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Byzantium (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive)[UK]
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Except this isn't just limited to StudioCanal. I can probably count on one hand the number of Zavvi steelbooks - from any studio - that actually had a glossy finish.
Face it, Zavvi just love to flood the market with cheap, black, matte steelbooks. They've more or less killed the hobby.
If you think Zavvi steelbooks are cheap matte steelbooks, you clearly didn't see the WB rereleases earlier this summer Wal-Mart/Target/Best Buy were slinging. Or the Universal Reel Heroes steelbooks around the same time.
I think only Watchmen had interior artwork and didn't feel like they recycled soda cans to make the covers (very thin metal)
Hate this steelbook, poor quality feels cheep, waste of £17, should be 10.99 lol, hope the film will make up for it. I will buy zavvi steelbooks once I have seen a video and photos of the actual product because lately all their steels coming with a range low to high prices and the god dam steels are all the same finish and only one disc and 2d only, so how they can justify the premium prices when there is a big fat 0 premium anything about these steels. Had enough now, think I will pick up the new ES steelbooks coming next month sound much more promising and Asian releases.
decided to go for this after seeing the pics. Used my 10% zavvi code and reward points so got this down to £12.00
What like the matt black Disney titles? Or the matt black Star Trek? What about the matt black Argo and The Town? Oh wait, they were glossy and some were embossed.
Yes, they've flooded the market. But no one has to buy them all. It seems that every new releases and now most catalogue titles are getting the steelbook treatment. I'd suggest half of them are Zavvi exclusives, a quarter are non-retailer exclusives so Zavvi stock them, and the rest are HMV, Amazon and Entertainment Store.
It's the manufacturers that decide what effort they put in. Basically how much they're willing to invest in a specific title. Gloss is more, embossing more still and matt with with glossed areas even more. There's no point in offering a supposed premium finish for Byzantium (or any other StudioCanal release for that matter) as it won't increase sales.
Matt, gloss, embossed, inside art varies from title to title, studio to studio. They've nearly all done ones with a matt finish, a gloss finish, embossed etc. etc. Just look at Warner Bros...
Argo - gloss/embossed (Zavvi)
Batman - matt/no embossing (general release)
Wrath of the Titans - gloss/no embossing (HMV)
Dark Shadows - matt/gloss/no embossing (HMV)
Either way, you pays your money and you takes your choice.
WTF are zavvi on with such lame cheap finishing on NEW RELEASES? its bad enough on their overpriced budget steels
The nerve of some people.
WTF has Zavvi to do with the manufacturing of the steelbooks.
And the price? They put the price according to what the distributor sells them.
dont think its printing error
Ok then I take it back. I am yet to see the film so I was unaware of that scene but seriously within the context it has been used the character has been cut and put onto the back and the beams are not throughout the whole frame as in your screen shot so I guess you can see where I was coming from.
This is actually the IDEAL steelbook to have a gloss finish. Kinda crummy zavvi didn't go the extra mile on it. Everything else is beautiful thou.
I watched this blind buy last night and omg what a hidden gem, I loved it.
The steel is very good IMO. It makes a change not to have it embossed etc
The steel is very good IMO. It makes a change not to have it embossed etc
steelbook is good = its the studios effort
steelbook is bad = its zavvis fault
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