The Thing 2011 is a prequel not remake, for some reason everyone thinks a remake but it’s a prequel that details how the Norwegian camp found the Thing and leads up to the 1982 movie
Bull Moose is the best! I already own the first Scream Factory release and imported the Arrow release with the remaster during a sale. Both releases have different special features, which made that double dip worth it. This may be a $7 pick up at some point, but I'm in no rush for thirds. Thank you for the great review as always :)
@@alecgolas8396 It’s definitely a prequel. Spoiler Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I haven’t seen it but I just read the plot on Wikipedia. A group of Norwegian scientists found an alien spacecraft and the Thing escaped. It assimilated some of them just like in the 1982 version. At the very end of the movie there are still a couple Norwegians left they realize that a dog is actually the Thing. The dog escapes and starts running and they chase after it in a helicopter trying to shoot it and kill it. At the end the dog is running towards the American station. That’s what we see at the beginning of John Carpenter’s 1982 The Thing. If I remember right, the Americans don’t know what they’re doing and why they would be chasing a dog and one of the Norwegians accidentally blows up the helicopter and the other Norwegian yells something to the Americans but they can’t understand him and one of them shoots him. I actually haven’t seen it in a little while so my memory is a little fuzzy. My 4K copy just showed up today. I plan on watching it tomorrow. So, yeah, it is basically the same story in that the Thing assimilates and kills people, but there’s a little more backstory since it actually shows the alien spacecraft and proves without a doubt that the Thing is an alien.
A little correction: while John Carpenter is known for scoring his own films, The Thing was scored by none other than Ennio Morricone. Otherwise great review! I own the 4k and I agree it looks amazing. Like watching a film print.
@@JeffRauseo Morricone ended turning in a very Carpenterish score .Carpenter threw a few bits and bobbles into the score. Tarantino used some unused Morricone from The Thing in Hateful Eight.
@@jedgaratxretcon-artist6045 Yes I've heard Carpenter did a lot of uncredited work on the score. I wouldn't be surprised if all the synthesizer elements were added in by Carpenter, as I don't think Morricone has ever done any other synthesizer work though I could be wrong - he has literally done hundreds of scores.
@@JeffRauseo yea the score wasn’t received very well by critics when it came out and they were dead wrong on this movies score it is amazing and fits the movie perfectly
Just bought this from Barnes and Noble. My first 4k film and I'm excited to see The Thing for the first time! What a way to start college with a 4k film! Plus, I'm really excited for the movie. I met John Carpenter 3 years ago and he said that he was very happy with the final cut.
I found a copy at my local Best Buy this afternoon, and since I had the older version of the blu ray, the one before the Scream Factory version, so it seemed to be well worth the upgrade. Definitely popping this one in tonight.
just got it on 4k for 18 dollars , cant wait to watch it. Cant believe i have never watched The Thing , im 47 and love horror, its just been one of those movies i never got to but i get to watch it in 4k for the first time. Thx man your my go to 4k / movie guy.
I have the Scream Factort 4K resto version and I can confidently say this new 4K version is definitely a solid upgrade. You notice the difference the most with the HDR.
Well, Scream released a 2K scan blu-ray disc and 4K scan blu-ray disc in the steelbook, and they both look amazing, it's really just a slight bump in resolution and the HDR that make the actual 4K release better than the 4K scan blu-ray release, that's how good the blu-ray transfer is.
I saw The Thing on two occasions during the original theatrical release. I was blown away then and still watch it once or twice each Winter. I was unaware of a 4K restoration a few years ago. I have The Thing on DVD, Universal BD, and Shout! Factory BD. I am definitely looking forward to viewing the 4K. Thanks for the review.
Just got my first 4k discs in the mail. Ip Man the collection. I want the thing for my 2nd. Love the channel, it made me want to collect physical instead of just 4k web/uhd rips.
Love The Thing - and this transfer is nice tho the batch that my Best Buy got in must have been bad cuz I got an audio glitch dropout around 57 mins in during the blood frig scene where dialog was silent for a few seconds. BB let me swap the disc and it had the same prob - I checked the other languages tracks and no glitch there - so something funky going on but not seeing anyone else complain..... Gonna try to rebuy again during Black Friday sales and see what happens.
@@davidbaros9526 thanks for the suggestions - I did try it playing directly to the TV cause I thought maybe it was something funky with the soundbar.... also I tried the other languages and it only dropped out on the English track. Gonna have to rebuy again and hope for a better batch.
Thanks for the review. I saw this in the theaters when it came out. I had NO IDEA the ride I was about to take. My friends and I were blown away. I am looking forward to getting this 4K version.
