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Memories of Murder from Injoingan. Thanks to @Masterblasterand crew for the group buy of this beautiful release! #Teamopenitup 

Late but still great, Memories of Murder from Injoingan. Thanks to @Masterblasterand crew for the group buy of this beautiful release! #Teamopenitup 

1 hour ago, Tigerstorm said:

Well, someone didn't think it through. So Pirates of Caribbeans: Deadman's Chest is currently occupying #23, and the sequels #24-#26, And Rogue One is #28, The Pirates series needs to move down from #23-#26 to #24-#27. Which box is #27 anyway? I don't see it in the list at all? Someone help me understand?

Is what they are numbered, series wise, really that big of a deal? In my opinion, it's more important that they are thematically similar between the two, and possibly 3rd movie. 

28 minutes ago, Veum said:

 

looks like my copywrited gif has been confiscated…

 

 

 

 

 

Yep it's gimmick infringement. But I couldn't resist! 

I received my package today. Pictures incoming... 

Or at least by tomorrow afternoon... 

I have a thing for Villeneuve's Dune. French Steelbook and Coffrette ordered for part two as well. 

I have a thing for Villeneuve's Dune. French Steelbook and Coffrette ordered for part two as well. 

3 minutes ago, MikeH5856 said:

I’m waiting on The Hobbit trilogy, too. Their Lord of the Rings set was freaking phenomenal. I had no idea they were doing a Godfather set, too… another trilogy might by too rich for my blood at this point, but I guess we’ll see. It might be too good to pass up. But do I want to incur the wrath of my wife? 🤔 

The Godfather group buy is still open. Some people have only ordered one and two, as you can do that with this GB. This is my most anticipated release by far. Hopefully, they will use the same art as the 4k Steelbooks. 

7 minutes ago, MikeH5856 said:

Holy crap, that is absolutely gorgeous! Wish I would have jumped on this when I had the chance… Great score, man; congrats!

Thanks! I love me some UHD Club. Can't wait for the Hobitsezzz trilogy. But I'm especially looking for to the Godfather trilogy! 

Here is my second delivery for the day: Unforgiven by UHD Club. Thanks to @Masterblasterand crew for the Group buy of this beautiful release!

I am a sucker for their wooden boxes and now I'm a sucker for their wooden slips. This is what a premium should be IMO. Stunning set and nice extras that don't overwhelm in volume but are great quality (the double-sided coin is another quality one from UHD Club). #Teamopenitup #get2knowyourpurchases

Here is my second delivery for the day: Unforgiven by UHD Club. Thanks to @Masterblasterand crew for the Group buy of this beautiful release!

I am a sucker for their wooden boxes and now I'm a sucker for their wooden slips. This is what a premium should be IMO. Stunning set and nice extras that don't overwhelm in volume but are great quality (the double-sided coin is another quality one from UHD Club). #Teamopenitup #get2knowyourpurchases

Okay, here is GOTG VOL. 3 by Blufans. Thanks again to @Masterblasterand @DodgyDave for the group buy and safe and fast shipping!

Happy to report that the quality control on this release was as good as Shang Chi. As a whole, this is a very good set : Beautiful one click box, solid Fullslip, and good Lentis. Tremendous Steelbook as well. The extras are good as well. However, when comparing it to Shang Chi, everything is a half step below. Good but not great, IMO. Shang Chi was top tier (some of my pictures for it didn't come out well, but in hand everything was stellar). #Teamopenitup 

1 hour ago, MikeH5856 said:

Manta’s the only one I know of off the top of my head. Hopefully they do Part Two (it’s Warner, so I’m guessing a Manta release is a safe bet).

Manta came out with Blue Beetle, Aquaman : The Lost Profits, and Wonka super quickly after the regular home releases. Hopefully, they'll do the same with Dune 2.

Today's delivery : Shang Chi One-Click from Blufans. Thanks again to @Masterblaster @DodgyDave and the crew for the group and shipping of this beautiful release.

I have been highly critical of the lack of quality control that Blufans has exhibited on the last four releases I've bought from them, with scratched/scuffed Lentis and random glue spots being the main offenders on each set. However, these issues has been resolved on this release, as it is flawless. This has tremendous Lentis, that my pictures don't do justice to, a great Fullslip, and a large assortment of quality extras. The Steelbook is stellar, one of the best I've seen in recent memory. The one click box is awesome as well. Bravo Blufans 👏 #Teamopenitup 

13 minutes ago, Sephiroth said:

Or from Filmarena

7 hours ago, Fortis93 said:

 

No disrespect to Manta, but I would much prefer a Blufans release of Oppenheimer.

One more... 

Latest Pickups. 

@Gary K @hal56

Thank you both for conveying my thoughts on this release/art so thoroughly that I now don't have to type them myself! 

7 hours ago, hal56 said:

Although Fullslip B is bad (please replace this artist, will ya!!) FS A and the three sided lenti slip makes this still worth buying. However, instead of exceptional its only good. That still bothers me a bit as its Blade Runner. 

I agree that Fullslip B is not good, at all. But the extras in it are very good and seem to follow the art style of the goodies in Full Slip A. 

If they have no more art in the style of Fullslip A they can utilize, I suggest they replace Fullslip B with some Drew Struzen art. Yes, it's been done multiple times before, but at least it's excellent art. 

On 4/29/2024 at 1:31 AM, ksosk said:

 

5 hours ago, ksosk said:

Beauty Shots:

 

 

 

 

Kindly note that this is a side project in collaboration with Creator Era to create a companion piece to MAG BR2049.

We will do an acrylic box too. 

 

Acrylic box will contain 2 fullslips but currenly I can only reveal Fullslip A. 

The rest of the beautyshots will be out in a few days.

 

Cheers,

KS

Absolutely stunning @ksosk! I love that you all are making this a companion piece to the MAG BR2049 set! The art is fantastic!

Manta Lab is one of the best, if not the best, premium makers in the biz. But this is uninspired and lazy. They tried something different on the Fullslip but ultimately failed. It looks bad. They "gently reused" part of WeET's one click on theirs. The double lenticulars are meh. If you already own this one, particularly from Blufans or WeET, there is zero reason to buy this. And if you do, congratulations you're a fool who just bought the exact same thing twice. 

Awesome!! Probably my second favorite comedy of all-time, next to Airplane. 

6 minutes ago, MM3 said:

@matt31

Direct is faster and cheaper.  Direct means that you'll receive your order directly from Manta Lab.  If you choose 'hub,' your order will go to Media Psychos and they will ship to you.  Some people chose the hub option because they have a collectible number, among other reasons.  Manta's packaging is superb, so it's highly unlikely your order will get damaged.  They use sturdy, thick shipping boxes, an inner foam box, and on top of that, Manta ships all editions in a hard plastic case that protects against damage.  Three layers of protection.

The other main reason being premium service/loss protection, in the USA at least. The the little extra I pay for that gives me peace of mind. 

One Click ordered!!