After the success of last week’s book review we have decided to hit the ground running with a DVD review. We wanted to review a recentrelease that we thought would be of interest to readers so we scoured the “DVD chart” section of the supermarket. The one that really stood out to us was Kick-Ass, Collector’s Edition.
On first glance the DVD box is very shiny and drew our attention immediately. The cardboard sleeve that encases the more traditional plastic box has embossed holographic character on the front. The title “Kick-Ass” is also embossed and holographic, with extra shine in the form of a reflective coating. There is also a shiny embossed character on the back underneath the traditional description of the DVD content. On the front of the box is a quote from Empire saying “Brilliant… Thrilling… Deliriously entertaining.” Whilst we don’t know if we would go quite that far, it certainly is shiny.
Once the shiny cardboard sleeve is removed the plastic box inside is a tad disappointing. It is identical to the shiny bit, only without any shininess. We won’t dwell on that. Opening the box things begin to look up. Our fears that is was all shine and no content are allayed. There is a free comic! This is for the hardcore collectors. Although there is not a full story there are lots of arty pictures, which is nice.
The disc itself is round, as expected, with the character and the title of the film on the front. The back is reflective which can be shocking if you are not expecting to see yourself when you turn it over.
All in all this is a very decorative addition of the film and one for the collectors.
