Steelbook Wishlist for 2019

[andy01652]

Having seen the rather underwhelming release schedule for next year from a couple of companies I thought I'd post some suggestions for great movies that either haven't had steelbooks at all yet, or have only got second rate ones. Anyone else care to add?

The Usual Suspects
Airplane
12 Angry Men
Elite Squad 1&2
The Sting
The Guard
Dawn Of The Dead
Contact
Event Horizon
Thelma
The Wild Bunch

 

[dfoles]

I've got a few in mind but would settle for one. It's a real insult the greatest film ever hasn't been given premium treatment.
Of course I'm talking about Ben-Hur (1959)

There may not be a premium release for it, but it has 4 different steelbook releases...

 

[Lone Crusader]

Some of these have been named already but I wouldn't mind just a few.

• The Abyss
• Quest for Fire
• Dawn of the Dead (78' & 04' releases)
• Contact
• Dune
• Annihilation

 

[R1s1ngs0n]

Dr No (1962)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Goodfellas (1990)
Zodiac (2007)
Midnight Run (1988)
Mean Streets (1973)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Strangers on a Train (1951)

That’ll do for now.

 

[GeoRattray]

Yes, some real great suggestions by all so far, would be in for these...

My personal favorite would be to add:

• The Black Hole

 

[DMD4k]

There may not be a premium release for it, but it has 4 different steelbook releases...

Oh I know, but there are premiums for Pixels.

 

[mr blue]

Always annoyed me that LOTR The Two Towers and Return of the King were never released to go with the jumbo Hobbit trilogy and The Fellowship of the Ring
Also as mentioned by others The Abyss, True Lies and Knight and Day

 

[dfoles]

Oh I know, but there are premiums for Pixels.

And somehow there's not even a cheap standard steelbook for The Breakfast Club

 

[luke98]

Stranger Things and a WEA for the Zodiac

 

[Butz2k]

I'd like to see a better release of The Green Mile

 

[ChrisIW]

Zavvi's 'The Shining' was okay wasn't it? 1990 Night Of The Living Dead is a good suggestion.

Nah, I've hated both steelbooks for The Shining (the a choice of either a door or an axe wasn't too appealing for me ). I generally don't like ones that are done in a big wave of similar minimalist designs, and The Shining has been victim of two such waves of mediocrity.

 

[BookofSteel]

snatch
event horizon
texas chainsaw (michael bay production)
friday the 13th remake
the hitcher remake
from dusk till dawn (poster artwork)

 

[Marc Dooley]

Fisher King
The Fountain
Out of Sight
Pi
City of Lost Children
Solaris
The Island
Stardust
THX-1138
Unleashed/Danny The Dog
The Proposition
The Wild Bunch
Rear Window
Valhalla Rising
The Fall
Blue Velvet
The Village
Collateral
Beyond the Black Rainbow
Mandy

Unbreakable has been on my want list FOREVER, so I'm stoked to get to cross that one off soon

 

[Noodles]

My most wanted steel at the moment is probably The Truman Show.

 

[redlemon]

My biggest want for 2919 is

NO MORE F***KING POP ART!!!

There's nothing more disappointing than waiting years for a film to get steelbook treatment and they ruin it with bloody pop art.



I mean



It's getting pretty dull with all the re releases here's a few from a UK (Zavvi) perspective that have never had a steel.

Spoiler: 20th Century Fox

The Abyss
Bridge of Spies
The Darjeeling Limited
The Drop
A Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
Juno
Little Miss Sunshine
My Cousin Vinny
One Hour Photo
Rain Man
Road to Perdition
Stoker

Spoiler: Disney

Arachnophobia
Crimson Tide
Deja Vu
The Insider
Ransom

Spoiler: Icon Home Entertainment

Nice Guys please, please, please

Spoiler: Lionsgate

Eddie the Eagle
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Get the Gringo)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
The Iceman
Rounders
Slow West

Spoiler: Paramount

48 Hrs.
American Beauty
Catch Me If You Can
Into the Wild
The Italian Job (1969)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
The Truman Show

Spoiler: Sony

Bad Santa
The Damned United (never gonna happen)
Jerry Maguire
Panic Room
So I Married an Axe Murderer
The Social Network

Spoiler: StudioCanal

A Bronx Tale
The Conversation
Dead Man's Shoes
Elite Squad
Garden State
The Killing Fields
Sling Blade

Spoiler: Universal

American Gangster
Backdraft
Barton Fink
Burn After Reading
Inside Man
Jarhead
The Kingdom
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Moonrise Kingdom
Nocturnal Animals
Sleepers
Take Shelter
Twister

Spoiler: Warner Bros

Blood Diamond
Blow
Body of Lies
Contact
Dances With Wolves
Inherent Vice
Payback

 

[steelmybeatingheart]

As always, I'd like more of the old classics. This past year the premium retailers have gone back to about the past 20 years for some slightly older favorites, and that's great. But now let's go back further. I'd love to see a premium edition of a black and white film that has a black and white lenticular.

• Citizen Kane
• King Kong (1933!)
• Silent films—esp. Buster Keaton (The General; Sherlock, Jr.) and Charlie Chaplin
• More Hitchcock, especially the black and white films that don't get released as often as The Usual Five.
• A really good steelbook for The Wizard of Oz
• Laura
• Sunset Boulevard
• On the Waterfront
• Breakfast at Tiffany's
• Charade
• Classic musicals (esp. West Side Story)

For stuff from the past couple of decades:

• Inception (HD Zeta double lenticular)
• The Straight Story
• The Darjeeling Limited
• The Village and Lady in the Water (to finish up the Zavvi steels for the "good or at least decent Shyamalan")
• The rest of Star Wars Rebels, and all of Clone Wars

not steels. but i have to recommend the recent Eureka releases here and here. fabulous content, great thick proper booklet, and the films speka for themselves. good list of classics - would love some nice treatments for them.

The Straight Story - yes! sadly, think that will never happen.

My most wanted steel at the moment is probably The Truman Show.

roger that. in a premium set. with this as the full slip:

 

[Noodles]

roger that. in a premium set. with this as the full slip:
View attachment 406143

A premium edition would be a dream come true!

I do like that poster, but this is my personal favourite...

 

[Scraggy]

Long time reader, 1st post...
Thanks for the welcome @apsmith21 @Sigill @Noodles
Literally screaming at computer screen, waiting for someone to mention Glory.

Very guilty pleasure would be Speed Racer

 

[Sigill]

Long time reader, 1st post...
Thanks for the welcome @apsmith21 @Sigill @Noodles
Literally screaming at computer screen, waiting for someone to mention Glory.

Very guilty pleasure would be Speed Racer

Welcome @Scraggy! Great to have you here!

 

[vexred]

28 Days Later
The Departed
House of Flying Daggers
The Night Comes For Us
Batman & Batman Returns

 

[M.vrsvs]

Lots of great suggestions here.

-I’d love to see the remaining Bond films done in the same style as the Best Buy releases from a couple years ago
-remaining Star Wars Rebels seasons
-Clone Wars seasons
-it will never happen, but I can dream: Hannibal (TV) Mondo