Warner Bros SteelBooks Wave (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Best Buy Exclusive) [USA]

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***Also see separate threads for each Steelbook.

Release Date: May 27th, 2012
Note: No inside art, G2 size

As of November 2012, it looks like Best Buy has added a few titles.

Per info posted here by a member who saw it on another forum, these will be $9.99 from June 3-9.

ALL REGION FREE

Clash Of Titans
Book of Eli
300
Gran Torino
Hangover
Hangover 2
Inception
Goodfellas
The Matrix
V For Vendetta
Green Lantern
Sherlock Holmes
Sucker Punch
Dark Knight
Last Samurai
Batman Begins
Shawshank Redemption
Lord of the Rings Fellowship
Two Towers
LOTR ROTK


$14.99-$24.99

Pic courtesy Ash:

Digitalbabe:

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Thanks HeySteve for Skus:

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1. 300 (SKU: 5513491)
2. Batman Begins (SKU: 5513313)
3. Book Of Eli (SKU: 5513359)
4. Clash Of The Titans (SKU: 5513455)
5. Dark Knight (SKU: 5513419)
6. Goodfellas (SKU: 5513298)
7. Gran Torino (SKU: 5513304)
8. Green Lantern (SKU: 5513507)
9. Hangover (SKU: 5513331)
10. Hangover, Part 2 (SKU: 5513395)
11. Inception (SKU: 5513482)
12. Last Samurai (SKU: 5513428)
13. Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring (SKU: 5513473)
14. Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King (SKU: 5513437)
15. Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (SKU: 5513322)
16. Matrix (SKU: 5513377)
17. Shawshank Redemption (SKU: 5513386)
18. Sherlock Holmes (SKU: 5513368)
19. Sucker Punch (SKU: 5513446)
20. V For Vendetta (SKU: 5513464)

 

[snooloui]

So they just stealing all the FS designs? Great. I don't like the fact that USA will be churning them out too, especially if they're just going to be rereleases.

 

[digitalbabe]

Snoo-nothing is being stolen. Best Buy USA owns Futureshop CA. The studio makes the design decision, so it's possible they wanted to get a move on given the new G2 production line, and the quickest way is to use art used before. I agree re-used art is not as exciting as new art, but we have to start somewhere, since this marks the first time we've had a 'wave' of Steels, at all

 

[vinnyt007]

My wallet is extremely thankful that I only need 4 out of 20 of these steelbooks

Just Lord of the Rings 1-3 & The Hangover for me from this wave

This will be the same for me as well as I already have most of the others from CA.

 

[ash333]

One more piece of info - every one of these steelbooks has a "Disc Made In Mexico" stamp on the back shrink wrap.

 

[snooloui]

Snoo-nothing is being stolen. Best Buy USA owns Futureshop CA. The studio makes the design decision, so it's possible they wanted to get a move on given the new G2 production line, and the quickest way is to use art used before. I agree re-used art is not as exciting as new art, but we have to start somewhere, since this marks the first time we've had a 'wave' of Steels, at all

I'm aware of that but the fact that this is reused artwork would normally have people saying that it was lazy and they wouldn't be getting them. Instead people are getting a bit over excited. Are people not concerned that their favourite and rarest FS steelbooks could be due for a rerelease in the USA?

 

[cyan]

anybody know if these are all region free?

 

[cooey]

I wouldn't mind picking up both the Batman flicks!

 

[jdslater]

I wouldn't mind picking up both the Batman flicks!

I'm waiting for a 3 film set. Don't care if it's a steelbook or digibook release.

Just a nice set.

 

[ash333]

I'm aware of that but the fact that this is reused artwork would normally have people saying that it was lazy and they wouldn't be getting them. Instead people are getting a bit over excited. Are people not concerned that their favourite and rarest FS steelbooks could be due for a rerelease in the USA?

Yes totally understandable to think the studios are lazy when we see reused artwork on re-releases. But in this case, this is a completely NEW market for steelbooks not to mention a brand new G2 factory line. There are many new and potential steelbook collectors in the US who would not or could not pay the prices of first editions. And there are already many collectors (worldwide) chomping on the bit for these US steelbooks especially at these prices for re-releases.

 

[yonyx]

If this steelbooks will have an internal artworks? Batman Begins does not have, but what about the others will also be "bare" inside?

 

[AshR7]

Hi, sorry if this has been answered already but I am wondering does anyone know if the Inception steelbook has inside artwork like the futureshop version?

 

[zesty]

Yes totally understandable to think the studios are lazy when we see reused artwork on re-releases. But in this case, this is a completely NEW market for steelbooks not to mention a brand new G2 factory line. There are many new and potential steelbook collectors in the US who would not or could not pay the prices of first editions. And there are already many collectors (worldwide) chomping on the bit for these US steelbooks especially at these prices for re-releases.

Completely agree as a new-ish steelbook collector I cannot warrant spending some of the prices asked for the original releases so these will do me just fine. Also most have no inside art it seems so I get to modify them just they way I like

 

[cooey]

I'm waiting for a 3 film set. Don't care if it's a steelbook or digibook release.

Just a nice set.

I was but these are decent prices

 

[ash333]

anybody know if these are all region free?

Just tried LOTR-FOTR and 300 and like every WB steelbook release, they are all region free. I tried these discs on a BR player where I set its region code to A, B or C and see if the disc plays. Both discs played on every region code. So yes, this wave is pretty much region free

 

[Pieter V]

anybody know if these are all region free?

Sereach for a title and look if it is region free. Planetaxel tests discs.

https://www.planetaxel.com/

 

[Jason Bourne]

Those Lord of the Rings are pretty nice. That Hangover 1 steel is new and nicely matching as well.

 

[shdl83]

no inside art makes the fs ones way better

 

[Che]

I wonder if they are changing the release date??? Everything on the website is listed as a pre-order. I can't choose in store pick up anymore on anything.

 

[Ricker]

Most of them have the release date of 6/19. I did a search for releases for 6/19, blu ray, Warner. It looks like Terminator Salvation and Constantine might be available as well for 14.99.

 

[Che]

Most of them have the release date of 6/19. I did a search for releases for 6/19, blu ray, Warner. It looks like Terminator Salvation and Constantine might be available as well for 14.99.

They have differnt SKU's so those are something else. Maybe slipcovers?