artwork will ALWAYS be the most important factor when it comes to special 'collectors' editions of films be it digipacks, digibooks or steelbooks. so finish cant help terrible art choices.
as far as i'm concerned we'll only have seen progress when steelbooks consistently use excellent art. and by my count its over a years worth of bad art choices. so we're getting the wrong kind of consistency.
I'll never stop collecting steelbooks. but over the past year or so i've purchased only a select few (as opposed to buying 90%+ of them in the past)
I think this steelbook backs me up perfectly. the front and inside are beautiful, a beauty enhanced by a great finish. however the back KILLS IT. and no gloss finish can help it. and as with 90% of the steelbooks of the past year i'll never buy it. cause its not good enough.
lets face it consistent art from front to back with a dull matte finish would be better than this glossy mess. we need to get our priorities right, worry about the art first, the finish can come later.
