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The Wild Robot (2024) (4K+2D Blu-ray SteelBook) (Ultimate Collector's Edition) [UK]
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Getting a bit bored with these overpriced sets. £50 seems to be the norm now for a cardboard slip and a bunch of tat. You only need to look at that video for The Conjuring set! I know there are people out there that love that sort of thing, but it would be nice just to have the option to buy the steelbook on its own.
Conjuring is a bad example because that’s a really crap edition with bad artwork used all over and matte steelbook. No finish and the photos are of James Wans stupid hair.
This already has a far superior finish all over. The slip (spot gloss) and steel (full gloss) and much better artwork chosen for the film all around. They chose very poorly on every aspect of artwork with the conjuring set. When these are done well these are pretty f**king nice and I’m sure this will be up there with universals best. My only complaint is the steel missing the title. They’ve not done that with their other editions from the past few years
But I hate the price hikes. The quality is there but prices are getting ridiculous
Remember $90 prices of Laserdiscs in the 90s, and over $150 for special editions...
Yeah, we all did dumb sh!t, I paid $200 for each season of Dark Angel on DVD from Japan in 2001 and 2002 when the series was canceled, as I thought it wouldn't be released anywhere else...Paid 200€ for planet earth part 1 import bluray back in '00
15 to 20 years ago
I did get it on disc 2 years earlier, than the rest of the world, but now, 25 years later, that seems insignificant.
A gorgeous set for such a heartwarming movie. Very surprised this hasn't sold out.
Yep. That's a very pretty set. They've done well here as I think the original film art does a lot of the heavy lifting on the design front. You can't go wrong with that - but we all know design teams hired by publishing companies often do F up the most simplest jobs. I'm glad they haven't here.
For me personally, well it mostly came down to the price really. For a film that didn't quite hit the resonator button for me (not that I'm heartless
) more that I think I was exhausted when we watched this at home and I didn't absorb it. Having watched it again recently, I think I've missed the connection with it and I can't seem to latch on even after two watches.Maybe if it drops in price and doesn't sell through. I might pick it up. I doubt it will though after seeing how gorgeous this release is. It'll probably sell through soon now.
Good looking set.
Btw @Beersandblurays is that a satin finish on the steel? The colours look deep and the finish top coat look soft and slightly shiny. Satin?
Yep. That's a very pretty set. They've done well here as I think the original film art does a lot of the heavy lifting on the design front. You can't go wrong with that - but we all know design teams hired by publishing companies often do F up the most simplest jobs. I'm glad they haven't here.
For me personally, well it mostly came down to the price really. For a film that didn't quite hit the resonator button for me (not that I'm heartless
Maybe if it drops in price and doesn't sell through. I might pick it up. I doubt it will though after seeing how gorgeous this release is. It'll probably sell through soon now.
Good looking set.
Btw @Beersandblurays is that a satin finish on the steel? The colours look deep and the finish top coat look soft and slightly shiny. Satin?
Aw that's a shame! I think me having kids at the right age helped.
Forgive me as I'm not well up on all the finishes, but it looks glossy to me with parts of the robot having a zero finish.
Oh my two loved it - well my little girl did, not so much the teenage boy.
I think I brought along the Iron Giant baggage with me. I wanted it to be that ( and in some ways it is) but Wild Robot is also it's own thing.
It's a beautiful story as well. Read it with the kids somewhere around the mid 2010s if I remember. Good book.
Gloss. Even better. Sometimes it's hard to tell from posted pictures no matter how clear they are.
It really is a lovely set.
It's not cheap and I'm not sure it was helped by being kinda late, the film came out over a year ago.
Disappointing steelbook though, yes it is glossy but why no title.
It’s my own opinion but I prefer proper poster art on the front of my steelbooks. It can be teaser, variant or main poster but it’s just what I want.
It’s my own opinion but I prefer proper poster art on the front of my steelbooks. It can be teaser, variant or main poster but it’s just what I want.
It's in a titled slipcase. That makes sense. No title on the steel. I think that's fine.
Steelbook on its own. No slip. Needs a title.
Pretty much a perfect release. Only thing stopping it being a 10 is a missing title on the steelbook. Some nice spot gloss on the slip too. Still can’t understand why the Casper slip box didn’t have any spot gloss like this
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