A double-bill of sci-fi horror. In John Carpenter's 'The Thing' (1982), a research team in the Antarctic, led by R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell), discovers a spaceship buried beneath the ice, and becomes terrorised by the shape-changing monster that is housed within. In the 2011 prequel, the action is set on a research site in Antarctica three days before the action of the original story, the film focusing on the Norwegian camps that were the initial target of the alien invasion. When they discover an alien spacecraft on the site, science graduate Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and experienced researcher Dr Sander Halvorson (Ulrich Thomsen) disagree about how to act. When Dr Halvorson refuses to abandon his research, Kate teams up with tough Vietnam veteran Sam Carter (Joel Edgerton) to pursue the alien intruders by helicopter.
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LoRdPlOps111
15 Jun 168#3
I would disagree with both above commenters, 2011 version, while not a patch on the original, is a nice little addition. Shame they had to use CGI and not the intended practical effects - even the director bemoaned this - but still a good solid Thing film.
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velocirapta
15 Jun 16#1
Only way to get the original film on Blu-ray - it's OOP everywhere on its own! The remake/reboot is terrible, but worth it just for the original. That said, I have a feeling Arrow might be negotiating a Blu-ray release (Shout! in the US have one lined up, so Arrow could well do the same over here).
blast71
15 Jun 16#2
Yep, 1st film a classic, 2nd a waste of time as it offers nothing new that the first already did better.
LoRdPlOps111
15 Jun 168#3
I would disagree with both above commenters, 2011 version, while not a patch on the original, is a nice little addition. Shame they had to use CGI and not the intended practical effects - even the director bemoaned this - but still a good solid Thing film.
garamasala2015 to LoRdPlOps111
15 Jun 16#11
Absolutely agree with you 100%! Not a bad prequel at all but still the original is still a classic. Shame they used CGI. Hopefully they'll release a version with the original effects
This is the only horror movie I cannot watch saw it at the cinema on release and had a nightmare. I am
Just unable to watch as it scares me to death. I did watch the remake not scary.
pbyron1
15 Jun 162#5
I loved the first film but it's not included in this set. The second, the John Carpenter one is great, if a little gory. The third is a bit of a pointless remake
miaomiaobaubau to pbyron1
15 Jun 16#8
with the first one I could not sleep for about a week when I was a kid
Maevoric to pbyron1
15 Jun 162#10
Thanks, I didn't realise the John carpenter wasn't the original, the 1951 "Thing from another world" is available on dvd here for around £2 from music magpie if you want it, there were five copies before I nabbed one :wink:
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A double-bill of sci-fi horror. In John Carpenter's 'The Thing' (1982), a research team in the Antarctic, led by R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell), discovers a spaceship buried beneath the ice, and becomes terrorised by the shape-changing monster that is housed within. In the 2011 prequel, the action is set on a research site in Antarctica three days before the action of the original story, the film focusing on the Norwegian camps that were the initial target of the alien invasion. When they discover an alien spacecraft on the site, science graduate Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and experienced researcher Dr Sander Halvorson (Ulrich Thomsen) disagree about how to act. When Dr Halvorson refuses to abandon his research, Kate teams up with tough Vietnam veteran Sam Carter (Joel Edgerton) to pursue the alien intruders by helicopter.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBzpT7VmSaU
Also, I like how the end of the 2011 film blends with the beginning of the 1982 film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynYZu9I2qzk
Just unable to watch as it scares me to death. I did watch the remake not scary.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0045DWACE/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Double-Including-Original-Blu-ray-Region/dp/B006W99PRC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466078961&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Thing