Oppenheimer 4K Steelbook Collector’s Edition

[Broody]

Release Date: November 18th, 2024

Pre-Order Link:

Amazon UK

Zavvi US

Zavvi UK

Artwork:

[paulboland]

Amazon UK also live to pre order

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHDDWWBJ

[THS]

Originally Posted by paulboland

Amazon UK also live to pre order

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHDDWWBJ

Thank you. Locked in until OrbitDVD has it up.

[jmbe]

For the money, you're honestly better off buying the actual Unleashing Oppenheimer book (currently on offer on Amazon UK for £36.93 incidentally) and keeping the 4K copy I'm sure most people gearing up to buy this already have. That's the actual 'Ultimate Edition'.

Over 200 additional pages of a full-sized coffee table book is surely better than paying £10 more for 200 pages less (not to mention shrunk down to BD size), a disc you already own, some extra cardboard and a bit of tin.

Even at full price (£49.99) the full book represents better value if you own the film already.

[Mariah007]

Originally Posted by jmbe

For the money, you're honestly better off buying the actual Unleashing Oppenheimer book (currently on offer on Amazon UK for £36.93 incidentally) and keeping the 4K copy I'm sure most people gearing up to buy this already have. That's the actual 'Ultimate Edition'.

Over 200 additional pages of a full-sized coffee table book is surely better than paying £10 more for 200 pages less (not to mention shrunk down to BD size), a disc you already own, some extra cardboard and a bit of tin.

Even at full price (£49.99) the full book represents better value if you own the film already.

I can't read......

[arrowmaker]

Originally Posted by jmbe

For the money, you're honestly better off buying the actual Unleashing Oppenheimer book (currently on offer on Amazon UK for £36.93 incidentally) and keeping the 4K copy I'm sure most people gearing up to buy this already have. That's the actual 'Ultimate Edition'.

Over 200 additional pages of a full-sized coffee table book is surely better than paying £10 more for 200 pages less (not to mention shrunk down to BD size), a disc you already own, some extra cardboard and a bit of tin.

Even at full price (£49.99) the full book represents better value if you own the film already.

Definitely picking up the Collectors Edition, as I don't own any version of the movie, and I do like my "bit of tin".

The book is very tempting though. I'll probably hold off until I've had a read of the mini version.

[Bobafett345]

Originally Posted by jmbe

For the money, you're honestly better off buying the actual Unleashing Oppenheimer book (currently on offer on Amazon UK for £36.93 incidentally) and keeping the 4K copy I'm sure most people gearing up to buy this already have. That's the actual 'Ultimate Edition'.

Over 200 additional pages of a full-sized coffee table book is surely better than paying £10 more for 200 pages less (not to mention shrunk down to BD size), a disc you already own, some extra cardboard and a bit of tin.

Even at full price (£49.99) the full book represents better value if you own the film already.

I can't keep my discs in that, unless I'm turning it into a John Wick style stash book. And then I'd have to pay extra for the disc hubs, otherwise they would be loose and all bouncy, and why would I do that to myself?

And keep my really expensive, custom, movie stash book/box by itself on the coffee table?! Egads, Why why I exile it away from all its friends on the movie shelf?!

[TheHighRoller]

That steelbook is ugly. It would make more sense if it had the design of the poster (with a close up of the bomb behind him) instead of an oil rig looking thing with the bomb inside of it.

The blast cover is cool, but looks like its from a welding video.

Overall I think the best design of all the steelbook designs available is the original cloud release.

[jmbe]

Originally Posted by Bobafett345

I can't keep my discs in that, unless I'm turning it into a John Wick style stash book. And then I'd have to pay extra for the disc hubs, otherwise they would be loose and all bouncy, and why would I do that to myself?

And keep my really expensive, custom, movie stash book/box by itself on the coffee table?! Egads, Why why I exile it away from all its friends on the movie shelf?!

I think you misinterpreted what I was saying.

I was suggesting that if anyone already owns a copy of Oppenheimer, they would be better served spending £35 on getting the full 272 page Unleashing Oppenheimer book, rather than spending £45 on the tiny 60 page abridged version of it that comes in this set.

If you already own Oppenheimer, you can of course keep that on the movie shelf where it already is. You can then keep your new book on your bookshelf, where books go (coffee table book is more of a colloquialism than anything).

It's okay to keep them separate, you don't have to Frankenstein the discs into it. It was exactly the same thing with The Dark Knight trilogy back in the day. Why would I buy the boxset which came with the tiny abridged version of The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy when I could buy the full book and just get cheaper single issue releases of the films? More content trumps having to shelve them separately in my eyes.

I do realise I'm in the steelbook forum though, so I suppose most people here care more about disc packaging and displaying their collection than the contents of books, which is totally fine.

Anyway, I've said my piece. I'll enjoy my definitive behind-the-scenes book and others can enjoy their steelbook. We all collect in our own ways, so to each their own!

You never know though, I might have saved someone some money whilst giving them a far more in-depth look at the film than this set can offer.

[Bobafett345]

Originally Posted by jmbe

I think you misinterpreted what I was saying.

I was suggesting that if anyone already owns a copy of Oppenheimer, they would be better served spending £35 on getting the full 272 page Unleashing Oppenheimer book, rather than spending £45 on the tiny 60 page abridged version of it that comes in this set.

If you already own Oppenheimer, you can of course keep that on the movie shelf where it already is. You can then keep your new book on your bookshelf, where books go (coffee table book is more of a colloquialism than anything).

It's okay to keep them separate, you don't have to Frankenstein the discs into it. It was exactly the same thing with The Dark Knight trilogy back in the day. Why would I buy the boxset which came with the tiny abridged version of The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy when I could buy the full book and just get cheaper single issue releases of the films? More content trumps having to shelve them separately in my eyes.

