Oldboy (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Plain Archive Exclusive No. 30) [Korea]

[teddyjun]

Release date: November 7, 2016
Purchase links: Type A - Type B - Quarter Slip - Dual Pack - Triple Pack - (Pre-order on September 29, 2016)
Price: Type A: $46.89 - Type B: $46.89 - 1/4 Slip: $45.69

Type A: 2,000 copies - Type B: 2,500 copies - 1/4 Slip: 1,000 copies

Spoiler

- The steelbook illustration is by Krzysztof Domaradzki.
- The artwork for the slipbox was used previously for the Oldboy vinyl LP. It was co-ordinated by Nicolas Winding Refn, the director of Drive, and illustrated by Laurent Durieux. The director of Oldboy Park Chan-wook wanted one of our editions to feature this artwork so we reached out to Milan Records and illustrator Laurent Durieux. You'll be able to see more of the artwork since parts of the top and bottom were cropped out for the vinyl LP.



Old mock up

 

[Punker76]

You hafta make a stock allowance for all the dummy scalpers though; what do we think, a quarter of all buyers will buy two or three additional copies so they can make a gigantic (and so fulfilling knowing they've deprived a real movie buff!) $20 profit?

I think people are probably right and this will stick around for a little while though. Even longer in Korean stores as is usually the norm. Imagine the PET(?) Slip will go first. Even the Scanavo took a while to sell out of international stock... longer than most would have anticipated at least

On PA's Facebook page they've stated there will be no PET slip. Shame, hoping for some nice finishes but weren't PA's Tinker Tailor's a little underwhelming when it came to the finishes?.....

 

[Zyrin]

...but weren't PA's Tinker Tailor's a little underwhelming when it came to the finishes?

Sort of. The 1/4 slip was A+, as per usual for PA. Full slip A was a silver metallic board similar to Blu Collection's Whiplash/PA's ZDT fullslips and glossy. Full Slip B had raised sandpaper-like texturing on the text and the back image of Gary Oldman. Full Slip C was the only one that didn't have any extra touches to it for some reason.

The main problem for the fullslips was, obviously just imo, you had to make a choice between the dull coloration of A and B or the lack of finishing for C. At the very least the art here is pretty colorful with good contrast, so as long as they don't pull a Tinker Tailor Full Slip C....

 

[AnubisNefer]

On PA's Facebook page they've stated there will be no PET slip. Shame, hoping for some nice finishes but weren't PA's Tinker Tailor's a little underwhelming when it came to the finishes?.....

Seriously no pet sleeve?

So there won't be a purple PET which i can set aside my I Saw The Devil (RED) and ZDT (Green) ?

Such a shame. Especially since I Saw the Devil is a killer release, it would have complemented it.

 

[CleverLoginName]

I'm going to go with this date despite others saying Sept. 27 and Sept. 19, otherwise I will begin to lose my mind like Hillary Clinton.

Sorry I mixed the date up (at least I got the time right) when typing. @paulboland thankfully posted the proper date right away.

 

[rj531]

Seriously no pet sleeve?

So there won't be a purple PET which i can set aside my I Saw The Devil (RED) and ZDT (Green) ?

Such a shame. Especially since I Saw the Devil is a killer release, it would have complemented it.

Totally agree with you..was looking forward for that purple PET to match the green ZDT and red ISTD.. So what's your fave among the 3..hoping there's some special treatment for the slips..

 

[AnubisNefer]

Totally agree with you..was looking forward for that purple PET to match the green ZDT and red ISTD.. So what's your fave among the 3..hoping there's some dance treatment for the slips..

The Purple one, no doubt. the pink i dislike the most. It doesn't connect to me and screams ''Oldboy''. I lose the connection with Oldboy and the artwork keeps me wondering which movie is this actually, and that aint a good thing.

 

[MrsRobinson]

I hope the purple one turns out to be a depth lenticular

 

[rj531]

1 week before preorder and still no package shot..hope the reveal is soon since their mid autumn festival is done..

 

[thecardman23]

It's September 29th for the steelbook pre order

September 27th is the release date for the keepcase edition

Someone should update the OP with this info so ppl know when to be ready.

 

[JackRegan]

The Purple one, no doubt. the pink i dislike the most. It doesn't connect to me and screams ''Oldboy''. I lose the connection with Oldboy and the artwork keeps me wondering which movie is this actually, and that aint a good thing.

Interestingly, the Pink is the director's choice. He specifically asked that they have one edition with that art.
So it obviously means something to him . . . . .

 

[rj531]

Cutting it close for PA less than 2 days before preorder and still no package shots..

 

[tristar6]

big hype from first news but now almost nothing..whats going on PA?

 

[lolwut]

Someone should update the OP with this info so ppl know when to be ready.

Agreed. Anb

From Plain's facebook page
Steelbook Pre-order Date: September 29th 4PM Korea Time
29th

Can someone post one of those helpful conversion charts?

 

[howarmat]

 

[Last Lizard]

Interestingly, the Pink is the director's choice. He specifically asked that they have one edition with that art.
So it obviously means something to him . . . . .

I think we can comfortably blame Nicolas Winding Refn for his role as executive producer on the re-issued soundtrack art. Park can share the blame for choosing to re-use it instead of allowing all those artists Plain brung in to fashion steelbook art and effectively nothing else new for any of the slipcovers. I mean technically one is new but it's so bland it might as well have been out there for years as the cover of HK bootleg DVD.

I guess my point is even our hero directors can have horrible taste* when it comes to our hobby: just look at Nic's choice for the Only God Forgives steel.


* I don't actually think the first slip is horrible personally, I would have just preferred 3 entirely new option after all the waiting!

 

[Sigill]

Plain Archive just posted on Facebook that they will be doing a 1/4 slip version! @AlienKing, @dan8885, @Tchalla!

 

[nafosb]

Plain Archive just posted on Facebook that they will be doing a 1/4 slip version! @AlienKing, @dan8885, @Tchalla!

So that will make 5 different editions, including the Scanavo edition. My credit cards just ran for the hills. Just grew little legs and off they went.

 

[AlexMacOl]

So that will make 5 different editions, including the Scanavo edition. My credit cards just ran for the hills. Just grew little legs and off they went.

 

[dan8885]

Plain Archive just posted on Facebook that they will be doing a 1/4 slip version! @AlienKing, @dan8885, @Tchalla!

Thanks for the tag Simon
Sounds good up to this point! Let's hope they get at least creative on this one

 

[rodtp]

I'm still not 100% about the version that I'm going to order tomorrow. I'm leaning towards the purple one atm ...