Customer Ratings & Reviews

This movie was very scary. You don't know who has the thing in him. Very good movie that kept you on the edge of your seat.

I have loved this movie since I watched it at the theatre it has the best practical FX of any SyFy ever, and Aliens comes in 2nd best

This is a great movie and im sooo glad to see they cleaned it up. . .clear picture and sounds. Great to have in my cinema library.

Major upgrade from previous releases, image quality is pristine and LOADED with special features, this is the definitive edition.

Wonderful Great sci-fi movie great special effects. Looks great on Blu-ray I highly recommend this Blu-ray DVD

One of john carpenter best films. Lets be honest most his films don't disappoint. The practical effects are outstanding

This is the rare of example of a remake that blows its predecessor out of the water (or the ice, in this case).

The Thing Collector's Edition had been available on Blu-ray online, but I was having difficulty finding it in any retail stores. Then I checked with my local Best Buy and they had it. I was very excited. It's great that Best Buy is carrying stock of the Shout! Factory titles because they are truly excellent releases, and The Thing is no exception. It includes a beautiful slipcover with reversible art of the original Drew Struzan artwork. There are two Blu-ray discs in this package, one of which is strictly for the bonus features. This release is loaded with extras. There are new interviews and retrospectives. There is a 30-minute interview with John Carpenter, discussing the making of the film. Then there is an hour-long feature on the men of the outpost in the film. They each discuss their characters and the real-life experience of filming the movie in the cold. Kurt Russel is absent, but practically everyone else is here, including Wilford Brimley. Plus, there are more. And you get several commentaries. I do believe the old Universal commentary is on here as well. Thanks to BB for carrying it and having it at a great price; it was less than Amazon.

I was so excited when I saw this at the store and I just had to purchase it when I saw it.

The Thing (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing) is a 1982 American science-fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter, written by Bill Lancaster, and starring Kurt Russell. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a parasitic extraterrestrial lifeform that assimilates other organisms and in turn imitates them. The Thing infiltrates an Antarctic research station, taking the appearance of the researchers that it absorbs, and paranoia develops within the group. The film is based on John W. Campbell, Jr.'s novella Who Goes There?, which was more loosely adapted by Howard Hawks and Christian Nyby as the 1951 film The Thing from Another World. Carpenter considers The Thing to be the first part of his Apocalypse Trilogy, followed by Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness. Although the films are narratively unrelated, each features a potentially apocalyptic scenario; should "The Thing" ever reach civilization, it would be only a matter of time before it consumes all life on Earth. Carpenter acknowledged that the work of H.P. Lovecraft also inspired the film.

This is one of my favorite John Carpenter movies and this Blu-Ray has great special features.

This movie is terrifying and also totally awesome. My husband rewatched it all the time.

This will be good to watch. Halloween is coming and will add to the nights movies.

Keeps you on your toes focused and just one that keeps you waiting on the next

Let me first start by saying: I love these Shout Factory releases. Everything from the improved picture quality, to the awesome and in-depth special features, to the exclusive cover art makes these blu rays such an enjoyable purchase for movie buffs because THESE are the reasons we buy blu rays. This is an 80's horror classic that is actually a remake of a movie made in the 50's. Kurt Russell and John Carpenter re-team to bring us a fantastic horror movie that operates on all the levels that a good horror/thriller film should. You feel a constant rising tension and are thrust into a story with rich characters. Again, what makes this blu ray worth the purchase is the improved video quality as well as the amped up special features from the initial release. As a movie buff, I always get more enjoyment out of watching behind the scenes featurettes and commentaries than I sometimes do from watching the actual film. This is a must buy for all Carpenter fans!

This is a really great movie, I just had to buy It, Im glad I got it here.

a classic for practical effect geeks like me always in my halloween rotation.

Carpenter’s version cannot be beat. Such a great horror/sci-fi classic!

Although this movie has been remade numerous times it is still a thriller.

Retro movie all Sci-fi dramas should be just like this movie