movie), Alien is still just folks being hunted by a monster. It’s a story told with undeniable skill and style, but for all that it’s still a familiar story. The Thing is familiar, too, but the terror is more insidious than just a monster on the loose. Once this alien gets inside you, it becomes you, and Carpenter works this angle masterfully. The real terror in The Thing comes from paranoia, claustrophobia, and isolation. And these all come from within, not from some external source. But when the fear does come from without, as it does in the transformation scenes for instance, the movie works just as well. Carpenter is able to strike a perfect balance between inner and outer terror. Even after the movie ends, you’re still left wondering who you can trust.

The Thing Blu-ray Review 4K Restoration John Carpenter’s The Thing Blu-ray Review 4K Restoration

Below are screenshots for the different releases. The Scream Factory release also contains the TV version of the film, so I did some screenshots for that too. There's an unquantifiable atmosphere involved that isn't a function of the brightest cleanest shots and highest resolution. What you call excessive cold and blue hues isn't misguided impression, IT IS "THE THING".

Critically panned at the time of its release, John Carpenter's The Thing has rightly gone on to become one of the most celebrated sci-fi horror efforts ever made now newly restored by Arrow Films in a stunning 4K transfer supervised by Carpenter and director of photography Dean Cundey. When compared to newer films some of the camera work in The Thing seems awfully shaky. Case in point, a steady cam on a drone would have helped the opening scene when the Norwegians are chasing the dog in a helicopter. The shots used long lenses though, so a bumpy helicopter ride would have always produced shaky video compared to new camera and lens stabilization technology we have today.

The Thing - Arrow Blu-Ray Review The Thing - Arrow Blu-Ray Review

The Thing is out on 23rd October on Blu-Ray in the UK, released by Arrow Video. The new 4K scan transfer is a revelation. I haven’t seen the other Blu-Ray releases to compare, but it’s a huge improvement over the DVD versions I’ve seen and it looked magnificent blown up nice and big on my projector. It’s a clean, natural looking picture that’s incredible detailed and made me realise the film is more colourful than I remembered. What today’s youth has to remember is that we didn’t have the internet, nor did we have torture porn around when The Thing was released. We couldn’t go onto YouTube and look up scenes from a film. A research team based out in the snowy wilds of Antarctica find themselves besieged by a terrifying, shape-shifting creature which has found its way into their base. When it becomes clear that the creature can take the form of any organism it so chooses, the tension within the team reaches breaking point any one of them could be... The Thing. not even close. Shout’s transfer was good for its time, but now you can see the color grading was too cold and “blue-ish”, and there’s also some filter at work that doesn’t do justice to the movie’s look and details. Who Goes There? In Search of The Thing – an all-new feature length documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures exploring the history of The Thing, from the original novella to John Carpenter’s terrifying science fiction classic. Featuring new interviews with the cast and crew, as well as authors, historians, and criticsFor more about The Thing and the The Thing Blu-ray release, see the The Thing Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on September 23, 2008 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5.