Bone Tomahawk (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]

May 30, 2014
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Release date: August 15th, 2016
Purchase link: Zavvi (Pre-order will be live around 6pm on Saturday June 11th)
Price: £17.99

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Absolutely agree about the outside artwork . . . and the spine looks pretty fine too :thumbs:
The only other artwork worthy of the front cover is this one by Matthew Woodson for Mondo:-
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In no great hurry to pick this one up straightaway considering its relatively high price for the type of film that it is mixing the classic Western genre with cannibalistic horror from a first-time director but with a top quality cast . . .
To qualify "relatively high" it's actually quite reasonably priced when compared to the almost equally gritty HATEFUL EIGHT @GBP 19.99.
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Big fan of Westerns from all eras including the obvious ones such as STAGECOACH (1939), HIGH NOON (1952), SHANE (1953),THE SEARCHERS (1956), 3:10 TO YUMA (1957), THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN and THE ALAMO (1960), the Spaghetti and Paella Westerns from the mid-late 1960's, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, BUTCH CASSIDY and THE WILD BUNCH (1968), LITTLE BIG MAN (1970) through to DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990), UNFORGIVEN (1992) and beyond to more recent examples.

Big fan also of Cannibal "Video Nasties" from the 1970's and 1980's such as CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST and CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE (1980), CANNIBAL FERROX (1981) not forgetting the TEXAS CHAINSAW(S), HILLS HAVE EYES and WRONG TURN Hillbilly sagas through to DELICATESSEN (1991) and others.
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Contender for steelbook artwork of the year . . . and which, unsurprisingly (LOL), got me thinking about other U.K. steelbooks with skull imagery as the motif for the front cover and some examples are:-
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2 of the original poster artworks can be seen on the U.K. and U.S. Amarays:-
UK - poster design by WHAT IS BOBO.
US - poster design by THE REFINERY (LIFE OF PI, 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, JENNIFER'S BODY metalpak, THE A TEAM).
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Finally checked this out and it was much better than the reviews led me to believe. Character driven, strong performances & great dialogue made for a very enjoyable watch. I also loved seeing my man Sig Haig make an appearance. It's too bad he wasn't in it longer.
 
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Just cancelled my preorder for this before payment is processed.

Although it looks promising and I've heard good things about the film, it's still in stock so I'll hold out for a price drop.
 
Loved this film but I am also sick of paying £8 more than most other people pay so I've cancelled as well (thanks for the reminder everyone) and will re-order when it drops to around £10-12.
 
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