Page 1 of The Thing - worth getting?

It`s on Play.com for £6.99; having never seen it, is it worth getting?

Haven`t seen it for years, scared me s**tless for quite a while. I`d consider ordering it if my packages from Play didn`t keep disappearing.

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It`s got a good retrospective documentary, some good making of stuff and a top Carpenter, Russel commentary.

Only thing is, is that it is not anamorphic, but the vid and sound quality are still good.

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Nick

In my opinion, yes. The effects are begining to look a little dated but still a good watch.

The Thing by John Carpenter has got to be the all time classic, well worth getting the extras are cool too, and also the commentary. Its often immitated (no pun there) in many of the movies and tv shows such as X files, Faculty etc.

But this is by far the best remake ever made.

floyd

It still scare the cr*p out of me now. Not to mention that dog at the start. Once you`ve seen it again... woo hoo... great filming.

Considering how old this film is, it`s still good. The effects are ageing slightly.... My favourite bit is when they`re doing the test!

Definately worth getting for 7 quid.

Forgot to mention that it is an absolutely class film.

Nick

Yes, the blood test scene is magnificently tense, in fact you would have to use a freshly sharpened knife to cut the atmosphere.

The DVD is one of the best out there, the retrospective is great. I`m not that crazy about extras because there is not normally much interesting stuff but this is an exception to the rule.

Only downer is that it is not an anamorphic transfer, which was mentioned in the earlier post, if you set your tv up right it will fill most of the screen though.

The effects by Rob Bottin are awesome, Carpenter should work with him again. They don`t look dated either, except maybe when Palmer`s face goes rotten in the blood test scene.

It`s my favourite film to be honest.

Have to agree...it`s an all-time classic...well worth the money. Don`t think you`ll regret it if you buy it! Definitely one of my favourite films.

Mr. Carpenter...whatever happened to you? Such a shame!