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Aug 23, 2026 5:10 PM

John Carpenter's: The Thing: Collector's Edition (1982) (Blu-Ray)

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Amazon has John Carpenter's: The Thing: Collector's Edition (1982) (Blu-Ray) on sale for $8.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.

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    • At the time of research, this product is $4.25 lower (32.10% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices ranging from $13.24
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    • This iconic horror film by John Carpenter features Kurt Russell as part of a remote Antarctic research team that stumbles upon a dormant alien frozen for over 100,000 years. Once thawed, the terrifying, shape-shifting creature creates an atmosphere of relentless dread by seamlessly blending in among the crew.
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Amazon has John Carpenter's: The Thing: Collector's Edition (1982) (Blu-Ray) on sale for $8.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal

Note, product must be sold/shipped by Amazon

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Price Research
    • At the time of research, this product is $4.25 lower (32.10% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices ranging from $13.24
  • About the Deal
    • This iconic horror film by John Carpenter features Kurt Russell as part of a remote Antarctic research team that stumbles upon a dormant alien frozen for over 100,000 years. Once thawed, the terrifying, shape-shifting creature creates an atmosphere of relentless dread by seamlessly blending in among the crew.
    • Product is eligible for refund/replacement within 30-days of purchase
    • Offer valid while promotional price/supplies last
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Aug 23, 2026 6:10 PM
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NavyDeer144Aug 23, 2026 6:10 PM
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It's a good deal I guess if you don't already own it would personally hold out for a sale on the 4K one of the best discs I own.
Aug 23, 2026 6:53 PM
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dab2miAug 23, 2026 6:53 PM
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Such a great movie.
Aug 23, 2026 8:27 PM
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dodgerfanAug 23, 2026 8:27 PM
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I thought I read the 4k wasn't really true 4k. Any idea if this is true?
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Aug 23, 2026 8:35 PM
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CornPopThuggzMattaAug 23, 2026 8:35 PM
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Quote from dodgerfan View quoted comment :
I thought I read the 4k wasn't really true 4k. Any idea if this is true?
The 4k transfer looks amazing on my TCL.
Aug 23, 2026 8:37 PM
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LovelySparrow3289Aug 23, 2026 8:37 PM
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Quote from dodgerfan View quoted comment :
I thought I read the 4k wasn't really true 4k. Any idea if this is true?
who cares I own the 4k version and it looks very good.And looks better the blu-ray version as well.
Aug 23, 2026 10:03 PM
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tangibilityAug 23, 2026 10:03 PM
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I have this release and I believe it's quite good overall for a 1080p release despite a few issues. Most notably, Shout! Factory over-sharpened it pretty severely, which is highly unfortunate. They should know better than to do such things. As a result of the excessive sharpening, they took a beautifully organic film and damaged that film-like beauty. For different reasons the earlier Universal 1080p disc also half destroyed the film-like qualities -- they badly scrubbed the grain with DNR. Films shot on film should look like film, grain and all. That's what makes them so attractive, way more so than modern digitally-captured trash. It's a shame the studios have so often failed to understand this.
Aug 23, 2026 11:36 PM
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IXOYE1989Aug 23, 2026 11:36 PM
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Quote from dodgerfan View quoted comment :
I thought I read the 4k wasn't really true 4k. Any idea if this is true?
The 4K blu-ray released by Universal Studios is a native 4K transfer and it looks phenomenal! The main complaint is that the 4K disc didn't come with original audio in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (which this blu-ray includes), and the audio mix for the 4K blu-ray sounds muted for certain effects compared to the 2.0
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Aug 24, 2026 12:41 AM
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Aug 24, 2026 12:41 AM
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Quote from dodgerfan View quoted comment :
I thought I read the 4k wasn't really true 4k. Any idea if this is true?

Just to be clear: this is a FHD blu-ray and not a 4K disc in this deal.
Aug 24, 2026 12:21 PM
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KupoCheerAug 24, 2026 12:21 PM
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I own like 2 movie on Blu-Ray and this is one of them. Good deal
Aug 24, 2026 12:48 PM
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TXGoatAug 24, 2026 12:48 PM
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It's clobberi....oh wait I'm thinking of something else.
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Aug 24, 2026 1:30 PM
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HeathH9769Aug 24, 2026 1:30 PM
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Quote from TXGoat View quoted comment :
It's clobberi....oh wait I'm thinking of something else.
Lol, nobody will get this reference. But i appreciate you.
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Aug 24, 2026 2:08 PM
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mrsantoraAug 24, 2026 2:08 PM
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Great deal on this classic movie. The 4k /blu ray combo is available now for $25 at B&N if you want the upgrade - and you want it.
Aug 24, 2026 3:44 PM
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TXGoatAug 24, 2026 3:44 PM
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Quote from HeathH9769 View quoted comment :
Lol, nobody will get this reference. But i appreciate you.
Never underestimate how many other nerds walk amongst us. 😜
Aug 29, 2026 4:24 PM
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CalmMitten9192Aug 29, 2026 4:24 PM
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Love the 4k of this movie. Didn't pay much more on a combo deal from gruv. Maybe 11 each for 3.

The prequel isn't bad either and looks fine on BD imo.

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