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My initial contact with John Carpenter's The Thing was at a screening at Gomillion Studios, of what I believe was a 70mm final answer print, derived from the original camera negative.
Both image, and audio were extraordinary. Huge sound.
Later I screened it in 35, and the quality held, again with great sound.
Universal's original Blu-ray of the film, which goes back to 2008, and which was also an HD scan of an IP, is still serviceable. Color, black levels are all in a good place, along with a nicely resolved image.
The only real negative of that original release is stability, and along with a slightly more resolved image from Scream Factory, that's another plus to upgrade.
But if you're a aficionado of the film, the killer aspect of this new disc is found in the extras, and there are a ton of them.
What's a ton?
An entire discs' worth of quality material.
So for those who may be on the fence about an upgrade, this is an easy one to answer.
Absolutely, go for it.
Image - 4.75
Audio - 5 (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
4k Up-rez - 4.75
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
Both image, and audio were extraordinary. Huge sound.
Later I screened it in 35, and the quality held, again with great sound.
Universal's original Blu-ray of the film, which goes back to 2008, and which was also an HD scan of an IP, is still serviceable. Color, black levels are all in a good place, along with a nicely resolved image.
The only real negative of that original release is stability, and along with a slightly more resolved image from Scream Factory, that's another plus to upgrade.
But if you're a aficionado of the film, the killer aspect of this new disc is found in the extras, and there are a ton of them.
What's a ton?
An entire discs' worth of quality material.
So for those who may be on the fence about an upgrade, this is an easy one to answer.
Absolutely, go for it.
Image - 4.75
Audio - 5 (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
4k Up-rez - 4.75
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH