200+ films so far unreleased on Blu-ray in the UK

May 15, 2013
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Zavvi have so far released several exclusive SteelBook titles which were previously unreleased on the Blu-Ray format in the UK, and which only exist in Blu-Ray form in the UK as SteelBooks (opposed to a standard Amaray release). Such titles include Dick Tracy, The Rocketeer, and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

It seems that there is an untapped resource of titles out there which have as yet been unreleased in the United Kingdom on the Blu-Ray format (but which may have been released elsewhere, such as the United States or rest of Europe), which would make ideal candidates as future SteelBook releases, and at the same time allow these titles to have a long-awaited release in the UK - some of which are sequels to titles which have already been graced a SteelBook release, but where the sequels are somewhat absent from the Blu-Ray format in this country

At this point in time I would be grateful if the studios involved would at least release these films on standard Blu-Ray format, but if Zavvi feels the need to use this list as a starting point for future exclusive SteelBooks then I would also be happy!


Below is a list of film titles which are still awaiting a UK Blu-Ray release, of which many would be suitable as Zavvi exclusive SteelBooks:

  1. 8mm (1999)
  2. 633 Squadron (1964)
  3. 1984 (1984)
  4. A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
  5. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
  6. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
  7. Addams Family Values (1993)
  8. Alone In The Dark (2005)
  9. Alone In The Dark II (2008)
  10. Anaconda (1997)
  11. Antz (1998)
  12. Any Which Way You Can (1980)
  13. Arcade (1993)
  14. Baby's Day Out (1994)
  15. Bad Boys II (2003) - [Released 25th January 2016]
  16. Bad Taste (1987)
  17. Basil, The Great Mouse Detective (1986) - [Released 9th November 2015]
  18. Batteries Not Included (1987)
  19. Battlefield Earth (2000)
  20. Beavis & Butt-Head Do America (1996)
  21. Bedazzled (2000)
  22. Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971) - [Released 9th November 2015]
  23. Beyond Re-animator (2003)
  24. Bicentennial Man (1999)
  25. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
  26. Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992)
  27. Candleshoe (1977)
  28. Chucky, Bride Of (1998)
  29. Chucky, Seed Of (2004)
  30. City Of Angels (1998)
  31. Cocoon: The Return (1987)
  32. Cocktail (1988)
  33. Cool Runnings (1993)
  34. Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
  35. Clue (1985)
  36. Clueless (1995)
  37. Crocodile Dundee (1986)
  38. Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
  39. Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles (2001)
  40. Cruel Intentions 2 (2000)
  41. Cruel Intentions 3 (2004)
  42. Cube 2: Hypercube (2002)
  43. Cube Zero (2004)
  44. Dangerous Minds (1995)
  45. D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
  46. Death Becomes Her (1992)
  47. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalo (2000)
  48. Deuce Bigalow: European Gigalo (2005)
  49. Doc Hollywood (1991)
  50. Dogma (1999)
  51. Double Jeopardy (1999)
  52. Dr. Who: Enemy Within (1996)
  53. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
  54. Drop Dead Fred (1991)
  55. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
  56. Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
  57. Duel (1971) - [Released 4th May 2015]
  58. Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
  59. Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
  60. Eraser (1996)
  61. Escape To Victory (1981)
  62. Essex Boys (2000)
  63. Eurotrip (2004)
  64. Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
  65. Evita (1996)
  66. eXistenZ (1999)
  67. Fist Of The North Star (1995)
  68. Freaky Friday (1976)
  69. Freaky Friday (2003)
  70. Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
  71. Free Willy (1993)
  72. Free Willy 2 (1995)
  73. Free Willy 3 (1997)
  74. Ghostbusters II (1989) - [Released 1st September 2014]
  75. Ginger Snaps (2000)
  76. Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
  77. Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)
  78. Grease 2 (1982)
  79. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
  80. Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) - [Released 17th August 2015]
  81. Guest House Paradiso (1999)
  82. Gumball Rally (1976)
  83. Hackers (1995)
  84. Hellraiser 4: Bloodline (1996)
  85. Hellraiser 5: Inferno (2000)
  86. Hellraiser 6: Hellseeker (2002)
  87. Hellrasier 7: Deader (2005)
  88. Hellraiser 8: Hellworld (2005)
  89. Hellraiser 9: Revelations (2011)
  90. Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
  91. Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
  92. Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo (1977)
  93. Herbie Rides Again (1974)
  94. Herbie: The Love Bug (1968)
  95. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
  96. Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)
  97. Hollow Man 2 (2006)
  98. Honey, I Blew Up The Kid (1992)
  99. Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (1989)
