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like it was mentioned before: this movie has no FSK rating, so they can index/ban this movie, which will be the case in 1-2 weeks.I'm waiting for a price drop. £21 and then gotta buy UK disc is a bit much at the moment
Thanks for sharing some light on the situation with that helpful post@BluSteel2012
It's not actually bound to happen that the film gets indexed. It could very well last until next year, it could happen tomorrow or it may even never happen, though the latter is rather unlikely. Usually it doesn't take too much time before an entitled institution is making a motion to the BPjM board.
Koch Media knew in advance the home cinema release of Headshot wouldn't receive a rating, but still took the risk to produce a steelbook which can potentially be pulled from (open!) sale - certainly a bold decision, in terms of cost-effectiveness considerations. From the point of view of a film and steelbook fan, they deserve nothing but praise, though. Instead of censoring the movie for a rating or not doing a pricey steelbook production run, they went all out. Kudos to them.
I'd too be interested to learn what happens with unsold stock if the movie in fact gets indexed. But as I wrote earlier in this thread already, I don't believe too many copies will be left unsold. Many stores in Germany did only get one or two copies, so I (still) assume the print run wasn't all too big to begin with. There also seems to be quite an interest, so maybe they won't even have to deal with unsold copies.
I feel I should also clarify that "indexed" doesn't mean it cannot be bought anymore at all. It's just restricted from sale in the public and in internet warehouses which don't feature an age verified area. So hypothetically, if Headshot gets indexed in maybe four weeks, and that lets Koch Media keep sitting on ... let's say ... 4-500 copies, they might pass them on to dedicated online or video stores, both which feature age-verifiable sections. Or they will sell the remaining stock in Austria, which doesn't have as strict a youth protection law as Germany.
Germanys rules and regulations never cease to confuse me!!
I think it's not as great as The Raid. Still it has got some amazingly choreographed action sequences, and it's pretty raw. Definitely a good watch, if you're into this kind of movies. @harry
My copy arrived yesterday, sadly it was damaged since amazon.de started to ship Steelbooks in a stupid envelope and no longer in the terrific Steelbookboxes. I hope my replacement will be ok.
Now I'm worried my copy will arrive damaged! And Amazon DE had the best shipping for steels...
Well I know I'm going to ENJOY it! Can't wait to see it!I think it's not as great as The Raid. Still it has got some amazingly choreographed action sequences, and it's pretty raw. Definitely a good watch, if you're into this kind of movies. @harry
I contacted them regarding a replacement and complained about their packaging, hopefully your's will be minty mint, LOVE your avatar btw....Now I'm worried my copy will arrive damaged! And Amazon DE had the best shipping for steels...
Thanks buddy! The GREAT @zesty made it for me!I contacted them regarding a replacement and complained about their packaging, hopefully your's will be minty mint, LOVE your avatar btw....
@bloodsnake007 I complained about the package. They promised me that it would not happen again. Anyway replacement arrived 2 days later in a small envelope but it was undamaged.
Glad your replacement arrived undamaged! I'm worried and dreading the arrival of my copy, I just know it'll be bad news!@bloodsnake007 I also requested a replacement and complained about the package. They promised me that it would not happen again and thanked me for my comments. Anyway replacement arrived 2 days later in a small envelope but it was undamaged. I really don't get why they chanced this. amazon.de had the best way for shipping Steelbooks, now you rarely get the boxes, especially on Pre-orders, they simply through them into an envelope, even when 2 or 3 Steelbooks are ordered together. Very disappointing.
But back to the Steelbook, it is very nice and the movie is great. Non-stop action, really cool fights. I wish they would make more like these.