Monsters 2: Dark Continent Limited Edition (Blu-ray SteelBook) [UK]

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Release date: 27th of August, 2015 (Ireland) - 30th of August, 2015 (UK)
Purchase links:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Monsters-...5-/141725167276?ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:GB:1123

HMV Ireland
Xtra-vision Ireland
Xtra-vision UK
HMV UK
Price: €27.99 (Ireland) - £16.99 (HMV UK) - £17.99 (Xtra-vision UK)

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ENTERTAINMENT ONE RELEASES MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT SPECIAL STEELBOOK BLU-RAY


– Entertainment One announces that it will release a special steelbook alongside the standard DVD and Blu-Ray for its home entertainment launch of Monsters: Dark Continent.



Featuring specially commissioned exclusive artwork by up-and-coming artist Matt Ferguson, who has previously produced stunning exclusive artwork for Marvel and Disney’s Guardians Of The Galaxy and Avengers: Assemble.


Directed by Tom Green, Executive Produced by Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla) and starring Johnny Harris (Atonement, Snow White and the Huntsman, War Horse), Joe Dempsie (Skins, Game of Thrones, The Damned United) and Sam Keeley (This Must Be The Place, What Richard Did, The Borgias), Monsters: Dark Continent is the nerve-shredding sequel to cult sci-fi thriller Monsters.


Ten years on from the events of Monsters, the 'Infected Zones' have now spread worldwide. In the Middle East a new insurgency has begun. At the same there has also been a proliferation of Monsters in that region. The Army decide to drab in more numbers to help deal with this insurgency.


After a NASA deep space probe crash landed in Mexico, menacing extra-terrestrial life forms emerged. Now, so-called 'Infected Zones' have spread around the globe. With humanity in retreat in many parts of the world, the US is moving to protect its overseas interests. Giant, terrifying sand bugs infest the Arabian Desert, so troops have been sent in to firebomb the creatures, carting their bodies away on giant trucks to be incinerated. In this hostile environment, two soldiers are sent on a high-risk rescue mission.



Gareth Edwards' original Monsters was nominated for a BAFTA and led to him directing the recent Godzilla reboot. He returns as executive producer of this gripping continuation of the story. Monsters: Dark Continent is the directorial debut of another up and coming talented filmmaker, Tom Green, who shot much of the film on location in the extraordinary landscapes of Jordan.


RELEASE DATE TBC

 

[virkia]

Interesting-looking steelbook and I think I quite like it - Silhouette artwork must be a first on a U.K. steelbook ?

Anyone know the print run for this ?
According to eOne over at Rakuten there are "997 remaining" + "More than 10" over at eOne on the Bay + 'X' amount at HMV + 'X' amount at Xtra-vision.

If anyone price watches steelbooks on any of these sites please advise if they are in the habit of price reductions after release - in the Zavvi style - or if they keep the same prices throughout until the item(s) are 'Sold out' ?

(Etienne de Silhouette - 1709-1767 - mid 18th Cent. French Finance Minister - whose hobby was the cutting of paper shadow profiles, including portraits, out of black paper - he was notoriously penny-pinching and the phrase "a la silhouette" came to mean "on the cheap" though I don't know if this phrase accurately describes the artwork on this steelbook until I hold it in my hands or someone else posts an opinion).

 

[Sigill]

Interesting-looking steelbook and I think I quite like it - Silhouette artwork must be a first on a U.K. steelbook ?

Anyone know the print run for this ?
According to eOne over at Rakuten there are "997 remaining" + "More than 10" over at eOne on the Bay + 'X' amount at HMV + 'X' amount at Xtra-vision.

If anyone price watches steelbooks on any of these sites please advise if they are in the habit of price reductions after release - in the Zavvi style - or if they keep the same prices throughout until the item(s) are 'Sold out' ?

(Etienne de Silhouette - 1709-1767 - mid 18th Cent. French Finance Minister - whose hobby was the cutting of paper shadow profiles, including portraits, out of black paper - he was notoriously penny-pinching and the phrase "a la silhouette" came to mean "on the cheap" though I don't know if this phrase accurately describes the artwork on this steelbook until I hold it in my hands or someone else posts an opinion).

I'm pretty sure there will be a price drop at some point. The Walking Dead Digibook held its price for a while but can now be picked up cheaper. If you are prepared to wait I imagine you will get it cheaper.

 

[tono06]

Watched it last night. Pass.

was it worst that the first one then?

 

[IRON MAN]

was it worst that the first one then?

IMO the first one was not great but certainly not too bad. If you have a Netflix subscription, give it a watch and judge for yourself.

 

[luke98]

Anyone get this yet ?

 

[Marina Blue]

Anyone get this yet ?

stop it!

 

[eLviS1987]

Anyone get this yet ?

The correct release date is August 31st, 2015 according to their ebay listing.

 

[luke98]

The correct release date is August 31st, 2015 according to their ebay listing.

In Ireland release is August 27th, 2015

 

[eLviS1987]

In Ireland release is August 27th, 2015

Ahh. Thx

 

[BluSteel2012]

In Ireland release is August 27th, 2015

I'm thinking that's a mistake?

We always get the new releases on the Friday before the UK. Which would make it the 28th. Tomorrow.

 

[luke98]

I'm thinking that's a mistake?

We always get the new releases on the Friday before the UK. Which would make it the 28th. Tomorrow.

I saw August 27th before they must have changed it

 

[Punky Partridge]

Mine just arrived, not bad for £15.29

 

[Sigill]

Thanks for the pics @Punky Partridge!

 

[StifflersDad]

Mine just arrived, not bad for £15.29
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Would not even pay £5 for that rubbish

 

[luke98]

does not look good at all

 

[BluSteel2012]

Flat and matte with just a 3 tone colour design throughout. Black, Grey and yellow. Oh dear :/

Why is this so expensive? Was sure it would be glossed with embossed title for that price....

 

[hek_qwerr]

never knew a sequel existed for this movie

 

[lgans316]

This is going to be a loss leader for eONE.

 

[Marina Blue]

never knew a sequel existed for this movie

it's not a sequel, gareth edwards had nothing to do with it.

 

[BluSteel2012]

Just watching this right now. Oh dear....

Let's just say, the steelbook is poor and the movie is too to match it.

The whole thing is pointless. I think 'Monsters' was only attached to the title to cash in because you hardly see them in it. Only when our main characters see a bit of action, a monster always manages to show up at the same time and get taken out by an airstrike!!!

Main story has nothing to do with them. None of the characters are likeable. It doesn't help that they have a bunch of brits and an Irish guy portraying U.S. Marines. Never works.

Oh dear, I have another half hour to go yet. Already nodded off!! It's so slow and boring! I never go by reviews and watch films myself and make up my own mind. But I should have known it was going to be bad when the box mentioned it was 'Cloverfield meets The Hurt Locker'!!!

So glad I didn't blind buy this.