Warm Bodies [SteelBook] [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [Only @ Best Buy] [2013]

Very good remake of the original Western! I love the steelbook packaging with a protective slip, and will miss Best Buy selling these exclusives.

Very cool SteelBook (though glossy so leaves fingerprints) with sleeve and great artwork. Lionsgate has done a really impressive job with SteelBooks lately! The 4K disc is a significant upgrade over the blu-ray that comes with this set. The 1080p blu-ray tends to crush blacks, and it lacks detail overall. Furthermore, the audio on the blu-ray is very hollow and quiet. The audio on the 4K disc is excellent, loud, and has good bass. R's voice is usually from the surround speakers on my 5.1 setup (I think for Atmos setups his voice is supposed to come from the height speakers or so I have heard but the 5.1 kind of fakes it pretty well). The Dolby Vision on the 4K disc solves the crushing of the blacks that the blu-ray has, however, the Dolby Vision is not overly impressive for most of the film (due to the nature of the movie) until the end when more colors and light are in the movie and then it really packs a punch. This was filmed on 35mm film according to IMDB, so there will be film grain, which is kind of distracting for a movie like this (I prefer film grain for westerns and period pieces but I prefer that modern/futuristic movies to be digital and "clean"). But this is how the movie was filmed and is not the fault of the disc. The 4K disc has more detail than on the blu-ray, however, I believe this may only be a 2K upscale (IMDB says this has a 2k intermediate) as the detail is not as impressive compared to other discs I have seen that I know have 4K intermediates. But overall, the 4K disc is far superior to the blu-ray.

I love this steelbook with the transition from front to back. I am very pleased with my purchase.

Another excellent Lionsgate steelbook. Awesome artwork.

The artwork on this steelbook is awesome! The movie has a pretty good story and great character development along with someone good background sets.

I've never been one to love the zombie genre and I certainly haven't yet bought into the recent zombie and vampire craze but Warm Bodies might have converted me. I was intrigued by this project from the beginning, by its director, its cast, and the way it was going to convey its story. Despite obviously cashing in on the recent rush of these films centering around the undead this one subverts the genre by allowing us a different perspective on the usual story of people running, hoping not to get bit by those already infected from their fellow human beings who've been transformed into the lifeless, soulless zombies that are not the enemy in Warm Bodies, but the protagonists. There is certainly no lack of invention here as that director, Jonathan Levine (The Wackness, 50/50) who allows the quaintly paced story to unfold with the right amount of smart quips and dialogue as well as strong character development that when the slightly cheesy, but inevitable conclusion does come around it doesn't feel quite as cheesy and inevitable as you imagined it might be when you first sat down for the film. This was the first movie of the year I was genuinely excited to see and though I had good to strong expectations for the film it still managed to meet almost all of them as I appreciated the films refreshing take on an extremely tired genre and the directors willingness to not let his film devolve into typical horror movie clichés, and even better, the romantic comedy conundrum of drawing on those romantic moments from overly familiar situations but instead lets his original take on the zombie tale influence an original tale of sweet love.

This film delivered beyond all expectations, which is rare to come across. I was just expecting an ehhhhh film here. Do not pass on this film. Great movie, phenomenal transfer, GREAT music, and the audio is superb. Crank your system up for this one.

I love this steal book. I love this movie as well but the steel book was the main reason I wanted this movie haha.