Metropolis (Blu-ray SteelBook) [UK]

[apsmith21]

UPDATE: now on Amazon UK


NOTE: The FREE T-shirt offer was from Eureka directly & has now expired (September 2), per their website.

Original offer:

Pre-order by September 2nd and get a free t-shirt.

Shirt offer may have ex

Specs from the website.

Now's your chance to own a piece of limited edition cinema history. On 22nd November our editions of the restored and reconstructed Metropolis will be released on DVD and Blu-ray.

With its dizzying depiction of a futuristic cityscape and alluring female robot, Metropolis is among the most famous of all German films and the mother of sci-fi cinema (an influence on Blade Runner and Star Wars, among countless other films). Directed by the legendary Fritz Lang (M, Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse,The Big Heat, etc.), its jaw-dropping production values, iconic imagery, and modernist grandeur – it was described by Luis Buñuel as "a captivating symphony of movement" – remain as powerful as ever.

Along side the standard DVD and Blu-ray editions we will be releasing a limited edition dual format Steelbook. Over the next 48 hours we are giving away a FREE Metropolis T-shirt with every pre-order for this very limited dual format release. T-Shirts will be shipped within 14 days and you will be guaranteed early delivery of the steelbook. The set comes with 3 discs, 1 x Blu-ray and 2 x DVD, special features are listed below.

This offer is strictly on a first come first served basis. Artwork for illustrative purposes only.

Metropolis Steelbook Special Features:
• 150-minute reconstructed and restored 2010 version (including 25 minutes of footage previously thought lost to the world)
• Separate DVD and BD editions with wraparound embossed sleeve, or Ltd Ed Steelbook Dual Format edition
• Pristine new HD transfer (1080p on Blu-ray)
• New 2010 symphony orchestra studio recording of the original 1927 Gottfried Huppertz score in 5.1
• Newly translated optional English subtitles as well as the original German intertitles
• Full-length audio commentary by David Kalat and Jonathan Rosenbaum
• Die Reise nach Metropolis (2010, 53 minutes), a documentary about the film
• 2010 re-release trailer
• 56-page booklet featuring archival interviews with Fritz Lang, a 1927 review by Luis Buñuel, articles by Jonathan Rosenbaum and Karen Naundorf, and restoration notes by Martin Koerber.
And more!

 

[HUBMUSWELL]

Zavvi have Metropolis for £12.99.

This one? http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/metropolis/10270440.html

 

[HBA]

yeah... I'll probably jump then

edit: http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/metrop...ook-dual-format-dvd-and-blu-ray/10270441.html they had it for 29,99 some time ago

 

[SimonLDT]

The steelbook doesn't exist anymore (except via secondary markets), all remaining stock went up in flames in the London riots.

 

[Bobthesub]

Zavvi have Metropolis for £12.99. [Edit] Is it the Steelbook edition. The picture makes it look like it is, but it doesn't say Steelbook.

Thats the Blu ray only slipcased version, not the dual format steelbook (if you enlarge the pic you can see the blue amaray inside) you can get that from most places for around the £15 mark...

 

[HUBMUSWELL]

Phew...Eureka Grail release back on sale type error...After a let off, I can breath easy

 

[SteelbookedUp]

One sold this evening on Ebay for £66.

 

[adrenaline78]

I still need this one!

 

[Earl Nuce]

Got mine for £28 a week or so ago. Quite a steel!

 

[HUBMUSWELL]

Here's one of mine...

 

[nafosb]

This is one of my 10 favorite steelbooks.

 

[RuthlessViper]

Stunning artwork on the front of this one! I really need to pick this up.

 

[Steeler]

Was there actually two different steelbooks for this one? I got this green dual format one, one of my absolute favourite steelbooks. Prob in my top 5

 

[mnementh]

This seems to be going for silly money on ebay. Any reason ?

 

[snooloui]

This seems to be going for silly money on ebay. Any reason ?

A lot of stock was destroyed in a fire at the warehouse that stock for this was being stored at during the riots a couple of years ago.

 

[redlemon]

http://newempressmagazine.com/2011/09/sonyfire/

 

[XXHAPPY GILMORE]

A lot of stock was destroyed in a fire at the warehouse that stock for this was being stored at during the riots a couple of years ago.

News to me...

 

[stephen3001]

I seem to recall a warehouse holding stock of this steel was burnt down in the London riots. With it's new found scarcity I think that's when the value began to climb.

Although it's also a very nice steel. One that I stupidly passed up the opportunity to purchase numerous times in HMV

 

[HUBMUSWELL]

Grail Eureka release...Please don't re-release

 

[mnementh]

A lot of stock was destroyed in a fire at the warehouse that stock for this was being stored at during the riots a couple of years ago.

http://newempressmagazine.com/2011/09/sonyfire/

I seem to recall a warehouse holding stock of this steel was burnt down in the London riots. With it's new found scarcity I think that's when the value began to climb.

Although it's also a very nice steel. One that I stupidly passed up the opportunity to purchase numerous times in HMV

Cheers guys

 

[gitsurfer]

I believe Shogun Assassin also became scarce as a result of this fire.