As a longtime Stephen King collector and physical media enthusiast, Krloz breaks down the packaging, artwork, collector art cards, interior design, and why this release actually feels worth the premium price tag. He also talks about the state of modern steelBooks, barebones 4K releases, double-dipping as a collector, and why physical media fans deserve better from studios.
Plus:
- Thoughts on the IT: Welcome to Derry HBO series
- Why this SteelBook sold out twice
- The importance of collector-focused packaging
- Stephen King collecting stories
- 4K vs streaming quality discussion
- Upcoming thoughts on the Fight Club SteelBook
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00:00:09 --> 00:00:14 Welcome back everyone to a special release spotlight
00:00:14 --> 00:00:20 here at The Physical Cut. Decided to make this
00:00:20 --> 00:00:24 episode randomly because yesterday there was
00:00:24 --> 00:00:28 the release for it, Welcome to Dairy, the complete
00:00:28 --> 00:00:31 first season. I just got the steelbook I got
00:00:31 --> 00:00:37 lucky enough to uh pre -order it once the uh
00:00:37 --> 00:00:39 pre -orders went live the second time I believe
00:00:39 --> 00:00:43 the first time they completely sold out I don't
00:00:43 --> 00:00:46 want to open it I think I'm gonna hold on to
00:00:46 --> 00:00:52 this uh steelbook as it is I don't think I really
00:00:52 --> 00:00:55 don't want to open this I'm a Stephen King collector
00:00:55 --> 00:00:58 if you follow me on Instagram At least the old
00:00:58 --> 00:01:02 Instagram, not the 2 .01. You probably know that
00:01:02 --> 00:01:06 I have a large collection of Stephen King books.
00:01:07 --> 00:01:11 I have multiple copies of the IT movies. I'm
00:01:11 --> 00:01:15 a big fan of Pennywise. I love clowns. I love
00:01:15 --> 00:01:18 killer clowns of out of space and Pennywise is
00:01:18 --> 00:01:22 the OG gangster when it comes to clowns. But...
00:01:22 --> 00:01:25 Right now this one I don't know if there's any
00:01:25 --> 00:01:27 other copies out there. I know there was there's
00:01:27 --> 00:01:31 a regular 4k That I saw somebody posted from
00:01:31 --> 00:01:34 Walmart. I'm probably gonna be getting that one
00:01:34 --> 00:01:38 to open for enjoyment And there's also a DVD.
00:01:38 --> 00:01:42 I do love the duty cover that I saw someone post
00:01:42 --> 00:01:46 on Instagram yesterday I believe they are available
00:01:46 --> 00:01:48 at Walmart. So I'm probably gonna try to see
00:01:48 --> 00:01:50 if I can head there if not Try to see if I can
00:01:50 --> 00:01:53 find it online but yeah this special edition
00:01:53 --> 00:01:57 steelbook is the one that has the Pennywise face
00:01:57 --> 00:02:01 with the balloon in the cover i don't know if
00:02:01 --> 00:02:05 there's any other edition if there is i'm probably
00:02:05 --> 00:02:08 gonna buy it to be honest i'm probably gonna
00:02:08 --> 00:02:11 spend more money on that i'm a double dipper
00:02:11 --> 00:02:14 when it comes to anything that i love on the
00:02:14 --> 00:02:20 IG i posted a picture of it welcome to dairy
00:02:20 --> 00:02:25 with multiple copies of it the book and somebody
00:02:25 --> 00:02:30 did ask me how many copies of it do I own I Own
00:02:30 --> 00:02:34 a few when I travel if I find another edition
00:02:34 --> 00:02:37 Internationally, even if I can't read it. I still
00:02:37 --> 00:02:41 buy it Yeah, this I'm very excited for this.
00:02:41 --> 00:02:43 I'm excited and torn at the same time because
00:02:43 --> 00:02:47 I'm not gonna be opening this I mean, I'm pretty
00:02:47 --> 00:02:50 sure that if the quality is half as good as the
00:02:50 --> 00:02:52 HBO show I don't know if everyone's was able
00:02:52 --> 00:02:58 to enjoy the show on 4k on HBO. I know that Netflix
00:02:58 --> 00:03:02 charges additionally to upgrade I don't know.
