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

 

[paulboland]

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.

CBS Fox released VHS of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) in UK/Ireland
Rental release was in April 1986


The first retail VHS version aka VHS Sell Through was released in October 1988 this was one of very first retail VHS releases I purchased in February 1990
CBS/Fox Retail version of films had CBS/Fox All Time Greats label and logo on releases

Before 1990 I was mostly renting out VHS releases

Rental copies prices was very high £70-80 to purchase to outright which is why lot used rental instead back in the 70's/80's
1989/1990 was when public started to see lot of retail vhs (VHS Sell Through) releases to made available
The prices of retail VHS was about £22 to £25 each and started the home video market to buy films instead of using rental

 

[Stujoker]

Hmv still not dispatched mine

Same

 

[K1SK1S]

Same

All aboard the not dispatched HMV train... me too!

Edit: They dispatched 6 minutes ago

 

[Rockafella]

Mine despatched too.

 

[jaffajakes]

Still no dispatch from HMV

 

[crib79]

Have this, twisters and Nightmare all preordered with HMV and they are...sending them out separately. Guess I won't be going out next week while they no doubt get delivered on different days

 

[sbarker]

Shipped from HMV.

 

[nekromantik]

Same

 

[Flloydo]

They took payments for these (and twister/ the ring etc) quite late in the day yesterday so I was kinda expecting a later dispatch on them for today but I’ve now had dispatches for this, twister CE, twisters and the ring CE since this morning.

I couldn’t cancel this due to it being with a mix of items so I will just see how I feel when it’s in hand.

 

[Stujoker]

Dispatched by Hmv

 

[tenderheartbear]

CBS Fox released VHS of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) in UK/Ireland
Rental release was in April 1986
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The first retail VHS version aka VHS Sell Through was released in October 1988 this was one of very first retail VHS releases I purchased in February 1990
CBS/Fox Retail version of films had CBS/Fox All Time Greats label and logo on releases

View attachment 587083

Before 1990 I was mostly renting out VHS releases

Rental copies prices was very high £70-80 to purchase to outright which is why lot used rental instead back in the 70's/80's
1989/1990 was when public started to see lot of retail vhs (VHS Sell Through) releases to made available
The prices of retail VHS was about £22 to £25 each and started the home video market to buy films instead of using rental

I have both of those.

My rarest Elm Street VHS is a sample copy of Dream Warriors. It has the grey skull design of the sell-thru version, but with the full photo (as on the rental copy), not the painted head-shot that was on the final version. It also has a white & red title on the spine, not just plain red.

These were sent out to retailers in advance so they could advertise future releases.

Apparently there's a full artwork skull design of Elm Street 2 as well, although I've never seen one. The first retail edition of part 2 had full artwork but a black spine. The second one was the skull design but zoomed in, with blade tips airbrushed out.

 

[snow flake]

Cancelled mine with Amazon, I just re looked at the pics and felt disapponted

 

[kingkarl1967]

Oh dear me not only has this been a complete let down of a release but could there also be a problem with the disc too ?
Well done for a sh*t show of a release WB at least you saved me £45.

 

[TheWildEye]

Oh dear me not only has this been a complete let down of a release but could there also be a problem with the disc too ?
Well done for a sh*t show of a release WB at least you saved me £45.

What's up with the disc?

 

[samdavies]

Oh dear me not only has this been a complete let down of a release but could there also be a problem with the disc too ?
Well done for a sh*t show of a release WB at least you saved me £45.

What's up with the disc?

The fb post karl posted didn't appear in his post, but i can see the url in the quote there.

I assume someone said it wouldn't play? I had an issue first try too. Disc wouldn't read. Wiped it with a microfiber and put it back in, and after a short think, it did play fine on my UB9000.

 

[kingkarl1967]

Apparently the UNCUT version is missing according to that report , I can't confirm because I cancelled my copy.
If any of you have it will you check because we have waited yrs for this scene to be put back in to the movie.
The guy on facebook says it is not on the disc either by seemless branching or chapter playback.
Confused as everyone about this.

 

[paulboland]

Apparently the UNCUT version is missing according to that report , I can't confirm because I cancelled my copy.
If any of you have it will you check because we have waited yrs for this scene to be put back in to the movie.
The guy on facebook says it is not on the disc either by seemless branching or chapter playback.
Confused as everyone about this.

Uncut version it’s not missing

That person just needs to do a clean of the uhd disc with a fiber cloth

UHD discs have a residue that’s can’t be seen with a visual inspection

That residue can cause various playback issues with UHD players some players are more affected than others.

I always do a clean of new uhd discs before using that way I avoid the playback issues the residue can cause.

 

[samdavies]

Apparently the UNCUT version is missing according to that report , I can't confirm because I cancelled my copy.
If any of you have it will you check because we have waited yrs for this scene to be put back in to the movie.
The guy on facebook says it is not on the disc either by seemless branching or chapter playback.
Confused as everyone about this.

The guy on facebook is certainly mistaken, unless he has a uniquely authored disc. I watched it last night. You press play movie, and it asks you which cut you want to view. I watched the uncut, and there was no issues with the playback, after the initial false start and subsequent disc clean that is.

 

[sbarker]

Lucky for WB then, having to reprint 27,400 discs might have been a little expensive.

 

[Flloydo]

Found some spot gloss on the slip