Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Blufans Exclusive #45) [China]

[andrewmacattack]

Release date: 1/4 edition only - this month (September)
https://shop.hidefninja.com/product...ay-3d-2d-blufans-1-4-slip?variant=42410166469
Notes: WEA, embossed and full gloss. 2D+3D.
Group Buy: hosted by cooey
1/4 slip - Very limited quantity, to be sold via the HDN store at a random time on September 9
1/4 slip + One Click - HERE
One Click - Ultimate Edition - Lenticular - Full Slip

One Click - $197
Double Lenti - $70
Single Lenti - $65
Full Slip - $64

 

[neo]

Just seen another update from BF on Facebook...

Something to do with a recent trip by Disney to Blufans maybe !? Disney/Marvel micro managing ? Looking forward to the artwork as regards the lenti's ? Maybe we should find a ship, drop anchor in international waters, and start turning out our own steelbook's with art chosen by Ninjas !

 

[Noodles]

Something to do with a recent trip by Disney to Blufans maybe !? Disney/Marvel micro managing ? Looking forward to the artwork as regards the lenti's ? Maybe we should find a ship, drop anchor in international waters, and start turning out our own steelbook's with art chosen by Ninjas !

I'm there! Save me a seat on the ship.

 

[lgans316]

Once again, we have seen so many Disney Steels released by Zavvi with such random artwork but they were mostly not expensive with gloss finish and embossing. So sad that the backside cannot be changed on this edition.

 

[lights]

The back art is actually poster artwork which was used in Japan. Perhaps it would look better if the spine was neutral and didn't match the front fully.

 

[matthewtheunicorn]

I understand the back is genuine artwork so this is not a gripe with blufans... but the back makes little sense without the match being lit? The joke being how clueless and potentially damaging baby groot is, implying a catastrophic event but without the match being lit, it makes little sense to me

 

[HOBBS]

Wonder why they didn't continue the art all around the steelbook like they did for the GOTG 1 steelbook. That's odd.

 

[Punker76]

Very sad there seems to be no budging on that rear art, it's just jarring.

 

[Maximus15]

I don't like the back art either just because of the consistancy in colours But will still get, its blufans afterall!

 

[neo]

The back art is actually poster artwork which was used in Japan. Perhaps it would look better if the spine was neutral and didn't match the front fully.

Maybe the reason this art was changed in Japan has something to do with "atomic bomb's" and baby groot pressing the button !? That's fine for Japan, but what about the rest of us ? Blufans abit too close to Japan maybe, who knows ? Disney is very sensitive about these thing's ! Still think its a shame blufans were forced to use this art !?

 

[Robsonmonkey]

I've just literally clicked on now

Groot...Dynamite

Was there any dynamite in the film

 

[Flloydo]

The film was dynamite

Maybe it's a metaphor

 

[Robsonmonkey]

The film was dynamite

Maybe it's a metaphor

 

[DJHilalo]

I actually quite like the back artwork and have no issues with it whatsoever, why U All so SERIOUS???

 

[AlienKing]

The film was dynamite

Maybe it's a metaphor

 

[Flloydo]

I was taking the p*ss anyway

 

[Robsonmonkey]

I was taking the p*ss anyway

Lies :3

 

[Flloydo]

Lies :3

Well the film is amazing but I wouldn't use dynamite to describe it (usually) and I don't think it's a metaphor

I genuinely can't work out why they created it with groot holding a match over dynamite and I don't remember that happening so god knows what the reason behind it is

 

[Jhadur]

Now I don't understand all this "I don't remember that happening in the film" talk about the back image for the steel. Personally I don't remember the "strike a pose" event from the front image being in the film either but no one has said anything about that.
Both images are promotional art used for the movie by the studio, not sure what else there is to say.

 

[dLux]

Now I don't understand all this "I don't remember that happening in the film" talk about the back image for the steel. Personally I don't remember the "strike a pose" event from the front image being in the film either but no one has said anything about that.
Both images are promotional art used for the movie by the studio, not sure what else there is to say.

Well the front is just on all the characters,. and they were all in the film, in space, clearly reflecting the movie.
Groot with a match and a ton of dynamite however, was never in the movie nor was it ever reflected in the movie or has any place in the movie either for that matter. So the backside makes no sense at all, except for Groot not being so smart, which they could have illustrated much better.

 

[matthewtheunicorn]

Now I don't understand all this "I don't remember that happening in the film" talk about the back image for the steel. Personally I don't remember the "strike a pose" event from the front image being in the film either but no one has said anything about that.
Both images are promotional art used for the movie by the studio, not sure what else there is to say.

I think the key difference, is the front cover is obviously an abstraction. A stylised conglomerate of key parts of the film to quickly summarise the film.

The back artwork however, looks like a still. It's basically just depicting an action. And not only is not depicting an action like striking a pose or firing a gun, it's depicting a very specific event. Groot standing atop dynamite with a match? Although we understand it's significance, the event isn't as standard as holding a sword, when we see the poster, it almost demands context.

Although I see where you're coming from, and my biggest critique with the back certainly isn't it's absence from the film, I can't help but feel it's a little odd.