The Fake (Blu-ray Slipbox) [Korea]

Dano · Jun 23, 2014

Release date: 23 June, 2014
Buy links:
KimchiDVD
YesAsia

severo · Jun 23, 2014

looks nice, will look great next to "the king of pigs", and i actually just started getting into anime features. so: ordered!

Last Lizard · Jun 23, 2014

Had it pre-ordered for a while. Haven't seen the film yet but word is, its even more brutal than King of Pigs. :naughty:

Looking forward to it gutting me!

thecardman23 · Jul 6, 2014

SOB!!! Just went to order this and its soldout!!

Do we know if Plain Archive will be selling this on their website like King of Pigs?

severo · Jul 6, 2014

still available here:

http://ksteelbook.com/product/-Blu-...KDMIBL0001127/?main_cate_no=0&display_group=1

Sinthetic · Jul 8, 2014

Seriously excellent Spot gloss on this one.

Futurhythm · Jul 8, 2014

My King of Pigs/The Fake two-pack arrived as well. This is the better movie of the two in my opinion, but Pigs is more original. It's also not as horrifyingly painful and depressing (not that this one isn't either).

thecardman23 · Jul 8, 2014

Beautiful pics Sam!

The only thing I find annoying is that the writing on the booklets is in Korean... Engliah would have been better or at least half and half. Whats the point of all the info in the book if we cant even read it.

Sigill · Jul 9, 2014

thecardman23 said:
Beautiful pics Sam!

The only thing I find annoying is that the writing on the booklets is in Korean... Engliah would have been better or at least half and half. Whats the point of all the info in the book if we cant even read it.

This is a Korean release so I don't think it is suprising to see that the writing is in Korean. It is too be expected that most countries will use their own language on their releases.

thecardman23 · Jul 9, 2014

Sigill said:
This is a Korean release so I don't think it is suprising to see that the writing is in Korean. It is too be expected that most countries will use their own language on their releases.

Fair enough.. but a good number of their sales come from international customers. This is why I feel its not unreasonable for them to consider the English adaptation or half and half print.

A good example of this is the Paramount Italian digibooks that are being released for Top Gun, Saving Private Ryan, Star Trek etc... they are Italian releases... but still have English writing.

Don't get me wrong, I love the work Kimchi and Plain do, and I support them by purchasing their products... Just trying to offer a suggestion that might improve things.

dirtyoak · Jul 9, 2014

thecardman23 said:
Fair enough.. but a good number of their sales come from international customers. This is why I feel its not unreasonable for them to consider the English adaptation or half and half print.

A good example of this is the Paramount Italian digibooks that are being released for Top Gun, Saving Private Ryan, Star Trek etc... they are Italian releases... but still have English writing.

Don't get me wrong, I love the work Kimchi and Plain do, and I support them by purchasing their products... Just trying to offer a suggestion that might improve things.

They did do half and half with their release of Blue Is The Warmest Color but I think the big difference between that release and this is that this wasn't made with the intention of selling to international customers. That came about after a GB was set up here. I think PA will make their releases very english friendly for the most part.

Futurhythm · Jul 9, 2014

dirtyoak said:
They did do half and half with their release of Blue Is The Warmest Color but I think the big difference between that release and this is that this wasn't made with the intention of selling to international customers. That came about after a GB was set up here. I think PA will make their releases very english friendly for the most part.

Don't forget Melancholia has a bilingual booklet too.

Like you said, I think it'll come down to what the movie is and whether it'll be something with a big international demand for it. I really can't imagine this (or The King of Pigs) selling outside of a very niche market internationally. I'm sure a lot of collectors have gotten it just for packaging alone, but not so much for the film itself.