The "Reprint/Re-Release" debate-how do you feel?

first prints are always going to be more favourable, especially as the german re-releases usually have the fsk logo printed on the artwork!! (bad move!!).
on the other hand, it is a good opportunity for people who missed out the first time around, also, the re-releases do usually have some slight difference which helps with differentiating between the original and re-release.
 
In reality, I'm less inclined to buy German steels because of the inevitable re-release.

I can only see I'd be less interested in steels in other countries if they started to do it.

Limited and collectible is the point, go ask a stamp collector....
 
Reprints are inevitable, they will happen.

But the studios could pick different artwork or a theme (like Reel Heroes) and I think most of us would be fine with it.

Just don't take the lazy way out and replicate the original design.

See Underworld Trilogy from Germany, I Am Legend, etc...
 
Yes, that one is different. In fact it now uses the DVD artwork. But the inside artwork is now completely different from all the Sherlock Holmes steelbook that haven been released so far. Backcover is still the same as the rest.
This I believe is there first Sherlock Holmes release on steelbook and the artwork is different from that of the 1st release Germany release.