What do you care most about a steelbook?

[markyman]

So maybe the front, back, artwork, rarity? I am just interested to see what you guys most like about a steelbook!

 

[Seus]

A nice em or debossed front cover and if possible inside-art.

 

[hiratafabio]

Inside artwork!

 

[tenderheartbear]

Assuming it arrives without scratches and dents etc. then in order...

No blue banner
Spine design (as I see that every day)
Front cover (free of text/quotes)
Rear cover (preferably clean of text)
Embossing/debossing (added bonus but hardly a selling point)
Certificate free where possible (don't mind if they're quite small on the side)
Inside art (not really bothered)

 

[farva2]

The front cover image for me.

 

[Lone Crusader]

What's most important to me is that it is dent and scratch free.

In this order...
Exclusivity of artwork which no other edition has.
Low print run.
No printed back text.
I prefer gloss over matte finish.
Debossed and Embossed or just Debossed.
Inside artwork.

 

[xxquartzxx]

Clean artwork , and a nice glossy finish and the spine is important so it has the stand out factor

 

[Apom]

Most important is the actual film.. No steelbook artwork can make Battlefield Earth a good movie. You can sprinkle a little gold dust on ****..but goodluck selling it.

2nd is the artwork. I actual love steels because how clean they look. Film title..artwork, and sometimes just the names of the actors. Very clean and to me like a mini poster. I mean.. Scarface... just a beautiful steelbook all around.

 

[Ush]

The film itself and definitely the artwork!

 

[EPHiCS]

Has to be a movie I love and there has to be a textless back and inside artwork.

 

[blumaster]

For a steel to make it to my permanent collection I have to like the artwork and it has to be a movie I like, or if it's just incredibly cheap.

 

[SilverBlade]

I love the front artwork, plus I like the cleaner looking back. Who reads all that text on normal amarays? It's a waste.

Plus, the metallic casing just looks soo much nicer than any amaray case.

 

[theman9361]

The artwork and the steel of course. It just looks much nicer!

 

[morlock84]

The slip !!

 

[SilverBlade]

I forgot to add this:
That it must be a movie which I actually enjoy enough to the point of buying it, and the artwork has to be excellent. (For example, loved Spiderman 1 and 2..hated the artwork on those..refuse to touch em).

Also, the movie itself has to be Region A or Region Free, as I fail to see the point in buying a movie that I have to rip just to play it.