Also...

"The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (Ultimate Editon)

Fixed. Let's not get carried away. :)

Hellsing Ultimate volume 1 Limited Edition. Presumably future LE volumes will also be in steelbooks.

There are also a few special edition video game releases that come in steelbooks. Some include bonus DVDs like Halo 2 and Resident Evil 4.

the grudge 2 best buy steel book edition

Dane Cook's Tourgasm

I have become a huge fan of the Steelbook and am glad there is finally a thread covering the R1 Releases.

OP are you going to start an updatable list? If not I will try to maintain it every once in a while.

If not then thus far we have ----

Steelbook Region 1 US DVDs :

Appleseed (Limited Collector's Edition, 2 Variations, 1 Includes Figure)
Boondock Saints
Dune
Dane Cook's Tourgasm
Departed (Best Buy Exclusive)
Grudge 2 (Best Buy Exclusive)
Hellsing Ultimate Series Vol. 1 (2 Variations, 1 Includes an Alucard Figure)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Ultimate Edition)

Steelbook Canadian DVDs :

ONG Bak (Canadian)
Narnia (Candian Futurshop Exclusive)
The Quiet Earth (Canadian and Possible US)
Little Mermaid (Canadian Futurshop Exclusive)
Cars (Canadian Futureshop Exclusive)
V for Vendetta (Canadian Futureshop Exclusive)
Underworld Evolution (Canadian Futureshop Exclusive)

Video Game Steelbook (Most with Bonus DVDs) :

Halo 2 Xbox (Limited Edition)
Doom 3 (Limited Collector's Edition)
Resident Evil 4 PS2 (Premium Edition)
Mortal Kombat Armageddon (Premium Edition)
Final Fantasy XII (Collector's Edition GS Exclusive)

The Da Vinci Code as well at Future Shop. Not sure if other chains carried it.

Nice!

You can add Company of Heroes for the video game list.

Pride Fighting Championships: Grand Prix 2000 3 Disc set is also a steelbook.

Some U.S. Steelbooks


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...eelbooks-1.jpg

I'm a big fan of steelbook dvds. Mine are mostly R2, only a couple are R1.

R1 steelbooks
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Cars
Mission Impossible III
Ong Bak
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Little Mermaid
V For Vendetta

R2 steelbooks
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16 Blocks
Basic Instinct
Blade Runner: Director's Cut
Constantine
Da Vinci Code
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
Hostage
I, Robot
King Kong: Extended Edition
Lord of War
Master And Commander: Far Side of the World
Moulin Rouge
Running Scared
Sahara
Silent Hill
Superman
The Day After Tomorrow
The Descent
The Fast & The Furious Trilogy
The Sound of Music
Total Recall
Two for the Money
Walk The Line

Waiting for Crank, Poseidon, The Grudge 2 and The Departed to arrive in the mail.

Steelbooks are pretty nice.

Where can I get that Ong Bak steelbook? Is it still available to buy?

I haven't seen it by itself, but it is bundled with The Protector in a two pack.

To clear some misconception to other members and consumers:


Steelbook VS VIVA Metal Box

Steelbook Sample: Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Viva Metal Box: Dune


Front / Back of the DVD Packaging
- Steelbook has a smooth surface
- Viva Metal Box carries embossed layers and art

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...book_front.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2..._book_back.jpg

Spine and Side of the DVD Packaging

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...book_spine.jpg



Inner Packaging
- Steelbook has a transparent inner plastic holder
- Viva Metal Box has a greyish metallic inner plastic holder

* Please take note of the arrow drawing as it points out where to locate the Steelbook and VIVA trademarks in the DVD inner packaging


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...book_inner.jpg

The only steelbooks I have are for The Departed and Appleseed LE and Akira LE. Hellsing Ultimate v1 LE is also in a steelbook but I don't have that yet.

Anyway, I think all this arguing is pretty darn silly and detracts from the thread. Just make it simple- call it a steelbook if the tin is part of the case itself, and call it a tin if it merely holds the case. I'm sure there are many different brands of thinpack cases too but we just call them all thinpacks. Big deal.

