I love a good 4K UHD Blu-ray Steelbook. This is my humble collection so far. If you like this video, please consider subscribing to help the channel grow :)
I’m determined that my 4K collection will only be the pinnacle of my favourite movies, so the collection isn’t large 😀 the quality is extremely high in your lot as well 👍
Riiiight, that's what I said about Blu-rays 15 years ago... now there's thousands of them. Isn't as much difference with so called 4k releases though, so maybe it's doable. 😁
Cracking video, Elliot! Still holding out for the entire steelbook collection but fantastic to see such lovely additions (and cracking choices!) in here. :)
Hey dude thanks for the shout out!!! Some interesting titles. First man is in my ‘to watch’ pile. Alien of 4K looks incredible. Blade runner is my astonishing on 4k. Can’t wait for more blu ray vids. Take care bud
Dunkirk is one of my favourite films. So many people dislike it because they say the main character is a blank slate...which is the entire point. YOU are the character. Ah! It drives me nuts.
I completely agree! It's meant to put us into the action, almost first person, but obviously not shot in first person. I love it! Thanks for watching, my friend :)
Damn. Just bought the regular wizard of Oz 4k. But the steel book really looks amazing. Will return the regular one and order the steel book right away. (sadly no release in Austria) love your channel by the way. Great collection.
Wow! Wish I had as many 4ks as you! I actually disagree about the Nolan thing, form what I’ve heard he’s mostly beloved! But I can see where your coming from! Awesome stack and HUGE collection as I can see behind you! I’ll see what criterions you have later!
Great titles. I love them all!!! First Man is so underrated. It's such a great film! The Big Lebowski is one of my favourite films too... And that's just, like, my opinion man.
Cool to see these, mate. I think I only have the Dunkirk one. That 'First Man' steelbook in particular looks fantastic and somehow passed me by (love the movie though)... time to check eBay! I also recommend the Batman and Batman Returns 4K steelbooks if you don't have them already (I won't mention the other two films in that series!)
I have had my eye on those Batman steelbooks for a while! I haven't seen the other two movies since childhood! I do wonder if there's much redeemable in them.
Hi Elliot. Great collection! Steelbooks are so tempting. I have some. But not enough for a video I think. But before I spend on doubling up on a movie I already have, I want to make sure that at least there's a new cover design. I was very disappointed with the Lord of the Rings steelbooks they released over here because they were just the same dvd covers. But these are great! That Oz one is gorgeous. And the Alien one is a very cool version of the alien egg. The Predator one is awesome and the only real good Predator movie I think. When I finally saw the Big Lebowski, it didn't do much for me. But I like that cover. Love the Carpenter ones. I like the way they tied them together art wise. Didn't see Dunkirk but of course I grew up with 2001. Very nice Elliot!
Hi Rob, thanks so much for watching and commenting! Yes, I agree, it's always best when some new artwork is used on these steelbooks. That way they double as pieces of art to display on my shelf :) I hope you're keeping well, my friend.
I try to pickup only 4k's if I don't own them on blu ray and if they are native 4k. It just seems silly to me to buy upscaled 4k and then having to buy 4k again for a native version a couple of years down the road. I couldn't resist the 4k steelbook of Spider-Man homecoming though... upscaled but just beautiful(the HMV version). Nice collection Elliot! Very jealous of the carpenter set!
Nice collection 😀 Never been all that keen on steelbooks, but I do have a few. I actually have the german version of Prince of Darkness 4k. I have the 4 boxsets that you mentioned, I'm a huge John Carpenter fan :-D The Wizard of Oz one looks great, might have to look into that one. The Big Lebowski is one of my favorite films 😀 My experience is that it's not a chick flick 😀 I've shown it to 3 girlfriends through the years and they all hated it 😀 My favorite scene is where The Dude tries to flick his cigarette out the car window and the window is closed 😀
Good stuff, Allan. Yes, I love that moment in The Big Leboswki! Bad luck with the old girlfriends. I've yet to show this film to mine. I wonder what she'd think!
Great list Elliot. I don’t use to get a lot of steel books because they are very expensive but I have the following ones:1.Blade Runner 2049, 2.Alien,3.Joker and 4.Blood and Black Lace. I would like to have the Shining!
Hello, my friend. I completely understand! Steelbooks can be very expensive, but you have a good collection starting there. I've still yet to see Joker. That's one I'm really intrigued on catching soon :)
Great looking steelbooks. I didn't know those Carpenter steelbooks existed! They look amazing. I agree about Spiderverse it's insanely good. Are your shelves custom? I love how perfectly blurays fit on there.
