A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - 40th Anniversary (4K+2D Blu-ray SteelBook) (Ultimate Collector's Edition) [UK]

[paulboland]

Release date: October 14, 2024 - November 11, 2024 (November 11 is for more batch of stock be supplied to some retailers)
Purchase links: Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV - WB Shop UK
Price: £44.99

Spoiler

Spoiler: Previous mock up

 

[Stu123]

Tighter grain and significantly reduced noise levels -- especially during darker scenes.

correct 1.85:1 aspect ratio instead of 1.78:1

dual-layered (66GB) UHD disc exhibits mild amounts of macro blocking that, while much less offensive than the Blu-ray's noise-riddled appearance, are still noticeable and could have been alleviated on a triple-layered disc with more room to breathe

Full review by Randy Miller III at Blu-ray.com

 

[kingkarl1967]

Cancelled that SH*T its total crap and lots changed from the mock up.
Got in there before Amazon charge me thank god.
Let down of the year.

 

[Beersandblurays]

 

[TheWildEye]

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It's alright. I don't mind actually. Still might keep hold of it. Argh, can't decide. Lol.
Except, the reverse of the steel is...well...yuck. Looks like a ultrasound of an empty stomach.

 

[Hereticz]

Lol. what a streaky matte crappy finish, such an easy pass this!

 

[ishothim6x]

WTF is with the female ovaries diagram on the back cover?

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What IS that anyway?

Wtf? Looks like someone’s dropped a joint in a wine glass

 

[BluSteel2012]

Looks like a ultrasound of an empty stomach.

Wtf? Looks like someone’s dropped a joint in a wine glass

I just can't see how that's meant to be Freddy coming out of the wall. There's no resemblance at all....

 

[BluSteel2012]

OK, after Googling it, I see where it's from. They should have just added the full scene instead of trying to be clever though.

Out of context it just looks daft....

 

[tha_lunatic]

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OK, after Googling it, I see where it's from. They should have just added the full scene instead of trying to be clever though.

Out of context it just looks daft....

you really had to google the back?

 

[K1SK1S]

Zavvi on fire with their deliveries of late.

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Slipbox & art cards look fantastic!

Nice snaps. I hear the frustration on the finish of the steelbook but at least UK got the OG poster art. US didn't even get that!

 

[Beersandblurays]

It's not too bad, I'm not one of these where everything has to be glossy. The zero finish on the gloves works for me and the matte finish works well with the VHS theme.

 

[sbarker]

It's not too bad, I'm not one of these where everything has to be glossy. The zero finish on the gloves works for me and the matte finish works well with the VHS theme.

It is quite streaky though from that photo, it's not the end of the world but it could have been so good...

 

[samdavies]

It is quite streaky though from that photo, it's not the end of the world but it could have been so good...

The front doesn't look particularly streaky in hand tbh, not in my opinion anyway. The back does, mainly because of the colour and all the empty space.

 

[djjez83]

such a shame. the slip is awesome but the finish on the steel is absolute dogshit, this could of been one of the best releases of 2024 but they failed.

 

[JGCramp]

It's not too bad, I'm not one of these where everything has to be glossy. The zero finish on the gloves works for me and the matte finish works well with the VHS theme.

I’m also perfectly fine with higher quality matte steelbooks, particularly when they have nice spot zero finish. But if they are going to charge out the arse for a supposedly limited “ultimate collector’s edition,” then they should include a steelbook that justifies the price, and neither that finish nor that back are sufficient. And for what it’s worth, it’s also BS that they advertised it on preorder with particular disc art and a #/4000 certificate, and then they released it without the art (from what I’ve read) and an absurd #/27,400 number. Typical bush league WB. Universal UK releases put this to shame.

 

[Bungral]

I can’t get over the glass of milk on the back. Agree with all above. Who on earth came up with that and thought it was good and then who signed it off?

 

[paulboland]

The back artwork of the SteelBook was known about since August

I posted in the thread a mockup that showed the SteelBook front/back/inside artwork post #93

 

[Bungral]

The back artwork of the SteelBook was known about since August

I posted in the thread a mockup that showed the SteelBook front/back/inside artwork post #93

Just went back and had a look. It shows a bit of the back. It certainly doesn’t do justice to just how bad it’s come out.

 

[tenderheartbear]

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I have issues with the outer box, let alone the steelbook.

Warner never released the first Elm Street on VHS (certainly in the UK), but have gone out of their way to make it look like an old VHS tape.

Even if they had, it wouldn't have had that old style WB logo. I'm pretty sure the one used on WB VHS tapes was the more modern one by then (the one Elm Street 2 & 3 used).

It uses the font design which, AFAIK, was used on the US packaging on parts 2, 3, 4 & 5 (only part 4 used that font in the UK VHS era). Part 1 used the one that's on the actual steelbook from the EiV VHS release onwards.

It really looks like a rear view of Freddy on the front making the glove on the wrong hand. Even if it's not, it's sloppy.

As per usual, the Freddy on the back is from Elm Street 4. It seems to be Warner"s default picture setting for any Elm Street box.

The whole thing is lazy.

The steelbook isn't much better. The back is terrible (I get what they were going for) and the finish is terrible.

 

[nekromantik]

Hmv still not dispatched mine