A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Steelbook (US)

[Jay H.]

Nah.

[Neutron82]

if a 4k steel comes later hopefully they don't F that one up

[severe conservative]

Ha, ha, yeah I was just thinking to myself, the Friday fans this year got very lucky and the Nightmare fans got royally screwed. Still, the 2015 Best Buy Nightmare steel is not bad.

[Nagamura]

I don't hate it, but I don't like it either. I'll probably just wait till the movie releases in 4K since I already own the movie collection. No need to double dip on "just okay" artwork when it's not a disc upgrade.

[lateralspin]

I got this rule of thumb: No original poster art, no buy.

[sxerunner]

What’s with the recent influx of awful steels?

[Worship.my.wreck]

Booooooo. Get that crap out of here.

Let Scream Factory release a new box set, or at least release these in 4K.

[mjk-94]

I really hate zoomed in images slapped on a steelbook. very disappointing release

[Stuart_Larkin]

I'd be fine with it, but i'm not fine with it not being 4K.

[Zombie Dude]

Well that's hella ugly. Hopefully if this gets a new 4k scan soon they can do UHD with the actual poster art for once. Sick of these awful repacks with butt ugle art. And like someone else mentioned, the image inside isn't even from the first movie, it's the 3rd. I hate that shit.

[Ironhorse75]

I need a Dream Warriors solo release.

[jaridboosters]

I bought this strictly for the digital copy. Mine arrived today in perfect condition (the steelbook) however there was NO digital copy. The Removable cardboard from the back of the packaging even states the code is inside and gives the “redeem by” date. Either Best Buy or the manufacturer of the Steelbook really messed this one up... or I got unlucky. Never had this happen before with a sealed movie. No digital sheet at all, just the disc. Trying to fix it with Best Buy but having difficulties so far.... Be wary if digital copies matter to you. I think this was the first release of Nightmare (1984) with a digital copy. I’m very bummed. And the disc appears to just be the old BR disc from years ago. Welp.

[siavash1996]

Same. No digital copy. Several others are reporting the same issue on the SteelBook subreddit. I sent a ticket to Warner Bros. to see if they can fix this.

[buck135]

Yikes. Paramount is better to F13 than Warner is to NOES.

[Wonderama]

Originally Posted by jaridboosters

I bought this strictly for the digital copy. Mine arrived today in perfect condition (the steelbook) however there was NO digital copy. The Removable cardboard from the back of the packaging even states the code is inside and gives the “redeem by” date. Either Best Buy or the manufacturer of the Steelbook really messed this one up... or I got unlucky. Never had this happen before with a sealed movie. No digital sheet at all, just the disc. Trying to fix it with Best Buy but having difficulties so far.... Be wary if digital copies matter to you. I think this was the first release of Nightmare (1984) with a digital copy. I’m very bummed. And the disc appears to just be the old BR disc from years ago. Welp.

This is starting to look less appealing the closer we get to the date which should be tomorrow. Gonna be on the fence until someone can convince me that there was some effort presented to make me bite. I don't have any of this franchise of Freddy in any format but this is not the way for someone to jump into it. My two cents.

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by Wonderama

This is starting to look less appealing the closer we get to the date which should be tomorrow. Gonna be on the fence until someone can convince me that there was some effort presented to make me bite. I don't have any of this franchise of Freddy in any format but this is not the way for someone to jump into it. My two cents.

Well it's already been discussed that this "new" set is just a repackage with new art and postcards. The old set can still be bought for cheaper and it's all the same besides the things just mentioned.

[Ranger517]

What an awful steelbook release... I really hate the white aesthetic they keep using for the Nightmare films. Doesn't feel connected to the atmosphere in the series of films themselves.

Have you all seen how awesome the Mondo art is for Nightmare on Elm Street? There are so many great artist they could've commissioned for some nightmare art work but they chose this lazy release. Honestly, I would be over the moon if they used the original theatrical artwork.

I hope Target does they're own releases of the Nightmare films. They're lenticular digibooks and steelbook releases are so awesome!

[AlanDistro]

Mine was missing the digital code too, but I did make a quick video "unboxing" the new steelbook for anyone who wants to see it but hasn't ordered/received theirs yet, and talking a little about the franchise and the old transfer included here. This is my first blu-ray video so I have a lot to learn, but I hope to improve with future unboxing/review videos.

Blu-Ray Steelbook | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Best Buy Exclusive | First Look and Review - YouTube

[Optimus-Prime-Rox]

Originally Posted by AlanDistro

Mine was missing the digital code too, but I did make a quick video "unboxing" the new steelbook for anyone who wants to see it but hasn't ordered/received theirs yet, and talking a little about the franchise and the old transfer included here. This is my first blu-ray video so I have a lot to learn, but I hope to improve with future unboxing/review videos.

Blu-Ray Steelbook | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Best Buy Exclusive | First Look and Review - YouTube

Is the back artwork a picture of Freddy from the first movie or one of the later Nightmare movies?

[postmodel]

Originally Posted by Optimus-Prime-Rox

Is the back artwork a picture of Freddy from the first movie or one of the later Nightmare movies?

That’s definitely NOT from the first one. I immediately thought it was from Freddy vs Jason but I don’t want to commit to that right now haha.

Just for fun here’s a relatively clear shot of the first film’s makeup which I feel like no other film tried to recreate in terms of peeling skin and I believe one ear is practically gone: