Hero (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Amazon.ca Exclusive) [Canada]

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Release date: November 05, 2013
Purchase link: Amazon.ca
Price: 22.23$
Notes: Glossy finish and inside artwork

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Pictures of actual SteelBook courtesy of ajninfedih:

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[rodtp]

This steel looks very cool. I'm getting it for sure!

 

[SaberTooth]

This cover is a little disappointing IMO. too bad.

Its a great film tho. Got Donnie Yen in it too as the dude with the spear he fights in the rain. Bought.

 

[filmwizard]

beautiful steelbook for a stunning film would look lovely next to my Crouching Tiger steel & House Of Flying Daggers metalpack

 

[rj531]

hoping for debossed title on this one..

 

[tridon]

This is probably my favourite out of this wave of SteelBooks. I love this film, so I may end up picking this one up one day.

 

[GenPion]

If there is some embossing/debossing I might get this if it looks good with actual pics of the item. Otherwise, it's a pass. Still waiting on a deluxe edition with all of the making-of content, the extended edition, and lossless original-language audio...

 

[svenning]

Great movie, but I'm not loving the artwork. Not very original.

 

[nexor]

Hoping to add this to my collection. Does anyone know why Amazon.ca's listing has "Hros" in the title?

 

[godapol]

Missing 'e' for the french title "HEROS"

 

[nexor]

Missing 'e' for the french title "HEROS"

Aaah ok! Thank you!

 

[EzyRich]

the one i want the most(if the steel pleases me enough)
no chance of a new master i assume?

Highly unlikely. 'Hero' has had a problematic history on DVD and Blu-ray.
Until now, all Blu-ray transfers look thick and saturated. The Spanish Sony transfer is different, but bottom line it's not better than the Miramax.

And the audio ..... the Miramax DTS-HD Master is only for the English dub, not for Mandarin (as this is 640 kbps at 5.1). This is the same for the Spanish Sony edition; the 'Dutch Filmworks' edition is one of the few editions that does have a DTS-HD Master for the original Chinese Mandarin audio.

Sadly, the extended version (+ 10 min) was never released on Blu-ray.

I do not have high expectations on the video transfer. Hopefully Alliance will give us at least the DTS-HD Master for the Chinese Mandarin audio track.

 

[write2koh]

The blu-ray needs to offer top video and audio quality or it will be injustice to all the beautiful scenes and sound effects.

Just me, I think the two orange patches spoil the cover.

Cheers,

 

[frankgranata]

Will be grabbing a few copies

 

[kron]

I was afraid they'd use this art, too much black. There is some great alternative art work around they could have used but it always seems to be this. I suppose a glossy finish might redeem it.

 

[movieknight]

Price Drop

Price has dropped to $18.68 on Amazon.ca:

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00FXCJVGO/?tag=hidefnin0b-20

 

[mmcvey]

Anybody have good pics of this one yet?

 

[ajninfedih]

Glossy and finger print magnet.

 

[ocielz]

This is the One to get out of all the wave!!!!

 

[thebard]

Oooh... I might have to get that...

 

[ajninfedih]

This is the One to get out of all the wave!!!!

Yes I think it the best one. Pictures don't really do it justice. The back art is stunning and looks like a painting.
I would say that Terminator 2 is second best in this wave.