Did these DVD's originally ship with inserts?
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Did these DVD's originally ship with inserts?
I usually try finding my own answers from online reviews, Amazon, the cdcovers.cc site, etc., but this time decided to try a more straightforward approach. This is the stuff from my "I don't know" pile, plus a few more recent purchases. Thanks for the help!
Alfie (1966) - "widescreen collection"
Antitrust - "special edition"
The Aviator - "2-disc widescreen edition"
Batman Returns - "2-disc special edition"
Blow
Babel - "2-disc collectors edition"
Caddyshack - (2007 re-release)
Cry-Baby - "director's cut"
Edward Scissorhands - "widescreen anniversary edition"
Elizabeth - "spotlight series" (gold cover)
Into the Wild - (1xDVD)
MILK
Star Trek: Insurrection - (2-disc edition) ...for that matter, did any of the classic/NG Star Trek movie double DVD's come with inserts?
Superman II - "two-disc special edition"
Terminator 2 - "extreme edition" (2xDVD)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
U2: Rattle and Hum - (1999 release, before the "I love the 80's" cover)
War of the Worlds (1952) - "special collector's edition"
I am reasonably certain these discs did originally have inserts, but wouldn't mind a second opinion:
The Blair Witch Project - "special edition"
Fargo - "special edition"
Finding Neverland - "widescreen"
Man on the Moon - "widescreen" (Jim Carrey)
Secret Window
Alfie (1966) - "widescreen collection"
Antitrust - "special edition"
The Aviator - "2-disc widescreen edition"
Batman Returns - "2-disc special edition"
Blow
Babel - "2-disc collectors edition"
Caddyshack - (2007 re-release)
Cry-Baby - "director's cut"
Edward Scissorhands - "widescreen anniversary edition"
Elizabeth - "spotlight series" (gold cover)
Into the Wild - (1xDVD)
MILK
Star Trek: Insurrection - (2-disc edition) ...for that matter, did any of the classic/NG Star Trek movie double DVD's come with inserts?
Superman II - "two-disc special edition"
Terminator 2 - "extreme edition" (2xDVD)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
U2: Rattle and Hum - (1999 release, before the "I love the 80's" cover)
War of the Worlds (1952) - "special collector's edition"
I am reasonably certain these discs did originally have inserts, but wouldn't mind a second opinion:
The Blair Witch Project - "special edition"
Fargo - "special edition"
Finding Neverland - "widescreen"
Man on the Moon - "widescreen" (Jim Carrey)
Secret Window
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I have the 10th Anniversary Edition of Edward Scissorhands from 20th Century Fox and it does have an insert.
Bifold insert with chapter index and a movie scene on the front and back. And on the inside is some text about Tim Burton
Bifold insert with chapter index and a movie scene on the front and back. And on the inside is some text about Tim Burton
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Hmm, mine doesn't say "10th" on the cover...although the DVD contents is likely the same. Does your cover show a closeup of Edward in profile or a full body shot of Edward and Kim?
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I can't link it due to my post count, but if you go to amazon and type in the UPC 024543005377. You should come across "Edward Scissorhands (Widescreen Anniversary Edition)". If you look at the additional photos on that item, there's a cover which has 10th anniversary edition. 3rd and 4th photo I believe
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My Secret Window DVD comes with an insert of Mort with a shovel over his shoulder on the bottom half of the insert, with a close-up of his legs and a shovel on the top half. It's actually a fairly good insert, it's NOT a re-print of the poster.
On the back of the insert it has advertising for Big FIsh, 50 First Dates, The Mothman Prophecies, and The Glass House. It's not your standard advertising though, the background keeps with that of Secret Window.
Blair Witch Project doesn't have an insert, although to note it's one of the cheap recycled DVD cases, and although I bought it new, I bought it recently (in the past year), so it wouldn't surprise me if it DID have inserts. As you're asking, I can't state whether it originally did or not, but mine doesn't either.