  100. Honey, I Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
  101. Howard The Duck (1986)
  102. Human Traffic (1999)
  103. I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)
  104. Innerspace (1987)
  105. Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
  106. Josie And The Pussycats (2001)
  107. Judge Dredd (1995)
  108. Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
  109. K9 (1989)
  110. Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000)
  111. Kindergarten Cop (1990)
  112. Kingpin (1996)
  113. Krull (1983)
  114. Logan's Run (1976)
  115. Look Who's Talking (1989)
  116. Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
  117. Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
  118. Love, Honour, & Obey (2000)
  119. Mad Cows (1999)
  120. Mannequin (1987)
  121. Mannequin 2: On The Move (1991)
  122. Masters Of The Universe (1987)
  123. Mean Girls (2004)
  124. Mean Girls 2 (2011)
  125. Mermaids (1990)
  126. Millennium (1989)
  127. Mirrors 2 (2010)
  128. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
  129. Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
  130. Phantasm (1979)
  131. Phantasm II (1988)
  132. Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead (1994)
  133. Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
  134. Pink Cadillac (1989)
  135. Practical Magic (1998)
  136. Private Benjamin (1980)
  137. Pumping Iron (1977)
  138. Return To Oz (1985)
  139. Road Trip (2000)
  140. Rogue Trader (1999)
  141. Robin Hood: Men In Tights (1993)
  142. Rollerball (1975) - [Released 23rd March 2015]
  143. Severance (2006)
  144. She's All That (1999)
  145. Short Circuit 2 (1988)
  146. Sister Act (1992)
  147. Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit (1993)
  148. Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
  149. Sliding Doors (1997)
  150. Solaris (2002)
  151. Son Of The Mask (2005)
  152. South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut (1999)
  153. Small Soldiers (1998)
  154. Soldier (1998)
  155. Space Jam (1996)
  156. Spawn (1997)
  157. Spiceworld: The Movie (1997)
  158. Splash (1984)
  159. Starman (1984)
  160. Stay Alive (2006)
  161. Stir Crazy (1980)
  162. Striptease (1996)
  163. Supergirl (1984)
  164. Tank Girl (1995)
  165. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze (1991)
  166. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
  167. The 6th Day (2000)
  168. The Abyss (1989)
  169. The Avengers (1998)
  170. The Black Hole (1979)
  171. The Cannonball Run (1981) - [Released 7th September 2015]
  172. The Cannonball Run II (1984) - [Released 7th September 2015]
  173. The Cell (2000)
  174. The Craft (1996)
  175. The Day Of The Jackal (1973)
  176. The Fly II (1989)
  177. The Last Starfighter (1984)
  178. The Lawnmower Man (1992)
  179. The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
  180. The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
  181. The Legend Of Bagger Vance (2000)
  182. The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
  183. The Neverending Story III (1994)
  184. The Ninth Gate (1999)
  185. The Pagemaster (1994)
  186. The Phantom (1996)
  187. The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
  188. The Philadelphia Experiment II (1993)
  189. The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
  190. The Rescuers Down Under (1990) - [Released 9th November 2015*]
  191. The Running Man (1987)
  192. The Shadow (1994) - [Released 25th May 2015]
  193. The Time Machine (2002)
  194. The Witches (1990)
  195. The Witches Of Eastwick (1987)
  196. Thunderbirds (2004)
  197. Titan A.E. (2000)
  198. Traffic (2000)
  199. True Lies (1994)
  200. Twins (1988)
  201. Valley Of The Dolls (1967)
  202. Valley Of The Dolls, Beyond The (1970) - [Released 18th January 2016]
  203. Vanilla Sky (2001)
  204. Wayne's World (1992)
  205. Wayne's World 2 (1993)
  206. Westworld (1973) - [Released 27th October 2014]
  207. What Lies Beneath (2000)
  208. White Chicks (2004)
  209. Who's That Girl (1987)
  210. Wild Wild West (1999)
  211. Witch Mountain, Beyond (1982)
  212. Witch Mountain, Escape To (1975)
  213. Witch Mountain, Return From (1978)
  214. You've Got Mail (1998)
  215. Young Guns II (1990)

* As part of a double-feature release

This list is currently a WORK-IN-PROGRESS and I intend on expanding it in the near future


I am happy to welcome any suggestions to add titles to the list, and likewise, am open to any criticism regarding any titles above which you may believe have had a legitimate UK Blu-Ray release (not including imported releases!)
 
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Personally that list don't do much for as there are many films on it I can't stand but I would be happy with these being released as steelbooks (maybe 2 or 3 more from the list):
Batteries Not Included, Drop Dead Fred, Ghostbusters II, Howard The Duck, Return To Oz, Space Jam, South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut, The Abyss, True Lies, The Mask and maybe Logan's run and kingpin
 
MERMAIDS! I want that the most.
Ace Ventura! - both.
Addams Family Values.
Ginger Snaps. (haven't seen 2nd or 3rd yet)
The Ninth Gate.
Big ol maybe for Space Jam.
 
