In Futureshop Canada, only DIE HARD is 2-disc, the next 2 in the trilogy are all one disc
I haven't put the DVDs in the player yet but as far as I can see no special features in the others either! So useless, you're pretty much JUST buying Die Hard 2 and 3 for the case as far as I can see
Maybe someone who's played the DVD's can find something different but the copies I'm holding in my hand, sure aren't that big a deal honestly.

Future Shop Canada are advertising the Die Hard set as 2 disc? Just bought the last and looks mega cool!

Yea I saw some flyer where they were advertising each one as 2 disc, but from the back cover of the first 3 Die Hard movies I bought, only Die Hard 1 is a 2 disc and the other two are one disc with no special features.

Agreed, Live Free Die Hard disc looks pretty sweet

I can confirm that the Best Buy Exclusive Steelbooks for "Die Hard" , "Die Hard 2", & "Die Hard With A Vengeance" are the 2-disc SE's that were previously released. the backs of the steelbooks are absolutely no indication of 2-discs with all the special features!

why would Futureshop only have the 1-disc if BB USA has 2-disc? that seems so odd...

Well I hope I'm wrong, but why would they not advertise it anywhere on the covers? I saw the Best Buy version and they all had the 2 Disc stickers on them. Also if at Futureshop they advertise Die Hard as a 2 Disc and not the other two it just seems really inconsistent to me.

Anyway will know soon enough when I open the package when I get home

there is also Ice Age The Meltdown Steelbook and Scary Movie Collection Steelbook for canada!!

Hello sharanium,

I learned a long time ago, to never trust the information a stores website. Unless the webpage designer is DVD collector, such as yourself and I, the finer details are sometimes overlooked.

Did anyone else get their copies of Die hard 4, a week before the official release date?

Yup! Got my DH4 yesterday.
Waiting for DH 1-3, hopefully they are all 2-discer (cross fingers)

Yea will know from now on!
I got Live Free Die Hard last week too, before the official release date lol. Futureshop sure is on top of things haha. Same thing happened with my copy of Ratatouille, although that was only a Friday before the release date instead of a whole week ahead of time!

Howwon, just a word of advise...

I think it is better if you edited your last photo of Live Free or Die Hard.

Your unique serial number can be used by others.

Hello xage,

Thanks for watching my back. Let me know if you need a favour from Canada.

Didnt even know the scary movies steelbook even existed until I saw it. And I havent seen another one since.

go back a few pages and you can see a pic of one in my collection

DH4 might become rare. There's only 11 left in Futureshop online.

do you work for Scanavo Steelbook or something?

Hello,

I'm a long time lurker. I recently emailed Scanova a few questions I had about steelbooks, and they got back to me within 36 hours. I thought others might like to hear the answers so here goes...

1) What was the first issued DVD in the steelbook format?
The first ever SteelBook(tm) issued was Killzone PS2 in Europe. This was November 2004. The first ever SteelBook(tm) DVD was Hero by Eagle Pictures in Italy. There was a retail and rental version available.

2) What was the first US/Region 1 DVD released in this format?

The first ever North American ( US) title was Appleseed by Geneon Entertainment. This version sold at $35 and was a two disc matte finish. Geneon didn't stop there. in addition to the plastic $20 version single disc and then the SteelBook(tm), Geneon put a blister pack around the Steelbook(tm) and added in a figurine which sold at $50USD. This was a limited collector edition which sold out in a few days.

3) Do you have a list of all DVDs released to date in the steelbook format?

re a list you can maybe look at the following links

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread....&page=15&pp=25

www.steelbooks.de

http://www.steelbooks.de.vu/ - FYI there is one Blu-Ray Pans Labyrinth on the market. PS3 also and hopefully some HD soon.

4) Any plans for the steelbook format to include HD and/or BluRay titles in the future?

We have both Blu-Ray and HD SteelBook(tm) products we are marketing. see above point. Hopefully many more to follow. In my opinion SteelBook(tm) makes complete sense for these formats. The packaging mirrors the hi-tech content. As consumers we are paying more whilst still in standard packaging.

I thought it was cool he gave a shout out to DVDtalk! Looking at some of the foreign links for steelbooks it seems like there is a lot more steelbooks being released in the foreign market. Hopefully, the US catches up soon with them opening up a plant in Ohio... anyone want to organize a field trip?

Hey thanks for sharing that steelbookfan.
I myself am a new fan of the packaging so it was interesting reading about its origins and where its heading!

So is the Appleseed (without the figurine) steelbook now sold out?

I still see the steelbook only here and there in Vancouver, BC, Canada.. But not the figure+steelbook recently.. The publisher Geneon has recently pulled themselves from the North American market.. Many of their releases are not being printed anymore and some of their releases are starting to get a little harder to find..
Later

Nope

Anyway, just to confirm that all Die Hard are 2 Discers as I just received DH 1-3 today and looked inside.

You must have missed seeing post #357.

calling xage...

I was doing some research on eBay for the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Steelbook.

The day that the auction closed at $182.50, there was another listing that had closed on the same day, with a BIN for $92.99, and that was for a new and sealed copy.

Interesting, a buyer/bidder from the U.K. was involved in both listings.

what does that mean exactly? just curious...

Well, the buyer of the new copy for $92.99, was also bidding on the used copy, that was still live for another six hours. His max bid on the used copy was $169.00, which was placed about 30 minutes before the end of the auction.

It appears that the buyer of the new copy, was also trying to win the used copy. I'm not sure why, as he had already bought a new copy for a lots less than what he was bidding on, for a used copy.

I have a few theories, but nothing that I want to post on the open board.