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The Thing HD DVD [HD DVD] [1982]
from Universal Pictures UK
starring Kurt Russell, T.K. Carter, Richard Dysart, Richard Masur
directed by John Carpenter

Features:

• Anamorphic
• PAL

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• '82 was a good year in cinema.
  Good HD transfer of a classic paranoid nightmare. This film failed when it was released in 1982 seeing as it was the year of ET. The alien in this is not quite so cute and cuddly. Over the years it has built up a cult following. This is not IMO Carpenter's best - I'd give Assault on Precinct 13 that accolade but it comes darn close. It has an interesting take on the "alien" type genre and shows more than a nod to the paranoia of Mcarthyism/the cold war. It even has parallels in the paranoia we see today.... more info

• A film that stands the Test of High Definition
  Not being a "fan", in the truest sense, of John Carpenter, I would state that "The Thing" is probably his best work. As a Horror film this is an all time classic, and when it came to HD DVD I had a fear that the film would not hold the test of Hi Def and look poor, however far from it!! John Carpenters The Thing looks amazing!!
  The most impressive shots in the film are in the begining where you really get a sense of isolation with the backdrop of Antarctica and the visuals just look brilliant. Once... more info

• The best
  John Carpenter's The Thing is as good as they come, and for my money, the best horror film of all time. Kurt Russell leads a great cast of character actors pitted against an alien which can take over any of them, copying them exactly, so no one knows who's who. The result is a terrifying tale of paranoia & fear. The astounding and graphic special effects by Rob Bottin have yet to be matched 25 years later, and the blood-testing sequence is as suspenseful & jolting as any scene ever committed to... more info

• Story lost in excess gore
  Yep we are confronted by a dog-splitting being from the great beyond. Being isolated 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... more info

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