The Thing (1982) (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]

[paulboland]

Release date: September 17, 2018
Purchase link: Zavvi (Pre-order live on August 18 at 6 PM UK time)
Price: £15.99
Notes: This is the same Universal Blu-ray disc that was released in 2008 in UK

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[tha_lunatic]

as much as I love this movie, I wont buy this.

 

[ChrisIW]

As it's only been about a year since the far superior Arrow version, this release really does seem rather pointless.

 

[pioneer]

imo would of made an ok fullslip

 

[Steelselecta]

Such a waste of steel if you ask me, Trump should slap a tariff on it !!

Terrible terrible artwork, such a classic deserves soooo much better.

 

[Mickle_89]

Such a waste of steel if you ask me, Trump should slap a tariff on it !!

Terrible terrible artwork, such a classic deserves soooo much better.

We've already had so much better with the recent Arrow release buddy. Even my horizontal Play steel trumps this monstrosity lol. Completely needless and redundant release and I love this movie too. No buy from me

 

[thecardman23]

How the heck do they do another release of this and NOT include the new 4k transfer. Ridiculous!

 

[paulboland]

How the heck do they do another release of this and NOT include the new 4k transfer. Ridiculous!

This is a Universal Pictures release
It's a WWA shared print run in Europe and released in various european countries and might also see Asia release
Zavvi got UK exclusive as a retailer

It's not unusual to see repackaged editions of older discs while remastered editions have been done it has happened before with other releases

Arrow Films in UK and Shout Factory in USA have distribution rights for the 4K Scan transfer until that expires

Universal own the rights to the film and will continue to do repackaged releases be it amaray or steelbooks

At a later date universal might do a Blu-ray or UHD release using the 4K Scan transfer once Arrow and Shout rights expire

 

[virkia]

Got the other two in the pic but yet to buy the new one although at least one other person has.

Pic courtesy nuikichiSB:-