The Rocketeer (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]

[Wreck]

Release Date: September 23rd, 2013
Purchase link: The Rocketeer Sold out
Price: £14.99
Notes: 4k qty confirmed.

Official HDN Video


Artworks:

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Actual pics: (Thanks to ricster)

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[kron]

The pictures of this (including mine) just DO NOT do it justice! I just got mine today and after looking at pics for a week now - seeing this "in-hand" is just amazing. The paint is BEAuTIFUL! Anyone sitting on the sidelines on this is missing out. It's hard to explain but the blue on the back is incredible. I was super excited about this one and it delivers.

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Actually I think your pic makes it look way better.

 

[cyberef]

It doesn't have a black border!

Yes it does, check the pictures.

 

[wolfmansgotnards]

really have you not seen die hard with a vengeance..

I'd say Die Hard with a Vengeance is the plainest steelbook. Not the laziest.

With The Rocketeer, they simply took an existing image and lamped it onto a steelbook. As you can see clearly with the border. If they took just 5 minutes, they could have either removed the thin border or thickened it to the edge of the embossing.

Pure and utter laziness. Sadly, I don't believe Die Hard was as lazy.

 

[SlyFondle]

Yes it does, check the pictures.

That makes me question whether you actually have the steelbook, because if you do you will know that the border is a silver/grey colour, not black.

 

[bigrob]

I'd say Die Hard with a Vengeance is the plainest steelbook. Not the laziest.

With The Rocketeer, they simply took an existing image and lamped it onto a steelbook. As you can see clearly with the border. If they took just 5 minutes, they could have either removed the thin border or thickened it to the edge of the embossing.

Pure and utter laziness. Sadly, I don't believe Die Hard was as lazy.

gonna have to respectfully disagree with you buddy

ok, they took an existing image but they took an absolutely astounding image image that has never been used on any home video version before.

 

[stephenwilson04]

Laziest steelbook ever.

Really? Along with the Canadian Shawshank Redemption, I think this is one of the nicest steelbooks i've seen. Although, I did mention to my cousin that it would look better if the image stopped at the embossed border.

 

[spawnshop]

Got mine yesterday

 

[mllNY]

I'd say Die Hard with a Vengeance is the plainest steelbook. Not the laziest.

With The Rocketeer, they simply took an existing image and lamped it onto a steelbook. As you can see clearly with the border. If they took just 5 minutes, they could have either removed the thin border or thickened it to the edge of the embossing.

Pure and utter laziness. Sadly, I don't believe Die Hard was as lazy.

gonna have to respectfully disagree with you buddy

ok, they took an existing image but they took an absolutely astounding image image that has never been used on any home video version before.

Have to agree with bigrob here they took the image that embodies the movie. The retro poster is exactly like the style of the movie. Maybe it was a used image but in this case it was the correct used image to use

 

[PHD]

got mine today, the art deco artwork is great.
i have it displayed in the living room
classy






.

 

[cyberef]

That makes me question whether you actually have the steelbook, because if you do you will know that the border is a silver/grey colour, not black.

I guess you could call it silver/grey, it's kind of hard to see.

 

[Flip]

I Gave my copy a nice custom black border

 

[dfoles]

I Gave my copy a nice custom black boarder

If they're going to do a border that's how it should've been. The halfway there look just doesn't do it for me.

 

[redhandsmeanface]

Just received mine in the shape of a Banana . Hope Zavvi gets some cancellations so I can get another copy.

 

[entreri]

Just received mine in the shape of a Banana . Hope Zavvi gets some cancellations so I can get another copy.

Sorry to hear that. Just received a dented Tron too, waiting for Zavvi's response. With the sad excuse of the 'foam' used recently a damaged steel was bound to happen eventually.

 

[lgans316]

I just returned my MINT copies along with Sixth Sense as I have enforced a zero tolerance policy towards poorly done Steelbooks.

 

[hypeboy3]

just got mine and its just right

 

[AlexG]

I Gave my copy a nice custom black border

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Yep that looks slightly better....

By the way like your avatar...

 

[wolfmansgotnards]

gonna have to respectfully disagree with you buddy

ok, they took an existing image but they took an absolutely astounding image image that has never been used on any home video version before.

It is the border that ruins it though mate.

Have to agree with bigrob here they took the image that embodies the movie. The retro poster is exactly like the style of the movie. Maybe it was a used image but in this case it was the correct used image to use

Retro poster, yes. Border, no.

I Gave my copy a nice custom black border

I am an artist (not a professionally well paid one) and just by adding that full border, I think it brings out the retro image a lot better. Like I said a few posts back, all they had to do was spend 5 minutes touching up the border and it could have been a winner.

Now that you added a custom border, it looks 10 times better. And that image just pops out more! Well done!!

 

[djen40]

got this and loved it, did not expect it to look as good as it did, verry happy.

 

[SixSpeedSamurai]

Mine came today in perfect condition.

UK DMR code up for grabs: 43JGKRUYRCU