The Thing (1982)

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The Thing [HD DVD]
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Directed by	John Carpenter
Cast	Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David and Richard Dysart
Theatrical Release	June 25, 1982
DVD Release	October 24, 2006
Running Time	109 minutes
MPAA Rating	R (Restricted)
UPC Code	025192778223
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Average user review:

(26 reviews)

A Perfect Blend

This story is just plain scary. It is a perfect blend of terrain, characters, and storyline. It is easy to tell when something is well done.......... May 6, 2008

Sci-Fi at it's best, now in HD

My favorite Sci-Fi/Horror movie of all time, now in 1080p HD. Although some of this movies effects are starting to show their age after 24 years, it's still light years ahead of "modern" movies and Hollywood's obsession with CG.

The picture quality of this HD-DVD is really amazing, the features are the same as the standard DVD I rented a while ago but that's not a bad thing. It's just a shame that the superior format, HD-DVD, is being discontinued because Sony bribed the studios into using Blu-Ray. May 5, 2008

Best (and nastiest) shapeshifter, ever!

Okay, you've read all the praise, and it's all true, this is a helluva scary movie, well-made, the effects are outstanding, and it holds up well over time.

But that's not all there is to it.

We've all seen morph effects, one critter transforming smoothly into another, we were pretty bored with them by the early 1990's. Big deal.

But this was made before cheap, cheesy CGI morphs. There's nothing smooth about these transformations. Much the opposite. What's so monstrous about this Thing, is that everything about its transformations is so WRONG. This critter has a rather nasty disregard for the rules, it doesn't care that heads aren't supposed to sprout legs and walk off on their own.

Very imaginative special effects. March 28, 2008

OK movie, I thought the HD side of this movie was a bit ordinary, not much better than DVD. I wouldn't spend the extra to buy this again in HD, DVD is good enough.
Story OK, entertainment value OK. February 24, 2008

The Thing on HD!!!

This is a terrific movie with an absolutely terrific transfer. The Thing is a horror / sci-fi remake(this version was released in 1982) and as most reviewers have described it looks fantastic. Obviously if you compare it to a more modern film with digital filming and post production you will see a difference but I decided to give this film 5 stars due to the top-notch treatment that the transfer has undergone. I highly recommend this movie based on the content, special effects(1982), and the pristine picture/sound. January 31, 2008

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