The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring (Blu-ray SteelBook)(Best Buy Exc) [USA]

[digitalbabe]

Release Date: May 27th, 2012

Buy here

Region-Free
Theatrical Version
No Inside Art

Thanks Che!

Thanks Bcdavis for pic:

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[Fork]

weird..its definitely not the cardboard with all the movie info on it, so why would they put an additional paper/sticker on the back?

or maybe the art is just like that, which is weird

 

[ash333]

i dont understand..is the back art a sticker

No it is not. In all three LOTR steelbooks, the back art has a border around it with "textured" art.

 

[Fork]

No it is not. In all three LOTR steelbooks, the back art has a border around it with "textured" art.

thanks!

 

[digitalbabe]

Ash, so all of that writing on the bottom is printed on the Steelbook?

 

[ash333]

Ash, so all of that writing on the bottom is printed on the Steelbook?

Yes, much like the Japanese Warner steelbooks. Here are two hi-res pictures to show the back cover art:

 

[digitalbabe]

Thanks!

 

[zesty]

Guessing theres no inside art for these either? Better get looking for some to suit if thats the case

 

[ash333]

Guessing theres no inside art for these either? Better get looking for some to suit if thats the case

Yup no inside art. Again for the first production run by the new G2 line, the quality of artwork is quite impressive. The same cannot be said of the shrink wrapping and packaging work (see the small tears in the shrink wrap and lack of attention to labeling and inserts). Of course I am comparing the quality of work here to that of the Japanese steelbooks where the shrink wrap is skin-tight and the labels and inserts are perfectly aligned. But this is a GREAT start to a new era of steelbooks in the US!

 

[zesty]

Not to fussed about the shrink it gets ripped off as soon as I get them anyway

Isnt it about time you got yourself off to bed Ash your like an excited schoolboy

 

[ash333]

Not to fussed about the shrink it gets ripped off as soon as I get them anyway

Isnt it about time you got yourself off to bed Ash your like an excited schoolboy

No bed time for me this historic day - lots to do just yet and making my rounds here to keep the peace

 

[zesty]

No bed time for me this historic day - lots to do just yet and making my rounds here to keep the peace

Fair point bit of over excitment all over the board in these coming weeks methinks

 

[Leshita]

When were these announced? :S
It just came out of no where for me.

 

[ash333]

When were these announced? :S
It just came out of no where for me.

Ah, you are but a good 13 hours late. Best Buy has not put them out on display yet but they were available for sale online and pick up in store only. Sometime tonight, the online BB site turned off purchase of these steelbooks to PRE-ORDER only for in store pick-up. There is a separate thread on all 20 steelbooks in this inaugural Best Buy WB wave!

 

[tono06]

got this one today, i'm diggin it, but i think every release is much better than the German one with the sticker printed on the back n same art as front...

 

[kaw]

I Thought this was kind of neat. The Steelbooks fit PERFECTLY in the extended edition box set.

 

[Pieter V]

Nice ^^

 

[digitalbabe]

I Thought this was kind of neat. The Steelbooks fit PERFECTLY in the extended edition box set.

Kaw do you have something between each Steel, or sleeves?

 

[kaw]

Kaw do you have something between each Steel, or sleeves?

I probably should... but no i dont. They seem to be ok tho. No scratches. (I might not keep them in there... cause the box hides the spines, but its an option)

 

[Nightowl]

I Thought this was kind of neat. The Steelbooks fit PERFECTLY in the extended edition box set.

Spoiler

That's so cool! I was considering buying these Steels until I saw the extended box set on sale at Fry's this weekend for $44.99. so I picked that up instead. Do these individual LOTR steels hold one or two discs each?

 

[Ashcroft]

They are 2 disc releases.