The Handmaiden (Blu-ray SteelBook) [Korea]

Feb 1, 2012
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Netherlands
Release date: July 30, 2018
Purchase links: Plainarchive: Quarter Slip - Full Slip Type A - Full Slip Type B - Triple Pack
Also available at: Novamedia | Yesasia | Kimchidvd
Price: $41.79 (Quarter Slip) - $49.49 (Type A) - $47.29 (Type B) - $132.29 (Triple Pack)
Notes: Steelbook has full gloss finish.

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I have to admit I’ve never heard of the movie but the Steelbook artwork is great, it could look special with the right treatment. I’m not a huge fan of the slips though, I expect something a little more artistic from Plain Archive.
 
Ordered type B from Nova, pretty high price btw not sure exactly why, but I just must have this, and steelbook is gorgeous!
 
Honestly, it's nothing special and is fairly similar to the German one in terms of box design, only ours is flimsy card.

Here's some photos I found on a random blog...

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Yeah, I love the UK Special Edition. These are fine, and if they'd come out before the UK I would've jumped on them. But we also don't know the subtitle situation yet (UK has different colors for Japanese and Korean dialogue). Full Slip B is the best but I don't love it. Just seems a little lazy overall, compared to PA Exclusives and the UK SE. The disc art is probably my favorite aspect of this release.
 
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My gripe is that the Korean title calligraphy should be bigger and a more classy vertical scroll instead of looking like a translated subtitle to the English title.

As in this:
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Nova's site is crazy right now...tried to order slip A and had cheapest shipping at $30 +...tried again and shipping is at 1,000000. I'll try again later probably be a Billion.

You probably try to order more editions so the package is above 2kg and for such the cheapest option K-packet is not possible, that´s why such a crazy amount, I had the same thing as I tried to order both A + B, but A is probably very heavy thanks to that book inside so I just went with B in the end.
 
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Quarter Slip looks nice, but unavailable (for the moment?) currently... full slip b will do, i guess

1/4 slip is still available at YesAsia.

Agree with some these aren't jawdropping but I went with Type A because I guessed with the book it would go first (and has on PA site thus far at least, still avilable elsewhere) and then since I only realy wanted a digipack release I went with one of those as well.
 
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