Yeah, i think with the print run being 4000 for this, and the previous one being 4000 as well (i think?), then there's fair chance it will be around long enough for a nice price drop. If i remember well, the first one didn't sell out before release date, and was around for a while after that, so i personally think it will be around for a while. Just have to wait and see, i suppose. But yeah, i also try to pick-em-up-cheap these days - especially if they are movies i'm not that sure would be my cup of tea.
Previous Steelbook from December 2013 was a print run of 4,000 it went OOP with Arrow Films 3 months later in March 2014
Remaining stock sold out then later with Amazon and Zavvi and other retailers in March/April 2014 with a brief period coming back in stock with Zavvi in October 2014 and then was gone never to be back in stock.
The artwork showing now on this steelbook was the previous mock up that was listed back in 2013 before that got updated to the Drew Struzan artwork
This was back in 2013/2014 when you had lot less steelbook collectors compared to now
A few back then was holding out for a price drop and missed out by not ordering when they could
Arrow Films have had in the past 12 months some fantastic standard and limited edition releases my debit and credit card's has increased spending as a result
... credibility is in short supply. I don't remember these type of antics from Eureka or Masters of cinema, for example, but correct me if i'm wrong on that.
Yes, we've had one, just one, re-release steelbook from arguably the most interesting/varied of the boutique labels - Eureka, with 2 steelbooks for *METROPOLIS in their Masters of Cinema line . . . as with BIG TROUBLE, METROPOLIS was re-released several years after the original.
As for re-releasing steelbooks - most do it . . . most prolific being Disney with at least 4 LION KING steelbooks released to date.
*HOWEVER, unlike the new BIG TROUBLE steelbook - which reportedly has the same content as the original steelbook - the Eureka re-release is different . . . and not just because of the obviously great and very different art on both.
It is a 2 BD set with a second disc of Special Features:-
NEW - Metropolis Refound - a 2010 documentary by Evangelina Loguerico exploring the rediscovery of the most complete print of the Fritz Lang masterpiece in an Argentinean film museum.
NEW - Giorgio Moroder presents: Metropolis - the 1984 re-imaging of Metropolis featuring a soundtrack by Moroder himself and artists such as Adam Ant, Pat Benatar, Freddie Mercury and many more.
NEW - The Fading Image, a rarely seen behind-the-scenes documentary about Moroder’s restoration and scoring of Metropolis.
Yes, we've had one, just one, re-release steelbook from arguably the most interesting/varied of the boutique labels - Eureka, with 2 steelbooks for *METROPOLIS in their Masters of Cinema line . . . as with BIG TROUBLE, METROPOLIS was re-released several years after the original.
As for re-releasing steelbooks - most do it . . . most prolific being Disney with at least 4 LION KING steelbooks released to date.
*HOWEVER, unlike the new BIG TROUBLE steelbook - which reportedly has the same content as the original steelbook - the Eureka re-release is different . . . and not just because of the obviously great and very different art on both.
It is a 2 BD set with a second disc of Special Features:-
NEW - Metropolis Refound - a 2010 documentary by Evangelina Loguerico exploring the rediscovery of the most complete print of the Fritz Lang masterpiece in an Argentinean film museum.
NEW - Giorgio Moroder presents: Metropolis - the 1984 re-imaging of Metropolis featuring a soundtrack by Moroder himself and artists such as Adam Ant, Pat Benatar, Freddie Mercury and many more.
NEW - The Fading Image, a rarely seen behind-the-scenes documentary about Moroder’s restoration and scoring of Metropolis.
Artwork spoiled for me by the bad scaling . . . too much black on the front + too much dead space in the top half + cast too small . . . as well as Kurt Russell not looking like Kurt Russell (or as he should look - see Struzan poster below / original steelbook).
An adjustment to the layout such as seen in the other original poster below right would have made more sense to me with the title dropped to the left thus allowing for larger and more satisfactory scaling of artwork:-
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We have an idea what the design in the OP will look like based on previous releases:-
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I still have a little bit of hope that it will be a re-release of the old steelbook. I'm not too excited about the new artwork. Fingers crossed..........
Quite possible . . . but as starting to dispatch it should be possible to read what people think about this steelbook on Friday / Saturday and hopefully see pics . . . then act accordingly.
Tricky to gauge the demand for this release considering the first one is long gone . . . and maybe not the best idea to compare BIG TROUBLE with the niche SOCIETY and BRIDE OF R-A both of which already had v. smart collector's editions released 1 1/2 - 2 years before the respective steelbooks.
Personally not a fan of the layout of the BIG TROUBLE artwork on the steelbook but at least in my experience the finish will be quality without the streaking seen on some of the other studios' steelbooks - very important here with all that black!
Speaking for myself, erring on the side of caution with BIG TROUBLE and not making my mind up until I see in-hand pics. If it somehow looks better than I expected I'll make one of very few exceptions and pick one up at the pre-order price.
