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I like the way I was slated on the Avengers thread for suggesting £33 was overpriced for a 4K steelbook and yet this is being criticised for being overpriced at £30.
BTW I'm not disagreeing, I feel £30 is still overpriced especially as the regular 4K disc is £20.
If this was £25, I would be all over it!!!
Might pre-order in the hope it does drop, and if not, then I'll cancel.
Personally I think you are right - both this and Avengers: IW 4K are way too expensive. I think retailers are testing the water here to see what they can get away with just because of the "fancy" new format included. There's never been a better time to vote with your wallets.
The key difference is that I'm not forced into buying the expensive 4K version with Infinity War - but I AM with this release .
I feel your pain - I really liked this film and was so pleased to see a steelbook, but I just feel if I give in and pay £30 I'm giving them licence to think it's ok, so I should stick with the amaray for £20
Decisions, decisions!!
I feel your pain - I really liked this film and was so pleased to see a steelbook, but I just feel if I give in and pay £30 I'm giving them licence to think it's ok, so I should stick with the amaray for £20 !
Like all art...it's subjective.Completely agree with you, and I think this release and justice league are the straws that broke the camels back. The past year has seen a fast decline in the quality of steelbook releases, terrible artwork, poor screenings, lacklustre colours, no side titles, no front titles, random pop art, lack of debossing or embossing, and awful finishes, exacerbated by price hikes where steelbook have risen to almost double the price point.
Retailers haven't failed to notice steelbook collectors paying a higher price point for releases from kimchi, manta lab and blu fans, and are now pushing their luck to see what they can get away with.
Point is, those manufacturers produce high end, glossy, debossed/embossed, quality steelbook said with art booklets, lenticular slipcase, pet slips, stickers and a range of extras. With standard bland steelbooks now creeping quickly towards those prices despite having NONE of this, I just refuse to support it and ENABLE it.
I loved this film, I thought it was great, but as a steelbook collector for many many years, and with my focus being the standard blu ray and 3D, I have no need for the 4K disc, and the artwork on the amarays the past year has been far superior, so why would I pay double for bland artwork 'just because it's metal'.
I'm actually ashamed and embarrassed for myself looking through my collection to just how many steelbooks I have purchased that have had terrible artwork, but because I'm a steelbook collector I opted for that version over the amaray version. What the hell was I thinking? How much money have I wasted on subpar releases just for the sake of them being in a metal case? I shudder to think.
I've made a rule with myself that I will only purchase steels that truly feel like the 'premium definitive' release a film deserves now. I will not enable more cheap skate poorly designed fodder to grace my shelves because it just enables studios to continue ploughing out this rubbish. Such a shame for such a great film.
Like all art...it's subjective.
I really hope the studios are continuing to deliver steelbooks with this kind of great art