I'm very new to this forum. I am NOT new to collecting movies at all, but I am relatively new to the "boutique label" game. I definitely care about the movie first and foremost, which is why I only buy movies I actually want to watch and all my purchases are open. That said, I love the designs and packaging of some of the great releases from Plain Archive, KimchiDVD, etc. I happily spend a premium for these products, and then pay sometimes expensive shipping to the US.
I'm just curious if there's a particular reason that the really awesome releases mostly seem to come out of South Korea and Czech Republic. Ultimately, I just wonder why there isn't a US company that does what FilmArena or Plain Archive does. I'd imagine a significant number of their purchases come from the US.
Even though they're not as "ultimate" as the full slip Steelbook release we see from those companies, the UK has a ton of beautiful Steelbook releases, far more than the US.
It's just something I've always wondered about.
I'm just curious if there's a particular reason that the really awesome releases mostly seem to come out of South Korea and Czech Republic. Ultimately, I just wonder why there isn't a US company that does what FilmArena or Plain Archive does. I'd imagine a significant number of their purchases come from the US.
Even though they're not as "ultimate" as the full slip Steelbook release we see from those companies, the UK has a ton of beautiful Steelbook releases, far more than the US.
It's just something I've always wondered about.