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) - IMDB | WIKI
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) - IMDB | WIKI
Bad Boys II (2003) - IMDB | WIKI
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) - IMDB | WIKI
Dogma (1999) -
Drop Dead Fred (1991) -
Ghostbusters II (1989) -
Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000) -
Mean Girls (2004) -
South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut (1999) -
Space Jam (1996) -
Spawn (1997) -
The Craft (1996) -
The Mask (1994) -

Yep to all of these. Screw you, everyone loves Mean Girls.

You go, Glen Coco.
 
Airplane II, although it'll require a nice steel of the first film first.
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, just got an awesome boxset in the US beginning of the year.
 
They seem to have a necessity to keep re-releasing films which have been released over and over. I would really like to see some which have never done.


There is a very good reason that cruel intentions sequels have not been released they are shockingly bad

Having got bill and ted, would like bogus journey and so many others

dogma
tank girl
Both Wayne's world
Mermaids
Clueless
Both sister acts
Supergirl:LOL:
Cool Runnings
Cocktail
Clue
Beavis & Butt-Head
Grease 2
Hackers
Masters Of The Universe
The Craft
Twins
Young Guns II
 
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They don't even need to be SteelBook releases, but it bothers me that I am unable to fully replace my Dvd collection with Blu-Ray counterparts dues to studio snobbery! A lot of these titles are must-own, and many surprise me that they haven't had a proper UK release! Most have already been released on Blu-Ray in the US, Europe, and even Australia, so why not the UK?
 
The Mask does have a UK Blu-ray release, it could do with a Steelbook though.

You are indeed quite right. I did extensive research initially into the titles listed above, and could not find this release listed for sale anywhere. However, I decided to dig a little deeper and it appears that this was a very early Blu-Ray release which is considered quite hard to get hold of now.

I will make the required changes in the initial post in order to reflect this information. Thanks for pointing that out! :thumbs:
 
I got a little carried away this morning looking for new films to add to my Blu-Ray collection, only to discover another load of titles which appear to have not had a UK release on the format yet!

Any Which Way You Can (1980)
City Of Angels (1998)
Cocoon: The Return (1987)
Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalo (2000)
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigalo (2005)
Doc Hollywood (1991)
Double Jeopardy (1999)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Escape To Victory (1981)
Eurotrip (2004)
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Innerspace (1987)
Josie And The Pussycats (2001)
Phantasm (1979)
Phantasm II (1988)
Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead (1994)
Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
Pink Cadillac (1989)
Practical Magic (1998)
Private Benjamin (1980)
Pumping Iron (1977)
Road Trip (2000)
Rollerball (1975)
Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
Spiceworld: The Movie (1997)
The Avengers (1998)
The Time Machine (2002)
The Witches (1990)
The Witches Of Eastwick (1987)
Thunderbirds (2004)
Twins (1988)
White Chicks (2004)
Who's That Girl (1987)
Witch Mountain, Beyond (1982)
Witch Mountain, Escape To (1975)
Witch Mountain, Return From (1978)
You've Got Mail (1998)
 
Here's a few more that aren't in the OP that I would probably buy:

25th Hour (2002)
American Psycho (2000)
Assault On Precinct 13 (2005)
Before Midnight (2013)
Before Sunrise (1995)
Before Sunset (2004)
The Cable Guy (1996)
Disclosure (1994)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Escape to Victory (1981)
Evolution (2001)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Goal! (2005)
Green Street (2005)
The Hurricane (1999)
Munich (2005)
School of Rock (2003)
Snake Eyes (1998)
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)
The Terminal (2004)
 
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Here's a few more that aren't in the OP that I would probably buy:

25th Hour (2002)
American Psycho (2000)
Assault On Precinct 13 (2005)
Before Midnight (2013)
Before Sunrise (1995)
Before Sunset (2004)
The Cable Guy (1996)
Disclosure (1994)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Escape to Victory (1981)
Evolution (2001)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Goal! (2005)
Green Street (2005)
The Hurricane (1999)
Munich (2005)
School of Rock (2003)
Snake Eyes (1998)
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)
The Terminal (2004)

Some great additions! Will add them to the initial post with the next edit. I should have really picked up on American Psycho, The Cable Guy, School Of Rock, Pick Of Destiny...

Escape To Victory is already on the list - It's also supposedly getting a remake in the near future!
 
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One movie that is crying out to be released on blu ray is The Darjeeling Limited. That film would look awesome in HD. A Wes Anderson blu ray box set would be nice.
 
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