@@supoa9489 it was derivative, unnecessary and not very good but they wanted a remake and the perfect idea was doing what they did, which is make a movie about the Norwegian camp, it’s basically the same plot and it’s nice fan service for fans of the original. The cgi can look pretty bad and there were a lot of cheap jumpscares but Mary Elizabeth Winstead is pretty hot so it was nice to have her as female MacReady and it’s fun to know the two-faced corpse is Vaughn from Community xddd
It’s a solid enough horror movie (and yeah, a direct prequel - it leads directly into this one). It doesn’t live up to this, but what does? And Mary Elizabeth Winstead is always good.
Great, another one of my favourite all time movies done with DTS:X instead of Atmos :( Starting to wonder if I screwed up going all in with a complete Sonos Arc system.
I just got this delivered today. My wife and I are gonna check it out this weekend. I've been watching and enjoying this movie since the eighties when my parents had it on disk. I still remember getting our first VHS copy. I'm super excited to see it in 4k. Awesome review dude. 😎
Phew! Was worried about this one as I got rid of my Scream Factory version :). Thanks for another great review and keeping us up to date on these things.
I pre-ordered that awesome looking steelbook because this is my favorite Carpenter movie (and one of my favorite horror movies of all time) and I did NOT want to miss the steelbook lol. The screenshots I have seen of the 4K so far look great, but I’m gonna wait till October spooky season to actually watch my 4K disc
I managed to snag a steelbook copy from Best Buy on release day (canceled my Amazon pre-order which still had no ship date), and watched it that same night. I thought Universal did a fantastic job on the disc, and I was really happy with how it came out. I'm not huge into special features, so I was happy with what was included here on this release. Overall, it is a huge upgrade over my original Universal blu ray copy (which came out around 2008 or so, I think?).
For several years The Thing has been my most-anticipated 4k Blu-ray release. So happy it's finally here and it got the fantastic transfer it deserved. I've pre-ordered the British Special Edition which will be released next week. It has completely unique artwork (which I think is much better than that found on the US editions), includes some photo cards, the 2011 prequel on Blu-ray and the soundtrack on CD.
Owned the 2008 blu-ray, then gladly upgraded to the Shout Collector's Edition. Excellent transfer and not worth getting what I see as a marginal improvement from the 4k, which runs short on the bonus material. Watching the Shout on my 4K blu-ray player and TV and it looks just glorious. Will sit tight with this release and see no need to add to it.
Your review was a great help in buying this 4K. I really enjoyed this on my 4K/Dolby Atmos system. Plus this has a special place in my heart since this was from the Summer of Sci-Fi from 1982.
My local Best Buy had a steelbook copy on the day of release, so I high tailed it over and picked it up. It didn't disappoint, I would highly recommend!
Bought this a couple months ago and hadn't watched it till last night, and holy crap! This looks amazing in 4k. Always watched it on my 20 year old dvd and this is a night and day difference
I noticed the Scream Factory release has a much "bluer" color tone than any other release, not just the new 4K. Scream said their scan was supervised by Dean Cundy, so I'm guessing it was intentional. Perhaps it was done to give the movie a "colder" feel? Regardless, it never bothered me, but after comparing it to the new 4K, I can see how that choice actually prevented the colors from really shining in some parts ( it's still an awesome release). Thanks for the review! Definitely going to pick this up!
I don't have a 4K player, and I can't find the steelbook. So, if anybody knows, could you please tell me which version of The Thing is on the BluRay disc?
Good review. Love the film as well and saw it in the theater back in the day. Would have been great naturally to have those extra features included for a more definitive release. BTW, Ennio Morricone made an important contribution to the score, along with Carpenter, of which I believe Alan Howarth collaborated.
Why does everyone think that there would be more special features? There are plenty out there. Also if you have the 2018 Arrow release and think it's superior then just do that. Why do people have to be so negative? I love my 4k version of The Thing. I got a standard release and a steelbook. Both are amazing. Both are cool. It's "The Thing". It rules!
Bullmoose Rock's brother I just picked up Prince of Darkness on 4K from them in Salem New Hampshire their selection is amazing one of the last video stores you can walk into and actually put your hands on physical copies
I just bought this and I love it except the "Terror Takes Shape" documentary isn't a separate feature. You have to watch the movie with the U-Connect feature on and occasionally a picture in picture will pop up to show a clip from the documentary. I don't know if we get to see the entire documentary or not, I think probably not, and I really wish I had the option to watch it on its own. The other extras, the outtakes, are either included in this U-Connect bullcrap, or they're not on the standard blu-ray disc. Unfortunately, I have no way of knowing. The bonus features aren't included in the digital version, which is pretty common unfortunately. I don't understand why the commentary and other bonus items aren't part of the digital packaging. I have a regular blu-ray player, I haven't felt the need to get one of the ultra HD ones, and I can vouch for the movie looking pretty damn good on the regular blu-ray. Normally, I watch the digital copy but, again, the only way to get the extras is by watching the disc. In this case, it sucks how they packaged these extras.
