K with Dolby Atmos versions of the film Basically, the only people getting left out are old fashioned DVD owners. If you want to have the option to watch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. However, I have been buying these Best Buy exclusives for years. I dont set out to get them, but I usually do since I usually buy my movies at Best Buy. The steelbook edition costs the same as the regular edition, so Ill usually buy that. However, in almost every case where I have had this option, there have usually only been about a dozen copies at the store. Most stores will be lucky to get ten copies of this exclusive edition. There have been days where I couldnt get to the store until noon, and those steelbook versions of the movie have been gone. At that point I just get a regular edition because I dont care about the steelbooks as much as most do. Heck, most of the time I sell the one I do have at a highly inflated price on e. Bay a few months down the road, and then rebuy the movie in a standard edition when the price has dropped from 2. Im not saying this is right, but when you buy a hundred movies a year you find ways to cut the costs that doesnt result in pirating. What concerns me in this case is not that there is a steelbook exclusive to Best Buy, its that this exclusive is the ONLY way to get the 3. D version When this sells out, thats it. There will be no way to legally buy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Blu. Ray 3. D. Ive looked on all the online sites. I even went to Amazon. There is NO Blu. Ray 3. D edition that does NOT involve buying this steelbook, which is likely going to be selling out very quickly It might even be sold old already. I tried to pre order it on Best Buy the other night and. I tried to select a store to pick it up, but there was no store within 2. I was comfortable with Im in California by the way. Chances are this will be your situation as well. So, unless these are going to be made in higher quantities than usual, I predict most stores will get between ten to twenty copies of this edition, they will sell out in ten to twenty minutes, and after that you will have to import the disk from Zavii if you want it in 3. D because Europe still has a stand alone Blu. Ray 3. D in the cards. That. You know, I am aware of the fact that with the recent Doctor Strange problem I said something along the lines of I guess Ill take something over nothing, but situations like these really test my feelings on that. I know that there is a temporary cap on sales for these disks, but there are so many economic ways to release movies in 3. D its frustrating that they play these games with their supporters. Packaging the disks with the already overpriced Ultra. HD combos could be a way for 3. D fans to buy that version of the movie and get them started on building a collection for their eventual 4. K TV. Putting a 3. D version on a regular Blu. Ray and giving people the option to switch between the two is not only doable, it looks VERY good I know money speaks, but the more I write about this topic the more I realize Hollywood never made a good attempt to sell this format to consumers. They just EXPECTED people to Go out of their way to watch everything in 3. D whether it needed to be in 3. D or not. Buy a new TV JUST for 3. D Pay more for disks that would have a version they had no way of playing right away. When all this failed, limit the quantity of disks you release to make it hard to get the movie in 3. D at all. The fact that this combo comes with every version you could possibly want is a good thing. Ive advocated for just releasing one combo pack for every movie before, and I will do so in the future. One product with multiple versions is a good system to me. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The only good things about this is that we are getting the 3. D version at all and the fact that this set retails for 3. Either way, if you want to buy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. America next Tuesday, either you or a family member need to get at a local Best Buy an hour before the store opens, and just pray that they have enough copies so you can get one. It shouldnt be this way, but there you go. San Francisco Bay Guardian Looking for a Guardian article It looks like youre trying to find a page that may have been moved or not longer exists. Please try using our search function to find your content. Are you looking for a Bay Guardian story that was published before 2. G.I. Joe: Spy Troops The Movie Review there. If so, read on. The print and online articles from the Bay Guardian newspaper and sfbg. Bay Guardian archives, and you can search the archive at this link. We will be adding more to the archives in coming months, so stay tuned This project is hosted by our friends at 4. Hills. SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS HERE Also, take a look at our Issuu account for searchable PDFs of our most recent issues.