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Big Mean Jerk posted:I dig the Stargate and Maltese Falcon steelbooks The ones that aren't lovely are just the movie posters on a box.
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I like a lot of those steelbooks. Not the comic book ones though, those suck. The Matrix looks loving amazing on UHD, by the way.
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Oct 31, 2018 05:02
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The Lawrence of Arabia and Get Out steelbooks loving rule. Lawrence is just the desert w a camel walking through it. Get Out makes it look like a Hitchcock poster.
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Oct 31, 2018 05:13
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Not a fan of steelbooks: this guy
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Oct 31, 2018 07:01
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This will probably sound contradictory to what I said earlier, but I mostly don't give a poo poo what the box the movie comes in looks like. You see it for three seconds before you put the movie in, so who cares? It's nice when they look cool but it doesn't really enhance anything. Most steelbooks I see on Best Buy or where ever are loving goofy though and in the case of movies that have multiple releases it makes it a pain in the rear end to figure out which disc you're buying. I just avoid them because there's no incentive and sometimes they cost more money anyway.
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Oct 31, 2018 07:06
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I only have those comic book steel books because I bought them for 4 dollars on Black Friday. I’ll take a visual hit for cheap movies
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CPL593H posted:This will probably sound contradictory to what I said earlier, but I mostly don't give a poo poo what the box the movie comes in looks like. You see it for three seconds before you put the movie in, so who cares? It's nice when they look cool but it doesn't really enhance anything. Most steelbooks I see on Best Buy or where ever are loving goofy though and in the case of movies that have multiple releases it makes it a pain in the rear end to figure out which disc you're buying. I just avoid them because there's no incentive and sometimes they cost more money anyway. I spend an inordinate amount of time arranging and rearranging discs like a loving psychopath, which means I see each one for at least 53 seconds every day.
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CelticPredator posted:I only have those comic book steel books because I bought them for 4 dollars on Black Friday. I’ll take a visual hit for cheap movies I might in a case like this if the movies are very cheap and I know they're the best possible editions of the movies. But I wouldn't choose them specifically, go out of my way to get them, and I definitely wouldn't pay a premium for it. I think between DVDs and blu-rays I own like two steel books or three if you count that big metal case the the 1999 Akira DVD came in. BeanpolePeckerwood posted:I spend an inordinate amount of time arranging and rearranging discs like a loving psychopath, which means I see each one for at least 53 seconds every day. Then just don't?
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Oct 31, 2018 07:21
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CPL593H posted:
But I must!
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Oct 31, 2018 07:56
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I hate having to store Blu-rays, I hate the look of the Blu-ray cases and most of their artwork, I hate having to put the physical disc in the player and deal with load times and forced trailers and menus. If I didn't also hate binders I'd just use one of those, because all I care about is picture quality and occasionally special features.
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Oct 31, 2018 11:17
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I don't remember the last blu I had with forced trailers. Maybe I just buy the right movies or something.
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Oct 31, 2018 11:40
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Also might be my lovely Blu-ray player I bought from a goon for $20 on a street corner.
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Oct 31, 2018 11:44
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feedmyleg posted:Also might be my lovely Blu-ray player I bought from a goon for $20 on a street corner. If it came from a goon then it must be quality.
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Oct 31, 2018 11:53
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CPL593H posted:Steelbooks look worse than the regular cases. They always have a bunch of cheesy poo poo on them that looks like it was just cobbled together in ten minutes to shift more units. Or that do that lovely "minimalist" thing. counterpoint: 
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Oct 31, 2018 14:17
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Pretty loving gaudy.
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Oct 31, 2018 14:24
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I actually like the way the spine of a steelbook looks on the shelf compared to the regular plastic cases. But really it does come down to the fact that I'm always packing the cases too tightly together and then the plastic heats up and bubbles and warps and looks like poo poo, which isn't a problem for steelbooks. So if I had more discipline to not actually do that to my cases it wouldn't be an issue.
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Oct 31, 2018 14:33
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feedmyleg posted:Pretty loving gaudy. well, yeah, it's Suspiria
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Clear cases > steel books > blue cases imo. But also, it doesnt matter much.
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The Suspiria art on the steelbook is one of the reasons I was hesitant to pay the $50 or whatever for it. Luckily there's a slipcase with the more normal artwork for it.
