The Last Samurai (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Amazon Exclusive) [Germany]

[tha_lunatic]

Release date: November 16, 2017
Purchase link: Amazon DE
Price: €14.99

Spoiler: Inside Artwork

 

[yy0925]

The debossed title looks nice

 

[Sampy]

Ok for lack of something better this one will do. I've waited too long!

 

[lgans316]

Standard streaky Warner finish.

 

[rschiks]

I’ve ordered this one too!

 

[virkia]

Looks very nice with good colour match across the covers.
Would have made my day to see embossed Cruise and charging horse to give a 3D look/feel to the steel instead of a pointless de-bossing of the title.

How does it stack up against what we have already (no real preference . . . with all three pretty much of a muchness, imo)?
Pics from EBay et cetera

Spoiler

Germany (etc.):-

UK (etc.):-

The Americas:-

 

[spudster]

Anyone know if this release includes lossless audio soundtrack?

 

[virkia]

The two THE LAST SAMURAI *UK steelbooks compared:-

Pics courtesy ClubSteelbook

(* . . . and other territories)
Spines / open int. & ext. :-

Spoiler

 

[steelbookz4eva]

Got it yesterday, it's a very nice steelbook

 

[duckandrun]

Italian release

 

[TheJoker]

Completely didn't realise that this was now released. Ordered!

 

[SavageAmusement]

Thanks for the pics @virkia and @duckandrun. It's a great-looking steel. Looking forward to getting my copy hopefully with no dents.

 

[Passion.steelbook]

that's the french edition, but it's the szme if you want preview:

 

[hayden1215]

Hello~~~?? I Want buy if if someone sell it please send me message I wait for buy

 

[Greyback]

Which finish use this Steelbook, satin or zero?

 

[tha_lunatic]

glad i have a sealed copy... bought it for 7€ if i remember right

 

[samdavies]

Don't worry guys, there'll be another cash grab blu-ray steelbook within the next 2 years, followed by a 25th anniversary 4K release in 2028. It is WB, after all.

 

[Greyback]

Don't worry guys, there'll be another cash grab blu-ray steelbook within the next 2 years, followed by a 25th anniversary 4K release in 2028. It is WB, after all.

However, 90% of the new Steelbooks are poorly designed and poorly manufactured. Embossing/debossing is usually completely absent.
Some high-quality Blu-ray Disc Steelbooks could be released as 4K reissues, which would be much better than these terrible new artworks.

 

[Greyback]

I assume that a zero finish was used here, as the Steelbook was only released in Europe. Zero finish has been in use for 10–15 years and is nothing new.

According to the manufacturer Scanavo, Unforgiven (released in 2015), V for Vendetta (released in 2016) and Hacksaw Ridge (released in 2017) use a zero finish.

Unforgiven | SteelBook®

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Read more about the V for Vendetta SteelBook edition

Re-watch the story of "V" in the V for Vendetta SteelBook edition which comes with zero varnish and a debossed title treatment.

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Read more abour the Hacksaw Ridge SteelBook edition

The biographical war movie received fantastic reviews, which makes the Hacksaw Ridge SteelBook edition is a great addition to your movie collection.

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What I always find difficult is distinguishing a zero finish from a satin finish.