Ok...
I've decided (reluctantly) to get this one.
Firstly there's somewhat of a contradicition right there so...
a) Why buy it?
and
b) Why the reluctance in buying it?
I will buy it because I already own the HMV CA, the Zavvi 1st release CA, the Zavvi lenti magnet release CA and finally the Blufans fullslip lenti release.
I would quite like a kimchi release of this as I have kimchi Iron Man lenti and the rest may follow, making yet another nice little collection within a collection.
On top of that, I like the images that have been used... but hold that thought, not HOW they have been used.
So why the reluctance? Pretty much like most of you on here that dislikes how they have done the rear artwork. i think the front is fine and the star on caps chest
is a good contrast in cutting off the shield at the bottom. You don't really need to see two stars here, and the image itself I have seen loads of times before, and it works
and I like the pose that Cap is doing. The background is fine as it makes Cap stand out more. Don't forget this film is showcasing his first outing in the MCU and it is called
'Captain America: The first Avenger' so this image should be about him and make him stand out sticking a spotlight on him.
Now then, the rear artwork... as mentioned on here previously, the scale of it isn't right when comparing it to the front. The example shown on here would have been far better imo.
Again, you have the spotlight on Cap and nothing else and you have the american colours there too. So why, oh why, have they decided to cut off the legs? No idea, but I'm going to
suspend what I can see (and what I have read on here) and ignore the phrase "cut off legs" and simply pretend that he is standing or walking in a trench!
Overall it isn't the best design I have seen and by no means isn't the worst either, and way back I missed out on getting a Cap Blufans quarter slip to showcase that work of art,
but I think I will pick me up a copy as most initial opinions on here cast negativity (and rightfully so, it is subjective afterall) but when the final product does roll out it tends to be much
nicer than what people predicted. I'm probably less disappointed in the artwork itself and more disappointed in the fact that it is a kimchi release. If this was Zavvi I think we would probably
be praising it! Haha!