Limited Edition Tins

06-17-2003, 02:08 AM

hey guys, ive just recently put in a pre-order of the Maniac Limited Edition tin here in Australia. Theyre being imported and a limited run of 5,000 are available and ive heard a fair bit about this film so i figured id spring for my first ever tin. The Halloween 5 tin is also being imported here and ive read that theres only 15,000 of these worldwide so i was thinking of picking that up too.. but its twice the price of a regular movie and i havent got the other halloweens (cept the first one) do you guys think its worth it? from memory halloween 5 was the weakest of the series..

What tins have you guys got and which ones do you think are a good purchase/bad purchase/rare? I recently missed an opportunity to buy an evil dead 2 tin.. ive seen an evil dead book of the dead edition here recently but that seems to be as common as dish water

06-17-2003, 02:29 AM

I got the Let Sleeping Corpses Lie and the Beyond tins. Those were both solid buys as far as I'm concerned.

I just picked up the Coffin Joe coffin box set. I kind of wish it was really made out of wood instead of cardboard.

I've only watched the first movie so far, but I think it was a solid buy. It comes with four coffin Joe comic books, which is pretty cool.

I think tins are cool, and if you don't like the movies, you probably have an investment of sorts, at the very least. Even if you have to wait twenty or thirty years

06-17-2003, 03:06 AM

how are tins for storage? are they generally a really awkward shape that wont fit on the bookshelf?

06-17-2003, 03:22 AM

I have my tins in a special location, as they kind of suck so far as storage but I like them anyway. I want that Maniac tin too. I currently have:

Halloween 4 and 5
The Beyond
Evil Dead 2
Wicker Man (it is wood but still)

6 Feet Under season one is stored with these too, as it is a big coffin looking thing that sucks for storage as well, but I still like it.

06-17-2003, 03:47 AM

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Originally posted by aeon.Nemesis
hey guys, ive just recently put in a pre-order of the Maniac Limited Edition tin here in Australia. Theyre being imported and a limited run of 5,000 are available

How on earth is this possible?? Those tins have been out for a long time, i would have thought all 5000 were in circulation by now!!! I have on of them (#4,364) and i paid BIG BICKIES to get it from a collector.

But anyhoo.. other tins i've got (no including the above mentioned maniac):

The Beyond (2 copies)
Halloween 4
Halloween 5
Evil Dead II

06-17-2003, 03:53 AM

whats the halloween 5 one like? i was thinking of giving it a miss as its only one film in the middle of a series and is probably the weakest out of all of them... didnt know there was a halloween 4 tin, im guessing its probably OOP and next to impossible to find, 4 was one of my faves of the series.

Although not really a "tin" so to speak the rambo trilogy comes in a tin slip case.. that is the worst case ive ever seen, the dvds have slipped out the bottom a few times, once was outside when i was getting outta the car.. they fell in mud and dirt and stuff.. was pretty pissed coz i had only just bought it too

i guess as far as awkward shapes go... they're aiming at the general dvd consumer who has a handful of dvds.. not the nutbags like us who have hundreds of dvds and fuss over "clean" storage

Mark Relford · 06-17-2003, 03:53 AM

Maniac and Repo Man are my favorite tins. They both come with soundtracks. So, you haven't seen Maniac...

You're in for a treat! The Spinell documentary is superb.

06-17-2003, 04:10 AM

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Originally posted by aeon.Nemesis
whats the halloween 5 one like?

I haven't had a chance to check the disc out other than make sure it works, so i couldn't comment on transfer quality, extra's etc im afraid..

They aren't that hard to find (Halloween 4 and 5) i bought mine from TotalActionUniverse about 2 months ago, they still had them in stock, fire them off an email and ask them if they are in stock still (there still on their database), and they were the cheapest store i could find with them at the time.

ekent · 06-17-2003, 04:29 AM

I always opt for the disc only version from the tins

Its funny but most of the tins end up going on clearance for 14.99 at the local Best Buy. Thats when I snag them and use them for trade bait. They usually garner good two for one trades.

06-17-2003, 05:05 AM

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Originally posted by Zandri
How on earth is this possible?? Those tins have been out for a long time, i would have thought all 5000 were in circulation by now!!! I have on of them (#4,364) and i paid BIG BICKIES to get it from a collector.

Maniac - Limited Edition (DTS - 2 Disc Set - Tin Box)
Halloween 5 - The Revenge Of Michael Myers: Limited Edition (Tin Box)

Theres actually an australian distributer that's importing all these region 0 dvds from the US i think.. full list of dvds with some interesting titles here

mcchrist · 06-17-2003, 05:10 AM

Repo Man is the only one for me... Are we counting the Wicker Man box? if so, that too.

Can't really stand Maniac...

