Customer Ratings & Reviews

I enjoyed the original many many years ago. So I know I would like this one.

One of the best movies ever and now it looks even better.

Great classic suspenceful thriller still today. Great picture quality. I was hoping for Dolby Atmos, but the sound was great in parts and lacking in parts. Still amazing for the age of this film. A must have movie.

An ultimate classic finally on 4k! Quality and sound was incredible.

Great movie, awesome 4k transfer, really good price, definitely recommend!

This movie is one of my all time favorites. Maybe I'm a sucker for the science fiction/horror combo, but when it's done well, it gets me every time. This is a must watch for any fan of either genre

Best horror movies made today period. Masterpieces

Classic movie, amazing in 4k, plus the hours of extra material.

one of the all time greatest horror film remakes ever made

It is a awesome 4k movie it's awesome and it's great.

Looks and sounds great in 4k. I'd say a must own for any collection

Movie is a masterpiece and looks incredible in 4K.

One of the best, John Carpenter horror movies great cast

One of the all time great movies in John Carpenter’s The Thing

This is a classic horror movie remaster in 4k and it’s great.

Awesome movie had to watch it on blu ray Kurt Russell

The Thing is one of my all-time favorite films, and Scream Factory's loving remaster is absolutely the way to watch this classic, not just of the horror genre, but movies of the past half century. As an owner of the Collector's Edition DVD issued by Universal (Itself a great issue of the film,) many years ago, I originally hesitated due to other priorities. I wish I had made this version a priority much earlier. Scream Factory restored The Thing into a 2K scan, and if it weren't for certain items that date the movie, (or my own rapidly increasing dating,) you'd swear it was a recently filmed movie. The icy Antarctic setting, the blacks of night, the light of fires, and Rob Bottin's artistically gory practical effects all pop in this scan. If you loved the Universal DVD picture, this will blow you away. Extra-wise, Scream Factory always provides; here, they've included everything from the Universal Collector's Edition as well as their standard inclusion of many new extras. All told, you'll receive a blu ray with film and extras, including a new commentary, (as well as previous ones,) and several other extras, as well as a second DVD including the 80min Making Of documentary, as well as a slew of others. The Thing comes from a heyday of great horror that still holds strong, even bettering most new voices that have come since. It, much like the original Alien, still hold the power to shock and awe. Regardless of whether you own a prior version, THIS is the version you need to add to your library. Scream Factory ALWAYS delivers; with The Thing, they hit the high mark even among their other re-releases.

Hard to beleive this film was a box-office bomb when released 40 years ago (it was the summer of ET, a much friendlier vistor from outer space). But Carpenter's best film has endured and is now considered a cult classic. This is one of the most suspenseful science fiction movies the cinema has given us, with gross practical special effects (no CGI here) that hold up well today. If you think office politics can be bad, wait till you experience the paranoia of The Thing. All the special features have been ported over from previous releases on DVD and Blu-ray, so 4K is the real selling point here. The film looks better now than I recall seeing it as a lit-up teenager staring in wonderment at all the grotesqueries Carpenter puts on display. Great movie; one of the best of its era.

This is the best complete edition I have found. I wish it was in 4K but other than that it’s excellent! John Carpenter is Amazing!

A great Blu ray release of a great action film. The disc also has some unreleased footage as well. Great action and a great picture