The Thing [Blu-ray] [4K UHD]

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greater recognition and appreciation than it received at the time of its initial release, and it's now generally considered to be one of Carpenter's

More of The Thing • Network TV Broadcast Version of The Thing (480i; 1:33:45) is sourced from pretty spotty looking video. a nice reproduction of the film's dialogue, fun sound effects and nice Ennio Morricone score. There are some ambient differences apparent within each creating a more spacious listening area and boosting some of the more complex sound elements, such as when the creature extends to the ceiling andUniversal has released Director John Carpenter's cult classic 1982 Horror film 'The Thing' to the UHD format. New specifications include Universal's Blu-ray maximizes the impact of John Carpenter's overachieving creature feature The Thing. The Canadian and Alaskan scenery is breathtaking. The elaborate sets for the research station and the stunning special effects -- all concocted before the advent of computer generated imagery -- only improve with the added detail of 1080 lines of resolution. Only an icy matte painting or two seem to suffer, and look a little flat. Ennio Morricone's score provides minimalist rhythms over the titles and credits that sound identical to Carpenter's own film scores, but he also adds tense strings to heighten the mood in several scenes. The lossless Blu-ray audio brings added clarity to the unworldly howls of the alien Thing.

Editor’s Note: The film portion of this review is by Adam Jahnke. The 4K UHD portions are by Bill Hunt.] Vintage Product Reel – Contains a Condensed Version of the Film with Additional Footage Not in the Film (19:38, 480i)that are utilized in the film. Despite an overall very dark ambience informing large swaths of the film, compression is generally great, though grain can Included with the 4k Blu-ray is Director John Carpenter’s The Thing: Terror Takes Shape, outtakes, theatrical trailer, and feature commentary with Director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russel. In the Setup section, you can turn on the feature commentary that provides plenty of insight into making the film. The 4k Blu-ray combo edition from SDS also includes a 1080p Blu-ray and Digital Copy redeemable with Movies Anywhere Scores deadly creature in their midst, one that can absorb and imitate any life form it so chooses, leaving