{"id":94002,"date":"2018-10-03T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=94002"},"modified":"2018-10-03T08:19:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T15:19:55","slug":"steelbook-blu-ray-ultrahd-2001-mamma-mia-star-trek-discovery-westworld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/steelbook-blu-ray-ultrahd-2001-mamma-mia-star-trek-discovery-westworld\/","title":{"rendered":"SteelBook Alert: Take a Stress Pill and Think Things Over"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.
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2001: A Space Odyssey<\/h2>\n

Video Formats: Blu-ray\/UHD
\nAvailable at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE<\/a>)
\nRelease date: October 30, 2018
\nPrice: $32.99<\/p>\n

The so-called “Unrestored” 70mm theatrical re-release this year was met with some controversy, but the upcoming Ultra HD edition will supposedly feature a proper restoration on par with the 4k DCP that made the rounds afterwards. (Before you fret, most reports claim that the weirdly miscolored trailer that circulated on the web is not representative of the actual product.) <\/p>\n

The SteelBook is perhaps an overly familiar image, but with a movie this famous it’s difficult to come up with something original that doesn’t go the ghastly Pop Art route. This looks nice, and I will happily add it to my collection.<\/p>\n

\"2001:<\/a><\/p>\n

That “4K ULTRA HD” banner at the top of the cover is most likely a cardboard wrapper. I expect the case to look identical to the one Zavvi offered a little while ago<\/a> (which is now sold out).<\/p>\n

\"2001:<\/a><\/p>\n

Star Trek: Discovery \u2013 Season One<\/h2>\n

Video Format: Blu-ray
\nAvailable at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE<\/a>)
\nRelease date: November 13, 2018
\nPrice: $44.99<\/p>\n

I liked what I saw of the new Star Trek<\/em> spinoff’s pilot episode, but it wasn’t quite enough to get me to subscribe to CBS All Access. I may take the opportunity to catch up with the show on disc. The SteelBook has better art than the regular Blu-ray<\/a>, but I’m surprised this series wasn’t prepped for 4k.<\/p>\n

\"Star<\/a><\/p>\n

Westworld: Season 2<\/h2>\n

Video Format: Blu-ray (no UHD)
\nAvailable at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE<\/a>)
\nRelease date: December 4, 2018
\nPrice: $44.99<\/p>\n

I was far too frustrated with the second season of Westworld<\/em> to want to buy a copy for permanent ownership. For those more invested than I am, the SteelBook design is reasonably clever. However, the lack of Ultra HD seems like a major failing when the show is definitely being released on that format.<\/s><\/p>\n

\"Westworld:<\/a><\/p>\n

Update: It appears that Best Buy has a UHD SteelBook for this after all.<\/p>\n

Video Format: UHD (no Blu-ray)
\nAvailable at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE<\/a>)
\nRelease date: December 4, 2018
\nPrice: $54.99<\/p>\n

\"Westworld:<\/a><\/p>\n

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again<\/h2>\n

Video Formats: Blu-ray\/DVD (no UHD)
\nAvailable at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE<\/a>)
\nRelease date: October 23, 2018
\nPrice: $29.99<\/p>\n

Here we go again, indeed. Even the movie’s title feels sarcastic and defeatist. (Yes, I get that it’s named after another ABBA song. It’s still lame.) <\/p>\n

It took me a minute of staring at this SteelBook before I was even sure what I was looking at. I guess it’s supposed to be a pair of overalls slung on top of a dock piling. That seems kind of inane to me, but I’m not the audience for this movie.<\/p>\n

\"Mamma<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Mamma<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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