War Of The Worlds (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Play Exclusive) [UK]

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Release date: October 15, 2012
Purchase link: Play.com
Price: £10.99
Notes: Embossed/Debossed

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Here we go again. This is how my 3rd copy has arrived...

It's annoying because I want this and I want a non-damaged copy but it's just becoming a real hassle. Also I'm worried Play will get annoyed/put me on ignore (or something like that) too because I keep sending these back. But what can I do? I'm not expecting perfect. I have plenty of steels with minor corner nicks but this kind of damage is unacceptable to me, especially the scratch across the back.

So frustrating.

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My first post here ever,
Thought I'd start with the WOTW disc that I got from the Play 3rd party seller, arrived in perfect shape.
Lovely steel book but IMO the picture quality is terrible, very grainy. I popped in the DVD and played the same sequence back to back and it's worse than the DVD. Still, great film and the sound quality is incredible.
But the picture... grainiest blu ray I have ever seen. Even in the menus.
Ian :)
 
My first post here ever,
Thought I'd start with the WOTW disc that I got from the Play 3rd party seller, arrived in perfect shape.
Lovely steel book but IMO the picture quality is terrible, very grainy. I popped in the DVD and played the same sequence back to back and it's worse than the DVD. Still, great film and the sound quality is incredible.
But the picture... grainiest blu ray I have ever seen. Even in the menus.
Ian :)

So want to get my hands on this. Looks to be a real nice SB from what im reading. Would be keen to upgrade my older US amray version.

Whats this Play 3rd party seller you mentioned?

Edit : Had a look at Play but cant seem to find what youa re referring to but assume its part of the Playtrade thing. Dont think they can ship to Australia from what im seeing. Anyone know if this is possible?

If no does anyone know of a way of getting these SB's shipped to AUstralia? Is there any sort of "Help me get a SB" thread on here where there are some trusted members who can help with this sort of thing?
 
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So want to get my hands on this. Looks to be a real nice SB from what im reading. Would be keen to upgrade my older US amray version.

Whats this Play 3rd party seller you mentioned?

Edit : Had a look at Play but cant seem to find what youa re referring to but assume its part of the Playtrade thing. Dont think they can ship to Australia from what im seeing. Anyone know if this is possible?

If no does anyone know of a way of getting these SB's shipped to AUstralia? Is there any sort of "Help me get a SB" thread on here where there are some trusted members who can help with this sort of thing?

Hello Hazzad, once you reach 30 posts without spamming you will have access to the trading section where you can ask for help obtaining steelbooks from other members. Welcome to the forum.:)
 
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Hello Hazzad, once you reach 30 posts without spamming you will have access to the trading section where you can ask for help obtaining steelbooks from other members. Welcome to the forum.:)

Thanks Sigill. Looking forward to enjoying the community.
 
For those complaing about the picture quality. Its supposed to be grainy. The director has intentionally made this way and the higher res of BD just exagerates it more. Grain is a polarising thing for many viewers. You either love it or hate it. I thought WOTW's looked great myself.
 
Still not sure why Play continue to do picture montage backs, just use nice poster artwork, the studios pump a lot of money into promo artwork, just use that.

Why bother taking them on, because usually it isn't as good. The back lets down this otherwise decent release.
 
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Just watched this for the first time. It's rare that I watch a film and want every single person in it to die.

Seriously, if Dakota Fanning screeched at me like she does through 90% of this movie, I'd take my chances with the aliens.


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Just watched this for the first time. It's rare that I watch a film and want every single person in it to die.

Seriously, if Dakota Fanning screeched at me like she does through 90% of this movie, I'd take my chances with the aliens.


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