Metropolis Rerelease 2003 Quad - Authentic?

[m154cath]

hi
i recently bought a Metropolis re-release quad 2003 from Cameo Auctioneers. Despite their best attempts to totally destroy the poster by sending,unprotected, in a glorified toilet roll, it survived with only minor damage. Whilst im still amazed that this "service" cost me £12 that is not my main concern.
it measures just under the "correct" 30x40", has a light blue backing & the texture seems slightly rough.
can anyone confirm that this is an original or have i another reason to phone Cameo to complain? ill try & post a picture this evening.
thanks

[marklawd]

My copy has the blue reverse but it does also seem to be a full 30 x 40.

Mark

[m154cath]

thanks for the reply
it looks likely then that it is original & just the measurements that are abit out.
ill double check when im home but if my memory serves me correctly it measured 29.50" x 39.50".
i may give Cameo the benefit of the doubt as it doesnt appear trimmed.
still a great poster - just the new version to get now which is likely to be expensive!

[paul waines]

You guys should read the other comments about Cameo auctions in the General Discussion thread. Not the best company to deal with when buying posters.

I think the Blue backed one's maybe re-pro's, as I have a re-release Dracula Quad which is double sided. A collector friend of mine bought one, and his had a blue back? did they make a single sided version as well, and why have a blue back? Why don't all new single sided Quads have blue backs?
        I'm not that up to date on new posters, so before you get carried away lets dig a bit deeper. Maybe Terry ( Quadbod ) has some info on this blue thing.

[stewart boyle]

My Laissez-Passer quad has the same blue backing and slightly furry paper too. I can def say mine is original,

Stew

[paul waines]

you give no reason why "def" Stew, did you get it from a cinema?

[stewart boyle]

Yeah Paul sorry, it was .
Most of my posters are,the ones i have been buying have been from Terry,but everything else has been from Cinemas i work in.

Stew

[paul waines]

I would love to work in a cinema

Is this blue thing becoming more the norm then, and do you know why?   

[stewart boyle]

Not that im aware of,the poster i have is the only one i have seen in 23 years that had a blue backing.
I wonder if it is a substitute for DS printing...maybe just helps to enhance the poster in a lightbox.??

Stew

[marklawd]

Blue reverses on quads are not uncommon - I just pulled out one for Requiem For A Dream - they're definitely not repros - I've always considered this must be a more economical (than DS) form of printing for use in light boxes - as Stewart suggests - I think the blue diffuses the light better than plain white.

Mark

[paul waines]

Well, why would they print a d/s of the 2008 release of Dracula ( Horror of Dracula, for our friends in the U.S. ) and also a blue backed single sided one, If it is to improve the poster in the light box'es?

[stewart boyle]

No idea, are both posters by the same printing company?

[paul waines]

I can't see the Distributor going to two company's for print runs of the same release film. I do know some printers sub out work if they are too busy. It all seems strange, someone must know what the deal is here?

[stewart boyle]

I can't see the Distributor going to two company's for print runs of the same release film. I do know some printers sub out work if they are too busy. It all seems strange, someone must know what the deal is here?

Yeah it does seem extravegant, i wonder if LAMP has any info on this sort of thing?

Stew