I hear you on expense of steelbooks. I would love to buy all my favourites on uhd steelbook. But made a decision to be realistic, i will just get some of them in steelbook form. The important thing really is actually having them on 4k to see them in that resolution is really the important thing. So just got accept that. Some of the covers are still quite nice even though they aren't steelbooks.
Great collection of steelbooks…. Although Alien is one of my most favorite sci fi films, I remember getting nauseous the first time I saw "that scene". lol I also think the ensemble work in the film is amazing. Everyone does a great job of standing out in their own way.... (I do think they should left well enough alone after Aliens. All the subsequent sequels were definitely lacking.)
Oh gosh, yes, THAT scene is burnt into my mind. I agree also that after Aliens, I was never much of a fan of what followed. Thanks for watching and commenting as always, my friend :)
Since they obviously usually cost additional money, I don't usually bother buying Steelbooks unless I can find them for a comparable price to the regular-package version (which does happen sometimes!), but one of the only Steelbooks that I went out of my way to buy despite the extra cost was Bohemian Rhapsody. Queen is my favorite band and they and their music really mean so much to me, so even though the film had some notable/significant flaws, I still enjoyed it. I love the design of the Steelbook too, it's gold-colored with purple-ish line art of Freddie, it looks so nice!
Elliot, thank you for mentioning the Wizard of Oz Steelbook. I am in the States but ordered it from amazon.co.uk after determining that ordering it from amazon.com would ultimately cost me $15.00 more.
I treat my 4ks like my Blu-ray buying. I usually just go with the best looking copy. I want the viewing experience to be as close to how the director filmed it. 4K, when the restoration is done right, gives us just that.
Exactly, well said. I want to see it how the director envisioned it. The old days of VHS and pan and scan were the antithesis of this. I think you could get copies of Lawrence of Arabia in 4:3 aspect ratio! It makes me shudder just thinking of it. Anyway, thanks for checking the video out and for supporting the channel, it really means a lot to me!
I love the artwork for that Wizard Of Oz steelbook! I have French steelbook releases of the Harry Potter series. I love the artwork for them and think they look so good and better than the regular blu-ray releases of the series. I remember getting them, though, and my mom was confused, asking me if the movies were in French. I just laughed and said, Mom, the movies were MADE in English. It's still the same movies. The only thing French about these is the writing on the release itself. I don't have any 4K/UHD releases at all. I'm pretty sure we don't have one of those players. I'm not sure about certain game consoles that my brother has. As of now I'm not really concerned with getting any. I actually didn't even want to get a 4K TV. I hate watching the TV we have downstairs in the living room because it looks too fake to me, especially with movement on the screen. But the TV I got a couple years ago I have set up so it doesn't give that effect. I'm really not sure about any technical terms here, so hopefully you get what I mean, lol. I'm also just not that caught up in the more technical side of being a film collector.
Hey Bailee, thanks for the comment and for watching :) Yes, that effect that most new TVs have on is called motion blur - it essentially ups the frame rate of what you're watching, so it looks like a soap opera. I hate it and always have it turned off!
Some beautiful looking titles there. I don’t own many 4K steelbooks. Mainly because the ones I’ve seen are ugly as sin or are (already) OOP. You have some fantastic ones, though. Well done.😁
A lot of people seem to prefer Aliens over Alien. I still like the original the best (which you seem to do as well). Haven’t watched it in a while though, should probably do that soon. Regarding steelbooks, I used to be more into collect them but nowadays I seem to care less and less about the actual packaging. They’re still awesome though!
Hello my friend! I also tend to buy them from HMV, and also on ebay. I keep an eye on the deals on bluray.com - it's a good way of finding the best deals out there.
I used to be so anal with my steelbooks with protecting them etc but definitely calmed down now I'm a bit older lmao, probably could be kinder now, just chuck them back on the shelf.
I only have like 10 steel books idc about fingerprints I mainly use plastic cases to prevent scratches cause 35$ for a painted metal case if that shit gets scratched I’ll be upset
Sorry, I'm from Croatia, I speak english pretty good, but I don't know what is STEELBOOK?? I've looked in a dictionary, and there is no such word there...
Don't know if anyone is like me but every blu ray or 4k blu ray or box set I slice open all and slide out and watch then slide back into the cellophane, anal? I been doing this since the days of lps fiddly but stops any scuffs when sliding in and out of shelves.
