The Thing (2011) - Feb 9th - Blu-ray Forum

Anamnesis · 11-09-2011, 03:18 AM

Chrisco84 · 11-09-2011, 03:20 AM

Nice. The triple play looks alot like a steel slip

LordCrumb · 11-09-2011, 03:25 AM

Same box thing yeah! Could be quite nice next to Paul if it is.

Anamnesis · 11-09-2011, 03:53 AM

It looks as though Universal and using those slip cases for all of their triple plays now though (much like the latest Sony releases) so I wouldn't set your hopes too high I am afraid...

LordCrumb · 11-09-2011, 04:13 AM

^ Thanks for the info

Anamnesis · 11-09-2011, 04:28 AM

np - I still secretly hope it is a metal case as I quite enjoyed this film....

MacEachaidh · 11-09-2011, 11:40 AM

Jeez, that's a fairly quick turn-around, isn't it?

I'm still thinking I need to get to the flicks to see this one.

(Or have I missed it already?)

Chrisco84 · 11-09-2011, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Jeez, that's a fairly quick turn-around, isn't it?

I'm still thinking I need to get to the flicks to see this one.

(Or have I missed it already?)

I was thinking the same thing but if the blu release is only 2 months away and it looks to be a metal slip. I am more than happy to wait.

MacEachaidh · 11-09-2011, 12:50 PM

I guess I wanted to know whether it was worth buying or not by seeing it first

... but with cinema costs the way they are, it's probably just cheaper to buy the Blu-ray anyway.

Mind you, I've just checked the cinema session times for anywhere near where I live, and it's not listed anywhere. It's already gone?! In, like, two weeks?!!!

Hmmm.

(It's hard to tell from the website I usually go to. They've rejigged it for the social networking mindset, and it looks like a kiddie toy now. It's bloody unusable for finding anything but the movies "everybody else" is watching. Baahhhh!!!)

NickMate · 11-09-2011, 01:21 PM

I'm hoping it's a metal slip! Havnt seen any non metal slips with the packaging

Anamnesis · 11-25-2011, 03:11 AM

Unless it goes exclusive somewhere... it looks like the triple play has been canned.

LordCrumb · 11-25-2011, 03:42 AM

That's a shame.. I'm starting to prefer buying releases that include a DVD.

Saints 2010 · 11-25-2011, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordCrumb

That's a shame.. I'm starting to prefer buying releases that include a DVD.

Haha. Same, before I didn't really care but now I'd rather there be a DVD copy included.

MacEachaidh · 11-25-2011, 02:06 PM

^^^^^
Why's that? (Not arguing, just asking.)

LordCrumb · 11-25-2011, 07:16 PM

My reason, a lot of my family do not have Blu-Ray players, and i'm usually the source for films for them when they want to watch something, so its good to be able to say, "I have a new release blu-ray, but it also has a DVD copy you can watch"..

Plus I still think DVD is very useful.. for other reasons I can't mention here.

Yautja · 11-25-2011, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordCrumb

Plus I still think DVD is very useful.. for other reasons I can't mention here.

tell us more

Never saw the remake of this film, the original is still a classic, love this movie

Saints 2010 · 11-25-2011, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

^^^^^
Why's that? (Not arguing, just asking.)

Pretty much what Crumb said. Not all of my mates and family have made the jump to Blu-ray and if I want to talk about a certain film then I'll just lend them the DVD copy.

MacEachaidh · 11-25-2011, 10:55 PM

LordCrumb, Saints, ta for your replies. Makes a lot of sense.

My friends and family either couldn't give a toss about films (I know, it's weird - I figure I must have been given to the wrong parents in the maternity hospital) or else don't share my tastes in film at all (same assumed explanation), so I guess I've gotten out of the habit of thinking from the point of view of whether I need to share them or not. From that perspective, extra discs that I'm never going to even lift out of the case (except maybe to turf them out) actually become a bit of an annoyance.

