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Star Trek: Into Darkness (3D+2D Blu-ray SteelBook) (Entertainment Store) [UK]
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Wow, cool to see ES tackle two editions of the film.
And great news 3D is bundled in as well!
Bit disappointed HMV aren't getting this after all, wanted to handpick my copy.
And great news 3D is bundled in as well!
Bit disappointed HMV aren't getting this after all, wanted to handpick my copy.
I like this artwork most I think, hope these ES ones aren't too expensive though - they have a track record of being very expensive but their recent amaray pre-orders have been very cheap (£12.50 where on Amazon/Sainsbury's they're £14+). 4000 of each means there'll be enough to go around too! I hope HMV don't announce one too or it'll get complicated. At least if they do, please can they announce it soon? I wanna figure out which one to get! Not that fussed for 3D so for me it's more design and cost-based.
is this the first time there has been 2 releases in the same country, one being exclusive, one not? I ask because there was quite the discussion/speculation in another thread a while back about if a retailer in the UK gets exclusive rights to a steelbook, then another retailer in the UK would not be able to distribute a different steelbook of the same movie.
I suppose this news (combined with the general UK version) squashes that idea.
I suppose this news (combined with the general UK version) squashes that idea.
Wait, let me get this straight....a 3D movie. And it's steelbook. And it's a UK release???
Now if only Pacific Rim and World War Z (not to mention every superhero release) would follow suit...
Now if only Pacific Rim and World War Z (not to mention every superhero release) would follow suit...
It depends on what the studio is willing to do. So let's say you are a retailer, and you want to be the only one that gets a steelbook.
So the studio says to you, we want to print 12,000 copies (for example). And you say, OK, no probs - you get the steelbook.
But (all hypothetical), you can take only 8,000 copies, as in the ES store folks, then Paramount says, we reserve the right to sell this steelbook to other retailers with different artwork and what not.
It's not like the ES art is going to show up at amazon, so in that case it really is exclusive - no other retailer will get that variant, but could still get a steelbook.
Hope that makes sense.
Good. I bet they'll get a slipcover at least though, either them or Sainsbury's. To be fair, if Sainsbury's got one of their 2-Disc exclusive slipcovers (like Rust & Bone or Life of Pi) I might even go with them if they're a little cheaper, for the sake of some special features (the 3-disc Star Trek amaray is a nightmare to get hold of so I just opted for the Zavvi exclusive steelbook when it was on the IWOOT eBay store for just under a tenner), but if HMV get it I won't be that fussed (they need to get their website back up...and that's coming from someone who's worked in the store)!
You've got to remember Paramount probably realised this, so the 3D steelbook is more of a niche thing (collector's seem to love their 3D) in terms of steelbooks - the masses don't mind just an amaray (generally speaking). My point is, they're actually unique releases - one is just the 2D version of the film (probably a large print), the other more limited (8000) release is 2D+3D. Amazon will just sell the regular 2D+3D amaray they already have up for pre-order if 'the masses' want a 3D copy of the film but aren't that fussed about the packaging.
Hmm I think I like the art for this edition best, though amazons is pretty good too.
Since ES are doing a villain edition with a scale model of a ship, I wonder if this will come with a replica phaser like the French are getting.
Since ES are doing a villain edition with a scale model of a ship, I wonder if this will come with a replica phaser like the French are getting.
For further clarifciation - in terms of artwork, Scanavo treats each steelbook as a unique run - and each required a minimum of 4,000 copies printed.
So you couldn't print 2,000 copies of Steelbook A with 3D disc and 2,000 of Steelbook B with 3D disc.
Just FYI.
Having not seen the film yet is the front cover a spoiler in anyway? Part of me doesn't want to know the answer to my question.
Will prob pick up the Amazon steel as I'm guessing it will be cheaper and personally couldn't care less about the 3D. Shame as I think the art work on this is the best for the UK so far.
Will prob pick up the Amazon steel as I'm guessing it will be cheaper and personally couldn't care less about the 3D. Shame as I think the art work on this is the best for the UK so far.
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