Danny

On 5/27/2020 at 7:42 PM, StrikerEureka79 said:

My FILMARENA Black Barons Horror Editions Part two

The Shining and The Exorcist XL Fullslips 

 

 

i was disappointed with the exorcist personally, but wish i had gotten the shining

nice haul mate

On 5/19/2020 at 2:13 PM, cypheria078 said:

Some new stuffs today 🙂

 

got that assault on precinct 13 myself, while it's a shame there's no steel, it's nice to have CM edition #001 in my collection!

also have the kimchi monsters inc steel, timeless movie

1 minute ago, Mad-martigan said:

@Danny I was ready when pre-orders went live at CM webside, less than 20 seconds to check out and, just when processing the paypal payment, I received a message that its been declined. when I check again I found those two devastating words= sold out. Literally less than a minute. I initially went for the lenticular, but obviously I would have suffer the same terrible fate with the OC

so you wound up with nothing? damn, the lenti looks gorgeous, hope it's the same in hand

if i find anyone with a spare copy i'll hit you up

Just now, Magnifly said:

I'll do it tomorrow 😊

With lights on

sweet!

you know i see them doing two more versions of this, and the train

1 minute ago, Magnifly said:

 

The Lambo i saw it on YouTube and yes too big. I haven't enough space lol

sure is!

you'll have to upload a pic of your delorean if you didn't already?

3 minutes ago, Magnifly said:

I purchased recently the Pirates ship, i really love it. And the Treehouse too 😊

i got the lamborghini but it's way too damn big!

so i'm selling it

the tree house is a grail, as well as the LEGO HOUSE tho that one is pretty hard to find at the moment

super picky these days with everything and it works for me

53 minutes ago, Mad-martigan said:

 

yep, and Im taking it. 

 

did you miss out on joker in the end?

OC as you said sold out very fast

5 hours ago, Magnifly said:

In comparison to Lego, I found it was very difficult to understand the manual and construct it 

i LOVE lego but it's pretty expensive these days, what is your favourite set?  

4 minutes ago, Robertm89 said:

That's the good thing about collecting mate, we are all different. 

 

I've seen things myself, and heard a few things about CM that I don't like. Each to there own though, sure when you have this in hand you he happy with it.

absolutely, but i don't think 'heard a few things' is a reason to write them off, i always give retailers a chance especially newer ones 

still would have preferred FAC jaws for this particular release but beggars can't be choosers hey? lol

rewatched the back to the future trilogy recently

insanely awesome!

my favourite by far is the first movie, especially the final sequences when he is yelling 'I HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE FUTURE!!!' and the tension is running high, i had goosebumps

the second movie is great but not on par with the first, and i thought the last one rounded the trilogy out nicely

i'm glad they left it at that, and i hope they never touch it again, honestly it felt like it was filmed last week and it's not even available in 4K yet!

on that note, if they do a good job of it for 4K it will possibly be my favourite trilogy of all time

On 5/24/2020 at 4:41 PM, Robertm89 said:

Love Jaws but CM = easy pass. 

Hope those that do get it enjoy.

CM is my favourite retailer, always original and my the thing steelbook is dope as heck

23 minutes ago, deckard99 said:

 

As usual we will work with CM to get the largest allocation possible. 

i'm waiting for the GB to open lololol

1 minute ago, Magnifly said:

 

I finished mine few minutes ago 🤭🤭

awesome!

gonna enjoy this next weekend

I need to grow up... 😂 

most fun thing I bought this year and was super cheap 

love it

6 minutes ago, DodgyDave said:

 

All members.....
 

Let this be the last of it please. 
Enough has been said by members now. 
Nils is changing the way FA GBs will be run in future. So we should all just move on.  

Just step back for a second and consider that this is only a bit of media. It is not some life changing opportunity that “you” missed out on. 

Thanks all. 
 

i agree on that. i do hope they continue with the same print runs on future editions in spite of the demand for this release. missing out on stuff is sometimes good to make you feel grateful for the ones you do get in hand. i have much more love for my IT than i did before, which was already a lot! lmao

10 minutes ago, extantsrevenge said:

I understand that you're not happy, I'm also not happy. But I took a look and even if I had simply gone down the list and gave to all Platinum, you would have missed out, as you had 19 Platinum (if I'm not mistaken) before you. What happend to your own number?

 

I can't update what I don't know at a specific time.

 

No one that joins a GB is secured a copy until we say so. I find it a little strange to blame us for what happened. I had the hope that my detailed explanation would suffice, looks like it did not. I wonder why I spend all the time on this.

 

I was actually prepared for some negative reactions, but the comments I read today on Jaws, this or elsewhere really leave me disappointed.

 

That said, we will have an Update on the future of the FA GBs soon.

I think people are just dreading the eBay fees lol

although it’s a great edition, it’s no big deal at the end of the day! just unfortunate 

I think we all appreciate what you guys do here mate

4 hours ago, extantsrevenge said:

GB Updated.

