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The Rocketeer (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive Lenticular Edition) [UK]
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Someone needs to open this one up to see whether it's a repressing...I.e. same Steel as the original + lenti
I took some pics and posted on the previous page but I dont have the original to confirm if it is 100% the same. But from the feel and looks if I can remember, its more or less original steel.
Looks the same, old vs. new?
@Flloydo I forgot to ask, are you still buying this?
Yeah on a price drop lol
Looks the same, old vs. new?
Original - your one in the top pic has a embossed title
New - has no embossed title but has a lenti magnet
Other than that both seem to be the same
Looks the same, old vs. new?
Right, what I can see is this.
The ORIGINAL Title is thicker, slightly bigger, and embossed. The RE-RELEASE does not have embossing. I guess that as this comes with a Lenti there was no need to really add the embossing.
The colours on the RE-RELEASE is actually more brighter with the Rocketeer himself. The helmet and his gold metal glove shines out in the light a lot more. His orange jacket is slightly more brighter.
So in otherwords, the original has the embossed bigger title, the re-release has brighter colours for the Rocketeer himself (+ the Lenti and different 1/4 slip).
Not forgetting the German release, which has no lenti or embossing. There are three versions of this steel.
We are referring to Zavvi's releases
That's true, but I'm surprised effort was made in distinguishing each release. A movie that isn't even available on standard Blu has somehow gone through three unique re-prints.
Right that's me being Rocketeered today.
Summary if you don't want to read loads of posts.
It's pretty much the same as the original steel but you get a lenti magnet and a different matching slip.
Original vs New.
If you missed out and dont wanna pay loads, get the NEW one.
I don't recommend paying for the ORIGINAL as there simply isn't anything different to spend double the price on.
Original is fine and not really worth double dipping unless you just want to have a new Lenti wave.
However if you do double dip it is at fair price with discount code.
Hope this all helps, and I'm out of this thread.
Peace!!
Summary if you don't want to read loads of posts.
It's pretty much the same as the original steel but you get a lenti magnet and a different matching slip.
Original vs New.
If you missed out and dont wanna pay loads, get the NEW one.
I don't recommend paying for the ORIGINAL as there simply isn't anything different to spend double the price on.
Original is fine and not really worth double dipping unless you just want to have a new Lenti wave.
However if you do double dip it is at fair price with discount code.
Hope this all helps, and I'm out of this thread.
Peace!!
these half assed lenticulars are pretty bad and has me wanting to hold off and see live ones of other releases. Like mentioned some of the normal releases in the US have far better lenticulars than these. Both the hulk releases were fantastic. Full size and great quality i thought. These that only cover a portion of the steel are really lazy pieces of of a turd in comparison.
happy days. 
always loved this film, and in the shamefaced group who missed it the first time around. 
thanks to @sunnyx @HUBMUSWELL @PHD for the pics. since a lot of people have mentioned it, and if anyone's still undecided, this is what the lenti looks like. fairly basic, but the art-deco-ish diagonals work well.
Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton at his moustache-twirling best, and a real Saturday-afternoon classic. sure, its not a premium release, but i love this film. let's do this!
always loved this film, and in the shamefaced group who missed it the first time around. thanks to @sunnyx @HUBMUSWELL @PHD for the pics. since a lot of people have mentioned it, and if anyone's still undecided, this is what the lenti looks like. fairly basic, but the art-deco-ish diagonals work well.
Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton at his moustache-twirling best, and a real Saturday-afternoon classic. sure, its not a premium release, but i love this film. let's do this!
I'm still so torn about this.
The Steelbook is nice, but I hate the film.
I love the concept, but I hate the execution.
It just always felt like this movie deserved to be better than what it actually was.... and that's a shame. :/
The Steelbook is nice, but I hate the film.
I love the concept, but I hate the execution.
It just always felt like this movie deserved to be better than what it actually was.... and that's a shame. :/
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