NickMate · 11-26-2011, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordCrumb

My reason, a lot of my family do not have Blu-Ray players, and i'm usually the source for films for them when they want to watch something, so its good to be able to say, "I have a new release blu-ray, but it also has a DVD copy you can watch"..

Plus I still think DVD is very useful.. for other reasons I can't mention here.

Yer, the DVD is very useful, I find the digital copy pretty good at times. I like to put them on my iPad and stream them to an apple tv. The DVD I would use either in the car, might upgrade that to bluray

or like everyone said lend them out.
I like the more disk,

11-09-2011, 03:18 AM	#1
Anamnesis Contributor Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Australia 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:2019 DVD collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:29	The Thing (2011) - Feb 9th

11-09-2011, 03:20 AM	#2
Chrisco84 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:1192 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:2	Nice. The triple play looks alot like a steel slip

11-09-2011, 03:25 AM	#3
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	Same box thing yeah! Could be quite nice next to Paul if it is.

11-09-2011, 03:53 AM	#4
Anamnesis Contributor Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Australia 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:2019 DVD collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:29	It looks as though Universal and using those slip cases for all of their triple plays now though (much like the latest Sony releases) so I wouldn't set your hopes too high I am afraid...

11-09-2011, 04:13 AM	#5
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	^ Thanks for the info

11-09-2011, 04:28 AM	#6
Anamnesis Contributor Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Australia 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:2019 DVD collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:29	np - I still secretly hope it is a metal case as I quite enjoyed this film....

11-09-2011, 11:40 AM	#7
MacEachaidh Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Edge of the Accretion Disc Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:4	Jeez, that's a fairly quick turn-around, isn't it? I'm still thinking I need to get to the flicks to see this one. (Or have I missed it already?)

11-09-2011, 12:50 PM	#9
MacEachaidh Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Edge of the Accretion Disc Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:4	I guess I wanted to know whether it was worth buying or not by seeing it first ... but with cinema costs the way they are, it's probably just cheaper to buy the Blu-ray anyway. Mind you, I've just checked the cinema session times for anywhere near where I live, and it's not listed anywhere. It's already gone?! In, like, two weeks?!!! Hmmm. (It's hard to tell from the website I usually go to. They've rejigged it for the social networking mindset, and it looks like a kiddie toy now. It's bloody unusable for finding anything but the movies "everybody else" is watching. Baahhhh!!!)

11-09-2011, 01:21 PM	#10
NickMate Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Beyond the horizon Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:963 DVD collection:22 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:29	I'm hoping it's a metal slip! Havnt seen any non metal slips with the packaging

11-25-2011, 03:11 AM	#11
Anamnesis Contributor Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Australia 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:2019 DVD collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:29	Unless it goes exclusive somewhere... it looks like the triple play has been canned.

11-25-2011, 03:42 AM	#12
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	That's a shame.. I'm starting to prefer buying releases that include a DVD.

11-25-2011, 02:06 PM	#14
MacEachaidh Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Edge of the Accretion Disc Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:4	^^^^^ Why's that? (Not arguing, just asking.)

11-25-2011, 07:16 PM	#15
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	My reason, a lot of my family do not have Blu-Ray players, and i'm usually the source for films for them when they want to watch something, so its good to be able to say, "I have a new release blu-ray, but it also has a DVD copy you can watch".. Plus I still think DVD is very useful.. for other reasons I can't mention here.

11-25-2011, 10:55 PM	#18
MacEachaidh Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Edge of the Accretion Disc Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:4	LordCrumb, Saints, ta for your replies. Makes a lot of sense. My friends and family either couldn't give a toss about films (I know, it's weird - I figure I must have been given to the wrong parents in the maternity hospital) or else don't share my tastes in film at all (same assumed explanation), so I guess I've gotten out of the habit of thinking from the point of view of whether I need to share them or not. From that perspective, extra discs that I'm never going to even lift out of the case (except maybe to turf them out) actually become a bit of an annoyance.

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