 

I guess many of you have waited for us to give an Update on the Inception and Jaws GBs, sorry that it took longer. Sadly, I don’t have good news for the majority of members who joined the GB. Filmarena was not able to provide us with many copies on these two releases.

 

Now you may wonder how that could have happened if we were able to get all our requests for The Breakfast Club and It Chapter Two who both have lower print runs. To understand that you have to know how Filmarena operates and also how the situation has changed to previous GBs.

 

The main difference between Filmarena and other retailers is that they have a unique Still Collectible Number System. It is in place since the very first release and it means that everyone could/can apply to get a fixed number from them. If you’re lucky and get one you are able to order every release that qualifies (meaning your number is in the range of the release’s limitation). It is a very effective way to keep people buying your releases as it rewards loyal customers. With a number you don’t need to worry about missing out. In the past, it was also possible to decline certain editions (and that is the reason why they can give more on some releases) without risking the loss of your number. As I heard, this has changed recently for new customers getting a lower number. So you see many numbers are already taken by longtime customers. So here you have one explanation.

 

Another problem is that Filmarena has become very popular; especially recent releases have created much interest. You only have to look at our GBs. When we took over the USA & RoW from forenhase our FAC GB were a moderate size, some releases rather small. Filmarena was always able to allocate to us what we needed. Then two things happened: FAC#117 Alita, and we also took over Europe (with the exception of Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Taking over the European members also increased our demand, not as much as I thought it would, but it played a part. The more serious problem was the popularity of Alita, it was a knockout release and became a big boost for FA in the popularity department (as it became very hot in the aftermarket). The consequence is that much more people are trying to get “Hot” titles from FA. This for example led to so much demand on FAC#127 GitS that we got no additional copies from FA for the first time ever. We had hoped this would be a one time only occurrence, but as you can see it was not. Jaws and Inception are some of the most popular movies FA ever did, the demand exceeded all expectations - which brings us to how we ended up not getting much for these releases.

 

I do apologize for this. It is always sad if you have to disappoint members that had hoped to get a copy. When I look back at our previous FAC & Black Barons GBs, I can proudly say that we did really good in the past and that Filmarena always looked out for us and supplied us with what we needed for our members. Anyway, with these two GBs we are at 3 (for which we could not provide a good amount).

 

Filmarena did personally apologize to us for this and they felt really bad for not being able to help us.

 

We’re currently in talks with Filmarena, so that something like this can be avoided in the future. I hope to know more soon and we will make an announcement then. Please be aware that this will result in several changes on all future Filmarena and Black Barons GBs.

 

For those who missed out, both Inception and Jaws are also done by other retailers as a premium release, so you might want to check if another release is doing the trick for you. Keep in mind this is only an edition for a movie, with all the other things going on (a global pandemic, racial tensions, conflicts, or personal tragedy) you should be able to put it into perspective. I know we’re all collector’s and we have a hard time doing that, but that doesn’t stop us from trying.

 

I will tag all members that joined the GB here, so you are informed. The final list is posted in the OP. It is based on Premium Membership and previous participation on our Filmarena & Black Barons GBs. If you have the need to sound out your disappointment even after all I wrote, be my guest, but keep it civil. Do not attack any members who got an edition.

 

Thanks

 

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not gonna lie i'm pretty gutted, was just talking about how much i was looking forward to jaws especially

only wish i had known earlier and i would have tried to buy direct

nevertheless, thanks anyways for the effort

1 minute ago, Grendel said:

Is that a Lenti @Danny ?

It looks quite lovely indeed.

Gratz my friend on another fine pick-up!  🤩

it is and it's a beauty!

i like my cars and my women so it ticks both boxes! lmao, but seriously, it's great and it'll stay sealed so doesn't matter about having no discs

ready for hdzeta joker now

another lovely addition to my collection, originally preferred the box set artwork but settled with this

On 6/8/2020 at 7:04 PM, DodgyDave said:

It has great detail but is a bit too dark in my opinion. 
Much like Blufans Thor Lenti. Your photo makes a good job of it. 

yes it is very dark but the 3D effect is sublime and so creepy, I just wish more lentis were as good as this as I’m more of a full slip guy myself

thanks @extantsrevenge @icewire

so happy with this edition! incredible detail! A+!!!

On 3/21/2020 at 7:06 AM, StrikerEureka79 said:

 

@Danny what great editions you have finally had the time to go through all your pages to have alook..

 

And yes this steelbook is Awesome I have the complete set of Jurassic park steelbooks now 1-5... there in my steelbook collection page if you not seen them mate...?

thanks bud! Sorry only just seen this 

yes I will post a complete collection soon as this thread is a little messy but there’s some dope stuff in there for sure !  

11 minutes ago, Robertm89 said:

Ah your one of them are you 😂😂😂

 

most of the time yes, i've opened a few things but most premiums i keep sealed. i enjoy them more that way  

On 2/24/2020 at 1:32 PM, Robertm89 said:

As far as a (premium) edition goes everything blu's editions are relatively cheap. I'd open that. YOU CAN DO IT!!!

don't do it bro!!! noooooo lmao