Rambo: First Blood (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]

[Wreck]

Release Date: August 12th, 2013
Purchase link: Rambo: First Blood
Price: £14.99
Note: 4k qty confirmed
Region A&B

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Actual Pics: (Thanks to ETSC & snooloui)

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To be fair, the gloss looks way better than the previous photos have shown off, and the black is a nice shade. The front is a bit boring but it's not bad, much better than ID4.

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Audio/Subtitles: (Thanks to NM)

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Welcome screen:

Audio + Subs:

You HAVE to choose your language in the welcome screen otherwise no option to change once you get to the main screen. I've tested it and it does play in Spanish language etc

David

 

[Hussun]

I really love this movie and every day I return to this page just to look at the cover to try to convince myself that it´s a great looking steelbook... but so far, I really hate this steel.

Too simplistic, in a very bad way...

Completely agree with you mate. I was over the moon when they announced this steelbook but after seeing the artwork I was massively let down. The back artwork is great but the front is horrible, plus adding Rambo in the title was just daft.

 

[jimmyv]

plus adding Rambo in the title was just daft.

A lot of people moan about this (and same with adding "Indiana Jones" to Raiders), but I disagree.

The Rambo franchise became known as... well, exactly that... "Rambo". The Indiana Jones franchise (also now a hugely popular quadrilogy) is known as and called "Indiana Jones". I think it's completely appropriate to have those iconic and identifiable brand names in the title and if I was in charge of such a decision, I would have done the same.

 

[Hella]

A lot of people moan about this (and same with adding "Indiana Jones" to Raiders), but I disagree.

The Rambo franchise became known as... well, exactly that... "Rambo". The Indiana Jones franchise (also now a hugely popular quadrilogy) is known as and called "Indiana Jones". I think it's completely appropriate to have those iconic and identifiable brand names in the title and if I was in charge of such a decision, I would have done the same.

If this wasn't a specialized product you might have a point, but steelbooks are collector-focused products that are [ideally] free from the usual marketing garbage that litters modern movie packaging, and intended for people that value authenticity and simplicity over clutter and modernization. So much so that they're willing to pay premium prices for catalog title discs because the artwork on that tin box is such an appealing alternative.

I guarantee you not a single person would complain if this didn't say "Rambo", or Raiders didn't say "Indiana Jones and the".

 

[arkhan78]

regardless whether its 4k or the price this is the first of its kind and a sly movie steelbook is thumbs up from me

 

[Confidemus]

Mine ordered long ago, can't wait for this! Would love a Rambo II and III steel as well.

 

[Wreck]

less than 1k remain....

 

[sam tyler]

I would have been all over this one but the artwork unfortunately does nothing for me

 

[SlyFondle]

Is there any possibility that this will have unexpected embossing like 'Withnail'?

 

[lgans316]

Will the whole Steel be glossy or just the knife?

 

[blu-steel]

I am betting on just the knife.

 

[GroundZero81]

John rambo's up next guy's

 

[lolwut]

I assume this will be the same transfer as the German release since they're both StudioCanal?

 

[DJ IXS]

John rambo's up next guy's

Bite your tongue!

 

[digitalbabe]

Yeah, I think just the knife too...


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[monterock]

Any word on EXTRAS on this release, or is it the same as the Optimum releasing?

R2 United Kingdom - (Optimum Releasing)

Commentaries: Audio commentary by writer David Morrell
Audio commentary by actor Sylvester Stallone
Extras:2 theatrical trailers
'First Blood: A Look Back' featurette
'Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later' featurette 'The Rambo Trilogy: An Interview with Sylvester Stallone'
Subtitles:None
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic
TV System: PAL
Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Or could it be as ****** as this:

R2 United Kingdom - (Momentum Pictures)
Extras:2 Theatrical trailers
Subtitles:English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic
TV System: PAL
Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround

 

[Istria]

It says Studio Canal on the Zavvi link and Optimum is now Studio Canal afaik. So hopefully the "right" version.

 

[Andy CYP]

It says Studio Canal on the Zavvi link and Optimum is now Studio Canal afaik. So hopefully the "right" version.

I think your right. According to BD the last release from Optimum was Jan 09, 2012! (Apocalypse Now)

 

[hayemaker]

Audio commentary by actor Sylvester Stallone

Is that as bad as it sounds?

 

[monterock]

Let`s hope so Istria

Cause Withnail & i steelbook is terrible:

Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom - (Starz)
Commentaries: Audio commentary with actors Paul McGann and Ralph Brown
Audio commentary by director Bruce Robinson
Extras:Withnail & Us (PAL, 24:47)
Postcards from Penrith (PAL, 20:52)
The Drinking Game (PAL, 14:55)
Handmade Films and I - Bruce Robinson Interview (PAL, 14:18)
Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery
Swear-A-Thon
Theatrical Trailer (PAL, 1:24)
Subtitles:No
Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
Picture Format: 1080p 24fps AVC MPEG-4
Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English PCM 2.0 Dual Mono
Case type:Keep Case
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Blu-ray B United Kingdom - (Studio Canal)
Extras:Theatrical Trailer (4 mins PAL)
Subtitles:English SDH
Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
Picture Format: 1080p 24fps VC-1
Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Dual Mono
Case type:Keep Case

... and Studio Canal version sucks, should`ve been STARZ version... (i guess i should`ve checked)

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It would be awesome if we could get specs (extras) for steelbook releases aswell )

 

[ruioptica]

Any word on EXTRAS on this release, or is it the same as the Optimum releasing?

R2 United Kingdom - (Optimum Releasing)

Commentaries: Audio commentary by writer David Morrell
Audio commentary by actor Sylvester Stallone
Extras:2 theatrical trailers
'First Blood: A Look Back' featurette
'Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later' featurette 'The Rambo Trilogy: An Interview with Sylvester Stallone'
Subtitles:None
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic
TV System: PAL
Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Or could it be as ****** as this:

R2 United Kingdom - (Momentum Pictures)
Extras:2 Theatrical trailers
Subtitles:English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic
TV System: PAL
Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround

It's neither, the release is from Studio Canal (Optimum Releasing) with the following specifications:


Extras:
"Sly vs. Rambo" interview with Sylvester Stallone
Subtitles:
Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish
Audio:
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
French: DTS-HD HR 5.1
German: DTS-HD HR 5.1
Portuguese: DTS 2.0
Spanish: DTS 2.0
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Picture Format:
1080p 24fps VC-1
Coded Region A/Region B.