I do realise I'm in the steelbook forum though, so I suppose most people here care more about disc packaging and displaying their collection than the contents of books, which is totally fine.

Anyway, I've said my piece. I'll enjoy my definitive behind-the-scenes book and others can enjoy their steelbook. We all collect in our own ways, so to each their own!

You never know though, I might have saved someone some money whilst giving them a far more in-depth look at the film than this set can offer.

I was picking up what you were laying down. I was just having a bit of fun.

Plus, it's always a good idea to let people know where they can get their hands on stuff they might be interested in.

Originally Posted by TheHighRoller

That steelbook is ugly. It would make more sense if it had the design of the poster (with a close up of the bomb behind him) instead of an oil rig looking thing with the bomb inside of it.

The blast cover is cool, but looks like its from a welding video.

Overall I think the best design of all the steelbook designs available is the original cloud release.

Every cover I've seen for it, whether steelbon or not is FIRE, opp (in various poses), and whether someone decided to go with optional add ons. In this case, the bomb rig.

There's very little difference between this and others, other than his pose and the choice to add the rig.

I get the big boom and how he helped make it happen are the crux of the movie, but that's not everything the movie is about. Imagine if every Captain America steel only featured different angles of the shield.

[jmbe]

Originally Posted by Bobafett345

I was picking up what you were laying down. I was just having a bit of fun.

Plus, it's always a good idea to let people know where they can get their hands on stuff they might be interested in.

Very gracious of you. Apologies if any snark came across in my comments, pretentious bastard that I am.

For what it's worth, the most interesting bit of art for me is actually on the back of the outer slipcase looking up at him climbing slowly towards the bomb at the top of the rig.

It's obviously terrible quality as all I can do is crop the image provided in the listing and slap a wonky text box of the title on it, but I think it looks pretty damn cool:

[ethnosax]

Originally Posted by Bobafett345

Every cover I've seen for it, whether steelbon or not is FIRE, opp (in various poses), and whether someone decided to go with optional add ons. In this case, the bomb rig.

There's very little difference between this and others, other than his pose and the choice to add the rig.

I get the big boom and how he helped make it happen are the crux of the movie, but that's not everything the movie is about. Imagine if every Captain America steel only featured different angles of the shield.

The Creator Era slipbox was more than the fire.

For this release, I'd prefer prefer the slip art on the steel, though I've also always wanted the back art of the slip as a lenticular. It's from the IMAX poster, my favorite of the official poster art.

[sacrificial_ram]

Originally Posted by jmbe

For the money, you're honestly better off buying the actual Unleashing Oppenheimer book (currently on offer on Amazon UK for £36.93 incidentally) and keeping the 4K copy I'm sure most people gearing up to buy this already have. That's the actual 'Ultimate Edition'.

Over 200 additional pages of a full-sized coffee table book is surely better than paying £10 more for 200 pages less (not to mention shrunk down to BD size), a disc you already own, some extra cardboard and a bit of tin.

Even at full price (£49.99) the full book represents better value if you own the film already.

I had no idea that book even existed until I read your comment. Not sure how I missed that, but it's right up my alley. Ordering now. Thank you for mentioning it!

[jmbe]

Originally Posted by arrowmaker

I do like my "bit of tin".

Yeah, sorry for the disparaging steelbook remark!

Originally Posted by ethnosax

For this release, I'd prefer prefer the slip art on the steel, though I've also always wanted the back art of the slip as a lenticular. It's from the IMAX poster, my favorite of the official poster art.

Oh nice, it was actually used as a poster then. Makes my little mock-up I posted a bit redundant

Originally Posted by sacrificial_ram

I had no idea that book even existed until I read your comment. Not sure how I missed that, but it's right up my alley. Ordering now. Thank you for mentioning it!

You're welcome. I feel somewhat vindicated now!

The Dark Knight Trilogy equivalent was excellent and can be bought second hand for about £20. Maybe even less if you're patient enough. I managed to snag it for £8+postage on an eBay auction nobody else ended up bidding on. There's a £17.50 or best offer listing on eBay at the moment.

I'm far from the biggest Nolan fanboy in the world, but I love the dedication to practical filmmaking and reading about it in such detail is a real pleasure.

[TheHighRoller]

Originally Posted by Bobafett345

Every cover I've seen for it, whether steelbon or not is FIRE, opp (in various poses), and whether someone decided to go with optional add ons. In this case, the bomb rig.

There's very little difference between this and others, other than his pose and the choice to add the rig.

I get the big boom and how he helped make it happen are the crux of the movie, but that's not everything the movie is about. Imagine if every Captain America steel only featured different angles of the shield.

That new cover with the rig and the bomb in the distance isn't aesthetically pleasing is what I'm saying. It's an awkward layout. It looks like There Will Be Blood meets Oppenheimer. The image in the poster included makes more sense because the bomb almost encompasses him. The cover they used for the new steelbook just looks like an oil rig or something since its so far back.

And I wasn't saying anything about the boom/clouds. It's all about aesthetics.

[Bobafett345]

Originally Posted by TheHighRoller

That new cover with the rig and the bomb in the distance isn't aesthetically pleasing is what I'm saying. It's an awkward layout. It looks like There Will Be Blood meets Oppenheimer. The image in the poster included makes more sense because the bomb almost encompasses him. The cover they used for the new steelbook just looks like an oil rig or something since its so far back.

And I wasn't saying anything about the boom/clouds. It's all about aesthetics.

Sorry if I wasn't being clear: I was agreeing with you. To me, it's pretty lazy design (what I was trying to get across with the Cap comparison).

Now that you made the oil rig/ TWBB comparison, I won't be able to not think of that either.