WALL·E (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) (Pixar Collection #12) [UK]

[digitalbabe]

Release date: May 25th, 2015
Purchase link: Wall-E
Retro Zbox & Wall-e bundle
Price: £24.99
Notes: Limited to 3000 copies

The others: Zavvi Exclusive: The Pixar Collection Blu-ray SteelBooks

 

[chunk]

Just got mine..and I really like the art work..think it's mint..gonna have a proper look in a minute

Just checked it properly and it's got a couple of deep scratches on the back.. not paying £25 for it..I mainly bought it for the back art so I'm gonna send it back for a replacement

 

[BDDB]

Got mine today and I really wasn't fond of the front art but now that I have it in hand I actually think it works well.
Much better than the Incredibles snafu but not as good as Bugs Life.

 

[nkb32]

Looks decent enough to me. Waiting for it come back in stock at normal price. Will be a placeholder until i can get my bb/fs steel back.

 

[gaeljet]

the "pics or didn't happen" statement is a running joke on message boards....I'm sure no harm was intended

yep, personally it was a joke and an indirect asking for pictures(not because i din't trust he/she had received it, jsut to see some pictures)
sorry if it wasn't understood, i wanted no harm honestly

 

[levi]

there are some very bland and boring steelbooks, yes, but at least they adhere to common composition rules lol

having a vertical line smack bang down the centre just doesnt work. its horrible and awkward. the only time i have ever seen that composition work is with Scarface

which works because its graphic and bold.

this wall- e however, is just a mess. it would have worked if the colours were at least complimentary, its hardly a Barnett Newman

 

[psychoscot]

Love this film but sooooooooooo glad I passed on this.

 

[blackbird81]

I think this would have looked kinda better if Wall-E's "hand" was embossed. Anyway, this is nice, but certainly not €30+ nice.

 

[Geek Tragedy]

They did such a great job and got pretty creative with the embossing on A Bugs Life but really cocked this one up IMHO.

 

[virkia]

Done

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I don't get it when it is suggested that the examples quoted are considered to have better artwork than this abomination - in fact I've just looked through a number of my 698 UK steelbooks,steelpacks and tins (with particular attention to the examples quoted) and can find no other steelbook going back to the beginning of UK steelbooks that comes any where near being as poorly executed as this one!

In fact all the examples mentioned as" better", though basic and lazy, are not meant to be premium products like this one and were consequently priced accordingly and what's more they were not offensive like this one - I find those with just the title like "The Rock", "The Godfather Trilogy" etc. or those with minimal designs like "Die Hard", "Armageddon" etc. appropriate and not unpleasant in any way and certainly don't consider them inferior to this like some other contributors.

I'd like to know if those people running down "The Rock" and all the others in favour of this one actually have this one in hand.

I'd also like to add how disappointed I am in how shabbily we have been treated here in the UK regarding the releases of this modern classic in that there's not even an example available with a nice slipcover especially when you consider all the crappy films that are given slipcovers - embossed, lenticular, glossy or whatever...

 

[virkia]

mother*******! I can't believe the assclowns actually gave this the standard embossed boarder.

I think that the idea of having an "embossed" border is to give the impression of a quality product in the same way as a bevelled edge does to a mirror.

As far as I'm concerned all the embossing or debossing in the world wouldn't have made a scrap of difference to the artwork of this product.

As the sayings go: you can't polish a turd or make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

 

[Geek Tragedy]

They could have embossed this and made it damn nice. Just emboss the boarder inside the yellow and leave the part with the logo and Wall-E's hand raised. Could also have debossed The black area of Eva's eye screen. Would have been MUCH better than the shite they gave us. This is a quick mockup but you get the idea.

 

[mkdfan]

I personally love it, I think it's one of the nicest Pixar steels we've got from zavvi.

 

[Basil]

this seems like a marmite steel either you love it or hate and with no middle ground.

personally i didn't like it from the mock up and thought it would be bad and tbh so glad i let it pass.

anyway to those that love it enjoy

basil

 

[George Pearce]

changed my mind,that border just ruins the entire look of it,think i'll stop at the two releases I already have

 

[Kalel316]

I like the artwork don't know why there is so much hate for it. It's a nice looking steelbook. There is certainly a lot worse out there

 

[Geek Tragedy]

I like the artwork don't know why there is so much hate for it. It's a nice looking steelbook. There is certainly a lot worse out there

Artwork is fine...it is how they chose to wreck it with embossing it in inappropriate and unnecessary places that bothers me.

 

[George Pearce]

That's the issue,the embossed border cuts straight through the artwork.I firmly believe that whoever designs and then approves the final cut isn't fit for purpose.

 

[StifflersDad]

Received this today. High quality gloss finish and very striking gold /yellow colour. Embossing border notwithstanding I think this is really nice!

 

[hayemaker]

The UK must have some excellent steelbooks if this is the worst.

 

[howiesteed]

I actually like this steel . It will go well with my growing wall e collection... I realise there is only two but I am getting the blue and edition to . I like it