The limited edition steelbook has never been this cheap, great movie, great cover artwork.
Amazon ETA on the delivery is 12 - 16 August.
I'm hoping this also goes on sale sometimes today > Starship Troopers (25th Anniversary SteelBook)
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0B7XWRQDL
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This (NEW) 2020 Studio Canal version is $42.50
https://www.amazon.com.au/The-Fifth-Element-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B0…
I think the older 4k Sony one for $30.12 is good enough :) "although the bluray & digital code may not work.
My Predator Bluray steelbook from the US worked fine on my PlayStation 4 and Xbox Series X using the "bluray player App" so maybe consoles can bypass region locking.
ALSO worth noting.. This is a (NEW) 2024 reprint.. They could be using the 2020 release Studio Canal version of the disk.
@ vid_ghost - It’s not worth noting at all, this U.S. Sony 4K Steelbook release isn’t using the StudioCanal version. The U.S. Sony 4K version is the inferior release, the Sony version has had sharpening filtering applied to it, and the highlights are blown out, the colour timing is different to the StudioCanal version and the encoding quality on the U.S. Sony disc isn’t as good either… The StudioCanal version was worked on by David MacKenzie/Fidelity in Motion, who is highly regarded as being the best person and company in the world for doing high quality disc mastering, authoring and encoding:
https://www.fidelityinmotion.com/about.php
The 1080p Blu-ray in the U.S. 4K set is region A locked.
I purchased the StudioCanal 4K version in 2020 or 2021 for $31, and I believe it was on special recently for $27.
Yep, just double checking both listings.
New 4k reprint steel book = Studio : SONY
2020 4k = Studio : Studiocanal
I've not had any USA Blurays purchased from amazon US / via AU "NOT" work for me yet. They all play fine.
But i have been using my two consoles to play them and I've never changed settings of my region on those consoles.
I have a feeling that Sony and Microsoft dont care about region locking anymore and the latest version of their bluray APP's just lets you play everything.
You should have grabbed it for $27 when I posted it the other day
Still kicking myself for missing that one. Looked at this steelbook yesterday but only want the StudioCanal version.
Big bada boom
Mul ti pass
Bzzzz!!!!
Wow, $30 for a 25yo movie! I'll take 8!
So if it was Madame Web it would be worth it because it is newer?
Yet you found no issue being charged similar for a 42 year old album only 2 days earlier?
Let people enjoy what they want to enjoy. I'll let you enjoy what you want to with no judgement. Clearly it continues to sells at these prices.
It's a cult classic.
If you score it, the Starship Troopers 4k is fantastic, it is worth it even at full price.
Damn… I seem to have missed the boat on this one. The prices being asked are crazy.
Still tempted though. 😑
Yeah I saw a video which said that the steelbook 25th version (which is the only version with Dolby Vision) is rising in price. Don't be afraid to treat yourself next time you are tempted.
Just a shame its a Steelbook.
"I Am A Meat Popsicle."
I absolutely love this movie but I deliberately didn't post this as a deal when I posted the other 4K one as I believe this is the inferior copy
Its a collectable steel book.. People do like them.
You are 100% correct about the Steelbook and if it drops lower I'll probably grab it
Just pointing out the fact that this was available when I posted the Studio Canal 4K version and I didn't think it was worth the post at its price
Thinking back I should have posted both as separate deals.
I'm glad the collectors will be happy though
I've got around 30 UHD Steelbooks.. 28 of them are still unopened :) i guess i'm one of those people who doesn't care about the 4k transfer QTY
I didnt bother buying this.. i really want Star ship troopers.. but not at $50
My Amazon pre orders have always been cancelled with “insufficient stock” so I can bet my bottom dollar this won’t go through.
This isn't a preorder. They have only ever cancelled one order for me but that was due to price error.
But if they did cancel your order, just hit them up on the chats and they will credit you $10 Amazon promo credit.
![[Prime] The Fifth Element 4k UHD (Steelbook) $30.12 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/49/857949.jpg?h=488b26a3)
If you're more keen on image quality than the steelbook, have a look at the Studio Canal transfer of the Fifth Element its a must better transfer than this Sony transfer. But alas no steelbook…
Or if you're a major fan like myself just buy both and be done with it ;)