The sound on this 4k version is off the chain, I upgraded my DVD earlier this year then got this version. Whole "thing" is based on a sci-fi story by titan of classic sci fi John W. Campbell, "Who goes there".Great story.
what is good about Universal releasing this 4k is that eventually it will get dirt cheap because so many will be made, so i won't upgrade the SF right away, but will. Can't wait for you to do Breakdown. Such an underrated Kurt Russell Movie. Paramount Presents does good stuff.
Local Best Buy didn’t have any steelbooks available. I bought the last slip 4K copy at the store. It was hidden somewhere behind other 4K movies in a shelf that wasn’t for new releases. Somebody must have hidden it there or left it after thinking twice about buying it. Lucky me!
I’ll pile on. Score is by Ennio Morricone. I own the collector’s edition dvd. It sounds like I have all of the special features. I’ll probably pick up this new release based on your review. Thanks!
This was indeed a difficult title to grab. I preordered mine from Diabolik. However, the collector (of very certain titles) in me wanted that Steelbook too and that was nowhere within a few hundred miles of me from BB so I paid double to a 'bay'er. I did stop into a couple Bankruptcy-Buy's and the standard version was nowhere in sight so was glad to have ordered it elsewhere anyway. Tough title to locate for sure. Fantastic film and one of my favorites of all time! Thanks for the vid.
I watched the 4k scan bluray upscaled on my tv and it looked amazing. I'm waiting to upgrade on a year or two when boutiques get their turn and it gets re released by arrow.
With carpenter I'm keeping the scream factories because for his other movies I only have the 4k discs in that set. I'm interested in this release as well.
Will definitely pick this up. Not out down here until end of Oct. Haven't seen it since it originally came out but remember really enjoying it. Will bring back some memories of that time for sure.👍
This is my favourite movie of all time and I've been waiting so long for this release. Here in the UK the arrow blu is incredible, and I'm really not expecting it to be much better, but there's no way I wasn't going to get the four disc edition of this to go with the 4 JC studio canal releases
Hey I also have the arrow Blu ray and it’s amazing, recently buying my 4ks and love this film, is the transfer worth upgrading from the arrow you think? Your response would be greatly appreciated.
I was fortunate enough to order online and snag the last available SteelBook 4k copy at my local BestBuy, two days ago. Haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Tell me how it looks, Jeff! 😉
Hey dude Every version of the thing I’ve seen from vhs to dvd and now Blu-ray has had a music score by ennio morricone ; your version as you say a couple of times has a John carpenter score; is this USA only as I’m in the uk and we just got a 4 disc version that has 4K and a cd of morricones score Thanks Steve
My second favourite movie of all time. First is star wars. I own The thing on dvd and both the Universal Blu ray and Shout factory. I can't wait for the 4K. I am interested in the Shout factory 4K. I didn't even know it existed!
This is one of my top 3 favorite films of all time.. I have the scream factory steel book 1080 4k mastered blu ray Just found out about this 4k release and picked it up today at best buy for $14. Very dissapointing they didn't have any more steel books Is it wrong if I put my 4k disc in my scream factory steel case? Lol
One of my favorite movies.....but I have the 4k Bluray scan steel book (which includes the 2k scan as well). Might have to wait for a super sale on this lol
Speaking of packaging and extras, have you seen the VHS- line Bluray? I think it was a HMV exclusive. Great extras and the packaging is second to none.
I'm not the type to buy the same product twice, but for one of my favorite movies I might as well. I'm disappointed I missed the steelbook, I only discovered this yesterday. Hopefully BB restocks it.
I plan on keeping my scream factory blu ray as well. The special features on that disc are so good. My friend and I loved watching the television broadcast of the movie. I do have the new 4k as well. Have yet to watch it. I have always preferred dtx to dolby since back in the day. It always sounded fuller to me or like more loud and wider soundscape. Anytime I needed to test my set up I would go to a dts disc.
