A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Thing -- in HD (1 Viewer)

[Robert Harris]

I finally found some time to view portions of Universal's HD DVD of John Carpenter's The Thing last evening.

My initial exposure to the film was as a 70mm blow-up with 6 track audio, projected on a huge screen, and Ennio Morricone's brilliant contribution pumping through the audio system.

In 5.1, and as played via a small (hotel adequate) Pioneer audio system, with tiny surrounds, the track reproduced itself as I recall it.

The image as photographed by Dean Cundey (Apollo 13, Jurassic Park) looked gorgeous on the Pioneer 1920 x 1080 plasma display. The occasional huge bright vistas were never a problem.

With appropriate film grain, and a speckle of dirt reminding us of the film source element, The Thing is a worthy addition to one's HD library.

The Thing is Recommended.

RAH

 

[ppltd]

IMHO, this is a very underrated film, and one of John Carpenter's finest. For fans, this is a must have. I have watched the HD version many times since buying it. The HD presentation is the finest, by a large margin, of any home format available and holds up well twenty five years after it's release.

A great film and a fine HD to add to your collection.

 

[Dave Mack]

truly excellent and underrated film.
I remember many of the film critics bashed it because it was "too gory".
Worked for me.

 

[EnricoE]

i couldn't agree more to mr. harris

only thing that doesn't look good is the trailer which is in very poor shape. welp, i fixed it re-editing it and now it looks stunning as it should be

 

[Yumbo]

It made me jump the other night. Not dated.

 

[Jim_K]

If I was willing to part with another $1k (which I'm not) to buy into a 2nd next gen format, this is one of the first titles I'd pick up.

One of my favorites, I'm jealous.

 

[George Cifrancis]

The Thing HD-DVD was one of the first batch of HD-DVD's I picked up.