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cudzndrips · 12-01-2013, 09:51 PM

A new collection of Steelbooks coming from Touchstone in Germany. So far titles include:

The Rocketeer
http://www.amazon.de/Rocketeer-Steel...ords=Steelbook

Dick Tracy
http://www.amazon.de/Dick-Tracy-Stee...ords=Steelbook

The Rock
http://www.amazon.de/Rock-Steelbook-...ords=Steelbook

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
http://www.amazon.de/Roger-Rabbit-Fa...ords=Steelbook

John Carter
http://www.amazon.de/John-Carter-Zwi...ords=Steelbook

Release date for these are 20th February 2014.

Bballryan8 · 12-02-2013, 03:44 AM

wonder if this is new artwork too

MifuneFan · 12-08-2013, 05:06 PM

Artwork is now up for John Carter. I like it aside from the German text

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MifuneFan · 12-09-2013, 06:41 PM

Artwork is now up for all the others too. Looks like the same designs for he Zavvi exclusives, but with German text on some.

neoz · 12-09-2013, 07:12 PM

Sucks for us English speaking countries. Good for Germany though.

They are nice.

Vampire75 · 12-25-2013, 12:33 PM

so everybody (like me) that paid a lot of money to get a roger rabbit steel of which they said only 4000 where manufactured are scruwed because if we waited a few months we could get the german version for a lot less, and probably the UK version will drop in price now as well....

I am a huge steelbook fan, but it is these kind of things that at the end will hold me down of purchasing any more steelbooks. They screw there own success if you ask me with releasing just to much steelbooks lately...

Neutron82 · 12-25-2013, 05:13 PM

yeah it annoys me too... at least change the artwork!

Member-222782 · 12-25-2013, 05:26 PM

I've been waiting for a replacement for that Criterion ROCK oversized DVD case, which I have been using for the BD instead of the regular boring Amaray. Now I have a reason to upgrade (unless those huge ratings logos are on the case).

Smigro · 12-26-2013, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vampire75

so everybody (like me) that paid a lot of money to get a roger rabbit steel of which they said only 4000 where manufactured are scruwed because if we waited a few months we could get the german version for a lot less, and probably the UK version will drop in price now as well....

I am a huge steelbook fan, but it is these kind of things that at the end will hold me down of purchasing any more steelbooks. They screw there own success if you ask me with releasing just to much steelbooks lately...

I wouldn't necessarily say that...as small as it may be the Zavvi exclusive has the 25th Anniversary on the front cover which the German version lacks. Just like the CA and Thor reprints from Zavvi didn't effect the first prints I do not see this German version hurting the Zavvi original.

DJ KNIGHT XIII · 12-30-2013, 11:24 AM

Just preordered Who Framed Roger Rabbit, learnt my lesson the hard way by missing out on the Zavvi version.

neoz · 12-30-2013, 11:29 AM

I would get some of these as they are nice. But the German on the front is not working for me. Again no offense, just personal preference.

Socko · 12-30-2013, 11:30 AM

The Rock would be nice, but it has german words on it. Too bad!

lateralspin · 12-30-2013, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Socko

The Rock would be nice, but it has german words on it. Too bad!

It might be similar to the Play.com exclusive, but with German text instead...

levcore · 12-30-2013, 01:00 PM

I'm in for The Rocketeer and John Carter i reckon

Whirlygig · 01-15-2014, 11:08 AM

Whaaaaaat? And of course the two I would want are "ruined" mit Deutsch. I wonder if the Rocketeer and Dick Tracy will be from the same factory & run as the Zavvi or if there is a chance they might have higher quality printing with better colors and embossing. If they are better I would double dip.

TheHutt · 03-08-2014, 02:12 PM

Just received my copy of Dick Tracy. Here be photos:

The FSK logo is typically for this Disney series on a separate data sheet. The sheet is glued on by two stickers. The steelbook itself is entirely English-friendly, as it contains no German texts whatsoever.

The writing on the spine goes American way (from top to bottom), not the German way.

Unfortunately, no embossing. The surface itself is somewhat in the middle between glossy and flat.

The backside. There are some white points to the left which look like chipped off paint to me. Looks like a night sky, however I doubt it's intentional.

The inside of the steelbook is printed as well (for example, The Rock from the same release batch is not). The disc label has same art as the front cover.

Final words: if not for the white dots on the back, the steelbook would be highly recommendable. It's nice to touch and has inner art as well. Also it's very affordable: the current price is 12.97 EUR at Amazon.de.

TheHutt · 03-08-2014, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vampire75

so everybody (like me) that paid a lot of money to get a roger rabbit steel of which they said only 4000 where manufactured are scruwed because if we waited a few months we could get the german version for a lot less, and probably the UK version will drop in price now as well....

No problemo: the German Roger Rabbit steelbook does not have the embossing and the glossy finish as the Zavvi version.

Tobi_R · 03-08-2014, 02:50 PM

...darn german Touchstone..
the one title that´s a german exclusive does NOT have any inside artwork AT ALL...
guess it would have been too much work to come up with an artwork of their own..

