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The Thing
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Special Features

 

  • Making of documentary
  • Feature Commentary with director John Carpenter and Kurt Russell
  • Production Background Archive
  • Cast Production Photos
  • Production Art & Storyboards
  • Location design
  • Production Archives
  • Outtakes
  • Production & Post-Production Notes
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Interactive Menu
  • Scene Access

Review

 

Horror-meister John Carpenter teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing.

In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the shape-shifting alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them...

Customer Reviews

 

Customer rating on The Thing: 5 out of 5 stars

Average rating (29 reviews)

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Sci-Fi\Horror at its Finest!!

Strangler | 24/09/2008 | See all Strangler's reviews (30) »

John Carpenter brings to the big screen another classic of antartic proportions. A team of american researchers are working out in the antartic when they realise that something not of this world is taking them over one by one. Great score from Ennio Morricone and engrossing acting from all involved, oh and did i mention the special effects...... Buy it and own a piece of psychological terror.

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Bye this great film

volusia | 23/08/2008 | See all volusia's reviews (15) »

What a bargan. This film has aged somewhat with modern special effects but it is still a great film with a good story line. Why hav'nt they done a second?

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Why isn't there a prequel ?

ElmoBlatch | 12/08/2008 | See all ElmoBlatch's reviews (31) »

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This is what you get when a director is at his best....unfortunately Mr Carpenter hasn't done anything good since I'm sorry to say , but this is just AWSOME...great cast , great script and memorable (pre CGI) specical effects that would put some modern films to shame.
This is a must for any sci-fi / Horror fans out there....its a shame that they didnt do a prequel about what happened to the Norwigian camp but only if Carpenter was to do it and regain some much needed credability.

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Technical Details

 

Kurt Russell, Bill Lancaster, Albert Whitlock, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, Richard Dysart & Richard Masur

John Carpenter

18 years and over

1982

Widescreen 2.35:1

English - Dolby Digital (5.1)

French ; Italian ; Polish ; Spanish

Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; English ; Finnish ; French ; German (Menu Only) ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Swedish

1 hour and 43 minutes (approx)

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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