There may not be a Sherlock Holmes steelbook... - Blu-ray Forum

Billz · 05-11-2010, 09:49 PM

...but is there going to be some packaging that is exclusive to any store, either online or highstreet?

I've looked through the 3 obvious sites (Amazon, Play and HMV) but they all appear to have the same artwork. Add to that, lack of information.

So, anyone know of anything exclusive? Or would it be better to get an IronPack imported (yuk!)?

jstn · 05-11-2010, 10:21 PM

I think it's just getting a 3D lenticular sleeve, probably available everywhere.

kandraks · 05-16-2010, 11:15 AM

The German Blu-ray will have a limited edition Steelbook. I expect the disc itself should be identical to the UK release

http://de.blu-ray.com/movies/Sherloc...Blu-ray/10193/

thewerepuppygrr · 05-16-2010, 02:57 PM

I thought the lenticular sleeve was exclusive to Play.com? I got it yesterday and it looks absolutely brilliant in terms of it's cover, and I like the fact that the box itself underneath the slipcover has the original artwork as well.

If you're getting it from anywhere, get it from Play.com.

Old Bones · 05-16-2010, 03:28 PM

Canadian Steel Book , not sure if it's region locked or not ?

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...52c06837baen02

Kurgen1975 · 05-16-2010, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Bones

Canadian Steel Book , not sure if it's region locked or not ?

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...52c06837baen02

Careful with that, discussed elsewhere im sure, but that listing states Ironpack

Billz · 05-16-2010, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Bones

Canadian Steel Book , not sure if it's region locked or not ?

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...52c06837baen02

I'm trying to avoid the IronPack if possible. Hate them

Quote:

Originally Posted by kandraks

The German Blu-ray will have a limited edition Steelbook. I expect the disc itself should be identical to the UK release

http://de.blu-ray.com/movies/Sherloc...Blu-ray/10193/

If the back paper can be removed, then i'll go for this one.

Billz · 05-17-2010, 10:42 AM

This may be a mostly asthetic review since the movie itself is still my favorite film of 2009.

As for the disc itself, this is going to be a bullet point list.

The bad

No animated menus
Has the stupid BD quarter blue circle on the back
Digital Copy won't work until sometime after release date

The good
Special Features

Maximum Movie Mode - An interactive viewer experience in which the entire film is examined. Includes Walk-ons with Director Guy Ritchie, Focus Points, PiP, Storyboard Comparisons, Still Galleries and more.
Behind the story
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
BD-Live

Focus Points

Drawbridges & Dollies: Designing a late Victorian London
Not a Deerstalker cap in sight
Ba-ritsu: A tutorial
Elementary English: Perfecting Sherlock's accent
The one that got away
Powers of observation & deduction
The Sherlockians

Technical

1080p High Definition 16x9
1.85.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English 5.1
Dolby Digital
Castilian Spanish 5.1
French 5.1
German 5.1
Italian 5.1
English 5.1 listed twice for some reason

Subtitles:

English
Castilian Spanish
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Norwegian
Portuguese
Swedish

Subtitles (special features):

English
Castilian Spanish
Dutch
French
German
Italian

The special features are in 1080p but only have a DTS-HD Master Audio English 5.1 track.

The lenticular splicase is NOT limited to Play.com. Got mine from Amazon.co.uk

The BD case itself is a BD amaray case with a fliptray to accomodate the BD disc, although the clips holding it in are awful so they don't actually hold the fliptray in very well. I may get a replacement amaray case with overlapping clips if I can find one anywhere.

In summary, this BD is good, but it could have been a hell of a lot better. Warner Bros seems to be getting really cheap these days.

BD cover artwork that I scanned (56ker's beware!)

josuv22 · 05-17-2010, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billz

This may be a mostly asthetic review since the movie itself is still my favorite film of 2009.

As for the disc itself, this is going to be a bullet point list.

The bad

No animated menus
Has the stupid BD quarter blue circle on the back
Digital Copy won't work until sometime after release date

The good
Special Features

Maximum Movie Mode - An interactive viewer experience in which the entire film is examined. Includes Walk-ons with Director Guy Ritchie, Focus Points, PiP, Storyboard Comparisons, Still Galleries and more.
Behind the story
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
BD-Live

Focus Points

Drawbridges & Dollies: Designing a late Victorian London
Not a Deerstalker cap in sight
Ba-ritsu: A tutorial
Elementary English: Perfecting Sherlock's accent
The one that got away
Powers of observation & deduction
The Sherlockians

Technical

1080p High Definition 16x9
1.85.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English 5.1
Dolby Digital
Castilian Spanish 5.1
French 5.1
German 5.1
Italian 5.1
English 5.1 listed twice for some reason

Subtitles:

English
Castilian Spanish
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Norwegian
Portuguese
Swedish

Subtitles (special features):

English
Castilian Spanish
Dutch
French
German
Italian

The special features are in 1080p but only have a DTS-HD Master Audio English 5.1 track.