I totally get that, John. It's not something I do personally, but I do have these protective covers for steelbooks as they're most prone to scuffs and scratches. For other blu-rays , if a case gets particularly damaged, I just replace the case. Anyway, thanks for watching as always :)
'Dude', I see now you used to be happier just a couple years ago, not as somber as now. Maybe it's all the crappy Criterion films weighing you down? 😂 Did you sell that Alien steelbook, as you later said you were getting rid of them, for some crazy incoherent to me reasons... Also, there was a Prince of Darkness steelbook in that series at the time you recorded this video, and last year The Thing came out in the same style (besides two more different steels for it).
I’m determined that my 4K collection will only be the pinnacle of my favourite movies, so the collection isn’t large 😀 the quality is extremely high in your lot as well 👍
I think it's a good way to tackle it! Thank you, Chris :)
Riiiight, that's what I said about Blu-rays 15 years ago... now there's thousands of them.
Isn't as much difference with so called 4k releases though, so maybe it's doable. 😁
Cracking video, Elliot! Still holding out for the entire steelbook collection but fantastic to see such lovely additions (and cracking choices!) in here. :)
Thanks, my friend! I will be doing a complete steelbook collection at some point in the future!
Great stuff pal. Good to see some love for The Big Lebowski (my all time favourite movie). Think I’ll need to consider picking up that Steel!
My man! Wow, what a favourite film to have :) The steel is well worth it.
Hey dude thanks for the shout out!!! Some interesting titles.
First man is in my ‘to watch’ pile. Alien of 4K looks incredible. Blade runner is my astonishing on 4k.
Can’t wait for more blu ray vids.
Take care bud
Thanks, Jambo, glad you enjoyed it! Blade Runner does look superb on 4K!
Dunkirk is one of my favourite films. So many people dislike it because they say the main character is a blank slate...which is the entire point. YOU are the character. Ah! It drives me nuts.
I completely agree! It's meant to put us into the action, almost first person, but obviously not shot in first person. I love it! Thanks for watching, my friend :)
"God knows why I keep buying these..." Hahaha - you speak my language man.
I completely agree with you about first man. Great film!
Yes, a really beautiful film about man's journey into the unknown! Thanks for watching :)
Damn. Just bought the regular wizard of Oz 4k. But the steel book really looks amazing. Will return the regular one and order the steel book right away. (sadly no release in Austria) love your channel by the way. Great collection.
Love that Wizard of Oz steelbook! I need to get it! One of my all-time favorite movies. Great channel btw! It’s only available at Best Buy in the US.
Thanks so much, Josh! I hope you manage to get a copy of this Wizard of Oz Steelbook. Thanks for watching :)
Hi.. Great 4k Steelbook Collection :D
Thank you so much for watching and commenting, my friend. Your collection is also superb!
Fingerprints and protective cases... Lol. I'm with you man. And here I thought I was the only one....😄
This is a very calming voice
Wow! Wish I had as many 4ks as you! I actually disagree about the Nolan thing, form what I’ve heard he’s mostly beloved! But I can see where your coming from! Awesome stack and HUGE collection as I can see behind you! I’ll see what criterions you have later!
Thank you so much for checking out the video, my friend :)
Great titles. I love them all!!! First Man is so underrated. It's such a great film! The Big Lebowski is one of my favourite films too... And that's just, like, my opinion man.
Haha, thanks for watching, Andre :)
Cool to see these, mate. I think I only have the Dunkirk one. That 'First Man' steelbook in particular looks fantastic and somehow passed me by (love the movie though)... time to check eBay! I also recommend the Batman and Batman Returns 4K steelbooks if you don't have them already (I won't mention the other two films in that series!)
I have had my eye on those Batman steelbooks for a while! I haven't seen the other two movies since childhood! I do wonder if there's much redeemable in them.
New subscriber here :) From Spain, another colector 😊👏
Ah, so glad to have you here :) Welcome!
Hi Elliot. Great collection! Steelbooks are so tempting. I have some. But not enough for a video I think. But before I spend on doubling up on a movie I already have, I want to make sure that at least there's a new cover design. I was very disappointed with the Lord of the Rings steelbooks they released over here because they were just the same dvd covers. But these are great! That Oz one is gorgeous. And the Alien one is a very cool version of the alien egg. The Predator one is awesome and the only real good Predator movie I think. When I finally saw the Big Lebowski, it didn't do much for me. But I like that cover. Love the Carpenter ones. I like the way they tied them together art wise. Didn't see Dunkirk but of course I grew up with 2001. Very nice Elliot!
