Alien: Covenant (4K+2D Blu-ray SteelBook) (HMV Exclusive) [UK]

[javiermendoza]

Release date: September 18, 2017
Purchase link: HMV
Price: £22.99
Note: Includes 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and Digital Copy
HDN Group Buy: hosted by Cooey

Spoiler: More images

Spoiler: Previous artwork

 

[versacheese]

Not crazy about the artwork :/

 

[Filmbloke]

Would have had either the front and back art reversed, or made the interior the entire outer art and had the two other images on the inside. Basically I just don't like the front! Not enough for me to cancel though. I nice lenti would be a good addition!

 

[Punker76]

Would have had either the front and back art reversed, or made the interior the entire outer art and had the two other images on the inside. Basically I just don't like the front! Not enough for me to cancel though. I nice lenti would be a good addition!

Agreed

 

[tha_lunatic]

the front is meh, but the rest is great

 

[virkia]

RE: STEELBOOK FRONT COVER ARTWORK
Brief reveal from Ridley Scott regarding what inspired the Neomorph in his film:-


This chappie - the deep water very awesome Goblin Shark.. . . a shark that has been called "a living fossil" . . . one of the rarest of sharks and the only living representative of a particular shark family going back 150 million years . . . living at depths of up to 1,300 metres . . . and another shark I'd never ever heard of before today . . . lol:-


Appears to be a small spike on the end of the Neomorph's tail missing on the steelbook cover image . . . or maybe it appears when he gets older (like human teeth) . . .

RE: HMV EXCLUSIVE STICKERS through from the original style to the present day (lol)
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2010 example w/ upper-case "HMV" and "EXCLUSIVE"

2011 example w/ lower-case "hmv" and "exclusive" w/ small print above inner ring

2012 (No small print and back to upper-case lettering)

2013 N/A

2014 (back to lower-case lettering and no small print)

2015 (still with lower-case and back with the small print)

2016 (back with upper-case lettering and small print gone)

. . . to be continued . . .

 

[Stuc]

"Hey graphic designer, did you see the absolutely stunning mural style artwork we've been using to promote the film with? Beautiful isn't it! So let's abandon that entirely and put a pile of s***e on the steelbook instead!"

"Gotcha!"

 

[nekromantik]

"Hey graphic designer, did you see the absolutely stunning mural style artwork we've been using to promote the film with? Beautiful isn't it! So let's abandon that entirely and put a pile of s***e on the steelbook instead!"

"Gotcha!"

Exactly!!
That poster was amazing and would have made stunning SB cover. Let's hope premium version uses it.

 

[Genla]

Filmarena said they will have the same steelbook, so WWA ?

 

[virkia]

Filmarena said they will have the same steelbook, so WWA ?

"ALIEN: Covenant WWA Generic Steelbook™ (Blu-ray)"
Single disc too.

International steelbook showing in the U.S., U.K., Czech Rep., Nordic Countries (so far).
+ France, Germany, Italy, Spain . . .

Matte finish . . . possibly Zero . . . and probably the best of the U.K. ALIEN steelbooks released to date.
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. . . continued and completed . . . HMV exclusive stickers:-
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2016 (totally new style compared to previous)

2017 (new style again)

2017 (same style, different colouring).
Black sticker obviously due to the presence of the 4K disc . . . black being the preferred colour choice for 4K packages.

 

[Punker76]

RE: STEELBOOK FRONT COVER ARTWORK
Brief reveal from Ridley Scott regarding what inspired the Neomorph in his film:-


This chappie - the deep water very awesome Goblin Shark.. . . a shark that has been called "a living fossil" . . . one of the rarest of sharks and the only living representative of a particular shark family going back 150 million years . . . living at depths of up to 1,300 metres . . . and another shark I'd never ever heard of before today . . . lol:-


Appears to be a small spike on the end of the Neomorph's tail missing on the steelbook cover image . . . or maybe it appears when he gets older (like human teeth) . . .
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RE: HMV EXCLUSIVE STICKERS through from the original style to the present day (lol)
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2010 example w/ upper-case "HMV" and "EXCLUSIVE"
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2011 example w/ lower-case "hmv" and "exclusive" w/ small print above inner ring
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2012 (No small print and back to upper-case lettering)
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2013 N/A

2014 (back to lower-case lettering and no small print)
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2015 (still with lower-case and back with the small print)
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2016 (back with upper-case lettering and small print gone)
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No space for newer examples such as . . .
THE LEGO MOVIE . . . also 2016 . . . (different sticker)
THE WOLVERINE . . . 2017. . . (different sticker to all of the above)
ALIEN COVENANT . . . also 2017 . . . (same style as "Wolverine" but w/ black background instead of white.
A one-off?)

Why on earth do we need to see what appears to be a PowerPoint presentation on what "HMV exclusive" sticker has been used/might be used???

 

[Starling]

Why on earth do we need to see what appears to be a PowerPoint presentation on what "HMV exclusive" sticker has been used/might be used???

Nothing better than a steel covered in stickers in my mind.

 

[virkia]

Why on earth do we need to see what appears to be a PowerPoint presentation on what "HMV exclusive" sticker has been used/might be used???

Of course you don't need to check out the HMV exclusive stickers past and present if you have no interest in them . . . that's why what to expect is noted with the "spoiler" and a "lol" attached with emphasis for people like you.

 

[Punker76]

Of course you don't need to check out the HMV exclusive stickers past and present if you have no interest in them . . . that's why what to expect is noted with the "spoiler" and a "lol" attached with emphasis for people like you.

So..... Pointless then.

 

[virkia]

So..... Pointless then.

You want pointless ? I'll show you pointless:-
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Gold pills to make excrement glittery

Ouch! Maybe not so "pointless" this one !

. . . and, finally, not forgetting the other 30 seconds of the Countdown clock . . .

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Would prefer something interesting for the ALIEN COVENANT title treatment such as what they did with the recent PASSENGERS title.

 

[Punker76]

You want pointless ? I'll show you pointless:-

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Would prefer something interesting for the ALIEN COVENANT title treatment such as what they did with the recent PASSENGERS title:-

No "fighting" going on here, just trading of opinions.

 

[virkia]

Frame (TBC) can be seen better on the International steelbook (France edition) so some embossing is guaranteed . . . hopefully to the Neomorph as well as to the title

 

[AlienKing]

Now that I've watched the movie, i can understand why they chose to go with this artwork. Still, i think they could've done better.

If no alternative, I dont mind getting this...

 

[BluSteel2012]

Matte finish. No embossing or gloss.

http://steelbook.com/releases/alien-covenant-steelbook-edition/

 

[TheSanctuary9]

Matte finish. No embossing or gloss.

http://steelbook.com/releases/alien-covenant-steelbook-edition/

Does the 'locations' list on the steelbook website for this mean where it'll be sold? Should I hold out for an Australian release or does it mean something else?

 

[BluSteel2012]

Does the 'locations' list on the steelbook website for this mean where it'll be sold? Should I hold out for an Australian release or does it mean something else?

Yes. That particular listing is for HMV UK.

At the moment there is also a French edition available with the same artwork so Australia could very well also get it somewhere down the road.....