00:03:02 --> 00:03:05 I got out of Netflix, but I believe they they
00:03:05 --> 00:03:07 charge additionally to upgrade your shows to
00:03:07 --> 00:03:10 4K if available. But if you saw it on 4K on HBO,
00:03:11 --> 00:03:13 you know, the quality was great. The darks were
00:03:13 --> 00:03:16 dark. The reds were red. There's nothing better
00:03:16 --> 00:03:21 about it if it's not the reds. And this cover
00:03:21 --> 00:03:24 really. shows that the the red on the balloon
00:03:24 --> 00:03:26 is a little bit matte which which i'm fine with
00:03:26 --> 00:03:28 the discs i see it here because again i'm not
00:03:28 --> 00:03:31 opening it i see the discs are pretty bright
00:03:31 --> 00:03:36 red the inside uh the steel book also has a lot
00:03:36 --> 00:03:39 of red it has the kids in the tunnel so yeah
00:03:39 --> 00:03:42 it looks amazing the back cover i can see it
00:03:42 --> 00:03:46 from the little display uh of the l card the
00:03:46 --> 00:03:49 back cover of the steel book is the kids inside
00:03:49 --> 00:03:53 the sewers also has red i'm assuming the blood
00:03:53 --> 00:03:56 in the water the show was amazing the show was
00:03:56 --> 00:03:59 amazing that final scene i saw it a few days
00:03:59 --> 00:04:01 after everybody was crying i was like i want
00:04:01 --> 00:04:03 no fucking spoilers i'm gonna watch that scene
00:04:03 --> 00:04:07 and it was everything like it was it was everything
00:04:07 --> 00:04:11 the show itself was freaking amazing i can see
00:04:11 --> 00:04:14 it comes from exclusive retro collectors art
00:04:14 --> 00:04:18 cards it's about six of them I did see them online
00:04:18 --> 00:04:20 they look pretty amazing and I'm not gonna be
00:04:20 --> 00:04:23 able to enjoy that but hopefully if I find another
00:04:23 --> 00:04:26 one for cheap later on I'll open up this one
00:04:26 --> 00:04:29 and place those cards in my dark tower which
00:04:29 --> 00:04:32 is where I have all my Stephen King books yeah
00:04:32 --> 00:04:35 this looks pretty amazing it does look pretty
00:04:35 --> 00:04:38 amazing and this is one thing that I always complain
00:04:38 --> 00:04:40 about steel books this is how steel books should
00:04:40 --> 00:04:45 be done I'm gonna be receiving Fight Club next
00:04:45 --> 00:04:48 week That is one of my favorite movies. I didn't
00:04:48 --> 00:04:51 know I loved David Fincher. I didn't even know
00:04:51 --> 00:04:56 David Fincher did that movie. And I guess, you
00:04:56 --> 00:04:59 know, I've loved them for a while now. So yeah,
00:04:59 --> 00:05:02 I'm excited for that. That steelbook is probably
00:05:02 --> 00:05:05 going to be a bare bones steelbook, which really
00:05:05 --> 00:05:09 pisses me off. I love when a steelbook Comes
00:05:09 --> 00:05:13 with stuff. It's this feels I'm holding it. This
00:05:13 --> 00:05:16 feels pretty hefty That you know, they took time.
00:05:16 --> 00:05:20 It was worth $50 I hate spending money on steel
00:05:20 --> 00:05:24 books and then when they arrive, it's just Nothing
00:05:24 --> 00:05:26 inside. It says well, here's the disc enjoy it.
00:05:26 --> 00:05:30 I'm like Okay, what else are you giving me besides,
00:05:30 --> 00:05:33 you know me losing $50? So yeah this I I hope
00:05:33 --> 00:05:37 this is a step in stone for a lot of other studios
00:05:37 --> 00:05:41 putting out steel books Please take notice of
00:05:41 --> 00:05:44 this, how this sold out so fast. And I think
00:05:44 --> 00:05:47 it sold out the second round too. I went to add
00:05:47 --> 00:05:49 another one to the cart because again, I double
00:05:49 --> 00:05:53 dipped and it wasn't available. So yeah, I'm
00:05:53 --> 00:05:56 excited and I do hope that more steel books come
00:05:56 --> 00:05:59 out like this. I wanna, even if it's a poster,
00:05:59 --> 00:06:04 even if it's a thank you note, have some... I
00:06:04 --> 00:06:06 don't know, have some consideration that we're
00:06:06 --> 00:06:10 spending money on a piece of steel. I know there's
00:06:10 --> 00:06:12 a lot of steel book collectors out there that
00:06:12 --> 00:06:14 are probably gonna cut my head off. I don't care.