Akira LE is not a steelbook

I like steelbook and Viva because they are the same size as a normal keepcase, and you can read the title on the spine. I had the Akira Tin case, but sold it. I can't remember if it had the title on the spine or not. If not, no steelbook.

Xage, do you happen to have the German steelbook versions of Escape From New York or The Thing (Das Ding)? I would like to see some nice pictures of them if you do.

Lt Ripley, only R1 steelbooks on my end. I envy those who were in Euro countries as they have an extensive lineup of steelbooks there

No kidding! I like the 12 Monkees steelbook that was just released in Germany also. They need to start issuing more of these in the US.

Just out of curiosity, how much do Steelbooks cost to produce over a standard case?

I just got my first Steelbook today (The Departed) and I think it's great. Makes me wonder why there's so few. (especially in R1. WTF!)

Steelbook and Viva Region 1 US DVDs :

Appleseed (Steelbook, Limited Collector's Edition, 2 Variations, 1 Includes Figure)
Black Lagoon Vol. 1 LE (Steelbook)
Boondock Saints (Steelbook)
Cast Away (Steelbook)
Day After Tomorrow, The (Steelbook)
Dune (Viva)
Dane Cook's Tourgasm (Steelbook)
Die Hard (Steelbook)
Departed (Steelbook, Best Buy Exclusive)
Fight Club (Steelbook)
Grudge 2 (Steelbook, Best Buy Exclusive)
Hannibal (Steelbook)
Hellsing Ultimate Series Vol. 1 (Steelbook, 2 Variations, 1 Includes an Alucard Figure)
Man on Fire (Steelbook)
Omen, The (Steelbook)
PrideFC 200GP (Steelbook)
Robocop (Steelbook)
Spawn the Animated Collection (Steelbook)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Steelbook, Ultimate Edition)
Quiet Earth, The (Steelbook)
X-Men 1.5 (Steelbook, Best Buy Exclusive)
X-Men X2 (Steelbook)
Versus (Steelbook)

Canadian Region 1DVDs :

300, The (Steelbook, Candian Futureshop Exclusive)
Cars (Steelbook, Canadian Futureshop Exclusive)
Chronicles of Narnia (Steelbook, Canadian Futureshop Exclusive)
Da Vinci Code (Steelbook, Candian Futureshop Exclusive)
Little Mermaid (Steelbook, Canadian Futurshop Exclusive)
Mission Impossible 3 (Steelbook, Futureshop?)
Narnia (Steelbook, Candian Futurshop Exclusive)
ONG Bak (Steelbook, Canadian)
Superman Returns (Steelbook, Futureshop Exclusive)
Underworld Evolution (Steelbook, Canadian Futureshop Exclusive)
V for Vendetta (Steelbook, Canadian Futureshop Exclusive)
X-Men X3 (Steelbook, Canadian Futureshop Exclusive)

Steelbook and Viva Video Games (Most with Bonus DVDs) :

Company of Heroes PC (Steelbook)
Doom 3 (Viva, Limited Collector's Edition)
Final Fantasy XII (Steelbook, Collector's Edition GS Exclusive)
Halo 2 Xbox (Viva, Limited Edition)
Mortal Kombat Armageddon (Steelbook Premium Edition, 4 Cover Variants)
Resident Evil 4 PS2 (Steelbook, Premium Edition)

Based on the topic of the thread, I have posted only Region 1 DVDs and Games that I can confirm.

There is also a website that I found dedicated to Steelbooks and Viva that covers all Regions, though some of the information is wrong. That website is http://www.steelbooks.de.vu/ .

Company of Heroes is for sure Steelbook Collector's Edition

They are MUCH more expensive than just about any other case. You also have a much longer lead time as they are manufactured in Scandinavia, and you can't buy them "raw". You have to have all the printing and embossing done with them.

That's the reason you see them used much more in Europe - proximity.

We did the Pride Grand Prix set in one and it turned out great, but we had to nearly triple our usual lead time to get it manufactured by street date.

Thanks for the info. I guess I will just have to remain jealous of the European market. I am going to order the steelbook versions of the ALIEN films coming in a few months though.