Fun fact if the 4K blu ray doesn’t have a new 4k scan then it was done by arrow video for their uk blu ray release and is from the original camera negative supervised by the director and cinematographer and was licensed for scream factory steelbook
So glad people mentioned 2011 film not being a remake but a prequel- I had a friend tell me about it a couple years back and loved it! The way the music connects at the end to the 1982 film is amazing! Another nice review from Jeff.
I wouldn’t say the Scream Factory transfer Blu-ray looked dull. Just that it has a slightly different colour palette/grading. I think they made it a deliberately (in some shots) more cold/blue color temperature. Probably to suit the cold theme of the film. However the new version looks far more correct and better with regards to colour temp. But taking nothing away from the Scream Factory Blu-ray - because remarkably it could be argued that it was actually more detailed in shots - in the snow it was especially visible - it’s visible in the shot comparisons here where they’re standing around the fire. It was a fantastic transfer - probably added some extra sharpening during the making/grading of the disk - but still works. I can’t wait to see this one though - purely for the more correct colour palette.
Ennio Morricone did the score! I messed up and will take all shame and blame. I should have know that…oops!
The Thing 2011 is a prequel not remake, for some reason everyone thinks a remake but it’s a prequel that details how the Norwegian camp found the Thing and leads up to the 1982 movie
Bull Moose is the best! I already own the first Scream Factory release and imported the Arrow release with the remaster during a sale. Both releases have different special features, which made that double dip worth it. This may be a $7 pick up at some point, but I'm in no rush for thirds. Thank you for the great review as always :)
No shame. He clearly made a score in Carpenter's style.
Ennio Morricone won a Razzie for worst score for The Thing. Unused songs were used in QT’s Hateful 8, which Ennio won an Oscar for best score.
@@blind-rk6fl Yeah, that was stupid for him to say, especially since he's said he's such a fan.
HDR was made for films like this. All the night scenes, fire, and blues look so clear. This is a damn excellent transfer.
I’m loving this on my Sony x90j and Sony 4K player. Looks excellent. Makes those whites and blues and practical effects pop
The 2011 film (not a remake) is a prequel that ties directly into the 1982 film.
Came here to say this. Its an ok movie.
It's basically a remake. It's essentially the same plot.
The original The Thing was a remake to begin with. Never forget that.
@@alecgolas8396 It only stands to reason that what happened to the Americans also happened to the Norwegians.
@@alecgolas8396 It’s definitely a prequel.
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I haven’t seen it but I just read the plot on Wikipedia. A group of Norwegian scientists found an alien spacecraft and the Thing escaped. It assimilated some of them just like in the 1982 version. At the very end of the movie there are still a couple Norwegians left they realize that a dog is actually the Thing. The dog escapes and starts running and they chase after it in a helicopter trying to shoot it and kill it. At the end the dog is running towards the American station. That’s what we see at the beginning of John Carpenter’s 1982 The Thing. If I remember right, the Americans don’t know what they’re doing and why they would be chasing a dog and one of the Norwegians accidentally blows up the helicopter and the other Norwegian yells something to the Americans but they can’t understand him and one of them shoots him. I actually haven’t seen it in a little while so my memory is a little fuzzy. My 4K copy just showed up today. I plan on watching it tomorrow.
So, yeah, it is basically the same story in that the Thing assimilates and kills people, but there’s a little more backstory since it actually shows the alien spacecraft and proves without a doubt that the Thing is an alien.
A little correction: while John Carpenter is known for scoring his own films, The Thing was scored by none other than Ennio Morricone. Otherwise great review! I own the 4k and I agree it looks amazing. Like watching a film print.
Oh SHIT you are right! I totally forgot he didn’t do this one. Score is magnificent though - Morricone is a genius.
@@JeffRauseo Morricone ended turning in a very Carpenterish score .Carpenter threw a few bits and bobbles into the score. Tarantino used some unused Morricone from The Thing in Hateful Eight.
@@jedgaratxretcon-artist6045 Yes I've heard Carpenter did a lot of uncredited work on the score. I wouldn't be surprised if all the synthesizer elements were added in by Carpenter, as I don't think Morricone has ever done any other synthesizer work though I could be wrong - he has literally done hundreds of scores.
Damn, you beat me to it! Hah
@@JeffRauseo yea the score wasn’t received very well by critics when it came out and they were dead wrong on this movies score it is amazing and fits the movie perfectly
Thanks, brotha. I appreciate that you're now including comparison shots, something that was dearly missed in past videos. You da man.
First time watching it in 4k and it blew my mind! Especially the night scenes on OLED
I'm picking it up today and now you got me even more excited to watch on my OLED
I picked up my copy yesterday, gonna watch it tonight on my Sony oled.
