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The thing: Blu -ray analysis 2 movies - cinemascomics.com

We analyze in cinemascomics the Blu-ray of the pack of the thing: edition 2 films, which brings together the two deliveries of the cult saga

In Cinemascomics we have analyzed the domestic edition in Blu-ray of the pack of the two films, one of the great films of the science fiction genre.John Carpenter's cult film (John Carpenter vampires) and Kurt Russell (Guardians of the Vol Galaxy.2) He had a prequel in 2011, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead..

Arvi Degree has launched the physical format editions of the thing (Universal Pictures, 2011) and the thing: the enigma of another world (Universal Pictures, 1982), available on DVD and Blu-ray.The 1982 classic was reviewed in 2011, but not in the form of a remake (as some believe), but through a prequel that explained the events prior to the start of John Carpenter's masterpiece, which was directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.(The forgotten battle).

In addition to their individual sale, they are also available in a joint pack, on DVD and Blu-ray, which include the two films of this irresistible and overwhelming saga, which we have analyzed for cinemascomics readers.Both films are overflowing with extras in their high definition version, being the ideal occasion to make a marathon and see them in a row, being able to check firsthand how they connect with each other and give answers to the great enigmas left by the 1982 movie.

In the thing (Universal Pictures, 2011), we see how in a remote area of Antarctica, a discovery of great scientific relevance will lead to the paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) to that inhospitable region, to collaborate with a Norwegian scientific team thatHe has found an extraterrestrial ship deeply buried in the ice.However, when they discover that inside there is a frozen alien being but whose cells are alive, the survival of the base members will begin.The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Kate), Eric Christian Olsen (two very dumb fools: when Harry found Lloyd), Joel Edgerton (Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi), Ulrich Thomsen (the Marcus effect: the cases of the cases of the cases of the cases of the cases of the cases of the cases of the cases of the cases of the cases of the cases of the cases of the cases ofDepartment q), Jonathan Walker (Snowpiercer: Rompenieves - TV series), Kim Bubbs (on the road), Stig Henrik Hoff (the last king), Trond Espen Seim (Amundsen), Jorgen Langhelle (Law of the Land), Jan GunnarRøise (one after another: In Order of Disappearance), Kristofer Hivju (The Witcher) and Amar Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Suicide Squad).

In the thing: the enigma of another world (Universal Pictures, 1982), in a remote experimental station of Antarctica, a team of American scientists who are in the area investigating discover a Norwegian helicopter shooting against a dog.When they end with the crazy attackers, and after rescu. La película cuenta en su reparto con Kurt Russell (Érase una Vez en… Hollywood), Wilford Brimley (In & Out), Keith David (Future Man), David Clennon (Perdida), Richard Dysart (Regreso al Futuro III), Donald Moffat (Peligro Inminente), Richard Masur (Girls), T.K.Carter (The Way Back), Charles Fin.Waits (The Punisher - TV series).

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Blu-ray analysis of the pack with both films is completely free of spoilers, in case you have not yet had the opportunity to see them and want to know what extras this edition contains.

The Thing evoluciona (14 minutos):

Joel Edgerton confesses that you can only review material that you liked a lot if you can contribute something new.While director Matthijs van Heijningen JR.He explains that he saw John Carpenter's film with 17 years and was speechless;especially, for the feeling of paranoia and nihilism of the film and for having an exclusively masculine cast and working.

Next, they explain how once John Carpenter's approval obtained, they had to do reverse engineering to connect it well with the New York director's film.Thus, the first thing they did was to look at the set of John Carpenter's film, in the Norwegian base, and thought "Let's see how we arrived, going back, to a burned and very rare corpse, half a man and half a monster";as well as with the rest of the struggle and damage situations that the protagonists of the 1982 tape see when they visit the Norway base.

For filming, they show the different locations, especially a quarry in Toronto where they recreated the exteriors of the Norwegian base.For Akinnuoye-Agbaje Adewale, it was not necessary to pretend the cold, because they all had it. Además, contrataron a actores noruegos para hacer de los residentes de la base, fichando a los más famosos intérpretes noruegos del momento, incluido Kristofer Hivju, que luego se haría conocido mundialmente gracias a Juego de Tronos y Fast & Furious 8.

