triplets_93
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I'll be getting this for my collection!!
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John Carpenter's "The Thing" is getting a 4K UHD release September 2021
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Great movie, one of my favorites.
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I pre-ordered the movie through the Universal site GRUV.
You can see the 4K UHD announcement details here:
https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-thing-1982
You can see the 4K UHD announcement details here:
https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-thing-1982
triplets_93
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I captured this from the GRUV site today
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One of the best horror films of all time.
Went to see it during its initial run... One of the few people in the theater. As most know the film came out DOA for a lot of folks due to negative reviews and it wasn't a "happy" alien film like ET. It dented John Carpenter's career.
Great to see its getting this treatment.
Most here can't imagine how great the horror genre was from '78 to '86 or so– And I got to see most of the best in their initial runs.
Went to see it during its initial run... One of the few people in the theater. As most know the film came out DOA for a lot of folks due to negative reviews and it wasn't a "happy" alien film like ET. It dented John Carpenter's career.
Great to see its getting this treatment.
Most here can't imagine how great the horror genre was from '78 to '86 or so– And I got to see most of the best in their initial runs.
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I was having a convo about the ups and downs of the Horror genre not too long ago...they go from top of the "genres" then to bottom of the barrel, then back up without much middle ground.
The movie "IT" comes to mind most recently and fits this narrative...a good horror movie will be #1 if done right; so the demand is there. (I didn't partic. like it but fits my point)
I saw the older 80s horror movies (more Myers, Jason, Freddy) as a kid, but really the horror genre became "tired" in mid to late 90s. So they almost flipped the tired angle on its head with "Scream" to kind of acknowledge the overdone aspects but appreciating the genre in a different way; horror-comedy almost similar to Cabin in the Woods.
I think we're ripe for a Horror comeback...disaster films were the "It" thing for awhile, but feel those are winding down too due to the realness of what's going on in the world.
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IMO there were 3 great era's of horror films:
-The Universal "Monster" era from the early 30's until the early 40's
-The 1950's (evil aliens, giant monsters-both US & Japanese made, and Hammer)
And from '78 until '86.
We have not had a barn-burner of a horror era since. Yeah, lots of good to great films, but rather pock-marked over the past 35 years.
Just off the top of my head the top-horror films from '78 through '86...
"Halloween"
"Dawn of the Dead"
"The Shining"
"The Fog"
"Friday The 13th"
"Nightmare on Elm Street"
"The Thing"
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With no slight intended to Rosemary's Baby, my personal timeframe would begin five years earlier with 1973's The Exorcist. I have much respect for all seven films mentioned (although The Fog would be on the bottom of that particular grouping for me) but William Friedkins' classic remains at the top of my all-time horror list.
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I agree. Most of the 70s had good horror. Jaws, Carrie, It's Alive, The Car, Amityville Horror, The Omen...
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Answer: Digital remastering. This article provides good fundamental explanations:
https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/4k-restorations-of-classic-films/
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A related mini self-rant...
The Razzie Awards nominated The Thing for Worst Musical Score. That's Ennio Morricone's work. How could anyone, EVEN IN JEST, label any Morricone score as substandard? I mean. What the bleep???
The Thing would not be The Thing without that score. Both were a perfect union of visual and audio perfection. Just my opinion.
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The Razzie Awards nominated The Thing for Worst Musical Score. That's Ennio Morricone's work. How could anyone, EVEN IN JEST, label any Morricone score as substandard? I mean. What the bleep???
The Thing would not be The Thing without that score. Both were a perfect union of visual and audio perfection. Just my opinion.
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I will get it and have to FF through the dog scene, I can handle the human part but I am out on the dogs.
It was a great ride though and the cast was excellent and I agree with DE, score was great.
It was a great ride though and the cast was excellent and I agree with DE, score was great.
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Oh I think "The Exorcist" in '73 and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in '74 are outstanding movies.
I just think they are outliers in an era dominated by disaster films.
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Interesting. I thought there would be a lot more into going to 4K than just resolution. I thought there might be issue with frame rate as well.
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Forgot another mid 70's gem... "Black Christmas".
From about '78 until '86 it was like the whole horror genre was on fire with good to great films.
And I forgot another couple great ones from that time period... "Alien" & "Phantasm"
Heck I'll extend that date another year to include:
"Hellraiser" and "Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors".
But even the 2nd string horror films during that era were darned good.
Halloween III
Hell Night
My Bloody Valentine
Day of the Dead
We've not seen anything like that era since.
From about '78 until '86 it was like the whole horror genre was on fire with good to great films.
And I forgot another couple great ones from that time period... "Alien" & "Phantasm"
Heck I'll extend that date another year to include:
"Hellraiser" and "Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors".
But even the 2nd string horror films during that era were darned good.
Halloween III
Hell Night
My Bloody Valentine
Day of the Dead
We've not seen anything like that era since.
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On the weekend of it's release, I made a point to drive from the suburbs into the city, for a midnight showing at the Highland Park Village, just to see The Thing presented in Dolby Stereo. The opening scene in space with the earth... I'm sorry, no home theater can beat that experience. And those wide angle shots of Antarctica on the big screen.... I totally felt like I was in another place!!
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Funny. The very first time I watched the movie, I was not engrossed in the opening scene of the Norwegian helicopter crew chasing and shooting at the dog. My thoughts were, "Dog? Being chased by helicopter? Rifle? Dog? Dude is a terrible shot." 
My eyes have been glued to that opening scene every freaking time I have re-watched the movie. And I have re-watched The Thing MANY times. "That guy is probably hitting that dog every time he pulls the trigger..."
My eyes have been glued to that opening scene every freaking time I have re-watched the movie. And I have re-watched The Thing MANY times. "That guy is probably hitting that dog every time he pulls the trigger..."