The Borderlands movie just hit theaters and like clockwork, the upcoming Blu-ray release is now available for pre-order. Currently on sale for $35, this is a very nice steel book box that looks like it came straight out of the Borderlands video game. It even comes with a 4K version of the movie and a digital code to stream the movie, just to prove that Eli Roth’s version of Pandora is inescapable.
Exclusively available on Amazon, this case mimics the rugged design of Claptrap, the motor-mouthed service robot voiced by Jack Black in the film. Inside, there’s some battle damage in the shape of the Eridian Vault symbol, and for special features, there’s a selection of behind-the-scenes documentaries detailing the making of the film. Here is the full list:
- Borderlands: From Game to Screen
- Meet the team
- All aboard the Death Choo-Choo
- Bringing Borderlands to the screen
- Padang Katongk time
- Fashion and Action on Pandora
- High-tech hellscape
Early reviews of Borderlands include no So far, so good, with several outlets calling it a disappointing adaptation that fails to capture any of the game’s charm. Borderlands has a meta-score of 29 on GameSpot’s sister site Metacritic and a score of 7% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Phil Owens wrote in GameSpot’s Borderlands review: “For much of its running time, Borderlands feels bland, the kind of thing that quickly fades from people’s minds. disappears so much that it’s hard not to really like it.
