Taxi Driver (4K+2D Blu-ray SteelBook) [UK]

[paulboland]

Release date: June 24, 2024 September 2, 2024
Purchase links: Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £29.99
Note: Spot Gloss title. Glossy Back.

 

[TheWildEye]

All over this one

 

[Pizzapizza98]

Live now

 

[paulboland]

Live now

Zavvi is live
Amazon is not live yet

 

[Stujoker]

Taxi booked hope good driver

 

[Stujoker]

Hmv is live

 

[Lord Vader]

Classic artwork on a steelbook. Was hoping UK would get this. Got an order in!

 

[Flloydo]

Gona wait to see the finish. If it’s better than the zavvi version in terms of finish then I’ll go for it but if it’s flat and matte I’ll pass. Plus June is too soon for me for another £30 order

 

[Fmac72]

Classic artwork on a steelbook. Was hoping UK would get this. Got an order in!

This art is so much better than the UK monochrome art/image from back in the day.

 

[samdavies]

This art is so much better than the UK monochrome art/image from back in the day.

It is, not that there's anything wrong with that one. I'll be shocked if the finish is better.. it had some nice embossing.

 

[Flloydo]

No way is the finish beating the original steel. Smooth matte, spot gloss and embossing.
Bet this new one is flat and streaky matte

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[TheWildEye]

No way is the finish beating the original steel. Smooth matte, spot gloss and embossing.
Bet this new one is flat and streaky matte

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Sometimes it's nice to double dip on a great catalogue title, even more so if it's going from 1080 to 4k. Unless the art is abhorrent, which this isnt.
I agree though, I feel the finish will be similar in quality to the recent 4k release of Stand By Me, with the upcoming steelbook of Edward Zwick's Glory most likely the same. Well, just a little bit mid. Not terrible, but not excellent. Just a hunch.

Love and own that original steel and I even quite like the pop art one as well but no need to triple dip...or is there?
No. Haha.

Still. Love the film and intrigued to see this on 4k, so ordered.

 

[Lenny Nero]

No way is the finish beating the original steel.

Ooh, forgot about that one, I have it too!

 

[Fmac72]

Haven't owned a copy since £5.99 Cinema Club vhs, first release post VRA if memory serves. Slight upgrade methinks.

 

[TheWildEye]

Amazon retail now Live

 

[Pizzapizza98]

Delayed , won't be shipped on the 24th of June .. no new date given yet

 

[walkintom]

Delayed , won't be shipped on the 24th of June .. no new date given yet

Kinda glad with what I've got ordered for 24th June. Let's hope it doesn't get delayed until August which is also very stacked.

 

[TheWildEye]

Delayed , won't be shipped on the 24th of June .. no new date given yet

Yikes. Seems like a very late in the day decision to delay. It was due in a few weeks.
Wonder what's happened. I'd have thought shipments would have been sent out to retailers already.

I'm wondering if the US release also has the delay?

 

[SteelCollz]

Yikes. Seems like a very late in the day decision to delay. It was due in a few weeks.
Wonder what's happened. I'd have thought shipments would have been sent out to retailers already.

I'm wondering if the US release also has the delay?

According to the German distributor (Plaion Pictures), almost all of the steelbooks arrived damaged and they're now waiting for a new production batch which has not been given a date yet. I imagine this also impacts other countries' allocations.

 

[samdavies]

According to the German distributor (Plaion Pictures), almost all of the steelbooks arrived damaged and they're now waiting for a new production batch which has not been given a date yet. I imagine this also impacts other countries' allocations.

Good info. Probably doesn't impact the US release then, as they won't be coming from the same scanavo plant as Europe.