The Thing (1982): Universal 100th Anniversary Edition (Play.com Exclusive Steelbook)

[rickah88]

Probably a deal breaker for me! Altough I'm curious to see what the inside art might look like. Has that been confirmed?

[Andy CYP]

Green front and White back? Really doesnt match. They should stick to a main colour and use it. The White or a Blue should be used throughout the artwork as it kinda ties in with the cold icey nature of the film.

[Ill_Be_Back]

I don't see the front cover on the site no more but that cover has to go!!

[DJJez]

if thats the cover, then its a no buy for me and i will stick to my shiny slipcover

[Le samouraï13]

All they had to do was use the back cover on the front even though I'm not a fan of landscape style steelbooks I would of given it a thought if they had...its all good money saved.

[NARMAK]

Thats not the best looking steelbook i've seen but looking beyond the green mess of a face, the background with the green looks pretty cool. It is a shame the original artwork on the front wasn't the one on the back as already mentioned.

I've not got the movie so i'll still be picking up this steelbook.

[BigNickUK]

I guess its a marmite thing...I dont mind the artwork and it will be collectible. So ordered

[Frasr]

I might get it if it turns out to be debossed

[jammyone]

If the back artwork is correct (and it is steelbook shaped) wouldn't that rule out the horizontal green & black artwork as I've never seen a steelbook with horizontal art on the front and vertical on the back

[brian9229]

Originally Posted by Andy CYP

Heads up everyone, looks like play is in the middle of uploading the artwork for The Thing. At the moment it looks like the back artwork only

Nice! thats more like it

[brian9229]

Originally Posted by Pesonen

Play.com has uploaded the new artwork and I'm having a hard time liking it, for me it doesn't suit the film. Especially that green color, or does it somehow nod to the original "The Thing from Another World"?

Would rather have the classic design that's on the back.

The significance is this is the thing killed in mid-shift or mid-absorb,whatever. Glad they found another use for a classic, gorgeous, piece of art. I dont think i couldve imagined that they actually wouldve put that on the cover but is definitely cool!

[jstn]

Originally Posted by jammyone

If the back artwork is correct (and it is steelbook shaped) wouldn't that rule out the horizontal green & black artwork as I've never seen a steelbook with horizontal art on the front and vertical on the back

I think the back artwork is horizontal as well (see below for my interpretation).

[Show spoiler]

[HD Goofnut]

Perfectly happy with my German steelbook released in March.

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by jstn

I think the back artwork is horizontal as well (see below for my interpretation).

[Show spoiler]

This would be the weirdest 'Thing' if it wasn horizontal in the front and vertical in the back

[ibra]

Originally Posted by Pesonen

Play.com has uploaded the new artwork and I'm having a hard time liking it

Ugliest blu-ray steelbook ever #2 (#1 being Island of Lost Souls)
Hugely disappointed. Now i need to start looking for the Slip-version.

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Perfectly happy with my German steelbook released in March.

Happy with Das ding??

[blurayisnice]

[BlackRob183]

I seriously thought I was the only one who didn't like that cover lol. If they cheap out and make the back with a huge white space on the side that makes this steel even more lame. boo

I like the French version better but have never gotten around to getting one, maybe now I can try again if this for sure is the final art.

[nefilim]

Originally Posted by blurayisnice

thats funny hai means shark in Finnish...

[KRiTiC]

I actually quite like the new steel design. It's interesting and it isn't the same art than can be found on every other release; i mean...how many times would you like to see that?

[Dracula]

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