Spartacus (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]
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I really like this art, and I don't own the movie yet, so I'm in..... But the special features has me worried that this is the old old Blu-ray and not the restored disc that came out in 2015.
It's a great image from one of the original posters ...
(with the strategically placed knee doing a similar job to the "DC" logo on one of the "Aquaman" steelbook mock-ups)
...reprising the colour and title style also of the Saul Bass posters . . . his artwork not so much:-
As for the historical and filmic inaccuracies of the naked poster imagery not much can be said apart from the obvious:-
a) OK, so it's been a while since I watched the film but I certainly don't remember Kirk and Woody doing the gladiatorial thing naked . . . talk about dangerous sports . . . where circumcision would be the least of injuries inflicted had gladiators fought naked ... least they would need for protection would be these early granddad style Y-front pants.
b) As far as I remember it was the Greeks more than the Romans that celebrated nakedness - with their naked Olypians and their oiled wrestlers - so the image of naked gladiators is as mad as a barrel of frogs.
Granted, there's the infamous (and cringeworthy) scene of ****-eroticism in the bath-house (that seems to go on for ever) - reinstated and restored with Anthony Hopkins voicing Laurence Olivier's part - but as far as that topic is concerned that's all I remember.
(with the strategically placed knee doing a similar job to the "DC" logo on one of the "Aquaman" steelbook mock-ups)
...reprising the colour and title style also of the Saul Bass posters . . . his artwork not so much:-
As for the historical and filmic inaccuracies of the naked poster imagery not much can be said apart from the obvious:-
a) OK, so it's been a while since I watched the film but I certainly don't remember Kirk and Woody doing the gladiatorial thing naked . . . talk about dangerous sports . . . where circumcision would be the least of injuries inflicted had gladiators fought naked ... least they would need for protection would be these early granddad style Y-front pants.
b) As far as I remember it was the Greeks more than the Romans that celebrated nakedness - with their naked Olypians and their oiled wrestlers - so the image of naked gladiators is as mad as a barrel of frogs.
Granted, there's the infamous (and cringeworthy) scene of ****-eroticism in the bath-house (that seems to go on for ever) - reinstated and restored with Anthony Hopkins voicing Laurence Olivier's part - but as far as that topic is concerned that's all I remember.
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Price is £15.99
£23.99 is the RRP price
https://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/spartacus-zavvi-exclusive-steelbook/12024589.html
Price is £15.99
£23.99 is the RRP price
https://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/spartacus-zavvi-exclusive-steelbook/12024589.html
Ooh, lovely gloss finish and gold metallic effects. Very pleased.
This turned out really nice! May have to pick it up now.Ooh, lovely gloss finish and gold metallic effects. Very pleased.
Thanks for the pics.
German steelbook is embossed
German thread https://www.hidefninja.com/community/threads/spartacus-blu-ray-steelbook-germany.99429/page-2
Video in thread showing what's embossed
German thread https://www.hidefninja.com/community/threads/spartacus-blu-ray-steelbook-germany.99429/page-2
Video in thread showing what's embossed
Thanks to the gorgeous finish the red really pops making the new steelbook maybe not as interesting as the previous matte steelbook from 2015 but certainly more dramatic-looking ... and looking at the two same period gladiatorial classics side by side it's clear to see the similar style of both releases / re-releases:-
Classic 1960 poster art on the SPARTACUS 1st steelbook edition -------------------------------- + ------------------classic 1959 poster art on the 1st steelbook edition of BEN-HUR -----------------------------------------I
... although would have preferred this *1974 SPARTACUS artwork to have been embossed (title and figure) on this the 2nd edition in the UK (as in Germany) . . . if only to go better with the embossed BEN-HUR 2nd edition (UK etc.):-
* SPARTACUS steelbook artwork: "1974 re-release artwork by Lutz Peltzer featuring the gladiator fight between Kirk Douglas and Woody Strode"
Classic 1960 poster art on the SPARTACUS 1st steelbook edition -------------------------------- + ------------------classic 1959 poster art on the 1st steelbook edition of BEN-HUR -----------------------------------------I
... although would have preferred this *1974 SPARTACUS artwork to have been embossed (title and figure) on this the 2nd edition in the UK (as in Germany) . . . if only to go better with the embossed BEN-HUR 2nd edition (UK etc.):-
* SPARTACUS steelbook artwork: "1974 re-release artwork by Lutz Peltzer featuring the gladiator fight between Kirk Douglas and Woody Strode"
... and to go with the new one the original poster art steelbook is still for sale at Amazon.it @ €14.99 (same 55th Anniversary disc)
https://www.amazon.it/dp/B073D8MH8Q/?tag=hidefnin0f-21
https://www.amazon.it/dp/B073D8MH8Q/?tag=hidefnin0f-21
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