I feel like I'm dropping the ball lately :
- I completely overlooked this thread (and this film) because the title didn't ring a bell / it was originally scheduled to be a convention-only steelbook. And it turns out it's not a horror film à la Arrow (I tend to avoid these steelbooks/films... yeah I know, maybe I'm missing out), it's a Mel Brooks comedy (which I actually have in my queue lined up for watching... eventually). It looks great, I would have totally bought it for £17.99, had I bothered to look at this thread, recognize the film and found out Zavvi was selling the extra-stock online. Damn.
- I cancelled my pre-order for Zavvi's
Tangled, because I already have Kimchi's lenticular version, and not a day goes by when I don't regret it. Okay, it was €26.65, and it's the same art as the lenticular slipcover, but it is gorgeous. Damn my 'no double-dipping' policy (except for Mondo's
Drive). I am seriously tempted to keep my pre-order for
The Lion King even though I have the "cult" Asian steelbook.
- I had all four
Alien films in my basket on Zavvi for €30.68, and I didn't buy them because I already have all these films in a fine collector edition and I think I'm a complete steelbook junkie for even considering that purchase of cases. Still, €31 was a bargain, and I kind of regret it now.
- Cancelled my
Guardians of the Galaxy Zavvi pre-order, because I'll have to wait for December 13 to pick up the FNAC exclusive. Even though I really don't like the art chosen, I feel like I have to buy it, and what would upset me even more is if I can't find any at my FNAC store (
Captain America 2 sold out very fast), so that 3-week period between the UK release and the French release annoys me. I don't want to end up empty handed.
- I have not received my
The Fall Novamedia exclusive yet, I feel like I have been screwed here

, I'll go at the post office tomorrow just in case there was a problem (my name started to fade away (not a metaphor) on my mailbox). Then, I'll turn to Nova and see what they can do to deliver me my
The Fall. That certainly does not make me want to get up at 6am to pre-order
American Hustle.
- Is it all worth it? These are just Blu-rays after all, and I'm not feeling the rush/excitement like back when I started collecting about 19 months ago. And what's the meaning of life?
So that was a page from the diary of the Melancholic Steelbook Collector

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