Hi Rob, thanks so much for watching and commenting! Yes, I agree, it's always best when some new artwork is used on these steelbooks. That way they double as pieces of art to display on my shelf :) I hope you're keeping well, my friend.
totally agree with you on "first man"
you should do an episode about movies that people missed in the theaters, that should've been seen.
cheers mate!
I try to pickup only 4k's if I don't own them on blu ray and if they are native 4k. It just seems silly to me to buy upscaled 4k and then having to buy 4k again for a native version a couple of years down the road. I couldn't resist the 4k steelbook of Spider-Man homecoming though... upscaled but just beautiful(the HMV version).
Nice collection Elliot! Very jealous of the carpenter set!
That Homecoming steelbook is a beautiful one! Thanks for watching again :)
Nice collection 😀 Never been all that keen on steelbooks, but I do have a few. I actually have the german version of Prince of Darkness 4k. I have the 4 boxsets that you mentioned, I'm a huge John Carpenter fan :-D
The Wizard of Oz one looks great, might have to look into that one.
The Big Lebowski is one of my favorite films 😀 My experience is that it's not a chick flick 😀 I've shown it to 3 girlfriends through the years and they all hated it 😀
My favorite scene is where The Dude tries to flick his cigarette out the car window and the window is closed 😀
Good stuff, Allan. Yes, I love that moment in The Big Leboswki! Bad luck with the old girlfriends. I've yet to show this film to mine. I wonder what she'd think!
Great list Elliot. I don’t use to get a lot of steel books because they are very expensive but I have the following ones:1.Blade Runner 2049, 2.Alien,3.Joker and 4.Blood and Black Lace. I would like to have the Shining!
What do you think about the Shining 4K version? It is a really good one?
Hello, my friend. I completely understand! Steelbooks can be very expensive, but you have a good collection starting there. I've still yet to see Joker. That's one I'm really intrigued on catching soon :)
@@juancmorenor I don't own it but I've heard that The Shining 4K is very good indeed!
Thanks Elliot
Great looking steelbooks. I didn't know those Carpenter steelbooks existed! They look amazing. I agree about Spiderverse it's insanely good. Are your shelves custom? I love how perfectly blurays fit on there.
Thanks, Chris! The shelves aren't custom. I found these online. I will have to make a video on these shelves and where to buy them soon!
The Wizard Of OZ Is My Favorite Movie Of Time This One I Grow Up With It.
How wonderful, Adam! I only came to The Wizard of Oz in my 20s. I wish I'd seen it as a child!
I hear you on expense of steelbooks. I would love to buy all my favourites on uhd steelbook. But made a decision to be realistic, i will just get some of them in steelbook form. The important thing really is actually having them on 4k to see them in that resolution is really the important thing. So just got accept that. Some of the covers are still quite nice even though they aren't steelbooks.
Great collection of steelbooks…. Although Alien is one of my most favorite sci fi films, I remember getting nauseous the first time I saw "that scene". lol I also think the ensemble work in the film is amazing. Everyone does a great job of standing out in their own way.... (I do think they should left well enough alone after Aliens. All the subsequent sequels were definitely lacking.)
Oh gosh, yes, THAT scene is burnt into my mind. I agree also that after Aliens, I was never much of a fan of what followed. Thanks for watching and commenting as always, my friend :)
Since they obviously usually cost additional money, I don't usually bother buying Steelbooks unless I can find them for a comparable price to the regular-package version (which does happen sometimes!), but one of the only Steelbooks that I went out of my way to buy despite the extra cost was Bohemian Rhapsody. Queen is my favorite band and they and their music really mean so much to me, so even though the film had some notable/significant flaws, I still enjoyed it. I love the design of the Steelbook too, it's gold-colored with purple-ish line art of Freddie, it looks so nice!
Elliot, thank you for mentioning the Wizard of Oz Steelbook. I am in the States but ordered it from amazon.co.uk after determining that ordering it from amazon.com would ultimately cost me $15.00 more.
Great vid, Elliot! I have not seen either Dunkirk or 1917, but I was wondering which of these films you liked more?
I treat my 4ks like my Blu-ray buying. I usually just go with the best looking copy. I want the viewing experience to be as close to how the director filmed it. 4K, when the restoration is done right, gives us just that.