Subsequently, they explain how the creatures recreated, through animatronic dolls and also based on makeup and prostheses for the actors.For specialists in special effects, it was an honor to participate in one of the films that marked the professional path of all.In this way, the effects were physical, only digitally retouched to be polished or improved.

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Fuego y hielo (5 minutos):

Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead explains that they had to do a flamethrower driving workshop that seemed very exciting.They also comment on the precautions when they really burned the specialists disguised as creatures;which were going dressed and covered with clothing and igniphed materials, which increased the time in which they could burn, going from 8 to 20 seconds.Given this, the director asserts that digital fire is fatal on the screen, so they also made physical monsters and achicharied on the filming set, so that everything seemed more authentic on screen seemed.In the end, they digitally retouched the monster among the real flames.

Audiocomentarios (103 minutos):

Fund comments with director Matthijs van Heijningen JR.and producer Eric Newman.

· The thing: the enigma of another world (1982):

Audiocomentarios (103 minutos):

Background comments with director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell.

The Thing, de John Carpenter: El terror cobra forma (84 minutos):

Directed and written by Michael Matessino, also responsible for the documentary The Legacy of Alien, this 1998 documentary remembers the production of John Carpenter's film, with the memories of the cast, of the special effect artists, the producers, the director of photographyDean Condey, screenwriter Bill Lancaster, the Monter, the Production Designer and the New York filmmaker himself.

Thus, John Carpenter tells how much impressed the original film of the year 1952, by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks, when he saw her as a young man in a re -ease and cinemas and cinemas.But later, he discovered when reading the book written by John W.Campbell on which the story was based, the differences between the adaptation to the big screen and the original book.In this way, they tell us about the beginnings of the production of the 1982 film, with the writing of the script by Bill Lancaster, with the development of history and the long preproduction process;that were only the beginning of a complicated, tortuous, long and laborious filming in the middle of nowhere, shot of ice and snow.In this process, we can see the creation of fascinating creatures developed thanks to innovative special effects for the time, revolutionaries for the world of cinema at that time.In addition, they talk about the reception for criticism and public, and also how it has become a cult film.

Archivos de producción (5 minutos):

Explanation, with texts in English, project development, based on the 1952 film, but also on the book on which the feature film, a novel from the year 1938, was written by John W, Campbell Jr.and entitled "Who Goes There?"("Who's there?").They also show us photographs of the production and filming of the tape.

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Diseño de producción y storyboards (9 minutos):

We see sketches and alternative designs of creatures, with explanations of their movements and skills, as well as the process of creating artisanal effects, with animatronic dolls, to give life to creatures;Together with storyboards that explain the action scenes of the film and the destroyed Norwegian base.

Diseño de exteriores (12 minutos):

We see photographs of the locations of the tape, the search and recording outdoors in icy place, which try to imitate the weather conditions of Antarctica, where the film is set.To do this, they went to Canada, where they built the filming set, showing photographs of the exterior search process and construction of the decorations in Canadian lands.

Archivos de producción (10 minutos):

They show us images of filming and action scenes and explosions, as well as creatures, using animatronic dolls and other artisanal figures created based on the storyboards and monster sketches.

La nave extraterrestre:

El Blairmonster:

Frame by frame (7 minutes):

They show us how the final creature was created.

Tomas falsas:

Includes eliminated or extended scenes and outdoor filming, with the dog, at the beginning of the tape.

Postproducción (5 minutos):

We see John Carpenter with the composer Ennio Morricone, as well as alternative concepts of the movie logo, the novelization of the film, the original promotion of the film and photos of the preview on June 25, 1982, in the Hollywood Pacific Theater.

Tráiler de cine (2 minutos).

Finally, hopefully you enjoy the purchase of the pack of the thing, now available to take it home on DVD and Blu-ray;as well as in digital format and separate sale, available on DVD and in high definition.And, in this way, you can see both films as many times as you want, both in its original version and folded to Spanish.