Star Trek (50th Anniversary) Steelbooks (Italy) - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Deathbymonkeys · 05-05-2016, 03:08 AM

If these were in the US I'd buy them in a second. Fingers crossed they do it here.

neoz · 05-05-2016, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by rickah88

They might! Of course now would be the time to announce them.

lol oh Lord please don't say that. That is the last thing I need is for them to announce all of them. I think the lowest they got was $12.99 wasn't it?

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Originally Posted by kryptonite1970

If they all drop in price, I will get all of them.

But they are soo ugly. I mean Star Trek deserves better then this.

rickah88 · 05-05-2016, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by neoz

lol oh Lord please don't say that. That is the last thing I need is for them to announce all of them. I think the lowest they got was $12.99 wasn't it?

But they are soo ugly. I mean Star Trek deserves better then this.

Hey, that would $130 for the set. While a good deal of money, no doubt, it's still a great value.
I might just take a page from Spock's playbook:

The needs of the many(great cover art and cool spine art) outweigh the needs of the few(tacky border).

Edit: AmazonIT does remove VAT. So these would be €143.90 + €10.00(shipping) = €153.90
Which would be about $177 or $17.70 per....see, I'm convincing myself!

Billz · 05-05-2016, 06:21 AM

I'm surprised that the J.J. Abrams films weren't included in this line of steelbooks...

mikesncc1701 · 05-05-2016, 08:40 AM

Poster art...

And yeah, I'm curious about TMP boasting that director's edition title myself. Wonder if it's placeholder art or something.

Gizz · 05-05-2016, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Billz

I'm surprised that the J.J. Abrams films weren't included in this line of steelbooks...

I guess it's because they already have steelbooks. Star Trek II has a steelbook but none of the others have. They look nice but I will pass. I have bought the films enough times.

zakzak · 05-05-2016, 12:28 PM

Only like the first 6. The spine is the 50th Annie. logo, they should do away with the logo in front. Very tempting.

imsounoriginal · 05-05-2016, 12:34 PM

Will Wrath of Khan have the new 4K transfer? Even with the border the Steelbook art is better than the Mondo crap.

neoz · 05-05-2016, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickah88

Hey, that would $130 for the set. While a good deal of money, no doubt, it's still a great value.
I might just take a page from Spock's playbook:

The needs of the many(great cover art and cool spine art) outweigh the needs of the few(tacky border).

Edit: AmazonIT does remove VAT. So these would be €143.90 + €10.00(shipping) = €153.90
Which would be about $177 or $17.70 per....see, I'm convincing myself!

Not even having nice spine art and decent coverart can save these.

I mean maybe if it was a magnetic sticker for the border that you could remove and toss in the trash? Sure, but since it isn't then no...I love Star Trek. I mean I grew up with TNG so for me I want something nice. The border really ruins it. Sure we know it is the 50th Anniversary but come on.

brian9229 · 05-06-2016, 01:46 PM

Nice with the original art.

howarmat · 05-06-2016, 11:29 PM

i will bite at sometime i think. I love the series so its a must buy but the price has to drop a little

kryptonite1970 · 05-06-2016, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neoz

lol oh Lord please don't say that. That is the last thing I need is for them to announce all of them. I think the lowest they got was $12.99 wasn't it?

But they are soo ugly. I mean Star Trek deserves better then this.

Let's reserve judgement when live pics goes up.

jimidini · 05-07-2016, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by neoz

While nice, the border is terrible.

If it was just part of the slip.

Sigh

Well saves me money.

What the hell were they thinking...

Indiana Jones · 05-07-2016, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Will Wrath of Khan have the new 4K transfer? Even with the border the Steelbook art is better than the Mondo crap.

I don't think the new release of Khan has been confirmed for anywhere outside the US so these could all be the 2009 discs which for the most part are disappointing.

eddievanhalen · 05-08-2016, 08:26 PM

There's a series of new Star Trek films steelbooks to be released in Italy, all with the original poster artwork.
But what cought my attention was that the artwork for The Motion Picture is stated as "The Director's Edition", which I think can't be right.
Here is the artwork and the amazon Italy link to order it.

http://www.amazon.it/Star-Trek-Pictu...ords=star+trek

Gone2HiDef · 05-08-2016, 08:31 PM

WHHHAAAAAAAAATTTT?!! Sadly, I'm very skeptical of this, based on past articles I've read that the extended elements are standard def. If it really is a blu-ray like the link claims, it's gotta be some upverted version of the DVD release, and I can't imagine it'd really be worth the double-dip for me.

