Ever buy a "bad" movie just because it's a SteelBook™?

[digitalbabe]

So fess up-has there been a time when you've been seduced by the art of the Steelbook, but really didn't like the flick?

Examples? Chime in and have fun!
DB

 

[BluRayJunkie]

LOL!

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[Nightowl]

That's why it's called an addiction and I'm afraid I've been bit. I was just a casual buyer until Dec. and I've managed to pick up 23 in the last couple of months.

Ya, I'm hooked, too. I have bought some Steels that I otherwise might not purchase if they weren't Steels, but I haven't bought any movies that I have zero interest in or despise. Yet.

 

[rhyder]

now when you own 3 of the same movie you've been bit ... and when you own 6 you've been stung, and when you have to have every single one when the artwork isnt even different .... well, then you've been "Crashed"

LOL

It's a relief to know I haven't even been "bit" yet.


No I don't buy movies I don't like just because they are steelbooks. They'd have to be an exceptionally nice steelbook for me to bite.

- Twilight New Moon (BB). I totally dislike this movie but I just couldn't resist an embossed steel at such an affordable price.
- Death Race and 10,000BC (DE) were so-so movies for me that I wouldn't have bought if it weren't for the debossing (Death Race) and the cracked lacquer effect (10,000BC).

 

[starryeyes]

You're just playing catch up is all, no need to worry yet ... now when you own 3 of the same movie you've been bit ... and when you own 6 you've been stung, and when you have to have every single one when the artwork isnt even different .... well, then you've been "Crashed"

Well I guess I still have alot of catching up to do.

 

[Sigill]

I have bought a couple of movies that were decent but nothing special just for the steelbook. If they were in a standard case i don't think i would have bought them. I haven't bought any i don't like yet!

 

[starryeyes]

LOL

It's a relief to know I haven't even been "bit" yet.


No I don't buy movies I don't like just because they are steelbooks. They'd have to be an exceptionally nice steelbook for me to bite.

- Twilight New Moon (BB). I totally dislike this movie but I just couldn't resist an embossed steel at such an affordable price.
- Death Race and 10,000BC (DE) were so-so movies for me that I wouldn't have bought if it weren't for the debossing (Death Race) and the cracked lacquer effect (10,000BC).

Well I have quite a few that I said I would never replace on blu because I was happy with the dvd but when the steelbooks came out especially the recent Alliance & Warner Bros. steels that were cheap, that promise kind of went out the window. I said to myself I would only replace the Sci-fi's or my absolute favourites but I've said bye-bye to that idea a long time ago. Now I do have some steels that I bought in which I like the movie but probably would never buy unless it was dirt cheap that is until the steel came out. Kick-ass and Inglourious Basterds for example, both good movies but ones I didn't feel I needed to buy until I saw the steel.

 

[ocielz]

SKYLINE!!!!! but its a nice steelbook!!!

and G.I. JOE, i like the steel though.

 

[digitalbabe]

Ahaha, Ocielz-still trying to ignore that Skyline is debossed. The movie was awful, imo-must resist, must resist, LOL

 

[ocielz]

Ahaha, Ocielz-still trying to ignore that Skyline is debossed. The movie was awful, imo-must resist, must resist, LOL

but its soooo beautiful!!!!!
not the movie

 

[tono06]

but its soooo beautiful!!!!!
not the movie

he's right DB lol

 

[digitalbabe]

Yeah, yeah, I see you egging me on...LOL...

 

[tono06]

what friends are for eh?

 

[ocielz]

Yeah, yeah, I see you egging me on...LOL...

buy it but dont open it

 

[Colombianlove41]

Yeah, yeah, I see you egging me on...LOL...

Do it! Do it!

 

[surfury]

This addiction is killing me !! but there are some movies, especially the multi buys where I wonder "why did I buy that"; sitting on 3 spare Twilight Saga's (keeper, watcher and 3 spare) also a couple of cheap Wofman as well; and whilst not such a bad movie, it's a "put-brain-in-neutral" movie, I have so many different versions of Resident Evil: Afterlife, and Sony had cheek to use same box and artwork on all of them.
So far only have single sealed copies of Karate Kid and 10,000BC.

 

[funkydamo]

for me a film has to be terrible (and i mean truly offensively awful) for me not to own it. purely on account that i might want to watch it again at some point. sometimes a film can seem better years later.
i think though even a terrible film might stay in my collection if its a steelbook.
so far the only films that i have deemed so poor as not to own are the tyson movie (not even a movie. just tyson talking over himself. didnt understand it, and found it so mind numbing i switched it off), and a couple of cheesey looking chick flicks, which i might yet get again.
so terrible films on steel? well, i have to say, i thought wolfman was ok, and 2012 i enjoyed. not watched 10,000bc yet. ive heard the spirit is poor not seen it yet.
and human centipede i enjoyed to an extent too.

 

[Shanester]

I thaught Wanted wasn't very good but I ended buying the UK steelbook anyway

 

[funkydamo]

I thaught Wanted wasn't very good but I ended buying the UK steelbook anyway

really? i quite enjoyed it. i suppose i never expect too much from graphic novel translations, so i dont get let down. i thought wanted was a pretty good effort, with strong characers and and a decent enough plot.
each to thier own i guess.
its often funny to discover somebodies favourite films, and for them to be films that you find dull/boring/poorly made etc.

off the top of my head, my favourite films are probably butterfly effect, back to the future trilogy, robocop, braveheart, troy and kick ass. i bet theres plenty of folk out there who find all of those poor films

 

[Shanester]

really? i quite enjoyed it. i suppose i never expect too much from graphic novel translations, so i dont get let down. i thought wanted was a pretty good effort, with strong characers and and a decent enough plot.
each to thier own i guess.
its often funny to discover somebodies favourite films, and for them to be films that you find dull/boring/poorly made etc.

off the top of my head, my favourite films are probably butterfly effect, back to the future trilogy, robocop, braveheart, troy and kick ass. i bet theres plenty of folk out there who find all of those poor films

I need to watch it again someday might have a different opinion. My biggest beef was Angelina. I usually love her but in this film she looked really thin and gaunt looking for some reason

 

[ocielz]

+1 on Julie being too Damn skinny!!!! I liked Wanted but Julie was struggling to lift up the weapons!!!!