12-01-2013, 09:51 PM	#1
cudzndrips Banned Member since:Apr 2012 Location:Uk Home Theater Gallery:180 Trading Score:375	Touchstone Steelbook Series - Amazon.de A new collection of Steelbooks coming from Touchstone in Germany. So far titles include: The Rocketeer http://www.amazon.de/Rocketeer-Steel...ords=Steelbook Dick Tracy http://www.amazon.de/Dick-Tracy-Stee...ords=Steelbook The Rock http://www.amazon.de/Rock-Steelbook-...ords=Steelbook Who Framed Roger Rabbit http://www.amazon.de/Roger-Rabbit-Fa...ords=Steelbook John Carter http://www.amazon.de/John-Carter-Zwi...ords=Steelbook Release date for these are 20th February 2014. Last edited by cudzndrips; 12-01-2013 at 09:57 PM. Reason: Text

12-08-2013, 05:06 PM	#3
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Artwork is now up for John Carter. I like it aside from the German text [Show spoiler] Last edited by MifuneFan; 12-09-2013 at 06:41 PM.

12-02-2013, 03:44 AM	#2
Bballryan8 Senior Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Spring City, PA Blu-ray collection:31 Trading Score:1	wonder if this is new artwork too

12-09-2013, 06:41 PM	#4
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Artwork is now up for all the others too. Looks like the same designs for he Zavvi exclusives, but with German text on some.

12-09-2013, 07:12 PM	#5
neoz Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:1664 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:84	Sucks for us English speaking countries. Good for Germany though. They are nice.

12-25-2013, 12:33 PM	#6
Vampire75 Member Member since:May 2013 Location:Netherlands Trading Score:1	so everybody (like me) that paid a lot of money to get a roger rabbit steel of which they said only 4000 where manufactured are scruwed because if we waited a few months we could get the german version for a lot less, and probably the UK version will drop in price now as well.... I am a huge steelbook fan, but it is these kind of things that at the end will hold me down of purchasing any more steelbooks. They screw there own success if you ask me with releasing just to much steelbooks lately...

12-25-2013, 05:13 PM	#7
Neutron82 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Atlanta 4K collection:474 Blu-ray collection:2089 DVD collection:45 Trading Score:124	yeah it annoys me too... at least change the artwork!

12-25-2013, 05:26 PM	#8
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	I've been waiting for a replacement for that Criterion ROCK oversized DVD case, which I have been using for the BD instead of the regular boring Amaray. Now I have a reason to upgrade (unless those huge ratings logos are on the case).

12-30-2013, 11:24 AM	#10
DJ KNIGHT XIII Senior Member Member since:Jul 2012 Blu-ray collection:156 Trading Score:3	Just preordered Who Framed Roger Rabbit, learnt my lesson the hard way by missing out on the Zavvi version.

12-30-2013, 11:29 AM	#11
neoz Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:1664 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:84	I would get some of these as they are nice. But the German on the front is not working for me. Again no offense, just personal preference.

12-30-2013, 11:30 AM	#12
Socko Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Netherlands Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:314 Blu-ray collection:1016 DVD collection:46 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:10	The Rock would be nice, but it has german words on it. Too bad!

12-30-2013, 01:00 PM	#14
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	I'm in for The Rocketeer and John Carter i reckon

01-15-2014, 11:08 AM	#15
Whirlygig Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2011 Location:HD-DVD: 352 Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:120 Blu-ray collection:3893 DVD collection:658 Digital collection:491 Trading Score:6	Whaaaaaat? And of course the two I would want are "ruined" mit Deutsch. I wonder if the Rocketeer and Dick Tracy will be from the same factory & run as the Zavvi or if there is a chance they might have higher quality printing with better colors and embossing. If they are better I would double dip.

03-08-2014, 02:12 PM	#16
TheHutt Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Trading Score:1	Just received my copy of Dick Tracy. Here be photos: The FSK logo is typically for this Disney series on a separate data sheet. The sheet is glued on by two stickers. The steelbook itself is entirely English-friendly, as it contains no German texts whatsoever. The writing on the spine goes American way (from top to bottom), not the German way. Unfortunately, no embossing. The surface itself is somewhat in the middle between glossy and flat. The backside. There are some white points to the left which look like chipped off paint to me. Looks like a night sky, however I doubt it's intentional. The inside of the steelbook is printed as well (for example, The Rock from the same release batch is not). The disc label has same art as the front cover. Final words: if not for the white dots on the back, the steelbook would be highly recommendable. It's nice to touch and has inner art as well. Also it's very affordable: the current price is 12.97 EUR at Amazon.de.

03-08-2014, 02:50 PM	#18
Tobi_R Active Member Member since:Nov 2011 Trading Score:71	...darn german Touchstone.. the one title that´s a german exclusive does NOT have any inside artwork AT ALL... guess it would have been too much work to come up with an artwork of their own..

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