06-17-2003, 05:53 AM

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Originally posted by aeon.Nemesis
Theres actually an australian distributer that's importing all these region 0 dvds from the US i think.. full list of dvds with some interesting titles here

DVD Down Under are selling it too... i just hope the Distributor does indeed have copies,.. im not sure where they would get them from though... there was only 5,000 copies, its been out for a while.. only thing i can think of is one distributor horded a bunch of copies?? otherwise its meant to be OOP as far as i know

Mark Relford · 06-17-2003, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by aeon.Nemesis
Although not really a "tin" so to speak the rambo trilogy comes in a tin slip case.. that is the worst case ive ever seen, the dvds have slipped out the bottom a few times, once was outside when i was getting outta the car.. they fell in mud and dirt and stuff.. was pretty pissed coz i had only just bought it too

I've had a few sealed discs broken in half before.

I hate the Total Recall tin. (1) The tin looks friggin' ugly! (2) The disc rests on a foam pad.
I think it's been replaced with a newer case...

06-17-2003, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zandri
DVD Down Under are selling it too... i just hope the Distributor does indeed have copies,.. im not sure where they would get them from though... there was only 5,000 copies, its been out for a while.. only thing i can think of is one distributor horded a bunch of copies?? otherwise its meant to be OOP as far as i know

crap youve got a few limited edition tins there Zandri, just went through your list.. can understand why youre a bit miffed

is that total recall limited edition any good? what are the extra features like? thats one of my favourite movies (arnie is god) and i only have the regular aussie R4 release.

06-17-2003, 07:05 AM

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Originally posted by aeon.Nemesis
crap youve got a few limited edition tins there Zandri, just went through your list.. can understand why youre a bit miffed

is that total recall limited edition any good? what are the extra features like? thats one of my favourite movies (arnie is god) and i only have the regular aussie R4 release.

The only reason im a bit "miffed" is because i paid $120AUD for Maniac about a year or more ago.

but such is life i guess.

umm.. Total Recall tin is pretty good, most people hate the shape.. its actually round only just a little bit bigger than the disc itself that slots into a cardboard bottom. I picked it up from DeepDiscountDVD for like $8US or something like that.. At that price its great value.

06-17-2003, 02:08 AM	#1
Nemesis Guest Posts: n/a	Limited Edition Tins hey guys, ive just recently put in a pre-order of the Maniac Limited Edition tin here in Australia. Theyre being imported and a limited run of 5,000 are available and ive heard a fair bit about this film so i figured id spring for my first ever tin. The Halloween 5 tin is also being imported here and ive read that theres only 15,000 of these worldwide so i was thinking of picking that up too.. but its twice the price of a regular movie and i havent got the other halloweens (cept the first one) do you guys think its worth it? from memory halloween 5 was the weakest of the series.. What tins have you guys got and which ones do you think are a good purchase/bad purchase/rare? I recently missed an opportunity to buy an evil dead 2 tin.. ive seen an evil dead book of the dead edition here recently but that seems to be as common as dish water

06-17-2003, 03:53 AM	#7
Mark Relford Chairman of the Bored Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Indy Posts: 2,610	Maniac and Repo Man are my favorite tins. They both come with soundtracks. So, you haven't seen Maniac... You're in for a treat! The Spinell documentary is superb. __________________ "Have you ever had an Egyptian feast?"

06-17-2003, 04:29 AM	#9
ekent The Lord's Arm of Justice Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North California, South Alabam, and little towns all around this land Posts: 2,306	I always opt for the disc only version from the tins Its funny but most of the tins end up going on clearance for 14.99 at the local Best Buy. Thats when I snag them and use them for trade bait. They usually garner good two for one trades. __________________ PROFONDO CINEMA PODCAST (new show every Wednesday) DVDs - LPs - Laserdiscs - Night of the Living Dead Tribute - Martin Tribute - Mall of the Dead

06-17-2003, 05:10 AM	#11
mcchrist A new breed of pervert! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Keepin' the dogs away... Posts: 7,985	Repo Man is the only one for me... Are we counting the Wicker Man box? if so, that too. Can't really stand Maniac... __________________ McChrist's MySpace Cult-Stitch on MySpace

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06-17-2003, 02:29 AM	#2
MapleBob Guest Posts: n/a	I got the Let Sleeping Corpses Lie and the Beyond tins. Those were both solid buys as far as I'm concerned. I just picked up the Coffin Joe coffin box set. I kind of wish it was really made out of wood instead of cardboard. I've only watched the first movie so far, but I think it was a solid buy. It comes with four coffin Joe comic books, which is pretty cool. I think tins are cool, and if you don't like the movies, you probably have an investment of sorts, at the very least. Even if you have to wait twenty or thirty years

06-17-2003, 03:06 AM	#3
Nemesis Guest Posts: n/a	how are tins for storage? are they generally a really awkward shape that wont fit on the bookshelf?

06-17-2003, 03:22 AM	#4
onebyone Guest Posts: n/a	I have my tins in a special location, as they kind of suck so far as storage but I like them anyway. I want that Maniac tin too. I currently have: Halloween 4 and 5 The Beyond Evil Dead 2 Wicker Man (it is wood but still) 6 Feet Under season one is stored with these too, as it is a big coffin looking thing that sucks for storage as well, but I still like it. Last edited by onebyone; 06-17-2003 at 03:28 AM.