00:06:14 --> 00:06:16 I really don't. You're paying for a piece of
00:06:16 --> 00:06:20 steel with nothing in it. Hollow, hollow. It's
00:06:20 --> 00:06:22 really hollow. I do have some steel books that
00:06:22 --> 00:06:24 used to cost me like 18 bucks. I had the Iron
00:06:24 --> 00:06:27 Giant. I have not opened it. That is almost $80
00:06:27 --> 00:06:30 worth right now. I will not open that. That's
00:06:30 --> 00:06:33 gonna be the inheritance for my dog. Future dog.
00:06:33 --> 00:06:35 I don't have one right now, but that's gonna
00:06:35 --> 00:06:39 be my inheritance leaving someone my steelbook
00:06:39 --> 00:06:41 of the iron giant Every movie that I have on
00:06:41 --> 00:06:46 steelbook. I usually have also on Regular physical
00:06:46 --> 00:06:49 media. Like I said, I do collect different versions
00:06:49 --> 00:06:53 of it different versions of scream Scream I have
00:06:53 --> 00:07:00 amazing 4k edition from UK that comes not the
00:07:00 --> 00:07:03 steelbook, but the regular 4K that comes with
00:07:03 --> 00:07:05 a bunch of shit inside. I haven't even opened
00:07:05 --> 00:07:09 it. It has so much. I grabbed that and I almost
00:07:09 --> 00:07:12 ran out of the store with it because I got so
00:07:12 --> 00:07:15 excited. I believe it was number five, screen
00:07:15 --> 00:07:19 number five. And it has so much content and that's
00:07:19 --> 00:07:22 a regular 4K, no steelbook, just a regular 4K.
00:07:22 --> 00:07:26 And it has so much material inside that really
00:07:27 --> 00:07:32 I become so jaded when it comes to finding things,
00:07:32 --> 00:07:36 4Ks, not just internationally, but just randomly.
00:07:36 --> 00:07:40 And they come with all this content, you know,
00:07:41 --> 00:07:44 cards and posters, even if I'm not gonna hang
00:07:44 --> 00:07:49 it up, make it worth my while. And I feel like
00:07:49 --> 00:07:52 a lot of studios... They know we spend the money
00:07:52 --> 00:07:55 on this. They know we collect whatever piece
00:07:55 --> 00:07:59 of shit they throw at us I honestly started cutting
00:07:59 --> 00:08:01 back unless it's one of my favorite movies. I'm
00:08:01 --> 00:08:05 not buying it I started cutting back on 4k's
00:08:05 --> 00:08:07 love criterion, but I don't need all your movies
00:08:07 --> 00:08:10 on 4k because let's be honest Not every movie
00:08:10 --> 00:08:13 needs a 4k. That's another head shop. I'm gonna
00:08:13 --> 00:08:16 get I don't care, but it's the truth and this
00:08:16 --> 00:08:19 is physical media Physical media we are the ones
00:08:19 --> 00:08:21 keeping it alive. We're the ones who should be
00:08:21 --> 00:08:23 demanding what we want not what they're gonna
00:08:23 --> 00:08:27 give us this was not supposed to be a rant on
00:08:27 --> 00:08:32 steel books or studios It was supposed to be
00:08:32 --> 00:08:37 a review on the 4k of it welcome to Derry So
00:08:37 --> 00:08:40 just to sum it up before I go on another rant
00:08:40 --> 00:08:42 This looks amazing. If you haven't grabbed it,
00:08:42 --> 00:08:45 like I said, there's two other versions available
00:08:45 --> 00:08:51 That I know of the DVD and the 4k I Don't know
00:08:51 --> 00:08:54 their Walmart exclusives. I'm a look into that
00:08:54 --> 00:08:56 later on because I'm gonna be ordering those
00:08:56 --> 00:08:58 I did not know their assistance and now that
00:08:58 --> 00:09:02 I do I I'm gonna have to check my bank account,
00:09:02 --> 00:09:04 but I do recommend that if you can get your hands
00:09:04 --> 00:09:08 on this 4k steelbook Please do especially if
00:09:08 --> 00:09:11 you're a Stephen King collector if you are an
00:09:11 --> 00:09:17 it lover collector Obsession auto grab this steelbook.
00:09:17 --> 00:09:19 I'm telling you it is probably one of the best
00:09:19 --> 00:09:22 steel books I've seen in a while Next week. I'm
00:09:22 --> 00:09:27 gonna come back Once I get my hands on the steelbook
00:09:27 --> 00:09:31 for Fight Club I mean, I know the rules of Fight
00:09:31 --> 00:09:35 Club, but if the steelbook sucks, I Guess I'm
00:09:35 --> 00:09:37 gonna have to break those rules. All right guys.
00:09:37 --> 00:09:39 I'll see you next time This was a special edition
00:09:39 --> 00:09:41 of the physical cut