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Never Order a SteelBook from Best Buy Shipped to Home

Josh Zyber — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:00:30 +0000

Honestly, I should have expected that ordering a SteelBook from Best Buy shipped to my home address would be problematic. In this instance, I felt that I didn’t have any other option. Of course, it arrived smashed up and dented, and now the retailer is out of stock on replacements. Thanks for nothing. As a...

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SteelBook Alert: Gone Too Far

Josh Zyber — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:00:35 +0000

SteelBook collectors take a risk every time they blind preorder an upcoming title before the finalized cover art is revealed. Sometimes it pays off with an attractive metal case. Not always, unfortunately. Of course, the risk isn’t really too serious so long as you can still cancel the order and save your money before release...

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SteelBook Alert: Smaller Is Better?

Josh Zyber — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:00:35 +0000

Pixar, Marvel, John Wick… We expect all these franchises to get SteelBook releases. One of them this time, however, is doing something a little weird – emphasis on “little.” John Wick: Chapter 3 Video Formats: Blu-ray/Ultra HD Available at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE) Release date: TBD Price: $34.99 First of all, I can’t decide whether...

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SteelBook Alert: I Think It’s Gonna Be a Long Long Time

Josh Zyber — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:00:17 +0000

The latest wave of Ultra HD Blu-rays up for preorder at Best Buy include monsters, gremlins, a phoenix, and other assorted unusual pets – plus whatever the hell crazy animals Elton John dressed up as during the 1970s. Rocketman Video Formats: Ultra HD/Digital Available at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE) Release date: TBD Price: $34.99 I...

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SteelBook Alert: One Jump Ahead

Josh Zyber — Thu, 30 May 2019 12:00:05 +0000

To the delight of collectors (if not their wallets), Best Buy has kept busy cranking out SteelBooks for Disney remakes, superhero blockbusters, and even the occasional other type of movie that might still get made these days. Aladdin (2019) Video Formats: Blu-ray/Ultra HD Available at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE) Release date: TBD Price: $34.99 Video...

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SteelBook Alert: Simply Marvel/Us

Josh Zyber — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:00:33 +0000

Soon to receive SteelBook editions in sparkly 4k Ultra HD video are some Marvel blockbusters both new and old, as well as Jordan Peele’s latest horror smash. Us Video Formats: Blu-ray/UHD Available at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE) Release date: TBD Price: $34.99 Jordan Peele has made quite the transition, from TV sketch comedian to big...

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SteelBook Alert: Poppin’ Fresh

Josh Zyber — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 13:00:55 +0000

As a new year begins, many things in this world look uncertain. As far as Blu-ray collecting goes, fortunately, we can still look forward to the latest big blockbusters getting SteelBook editions. Mary Poppins Returns Video Formats: Blu-ray/UHD Available at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE) Release date: TBD Price: $34.99 Disney’s huge winning streak keeps on...

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SteelBook Alert: Make It or Break It

Josh Zyber — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:00:03 +0000

It was inevitable that Disney’s newest smash hit would of course get a SteelBook edition on Blu-ray and Ultra HD. Even so, this one came up awfully fast. Also, collectors who may have missed some of Marvel’s past SteelBooks get another chance. Ralph Breaks the Internet Video Formats: Blu-ray/UHD Available at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE)...

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SteelBook Alert: How to Find Your Dragons

Josh Zyber — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 17:00:26 +0000

Dragons can be difficult beasts to track. They like to hide in out-of-the-way places. Ultra HD SteelBook editions of the first two How to Train Your Dragon movies are coming soon, but, at least so far, they can only be found at Best Buy Canada. With another sequel on track for early next year, it...

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SteelBook Alert: Scaramouche, Scaramouche…

Josh Zyber — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 13:00:04 +0000

Best Buy has been cranking out new Blu-ray and Ultra HD SteelBook announcements at a steady clip recently. Some of the latest include a couple of hit movies still rocking out in theaters, and one that’s struggling to crack an audience’s interest. Bohemian Rhapsody Video Formats: Blu-ray/UHD Available at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE) Release date:...

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SteelBook Alert: Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

Josh Zyber — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 12:00:51 +0000

For as certain as it is that even third-tier Marvel Comics characters will eventually get their own big-budget feature films, we can also count on every last one of them to be packaged in SteelBooks on Blu-ray and/or Ultra HD. Venom Video Formats: Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Available at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE) Release date: TBD Price: $29.99...

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SteelBook Alert: Take a Stress Pill and Think Things Over

Josh Zyber — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:00:01 +0000

Even as Best Buy’s brick-and-mortar stores scale back physical media, the corporation continues to cater to SteelBook fans. The retailer’s latest batch of exclusives put an interesting emphasis on spaceships named Discovery. 2001: A Space Odyssey Video Formats: Blu-ray/UHD Available at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE) Release date: October 30, 2018 Price: $32.99 The so-called “Unrestored”...

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