I Hate Steelbooks
Why do so many of the Studios think Steelbooks are a wonderful thing? I can't stand the damn things. Give me a bog-standard Amaray case any day. Pretty much the same goes for Tins as well. I'd rather have a well-appointed cardboard box than something that six months down the line is going to be rusting along the edges and that the artwork will have been ruined by inadvertently scratching it on the bracket that holds up the DVD shelf in the living room.
I mean, what happens if you damage a Steelbook? You can't swap out the paper slick into a new case, because all the artwork's been printed directly on to the metal. And there seems to be less room in a Steelbook than a normal case, so there's usually less printed material.
I don't see Steelbooks as worth the premium one tends to pay for them, and I'd much rather see more extras for my money than a cheap bit of shiny tin.
What's stirred me out of my hibernation was a conversation with my cousin at my Aunt and Uncle's Diamond Wedding Anniversary on Saturday. The past twelve months I've been working on my fiction writing, as it has suffered over the last few years as I've divided my time between being a full-time carer and spending time on DVD Reviewer and MyReviewer. How am I getting on? Thanks for asking. I'm getting along nicely, although still not as nicely as I'd really like.
What Andy pointed out to me was that writing for the site was an opportunity. I'm very fortunate to have the opportunity to air my thoughts with my friends, colleagues and Reviewer family. I know I could set up a Facebook page, Twitter like Stephen Fry and that sort of thing, but what makes Reviewer special is because I was asked to do it. And that's something very special. So special I shouldn't waste it.
My fiction writing only has potential - potential when I try to get it published of maybe being the biggest thing since Harry Potter (I can dream, can't I?), or more likely being able to paper the back room with rejection slips. I know it's genius, but the trick is convincing other people it is.
Writing for DVDReviewer/MyReviewer/The Sprocket Hole is a privilege. I've always been proud to be a contributor to this site, and after my year-long sabbatical I'd love to be a contributor for many more years to come.
I mean, what happens if you damage a Steelbook? You can't swap out the paper slick into a new case, because all the artwork's been printed directly on to the metal. And there seems to be less room in a Steelbook than a normal case, so there's usually less printed material.
I don't see Steelbooks as worth the premium one tends to pay for them, and I'd much rather see more extras for my money than a cheap bit of shiny tin.
What's stirred me out of my hibernation was a conversation with my cousin at my Aunt and Uncle's Diamond Wedding Anniversary on Saturday. The past twelve months I've been working on my fiction writing, as it has suffered over the last few years as I've divided my time between being a full-time carer and spending time on DVD Reviewer and MyReviewer. How am I getting on? Thanks for asking. I'm getting along nicely, although still not as nicely as I'd really like.
What Andy pointed out to me was that writing for the site was an opportunity. I'm very fortunate to have the opportunity to air my thoughts with my friends, colleagues and Reviewer family. I know I could set up a Facebook page, Twitter like Stephen Fry and that sort of thing, but what makes Reviewer special is because I was asked to do it. And that's something very special. So special I shouldn't waste it.
My fiction writing only has potential - potential when I try to get it published of maybe being the biggest thing since Harry Potter (I can dream, can't I?), or more likely being able to paper the back room with rejection slips. I know it's genius, but the trick is convincing other people it is.
Writing for DVDReviewer/MyReviewer/The Sprocket Hole is a privilege. I've always been proud to be a contributor to this site, and after my year-long sabbatical I'd love to be a contributor for many more years to come.
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On the subject of steelbooks, my steelbook edition of Kickass actually comes with both a blu-ray disc version of the film and a DVD version of the film plus a third disc (DVD) for extras. What's going on here?