Not sure what you have against this steelbook or movie but you clearly have some kind of animosity towards it from what im reading. I think you are off point with a lot of your post. I know its your opinion but..
Granted, it is a nice cover, but it is the same cover art that is all over North American DVD and BD covers. Overused. No originality. You might as well love the 101 DALMATIANS or PETER PAN cover art. The Mexican SteelBook, albeit G1, has much nicer art.
I agree the G1 steel had better art but that art was used for the lenticular cover. And eventhough this art was used on regular amaray releases it is still very good so no need whipping up some garbage in photoshop as Meno stated above.
Secondly, it is expensive. $50.00 for a movie that is going for $10.00 in the bargain bins now means they are making $40 profit on the SteelBook. This movie came out four years ago! What else came out four years ago?
DESPICABLE ME 1
KICK-ASS 1
THE TOWN
EASY A
Would you pay $50 for one of those movies? That's not including shipping. Everyone and their dog has seen this movie by now. It is playing for free at the McDonald's in my neighbourhood.
Its costs that much because its a premium finish (the highest quality finish steel can get paint wise), decorated and premium slips, artcards, numbered card. Plus its a collectors item and not a plastic amaray case that a major retailer can throw in a bargain bin
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And yes. If Despicable ME, Kick Ass, The Town were produced with the amount of quality this was, I would drop $50 no prob because I really want quality steels from those movies. Easy A well.... lol
Thirdly, there are these blemishes. What is up with that? Is that supposed to be a feature? I guess people are happy with it because if I'm paying a premium price for a SteelBook, there has to be a reason for it.
Cant speak much on this because I dont know how widespread it is but my copy is flawless. And if this counts as one of the reasons it shouldnt be steelbook of the year then your #1 pick of WIR Blufans is out of running because it had a seemingly much worse problem with quality control with numerous members getting scratched up copies.
Nice SteelBook, OK, I will give you that. But SteelBook of the Year? Obviously some people have never owned a Blufans SteelBook because even WRECK-IT-RALPH (a mediocre movie) had a nicer SteelBook treatment than TANGLED.
I have both WIR blufans and Tangled. While I do love WIR, the art on Tanged is much nicer overall (front, back, inside) IMO. And the quality in finish is exact same quality as if they used the same machinery to produce the steels. Kimchi and BF pretty much produce steels of the same quality.
I won't criticize either without sticking out my own neck. My nominations for SB of the Year would be:
WRECK-IT-RALPH (Blufans)
OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (Blufans)
ONLY GOD FORGIVES (Zavvi)
THE PRESTIGE (Zavvi)
just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more.
My vote on steel of the year would be:
1) Oz The Great and Powerful (Blufans)
2) Tangled (Kimchi)
3) WIR (Blufans)
4) Aladdin (Zavvi)
Only a small problem though and it doesn't take away from the beauty 