The lenticular splicase is NOT limited to Play.com. Got mine from Amazon.co.uk

The BD case itself is a BD amaray case with a fliptray to accomodate the BD disc, although the clips holding it in are awful so they don't actually hold the fliptray in very well. I may get a replacement amaray case with overlapping clips if I can find one anywhere.

In summary, this BD is good, but it could have been a hell of a lot better. Warner Bros seems to be getting really cheap these days.

BD cover artwork that I scanned (56ker's beware!)

hmm
got my copy on may 14th and the Digital Copy worked just fine. it the bluray live on mine that don't work yet just stays on the loading screening.
as for the case it seems the same as ever other case I ever had with 2 or more disks.

markbr · 05-17-2010, 03:35 PM

The DTS HD Master audio is up there with the best its stunning the surround sound is amazing i thought it was just as good if not better then Avatars audio.

Exist2Inspire · 05-17-2010, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markbr

The DTS HD Master audio is up there with the best its stunning the surround sound is amazing i thought it was just as good if not better then Avatars audio.

The fight scene that Holmes has at the bar is one of my favourites to show people

markbr · 05-17-2010, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exist2Inspire

The fight scene that Holmes has at the bar is one of my favourites to show people

I agree even horses and speech from blackwood in the rears was amazing gunshots were loud and clear Warner done a good job on this.

05-11-2010, 09:49 PM	#1
Billz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:In a rubbish part of England 4K collection:84 Blu-ray collection:448 DVD collection:78 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:38	There may not be a Sherlock Holmes steelbook... ...but is there going to be some packaging that is exclusive to any store, either online or highstreet? I've looked through the 3 obvious sites (Amazon, Play and HMV) but they all appear to have the same artwork. Add to that, lack of information. So, anyone know of anything exclusive? Or would it be better to get an IronPack imported (yuk!)?

05-17-2010, 10:42 AM	#8
Billz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:In a rubbish part of England 4K collection:84 Blu-ray collection:448 DVD collection:78 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:38	Sherlock Holmes BD Review This may be a mostly asthetic review since the movie itself is still my favorite film of 2009. As for the disc itself, this is going to be a bullet point list. The bad No animated menus Has the stupid BD quarter blue circle on the back Digital Copy won't work until sometime after release date The good Special Features Maximum Movie Mode - An interactive viewer experience in which the entire film is examined. Includes Walk-ons with Director Guy Ritchie, Focus Points, PiP, Storyboard Comparisons, Still Galleries and more. Behind the story Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented BD-Live Focus Points Drawbridges & Dollies: Designing a late Victorian London Not a Deerstalker cap in sight Ba-ritsu: A tutorial Elementary English: Perfecting Sherlock's accent The one that got away Powers of observation & deduction The Sherlockians Technical 1080p High Definition 16x9 1.85.1 DTS-HD Master Audio English 5.1 Dolby Digital Castilian Spanish 5.1 French 5.1 German 5.1 Italian 5.1 English 5.1 listed twice for some reason Subtitles: English Castilian Spanish Danish Dutch Finnish French German Italian Norwegian Portuguese Swedish Subtitles (special features): English Castilian Spanish Dutch French German Italian The special features are in 1080p but only have a DTS-HD Master Audio English 5.1 track. The lenticular splicase is NOT limited to Play.com. Got mine from Amazon.co.uk The BD case itself is a BD amaray case with a fliptray to accomodate the BD disc, although the clips holding it in are awful so they don't actually hold the fliptray in very well. I may get a replacement amaray case with overlapping clips if I can find one anywhere. In summary, this BD is good, but it could have been a hell of a lot better. Warner Bros seems to be getting really cheap these days. BD cover artwork that I scanned (56ker's beware!) Last edited by Billz; 05-17-2010 at 01:18 PM.

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05-11-2010, 10:21 PM	#2
jstn Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:80 Trading Score:14	I think it's just getting a 3D lenticular sleeve, probably available everywhere.

05-16-2010, 11:15 AM	#3
kandraks Active Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:SRB Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:48 Blu-ray collection:639 DVD collection:249	The German Blu-ray will have a limited edition Steelbook. I expect the disc itself should be identical to the UK release http://de.blu-ray.com/movies/Sherloc...Blu-ray/10193/

05-16-2010, 02:57 PM	#4
thewerepuppygrr Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2009 Location:England 4K collection:53 Blu-ray collection:1054 Trading Score:3	I thought the lenticular sleeve was exclusive to Play.com? I got it yesterday and it looks absolutely brilliant in terms of it's cover, and I like the fact that the box itself underneath the slipcover has the original artwork as well. If you're getting it from anywhere, get it from Play.com.

05-16-2010, 03:28 PM	#5
Old Bones Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Port Coquitlam B.C. Canada Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:1	Canadian Steel Book , not sure if it's region locked or not ? http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...52c06837baen02

05-17-2010, 03:35 PM	#10
markbr Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:UK. Home Theater Gallery:20 Blu-ray collection:595 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	The DTS HD Master audio is up there with the best its stunning the surround sound is amazing i thought it was just as good if not better then Avatars audio.

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