Exactly, well said. I want to see it how the director envisioned it. The old days of VHS and pan and scan were the antithesis of this. I think you could get copies of Lawrence of Arabia in 4:3 aspect ratio! It makes me shudder just thinking of it. Anyway, thanks for checking the video out and for supporting the channel, it really means a lot to me!
great vid I subbed
Thank you so much, great to have you here :)
no problem do you think you’ll make a complete collection video soon
@@MrValeska yes, many have asked for it, so I will do soon!
Elliot Coen aight thanks I look forward to seeing it 👍
I love the artwork for that Wizard Of Oz steelbook!
I have French steelbook releases of the Harry Potter series. I love the artwork for them and think they look so good and better than the regular blu-ray releases of the series. I remember getting them, though, and my mom was confused, asking me if the movies were in French. I just laughed and said, Mom, the movies were MADE in English. It's still the same movies. The only thing French about these is the writing on the release itself.
I don't have any 4K/UHD releases at all. I'm pretty sure we don't have one of those players. I'm not sure about certain game consoles that my brother has. As of now I'm not really concerned with getting any. I actually didn't even want to get a 4K TV. I hate watching the TV we have downstairs in the living room because it looks too fake to me, especially with movement on the screen. But the TV I got a couple years ago I have set up so it doesn't give that effect. I'm really not sure about any technical terms here, so hopefully you get what I mean, lol. I'm also just not that caught up in the more technical side of being a film collector.
Hey Bailee, thanks for the comment and for watching :) Yes, that effect that most new TVs have on is called motion blur - it essentially ups the frame rate of what you're watching, so it looks like a soap opera. I hate it and always have it turned off!
Some beautiful looking titles there. I don’t own many 4K steelbooks. Mainly because the ones I’ve seen are ugly as sin or are (already) OOP. You have some fantastic ones, though. Well done.😁
Thank you, Bobby! Yes, a lot of the good ones do go OOP very quickly!
I live in the u.s. and I LOVE 2001, I wish that steelbook was available here.
A lot of people seem to prefer Aliens over Alien. I still like the original the best (which you seem to do as well). Haven’t watched it in a while though, should probably do that soon. Regarding steelbooks, I used to be more into collect them but nowadays I seem to care less and less about the actual packaging. They’re still awesome though!
I've gone the opposite way - I used to never collect them, and now I do! Thanks for watching as always :)
Tell me you got the little cardigan that slips on The Big Lebowski steelbook?
I'm surprised we didn't see the batman and superman 4K steelbook series
I know! Thanks for watching :)
Can I ask where you get your Steelbook protective sleeves from.
Hi Rob, sure. They're from a company called Steelbook Central. You can buy them directly on their website. Thanks for watching!
I simply don't understand the low opinions of Toy Story 4, it is very high in my list of Toy Story films.
From where you buy your 4k Blu-ray other than amazon and Zavvi ?
Hello my friend! I also tend to buy them from HMV, and also on ebay. I keep an eye on the deals on bluray.com - it's a good way of finding the best deals out there.
I used to be so anal with my steelbooks with protecting them etc but definitely calmed down now I'm a bit older lmao, probably could be kinder now, just chuck them back on the shelf.
I only have like 10 steel books idc about fingerprints I mainly use plastic cases to prevent scratches cause 35$ for a painted metal case if that shit gets scratched I’ll be upset
Very true! Scratches and dents on steelbooks makes me very sad. Thanks for watching the video :)
You know, Elliot, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in Nam, of course.
Haha ❤️
Sorry, I'm from Croatia, I speak english pretty good, but I don't know what is STEELBOOK?? I've looked in a dictionary, and there is no such word there...
Don't know if anyone is like me but every blu ray or 4k blu ray or box set I slice open all and slide out and watch then slide back into the cellophane, anal? I been doing this since the days of lps fiddly but stops any scuffs when sliding in and out of shelves.
I totally get that, John. It's not something I do personally, but I do have these protective covers for steelbooks as they're most prone to scuffs and scratches. For other blu-rays , if a case gets particularly damaged, I just replace the case. Anyway, thanks for watching as always :)
'Dude', I see now you used to be happier just a couple years ago, not as somber as now. Maybe it's all the crappy Criterion films weighing you down? 😂
Did you sell that Alien steelbook, as you later said you were getting rid of them, for some crazy incoherent to me reasons...
Also, there was a Prince of Darkness steelbook in that series at the time you recorded this video, and last year The Thing came out in the same style (besides two more different steels for it).
Yes, sold all the steelbooks!
@@ElliotCoen Thank you for replying to a comment on an older video, nice of you! 👍