Le Grand Bleu (1988) (aka The Big Blue) (Blu-ray SteelBook) (KimchiDVD Exclusive #2) [Korea]

[biscuitnoir]

Le Grand Bleu (Blu-ray SteelBook) (KimchiDVD Exclusive #2) [Korea]
Release date: {param} October 30th, 2013
Price: $44.99
Purchase links:
Lenticular Version (Sold-out)
Quarter Slip Version (Sold-out)

Specs:
Size: Blu-Ray Steelbook (G2)
Discs: 2 (Theater Cut on disc #1, Extended Cut on disc #2)
Region Free: Yes
Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Korean

Limited edition features:
Limited to 2000
Available outside KimchiDVD: No
Numbered: Yes (numbers to be given randomly)
Exclusive Sticker: Yes
Exclusive contents: Artcard with dolphin holder for the ALL copies.
Extras items: Photo Cards or Booklet (TBC)
Slipcover: Quarter Slip to Match the Artwork of the Steelbook/Lenticular Slipcover (2 versions of the release will be offer
Special Treatment: Debossed Title and Hyper-Gloss Finish on 90% artwork confirmed
Per Choi: Only debossed title, No border

List of Kimchidvd Exclusive SteelBook Editions

* Lenticular Edition (1500 limited)
View attachment 40435

* Quarter Slip Edition (500 limited)
View attachment 40436

Final Artwork:

Old infos:

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Oct. 16 Update:

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(Big thanks to Choi!!!)

Kimchi just confirmed that last pre-order will start at 21st Oct. 20:00 PM (Korea Time)
Click here for International hours

- 1/4 and lenticular will be available too
- 1/4 slip is less than 50 copies, please be hurry to grasp one if you like to add in your collection

August 9 Update:

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Important Announcement here.

Due to Thanks giving day(biggest holiday in Asia), some color adjustment on artwork (more bright tons and saturation etc) and remove title on the back (not front) raised from feedback of HDN ninja's opinion.

Last friday scanavo told Kimchidvd to delay the final shipment of product.
Estimated release date has to be changed as Middle of October or End of October.

due to cancellation of LGB order in Kimchi, Kimchi will re-open the pre-order for rest of quantity around 16th September or later day (it will be announced soon)

Please kindly understand the delay for adjusting steelbook looks even better and manufacturing issue in scanavo.

I will share the steelbook sample picture as soon as it arrive in Kimchi, might be around final week of September (Steelbook & lenticular)

Mod, Please update release date in OP

Thanks

June 19th Update:

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Updated artwork and info from Kimchi:
Front/back:

Inside:

Infos:
Coating: Hyper-gloss
Embossed/Debossed: Debossed Title (Le Grand Bleu)
Special treatment: Special request for ocean-blue color

July 1st update:

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The steelbook will be offered in TWO versions:

1) 1500 units with a lenticular slipcover;
2) 500 units with a quarter slipcover;

All 2000 copies will be offered with the numbered card.

All copies will be individually numbered: 1-1500 for the lenticular version, 1-500 for the quarter slip version.

First shots of the releases will be presented in the next few days.

Pre-order will go live July 8th 9:00 AM Korea time (Monday July 7th 12:00AM GMT, 8:00PM EST, 5:00PM PST).

Pre-Order Price (for the first 3 days): $41.99 (regular price is $44.99).

Pre-Order Quantity: 250 copies for the quarter slip version, 500 copies for the lenticular slipcover version.

July 3rd update:

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Slipcover pictures!

Quarter slipcover front and back:

Lenticular slipcover front and back:

1st pre-order info: (ended)

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Special Pre-Order Session:
July 8th 9:00 AM Korea time (Sunday July 7th 12:00AM GMT, 8:00PM EST, 5:00PM PST)
Promotional pre-order price: $41.99

2nd pre-order info: (ended)

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Major update from Choi 7/13/2013: [Mod. Edit: PLEASE READ]

Today I officially announced the pre-order date & time for 2nd round
as I said before, Kimchi will fix pre-order date & time based on UK time zone.