I got an x900h and I love how it looks but oh wow, im sure that oled would be a huge upgrade!!
Just bought this from Barnes and Noble. My first 4k film and I'm excited to see The Thing for the first time! What a way to start college with a 4k film! Plus, I'm really excited for the movie. I met John Carpenter 3 years ago and he said that he was very happy with the final cut.
I found a copy at my local Best Buy this afternoon, and since I had the older version of the blu ray, the one before the Scream Factory version, so it seemed to be well worth the upgrade. Definitely popping this one in tonight.
Same. Got lucky finding it at best buy
The same here great movie and 4K transfer is wonderful.
just got it on 4k for 18 dollars , cant wait to watch it. Cant believe i have never watched The Thing , im 47 and love horror, its just been one of those movies i never got to but i get to watch it in 4k for the first time. Thx man your my go to 4k / movie guy.
Another correction.. The Thing from 2010 was a Prequel to John Carpenters Thing movie
Wasn’t it a 2011 release?
@@ddc2957 Yes.
And John Carpenters film was an Remake of "The Thing From Another World" (1951)
I have the Scream Factort 4K resto version and I can confidently say this new 4K version is definitely a solid upgrade. You notice the difference the most with the HDR.
I have that one as well and i just now found out that it’s not true 4K, it’s 4k downsampled to 1080p. my whole life has been a lie.
Slight correction: the Scream Factory was a 2K scan.
Well, Scream released a 2K scan blu-ray disc and 4K scan blu-ray disc in the steelbook, and they both look amazing, it's really just a slight bump in resolution and the HDR that make the actual 4K release better than the 4K scan blu-ray release, that's how good the blu-ray transfer is.
We are getting a four disc 4k set in the UK next Monday bluray, 4k, Morricone soundtrack cd and disc with special features. Nice.
We are?
I saw The Thing on two occasions during the original theatrical release. I was blown away then and still watch it once or twice each Winter. I was unaware of a 4K restoration a few years ago. I have The Thing on DVD, Universal BD, and Shout! Factory BD. I am definitely looking forward to viewing the 4K.
Thanks for the review.
Just got my first 4k discs in the mail. Ip Man the collection. I want the thing for my 2nd. Love the channel, it made me want to collect physical instead of just 4k web/uhd rips.
Must have bought this movie at least 5 times, ordered this one the other day!
Lol but it's carpenter. He only has about 20 movies. Almost all classics.I bought it twice before. Want this since I have 4 others in 4k.
Love The Thing - and this transfer is nice tho the batch that my Best Buy got in must have been bad cuz I got an audio glitch dropout around 57 mins in during the blood frig scene where dialog was silent for a few seconds. BB let me swap the disc and it had the same prob - I checked the other languages tracks and no glitch there - so something funky going on but not seeing anyone else complain..... Gonna try to rebuy again during Black Friday sales and see what happens.
Hmmm, do you have another player you can try? If not, connect the player directly to the TV to rule out the AVR.
It’s your player or the way you have it connected audio-wise. Could even be that you need to clean the laser point.
@@davidbaros9526 thanks for the suggestions - I did try it playing directly to the TV cause I thought maybe it was something funky with the soundbar.... also I tried the other languages and it only dropped out on the English track. Gonna have to rebuy again and hope for a better batch.
Thanks for the review. I saw this in the theaters when it came out. I had NO IDEA the ride I was about to take. My friends and I were blown away. I am looking forward to getting this 4K version.
The film from 2010 is not a remake. It’s a prequel to this set in the Norwegian camp.
And a pretty good movie.
I was just about to write this and its not too bad actually :)
That's how derivative the prequel is, numerous people have also mistaken the film as a remake.
@@supoa9489 it was derivative, unnecessary and not very good but they wanted a remake and the perfect idea was doing what they did, which is make a movie about the Norwegian camp, it’s basically the same plot and it’s nice fan service for fans of the original.
The cgi can look pretty bad and there were a lot of cheap jumpscares but Mary Elizabeth Winstead is pretty hot so it was nice to have her as female MacReady and it’s fun to know the two-faced corpse is Vaughn from Community xddd
It’s a solid enough horror movie (and yeah, a direct prequel - it leads directly into this one). It doesn’t live up to this, but what does? And Mary Elizabeth Winstead is always good.
The 2011 fim is a prequel i think not a remake.good review
Great, another one of my favourite all time movies done with DTS:X instead of Atmos :( Starting to wonder if I screwed up going all in with a complete Sonos Arc system.
I bought this mainly for the DTSX and it did not disappoint. This is my 5th time buying it and my last. It’s perfect…
Last one... for now !
