The Thing - 4K Ultra HD Limited Collectors Edition

Contrary to other 'review' here, moaning about the absence of a steelbook, have to point out this is, first of all, not a Zavvi exclusive release, secondly, it is the same kind of set, as 4 previous John Carpenter films got (Escape from NY, They Live, The Fog, etc). There is a steelbook in the same style available separately. I'm happy with a booklet and postcards!

I bought this as I am a huge fan of The Thing. I have a substantial collection of Films and Games and was looking for a new company to deal with, but it won’t be Zavvi. The packaging used to deliver this set in was way too light and the Box was crushed on one side. A real shame as it was an excellent looking set. I’ll shop elsewhere from now on.

The 4k transfer looks great. I watched this on a 4k TV with a 15 speaker set up. The original movie does not have a lot of surround sound effects. But this set comes with the 2011 prequal movie on Bluray, and this movie has nice surround effects. These special edition box sets are always nice, with bonus discs, a poster, a book, and art cards.

Hi, the movie quality itself was fantastic. There was however damage to the box but I think that’s more to do with the quality of the packaging , not any fault of zavvi

The Thing is one of my all time favourite horror movies ever and seeing it getting the same treatment as all the other studiocanal John Carpenter releases is amazing! well done universal! I really hope you do a 4K Collectors Edition Digipack of John Carpenters Village Of The Damned, that would be cool. To the first reviewer this is not a steelbook release this is to match the digipack releases of the 4 studiocanal collectors editions. There is a matching steelbook exclusive to zavvi to match the studiocanal steelbook's..

Best Carpenter film and one of the best films ever, period. Lovely set too, some real nice bonus items with this. Real happy!

I was blown away from the very first frame. The blacks are deep and rich, the colors pop, and the snow has never looked so crisp. I’ve owned every version of this movie and this transfer was like watching it for the first time. Of course, there are some soft and extra grainy shots scattered throughout, but that was from the source itself. A must buy for fans. You won’t be disappointed.

A great addition to the Studio Canal UHD releases of John Carpenter films - and it includes the 2011 prequel as well.

Brilliant item . Excellent from Zavvi thank you

Excellent picture and sound. Nice addition of Ennio Moricone's score on CD too. It's a shame the extras have been ported over from previous Universal releases of this film, it would have been nice to have the Arrow edition extras too. The outer sleeve is a tad flimsy compared to Arrow, Studiocanal, Second Sight releases but on the whole this is a great addition if you don't already have it in your collection.