London (United Kingdom - England) Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 13:00:00 BST UTC+1 hour
Seoul (South Korea) Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 21:00:00 KST UTC+9 hours
Vancouver (Canada - British Columbia) Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 05:00:00 PDT UTC-7 hours
New York (U.S.A. - New York) Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 08:00:00 EDT UTC-4 hours
Paris (France) Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 14:00:00 CEST UTC+2 hours
Corresponding UTC (GMT) Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 12:00:00

-1x copy per slipcover (2x copies for slipcover was sold out too fast like 7 min, That's why kimchi put more restriction for quarter slip release)
-5x copies per lenticular

here is technical problem solved so far

after you pay via paypal, you will automatically return to main page of kimchidvd and you can go to order page to check if your order is completed.

(previous kimchi, does not provide automatic payment completed by paypal, only kimchi handle one by one to complete order by manually matched with paypal transaction. it's kind of big burden and many problem happened)

and another announcement for shipping

Small packet is removed, K-packet applied for all of item sold in kimchidvd
K-packet is slightly expensive than small packet but there is lots of benefits

- Printed slip with tracking number
- End-to-End tracking with delivery confirmation (No lost shipment)
- Reasonable cost than EMS
- generally takes 5-15 days (EMS: 5-10 days, Small packet 15 -35 days)

but some member are curious why kimchidvd changed shipping method

From T2 kimchi release, Kimchi handled more than 1,000 box to ship out to post office KR, this is a big volume of post office KR to handle only for one store.

so post office does not allow kimchi to accept small packet any more
and asked kimchi to change K-packet rather than small packet due to too many package in one or two day.

after changed of k-packet, pack & shipping process is much more faster than small packet and very reliable shipping method in terms of tracking.

even now, some of member did not received T2 kimchi after shipping process done at 26th June because no tracking available for small packet.

1 or 2 steelbook for shipping charge between small packet & k-packet is only difference around 2$

please kindly understand kr post office policy for massive volume of shipment like over 1,000 boxes and more powerful tracking for lost shipment protection.

Thanks

Update #2 7/10/2013 from Choi:

1x limit per order for 1/4
5x limit per order for lenticular

Last first batch was

2x limit per order for 1/4
5x limit per order for lenticular

 

[Choi Chungkwon]

IMO, this steelbook would be better without embossed dolphins ... not all artworks are made for embossing ....

No embossing dolphins (confirmed)

embossing on the steelbook means it must has embossed edge like T2

only debossing Title only and gloss 90%+ (hyper gloss) and special treatment on blue color paint on front & back artwork to look like shining ocean.

and more more more feature will be given on this titles

the detail specification and packaging will be updated in OP soon.

 

[Steelknight47]

No embossing dolphins (confirmed)

embossing on the steelbook means it must has embossed edge like T2

only debossing Title only and gloss 90%+ (hyper gloss) and special treatment on blue color paint on front & back artwork to look like shining ocean.

and more more more feature will be given on this titles

the detail specification and packaging will be updated in OP soon.

Embossed dolphins sounded undoubtedly badass. That was the highlight of the steel, unique embossing is a win in my book. Though, the embossed borders has been done so much it has lost its appeal, for me at least.

I'm still looking forward to the steelbook.
KimchiDVD knows their stuff.

I have watched it! And the film actually sank deep into me that I wanted so much to watch it again on blu-ray. I kept waiting for an American release until I couldn't wait I grabbed the French release at a low price only last year.

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Cool bro, not necessarily my kind of movie.
I still will buy the steelbook, because it is getting five-star treatment.
I guess it's one of those cases where the steelbook has to be bought regardless of the movie. KimchiDVD is just that good.