MifuneFan · 05-08-2016, 08:44 PM

My guess is they just took the art from the DVD edition

eddievanhalen · 05-08-2016, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

My guess is they just took the art from the DVD edition

Yes, I think the same as you, it's tood good to be true.
What I don't understand is why Paramount doesn't re-render all the newly added FX in HD or even 4K (for a temptative UHD BD release) knowing there's demand for this version of the movie.

chip75 · 05-08-2016, 09:44 PM

I mentioned it in the other thread, but the runtime is listed as 132 minutes which is the theatrical cut, the Director's Edition is 4 minutes longer at 136.

Whirlygig · 05-09-2016, 04:49 PM

I'm thinking those gold borders pretty much have to be some kind of special front-card, maybe with a hole cut in it...

I mean, it seems by now that SteelBook designers seem to largely understand why we buy steels and know that kind of eye sore is not what we want to see.

I'm afraid I'm all in, either way, because one of the biggest injustices of our time is that it has taken until now for this to happen.

05-08-2016, 08:26 PM	#35
eddievanhalen Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:9	New Star Trek Steelbooks (Italy) Star Trek TMP The Director's Edition? There's a series of new Star Trek films steelbooks to be released in Italy, all with the original poster artwork. But what cought my attention was that the artwork for The Motion Picture is stated as "The Director's Edition", which I think can't be right. Here is the artwork and the amazon Italy link to order it. http://www.amazon.it/Star-Trek-Pictu...ords=star+trek

05-05-2016, 03:08 AM	#21
Deathbymonkeys Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2011 Location:USA Blu-ray collection:377 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:271	If these were in the US I'd buy them in a second. Fingers crossed they do it here.

05-05-2016, 06:21 AM	#24
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	I'm surprised that the J.J. Abrams films weren't included in this line of steelbooks...

05-05-2016, 08:40 AM	#25
mikesncc1701 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:617 Blu-ray collection:2285 DVD collection:798 Digital collection:1270 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:50	Poster art... And yeah, I'm curious about TMP boasting that director's edition title myself. Wonder if it's placeholder art or something.

05-05-2016, 12:28 PM	#27
zakzak Senior Member Member since:Feb 2016 Blu-ray collection:75	Only like the first 6. The spine is the 50th Annie. logo, they should do away with the logo in front. Very tempting.

05-05-2016, 12:34 PM	#28
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:320 Blu-ray collection:947 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	Will Wrath of Khan have the new 4K transfer? Even with the border the Steelbook art is better than the Mondo crap.

05-06-2016, 01:46 PM	#30
brian9229 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Vermont / Steelbook™ - 481 4K collection:411 Blu-ray collection:1553 DVD collection:71 Digital collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:59	Nice with the original art.

05-06-2016, 11:29 PM	#31
howarmat Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Noblesville, IN 4K collection:635 Blu-ray collection:4607 DVD collection:115 Digital collection:35 Trading Score:43	i will bite at sometime i think. I love the series so its a must buy but the price has to drop a little

05-08-2016, 08:31 PM	#36
Gone2HiDef Power Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:123 Blu-ray collection:759 DVD collection:169 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	WHHHAAAAAAAAATTTT?!! Sadly, I'm very skeptical of this, based on past articles I've read that the extended elements are standard def. If it really is a blu-ray like the link claims, it's gotta be some upverted version of the DVD release, and I can't imagine it'd really be worth the double-dip for me.

05-08-2016, 08:44 PM	#37
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1145 Trading Score:69	My guess is they just took the art from the DVD edition

05-08-2016, 09:44 PM	#39
chip75 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Wales 4K collection:304 Blu-ray collection:3102 DVD collection:1783 iTunes collection:231 Trading Score:9	I mentioned it in the other thread, but the runtime is listed as 132 minutes which is the theatrical cut, the Director's Edition is 4 minutes longer at 136.

05-09-2016, 04:49 PM	#40
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	I'm thinking those gold borders pretty much have to be some kind of special front-card, maybe with a hole cut in it... I mean, it seems by now that SteelBook designers seem to largely understand why we buy steels and know that kind of eye sore is not what we want to see. I'm afraid I'm all in, either way, because one of the biggest injustices of our time is that it has taken until now for this to happen.

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