Life of Pi (2D+3D Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]

[snooloui]

Release date: December 8th, 2014
Purchase link: Life of Pi
Price: £19.99
Notes: Limited to 3,000 copies. Matte finish

Spoiler

 

[Kizza]

Lol wasnt the original steel released last year?

What is the point with this one haha. FOX probably have left over stock from last years release so they thought they would release it again minus the lenti.

 

[dLux]

Drop the friggin 3D logo already -.-
Don't have the movie as a steel but im not going for that printed 3D crap, cant stand it.

 

[bigdavehopes]

I swear this is the same steelbook I have on my shelf...except mine has a lenticular magnet

Very strange choice in my opinion

 

[blu78]

I'm fine with my Amazon.co.uk version with the lenticular. The colors on this should be bright and almost metallic if it's anything like the Amazon one.

 

[blu-steel]

Zavvi agrees to pay more for the rights so it is not Fox who is deciding this. I expect zavvi to lose money on this wave as they will be forced to sell at a loss as people already have this one from when it was first released with a lenticular.

 

[schrute farms]

This one doesn't look debossed either.

 

[STEELBOOKJUNKIE]

Why? Got mine with the lenti, Zavvi are taking the p*** now with theses releases, not even new artwork?

 

[Lester]

 

[justhedudeman]

Nice steelbook! I like the style.

 

[paulboland]

I always thought that the retailer pays for the exclusives since it brings in more customers.

They get offered an exclusive by the Studio and agree to take all 3000 Stock if they say no then Fox decide to go with a general wide release or try another retailer if their interested or not bother with a release

With Zavvi been the main retailer for steelbooks in the UK they most likely will get asked first
But if its a very popular title then you would see a retailer do a deal to get it over another retailer a good example been James Bond Skyfall

They don't pay for the exclusive as such but agree to take all the stock unless its a big release then its a different matter to get an exclusive

If Fox decide to go with a general release then they are the ones taking the risk as they will depend on orders from all retailers so its more suitable for them to try get a retailer to go with an exclusive so if it don't sell well its the retailer left with unsold stock not Fox

Some releases yes its Zavvi approaching the studio for an exclusive but with the recent increase in steelbook popularity its now the film studios deciding to do a steelbook

 

[extantsrevenge]

I guess after some time the studios simply want to reprint everything. Why a Wave in which every Movie already had a UK Steelbook. And than they release Movies like Thelma & Louise, The Descent 2 and others only in futurepak format, I really don`t understand. Can`t see these titles selling well, but who knows.

 

[howiesteed]

If it gets cheap I might a load of them

 

[bradipolpo]

I'l buy it after a great price drop

 

[lgans316]

I believe Fox re released this with French text and printed back in France few months back and many thought it looked good and even bought it for €15 plus postage

 

[blu-steel]

The one in france has a lenticular just like the original one from the UK. Big difference comparing it to this one.

 

[snooloui]

How do we know that these won't be lenticular? It is a bit of a coincidence that it is the same bunch of titles that were released as lenticular editions in France/Germany. I haven't seen any confirmation either way from @digitalbabe or any of the other staff and Zavvi aren't known for the accuracy of their product listings.

 

[DecM]

I just bought the UK lenticular one, new on eBay for £23 delivered. I'm sure it could even go for less than that sometimes so I don't know why someone would preorder the zavvi version, which probably doesn't have the lenticular, for around the same price and then they have to wait over a month to get it. I understand why they are releasing some of the other titles in this wave but not this one.

 

[lgans316]

The classifieds got the UK version for under £16. The Taiwan release can be bought for under £25 at eBay which is less than the cost price. Personally I would buy a clean looking Steel over something with foreign text plastered all over the place and printed back.

 

[JackRegan]

They get offered an exclusive by the Studio and agree to take all 3000 Stock if they say no then Fox decide to go with a general wide release or try another retailer if their interested or not bother with a release

With Zavvi been the main retailer for steelbooks in the UK they most likely will get asked first
But if its a very popular title then you would see a retailer do a deal to get it over another retailer a good example been James Bond Skyfall

They don't pay for the exclusive as such but agree to take all the stock unless its a big release then its a different matter to get an exclusive

If Fox decide to go with a general release then they are the ones taking the risk as they will depend on orders from all retailers so its more suitable for them to try get a retailer to go with an exclusive so if it don't sell well its the retailer left with unsold stock not Fox

Some releases yes its Zavvi approaching the studio for an exclusive but with the recent increase in steelbook popularity its now the film studios deciding to do a steelbook

And Fox are greedy

Can't see myself buying this as I got the Lenticular for ridiculously little money brand new and sealed

 

[justhedudeman]

Not everyone wants a lenticular magnet on their steelbook.