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Reviewed by Chris McEneany, 22nd January 2012.
The more Things change, the more they stay the same.
Matthjs van Heijningen was taking a gamble when he undertook to helm this prequel to such a beloved genre classic as John Carpenter's The Thing. Hostile eyes were just itching for him to fall flat on his face in the snow and ice. To be fair, in many ways, it is one of the most unnecessary additions to filmic folklore that there has been and yet, I loved almost every minute of it ...
The video transfer is good and solid, with terrific blacks, fantastic contrast and beautiful fire-bug pleasing oranges, ambers and gold for the frequent flame-outs. The audio is a definite delight, boasting some barnstorming moments of detail, directionality and dynamics. Sadly, the extras are only a meagre-to-middling bunch of mainly EPK gubbins ...
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The more Things change, the more they stay the same.
Matthjs van Heijningen was taking a gamble when he undertook to helm this prequel to such a beloved genre classic as John Carpenter's The Thing. Hostile eyes were just itching for him to fall flat on his face in the snow and ice. To be fair, in many ways, it is one of the most unnecessary additions to filmic folklore that there has been and yet, I loved almost every minute of it ...
The video transfer is good and solid, with terrific blacks, fantastic contrast and beautiful fire-bug pleasing oranges, ambers and gold for the frequent flame-outs. The audio is a definite delight, boasting some barnstorming moments of detail, directionality and dynamics. Sadly, the extras are only a meagre-to-middling bunch of mainly EPK gubbins ...
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