tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140317237551444950.post677505542226270641..comments2024-02-18T11:51:25.974-06:00Comments on The Big Movie House: Is One Thing (Blu-ray) Better Than Another? The Thing (Scream Factory) vs The Thing (Arrow Video) vs The Thing 4K (Universal)Jimmy Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03658985369103760560noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140317237551444950.post-51708953013561882332023-04-30T07:14:27.402-05:002023-04-30T07:14:27.402-05:00Couldn't agree more. Just looking at any of th...Couldn't agree more. Just looking at any of those comparison shots and it's so, so, so clear that one of those better brings "The Thing" to life than the other. <br /><br />Having recently seen the Arrow transfer without knowing that in advance (or about any of these differences), I spent the whole film with this impression of everything being "off", leaving me just trying to make sense of a magic that just wasn't there anymore. Only know do I understand what happened.<br /><br />I don't care if the Arrow release brings out better colors or raises visibility, because, for whatever else is does, they destroy the vibe that makes it so gritty and realistic. The true movie magic.<br /><br />Like, The Thing--in its most authentic form--comes from your worn-out VHS tape or a 3 AM broadcast on cable TV.<br /><br />There's an unquantifiable atmosphere involved that isn't a function of the brightest cleanest shots and highest resolution. What you call excessive cold and blue hues isn't misguided impression, IT IS "THE THING".<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140317237551444950.post-27011510741298380362022-06-19T09:43:46.619-05:002022-06-19T09:43:46.619-05:00The scream factory is way better.....I have seen b...The scream factory is way better.....I have seen both versions on my set up at home which is Bose quality and the "Scream factory" Blu-ray blows the Arrow Blu-ray away on sound and picture quality. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140317237551444950.post-5037588062532514552022-04-14T10:41:01.157-05:002022-04-14T10:41:01.157-05:00not even close. Shout’s transfer was good for its ...not even close. Shout’s transfer was good for its time, but now you can see the color grading was too cold and “blue-ish”, and there’s also some filter at work that doesn’t do justice to the movie’s look and details.<br />Arrow thanks to scans of the original negative could deliver a more filmlike presentation, and they’re definitely better at handling remasters/restorations. <br />And now we got the 4K which tops both Arrow (slightly but significant upgrade), and Shout.Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039426663272530240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140317237551444950.post-2032097599015592012021-10-26T15:11:20.882-05:002021-10-26T15:11:20.882-05:00Terrible comparison. Bias for the Arrow release. T...Terrible comparison. Bias for the Arrow release. The Scream factory video transfer is leagues better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140317237551444950.post-34707660306176138932019-07-15T21:09:15.639-05:002019-07-15T21:09:15.639-05:00I love the TV edit included on the Scream Factory ...I love the TV edit included on the Scream Factory release, not because it's good but because it's so awful. It was done by one of the movie's producers, who hated what John Carpenter did to his film, so he tried to "fix" the film for TV. It is a VERY different, and inferior film in every way. It is edited in a way to try to suggest that Wilford Brimley is the hero, rather than the thing, killing his coworkers in order to save mankind. This is attempted through choppy editing and lines of his dialogue from earlier in the film added to the finale. It's an hilarious mess. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465614142381057430noreply@blogger.com