Eh, if another studio gets ahold of it and includes the original 70mm and 35mm dolby stereo tracks, I'd probably buy it again lol
Picked mine up today, been waiting for this one. Great job on all your reviews.
I just got this delivered today. My wife and I are gonna check it out this weekend. I've been watching and enjoying this movie since the eighties when my parents had it on disk. I still remember getting our first VHS copy. I'm super excited to see it in 4k. Awesome review dude. 😎
Love the screenshots comparisons, please do it every time !
The original artwork is awesome, in my opinion. When I think of THE THING that is the image that comes to mind.
The one of 2 review channels I trust and watch religiously keep up the good work, and, congratulations on the new arrival 😁👍🏻
My copy was delivered yesterday. It’ll get the attention it deserves tomorrow
I ordered my copy of the Thing UHD-4K on Amazon. It took over a week to finally arrive; was on back-order.
Phew! Was worried about this one as I got rid of my Scream Factory version :). Thanks for another great review and keeping us up to date on these things.
I pre-ordered that awesome looking steelbook because this is my favorite Carpenter movie (and one of my favorite horror movies of all time) and I did NOT want to miss the steelbook lol. The screenshots I have seen of the 4K so far look great, but I’m gonna wait till October spooky season to actually watch my 4K disc
The Thing(1982) is a masterpiece and a classic it’s number one in my Top 5 favorite movies of all time
I'm really hoping they restock the 4k steelbook since best buy really screwed up that release. Great review and can't wait to pick it up soon!
I managed to snag a steelbook copy from Best Buy on release day (canceled my Amazon pre-order which still had no ship date), and watched it that same night. I thought Universal did a fantastic job on the disc, and I was really happy with how it came out. I'm not huge into special features, so I was happy with what was included here on this release. Overall, it is a huge upgrade over my original Universal blu ray copy (which came out around 2008 or so, I think?).
For several years The Thing has been my most-anticipated 4k Blu-ray release. So happy it's finally here and it got the fantastic transfer it deserved.
I've pre-ordered the British Special Edition which will be released next week. It has completely unique artwork (which I think is much better than that found on the US editions), includes some photo cards, the 2011 prequel on Blu-ray and the soundtrack on CD.
Owned the 2008 blu-ray, then gladly upgraded to the Shout Collector's Edition. Excellent transfer and not worth getting what I see as a marginal improvement from the 4k, which runs short on the bonus material. Watching the Shout on my 4K blu-ray player and TV and it looks just glorious. Will sit tight with this release and see no need to add to it.
While the 4K does look excellent, the Shout blu-ray is no slouch either.
Your review was a great help in buying this 4K. I really enjoyed this on my 4K/Dolby Atmos system. Plus this has a special place in my heart since this was from the Summer of Sci-Fi from 1982.
I just picked up the Scream Factory Blu-Ray. I’m happy with it.
My local Best Buy had a steelbook copy on the day of release, so I high tailed it over and picked it up. It didn't disappoint, I would highly recommend!
Great review. I am debating on whether to pick this up or hold out for the inevitable Scream Factory release.
Bought this a couple months ago and hadn't watched it till last night, and holy crap! This looks amazing in 4k. Always watched it on my 20 year old dvd and this is a night and day difference
I noticed the Scream Factory release has a much "bluer" color tone than any other release, not just the new 4K. Scream said their scan was supervised by Dean Cundy, so I'm guessing it was intentional. Perhaps it was done to give the movie a "colder" feel? Regardless, it never bothered me, but after comparing it to the new 4K, I can see how that choice actually prevented the colors from really shining in some parts ( it's still an awesome release). Thanks for the review! Definitely going to pick this up!
I have the Shout steelbook, and I actually prefer the 2K scan over the 4K scan, because of the color timing, and of course the 4K looks excellent.
I don't have a 4K player, and I can't find the steelbook. So, if anybody knows, could you please tell me which version of The Thing is on the BluRay disc?
Good review. Love the film as well and saw it in the theater back in the day. Would have been great naturally to have those extra features included for a more definitive release. BTW, Ennio Morricone made an important contribution to the score, along with Carpenter, of which I believe Alan Howarth collaborated.
Why does everyone think that there would be more special features? There are plenty out there. Also if you have the 2018 Arrow release and think it's superior then just do that. Why do people have to be so negative? I love my 4k version of The Thing. I got a standard release and a steelbook. Both are amazing. Both are cool. It's "The Thing". It rules!
Special features are meaningless fluff who cares
I was waiting on your review. One of my favorite movies. Thanks!