My T2 Extreme DVD edition had quite a heft to it when I picked it up, so I knew it had one in there. It's a specific "Extreme DVD" insert. It's 6 pages front/back, so 12 sided total. First six pages is a lengthy piece from Vin Ling, the producer of the DVD. Next two pages just list the chapters for both the SE and Theatrical cut. The next two pages are features exclusive to the DVD. Front/back tells you what it's all about, with the cover being a REALLY neat photoshop of Arnold with the skeletal skull behind him.
My Batman Returns two-disc set doesn't have it, but to note I have the box set of all four of the Batman films, and although being two-disc, it may have an insert on the individual movie sets.
I'm fairly sure both Secret Window and T2 are the same editions as mine though.
Hope that helped.
On the back of the insert it has advertising for Big FIsh, 50 First Dates, The Mothman Prophecies, and The Glass House. It's not your standard advertising though, the background keeps with that of Secret Window.
Blair Witch Project doesn't have an insert, although to note it's one of the cheap recycled DVD cases, and although I bought it new, I bought it recently (in the past year), so it wouldn't surprise me if it DID have inserts. As you're asking, I can't state whether it originally did or not, but mine doesn't either.
My T2 Extreme DVD edition had quite a heft to it when I picked it up, so I knew it had one in there. It's a specific "Extreme DVD" insert. It's 6 pages front/back, so 12 sided total. First six pages is a lengthy piece from Vin Ling, the producer of the DVD. Next two pages just list the chapters for both the SE and Theatrical cut. The next two pages are features exclusive to the DVD. Front/back tells you what it's all about, with the cover being a REALLY neat photoshop of Arnold with the skeletal skull behind him.
My Batman Returns two-disc set doesn't have it, but to note I have the box set of all four of the Batman films, and although being two-disc, it may have an insert on the individual movie sets.
I'm fairly sure both Secret Window and T2 are the same editions as mine though.
Hope that helped.
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The Blair Witch Project did have an insert. It had a letter written by the director and a chapter selection page. On the back is a list of all Lionsgate titles to order, and also included was a small insert advertising the Blair Witch website.
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I can't link it due to my post count, but if you go to amazon and type in the UPC 024543005377. You should come across "Edward Scissorhands (Widescreen Anniversary Edition)". If you look at the additional photos on that item, there's a cover which has 10th anniversary edition. 3rd and 4th photo I believe
I'm not the kind of guy who gets irked when DVD's don't come with inserts, but it does annoy me if there was one originally, but my case is empty because the studio was being cheap.
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My T2 Extreme DVD edition had quite a heft to it when I picked it up, so I knew it had one in there. It's a specific "Extreme DVD" insert. It's 6 pages front/back, so 12 sided total. First six pages is a lengthy piece from Vin Ling, the producer of the DVD. Next two pages just list the chapters for both the SE and Theatrical cut. The next two pages are features exclusive to the DVD. Front/back tells you what it's all about, with the cover being a REALLY neat photoshop of Arnold with the skeletal skull behind him.
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Thanks for all the updates! The web site's email notifications stopped for me, and I hadn't realized there were more followups. Keep 'em coming!
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Did Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi (Remastered + Theatrical Release) originally have an insert? I have Episodes IV and V with inserts, but my Episode VI does not have one.
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Appears so. See the DVDTalk review from September 12, 2006. If you bought them all at relatively the same time, it would seem to be a mistake. Is it true that some studios will send a replacement (if they have any themselves) for missing/damaged parts?
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^ I'd really like to know that miyself. Will studios send you missing inserts/ slipcovers if you call? Anyone know where??
None of the '89-'97 Batman movies have inserts in any form, so you're good there.
None of the '89-'97 Batman movies have inserts in any form, so you're good there.
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Following-up my own post. Novaadage was right about the insert in the "Edward Scissorhands 10th Anniversary/Widescreen Anniversary" DVD. I visited used video store tonight and found a copy on the shelf with my exact cover. Without checking again, I think Amazon got the cover wrong, which led to the confusion.
