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John Carpenter's apocalyptic The Thing was released in cinemas just two weeks after E.T. in 1982. The two movies could hardly have presented more contrasting ideas about extra-terrestrial life, and it was Carpenter's uncompromisingly bleak vision that lost out at the box-office. But his audacious remake of the Howard Hawks 1951 B-movie The Thing from Another World has since been acknowledged as a classic in its own right, not only for its pioneering makeup and special effects techniques, but also for its bold treatment of an alien "infection" that eerily foreshadow s AIDS-inspired blood contamination scares. Whizzkid Rob Bottin was responsible for the surreal and stomach-churning make-up effects that are so crucial a part of the film's success--without his utterly convincing creations Carpenter would never have been able to make a monster movie without a "man in a suit"--and filming on a glacier in British Columbia ensured the complete authenticity of the Antarctic setting. Kurt Russell leads a strong all-male cast who powerfully convey their isolation and distrust of one another--in more ways than one this is a film about alienation. The uneasy atmosphere is enhanced by an icily monochrome score from Ennio Morricone, as a series of unforgettable horror set-pieces lead to a wonderfully downbeat finale.
On the DVD:: The bonus features are exemplary, notably the excellent 80-minute documentary, "Terror Takes Shape", which covers all aspects of the production; and the relaxed, friendly, informative commentary by director John Carpenter and star Kurt Russell--a model for how all commentaries should be. There's also an outtakes reel with some tantalising stills of unused footage. Text and stills-based montages illustrate the location design, conceptual artwork and various other aspects of the production. The sound mix is Dolby 5.1, although the non-anamorphic widescreen picture is not all it could be. --Mark Walker
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DVD Special Features
80 minute original documentation location footage
Running documentary with Kurt Russell and Director John Carpenter
Outtakes from the film
Cast production notes
Storyboards and conceptual art
Location Design
Production archives
Production background archives
Original theatrical trailer
Production notes
Post production
Menu Music
Cast and filmmaker's notes
Language: English/French/Italian
Subtitles: English/French/Dutch/Portuguese/Swedish/NOrwegian/Finnish/Danish/Czech
Running Time: 104 mins approx
Ratio: 2.35:1
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44 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great way to see a great film.,
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This review is from: The Thing [Blu-ray][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
I have been a huge fan of this film since I first saw it in the eighties.
And as much as I enjoyed the VHS I used to own with all its imperfections, scratches and grain this is the way to see the film. I have been a fan on most of John Carpenters films, and throw in Kurt Russell and I reckon I'm in for a good film. This film delivers by the bucket load, the effects still stand up pretty well and the excellent cast deliver some equally excelent performances. As mentioned above I enjoyed the film when I saw it on a well worn rented VHS, I then enjoyed it more on the new VHS I later bought and then loved it on DVD. And to be honest I thought that was as good as it gets, how wrong was I! The Blu-ray disc delivers unsurpassed quality with detail showing up that was just not visible on DVD, ok I'll admit that in a few of the helicopter shots you can see a bit of grain/imperfection but those times are minimal. The detail seen in shots such as when MacCready is in the dark holding a flare is superb. I would even go as far as to say that this copy makes the film look bang up to date and its hard to believe its been around so long. I would recommend that any fan of this film rush out to buy a Blu-ray player so they can eperience the best ever version! And any sci-fi fans or even horror fans who have never seen this film then give it a go, I think you'll like it.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOMELY SCARY AND BEST BLU RAY I OWN,
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This review is from: The Thing [Blu-ray][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
10 out of 10, brilliant
One of John Carpenter's best. Kurt Russell is so awesome in the movie and portrays his character brilliantly like Snake Plissken and Jack Burton but he's the best in the thing. I watched this with my friend home alone, 12 o,clock at night and we both got so scared. The film has some amazing scenes like when the dog transforms into the thing. Plot A team of 12 in Antartica discover a shape shifting alien in the base, it wreaks havoc and creates terror and even becomes one of them. Best blu ray ever BRILLIANT
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Absolute Classic!,
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This review is from: The Thing [DVD] [1982] (DVD)
Based on the 1930's short story "Who Goes There" by John W Campbell Jr (as was the 1950's film The Thing From Outer Space), "The Thing" is a masterpiece of horror movie-making.The film has it all - action, suspense, paranoia and a great story-line. Carpenter's direction has never been better before or since and I think that is because the materials he had to work with were so inspired to start with. Kurt Russell is comfortabe with his role as McCready and Wilford Brimley is excellent as Blair. In fact, the entire cast give strong performances as the men of the arctic base suddenly don't know who to trust. And that is what the story is essentially about - trust and not being able to rely upon appearances. The film's sense of claustrophobic paranoia is excellent, and the story will keep you guessing right up to the end (and beyond). If youhaven't seen "The Thing", I highly recommend you buy this DVD version of a classic horror tale.
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