The Thing on blu-ray in the UK. (All extras included!)

Matt89 · 10-13-2008, 08:23 PM

Universal UK has announced the release of The Thing on blu-ray in the UK for the 1st of December, according to DVDtimes.co.uk. Good news for those of you wanting all the old special features from the DVD carried over: They're all gonna be there on the UK disc.

The Thing

BD-50 Dual Layer
1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
French, Italian and German 5.1 DTS Surround
Spanish 2.0 DTS Mono
English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese and Chinese (Traditional) subtitles
U-Control Picture in Picture track with cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
Commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell
John Carpenter’s The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Production Background Archive
Cast Production Photographs
Production Art and Storyboards
Location Design
Production Archives
The Saucer
The Blairmonster
Outtakes
Post Production
Theatrical Trailer

Here's to hoping it's region-free, which it probably will be. Universal has yet to encode one of their discs here in North America. Not sure about the UK, but I don't see why they'd break the trend. There you go, more bang for your buck. A perfect upgrade.

~Matt

10-13-2008, 08:23 PM	#1
Matt89 HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,001	The Thing on blu-ray in the UK. (All extras included!) Universal UK has announced the release of The Thing on blu-ray in the UK for the 1st of December, according to DVDtimes.co.uk. Good news for those of you wanting all the old special features from the DVD carried over: They're all gonna be there on the UK disc. The Thing BD-50 Dual Layer 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio French, Italian and German 5.1 DTS Surround Spanish 2.0 DTS Mono English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese and Chinese (Traditional) subtitles U-Control Picture in Picture track with cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes footage Commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell John Carpenter’s The Thing: Terror Takes Shape Production Background Archive Cast Production Photographs Production Art and Storyboards Location Design Production Archives The Saucer The Blairmonster Outtakes Post Production Theatrical Trailer Here's to hoping it's region-free, which it probably will be. Universal has yet to encode one of their discs here in North America. Not sure about the UK, but I don't see why they'd break the trend. There you go, more bang for your buck. A perfect upgrade. ~Matt __________________ "If a man can bridge the gap between life and death ... I mean, if he can live on after his death, then maybe he was a great man." - James Dean

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