Opening the box, you not only notice the contents, but the red faux velvet bed that it sits in. It reminds me a great deal of the bedding housed in the "Scarface" and "Phantom of the Opera" LEs. Similar material, with a similar soft bedding below it.

The inside of the box begins to reveal the flaws of the hinges. Here you can see where the wood is damaged due to their installation, as well as the amount the hinges are actually bent. It's a bit strange how bent the hinges are...but how well they work. Take a close look at the images below, you can see the chips in the wood and the uneveness of the hinges.

The faux velvet is actually nice, and adds a touch of class to the set. The contents rest loosely inside, but with care, can be stood up vertically without everthing falling out.

There are only two items (excluding the dvd's) housed in this boxed set. The first one I'll talk about is the book/dvd case.

An odd combination, the designers of this set decided to build a single book that houses the dvds, the OST, and actual book information. The book is about the depth of an standard paperback novel, but is only a tad smaller than a standard dvd case. The cover and back is that of a hardcover book, and is covered with nice visuals and embossed on the front, back, and spine with gold lettering.

Opening the book, you are greeted with two thick pages, made of foamcore with thick paper that has diecut slits to hold the dvds and cd. Covering the discs are small pieces of plastic. Very nice, they abate scratches that might occur when extracting and inserting the dvds/cd.

After the 2nd foamcare page, the actual booklet begins. 14 pages printed on heavy, matte cardstock. Almost all are full color, showcasing imagery from the movie as well as behind the scenes action and directing. The last spread shows a graphical representation of the dagger and sheath included in the set. All text in this booklet is chinese.

The housing of the disks is easy to use and well built. It's a different approach that I like.

The sheath is constructed from a light brown leather that comes with a strap across the base of the blade. Crossback stitching lines the sheath, and the tip of the dagger rests in a safety tip.

The strap is adorned with two "gold" buttons, purely for decoration. The buttons do not go through the back of the leather, rather, they are simple snaps that snap to the larger part of the sheath. The stiching that appears to be continuous is simply an illusion, the stitching on the strap and sheath are not connected.

The black print on the sheath is only on the surface, and is not stained into the leather. Because of this, it can (and has on my version) rubbed off due to contact.

The leather tip that keeps the point of the dagger safe has an interesting raised imprint on it. I'd hoped this would be pressed through the leather, but it is not. Instead it is purely supeficial; only present on the top and not on the bottom (backside) of this particular piece.

The back of the sheath has text on it, as well as a loop to allow people to slip their belt through it and wear it.

The dagger!

The linchpin of the set!

t's real! It's metal! It's heavy! It could kill someone!

Yes, if you own this set, then you are a proud owner of a replica flying dagger. Weighted nicely, made of inlaid wood and metal, this is an actual dagger! Shaped to match the ones present in the film, but much smaller (a little under 2cm smaller than the length of a dvd case), this is the true showpiece of the set.

The blade is long, shiny, and fairly dull. It could cut someone, but is purposely flat on the knife edge, and has 2 edges. If this confuses you, just think of an ice-skate blade. There is a flat plane with two sharp edges, rather than it being ground to one sharp edge. The blade is one long piece that goes from tip to tail throughout the dagger. The handle/hilt is comprised of 6 pieces. 2 pieces of wood (one on each side) and 4 pieces of metal (2 on each side) that combined and attached form the entire dagger.

The dagger comes in a plastic bag, and for some reason, the side of the hilt touching the bag on my set had the metal stain/rot. Look closely at the images below and you can spot the discoloration. Unfortunate, since it appears to not only marred the cosmetic aspect of the blade, but it looks like it might actually be damaging the metal and wood of the handle.

Even with these blemishes, the blade is impressive, and a wonderful showpiece that is included in the set!

Is that all? A wooden box, a book that houses the discs, and a dagger?

Yes. That's all! But, how good is it all? And for what price? How does the price vs. quality do here? That's a very good question, since many collectors already own at least one other LE/CE of this set!

This was a tough LE(?) to rate. Sitting on your shelf, it really looks great. At first glance you're presented with a nice wooden box, a good looking booklet, and a stylish dagger complete with a sheath. But look closer.

All of a sudden you notice the wood isn't really dark, stained wood. It's some sort of cheap, colorless wood that has a faux stain on it, so when it scratches (which it does fairly easily), you can see through to the wood below.

Then you notice that the base of the box is constructed of 5 pieces apparently hammered together. This wouldn't be a problem if the wood finish was real, but it's not. Look closely at the first set of pictures I have posted that shows the back of the case. Notice the two vertical lines that appear a few millimeteres from each side of the box? That's where the "wood" shifted and cracked the faux wood finish.

Take a closer look at the dagger. Some sort of grease coats the hilt. Why? I don't know, but I do know that whatever it is caused it to stick to the plastic bag it was shipped in, staining and corroding both the wood and metal that comprises of the sheath.

What does this all mean? Let's take a look at the verdict...