Lawrence of Arabia 4K UHD (1962) - Page 122 - Blu-ray Forum

bigkid43 · 11-02-2023, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bigkid43

In stock on Walmart's website, shipped by Please Rewind. $27.59. Just ordered it and will arrive by November 8. Fingers crossed.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lawrence-...0&from=/search

It arrived today, several days earlier than expected. In a box, bubble wrapped with large air pillows. Mint condition. Looking forward to watching it this weekend.

cupboy · 11-02-2023, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bigkid43

It arrived today, several days earlier than expected. In a box, bubble wrapped with large air pillows. Mint condition. Looking forward to watching it this weekend.

Same here. I wonder where Please Rewind got these. Nobody else has them.

Opened it up. Everything looks nice and it is a 4-disc set with digital copy sheet included.

Now hopefully my BBY order falls through. Looks like it will. Can't cancel it though. I will try chat and see if they will cancel it for me.

update: Nope. These BBY agents don't know how to cancel unshipped orders anymore. I've got reward certificates tied up with this order that I could use for something else.

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Nitroboy · 11-02-2023, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by questrider

So Amazon is not only ridiculous for shipping a metal box in a simple bubble mailer but then UPS couldn't take care of it enough to not allow that to happen? It was literally twisted and concave like it was stepped on or driven over. Appalling.

Now it appears the only place to order this from is Best Buy? Can anyone attest to how they are shipping it?

Poor packaging is NOT the courier's fault.

dave8160 · 11-02-2023, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bigkid43

It arrived today, several days earlier than expected. In a box, bubble wrapped with large air pillows. Mint condition. Looking forward to watching it this weekend.

Just got mine today from Walmart. Perfect condition

Rulocal · 11-02-2023, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cupboy

Same here. I wonder where Please Rewind got these. Nobody else has them.

Opened it up. Everything looks nice and it is a 4-disc set with digital copy sheet included.

Now hopefully my BBY order falls through. Looks like it will. Can't cancel it though. I will try chat and see if they will cancel it for me.

update: Nope. These BBY agents don't know how to cancel unshipped orders anymore. I've got reward certificates tied up with this order that I could use for something else.

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Always worth keeping an eye on PleaseRewind's Ebay shop. They had LOA long after it went OOS on the initial run and has been the same for several other Sony releases - eg Fright Night and Starship Troopers 4k Steelbooks. They also randomly got the Spiderman Digibook Coolection in stock for $25 about a year after it went OOP and scalpers were still selling it for silly money.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ssn...86.m3561.l2562

sojrner · 11-02-2023, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitroboy

Poor packaging is NOT the courier's fault.

LOL, I would agree with you if this was about a few dings or dents in the steelbook indicative of reasonable handling, but those images look like HDS ran it over with the truck a few times before tossing it in the back. No level of (reasonable) packaging can protect from that. The courier absolutely takes much of the fault here.

Cardboard_killer · 11-02-2023, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bigkid43

It arrived today, several days earlier than expected. In a box, bubble wrapped with large air pillows. Mint condition. Looking forward to watching it this weekend.

Same here. I had basically given up on getting a copy, so am pretty happy.

samuelkhan999 · 11-04-2023, 01:06 AM

The prices on ebay have started getting reasonable. Some 4k steelbooks are less than 50 USD

Ernest Rister · 11-04-2023, 02:11 AM

I guess the courier disliked the cover art even more than I do, and took matters into their own...um...wheels.

Having said that, still better than The Exorcist 4K here in the States...

jess1581 · 11-04-2023, 02:14 AM

Big thank you to the guy who threw us that Walmart bone. Mine came in yesterday in perfect condition.

NotASpeckOfCereal · 11-04-2023, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by samuelkhan999

The prices on ebay have started getting reasonable. Some 4k steelbooks are less than 50 USD

No, reasonable is for the standard release to be released and sell for $25 or less on sale. (This forum area is for all 4K releases of the film, not just the limited edition gouge.)

Chris

matbezlima · 11-04-2023, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by NotASpeckOfCereal

No, reasonable is for the standard release to be released and sell for $25 or less on sale. (This forum area is for all 4K releases of the film, not just the limited edition gouge.)

Chris

Meanwhile, in the Titanic 4K thread, people are complaining because a steelbook release doesn't exist if I'm not mistaken.

samuelkhan999 · 11-04-2023, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by NotASpeckOfCereal

No, reasonable is for the standard release to be released and sell for $25 or less on sale. (This forum area is for all 4K releases of the film, not just the limited edition gouge.)

Chris

Well I've seen a 4k steelbook sold for 85 GBP. The average price on ebay pre August 2023 was around 100-150 USD.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/31483325604...edia=WHATS_APP

Seeing it go as low as 44 USD is a bargain. I've got LOA from the Columbia 4k set as a replacement as my LoA 4k from India disc1 was faulty.

questrider · 11-04-2023, 10:23 PM

I missed out on the Walmart Blu-ray.com special! After getting to order one during those five-to-six times the steelbook was for sale on Amazon for a few hours at a time, I can wholeheartedly say pulling that damaged one delivered to me out of its bubble mailer was quite disappointing because I knew it was a limited purchase-by-chance pressing.