Bullmoose Rock's brother I just picked up Prince of Darkness on 4K from them in Salem New Hampshire their selection is amazing one of the last video stores you can walk into and actually put your hands on physical copies
Can’t wait to get my copy next week when it’s released in the UK. My favourite film of all time!
I just bought this and I love it except the "Terror Takes Shape" documentary isn't a separate feature. You have to watch the movie with the U-Connect feature on and occasionally a picture in picture will pop up to show a clip from the documentary. I don't know if we get to see the entire documentary or not, I think probably not, and I really wish I had the option to watch it on its own. The other extras, the outtakes, are either included in this U-Connect bullcrap, or they're not on the standard blu-ray disc. Unfortunately, I have no way of knowing.
The bonus features aren't included in the digital version, which is pretty common unfortunately. I don't understand why the commentary and other bonus items aren't part of the digital packaging.
I have a regular blu-ray player, I haven't felt the need to get one of the ultra HD ones, and I can vouch for the movie looking pretty damn good on the regular blu-ray. Normally, I watch the digital copy but, again, the only way to get the extras is by watching the disc. In this case, it sucks how they packaged these extras.
Glad I pre ordered this.
I’m doing same, preordered 4K steelbook release and keeping my Arrow (UK’s equivalent of Shout) blu ray copy for the special features.
Great review as always, cant wait for this one but we get it around the 20th in England. I have the collectors edition on pre-order
The sound on this 4k version is off the chain, I upgraded my DVD earlier this year then got this version. Whole "thing" is based on a sci-fi story by titan of classic sci fi John W. Campbell, "Who goes there".Great story.
Got my copy yesterday from Zavvi in the UK and it's an awesome steelbook and the film is amazing in 4K
Mine should show up this week, thanks for the good review, really looking forward to it, congrats on the family addition. Now we need BTILC.
One of my favorite movies. I have this 4K title on my list. Thanks for the review.
what is good about Universal releasing this 4k is that eventually it will get dirt cheap because so many will be made, so i won't upgrade the SF right away, but will.
Can't wait for you to do Breakdown. Such an underrated Kurt Russell Movie. Paramount Presents does good stuff.
Local Best Buy didn’t have any steelbooks available. I bought the last slip 4K copy at the store. It was hidden somewhere behind other 4K movies in a shelf that wasn’t for new releases. Somebody must have hidden it there or left it after thinking twice about buying it. Lucky me!
Is the UK Arrow Blu Ray the same as the 4K Mastered Blu Ray? I was pretty impressed with that version.
I’m scrolling the comments for this reason…….
I believe so.
I’ll pile on. Score is by Ennio Morricone. I own the collector’s edition dvd. It sounds like I have all of the special features. I’ll probably pick up this new release based on your review. Thanks!
This was indeed a difficult title to grab. I preordered mine from Diabolik. However, the collector (of very certain titles) in me wanted that Steelbook too and that was nowhere within a few hundred miles of me from BB so I paid double to a 'bay'er. I did stop into a couple Bankruptcy-Buy's and the standard version was nowhere in sight so was glad to have ordered it elsewhere anyway. Tough title to locate for sure. Fantastic film and one of my favorites of all time! Thanks for the vid.
I watched the 4k scan bluray upscaled on my tv and it looked amazing. I'm waiting to upgrade on a year or two when boutiques get their turn and it gets re released by arrow.
So glad to see the scream factory comparison.
The DTS X was crazy I was really impressed. Visuals are so stunning it doesn’t look like 1982.
With carpenter I'm keeping the scream factories because for his other movies I only have the 4k discs in that set. I'm interested in this release as well.
As for the Blu Ray disc, I believe it comes with DTS HD 7.1 audio track versus the other Blu Rays offers DTS HD 5.1
Looks like a solid release! Great picture and audio so it's gonna be a sure addition to the 4K collection :D
Will definitely pick this up. Not out down here until end of Oct. Haven't seen it since it originally came out but remember really enjoying it. Will bring back some memories of that time for sure.👍
How does it compare to Studio Canal’s release?
The original The Thing starred Marshall Matt Dillon of Gunsmoke fame, actor James Arness. His part in the movie was.....the thing:)
Vudu has this for ages on 4K...how does the disc hold up to the digital UHD coded version?
Picked up a steel book copy
Glad to hear the DTS:X mix is awesome. I have been a DTS fan over Dolby since the Laserdisc days. Got my copy arriving tomorrow.
I had the Best Buy steelbook on pre-order, so I had no problems getting it.
