Last Action Hero (4K+2D Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]

[UKCDJ]

Release date: June 28 July 19, 2021 (Collectors's Edition) - May 31 , 2021 (SteelBook Only)
Purchase links: Collector's Edition - SteelBook only (Pre-order on April 4, at 12 PM for Red Carpet, at 6 PM general sale - UK time)
Price: £49.99 (Collector's Edition) - £25.99 (SteelBook only)

Spoiler: Previous image for collector's edition

Spoiler

 

[Retro Parrot]

Yes
Matte finish

oh well, as long as the printing is bright and looks good I don’t mind matte.

 

[karl01]

oh well, as long as the printing is bright and looks good I don’t mind matte.

Its a really poor Matt finish i was disappointed

 

[Wally1988]

Its a really poor Matt finish i was disappointed

Glad i went for the US one

 

[Retro Parrot]

Tried and this was their non reply. God I ******* hate Zavvi.

Did you get your last action hero steelbook in the end?

 

[crib79]

Did you get your last action hero steelbook in the end?

Glad to say I did! The blue bar of doom changed to orange the day before dispatch. So panic over...until the next zavvi order

 

[Retro Parrot]

Glad to say I did! The blue bar of doom changed to orange the day before dispatch. So panic over...until the next zavvi order

Ahh nice. Glad to hear it. I just got a blue bar too. Just wondered. Thanks for that.

 

[Noodles]

Yes
Matte finish

 

[samdavies]

Scanavo EU obviously has some fetish for zero/matte recently. Yuck. The US glossy variant is better, but the original zavvi release kills both by a country mile as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Retro Parrot]

I don’t understand why we get different finishes on the same steelbook. Are Americans more worthy of a better finish? Typically we pay more for the same thing with a poorer finish. The steelbook should be the same no matter where it’s bought if it’s the same design.

 

[apsmith21]

I don’t understand why we get different finishes on the same steelbook. Are Americans more worthy of a better finish? Typically we pay more for the same thing with a poorer finish. The steelbook should be the same no matter where it’s bought if it’s the same design.

There is a factory in the USA as well as Europe. So there are two factors - studio reps are not the same between territories as well as how the movie is licensed in a country / region. And that also means what they are willing to do for a steelbook edition might vary and location obviously influences the decision.

It is not unheard of the global run to be created in one region - like Europe. for example and remember that it's also possible that costs come down (to a certain point) the more copies that are created / printed.

 

[Flloydo]

Glad I skipped this

 

[samdavies]

I don’t understand why we get different finishes on the same steelbook. Are Americans more worthy of a better finish? Typically we pay more for the same thing with a poorer finish. The steelbook should be the same no matter where it’s bought if it’s the same design.

As above, unfortunately the region literally makes all of the difference. A "world wide" design means nothing when it's shared between different scanavo manufacturing plants and different arms of the distributing studio who place the order.

It hasn't always been the way that the US finish is superior anyway. Actually, historically the EU has has far more exclusive releases than the US, or those that are heavily embossed. Its only been the past few years where we've had the short end.

 

[Stygian]

If people don't understand something and think everything should be the same then do something about it.

Do some research, contact the people in charge, find out the answers to your questions. There must be a reason for it. Then demand something be done about it.

Make things be the same!

Open your own movie studio, release your own movies and then release discs of those movies in your own SteelBooks.
Make them all the same in every country and make sure they are sold by every retailer in every country. Make sure there are enough copies for everybody on the planet or it won't be the same for everybody.

Can't afford to open your own studio? Get out there and find a way to get enough money to open your own studio. Find a way to make it so everybody can own their own studio and put out their own SteelBooks. It should be the same everywhere!

Look in the mirror and make that change! Then you'll never have to say "I don't understand..." ever again!

You can do it if you... you just have to...you just gotta put your mind...

Or not.

 

[samdavies]

 

[paulboland]

 

[tha_lunatic]

limitation wh0re @DMD4k

 

[Noodles]

Nice touch! Numbered certs always make LE sets feel more legit IMO.

 

[tha_lunatic]

i will pick up my copy later today... have to pay vat
first zavvi order since months and the crap continues

 

[djjez83]

i will pick up my copy later today... have to pay vat
first zavvi order since months and the crap continues

No problem for rich guys like you

 

[tha_lunatic]

No problem for rich guys like you