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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it would be nice to have these title individually in steelbook
Matrix 2 & 3
Jurassic Park 1 - 3
Star War 1 - 6
I dont like trilogy style steelbook unless if it is a jumbo steelbook like LOTR Extended
 
it would be nice to have these title individually in steelbook
Matrix 2 & 3
Jurassic Park 1 - 3
Star War 1 - 6
I dont like trilogy style steelbook unless if it is a jumbo steelbook like LOTR Extended
The German release of the Jurassic Park Trilogy is a Jumbo. Personally I'd rather they were not jumbo to save on shelf space[emoji6]
 
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What a result! We can expect to knock off THREE more titles from this list in the next couple of months. While not SteelBooks, it's nice to finally have these as Amaray releases:

- Duel (being released on the 4th of May)
- Rollerball (being released by Arrow Films on the 23rd of March)
- The Shadow (A dual-format collector's edition release being released on the 25th of May)
 
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What a result! We can expect to knock off THREE more titles from this list in the next couple of months. While not SteelBooks, it's nice to finally have these as Amaray releases:

- Duel (being released on the 4th of May)
- Rollerball (being released by Arrow Films on the 23rd of March)
- The Shadow (A dual-format collector's edition release being released on the 25th of May)
Nice to see Duel finally getting a separate release. I was looking at the Steven Spielberg set but didn't want to rebuy movies just for one I was after!
 
Another title can now be knocked off of this list in the form of Grosse Pointe Blank, which is due a Zavvi exclusive SteelBook in the summer!
 
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Another handful of releases can be checked-off having been released earlier this month by Disney. Basil, The Great Mouse Detective, Bedknobs And Broomsticks, and The Rescuers Down Under all finally had their Blu-Ray debuts, with Bedknobs & Broomsticks being granted a SteelBook release. The Rescuers Down Under is currently only available as part of a double-feature with the first Rescuers film, although hopefully Disney will release it on its own as a SteelBook in the near future
 
Another handful of releases can be checked-off having been released earlier this month by Disney. Basil, The Great Mouse Detective, Bedknobs And Broomsticks, and The Rescuers Down Under all finally had their Blu-Ray debuts, with Bedknobs & Broomsticks being granted a SteelBook release. The Rescuers Down Under is currently only available as part of a double-feature with the first Rescuers film, although hopefully Disney will release it on its own as a SteelBook in the near future
 
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