This is my favourite movie of all time and I've been waiting so long for this release. Here in the UK the arrow blu is incredible, and I'm really not expecting it to be much better, but there's no way I wasn't going to get the four disc edition of this to go with the 4 JC studio canal releases
Hey I also have the arrow Blu ray and it’s amazing, recently buying my 4ks and love this film, is the transfer worth upgrading from the arrow you think? Your response would be greatly appreciated.
@SteDano90 hey, yeah i think the 4k is worth the upgrade to be honest. Ive not watched my arrow blu since ive had the 4k
Thank you man!
I was fortunate enough to order online and snag the last available SteelBook 4k copy at my local BestBuy, two days ago. Haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Tell me how it looks, Jeff! 😉
One of the best 4K transfers I own visually.
Looks like I’ll need the upgrade; thank you for the review!
I have the UK Arrow release. Any reason I should upgrade?
woulda liked to see some comparisons with the arrow release also. I'm keeping that one too. Many different special features.
Hey dude
Every version of the thing I’ve seen from vhs to dvd and now Blu-ray has had a music score by ennio morricone ; your version as you say a couple of times has a John carpenter score; is this USA only as I’m in the uk and we just got a 4 disc version that has 4K and a cd of morricones score
Thanks
Steve
Ordered steelbook thru best buy and picked it up on release day...
My second favourite movie of all time. First is star wars. I own The thing on dvd and both the Universal Blu ray and Shout factory. I can't wait for the 4K. I am interested in the Shout factory 4K. I didn't even know it existed!
Fingers crossed my copy will be with me next week. woohoo!!!
So what is the 4k blu ray version from a couple years ago your speaking of??
Great review of the thing on 4k Jeff I need to get it on 4k
Saw Last Night Its So Good That My Daughter And Her Boyfriend Were Blown Away. Im Glad I Got It on 4k. 🎥🍿🎥🍿🎥🍿🍿🍿🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥🍿🍿
This is one of my top 3 favorite films of all time.. I have the scream factory steel book 1080 4k mastered blu ray
Just found out about this 4k release and picked it up today at best buy for $14. Very dissapointing they didn't have any more steel books
Is it wrong if I put my 4k disc in my scream factory steel case? Lol
One of my favorite movies.....but I have the 4k Bluray scan steel book (which includes the 2k scan as well). Might have to wait for a super sale on this lol
Speaking of packaging and extras, have you seen the VHS- line Bluray? I think it was a HMV exclusive. Great extras and the packaging is second to none.
I'm not the type to buy the same product twice, but for one of my favorite movies I might as well. I'm disappointed I missed the steelbook, I only discovered this yesterday. Hopefully BB restocks it.
I plan on keeping my scream factory blu ray as well. The special features on that disc are so good. My friend and I loved watching the television broadcast of the movie. I do have the new 4k as well. Have yet to watch it. I have always preferred dtx to dolby since back in the day. It always sounded fuller to me or like more loud and wider soundscape. Anytime I needed to test my set up I would go to a dts disc.
we are getting the thing uk in a se with slip case book poster art cards same the howling 4k se all on studio canal uk
The slipcover looks embossed. Awesome
I've been waiting for the best copy of "The Thing", sounds like this is the one to get!
audio wise it’s not. if they would’ve included the 4.1 track from arrows release then this would have been the definitive version
@@Nelly_platinum I'm only care about picture quality, audio excellence isn't a big deal to me
no.....they gona still making others ,they want to continue making money
Fun fact if the 4K blu ray doesn’t have a new 4k scan then it was done by arrow video for their uk blu ray release and is from the original camera negative supervised by the director and cinematographer and was licensed for scream factory steelbook
I believe this is the case. Yes
Got mine today in the UK
So glad people mentioned 2011 film not being a remake but a prequel- I had a friend tell me about it a couple years back and loved it! The way the music connects at the end to the 1982 film is amazing!
Another nice review from Jeff.
Very informative. I will get both scram factory and 4K. This movie is worth it
I wouldn’t say the Scream Factory transfer Blu-ray looked dull. Just that it has a slightly different colour palette/grading. I think they made it a deliberately (in some shots) more cold/blue color temperature. Probably to suit the cold theme of the film. However the new version looks far more correct and better with regards to colour temp. But taking nothing away from the Scream Factory Blu-ray - because remarkably it could be argued that it was actually more detailed in shots - in the snow it was especially visible - it’s visible in the shot comparisons here where they’re standing around the fire. It was a fantastic transfer - probably added some extra sharpening during the making/grading of the disk - but still works.
I can’t wait to see this one though - purely for the more correct colour palette.
I saw this as a kid and had nightmares for about a week, one of my favourites👍🏼