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Oct 31, 2018 16:26
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CPL593H posted:This will probably sound contradictory to what I said earlier, but I mostly don't give a poo poo what the box the movie comes in looks like. You see it for three seconds before you put the movie in, so who cares? It's nice when they look cool but it doesn't really enhance anything. Most steelbooks I see on Best Buy or where ever are loving goofy though and in the case of movies that have multiple releases it makes it a pain in the rear end to figure out which disc you're buying. I just avoid them because there's no incentive and sometimes they cost more money anyway. I just like “customizing” my collection beyond just vanilla cases, I dunno. Besides steelbooks, I’m a big fan of digibooks and digipaks, although they’re a bit underrepresented in my collection. I have some for Blade Runner, Halloween (1978), The Right Stuff, Fight Club, The Usual Suspects, and a few others I’m forgetting. feedmyleg posted:I hate having to store Blu-rays, I hate the look of the Blu-ray cases and most of their artwork, I hate having to put the physical disc in the player and deal with load times and forced trailers and menus. If I didn't also hate binders I'd just use one of those, because all I care about is picture quality and occasionally special features. Movies are one of the few mediums where I refuse to switch over to digital, and I blame it on working for Blockbuster Video for nearly a decade. I dunno, I just like being able to see my collection on a shelf. I also only get ebooks if I either have no other option or the ebook is radically cheaper; holding a physical book is just more satisfying for me. Likewise with comics, I don’t have a tablet and I can’t stand reading digital comics on my computer screen. I’m totally onboard with digital music and PC games, and I go back and forth on digital console games.
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My movie shelf is shamefully tucked into a closet, similar to the Criterion Closet.  It's my favorite part of the house!
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Oct 31, 2018 23:59
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CPL593H posted:
This year's VHS case style is awesome though. I'll grab a pic of a few when I get a chance.
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Nov 1, 2018 00:26
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...is it "cultural appropriation" when the artist is Latino? I feel like that word has lost all loving meaning by this point.
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Nov 1, 2018 00:56
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They should re-do all blu-ray covers to make the main characters dressed up as Fortnite characters. Or insert them into funny memes.
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Slim Pickens milly rocking on the atomic bomb for Dr. Strangelove Unfriended but it's a deep fried meme American History X but with pepes I Before E fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Nov 1, 2018 |
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King Vidiot posted:...is it "cultural appropriation" when the artist is Latino? Because someone incorrectly uses the term, it's suddenly lost all meaning?
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Nihonniboku posted:Because someone incorrectly uses the term, it's suddenly lost all meaning?
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King Vidiot posted:...is it "cultural appropriation" when the artist is Latino? I didn't know the artist was Latino and just assumed they were using Day of the Dead imagery to peddle some tacky crap because I see that poo poo constantly. Also white people with sugar skull tattoos.
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feedmyleg posted:I hate having to store Blu-rays, I hate the look of the Blu-ray cases and most of their artwork, I hate having to put the physical disc in the player and deal with load times and forced trailers and menus. If I didn't also hate binders I'd just use one of those, because all I care about is picture quality and occasionally special features. Rip your discs with MakeMKV and watch them with MPC-HC and MadVR. Better picture quality and none of that bullshit.
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:My movie shelf is shamefully tucked into a closet, similar to the Criterion Closet. Hi there Blu-ray closet shelf buddy!  I actually built the shelves into an existing closet expressly to store my movies:   
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Nov 1, 2018 02:21
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Those themed steelbooks where the artwork isn't relevant to the actual movie aren't really the norm. Mostly it's stuff that looks at least as good as a regular case, and then sometimes it's even better. I like almost all of the non-themed steelbooks in those photos.
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When the gently caress did the Rocketeer Steelbook come out?? Is it still available?
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 These slip covers are awesome. My Wal Mart still hasn't stocked most of them though, but I was able to find Krull today. Some of them weren't slips they were just cards covering the fronts.
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Boinks posted:
I’ve bought a bunch of these, they’re great. I really dig that they’ve done a couple lesser-known films alongside the the usual $8 stuff.
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Nov 1, 2018 03:33
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I think the Happy Birthday to Me is actually a first for Blu-Ray. I think there are a few that were never on VHS as well, like John Wick. John Wick would have been an awesome Blockbuster rental.
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Boinks posted:
Please don't show me poo poo like this, not now. I bought like 5 blu rays in the past few days, and one of them was a limited-edition steelbook with a NECA figure. 
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Nov 1, 2018 03:39
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Boinks posted:
Wow I didn't even notice they were blurays until I saw the logo.
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Delzuma posted:When the gently caress did the Rocketeer Steelbook come out?? Is it still available? I got mine on eBay several years ago; a cursory eBay search brings up a whole bunch for $30-$40.
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King Vidiot posted:Please don't show me poo poo like this, not now. I bought like 5 blu rays in the past few days, and one of them was a limited-edition steelbook with a NECA figure. What was it?
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CPL593H posted:What was it? Secret Honor
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