{"id":45472,"date":"2012-12-27T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=45472"},"modified":"2018-02-20T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T21:05:32","slug":"steelbook-bluray-looper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/steelbook-bluray-looper\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Metal Jackets: Thrown for a Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rian Johnson’s time travel thriller ‘Looper<\/a>‘ was one of the better-reviewed movies of this past summer, and a solid little hit. Now fans will get the choice of not one but three SteelBook Blu-ray collectibles, so long as you aren’t afraid to import from other countries.
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First, we start with Future Shop in Canada, which will have a SteelBook with a 3D-ish lenticular cover on December 31st. <\/p>\n

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When you change your viewing angle, the image seems to move.<\/p>\n

The Future Shop web site<\/a> claims that pre-orders for this are already sold out. However, I don’t believe that it ever technically went on sale in the first place. I haven’t heard of anyone who was able to successfully order it. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see if it turns up in Canadian stores next week.<\/p>\n

Remember, Future Shop won’t ship outside of Canada anyway. In order to get exclusives like this, I’ve had to ask a friend in the country to buy and mail them to me.<\/p>\n

Update: As noted by Steve in the Comments, the lenticular image on the Futureshop SteelBook is a simple magnet that attaches to the front of the case. Here’s a scan of what it looks like underneath:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Over in the UK, HMV has this exclusive SteelBook with a very strange animated design.<\/p>\n

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If you like that, you’ll have to wait an extra month. The UK disc won’t be released until January 28th. [It may not be available at all now. HMV has suspended operations on its web site due to bankruptcy proceedings.]<\/em><\/p>\n

If neither of those strike your fancy, studio M6 Video in France has another SteelBook with a lenticular cover.<\/p>\n

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Rather than a 3D image, the French cover changes its picture depending on the angle you look at it from. <\/p>\n

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This one can be ordered from Amazon France<\/a>, but won’t street until March 6th. <\/p>\n

I think I like the Canadian version best. I hope that my friend is able to find a copy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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