But I also noticed that "Antitrust" did in fact have an insert. It's just the typical single sheet with a photo on one side and chapter stops on the other, so not a huge deal.
But I also noticed that "Antitrust" did in fact have an insert. It's just the typical single sheet with a photo on one side and chapter stops on the other, so not a huge deal.
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Updating my own post, for posterity:
99% sure these had no insert.
I recently found a copy of Blow at a used game/DVD store, and it had a lot of inserts, but most of it seemed to be instructions on using the DVD-ROM features.
Cry-Baby included an insert for other new releases.
I recently found a copy of Blow at a used game/DVD store, and it had a lot of inserts, but most of it seemed to be instructions on using the DVD-ROM features.
Cry-Baby included an insert for other new releases.
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Batman Returns - "2-disc special edition" None except coupons
Caddyshack - (2007 re-release) None
Edward Scissorhands - "widescreen anniversary edition" Ch. List/Text
Into the Wild - (1xDVD) None
War of the Worlds (1952) - "special collector's edition" None
Caddyshack - (2007 re-release) None
Edward Scissorhands - "widescreen anniversary edition" Ch. List/Text
Into the Wild - (1xDVD) None
War of the Worlds (1952) - "special collector's edition" None
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Paramount has started redesigning new covers, but for the record, every release during or prior to 2002 that has their standardized "Widescreen Collection" banner should've come with a chapter insert on first pressing. (This probably goes for titles in 2003 as well, but I can't be sure; the first Paramount title I bought without an insert was The Manchurian Candidate in 2004.) From then on, with few exceptions, they stopped inserts entirely.
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A summary of what's left from above:
Elizabeth (spotlight series, gold cover)
Superman II (2-disk limited edition)
The Blair Witch Project (special edition) ...the original release with no extras has an insert of some kind, but I'm still undecided about this version
Bean
MILK
And a couple late additions:
Bonnie and Clyde (2-disk special edition)
"Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece" DVD's ...these are sold in a 15-disk boxed set and sometimes singly, did the single disks ever come with inserts?
Thanks again!
Elizabeth (spotlight series, gold cover)
Superman II (2-disk limited edition)
The Blair Witch Project (special edition) ...the original release with no extras has an insert of some kind, but I'm still undecided about this version
Bean
MILK
And a couple late additions:
Bonnie and Clyde (2-disk special edition)
"Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece" DVD's ...these are sold in a 15-disk boxed set and sometimes singly, did the single disks ever come with inserts?
Thanks again!
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Warner has never done inserts. All of their original releases were in snap cases or cardboard digipaks, neither of which lent themselves to inserts. When New Line converted their snaps into keep cases, they did a good job of changing the inside front cover into an insert, but Warner never bothered.
The Spotlight Series Edition of Elizabeth would not have had an insert, since it came out in 2008, but the original USA Films edition (eventually re-pressed by Universal, with Universal logos replacing the USA Films logos) would probably have had one. Bean is another one from USA Films, re-pressed by Universal, and yes, the original USA Films version had an insert (I think I have it). If you mean Milk as in the Sean Penn film, if there was an insert, it would've been an ad insert with other Focus DVDs on it (pretty much nothing in the last 4+ years from a major studio has an insert of any value, except MGM/Fox releases).
The Spotlight Series Edition of Elizabeth would not have had an insert, since it came out in 2008, but the original USA Films edition (eventually re-pressed by Universal, with Universal logos replacing the USA Films logos) would probably have had one. Bean is another one from USA Films, re-pressed by Universal, and yes, the original USA Films version had an insert (I think I have it). If you mean Milk as in the Sean Penn film, if there was an insert, it would've been an ad insert with other Focus DVDs on it (pretty much nothing in the last 4+ years from a major studio has an insert of any value, except MGM/Fox releases).