Gallery 1988 (Blu-ray SteelBooks) (Zavvi Exclusive wave) [UK]

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Release date: From January to March, 2015
Price: £14.99
Units: 2000 per title except Taxi Driver 1000
Notes: 7 titles total

Titles:
Das Boot (January 19, 2015)
District 9 (March 09, 2015)
Dr. Strangelove (January 21, 2015)
Easy Rider (February 09, 2015)
Karate Kid (January 20, 2015)
Snatch (February 09, 2015)
Taxi Driver (March 09, 2015)

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Das Boot
District 9
Dr. Strangelove
Easy Rider
Karate Kid
Snatch
Taxi Driver

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is teaming up with Gallery 1988 to launch “Project Pop Art,” a collection of 7 cult classic films re-released on Blu-ray™ in SteelBook™ packaging, featuring innovative and unique artwork by top emerging artists and designers. The collection commemorates popular and iconic films, including Taxi Driver, District 9, Easy Rider and more. The titles will be available exclusively at Zavvi.com in the UK on January 19th 2015 (DAS BOOT, DR. STRANGELOVE, THE KARATE KID), February 9th (EASY RIDER, SNATCH), and March 9th (DISTRICT 9, TAXI DRIVER) for a limited time only

 

[Noodles]

Nice! Saves me getting some of these from the US... shame they don't have the Drive one though.

 

[Andycadle84]

This has actually pissed me off- What I thought was a Future Shop exclusive wave is now being released over here; Signed up to the group buy to get a few of the titles and now have to pay more for the same product. Ugh...

 

[Andycadle84]

Although saying that, Leon isn't included in this wave so I suppose thats a small saving grace

 

[roo]

Nice!

 

[severo]

nice,
i have only 3 of them ordered via the GB, will get the rest from zavvi then.

edit: i doubt it will be a huge price difference to what they cost from the GB. i think i'll pay about 20€ each at the GB including all fees and shipping, what will the price at zavvi be, possibly 19€ or 23€.

 

[ben6212]

nice! although im not sure taxi driver needed a new steelbook

 

[PeteH]

Steelbooks the way they should be done. I can see me going for 3 of these in particular (Snatch, Kubrick and Taxi Driver).

 

[justboy]

Disappointing to see the American wave repeated over here.
Sure it makes it easier for collectors to get one, but I would have liked to have seen something different.

 

[lgans316]

We in the UK will never spare a Steelbook release exclusive to NA. [emoji1]

 

[CasuallyDressed]

Snatch definitely, maybe Karate Kid too. Be nice if we get that Lock Stock one too!

 

[hayemaker]

The only one I wanted was Stripes. :-(

 

[BluSteel2012]

Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrrels should've been included with these. Being a UK movie and all.......

 

[dfoles]

This has actually pissed me off- What I thought was a Future Shop exclusive wave is now being released over here; Ugh...

Weren't these a Best Buy exclusive that FutureShop was getting?

 

[paulboland]

I will be getting
THE KARATE KID
SNATCH

I might get DR. STRANGELOVE

The rest I'm not that interested in unless the price is budget price

Taxi Driver I already have the beautiful Sony Zavvi exclusive from 2013 and is lot better than the Pop Art release in my opinion

 

[Noodles]

Wish they were doing the full wave... I can't understand why they're not to be honest. There's a few I want from the FS/BB wave, but I've only requested two titles in the GB because of how expensive they are to ship abroad. I'll probably just pick up Snatch and District 9 anyway... if the prices are right, of course.

 

[dan8885]

Damn the ones im lookin for (Leon & Fifth Element) not included

 

[snooloui]

Listings are up at Zavvi. It looks like these will be priced at £17.99 and limited to 2000 copies each (apart from Taxi Driver which is strangely listed as 1000):

http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/das-bo...ted-edition-steelbook-2000-only/11035316.html
http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/distri...ted-edition-steelbook-2000-only/11035321.html
http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/dr.-st...ted-edition-steelbook-2000-only/11035318.html
http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/easy-r...ted-edition-steelbook-2000-only/11035320.html
http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-ka...ted-edition-steelbook-2000-only/11035317.html
http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/snatch...ted-edition-steelbook-2000-only/11035319.html
http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/taxi-d...ted-edition-steelbook-1000-only/11035322.html

Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrrels should've been included with these. Being a UK movie and all.......

It's a Universal title, hopefully they release it in the near future and with some proper artwork.

Damn the ones im lookin for (Leon & Fifth Element) not included

The rights to those are owned by StudioCanal and Fox respectively. It doesn't explain why some of the others are missing though (Superbad etc).

 

[DADDYCOOL187]

Dammit already on @Drum18 GB for some of these why couldn't they have announced these earlier!

 

[Flloydo]

Sweet, I'll be getting taxi driver and Dr strange love. Wish they had Leon and Kung fu hustle tho