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My copies already on its way mate, so there's no backing out now lol. I think it looks okay from your photos though... plus it's one of my favourite films, so it should be worth it for me.
That's fair dos,
The steel is nice but I'm just dissapointed because it seems a little darker and no spot gloss
Oh well
At least I'll get the other 3 on huge drops
Thanks for the pics @MCMXCII! Just goes to show you should never trust the listings, until you see it in hand you never know what the finish will be. It looks decent but the colours do look too dull. I will probably pick this up after a price drop.
Decent but slightly underwhelmed.... 
Ideally would have waited for a price drop but hey ho 
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Ideally would have waited for a price drop but hey ho 
Folks, note received from Zavvi-"
Eone confirmed these as gloss finishes hence why we put their content on site. Very frustrating if not the case.
They do have a glossy effect which brings out the colours but looks like it’s not ‘spot gloss’."
Eone confirmed these as gloss finishes hence why we put their content on site. Very frustrating if not the case.
They do have a glossy effect which brings out the colours but looks like it’s not ‘spot gloss’."
They clearly have no clue lol
They aren't gloss at all, a smooth varnish instead and it really don't bring out the colours (you can see that in the mist thread too) infact they look more dull
Also find it weird Eone would tell us one thing and then zavvi another
There is different types of partial varnish finishes that can be used on a matte steelbook to give a glossy effect look some are more vibrant than others depends on the type of varnish used to achieve this
Zavvi website description don't mention anything about spot gloss
It has dark matt surface and a red gloss finish to highlight the features along the right side of Charles Bronson’s face
But when we see in a description red gloss finish with most steelbooks we expect that to mean spot gloss
They should have used wording of a varnish finish with gloss effect look instead of gloss finish
Zavvi website description don't mention anything about spot gloss
It has dark matt surface and a red gloss finish to highlight the features along the right side of Charles Bronson’s face
But when we see in a description red gloss finish with most steelbooks we expect that to mean spot gloss
They should have used wording of a varnish finish with gloss effect look instead of gloss finish
Believe me when you get this in hand (or any of them) gloss is the last thing you will be thinking lol
Yep completely agree there are different types and yep they should of stated varnish finish
First impression: Classy and elegant strong artwork with simple understated spine which I particularly like without the studio and Blu-ray logos 
Second impression: The red doesn't "pop" in the flesh like I thought it would or even like it does on the card slip and it's a bit disappointing for that reason alone . . . but this is still a cracking steelbook
Good, powerful image given a Tyler Stout style makeover with perfect results and so much better than any other image used as home video artwork out there.
Shame about the blood trickles as this can look really good on steelbooks if glossy.
Second impression: The red doesn't "pop" in the flesh like I thought it would or even like it does on the card slip and it's a bit disappointing for that reason alone . . . but this is still a cracking steelbook
Good, powerful image given a Tyler Stout style makeover with perfect results and so much better than any other image used as home video artwork out there.
Shame about the blood trickles as this can look really good on steelbooks if glossy.
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Mine arrived this morning... I love it! Thankfully the zero finish makes it quite smooth and classy looking, and the metallic shine on the blood is awesome. It's cool (and also quite unusual lol) to see such a clean spine too... no logos whatsoever - is that a first?
This gets top marks from me, even though I still would've preferred spot-gloss. Great effort from @eonedirect... now they just need to convince the studio to OK that Lost in Translation steelbook artwork so they can make dreams come true and rake in the moolah.
This gets top marks from me, even though I still would've preferred spot-gloss. Great effort from @eonedirect... now they just need to convince the studio to OK that Lost in Translation steelbook artwork so they can make dreams come true and rake in the moolah.
Mine arrived this morning... I love it! Thankfully the zero finish makes it quite smooth and classy looking, and the metallic shine on the blood is awesome. It's cool (and also quite unusual lol) to see such a clean spine too... no logos whatsoever - is that a first?
This gets top marks from me, even though I still would've preferred spot-gloss. Great effort from @eonedirect... now they just need to convince the studio to OK that Lost in Translation steelbook artwork so they can make dreams come true and rake in the moolah.
I agree with you on the zero finsh makes it smooth and to OK the lost in translation art but the rest...... Say whaaaat?
Kidding, each to their own
You like logos on spines?
Alrite smart arse another thing I agree with you about lol
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Must admit... that's the first time I've noticed/used it.Ha, clever
Never noticed the moony emoji before. That will no come into play a lot
You're too kind... I'm not that good looking.
Lol creepy
Looks like a pair of shaved balls
The Canadian Kill Bill steels had no logos on the spines.
I hate spines without logos almost as much as I hate front covers without titles. Both of those things instantly make a product look bootleg/unofficial/homemade/cheap to me. I usually assume people who like that kind of thing must not have been exposed to the proliferation of rank-amateur-designed bootleg videotapes, CDs, and DVDs in the 80s and 90s.
I hate spines without logos almost as much as I hate front covers without titles. Both of those things instantly make a product look bootleg/unofficial/homemade/cheap to me. I usually assume people who like that kind of thing must not have been exposed to the proliferation of rank-amateur-designed bootleg videotapes, CDs, and DVDs in the 80s and 90s.
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