 

[adrenaline78]

Embossed dolphins sounded undoubtedly badass. That was the highlight of the steel, unique embossing is a win in my book. Though, the embossed borders has been done so much it has lost its appeal, for me at least.

Well.. the embossed borders are done so the wording and anything else that is embossed inside the steel isn't sticking out any farther than the borders.. The last thing collectors would want is the embossed part being farther out and rubbing on everything. The embossed image would be full of chips/scuffs if that was the case.



if we really want to get into semantics.. 99% of all embossing is actually debossing, as the template is pressed onto the steel, instead of being pressed from what would be the inside.

 

[fishcp2]

I couldn't find this info here on the thread, nor on their website: do they ship outside Korea? And is there any way to read their website in English?

 

[karl01]

Embossed border a big no dont think it will have a effect on the original now!! there trying to hard to better it and failing it would be much better just left plain with a gloss finish. This steel will fail.

 

[Real Steel]

Maybe a redesigned artwork will be better. Perhaps a single embossed dolphin on a shining sea blue background? But this movie is too cold to generate a high level of interest. I won't pay a high price just for the numbering.

The bar is already set so high with their exclusive #1. Matching it will be difficult for a long time. Coming close to it will be good enough.

 

[funkeule]

I want it to go live right now.

 

[IdeaOfEvil]

I know nothing about this movie, and only just read about it being one of the rarest steels ever made.

I won't buy it because of it's grail potential or because I have an interest in the film itself, but I'll gladly support Kimchi and I plan on collecting all of the exclusive #'s they release.

 

[pi2loc]

Personally, I see this is a complete attempt at cashing in on a grail, and nothing more. The film is average at best, and I can't imagine anyone is actually after this other than for grail purposes. So I guess on that level it delivers.

Appreciate I don't have to buy it (and I won't be), but this is just... nah. Not for me.

Exactly.

 

[aufdringlich]

UTB, it might be truth, such as Terminator, that also had a holy grail behind. But kimchidvd and Choi have done so much for their costumers, that i don't see anyone else do. That's a huge difference. Let them take some "easy" money now, it's their beggining. Third exclusive, has never been release before. That's what we want! And from that day on, keep the exclusives like that, kimchidvd! Take the damn risk.

 

[SlyFondle]

Embossed border a big no dont think it will have a effect on the original now!! there trying to hard to better it and failing it would be much better just left plain with a gloss finish. This steel will fail.

Nobody has said it's got an embossed border. Choi said that if there was embossing on the front it would have to have a border, but there is no embossing, only debossing of the title.

 

[Kurgen1975]

Who do i have to bribe to get copy number 1 of this?

 

[Henge86]

When will this go live and do you know if they ship to uk ?

 

[aufdringlich]

They ship WW and it's already sold out.

 

[Antman]

They ship WW and it's already sold out.

Not live yet

@ntman©®

 

[aufdringlich]

Ops, wrong thread. U're right! I was thinking about Terminator! :$

Sorry. But first posts information:

Pre-Order: Starts Early July.

 

[karl01]

Nobody has said it's got an embossed border. Choi said that if there was embossing on the front it would have to have a border, but there is no embossing, only debossing of the title.

Incorrect he as stated that it will have a border

 

[tuffeerik]

"No embossing dolphins (confirmed)

embossing on the steelbook means it must has embossed edge like T2

only debossing Title only and gloss 90%+ (hyper gloss) and special treatment on blue color paint on front & back artwork to look like shining ocean".

 

[SlyFondle]

Incorrect he as stated that it will have a border

Incorrect, he has stated that there is no embossing. See the quote helpfully reposted by tuffeerik

 

[tuffeerik]

What Choi is saying is that it is confirmed that there will be no embossing of the dolphin.

The edge of the steelbook would have to be embossed in order to emboss anything on the steelbook.

Only the title will be embossed.

Since he is saying that the border would have to be embossed in order to emboss anything else on the steelbook, i guess this means the border will be embossed as the title will be embossed?!