Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 4K SteelBook (Best Buy Exclusive)

[IAmJacksBluRays]

I kept refreshing the best buy page yesterday and it looks like some stores received their steelbooks later in the day as the in store pickup option appeared for me around 5:30-6:00pm when I was finally able to place my order. When I put it the steel in my cart it said they had 2 left at the store. I'm in the Bay area in California. Just FYI. Hopefully this info help someone looking to get one.

[tacotrucks]

Originally Posted by JohnnyOutlaw

it still has no shipping option for me. How does Best Buy decide this stuff?

My only guess is just whether they still have any at their shipping base, idk. As far as I know, this was ONLY available for delivery incredibly briefly on release day. By afternoon it was already unavailable again. I'd guess they always allot a certain amount to each store and if that exhausts their supply, they make it unavailable for online order.

They really should make more of these things. All of them being sold out before day one means that if they made more, worst case scenario is they sell out in a week.

[MattBowers2020]

Originally Posted by tacotrucks

My only guess is just whether they still have any at their shipping base, idk. As far as I know, this was ONLY available for delivery incredibly briefly on release day. By afternoon it was already unavailable again. I'd guess they always allot a certain amount to each store and if that exhausts their supply, they make it unavailable for online order.

They really should make more of these things. All of them being sold out before day one means that if they made more, worst case scenario is they sell out in a week.

My local stores said not available for shipping until release day then it changed. I ordered a copy immediately. Soon after it changed back to not being available locally. I got a shipped confirmation this morning. I just don't understand the decisions being made by BBY on steelbooks lately. It annoys me that I had to pay for Scott Pilgrim to be shipped but I could get curbside pick up for Mortal Engines. I just don't get the logic in that.

[tacotrucks]

Originally Posted by MattBowers2020

My local stores said not available for shipping until release day then it changed. I ordered a copy immediately. Soon after it changed back to not being available locally. I got a shipped confirmation this morning. I just don't understand the decisions being made by BBY on steelbooks lately. It annoys me that I had to pay for Scott Pilgrim to be shipped but I could get curbside pick up for Mortal Engines. I just don't get the logic in that.

Just more copies of Mortal Engines that weren't reserved. Your store got copies of both movies most likely but all their copies of Scott Pilgrim were reserved for in-store pickup very early on due to there being low numbers. People weren't as interested in Mortal Engines since it's a less popular movie and already came out in 4k. For example my store had copies of Mortal Engines just sitting on the rack but all their Scott Pilgrim steelbooks were reserved for pickups.

[tono06]

UK one is back if interested at zavvi

[rexinnih]

Originally Posted by tacotrucks

My only guess is just whether they still have any at their shipping base, idk. As far as I know, this was ONLY available for delivery incredibly briefly on release day. By afternoon it was already unavailable again. I'd guess they always allot a certain amount to each store and if that exhausts their supply, they make it unavailable for online order.

They really should make more of these things. All of them being sold out before day one means that if they made more, worst case scenario is they sell out in a week.

I must have gotten lucky on release day. Wasn't able to pre-order so checked back am PT and it was available for shipping. Shipped and arrival was delayed until tomorrow but hopefully will arrive intact.

[meatball_84]

Mine arrived today dented and split in half... Calling in to customer service only offered me $10 to keep it. I tweeted Best Buy and they refunded the full charge and let me keep it

[sephiroth61787]

Picked this up the other day and after comparing it to my Zavvi Blu-Ray steelbook, I like that one better. So I'm putting the 4K disc inside it. If anybody is looking for this Steelbook (minus the 4K disc), feel free to reach out.

[Roybq]

Available for shipping at BestBuy.com right now. Just ordered one for shipping.

[Hitagi]

Originally Posted by meatball_84

Mine arrived today dented and split in half... Calling in to customer service only offered me $10 to keep it. I tweeted Best Buy and they refunded the full charge and let me keep it

Geez, I think Best Buy is getting worse with shipping. I got two Howard the Duck steelbook. Both discs came loose. I went to pick up Indiana Jones boxset outside my house today and saw package got torn up. I don't know why but that package is big and no air bag at all.

I still wait for my two copies arriving tomorrow.

[joshsquash729]

Came back up for shipping, so I snagged it. Don't have the highest hopes, based on what I've read in this thread, but my fingers are crossed for little to no damage- I usually have good luck with shipping steels. Wasn't, and still am not super crazy about the artwork, but it's one of my favorite movies in glorious 4k, so ultimately, I am weak against it. I remain in total lesbians with this movie.

[Hitagi]

I received two copies. It is very ridiculous to see Best Buy continue having USPS delivering it because the mailbox is very hot due to heat in NorCal California (between 96 to 105). The items feels very warm and I have to cool it down. I can't imagine about the condition on discs if it is still there for few hours.

Anyway, I inspected it carefully. I noticed one have dent (can't tell if it is dent because of cover). Second item is not bad.

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[joshsquash729]

Got my copy in the mail yesterday and was shocked to see it was in a small little box. I think I've only had one or two other steels shipped in a box, and it was about twice the size of this one. Arrived in pristine condition. Still not entirely sold on the artwork, but I'm happy enough to have it.

[MEHEARTJC]

Got mine today in a box and it was heavily damaged. Looks like someone grabbed the end and tried to bend it. You suck Best Buy

[laz305]

Easy fix. Just add a SlipCover

[sojrner]

Originally Posted by ThomasFMaher

Someone said that on the back of the steel, they put a guitar... not a bass. I can't unsee it. This steelbook is horrible.

Originally Posted by UnbelievableMontages

The Gattaca steelbook looks nicer in person, I suspect this will be the same. The only thing I am off put by is the back artwork. It's just a random guitar that is not even in the movie?

My take after purchase: The spot-gloss on this makes the whole thing look very nice. No picture I've seen has yet shown how the background is matte, but certain items are gloss. Scott, the title, the guitar on back, and lighting swirl are all nicely delineated gloss, and really pop in-person. Inside, the spot-gloss is more reserved, but little items like his red solo cup are slightly glossy. It's so well-done I can't describe...

...which makes the back image all the more irritating. Even the main review on this site calls it a "close-up of Scott's red guitar" and it makes me mad. Scott played a bass, not a 6-string. Even if you can't tell a Gibson from a Rickenbacker, you should be able to tell a 4-string bass from a 6-string guitar. Better would have been Scott's taped-together version late in the movie, but any red bass would have been better than this oddity. Seems lazy, and especially so when you see the care that went into the quality of the composition.

The actual 4k presentation and audio is as great as the main review says, and totally worth it.

They put the time in for the images being very nice, the composition being solid, and the spot-gloss being gorgeous, but failed to actually use an image from the movie. I still love this steel, but the back is like an itch I can't scratch, and I'm frustrated with these odd artwork choices on newer steels lately.

Side-note: I am one who does NOT like the lazy "just paste the wide-release poster on the steelbook and call it a day" options that some movies take. I want the steel to be something new, and typically a minimalist take on something unique (even obscure) about the movie. I loved the most recent 4k King Kong, the controversial Matrix Trilogy Cat, and Shazam. But I thought that Super 8 was boring w/ the same image from the other covers, and the Back to the Future release was a cheap/garbage/blurry printing of a mess of artwork. I say all that to qualify that I like the idea of this release, even with the irritating guitar. Snatch was definitely, um, odd-er... and this one feels so much better than that one in-hand. At least it doesn't look like a lazy photoshop job. Holding them in hand couldn't even help those ones.