Still makes me scratch my head why a beloved classic like Lawrence of Arabia is this elusive sold-esoterically-at-odd-times 4K UHD?

Eldrethor · 11-05-2023, 02:00 AM

Kudos to you guys for that awesome deal from PleaseRewind. Just got my copy today, well-packaged with cushioning and in perfect condition. My Best Buy order is still in limbo and is a few days away from canceling. Pretty disappointed in Best Buy though; I expected better.

cupboy · 11-08-2023, 03:40 AM

My Best Buy order finally got deleted today and I got my rewards points back. Earlier it said I'd have to wait until the 13th but I guess they figured out they weren't getting any more.

Surge92 · 11-10-2023, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cupboy

My Best Buy order finally got deleted today and I got my rewards points back. Earlier it said I'd have to wait until the 13th but I guess they figured out they weren't getting any more.

Mine got deleted from my account also. I'm just waiting on my refund now. I'm pissed that I couldn't order one from Walmart, though, because the f****ng website was giving me a hard time about logging in.

Member-222782 · 11-10-2023, 04:16 PM

I would've thought for sure Sony would replicate their fantastic Blu-ray Collector's set on 4K. Instead, they stick the upgrade in a box set with a bunch of other movies then release a limited edition steelbook that sells out quickly. This isn't some 90's B movie - it deserves a standalone collector's edition. I revisited the film last weekend and my jaw was on the floor - again. Spectacular PQ.

matbezlima · 11-10-2023, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinema84

I would've thought for sure Sony would replicate their fantastic Blu-ray Collector's set on 4K. Instead, they stick the upgrade in a box set with a bunch of other movies then release a limited edition steelbook that sells out quickly. This isn't some 90's B movie - it deserves a standalone collector's edition. I revisited the film last weekend and my jaw was on the floor - again. Spectacular PQ.

And that's why it hasn't got one. Not to mention that the scarcity makes it even more valuable. It attracts people that aren't even fans of the movie. Remember the Disney Vault strategy, how stingy Disney was with their biggest classics on home video?

Member-222782 · 11-10-2023, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by matbezlima

And that's why it hasn't got one. Not to mention that the scarcity makes it even more valuable. It attracts people that aren't even fans of the movie. Remember the Disney Vault strategy, how stingy Disney was with their biggest classics on home video?

Yes but Sony doesn't usually play those games, at least not until now.

11-04-2023, 01:06 AM	#2428
samuelkhan999 Special Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Gloucester, England, UK 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:82 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:13	The prices on ebay have started getting reasonable. Some 4k steelbooks are less than 50 USD

11-04-2023, 02:11 AM	#2429
Ernest Rister Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:590 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	I guess the courier disliked the cover art even more than I do, and took matters into their own...um...wheels. Having said that, still better than The Exorcist 4K here in the States...

11-04-2023, 02:14 AM	#2430
jess1581 Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2016 Location:Fairhaven, Massachusetts 4K collection:550 Blu-ray collection:2332 Blu-ray reviews: 73	Big thank you to the guy who threw us that Walmart bone. Mine came in yesterday in perfect condition.

11-04-2023, 10:23 PM	#2434
questrider Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2017 4K collection:35 Blu-ray collection:375 DVD collection:226 Digital collection:25	I missed out on the Walmart Blu-ray.com special! After getting to order one during those five-to-six times the steelbook was for sale on Amazon for a few hours at a time, I can wholeheartedly say pulling that damaged one delivered to me out of its bubble mailer was quite disappointing because I knew it was a limited purchase-by-chance pressing. Still makes me scratch my head why a beloved classic like Lawrence of Arabia is this elusive sold-esoterically-at-odd-times 4K UHD?

11-05-2023, 02:00 AM	#2435
Eldrethor Junior Member Member since:Jan 2023	Kudos to you guys for that awesome deal from PleaseRewind. Just got my copy today, well-packaged with cushioning and in perfect condition. My Best Buy order is still in limbo and is a few days away from canceling. Pretty disappointed in Best Buy though; I expected better.

11-08-2023, 03:40 AM	#2436
cupboy Power Member Member since:Dec 2012 Location:USA	My Best Buy order finally got deleted today and I got my rewards points back. Earlier it said I'd have to wait until the 13th but I guess they figured out they weren't getting any more.

11-10-2023, 04:16 PM	#2438
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	I would've thought for sure Sony would replicate their fantastic Blu-ray Collector's set on 4K. Instead, they stick the upgrade in a box set with a bunch of other movies then release a limited edition steelbook that sells out quickly. This isn't some 90's B movie - it deserves a standalone collector's edition. I revisited the film last weekend and my jaw was on the floor - again. Spectacular PQ.

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