Battle Royale (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Arrow Video) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]
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Limited Edition Steelbook Features:
- New restored transfer in glorious high definition 1080p
- New subtitle translation
- Original theatrical trailer
- The making of Battle Royale: The Experience of 42 High School Students
- Booklet featuring writing on the film by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes and a reprinted interview
- with director Kinji Fukasaku, illustrated with original archive stills
Same thought here... the new steel looks great and is very different to previous releases, but I also already have the old Play.com one, which I'm more than happy with.
What an absolutely pointless release, this poor edition is the exact same disc as the theatrical version from the original 3 Disc steelbook release. So go and buy that one instead, you can get it for around £15-£25 on ebay and you get the Directors Cut and a 3rd disc of special features..
If they included all 3 discs then it would be a decent purchase for those that don't have it, otherwise, a waste of resources.
If they included all 3 discs then it would be a decent purchase for those that don't have it, otherwise, a waste of resources.
Don´t like the look of it, big vertical letter are ugly. Im very happy with previous Arrow steel, which has nice smooth finish with debossed circle.
So, the transfer will be new?
So, the transfer will be new?
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I don't think so. The same description is used on the 2012 release, same extras too.
AGreed
Much better.......
Though this re-release might explain why some eBayer sent me an offer of £38 on the play.com 3 disc set, I accepted, obviously, then they didn’t pay(literally earlier today closed the non-payment case to get ebay fees back)
*sigh*
If it devalues anymore I might keep the OG one.
Trying to slim my collection of non-premium steels down but am not willing to let a classic beauty like that go for any less than it’s already going for.
It’s another one back on my shelf.
As for this one - lazy re-release. The OG was perfect in my opinion so unless they were to remove-print with just the movie disc(for those who missed out first time round), they probably shouldn’t have bothered.
No doubt it’s cult status will cause it to sell out
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With similar logo front art on previous metal packaging (DVD tin + Play.com exclusive (debossed, glossy) steelbook from 2012 + German (embossed, spot gloss, metallic "bloody detail") steelbook from 2017) ...
... this new one is very welcome.
Great film well deserving of another steelbook . . . and with more interesting art too.
... this new one is very welcome.
Great film well deserving of another steelbook . . . and with more interesting art too.
Afraid to say not too difficult to find the Play.com steelbook "New and Sealed" for under 25 quid today:-
