The "shimmery slipcase" is made out of clear plastic. It's sort of like the "Superbit" situation, where you have a nice cover for the usual case.
Commentary One: Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam
Commentary Two: Eric Idle, Michael Palin and John Cleese
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I'm partly through watching the new "Holy Grail" special edition from Columbia/Tristar and so far, I'm quite pleased. The new anamorphic transfer is an imrpovement, although there are still some definite print flaws to contend with at times. The new Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack certainly isn't...